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May 2025

BAM + Hospitium to Workhouse via the Oracle

Although modern concepts of “welfare” might have been alien, from the Abbey to the creation of Battle Hospital Reading did provide for housing, “relief” and health care for its people. This presentation is a survey of what was done, including the work of the Abbey, almshouses and the Corporation.
Thu 29 May
19:45 - 21:00
Reading Branch
The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, 280 The Meadway, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4PE, Berkshire
£5.00
June 2025

Face-to-Face Family History Advice Clinic Sold Out

Just beginning your family history research and need some advice? Baffled by so many competing research websites? Banging your head against a brick wall? Or struggling with some other issues? In this one-to-one session, one of our seasoned advisors will help you make some progress
Mon 02 Jun
11:00 - 12:00
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BQ

June Natter Group

Informal discussion group, facilitated by Chad Hanna and Gillian Stevens. Topics are chosen by the group on a monthly basis. End time varies. Free to attend, but pre-booking required. 
Tue 03 Jun
18:45
Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

Conference: The Victorians

Our 50th Anniversary Conference will span social and family history over the sixty-three years of the reign of Queen Victoria. Topics include Victorian records in The National Archives, factory work, death and the Victorians, crime and punishment, The Great Exhibition of 1851 and the Victorian soldier. The line-up of speakers is headed up by historian, author and TV presenter Professor Kate Williams. Early bird discounts available until 31st March.
Sat 07 Jun
10:00 - 16:30
Wokefield Place
Wokefield Estate, Goodboys Lane, Mortimer, Reading, RG7 3AE
£65.00

If these walls could talk

Following our Tracing a House History talk in January, this talk deals with just one house in East Ilsley. Join Eric as he shows how the process of researching its history connects it to the temperance society, a police inspector involved in the Jack the Ripper case and an orphan sent to Australia who wasn’t […]
Wed 11 Jun
14:00 - 16:00
West Berkshire Museum
The Wharf, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5AS

Drop In Advice Session

Bring your questions, problems and ‘brickwalls’ … and get some new ideas and advice from members of the Berkshire Family History Society.
Thu 12 Jun
14:00 - 17:00
Bracknell Central Library
Town Square, Bracknell RG12 1BH

The History of Reading’s Cinemas

This is the second of two talks in the Historic Reading Talks Series. This talk will describe the history of the single-screen cinema in Reading, from the travelling shows at the turn of the twentieth century, its heyday with the Vaudeville Electric Theatre in the 20s, through to today's multi screen entertainment 'villages' and outdoor screenings. 
Thu 12 Jun
14:00 - 15:30
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BQ
£5.00

Drovers’ Roads in Oxfordshire and Beyond

Join writer Tim Healey for a talk on drovers', their lives, favourite pubs, wilderness paths they travelled and the tell-tale marks they left behind, including the stir they caused driving wild ponies through Abingdon.
Mon 16 Jun
19:30 - 21:30
Abingdon Branch
Long Furlong Community Centre, Boulter Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1XP

Stories near your feet: Life, loss & legacy in Reading Old Cemetery

As you wander through the peaceful paths of Reading Old Cemetery, at Cemetery Junction, have you ever wondered about the lives of those buried there? From grand Victorian monuments to forgotten, unmarked graves, each plot holds a story, some well-known, others only recently uncovered.
Fri 20 Jun
14:15 - 16:30
Bracknell Branch
The New Priestwood Community Centre, Priestwood Court Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 1TU

Drop In Advice Session

Bring your questions, problems and ‘brickwalls’ … and get some new ideas and advice from members of the Berkshire Family History Society.
Tue 24 Jun
14:00 - 16:30
Wokingham Library
Carnival Hub, Wellington Road, Wokingham, RG40 2AF

Marlow Town Walk

Join us for this introductory walk to Marlow with guide Geoff Wood. It includes all the town’s highlights: an eccentric doctor, a famous Olympian, various royals, Templar knights, freemasons, and several famous writers. You’ll see two grade 1 listed structures, England’s second longest and most famous river, a fine suspension bridge, a raging weir and a golden postbox.
Tue 24 Jun
14:00 - 15:30
Marlow Town
£5.00

Criminal Courts before 1971

This talk will provide you with an insight into how the criminal court system developed, the main courts involved and the records which are available and where to find them.
Tue 24 Jun
19:30 - 21:30
Windsor Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference
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