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BerksFHS Windsor, Slough & Maidenhead Branch Meetings Programme

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BerksFHS Windsor, Slough & Maidenhead Branch Programme Sep 2007 to Aug 2008
Date	Subject	Speaker
Tue, 25th Sep 2007 7.15 for 7:45pm	The Great Western comes to the Thames Valley The story of how the railway came to the area, putting paid to the stagecoaches and post inns on the road to Bath	John Chapman
Tue, 30th Oct 2007 7.15 for 7:45pm	Researching from Newspapers with the scandal thrown in. Not only the BMDs and inquests, etc., but a fair share of sex, sin and scandal too.	Roy Stockdill
Tue, 27th Nov 2007 7.15 for 7:45pm	The History of the Thames Valley Police Borough forces were merged into County forces and they in turn were amalgamated until the TVP was formed in 1968	Ken Wells
Tue, 11th Dec 2007	Christmas Dinner offsite - venue and details to be confirmed
Tue, 29th Jan 2008 7.15 for 7:45pm	Village Fetes and Charter Fairs The life the showmen through the ages – looking at Charter Fairs, Hiring Fairs and today’s Village Fetes	Peter Hammond
Tue, 26th Feb 2008 7.15 for 7:45pm	Back to Basics Ideal talk for newcomers and a timely reminder for all of us - Things we’ve forgotten about but should have thought of	Carolyn & Barry Boulton
Tue, 25th Mar 2008 7.15 for 7:45pm	Those Very Special Mementoes Mini talks with displays or on-screen pictures of that precious item or object which has a special place in our family history.	Members’ evening
Tue, 29th Apr 2008 7.15 for 7:45pm	Life in the Workhouse – the buildings, the inmates, the staff. What was it like to be ‘in the Workhouse’ ? Plus a closer look at both the Windsor and Eton Union establishments	Peter Higginbotham
Tue, 27th May 2008 7.15 for 7:45pm	Recording Interviews with Relatives This follows our short Annual Meeting	Paul Brooks
Tue, 24th Jun 2008 7.15 for 7:45pm	A Midsummer Celebration Some of the ancient customs being celebrated today are described in Chris’s own inimitable style.	Chris Howkins
Tue, 29th Jul 2008 7.15 for 7:45pm	Family Life in Tudor and Stuart Villages What was it like for the ordinary family living at the time of Henry VIII or Elizabeth I? How did they survive?	Joan Dils
August 2008	NO MEETING IN AUGUST
Meetings are normally held on the last Tuesday in the month (except August and December) in Christ Church United Reformed Church William Street, Windsor SL4 1BA   Our location is indicated by an arrow on the map at www.streetmap.co.uk. Meetings usually end at about 9:30pm.

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