*ARCHIVE* ‘Really Useful Family History Show’ – Saturday 10th April

October 16, 2024

I recently discovered that a page in the burial register of St Mary in Portsea never got scanned.  I suspect this was because it was a loose page and got missed when FindmyPast did the scanning of the registers for the Portsmouth History Centre. Mention was made in the Hampshire Chronicle of the death of […]

July 11, 2024

As we continue the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Hampshire Genealogical Society, we will be holding a series of on-line lectures for HGS members. Tuesday 30th July at 7:30pm BST Six Hats A technique to help you solve your family history problems Read a full description of this talk using this link: 2024-07-SixHats Sophie […]

June 13, 2024

The Hampshire Genealogical Society is in need of a new Treasurer to succeed Ann-Marie Shearer who has stepped down from the role. The duties are those which would be expected of such a position, • Maintain the Society’s accounting records • Prepare management accounts and reports for the bi-monthly Executive meetings • Prepare the year […]

March 1, 2024

HGS Online Events Team In recent weeks, a small team of Hampshire Genealogical Society volunteers have attended two online events, both were run as Zoom meetings with break out rooms allowing individual societies to have their own room and answer questions face to face. The first was the East Surrey Virtual Family History Fair on […]

February 11, 2024

On 1st February, Fiona Ranger, responsible for HGS Publicity & Outreach, was a guest on the Chris Pearce show where she discussed how to research your family history and the benefits of joining HGS. If you missed this live interview, you can now listen to the podcast on Express FM using this link: Fiona Ranger […]