Stories from Berkshire’s Graveyards
Berkshire’s graveyards are packed with history and stories. We begin with a virtual visit to a typical churchyard to examine its layout and the features which were common across the county. Our stroll through the county’s burial grounds then takes take us to Basildon, Maidenhead, Longcot, Bisham and Cholsey, as we discover the cemeteries there and the occupants who link us to some of the more poignant local and national tragedies of the past hundred and fifty years. This will include victims of the sinking of the Lusitania and the Titanic, and their stories. Plus, the possible murder victim of a notorious blackmailer of Britain’s wealthier classes.
This is the second of three talks in the Spring Potpourri Talks Series. The other talks take place on 24th April and 26th June. Book tickets for individual events or for all three talks in the series for a reduced price.
To book
Pre-booking is required, because the event link will be sent in advance.
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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Image: Frilsham, St Frideswide, Churchyard near Newbury by Catherine Sampson (copyright C Sampson).
Date
- Thu 22 May 2025
Time
- 14:00 - 15:15
Tickets
- £5.00
Organiser
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The Centre - Berkshire FHS
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Email
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Website
https://berksfhs.org/branches/
Speaker
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Catherine Sampson MScCatherine is a veteran family historian. Her own family history research is mainly concentrated in East Anglia and the North-East.
She loves history across all periods, both the very early and the more modern. She is a keen social historian and regularly gives talks across Berkshire and the surrounding counties.
Catherine is Chairman and Projects Coordinator for Berkshire Family History, and a former chairman of Project Purley, Purley’s local history society. She has published several histories of her own family and in 2010 edited “Purley in Old Images”. She is currently working on a new book on the history of Purley’s River Estate.