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August 2025
Katesgrove Walkabout Booking closed
Join Terry Dixon for this walk through Katesgrove. We will cover its history, culture, heritage, industry, people, places, Victorian brickwork, schools & so much more!
VJ Day Anniversary Lunch and Talk Booking closed
We begin with a fish and chips lunch, after which Dr Richard Marks will give a talk "Over the Kwai: The Story of the Burma-Siam Railway in World War 2".
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.
Online Family History Advice Clinic Booking closed
Are you just getting started in family history and wanting guidance as to how to proceed? Or are you stuck at a particular "brick wall" and need some help?
Lawson Lies Still in the Thames
This is the second of three talks in the Summer Potpourri Talks Series. John Lawson is a forgotten hero of the English Civil War: He was an ordinary merchant seaman who navigated his way to become a Vice-Admiral; surviving political intrigue, exile, and imprisonment. Despite his republican beliefs he helped ensure the restoration of the monarchy, for which he was knighted.
September 2025
Face-to-Face Family History Advice Clinic
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
September 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.
How AI can save you hours when researching your family history.
AI (Artificial Intelligence) is often viewed as a “techie” subject that seems far removed from everyday tasks. However, if you’re conducting family history research, chances are you’re already using AI without even realizing it. Platforms like Ancestry, FamilySearch, and FindMyPast rely heavily on AI to enhance their services. This talk will explore how other AI […]
Lost Churches and Chapels of Newbury
Were your ancestors buried at St Mary’s, Speenhamland? Or perhaps married at the Primitive Methodist Church? Did you know the old Baptist Chapel on Northbrook Street is now a shop. In this talk Jane explores the history of Newbury’s churches and chapels including the town’s nonconformist places of worship to uncover the stories behind the […]
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.
Reading’s Trolleybuses
This talk looks into the early days of public transport in Reading from the decision in 1934 to replace the remaining tram routes with trolleybuses to the end of operations in 1966.
Berkshire Churches
Learn about some of the many historical, unusual and sometimes hidden churches and churchyards in and around Berkshire and South Oxfordshire and the people associated with them.
Online Family History Advice Clinic
Are you just getting started in family history and wanting guidance as to how to proceed? Or are you stuck at a particular "brick wall" and need some help?
Seeking Margaretta
A family history mystery: one woman’s disappearance in 1941, six decades of silence, and the determined research that finally brought her story to light.
Fairmile Hospital – Tour of the former hospital site Sold Out
This visit to the site of the former Fairmile Hospital is organised by Reading Branch as part of the special events to celebrate the 50th birthday of Berkshire Family History Society. It is open to members and non-members alike. Ian Wheeler’s guided tour will take us around the site with a site plan to help visualise the site as it once was.
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