Berkshire Family History Society works to meet the needs of those researching their ancestry across the UK and overseas – as well as those looking for former relatives in historic Berkshire.  You do not need to be a member to benefit.

The society offers:

• Research Zone in central Reading that is free to use and open to all

• Free access at The Centre for Heritage and Family History to online resources like FindMyPast, the 1939 Register, The Genealogist, the British Newspaper Archive and Ancestry (the worldwide edition)

• Regular free help and advice sessions

• Meetings in Abingdon, Bracknell, Newbury, Reading and Windsor; and a virtual Computer Branch which meets online.  All meetings are open to everyone

• Community forum – informed answers to research queries and advice from experienced researchers

• Members’ Area with data and other information not readily accessible elsewhere

• Indexes and transcriptions of Berkshire’s historic records on CD — parish registers, probate documents, monumental inscriptions, maps, First World War history and more

• Quarterly magazine, the Berkshire Family Historian, for members

• a chance to join in project work, recording, transcribing and helping to preserve records

• Links to the research experience, advice and support of members worldwide

• Opportunities to volunteer and so help others with their family history