Author: Sandra Barkwith
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Finding Great Grandad: A practical introduction to tracing WW1 soldiers
Our July talk, given by the popular speaker Mike Cooper, was entitled “Finding (Great) Grandad: Army Records for the Great War
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Monumental Inscriptions – Talk
We undertake these inscriptions to publish for family history research and allow access by distant and overseas members
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Christmas Crackers – Members’ Evening
DECEMBER ZOOM MEETING REPORT An enjoyable social evening prior to Christmas with a quiz entitled ‘Christmas’ and one entitled ‘Family History’ both presented by our Quiz Master, Bryan Pledger. Most of the questions were multiple choice so as to give the best chance for all the audience to enjoy the fun. The presentations also included…
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It All Started With A Letter From Colditz – talk by Christine Wootton
Report on the joint meeting of Bracknell & Wokingham Branch with Abingdon Branch …
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The Edwardians – talk by Tony King
Reported by Christopher Singleton The Edwardian Era, sometimes referred to as the Golden Era, spanned the years from the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. Tony King’s talk provided a framework to this period, from early Victorian times to 1918, with a wealth of images,…
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Family History Discoveries During Lockdown
TRACING, A BOOK, NO VACANCIES AND A DOT by Bryan Pledger His granddaughter is studying at a local College and each student had to work out how to overcome the problems of working without the College equipment. The project title was TRACING and his granddaughter decided to continue with her idea of family history tracing…
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Wokingham’s Leading Families – talk by Peter Must
Three Wokingham Families by Peter Must reported by Bryan Pledger. The talk started with a photograph of the blue plaque on Montague House in Broad Street stating the house was named after Henry Montague, a schoolmaster in 1654. The Winkfield records of the Mountagues from 1538 in the Berkshire Record Office has the Will of…
