BALH Local History Hour:
Women's lives in 16th century patriarchal society.
Date: Saturday, 4 June 2022 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Organiser: Boxford History Project
The Boxford Heritage Centre will be open to the public, with displays ranging from general local history to Roman villa excavations in the parish.
The Centre is also open on request for school trips and visits from other local historical societies.
Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2022 - 7:40pm
Organiser: Berkshire Family History Society (BFHS)
While researching different crimes in the Newbury area in the nineteenth century, Ros Clow became aware that the severity of the punishment meted out depended on whether the perpetrator was rich or poor.Her talk covers murder, manslaughter, fraud, bankruptcy, baby-farming and suicide.
Berkshire Family History Society, Newbury Branch.
Meetings are held at West Berkshire Museum starting at 2pm (doors open at 1.30pm) and lasting not more than two hours. Members entry free. Guests are asked to donate £3 towards costs.
Date: Wednesday, 15 June 2022 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Organiser: Newbury District Field Club (NDFC)
Paul Lacey is the author of "The Newbury and District Motor Services Story", "Thames Valley - the Final Decade" and many other books on the local transport services of the County.
The Field Club meets in the Cloth Hall upstairs at the West Berkshire Museum - access by lift or stairs.
Members free, visitors £3.
Date: Friday, 24 June 2022 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Organiser: Friends of Newtown Road Cemetery
The Newtown Road Cemetery will be open on Midsummers Evening - guided tours, displays and moth release.
Date: Monday, 27 June 2022 - 7:15pm to 8:30pm
Organiser: Thatcham Historical Society
Alan Turton joins the Society to show and tell us about life for a Civil War soldier in the 1640's. This will be a face to face meeting if Government Regulations allow.
Members free, Visitors £2
For more information visit the website: https://www.thatchamhistoricalsociety.org.uk/events/
Date: Sunday, 3 July 2022 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Organiser: Boxford History Project
The Boxford Heritage Centre will be open to the public, with displays ranging from general local history to Roman villa excavations in the parish.
The Centre is also open on request for school trips and visits from other local historical societies.
Date: Saturday, 6 August 2022 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Organiser: Berkshire Family History Society (BFHS)
You are invited to take part in the first Berkshire Heritage Online Fair
on Sat 6 August 10-12 and 2-4.
This will be on Zoom hosted by Berkshire Family History Society and
Berkshire Local History Associatio
Date: Saturday, 6 August 2022 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Organiser: Berkshire Local History Association
You are invited to take part in the first Berkshire Heritage Online Fair
on Sat 6 August 10-12 and 2-4.
This will be on Zoom hosted by Berkshire Family History Society and
Berkshire Local History Associatio
Date: Sunday, 7 August 2022 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Organiser: Boxford History Project
The Boxford Heritage Centre will be open to the public, with displays ranging from general local history to Roman villa excavations in the parish.
The Centre is also open on request for school trips and visits from other local historical societies.