Online talk - History of Family Photography - 21st Aug 2020
Our August talk is about family photographs. The talk, by Steve Gill, will cover the history of photography, aids to dating those old family photographs and hints on restoration and conservation of your photos. This free talk is on Friday 21st August and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - Using Maps - 31 July
During the corona virus lock-down we are unable to hold our usual monthly meetings. As a replacement for these we are running a series of on-line talks. This also provides an opportunity for members who live away from Buckinghamshire to participate in Society talks. On Friday 31st July Les Mitchinson will tell us about "Using Maps" in family history. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - Buckinghamshire Workhouses - 26 June
During the corona virus lock-down we are unable to hold our usual monthly meetings. As a replacement for these we are running a series of on-line talks. This also provides an opportunity for members who live away from Buckinghamshire to participate in Society talks. On Friday 26th June Julian Hunt will talk about "Buckinghamshire Workhouses". If you wish to hear this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - The Parish Chest - 29 May
During the corona virus lock-down we are unable to hold our usual monthly meetings. As a replacement for these we are running a series of on-line talks. This also provides an opportunity for members who live away from Buckinghamshire to participate in Society talks. On Friday 29th May Ian Waller will talk about "The Parish Chest". If you wish to hear this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Cancelled - Open Day 2020
The Bucks FHS Open Day for 2020 at Aylesbury has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope to see you all in July 2021 for an even better day!
Coronavirus COVID 19
Please note that many of our activities are being restricted due to the Coronavirus outbreak.The website will be updated when the talks program restarts.
We can still be contacted through email, which is the preferred method. Our post box for paper letters etc. will not be emptied due to travel restrictions.
We wish all our members and the general publc well in these difficult times.
Website Changes
Over the next few weeks there will be changes to the organisation of the website to make content more accessible for members. We hope to improve accessibility.
UPDATE
Some of the menus have changed with the members area being greatly expanded.
Exchange Journals
Journals of other Family History Societies are now available on our website. As Societies move to exchange digital copies we are able to put these on our website so our members can read them. Paper copies were only available at Society meetings or by post so many more of our members now have access to them.
Update: We now have joournals from Dorset, Ipswich (Australia), Canberra (Australia) and many more.
Many more societies are moving over to electronic publishing of Journals. Please go to the member's area for the latest editions.
The Lee Parish Registers
We are pleased to announce the publication of St John, The Lee parish registers covering:
Banns 1876 - 1899;
Baptisms 1671 - 1901;
Burials 1671 - 1901
Marriages 1700 - 1901;
Includes a Surname Index
Available in our shop as a searchable CD ( Requires Windows PC not MAC compatible )
The transcription includes events and records from Bishops' Transcripts to supplement the registers.
Welcome
Visitors are welcome to browse this website, registration is restricted to Society members.
Memberships are available in our shop.
Many pages of additional material are available afrer registration has been completed. Registration at Bucks FHS shop is not linked to the main site.
Please note. If you have just made a purchase of a membership, there is no automatic confirmation or linking of the websites. There could be a delay while the administrators check the registration.
Upton cum Chalvey - Parish Registers
We are pleased to announce the publication of the parish registers of Upton cum Chalvey in CD format - not suitable for MAC
This publication covers the old church of St Lawrence and the Victorian St Mary and illustrates the expansion of Upton, Chalvey and Slough with the coming of the Great Western Railway. The parish is better known as Slough in the modern county of Berkshire.
The parish registers start in 1539 and this publications ends at 1901. It excludes St Paul Slough.
Now available in our on-line shop. Upton cum Chalvey Parish Registers
Eton Parish Registers
We have published the Parish Registers for Eton Parish - in CD format.
Now available in our on-line shop
The registers covered are:
St John the Evanlegist in the High Street, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary which is Eton School Chapel and St John the Baptist at Eton Wick
Banns 1723 - 1901
Baptisms 1598 - 1901
Burials 1603 - 1901
Marriages 1604 - 1901
Includes a Surname Index
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