News and Notices
HGS Bookstall Outings
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 […] – read more…
Membership subscription changes
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 […] – read more…
Broomfield family letters offer
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 […] – read more…
Omitted Portsea burial registers page
October 16, 2024
I recently discovered that a page in the burial register of St Mary in Portsea never got scanned. I suspect this was because it was a loose page and got missed when FindmyPast did the scanning of the registers for the Portsmouth History Centre. Mention was made in the Hampshire Chronicle of the death of […] – read more…
HGS Online Events Team – report
March 1, 2024
HGS Online Events Team In recent weeks, a small team of Hampshire Genealogical Society volunteers have attended two online events, both were run as Zoom meetings with break out rooms allowing individual societies to have their own room and answer questions face to face. The first was the East Surrey Virtual Family History Fair on […] – read more…
Fiona Ranger’s radio appearance is now available as a Podcast
February 11, 2024
On 1st February, Fiona Ranger, responsible for HGS Publicity & Outreach, was a guest on the Chris Pearce show where she discussed how to research your family history and the benefits of joining HGS. If you missed this live interview, you can now listen to the podcast on Express FM using this link: Fiona Ranger […] – read more…
*ARCHIVE* HGS On the Radio!
January 28, 2024
Fiona Ranger, responsible for Publicity & Outreach, will be on Express FM on Thursday 1st February 2024 where she will be a guest on the Chris Pearce show between 7-9pm She will be in conversation with Chris discussing how to research your family history and the benefits of joining HGS. Fiona will also talk about […] – read more…
HGS Help Desk now open Wednesdays too!
November 16, 2023
The HGS Help Desk in the search room at Hampshire Archives in Winchester will be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 10am – 4pm from Tuesday 21st November. Up until now we have only been open Tuesday and Thursday. Click to find out more about visiting the Centre. – read more…
New Safeguarding Policy
September 22, 2023
New Safeguarding Policy Since our AGM on 17th June inst., HGS trustees have begun a programme to assess our Governance system. Part of this is to review and update our various policies or, in some cases, create new ones. The first to have been completed and approved is our Safeguarding Policy which you will find […] – read more…
Andover Museum opening times
September 12, 2023
Correction to opening times The September edition of the HGS quarterly magazine publicised the Andover Museum. Unfortunately the opening times quoted are now incorrect, as the winter opening times have just started this week. They are now 10am to 4pm Friday to Sunday (closed Monday to Thursday). Sorry for any confusion or inconvenience. – read more…