*** With the unpredictable situation surrounding Covid-19, HGS has taken the decision to cancel all in-person group meetings for the time being.

Many of our groups are holding virtual meetings, using Zoom, so please check the individual group pages for details.

If you are interested in attending a talk offered by any of the groups, please contact the appropriate group organiser 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.

Please check back regularly for updates.***

We meet regularly 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 the meetings of any of our 13 Hampshire-based groups.  All of these groups meet in the evening with the exception of the Fareham Afternoon Group.
• The International Group meetings are held every two months via Zoom. 
• Visit a Group’s page (via the menu on the right) to see their programme of talks, news and articles. Contact a Group Organiser using the form at the bottom of their Group 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.

HGS Group Locations

Click on a pin for the address and directions.

 

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

To attend a Zoom talk offered by any of the groups, please contact the appropriate group organiser no later than 24 hours prior to the talk. Please include your membership number or indicate if you are a guest.

• June 16, 2021 - Fareham Afternoon Group: Postman, Customs Officers and Others of that Ilk - Alan Ruston - via Zoom

  How to find that interesting ancestor and to examine the life that they may have lived in dangerous and uncertain times.

• June 16, 2021 - Ringwood Group: Two Centuries of the Census - Gillian Blanchard - via Zoom
• June 17, 2021 - Winchester Group: Strangers and Aliens - Cheryl Butler - via Zoom
• June 23, 2021 - Basingstoke Group: Moving Forward: How to bring your research up to date - Antony Marr
• June 24, 2021 - Fareham Evening Group: Members' Evening –TBC - via Zoom
• July 5, 2021 - Romsey Group: Lifting the Lid – Miranda Pender - via Zoom
• July 8, 2021 - Andover Group: Mixing DNA results and the paper trail - Penny Walters - via Zoom

  Penny gives clear, down-to-earth tips and advice.

• July 9, 2021 - New Milton & Christchurch Group: Members’ Evening - Recent Family History Finds

  Update us with what you have discovered during Lockdown.

• July 12, 2021 - Portsmouth Group: ** No meeting **
• July 13, 2021 - Fair Oak Group: World War II: Its Effects on a Small Community in Hampshire - Tony Cross - via Zoom
• July 15, 2021 - Winchester Group: Old Maps - Tony Painter - In-Person
• July 21, 2021 - Fareham Afternoon Group: *** Summer Break - No Meeting ***
• July 22, 2021 - Fareham Evening Group: Bricks and Brickmaking - David Cufley - via Zoom

  This talk will explain and discuss brickmaking. Mainly in the 19th century, and how the workforce acts as teams, their wages and social conditions.

• July 28, 2021 - Basingstoke Group: Members’ Presentation Queries on a birth, marriage or death certificate - a chance to discuss them with the rest of the group.
• August 2, 2021 - Romsey Group: ** No meeting in August **
• August 4, 2021 - International Group: 20 million bricks: The history of Bursledon Brickworks - Carolyn Haynes - via Zoom [8pm BST]

  The history of England's last remaining Victorian steam-driven brickworks. How a Quaker family from Middlesex set up the business and created one of the first brickmaking factories. The venture was successful and Bursledon Brick Company was eventually making 20 million bricks a year. It operated between 1897 and 1974, surviving two world wars. It employed 150 men and was an important part of the local economy. Situated between Winchester, Portsmouth and Southampton, Bursledon bricks were used for much of the building in the area.

• August 7, 2021 - International Group: 20 million bricks: The history of Bursledon Brickworks - Carolyn Haynes - via Zoom [10am BST]

  The history of England's last remaining Victorian steam-driven brickworks. How a Quaker family from Middlesex set up the business and created one of the first brickmaking factories. The venture was successful and Bursledon Brick Company was eventually making 20 million bricks a year. It operated between 1897 and 1974, surviving two world wars. It employed 150 men and was an important part of the local economy. Situated between Winchester, Portsmouth and Southampton, Bursledon bricks were used for much of the building in the area.

• August 9, 2021 - Portsmouth Group: ** No meeting in August **
• August 10, 2021 - Fair Oak Group: Summer Outing: Guided Walk of Old Bursledon - Eric Reed
• August 13, 2021 - New Milton & Christchurch Group: The Long Road To Universal Suffrage – John Heighes

  From the Barons to Votes for Women.

• August 18, 2021 - Fareham Afternoon Group: *** Summer Break - No Meeting ***
• August 19, 2021 - Winchester Group: Members' Meeting - Topic to be advised - In-Person
• August 25, 2021 - Basingstoke Group: Summer Function - A walking tour of Alton with Jane Hurst
• September 6, 2021 - Romsey Group: Bringing it up to date: Research in the 20th Century - Dave Annal - via Zoom
• September 9, 2021 - Andover Group: Tracing your Tudor & Stuart Ancestors - Gill Blanchard - via Zoom
• September 10, 2021 - New Milton & Christchurch Group: WWII Names On Highcliffe War Memorial - Audrey Brinsford
• September 13, 2021 - Portsmouth Group: My Seafaring Ancestors- Kay Lovell - via Zoom

  Inspired by family anecdotes she often listened to whilst growing up, Kay tells family stories of murder, tragedy and heroism at sea.

• September 14, 2021 - Fair Oak Group: The Lady in the Yellow Caravan - Jane Glennie
• September 16, 2021 - Winchester Group: HGS Website - Elaine Boyes & Gwen Newland - In-Person
• September 22, 2021 - Basingstoke Group: Dad’s Army Fact and Fiction - Steve Roberts
• September 23, 2021 - Fareham Evening Group: The History and Mystery of Maps - Tony Painter
• October 2, 2021 - International Group: Finding Records for your English and Welsh Ancestors - Fiona Ranger - via Zoom [10am BST]

  The talk will include why and when the records were created and what is available online.

• October 4, 2021 - Romsey Group: Members’ Evening – 'Surprises, Shocks and Revelations'

  What unexpected finds has your research revealed?

• October 6, 2021 - International Group: Finding Records for your English and Welsh Ancestors - Fiona Ranger - via Zoom [8pm BST]

  The talk will include why and when the records were created and what is available online.

• October 8, 2021 - New Milton & Christchurch Group: Members’ Evening- Societies and What They Offer

  Tell us about any others you belong to.