For family historians living in Berkshire and those with Berkshire ancestors
updated Wednesday 16th August 2017
Latest society news
MOVE TO NEW PREMISES The society is moving later in 2017 from Yeomanry House to new premises at Reading Central Library. The society will offer improved and extended services, for members, for non-members and for other groups too. Help with family history research continues at Yeomanry House for a while yet. Watch this website for the latest news.
NEW benefits for members start in September. These include discounts on society publications, enhanced research services and educational events.
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RENEWALS ARE NOW OVERDUE Thank you to the vast majority of members who have renewed already. Should your renewal still be outstanding — then please renew NOW. Don't miss all that is set to happen in this coming year. How to renew
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BOOK SALE THIS SATURDAY Saturday, 19th August 12 midday to 3 pm — ahead of the move to new premises — bag some bargain family and local history books at Yeomanry House this weekend.
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS Yeomanry House will be open to visitors on 7th, 9th and 10th September. Join us in celebrating Berkshire's fantastic heritage and culture — to get some help with your family history research — or just to enjoy the cake! Learn more
NEW Berkshire Burials 12th Edition CD
KEY PUBLICATION covering ALL of old Berkshire with 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.
What's on: August and September
Society branches meet monthly in ABINGDON, BRACKNELL, NEWBURY, READING, WINDSOR and WOODLEY
Meetings resume in September, after a break during August
OUTREACH Society volunteers offer family history help and advice (FREE) in libraries at Bracknell, Cippenham, Newbury, Slough (The Curve), Thatcham, Tilehurst and Wokingham — See Calendar for August dates
Family History Research Centre
GET HELP WITH YOUR FAMILY HISTORY wherever your ancestors came from, at the society's Research Centre at Yeomanry House in READING
How to start your Family History research
Parking? FREE Access? FREE Online resources FREE
FINDMYPAST — NEW Staffordshire monumental inscriptions, Somerset parish records Most, not all, of the society's Berkshire parish register transcriptions are here Try searching Berkshire Burials now
1939 REGISTER 41 million records from 1939 — dates of birth, single and married names, and more. Some records closed More details
THE GENEALOGIST — NEW 1921 census substitute (23 counties including Berkshire) Find out more
BRITISH NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE — 21 million pages and more digitised pages added daily. From the Aberdare Times to the Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer — Find your ancestors from the 1700s onwards
ANCESTRY — WORLDWIDE edition — London school records and Long term workhouse inmates (1861) recently added — Go to website
Friendly help and informed advice on family history research where 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 The society moves to new premises later in 2017 (see above)
Other family history NEWS
WELSH TITHE MAPS and apportionments Places of Wales website
MAPS National Library of Scotland has added 25 inch OS Maps of England and Wales 1841-1952 Find out more
Who Do You Think You Are? BBC One on Thursday, 17th August, features Scottish singer and songwriter, Lulu More details
Northamptonshire Archives statement on Opening hours
Irish Genealogy News A great source of information for those with Irish ancestry. Read Claire Santry's blog
Five per cent of The National Archives holdings are available online 66 guides to what's available
Berkshire Protestation Returns 1641/42
DNA testing and genetic genealogy? Keep up with the ISOGG wiki
Publications for Berkshire research
NEW 12th Edition Berkshire Burials CD ◊ Content and coverage
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 a will 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 and Volunteers
Volunteers always welcome as members of the team actively transcribing and publishing records of the old Royal County of Berkshire.
There are lots of roles and tasks involved in running a Family History Society. Do get in touch if you have skills and experience to offer that you think could be valuable to this society. Who to contact
updated Wednesday 16th August 2017
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