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Founded in 1975, Berkshire Family History Society works to meet the needs of those researching their ancestry across the UK and overseas – as well as those looking for former relatives in historic Royal Berkshire

14/08/2026

Discover how to decipher 16th to 18th-century wills and parish registers with a practical PDF guide to reading secretary hand script.

13/08/2026

📅 Thu 20 Aug 2026 14:30-15:45 | 📍 Abbey Baptist Church, Abbey Square

Built about 1800 to replace an earlier house by the river, Purley Park and its estate dominated the landscape in Purley until its sale from 1920 onwards. The talk will cover the changing and sometimes turbulent history of the estate from the 1500s to present day and the families associated with it.

Built about 1800 to replace an earlier house by the river, Purley Park and its estate dominated the landscape in Purley until its sale from 1920...

07/08/2026

📅 Thu 27 Aug 2026 14:00-15:15 | 📍 Webinar

This talk is about the history of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and its work today. It will start with how the Commission began, its work during the 1st and 2nd World Wars and concludes with its work today in maintaining and preserving its global historic estate.

This talk is about the history of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and its work today. It will start with how the Commission began, its work during...

05/08/2026

Discover how Alf Ison's classic guide helps you decode impenetrable 16th to 18th-century secretary hand and master historical family documents.

03/08/2026

Discover how to safely use social media to boost your family history research, connect with other genealogists, and protect your online privacy.

01/08/2026

📅 Sat 22 Aug 2026 11:00-13:00 | 📍 Family Research Centre, Reading

Get the most from census records. This workshop looks at it in some of its early forms in England and Wales and explores the development of the modern census from 1841 to date, including also the 1939 Register.

Get the most from census records. This workshop looks at it in some of its early forms in England and Wales and explores the development of the modern...

26/07/2026

📅 Tue 28 Jul 2026 14:00-16:30 | 📍 Wokingham Library

Bring your questions, problems and ‘brickwalls’ … and get some new ideas and advice from members of the Berkshire Family History Society.

Bring your questions, problems and ‘brickwalls’ … and get some new ideas and advice from members of the Berkshire Family History Society.

Address

Family Research Centre, Ground Floor, L14 London Road Campus, London Road
Reading
RG15AG

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 4pm
Tuesday	11am - 4pm

Telephone

+441189509553

Website

https://berksfhs.org/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/berkshiregenealogy

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