Welcome to the HGS Fareham Group!
We meet monthly for talks and visits to inspire and help you with your research
This friendly and welcoming group generally meets on the FOURTH Thursday of each month at Wallington Village Hall, Broadcut, Fareham. Doors open at 7:15 pm and the meeting begins at 7:30 pm. There is plenty of free parking in the large car park.
Fareham is a market town in the south east of Hampshire, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth. Members join us from Fareham and the surrounding area and we are always pleased to welcome visitors and new members.
Why Join Fareham Group?
Joining your local group provides an opportunity to meet other people who have the same enthusiasm for family history and to share skills and expertise. It’s also an opportunity to help others to break down ‘brick walls’ in their research and have some help with your own. The talks, workshops, and social events also provide a great opportunity to extend knowledge and have fun!
The meetings are either a talk from a speaker on a family history related subject, or a Members’ Evening, usually arranged around members interests or a request for a particular topic. There is plenty of opportunity to socialise, meet, and chat with the other members.
HGS Fareham Evening Group Events & Meetings
We have resumed in-person meetings although we will continue to hold our January and February meetings via Zoom. There may be other occasional meetings held via Zoom, so please do check to see the type of meeting.
If you are interested in attending a Zoom talk, please contact us using the below form 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.
- January 22, 2026, 7:15 pm: Crime and Punishment in the 19th Century: the records, the people, the stories… - Dave Annal - via Zoom
Dave introduces us to the records that help us to trace and reconstruct the stories of those ancestors of ours who, for one reason or another, came into contact with the law. In order to understand the records, we need to set crime in its nineteenth century context and consider how changes in attitudes towards crime had an impact on the legislation that was passed in an attempt to control it. Case studies don’t just tell us about the people who committed the crimes: a whole host of other names appear in the records; witnesses, police officers, judges, jurors and, of course, the victims of the crimes. Viewing the crimes in the context of our ancestors’ lives helps us to understand what was going on in their lives at the time and start to explore deeper aspects of the story.
- March 26, 2026, 7:15 pm: Lost Images Reunited, and how to research old photographs - Owen Rowe
Join me in a fun interactive presentation about my hobby of reuniting lost photographs with their families. We will look at a few cases and how I managed to find out who they were and track down their families. Then we'll look at how to date photographs and what resources there are to help you research photographs.
The group organiser is Jane Painter. She can be contacted using the form on this page.
Find Us Here:
Wallington Village Hall
Broadcut
Fareham
Hants PO16 8ST
Contact Fareham Evening Group Organiser
If you would like to know more about the Fareham Evening Group and its forthcoming events, then please contact the group organiser using this form.