Please join us for our next Bath Group meeting on Monday 29 April when Dr Jessamy Carlson will introduce some of the resources available at The National Archives for local and family historians and how to find them using Discovery. Dr Carlson will also talk about some of the resources from the collection that are available through commercial partners, and answer questions about the collections. The meeting is on Zoom starting at 7.30pm – joining instructions sent to members by email. We look forward to seeing you!

The Working party at Ridgeway Cemetery was very successful despite a short rain storm in the middle of the morning. A good number of volunteers, both locals and from BAFHS, attended...

The Society recently exhibited at the Family History show in Malvern...

We invite you to join us on Monday 8 April for the Bristol Group meeting when Jenny Mallin delivers a fascinating insight into five generations of her family who lived during the days of the British Raj in India. We will learn about their lives on the Railways, Telegraph and in the Military as well as their lifestyles. The meeting is online, starting at 7.30pm. The link will be sent to members by email.

Next Monday we will be welcoming Dr Penny Walters for a session on adding social history to your family history research. Discover how the stories of ordinary individuals intertwine with larger historical events, and learn valuable techniques for writing compelling narratives about your ancestors. This talk is online and begins at 7.30pm and is available to members only (joining details sent by email). If you are not a member you can join BAFHS. Just visit https://bafhs.org.uk/support/join and enjoy this and many other talks and benefits of being a member.

Next Monday’s Bristol Group talk is “Getting the Best From Newspaper Websites”. Much useful information can be found in the local newspapers of the time that can shed light on the life events of our ancestors and their achievements or failures. The talk will explore what is out there in this underused resource and explore ideas on how to find those elusive ancestors. Our speaker is John Hanson, a family history lecturer with nearly 25 years’ experience; he is a member of the Guild of One-Name Studies and a former Trustee of the Society of Genealogists. The talk is online and begins at 7.30pm and is available to members only (joining details sent by email). If you are not a member you can join BAFHS at https://bafhs.org.uk/support/join.

Please be aware that booking for the Outing to Bosworth, Leicester Cathedral & Richard III Memorial Centre on 11 April is now closed.

Next Monday (26 February) is a great opportunity to learn more about researching before Parish Records. Ian Waller is talking to the Bath Group online via Zoom about these underused early records and promises to be a fascinating session. The talk is online via Zoom and begins at 7.30pm – joining details sent to members in advance.

We invite you to join us for the February Bristol Group meeting next Monday (12th February) when Richard Holt will be talking about the history of apprenticeship and the sources that are available to the family historian. Discover how these sources helped research a ‘brick wall’ ancestor. The talk is online and begins at 7.30pm and is available to members only (joining details sent by email).If you are not a member you can join BAFHS here.