The Broad Silk Hand Loom Weavers of Spitalfields - Alan Winter writes of their struggles against the decline of their trade 1828-1860
Hora - Sicamma Coat of Arms - Susan Hora tells us about her family’s coat of arms
In this issue: Around Berkshire S-U, Society news & AGM round-up, Agricultural Associations in Victorian Berkshire, One Man's Life in Newspapers
Leigh Dworkin, Chairman Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain (JGSGB) and Berks FHS Windsor Branch Chairman, continues his adventures in Poland
Sydney Joseph Rosier - Ruth Robinson shares the life of her great grandfather
Inside this issue: - The Future of British Genealogy in Berkshire According to ChatGPT - Around Berkshire N-R - Society News - Who Were the Sopers?
Can Anyone Have a Coat of Arms? Hilary Waller answers the question - in theory, yes they can but what are they and why might you want one?
Berkshire Family History Society works to meet the needs of those researching their ancestry across the UK and overseas – as well as those looking for former relatives in historic Berkshire. You do not need to be a member to benefit.
The society offers:
Research Zone in central Reading that is free to use and open to all
Free access at The Centre for Heritage and Family History to online resources like FindMyPast, the 1939 Register, The Genealogist, the British Newspaper Archive and Ancestry (the worldwide edition)
Regular free help and advice sessions
Meetings in Abingdon, Bracknell, Newbury, Reading and Windsor; and a virtual Computer Branch which meets online. All meetings are open to everyone
Community forum – informed answers to research queries and advice from experienced researchers
Members’ Area with data and other information not readily accessible elsewhere
Indexes and transcriptions of Berkshire’s historic records on CD — parish registers, probate documents, monumental inscriptions, maps, First World War history and more
Quarterly magazine, the Berkshire Family Historian, for members
a chance to join in project work, recording, transcribing and helping to preserve records
Links to the research experience, advice and support of members worldwide
