Bourne End's meeting in October is titled "The Workhouse and Poor Law Union" with Colin Oakes. The talk is at Bourne End Community Centre on Tuesday 11th October at 19:45
The importance of workhouses in the community cannot be ignored when researching family history. This talk covers the start and growth of the instutuion from medieval times though the tudor time and on to the Victoran period. Finally ending with the changes in 1834 and their end in 1948.
Read more: Bourne End - The Workhouse & Poor Law Union - 11th Oct 2022
Bourne End's meeting in September is titled "Lacemaking" with Jane Burns. The talk is at Bourne End Community Centre on Tuesday 14th September at 19:45
Bucks Lace was one of the most important cottage industries in Buckinghamshire, even if the census under reports the number of women involved.
Read more: Bourne End - Lacemaking with Jane Burns - 13th September 2022
Bourne End's meetings continue in July with "Challenges, Successes and new Resources - my research in the past two years" at Bourne End Community Centre on Tuesday 12th July.
Read more: Bourne End-Challenges, Successes and New Resources-July 2022
Bourne End's meeting in June is entitled "My Ancestor was a liar - Ignorance, half-truths or wilful deception?" with David Annal. The talk is at Bourne End Community Centre on Tuesday 14th June at 19:45
The monthly branch meeting at Bourne End Community Centre with a talk by Ian Waller on Reading old Handwriting on Tuesday 10th May at 19:45. Old handwriting can be a struggle for the family historian, but the unpicking a text brings deeper meaning to your research. It is well worth the effort and practice to be less dependent on trancriptions.
We restart our monthly branch meetings at Bourne End Community Centre with a talk by Cathy Soughton on "House Histories". If you’ve been inspired by the BBC’s A House Through Time, come and find out how to uncover the history of a property on Tuesday 12th April at 19:45
The Southern Branch meetings are at Bourne End Community Centre. Bourne End is located close to both the M4 and M40 motorways. The Community Centre is located in Wakeman Road, Bourne End, SL8 5SX.
There is normaly a charge of £4 for non-members and £2 for members (in 2022 these are £2 and free respectively). Refreshments extra.
These links are a resource for the Bucks FHS Southern Branch Meeting of 8th February 2011.
Buckinghamshire Remembers http://www.buckinghamshireremembers.org.uk/
Richmond Cemeteries http://www2.richmond.gov.uk/lbrburials/(S(3eaqu045lasckj45gtuxhf55))/Search.aspx
Deceased Online http://www.deceasedonline.com/
City of London Burial Registers http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/burialregisters/
Gravestone Photographs http://www.gravestonephotos.com/
In from the Cold http://www.infromthecold.org/index.asp