Talk

  • Bourne End - Short Talks - Newspapers - 9th Jul 2024

    Bucks Herald newspaper title page

    For our summer home grown talks this time the theme is Newspapers. Come along and give a short talk on something from your family history that made the newspapers. Or just come along and listen to the varied talks. Bourne End Community Centre starting at 19:45 (Doors open at 19:30) on Tuesday 9th July.

  • Bourne End - Starting Your Family History - 8th Nov 2022

    Who Is In Your Family Tree

    Using the key records for family history research and examples from his own family and research, Dave Foster builds a family tree using census, parish registers, birth, marriage and death certificates, newspapers, wills and monumental inscriptions. This talk is at Bourne End Community Centre on Tuesday 8th November at 19:45   

  • Bourne End - The National Archives-8th Aug 2023

    The National Archives

    On 8th August Simon Fowler will talk about The National Archvies in Kew. This Southern Branch meeting is on Tuesday 8th August at Bourne End Community Centre and starts at on 19:45 (Doors open at 19:30)

  • Bourne End - The Workhouse & Poor Law Union - 11th Oct 2022

    Eton Union Workhouse Chapel

     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. 

  • Bourne End - Trades and Occupation Sources - 14 Jan 25

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    We kick off 2025 with David Cufley talking about "Trades and Occupation sources". This meeting is on Tuesday 14th January in the Eghams Room at Bourne End Community Centre.

  • Bourne End - Xmas Meeting - 10 Dec 24

    Christmas Tree

    For our festive meeting at 19:30 on Tuesday 10th Dec we will have our usual quiz and short talks evening. The theme for the talks is "Holidays".