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| Research Centre Activities | Branch and Meetings Index | Some Past Meeting Summaries |
| Sep 2006 to Aug 2007 | Details of this Branch | Sep 2008 to Aug 2009 |
| BerksFHS
Bracknell
& Wokingham Branch Programme Sep 2007 to Aug 2008 |
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| Date | Subject | Speaker | |
| Fri, 21st Sept 2007 at 7:15 for 7:45pm |
DNA Testing and
Family Historians
Learn how testing
works, and how to use it to create or verify family trees |
Chris Pomery | |
| Fri, 19th Oct 2007 at 7:15 for 7:45pm |
Workhouses
Using Berkshire
examples, follow workhouse evolution from parish poorhouse to the 20th
century. |
Peter Higginbotham | |
| Fri, 16th Nov 2007 at 7:15 for 7:45pm |
One Name
Studies
Finding all records
of a name by country or worldwide, tracking name variations over time,
reconstructing families and locating surname origins |
Howard Benbrook | |
| Fri, 14th Dec 2007 at 7:15 for 7:45pm |
East
Berkshire’s seasonal customs revisited A meeting to reflect on social aspects of your family history |
By the Members for the Members | |
| Fri, 18th Jan 2008
at 7:15 for 7:45pm |
Root and branch
Another intriguing members' evening - some short talks, displays and discussions. |
Members | |
| Fri, 15th Feb 2008
at 7:15 for 7:45pm |
Wills and other
probate records A look at the main records for family historians, probate processes in church courts to 1858 and an overview of the post-1858 civil system. |
Mark Priddey | |
| Fri, 14th Mar 2008 at 7:15 for 7:45pm |
Ten reasons to visit
the Hyde Park Record Centre Learn about the many national and international resources that you can access with a trip to west London. |
Sharon Hintze | |
| Fri, 18th Apr 2008 at 7:15 for 7:45pm |
GENUKI The many benefits and resources of the GENUKI website |
Malcolm Austen | |
| Fri, 16th May 2008 at 7:15 for 7:45pm |
British Library Resources in the Asia, Pacific and African Collection |
Tim Thomas | |
| Fri, 20th Jun 2008 at 7:15 for 7:45pm |
BerksFHS AGM followed by Sex, sin and scandal in newspapers What can you learn about your family's 'black sheep' from pages of past papers? |
Roy Stockdill | |
| Fri, 18th July 2008 at 7:15 for 7:45pm |
Illegitimacy and
Adoption : Historical Background Earlier informal and formal adoption practices were not as well documented as they are now. And illegitimate children (with fathers often left unnamed) can make some linkages hard to trace. Just what can you do? |
Eve McLaughlin | |
| August 2008 | No meeting in August | ___ | |
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