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We meet monthly to discuss the opportunity to share, learn, exchange ideas and information, as well as to help us each further explore our family history projects. Why not come along and see for yourself? 

• You can attend meetings of any of our 13 active groups. All groups meet in the evening with the exception of the Afternoon Group – see page via Groups Menu for details.
• Visit their pages via the Groups Menu to see their monthly programme of talks, news and articles.  Contact a Group Organiser using the form at the bottom of each Group’s page.
• Come and meet like-minded people. HGS Group Meetings are free to members and prospective members.
• They are a good way to gain some new insights on how to further explore your family history.
• Whether you are a beginner or an expert, with a family from within or outside of Hampshire, you will always be welcome and find someone who has something new and interesting to share.

Why go to a HGS Group meeting?

If you are curious, then check out this article https://www.hgs-familyhistory.com/2018/03/why-go-to-an-hgs-group-meeting/

HGS Group Locations

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HGS Family History Group and Society Events for the next 3 months

• December 17, 2018 - Southampton Group: Marmalade, Spuds & A Bag of Gold: Gift Giving in Tudor Southampton - Cheryl Butler. To be followed by Christmas buffet.
• December 19, 2018 - Afternoon Group: TBA - Please check back!
• December 19, 2018 - Ringwood Group: Members' Evening - Christmas Festivities
• December 26, 2018 - Basingstoke Group: ** No meeting in December - Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year!
• December 27, 2018 - Fareham Group: ** No meeting in December - Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year!
• January 7, 2019 - Romsey Group: *** No meeting ***
• January 8, 2019 - Fair Oak Group: Old Bishopstoke Schools - Chris Humby
• January 9, 2019 - Gosport Group: “Oooh, the joy of an old newspaper!” - Jane Painter & Chris Pavey

  We will have the original Hampshire Observer newspapers from 1918, plus a few other war years. See how the conflicts were being reported, and how life 'carried on'.

  There will be an opportunity to capture information from the papers which we could then make available to others - or just have fun browsing and looking at the old adverts!

• January 10, 2019 - Andover Group: Members’ Evening
• January 10, 2019 - Fleet & Farnborough Group: Bakers of Fleet - Geoff Baker

  Third generation family member Geoff will talk about the business, established since 1908, and how it has survived through two world wars, the Depression and a changed Fleet High Street.

• January 11, 2019 - New Milton & Christchurch Group: Members' Evening - My ancestors lived here

  The background to your family history.

• January 14, 2019 - Alton Group: Members’ Evening - Problems & Successes + HGS Pop-up Bookstall
• January 21, 2019 - Southampton Group: Members’ Evening
• January 23, 2019 - Basingstoke Group: Members’ Presentations - Medals, Any medals
• January 24, 2019 - Fareham Group: “Oooh, the joy of an old newspaper!” - Jane Painter & Chris Pavey

  We will have the original Hampshire Observer newspapers from 1918, plus a few other war years. See how the conflicts were being reported, and how life 'carried on'.

  There will be an opportunity to capture information from the papers which we could then make available to others - or just have fun browsing and looking at the old adverts!

• February 4, 2019 - Romsey Group: Members’ Workshop Evening – working together to transcribe data for the HGS “Wills Beneficiaries Index”
• February 8, 2019 - New Milton & Christchurch Group: Unusual Sources - Daphne Austin

  Where you never thought of looking!

• February 11, 2019 - Alton Group: Members’ Evening - Annual Review + tba
• February 12, 2019 - Fair Oak Group: Members’ Evening + HGS Bookstall
• February 13, 2019 - Gosport Group: Members' Evening + HGS Pop-up Bookstall
• February 14, 2019 - Andover Group: Genealogy Story - Martin Harmer
• February 14, 2019 - Fleet & Farnborough Group: Members' Evening – What did your ancestor do to earn a crust?

  What have you found about your ancestors occupations and the stories surrounding them?

• February 18, 2019 - Southampton Group: World War II Secrets of Eastleigh Carriage Works - Chris Humby
• February 27, 2019 - Basingstoke Group: 100 Years of My Family - Rex Barham
• February 28, 2019 - Fareham Group: Winchester: Bishops, buildings and bones Part 2 - Andrew Negus

  The second in a 4-part series of talks on Winchester covering the period 1100 - 1600.

• March 4, 2019 - Romsey Group: Missing Deaths – Simon Wills
• March 8, 2019 - New Milton & Christchurch Group: Dad’s Army: Fact or fiction - Steve Roberts

  Probably a bit of both.

• March 11, 2019 - Alton Group: Searching for Ancestors when you’re Adopted - Dr Penny Walker
• March 12, 2019 - Fair Oak Group: Tracing Your London Ancestors - Jane Fox
• March 13, 2019 - Gosport Group: History of Hampshire in 10 Objects - Tony Cross
• March 14, 2019 - Andover Group: Tracing Your London Ancestors - Jane Fox
• March 14, 2019 - Fleet & Farnborough Group: A Hampshire house and a lost village - Rosemary & Graham Mist with Romaine Locke

  Exploring varied and changing inhabitants of a single house through time and revealing its history through modern techniques including dendrochronology.

• March 18, 2019 - Southampton Group: Women, Work & Wool: The Women of Tudor Southampton - Cheryl Butler
• March 27, 2019 - Basingstoke Group: Members’ Workshop Transcribing records for HGS
• March 28, 2019 - Fareham Group: Paupers, Peasant & Proletariats – Elaine Boyes, plus HGS Pop-up Bookstall

  A comparative study of Winchester's rural parishes 1825-1830.