For family historians living in Berkshire and those with Berkshire ancestors
updated Sunday, 18th June 2017
Membership renewals
A new membership year starts soon on Saturday, 1st July 2017. It's going to be an exciting year — more news at the AGM.
The trustees thank all members for their continuing support of the society. They look forward to receiving your membership renewals in the coming weeks.
For all who joined the society before April 2017, renewals are now due.
Details of how to renew your membership
Annual General Meeting: 30th June
The Old Mill, Aldermaston, venue of this year's AGM
The society's 42nd Annual General Meeting takes place on Friday, 30th June. Enjoy quality time on a summer evening by the banks of the River Kennet from 6.30 pm onwards, before the meeting begins at 7.30 pm. More details
It's a great time to join as a new member
Join now to enjoy membership to 30th June 2018
NEW Berkshire Burials 12th Edition CD
KEY PUBLICATION covering ALL of old Berkshire with 900,000+ transcriptions from over 270 churchyards, cemeteries, burial grounds and workhouses . About this CD Updates for earlier editions too
Buy at the Research Centre in Reading — card payments accepted, or online.
Meetings and events in June and July
BRANCHES meet in ABINGDON, BRACKNELL, NEWBURY, READING, WINDSOR and WOODLEY Visitors welcome at all meetings
OUTREACH Help and advice offered by society volunteers (FREE) in libraries at Bracknell, Cippenham, Newbury, Slough (The Curve), Thatcham, Tilehurst and Wokingham — See Calendar for dates
Family History Research Centre
WHEREVER your ancestors came from, you can find them at the society's Research Centre in READING
Starting research into your family in the UK
Parking? FREE Access? FREE Online resources FREE
FINDMYPAST — NEW Surrey Institution records 1788-1939 AND Findmypast is home to most, not all, Berkshire parish register transcriptions online Explore website
1939 REGISTER 41 million records from 1939 — with dates of birth, single and married names and more. Some records still closed More details
THE GENEALOGIST — NEW York tithe maps and Yorkshire directories recently added
BRITISH NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE — 20.1 million digitised pages (so 'half-way' to 10-year target) From the Aberdare Times to the Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer — Sources of surprising detail about your ancestors
ANCESTRY — not just UK but WORLDWIDE —Wiltshire Parish records to 1916 recently added — Go to website
Based at Yeomanry House — with friendly help and informed advice on hand if needed, the Centre is next to Berkshire Record Office — which holds original records of the Royal County — including those of the Vale of the White Horse and North Berkshire
Family history NEWS to help your research
Only 5 per cent of The National Archives holdings are digitised and online. Here are 66 guides to what's available
FREE Irish Genealogy Toolkit Thanks to Claire Santry
Society of Genealogists Speaker handouts from the 2017 (and last) Who Do You Think You Are? Live event, plus some from earlier years. Online now
Bomber Command Casualties Have you seen the Losses database on the International Bomber Command Centre website?
NEW General Register Office online indexes may include extra information — like maiden name and age at death (from 1837).
NEW Berkshire Protestation Returns 1641/42
Keep up to date with what's happening with DNA testing and genetic genealogy with with the ISOGG wiki
The society congratulates all at Berkshire Record Office on the achievement of Accredited Archive Service status — well deserved recognition. Just three per cent of UK archives are currently accredited.
New members and membership renewals
JOIN NOW for membership to 30th June 2018
TIME TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP if you joined the society before April 2017 Renew now
Members can look forward to NEW BENEFITS and IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS in coming months. Keep your contact details up to date and let the society know of your contact preferences.
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MEMBERS' AREA Read the June Berkshire Family Historian here Register to access now
Publications for your Berkshire research
NEW 12th Edition of Berkshire Burials CD
NEW Brimpton Parish Registers CD ◊ from 1607
Berkshire Baptisms Second Edition CD ◊ Content and coverage
Berkshire Marriages Third Edition CD ◊ Places and dates
Berkshire Maps CD OS 1881-1887 ◊ 51 maps, gazetteer and index
Berkshire and the War Second Edition CD ◊ Impacts, home and abroad, on Berkshire's men and women during the First World War
Berkshire War Memorials CD ◊ Details
Berkshire Probate Index CD 1480-1857 ◊ What wills can tell you
An Historical Atlas of Berkshire ◊ Review
Berkshire Monumental Inscriptions ◊ NEW CDs available
PLUS Parish Register CDs and more Buy at Yeomanry House (card payments accepted) or explore the Bookshop online
Society Projects
Volunteers always welcome as members of the team actively transcribing and publishing records of the old Royal County of Berkshire.
If you can check transcriptions against original records at Berkshire Record Office in Reading, or have experience in assembling and building CDs, why not get in touch? Find out what's involved
updated Sunday, 18th June 2017
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