Come and join us at our Family History Fair on Saturday 7 November between 10am and 3pm in the Heritage Hub, Alvin Street, Gloucester GL1 3DW.
Everyone welcome, No charge, Free Parking available onsite.
You’ll be able to
- Listen to our inspirational speaker, professional genealogist, Dr Sophie Kay. (Please book a place on the Heritage Hub website heritagehub.org.uk)
- Talk to members of Family History Societies from the neighbouring counties and other locally based heritage organisations
- Bristol & Avon FHS
- Malvern FHS
- Oxfordshire FHS
- Herefordshire & Powys FHS
- Wiltshire FHS
- Shropshire FHS
- Police Archives
- Romany & Travellers FHS
- Stroudwater Navigation Archive Charity
- Cheltenham College Archives
- Gloucester Civic Trust & Mariners/Gloucester Docks projects
- St Nicholas, Gloucester project, Gloucester LH Society
- WeAre.xyz – will share with Shropshire FHS
- Victoria County History Trust
- Listen to 2 short presentations, each lasting 30 minutes including Q&A, between 10.30am and 12.30pm, No booking necessary
- Hannah Dale, Archivist at Cheltenham College talking about the College’s new War Dead database
- Martin Bryant, Stroudwater Navigation Archive Charity talking about the group’s Tonnage Books database
- Book a short advice session with DNA expert, Mia Bennett, booking on arrival
- Share your research problems and brick walls with our own knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteers
- Discover more about the county’s amazing written heritage from the team at Gloucestershire Archives