Ringwood HGS Family History Group meet monthly for talks and visits to inspire and help you with your research
Why Join Us?
Joining your local group provides an opportunity to meet other people who have the same enthusiasm for family history and to share skills and expertise. It’s also an opportunity to help others to break down ‘brick walls’ in their research and to have some help with your own. The talks, workshops, and social events also provide a great opportunity to extend knowledge and have fun!
The Group meetings are either a talk from a speaker on a family history related subject, or a Members’ Evening, usually arranged around members interests or a request for a particular topic. The meeting is followed by tea/coffee and biscuits, which gives everyone the opportunity to meet and chat with the speaker and each other.
If you have any articles that you would like included on our group page, please contact us, we would be delighted to receive them.
HGS Ringwood Group Events & Meetings
We have resumed in-person meetings although we will continue some meetings via Zoom. Please do check to see the type of meeting.
For those meetings that are held via Zoom, please contact us using the below form no later than 24 hours prior to the talk to be added to the invitation list. Remember to include your membership number or indicate if you are a guest.
- February 19, 2025, 7:30 pm: Brusher Mills:The New Forest snake catcher - Nick Saunders - via Zoom
- March 19, 2025, 7:30 pm: 2 Wars, 2 Wives - Jackie Depelle - via Zoom
A case study including 1st and 2nd World war years through research into the life and experience of a British civilian internee in Germany.
- April 16, 2025, 7:30 pm: Everything you wanted to know about Heraldry but were afraid to ask - Chris Broom via Zoom
- May 14, 2025, 7:30 pm: 'We landed by moonlight': OE missions in WW2 - Henry Goodall Friends of New Forest Airfields
- June 23, 2025, 2:00 pm: Members' Visit to Hants Record Office
- July 16, 2025, 7:30 pm: Members' Evening - What did your family do in WW1
Following the success of last September`s evening, we have another opportunity to share our stories.
- August 20, 2025, N/A: Members' Event - Cream tea in the afternoon - time/venue to be decided
- September 17, 2025, 7:30 pm: Famous family and friends - A talk by members Roy Jones
- October 15, 2025, 7:30 pm: The Mourning Brooch - Jean Renwick via Zoom
Researching and writing historical fiction based on fact.
- November 19, 2025, 7:30 pm: Pirates, privateers and a bag of gold - Cheryl Butler - via Zoom
Merchants indulged in privateering and piracy and a court case that rages while the Spanish Armada sailed up the English coast
- December 17, 2025, 7:30 pm: Members' Evening - Christmas Festivities
The Group organiser is Alison Davis. She can be contacted using the form on this page.
Find Us Here:
Ringwood Meeting House
Meeting House Lane
Ringwood,
Hampshire BH24 1EY
Contact Ringwood Group Organiser
If you would like to know more about the Ringwood Group and its forthcoming events, then please contact the group organiser using this form.