Pinning Down Your Ancestors

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Pinning Down Your Ancestors

Discover how to time-travel through your family’s landscape. Watch a village evolve, trace a forebear’s journey from farm to city, and uncover the stories hidden beneath familiar streets. In this talk, you’ll explore a range of historic map collections and learn how to use tools such as heat mapping and Map Explorer. See how Tithe, Ordnance Survey, and Lloyd George Domesday maps can be overlaid onto today’s satellite imagery, with pins linking directly to census returns and other key records, turning static information into vivid geography.

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To join this talk, you will need a computer device with speakers. Ideally, also a webcam and microphone. You also need to be able to access the internet from it. First-time users of Zoom, will be asked to download a small piece of software, which will be sent in advance.   

 

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Date
Wed 18 Nov 2026
Time
Zoom opens at 19.15
19:30 - 21:30

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£5.00
Location
Computer Team Webinar
Computer Team Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

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Computer Team
Email
computerbranch@berksfhs.org.uk
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Speaker

  • Mark Bayley
    Mark Bayley
    Mark Bayley
    Mark Bayley

    Mark has been involved in family history research from a young age and completed a genealogy-focused dissertation as part of his computer science degree. He now leads the team behind TheGenealogist’s online research tools, combining technical expertise with a lifelong passion for the past. Mark also speaks at events across the country, sharing practical tools, research techniques and lesser-known records to help people uncover more about their ancestors.