Fleet and Farnborough HGS Family History Group meet monthly for talks and visits to inspire and help you with your research
Welcome to the Fleet and Farnborough Group page. This friendly and welcoming group meets at 7:30pm, on the second Thursday of the month at the United Reformed Church Hall, Kings Road, Fleet, Hants GU51 3AF.
Fleet and Farnborough are situated in the north east corner of the county and our members come from both of the towns as well as the surrounding villages. We are always very pleased to welcome visitors and new members.
Joining your local group provides an opportunity to meet other people who share the same enthusiasm for family history and to share skills and expertise. It’s also an opportunity for you to help others to break down ‘brick walls’ in their research and get some help with your own. The talks, workshops, and social events also provide a great opportunity to extend your knowledge and have fun!
Why Join Fleet & Farnborough Group?
An added bonus of the Fleet and Farnborough Group is the reference library, which members are free to use.
Come as a visitor, or better still, join the HGS and become part of the larger Hampshire Family History community.
The Group meetings are either a talk from a speaker on a family history related subject, or a Members’ Evening, usually arranged around members interests or a particular topic request. The meeting is followed by tea/coffee and biscuits, which gives everyone the opportunity to meet and chat with the speaker and each other.
We hope you enjoy reading the articles we have written about our activities or things that interest us. If you have an article that you would like to share we would be delighted to hear from you.
HGS Fleet and Farnborough Group Events & Meetings
Our meetings are in-person unless indicated.
It is possible that some meetings will be via Zoom in the future. Please check below, and if the meeting is via Zoom please contact us using the below form no later than 24 hours prior to the talk to be added to the invitation list. Remember to include your membership number or indicate if you are a guest.
- May 9, 2024, 7:30 pm: The Victorian Pharmacy (kill or cure?) - Judy Hill
The development of health care when illness was managed rather than cured.
- June 13, 2024, 7:30 pm: The Selborne & Headley Workhouse Riots – John Owen Smith
Why did the riots take place? A look at the dramatic events of two days in November 1830 and their aftermath.
- July 11, 2024, 7:30 pm: From Post To Person – The results of our postcard project of 2023
The longer talks that have come out of the 2023 project.
- September 12, 2024, 7:30 pm: Railway Work, Life & Death - Mike Esbester
As part of a project with the National Railway Museum this talk will look at accidents to railway workers from the 1880s until 1939.
- October 10, 2024, 7:30 pm: The Work Of Thomas Cowell, Stained Glass Artist – Mary McLaren
An insight into the career of Thomas Cowell, son of a Soho bootmaker.
- November 14, 2024, 7:30 pm: Allsorts! – A cornucopia of discovery and research by members
The Group is currently run by committee. They can be contacted using the form on this page.
Find Us Here:
United Reform Church Hall
Kings Rd
Fleet
Hants
GU51 3AF
7:30pm
2nd Thursday of the month
(except August)
Contact Fleet & Farnborough Group Organiser
If you would like to know more about the Fleet & Farnborough Group and its forthcoming events, then please contact the group organiser using this form.