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April 2024

April 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 02 Apr
18:45
Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

Houses & Estates Talks Series

This all series ticket covers all three talks in the "Houses & Estates" talks series, for the discounted price of £12.50 (members £10.00). You may also book each talk individually - see each separate event page. All three talks are on Thursdays at 2pm in The Centre for Heritage and Family History, Reading. They last about an hour with time for questions and discussion afterwards. Tea, coffee and cake after the talk is included in the price.
Thu 11 Apr
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BQ
£12.50

Tilehurst’s Big Houses: Dellwood, The Laurels & Kentwood

This is the first of three talks in the Houses and Estates Talks Series. The other talks take place on 9th May and 13th June. You may book tickets for individual events or for all three talks in the series for a reduced price.  In this first talk, Katie Amos, Local Studies Lead for Reading Library, will be taking a look at three properties - Dellwood, an ex-maternity and care home, The Laurels, now the infant department of Park Lane School, and Kentwood Farmhouse, now flats. Each used to be a private house. Katie will reveal the tragedies, scandals and stories behind each one.
Thu 11 Apr
14:00 - 15:30
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BQ
£5.00

DNA Special Interest Group

This special interest discussion group is aimed at those wanting to get the most out of their DNA results. It is facilitated by international DNA expert, Debbie Kennett. Sessions are held quarterly, but there is no obligation to attend on a regular basis. First time attendees are always welcomed. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and to gain and share ideas for how you can used your results to solve questions and break down brick walls.
Sat 13 Apr
14:30 - 16:30
Webinar
Zoom Video Conference
£5.00

Walk Around Wargrave

The village of Wargrave is on the Berkshire bank of the river Thames between Reading and Henley. Wargrave local historian, Peter Delaney, is leading this guided walk in which you can learn about the village’s fascinating history around the area of Mill Green, including the churchyard, and the High Street of Wargrave. The walk takes about one and a half to two hours, and is mainly on made-up pathways.
Tue 16 Apr
14:00 - 15:30
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BQ
£5.00

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. It will include accessing the Society’s transcriptions, the mechanisms to enable you to collaborate and share your research with others, ways to obtain help in breaking down brick walls, and the various discounts and savings available for members. Q& A welcomed. 
Mon 22 Apr
19:00 - 21:00
Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

A Potpourri of Social History Talks – Spring Series

This year the country commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings on 6 June 1944. To remember those who served in the Second World War, this quarter our Spring Potpourri series is focused on the background and build-up to D-Day. It has a slightly different format to previous talk series with two rather than three Zoom talks. This all series ticket covers both of the talks in the Spring "Potpourri of Social History" 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 and last about an hour. Afterwards there will be time for questions and discussion. This is an online talks series using Zoom. The online talk series is followed by a separate face-to-face special event (booked and paid for separately - £12). As our special D-Day event it begins with a fish and chips lunch after which we will have a D-Day talk with Q&A afterwards. 
Thu 25 Apr
Webinar
Zoom Video Conference
£8.00

The British Army in World War Two

This is the first of two talks in our online Spring Potpourri series. The personnel of the British Army served across the globe during World War Two, from Iceland to Australia, from the Falklands to East Russia. The army grew from the small peacetime force that went to war in 1939 to the huge modern force that Britain had at its disposal by the latter stages of the war. The personnel of the British Army served across the globe during World War Two, from Iceland to Australia, from the Falklands to East Russia. The army grew from the small peacetime force that went to war in 1939 to the huge modern force that Britain had at its disposal by the latter stages of the war. This talk explores how the army was structured and what it was like to be in the service.  The women's forces supported the army - but in what ways and where did they serve? How was the army equipped and how did this change during the war? Why was the British Army actually more mechanised than the vaunted German army of 1940 and what did that mean to every soldier? Find out more in this talk.
Thu 25 Apr
14:00 - 15:15
Webinar
Zoom Video Conference
£5.00
May 2024

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
Mon 06 May
11:00 - 12:00
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BQ

May 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 07 May
18:45
Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

Purley Hall and Charles Bridgeman

This is the second of three talks in the Houses and Estates Talks Series. Ben Viljoen, a founder member of Berkshire Gardens Trust, has always been interested in the history of 18th century English landscape gardening. He was delighted to find that both Charles Bridgeman, father of the English Landscape movement, and Humphry Repton, who succeeded Lancelot Brown, did work in Purley. His talk will be about the rich history of Purley Hall, a secluded Jacobean manor house that is not open to the public, and its connection with Charles Bridgeman.
Thu 09 May
14:00 - 15:30
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BQ
£5.00
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April 2024

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 11 Apr
14:00 - 17:00
Bracknell Central Library
Town Square, Bracknell RG12 1BH

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
Mon 15 Apr
19:30 - 21:30
Abingdon Branch
Long Furlong Community Centre, Boulter Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1XP
Soldiers out Battle Hospital, Reading

Reading WW1 Hospitals

Reading WW1 Hospitals is a look at the part The Reading Hospitals played in the rehabilitation of the wounded during the conflict. 
Fri 19 Apr
14:15 - 16:30
Bracknell Branch
The New Priestwood Community Centre, Priestwood Court Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 1TU

Open evening

Share your hints, tips, research problems and successes with like-minded people
Thu 25 Apr
19:45 - 21:00
Reading Branch
The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, 280 The Meadway, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4PE, Berkshire

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 30 Apr
14:00 - 16:30
Wokingham Library
Carnival Hub, Wellington Road, Wokingham, RG40 2AF
May 2024

History of Thames Valley Police + BAM

Join Dave Stubbs as he explores the origins of policing from the tithing system up to the present day with the changes which occurred over the centuries and how Thames Valley Police evolved to its present status.
Wed 08 May
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 09 May
14:00 - 17:00
Bracknell Central Library
Town Square, Bracknell RG12 1BH

Migration throughout the UK, and BAM

Our ancestors moved and sometimes great distances. A practical talk about things you need to think about to find your ancestors if they moved around the country.
Fri 17 May
14:15 - 16:30
Bracknell Branch
The New Priestwood Community Centre, Priestwood Court Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 1TU
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