May Online Helpdesk
May 2021 Online Helpdesk will meet online 7.00pm UK time on Monday 10th May 2021 for our members only. Your chance to get some of your research questions answered. Is there a topic that you want to discuss?
Recently we have talked about online catalogues and how they can help our research.
Questions can be emailed to me, Tony Sargeant ( email address below) or asked during the meeting.
Online talk - Civil Registration - Apr 2021
On 23rd April Mary Teviot discusses Civil Registration, the pitfalls of the indexes, spelling variants and errors in digitisation. This talk is free and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
AGM June 19th 2021 - revised venue
Buckinghamshire FHS
The Annual General Meeting is on Saturday 19th June 2021 at 3.15pm.
Via Zoom ( Link will be published when some details are finalised )
Online talk - 1939 Census - May 2021
The 1939 Register was taken on 29 September. It was devised to produce 40 million Identity Cards, when rationing was introduced. The information recorded provides a huge bridge between the last published census (1911) and 1939. Join Dr. Penny Walters on 28th May to hear all about the most recent census currently available. This talk is free and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - Origins of Place Names - Jun 2021
On 25th June Anthony Poulton-Smith will engage us all about the origins of place names. This talk is free and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Langley Marish Parish Registers
We are pleased to announce the publication of St Mary the Virgin, Langley Marish parish registers covering:
Banns 1755 - 1911
Baptisms 1600 - 1911
Burials 1600 - 1911
Marriages 1600 - 1911
Includes a Surname Index
Winslow Parish Registers
We are pleased to announce the publication of Winslow St Laurence parish registers covering:
Banns 1654 - 1901
Baptisms 1560 - 1901
Burials 1560 - 1901
Marriages 1560 - 1901
Includes a Surname Index
This parish covers the major town of Winslow in the Aylesbury Vale.
Great expansion of website resources for members.
There are more areas and documents to explore on our website for members.
Read more: Great expansion of website resources for members.
Alan Dell Memorial Award
The Award has been introduced to commemorate the life of Alan Dell who made such a great contribution the Society as President, long-serving committee member and award-winning editor of Origins, the Society magazine.
We would like to hear about our member's research, please continue reading to find out more.
Now accepting entries from all writing about Family History & Local History with an emphasis on Buckinghamshire.
Online talk - Migration When we get Stuck - Mar 2021
In March Laurie Page talks about migration and what do to when we get stuck. This free talk is on Friday 26th Mar and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
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.
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