Heritage Open Days – Open Day
An in-person drop-in open day for family history beginners and researchers to explore our archives, use premium databases and get expert guidance.
Heritage Open Days – Open Day
An in-person, drop-in open day for anyone researching their family history, featuring expert advice and free access to major genealogical databases.
Christmas Social & Quiz
Come and join us for a Combined Branches' Christmas Social. It will be a chance to get together, catch up on Society developments and chat to other members of the Society.
Fleshing out the Bones
An online talk for family historians looking to go beyond names and dates to discover their ancestors' occupations, daily lives and social history.
Why Scattered Ashes Deserve a Place in Family History
Discover why documenting scattered ashes is vital for family history and how to use the free Ashes Register to preserve these final resting places.
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18 Jun 2026
Read all about it! – Getting the Most From Newspapers
But it’s also about stories; about bringing our ancestors to life; about moving away from the idea that once we’ve discovered their names and dates, our task is complete; it’s about seeing our ancestors as real, living, breathing, thinking people.
Tour of Family Research Centre
Join us for a FREE tour of Berkshire Family History Society's new Family Research Centre. Pre-booking required.
Ai of being thrifty with research money
Family History For Free: Tips For Genealogy On A Budget
How to expedite your genealogy without spending too much
Special Interest DNA Group – July
This discussion group is aimed at those wanting to get the most out of their DNA results. It is a great opportunity to ask questions, gain ideas and share success stories. All levels of expertise with interpreting DNA results are welcome but you should have some basic experience of working with your DNA matches to get the most out of the group.
Name change examples
Why names are a nuisance
How names change over time, and by being misheard, misspelt, misread and mistranslated.
Going Further with UK and Irish Census Records
Get the most from census records. This workshop looks at it in some of its early forms in England and Wales and explores the development of the modern census from 1841 to date, including also the 1939 Register.
Education c.1860 – c.1914 POSTPONED
Discover how the provision for education for our English ancestors was transformed between 1860 and the start of the First World War in this two hour workshop.