Basingstoke HGS Family History Group meet monthly for talks and visits to inspire and help you with your research

Welcome to the Basingstoke Group page. You do not need Hampshire ancestors to attend our meetings, all you need is an interest in family history. Our subjects are varied and aim to assist you with your research wherever your ancestors came from. We give you the opportunity to chat with like- minded researchers who can help and advise you. We cater for all and are a very friendly bunch! We have some extremely knowledgeable members, from those with up to 40 years research experience, to those who have only just started.

Meetings of the Basingstoke HGS group are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month (except December).  We meet at the Roger Morris Community Centre, Eastrop Way from 7:45pm to around 9:30pm. This is a ground floor room with disabled access and toilet. Parking outside the hall,and in the Eastrop Park car park opposite, is free. The main part of our evening concludes around 9:00pm, when refreshments are made available for a small fee and members chat amongst themselves.

Why Join Basingstoke Group

Specialist speakers give talks, and we have participation evenings when members may present and talk about their own research. Please see our Programme of meetings below.

There are tables in the hall including one with magazines and leaflets, and another contains books donated by Members (on both family and local history) that are available to borrow. All leaflets, magazines and loans are free of charge.

We normally produce two monthly Newsletters which are e-mailed to our members reminding them of the date of the next meeting, and including snippets of information about all sorts of family history things!

We also hold a Drop-in Clinic in the Basingstoke Discovery Centre (Library) on the 2^nd Tuesday of each month (except August and December) between 10am and 12 noon.  Our experienced volunteers are on hand to offer help and advice on all things family history related and have the use of Ancestry and Findmypast during the sessions.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. You are most welcome to join our meetings as a visitor, or even better, join HGS and become part of a wide Hampshire family history community.

HGS Basingstoke Group Events & Meetings

Meetings of the Basingstoke HGS group  are held in-person.

• October 23, 2024, 7:45 pm: Victorian Pharmacy: Kill or Cure - Judy Hill
• November 12, 2024, 10:00 am: Basingstoke Discovery Centre Library - Drop-in Clinic

  Experienced HGS volunteers are on hand to offer help and advice on all things family history related and have the use of Ancestry and Findmypast during the sessions.

• November 27, 2024, 7:45 pm: Members’ Evening - Christmas Festivities

The Group is currently run by committee. They can be contacted using the form on this page.

Find Us Here:

Roger Morris Community Centre
Eastrop Way
Basingstoke
RG21 4QE