Berkshire Family History Society

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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 Berkshire

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission - a talk
Book cover showing picture of common items and their name in secretary hand
A 19th-century painting depicting a census taker recording family information in a ledger while a father counts on his fingers and a mother cradles a baby in their home.
A woman in early 20th-century attire stands on a gravel driveway in front of a large, three-story Georgian-style manor house with a columned portico.
AI generated image: I want a face-on image of a middle aged man sitting behind a desk in a library. Behind him are book shelves. There is a computer on the desk. The colour scheme is based on shades of blue. There are to be no other people in the image, He is waiting for visitors to happen by at this drop in session. The image is face-on, not a perspective view
Social Care in Reading: the Middle Ages to 1900
AI generated image: I want a face-on image of a middle aged man sitting behind a desk in a library. Behind him are book shelves. There is a computer on the desk. The colour scheme is based on shades of blue. There are to be no other people in the image, He is waiting for visitors to happen by at this drop in session. The image is face-on, not a perspective view
A red brick building with a prominent cream-colored gable and large multi-pane windows, situated behind a low brick boundary wall.
AI generated image. A bustling town square with horse-drawn carriage, men, a cannon, and a prominent clock tower.
AI generated image. A man stands by ornate brick gates with griffin statues, leading to a tree-lined road.
A winding country track bordered by a golden field and leafy trees overlooks a vast, green valley under a partly cloudy sky.
AI generated image. A bustling town square with horse-drawn carriage, men, a cannon, and a prominent clock tower.
AI generated image. A man stands by ornate brick gates with griffin statues, leading to a tree-lined road.
A winding country track bordered by a golden field and leafy trees overlooks a vast, green valley under a partly cloudy sky.
A winding country track bordered by a golden field and leafy trees overlooks a vast, green valley under a partly cloudy sky.
AI generated image: I want a face-on image of a middle aged man sitting behind a desk in a library. Behind him are book shelves. There is a computer on the desk. The colour scheme is based on shades of blue. There are to be no other people in the image, He is waiting for visitors to happen by at this drop in session. The image is face-on, not a perspective view
A man in a plaid shirt and tweed vest sits at a desk, viewing a social media post about Bletchley Park on a computer monitor surrounded by historical books, old photographs, and a notebook.
AI generated image: I want a face-on image of a middle aged man sitting behind a desk in a library. Behind him are book shelves. There is a computer on the desk. The colour scheme is based on shades of blue. There are to be no other people in the image, He is waiting for visitors to happen by at this drop in session. The image is face-on, not a perspective view
A row of brightly painted, multi-colored houses reflecting in calm water under a dramatic sunset sky.
World War One Army Records
A winding country track bordered by a golden field and leafy trees overlooks a vast, green valley under a partly cloudy sky.
AI generated image. A brick church with a tall spire stands beside a road and a brick wall, under a blue sky.
AI generated image: I want a face-on image of a middle aged man sitting behind a desk in a library. Behind him are book shelves. There is a computer on the desk. The colour scheme is based on shades of blue. There are to be no other people in the image, He is waiting for visitors to happen by at this drop in session. The image is face-on, not a perspective view
AI generated image. A brick church with a tall spire stands beside a road and a brick wall, under a blue sky.
Annual General Meeting 2026
World War One Army Records
Annual General Meeting 2026
World War One Army Records
The Family Research Centre. A late Victorian/ earl Edwardian reed brick two storey building
School Records: Researching Ancestors' Education
A man in a plaid shirt and tweed vest sits at a desk, viewing a social media post about Bletchley Park on a computer monitor surrounded by historical books, old photographs, and a notebook.
A woman at a desk designs the layout of the "Berkshire Family Historian" journal on a computer monitor, with printed copies of the publication and reference books nearby.
Bletchley Park: Secrets of WW2 codebreaking
A historic stone church with a tall, slender spire and arched windows, nestled among lush green trees behind a grassy field.
Reading Iron Works
Five Generations at the Fair Mile Hospital
Researching Windsor’s oldest recorded grave