Ringwood HGS Family History Group meet monthly for talks and visits to inspire and help you with your research
Why Join Us?

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 to have some 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, usually arranged around members interests or a request for a particular topic. The meeting is followed by tea/coffee and biscuits, which gives everyone the opportunity to meet and chat with the speaker and each other.
If you have any articles that you would like included on our group page, please contact us, we would be delighted to receive them.
HGS Ringwood Group Events & Meetings
We have resumed in-person meetings although we will continue some meetings via Zoom. Please do check to see the type of meeting.
For those meetings that are held via Zoom, 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.
- February 18, 2026, 7:30 pm: The Invasion of Salerno: Operation Avalanche - David Bickerton - via Zoom
- March 18, 2026, 7:30 pm: DNA for Family Historians - Steve Manning - via Zoom
- April 15, 2026, 7:30 pm: Dating old photos - Steve Gill - via Zoom
- May 20, 2026, 7:00 pm: Isaac Gulliver: The King of Smugglers - Richard Hutley
- June 17, 2026, 7:00 pm: The Lost Buildings of Ringwood - Alex Bancroft, Chair of the Ringwood Society
- July 15, 2026, 7:00 pm: Members’ Evening - A House Through Time
The story of a family home. Can you find a picture of the Ringwood Meeting House?
- August 19, 2026, 12:00 am: Members' Summer Social: Afternoon Tea - details nearer the time
- September 16, 2026, 7:00 pm: Members’ Evening - Your most unusual or annoying ancestor! Dead or Alive!
- October 21, 2026, 7:30 pm: Migration through the UK - Debbie Bradley - via Zoom
- November 18, 2026, 7:30 pm: Murder, Mayhem and Plunder! - Cheryl Butler - via Zoom
- December 16, 2026, 3:00 pm: Christmas Festivities
The Group organiser is Alison Davis. She can be contacted using the form on this page.
Find Us Here:
Ringwood Meeting House
Meeting House Lane
Ringwood,
Hampshire BH24 1EY
Contact Ringwood Group Organiser
If you would like to know more about the Ringwood Group and its forthcoming events, then please contact the group organiser using this form.
