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.
After the Great War: History in the 1921 census
The 1921 census was the first to be collected after the Great War of 1914-1918, and for family history researchers it contains a great deal of useful information.