Medieval Reading – a walkabout
An in-person guided walkabout for local history enthusiasts exploring the rich medieval heritage of Reading, from Viking invasions to the Abbey.
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 family historians and local history enthusiasts to explore our research centre and get expert genealogy advice.
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.
Everyday Life & Fatal History in 16th Century Oxfordshire
An in-person talk for family historians exploring everyday hazards and accidental deaths in Tudor Oxfordshire, using 16th-century coroners' reports.
Tour of Family Research Centre
Join us for a FREE tour of Berkshire Family History Society's new Family Research Centre. Pre-booking required.
Tour of the Former Fair Mile Hospital, Cholsey
The Fair Mile Hospital (before 1948 known by a succession of different names) was until relatively recently Berkshire’s county lunatic asylum. Ian Wheeler will take us around the site with a site plan to help visualise the hospital as it once was.