Author: Chris Pavey

June 12, 2025

Login required This year’s AGM will take place at at 07:00pm {BST} Tuesday 17th June  using Zoom videoconferencing.  It should last 45-60 minutes. Details of the 2025 AGM are in the March and June Journals and on this website in the Members’ Area. You will see that we have several nominees for the trustee positions – […]

April 6, 2025

In the March Journal, our chairman, Tony Sinclair announced his intention to not seek re-election as chair or trustee due to personal reasons. We are therefore seeking a new chairman. The holder of the position of Chairman is one of the four Principal Officers of the Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS), along with the Vice-Chairman, Secretary, […]

March 30, 2025

We have started our annual visits to shows across the country. Our first venture was to the Genealogy Show at the Three Counties Showground at Malvern on 15th March. It was great to meet current members and welcome new ones on the day. We were helped on the bookstall by two local members, Julie and […]

March 1, 2025

As you know, HGS is a registered charity, run entirely by volunteers who greatly value your membership and aim to deliver a good service. It won’t have escaped your notice that costs have been rising everywhere and, unfortunately, HGS has not been immune to this trend. In particular, printing and postage costs have increased significantly […]

February 19, 2025

Recently, on our Facebook page, we received the offer below… “I have no connection with Hampshire but I have recently purchased a large box of stamps. Included in this box is a set of about 80 letters between a Mrs P Broomfield of 2 Institute Road, Aldershot and Corporal P  Broomfield of the RAF Police […]