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

Welcome to the Gosport Group page. This friendly and welcoming group meets at 7:30pm, on the second Wednesday of each month. Gosport is a town with a fascinating history located on a peninsular between Portsmouth and Southampton. Our members come from Gosport itself and the surrounding area. We are always very pleased to welcome visitors and new members.

Why Join Gosport Group?

Joining your local group provides an opportunity to meet other people who share the same enthusiasm for family history and to share their skills and expertise. It’s also an opportunity for you to help others break down ‘brick walls’ in their research. You could also get help with your own. The talks, workshops, and social events also provide a great opportunity to extend knowledge and have fun!

The group meetings are either a talk from a speaker on a family history related subject, or a Members’ Evening. They are usually arranged around members interests or a particular topic request. Tea/coffee and biscuits are available before the meeting, allowing everyone the opportunity to meet and chat with the speaker and each other – and plenty of time after the meeting to chat too!

HGS Gosport Group Events & Meetings

*** MEETINGS CANCELLED: All Group Meetings Cancelled until July 2020. Check back for further information.

• August 12, 2020, N/A: Summer Break - No Meeting
• September 9, 2020, 7:30 pm: Sarah Wells: "The worst housekeeper" - Bob France

  Her celebrity son, HG Wells, considered her, “perhaps the worst housekeeper that ever was thought of.” Uppark’s Sarah Wells life was filled with hardships and disasters. Her diaries and son’s writings give a remarkable insight into her struggles: raising her family in poverty; a frequently absent and irresponsible husband; managing Uppark’s dysfunctional household. Why did she first take on the role of housekeeper when almost 60? Was she really as bad as HG suggests or just an “exhausted little woman” coping with insurmountable difficulties? Hear her life story and decide for yourself!

• October 14, 2020, 7:30 pm: Members’ Evening
• November 11, 2020, 7:30 pm: U-boat Enigmas - Tony Babb
• December 9, 2020, 7:30 pm: Members’ Evening

The group organiser is Marilyn Lovett. She can be contacted using the form on this page.

Find Us Here:

The Scout Hut
Clayhall Road,
Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 2BY

Meeting at 7:30pm on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.