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June 2025
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.
Marlow Town Walk Booking closed
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.
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.
Coffers, Clysters, Comfrey and Coifs: the lives of our C17th ancestors
This is the last of three talks in the Spring Potpourri Talks Series. Join speaker Dr Janet Few for a light-hearted but informative insight into the domestic life of our C17th ancestors.
Reading Library Local Studies Illustration Collection
Discover the extensive photograph collection from Reading Library covering a variety of subjects and how to access this resource yourself.
July 2025
July 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.Â
Wantage Town Walk
Discover more about the historic town of Wantage in this walk led by Trevor Hancock. Wantage is the birthplace of King Alfred the Great and a town with a long and fascinating history. This short walk will be mainly around the quiet backstreets, finishing (via the Market Square) at the Vale and Downland Museum in time for lunch.
Getting the most out of your Membership Workshop
Are you a relatively new member of the Society? Want to get the most out of your membership? This informal workshop will introduce you to the range of benefits that you have available to you. Questions welcomed. Open only to members of Berkshire Family History Society.
Old Reading Talks Series
This all series ticket covers both talks in the "Old Reading" talks series, for the discounted price of £8 (members £7). You may also book each talk individually - see each separate event page. Both talks are on Thursdays at 2pm in The Centre for Heritage and Family History, Reading.
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 Greyfriars – from prison to parish church
The talk will tell the story of when the Greyfriars Church building was a Bridewell. It will give a glimpse inside the walls that only the unfortunate few had at the time, and then it will explore the reasons behind its conversion back to a church, finishing by considering its early years as a parish church, serving a mostly poor community.
DNA Special Interest Group (July)
This special interest discussion group is aimed at those wanting to get the most out of their DNA results. It is facilitated by DNA expert, Debbie Kennett. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and to gain ideas for how you can use your results to solve questions. We encourage participants to share their success stories and we particularly welcome short presentations and case reports from group members. All levels of expertise with interpreting DNA results welcome but you should have some basic experience of working with your DNA matches to get the most out of the group.
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
Pendon Museum
This visit to the Pendon Museum is organised by Abingdon 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. The visit includes a private guided tour of the museum. Light refreshments can be purchased at the museum’s café.
Mapping Alchemy for Genealogists
Maps help us navigate – and that’s equally true in our family history research. In this session, prepare to be persuaded that maps really are genealogical gold!
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