Tag: Road Names

October 16, 2024

I recently discovered that a page in the burial register of St Mary in Portsea never got scanned.  I suspect this was because it was a loose page and got missed when FindmyPast did the scanning of the registers for the Portsmouth History Centre. Mention was made in the Hampshire Chronicle of the death of […]

June 13, 2024

The Hampshire Genealogical Society is in need of a new Treasurer to succeed Ann-Marie Shearer who has stepped down from the role. The duties are those which would be expected of such a position, • Maintain the Society’s accounting records • Prepare management accounts and reports for the bi-monthly Executive meetings • Prepare the year […]

March 1, 2024

HGS Online Events Team In recent weeks, a small team of Hampshire Genealogical Society volunteers have attended two online events, both were run as Zoom meetings with break out rooms allowing individual societies to have their own room and answer questions face to face. The first was the East Surrey Virtual Family History Fair on […]

February 11, 2024

On 1st February, Fiona Ranger, responsible for HGS Publicity & Outreach, was a guest on the Chris Pearce show where she discussed how to research your family history and the benefits of joining HGS. If you missed this live interview, you can now listen to the podcast on Express FM using this link: Fiona Ranger […]

February 5, 2024

You may be interested in this talk to be held at the Hampshire Record Office in Winchester. Genealogy TV and You: A look behind the velvet curtain at how Genealogy TV shows are made, with some tips on how to bring glamour to your own family history research, presented by Brad Argent from Ancestry. Places […]