Bristol & Avon
Family History Society

Saturday 26 July 10.30am to 3pm. Along with our usual Working Party, we would like to welcome members of BAFHS as well as the public to come and see the work undertaken and find family graves that you have all been asking about. There will be information on display about the history of the graveyard and helpers to show you around. Looking forward to hearing your family stories about your relatives. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Refreshments will be available and there are toilets nearby in Eastville Park.Parking is available in the street and nearby.

There is a 30- minute film on Film 4 on Monday June 30th at 8 a.m. (yes, a.m.) It’s called ‘Echoes of the Past’ and features two of our members, Andrew and Jemima, with Paul McNeil, our speaker at our 50th Anniversary celebration, on the topic of a deaf family using a deaf genealogist to help research a further deaf generation. It is also available online at LumoTV which is the go-to place for fresh and diverse content that celebrates the deaf and sign language communities.  https://lumotv.co.uk/watch/echoes-the-past

From July 2025 Bristol Archives will no longer be open on Fridays. Their new opening hours will be Tuesday to Thursday, 9.30 am to 4.30 pm. Our Research Room will be open as normal, Wednesday 10 to 1 and Thursday 1 to 4.

We invite you to join us next Monday 23rd June for our Bath Group meeting when Richard Meunier, Records Office Manager, will be talking about house and building records held in the Bath Record Office. Records can vary enormously from house to house and the talk will include property deeds, plans, photographs, records of occupants and maps. The talk is online only and begins at 7.30pm. The link will be emailed to members.