Category: Talk

This all series ticket covers all three talks in the Winter “Potpourri of Social History” talks series, for the discounted price of £12.50 (members £10.00). You may also book each talk individually – see each separate event page. All three talks are on Thursdays at 2pm and last about an hour. Afterwards there will be…

We are delighted to welcome one of our Australia-based members, Geoff Frogley, as our speaker. Geoff will give a short but comprehensive talk on Australian records for family historians, followed by a questions and answers session.  He will begin by talking about the factors which led to the settlement of Australia. The remainder of the…

This is the second of three talks in the Transport Talks Series. You may book tickets for individual events or for all three talks in the series for a reduced price. Many of us will have travelled on the London Underground and admired the beauty of some of our underground stations. This talk celebrates their design…

This is the final of three talks in the Transport Talks Series. You can book individual events or for all three talks in the series for a reduced price.  Before the advent of railways, Berkshire was known for its extensive canal network. These waterways played a crucial role in Britain’s transportation infrastructure, establishing Berkshire as a…

This is the first of three talks in the Transport Talks Series. You may book tickets for individual events or for all three talks in the series for a reduced price.  Historically, Berkshire had a more expansive railway network than it does today. Before the 1970s, the county had a strong railway service, with most places…

This all series ticket covers all three talks in the “Transport” talks series, for the discounted price of £12.50 (members £10.00). You may also book each talk individually – see each separate event page. All three talks are on Thursdays at 2pm in The Centre for Heritage and Family History, Reading. They last about an…

This is the final of three talks in the Autumn Potpourri Talks Series. You may book tickets for individual events or for all three talks in the series for a reduced price.  This virtual tour of Old Coley will take participants through the streets of Coley before slum clearance and the Inner Direction Road destroyed large sections…