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Brackley & District

Family History

Status:Active, open to new members
Convenor:

The Family History Group.

We meet at Egerton Hall Community Centre, Juno Crescent, Brackley, NN13 6EA, (on the corner of Juno Crescent and Poppyfields Way) at 10:15 to 11:50 on the 2nd Thursday morning of each month.  Doors open at 10:00.

Attendees pay £1.00 which covers the cost of the room which has Wi-Fi, a great asset for communal on-line research.  Tea or coffee, if required, is usually available at some point during the session for which there is a nominal 50p charge.

There is ample parking behind the building.  Alternatively, the bus stop for the hourly Stagecoach 500 service, to/from Brackley town centre, Banbury and Bicester, is outside the building.

Any non-FH Group members wishing to attend should contact me beforehand through the FH Group web page.

Our group consists of those who are relatively new to researching their family history through to those who have been doing it for several years.  Everyone is sharing their knowledge and assisting each other in finding records of their ancestors, often breaking down those brick walls and maybe proving, or disproving, those old family stories.  These records help us to find out what their life was like, what work they did, where they lived, as well as trying to bring alive their social history.  Remember, Family History is not just a Family Tree!

A good website for Family History events and lectures, etc., is www.geneva.weald.org.uk and entering ‘Fair’ in the filter.  The following are some of the Fairs and Open Days, some of which are annual and others bi-annual.  The physical events are a good way of getting information from across the UK and beyond.  Each event will be attended by several FH Societies from counties and cities, as well as traders and others.  Always check the website before travelling.

Further details of the Societies and the timings of these events can be found on the respective websites.

DateVenueGroupWebsite
18th AprSt Ives, CambsReally Useful FH Showhttps://www.fhf-reallyuseful.com/ Hosted by East Anglia Group of FHSs.
18th AprNottinghamNotts Local & FH Dayhttps://nottsfhs.org/
26th AprKetteringNorthants FHS, Heritage Fairwww.northants-fhs.org/
9th MayAintree *³The FH Show, Liverpoolhttps://thefamilyhistoryshow.com/liverpool
9th MayIpswichSuffolk FHS, 2025 Fairwww.suffolkfhs.org.uk
27th JuneBromhamWiltshire FHS, FH Dayhttps://www.wiltshirefhs.co.uk/
27th JuneYorkYork City FHS, Fairhttps://www.yorkfamilyhistory.org.uk/
4th JulyReadingRomany & Traveller FHS, Heritage Dayhttps://rtfhs.org.uk
TBA AugBelfastReally Useful FH Showhttps://www.fhf-reallyuseful.com/ Hosted by North of Ireland FHS.
3rd OctKempton Park *³The FH Show, Londonhttps://thefamilyhistoryshow.com/london/
24th OctHuddersfieldHuddersfield & Dist. FHS, FH Fairwww.hdfhs.org.uk
24th OctOxfordOxfordshire FHS, FH Fairwww.ofhs.org.uk
6th Feb 2027Online *⁴Family History Show, Onlinehttps://thefamilyhistoryshow.com/online/
13th Mar 2027Malvern *³The FH Show, Midlandshttp://thefamilyhistoryshow.com/midlands/

Details of possible future events may become available in due course.

The website also enables you to contact the Society for more information about their group, if you so wish.

DateVenueGroupWebsite
? May 2026SheffieldSheffield & Dist. FHS, FH Fairhttp://www.sheffieldfhs.org.uk/events
? May 2026AberystwythCardiganshire FHSwww.cgnfhs.org.uk
? May 2026Weston S MareWeston FH & Local H Fairwww.wsmfhs.org
? May 2026ChesterfieldC’field & Dist. FHS, FH Fairwww.cadfhs.org
? June 2026Liskeard*⁷saltash-heritage.org.uk
? June 2026ShrewsburyShropshire FHS, FH Fairwww.sfhs.org.uk/events
? July 2026AylesburyBucks FHS, Open Daywww.bucksfhs.org.uk
? Sept 2026Stretford 2026Cheshire FHS, FH Fairwww.fhsc.org.uk/
? Sept 2026CarmarthenDyfed FHS, FH Fairwww.dyfedfhs.org.uk
? Sept 2026Woolmer GreenHertfordshire FHS, Open Daywww.hertsfhs.org.uk
? Sept 2026Merthyr TydfilGlamorgan FHS, FH Fairwww.glamfhs.org.uk
? Oct 2026PaigntonDevon FHS, Open Dayhttp://www.devonfhs.org.uk/
? Nov 2026Cambridge*²https://www.cfhs.org.uk/events.html
? Aug 2026ChelmsfordEssex Soc. for FHwww.esfh.org.uk
? Aug 2026DoncasterDoncaster & Dist. FHS, Local History Fairhttp://doncasterfhs.co.uk
? Sept 2026GloucesterGloucestershire FHShttps://gfhs.org.uk/
? Sept 2026Thornbury, BristolBristol & Avon FHS, FH Fairwww.bafhs.org.uk
? Sept 2026Sturminster NewtonSomerset & Dorset FHS, Open Daywww.sdfhs.org/
? Oct 2026CheshamRomany & Traveller FHS, FH Open Dayhttps://rtfhs.org.uk
? Oct 2026LondonFamilies in British India Societyhttps://www.fibis.org
? Nov 2026Online *⁴Really Useful FH Showhttps://www.fhf-reallyuseful.com/
? Nov 2026ChippenhamWiltshire FHS, Open Day at History Centrehttps://www.wiltshirefhs.co.uk/
? Nov 2026WokingWest Surrey FHS, FH Fairwww.wsfhs.co.uk
? Jan 2027Online *⁶East Surrey FHS, FH Fairhttps://www.eastsurreyfhs.org.uk/
? Feb 2027ReadingOpen Dayhttps://berksfhs.org/
? Mar 2027Kinson, BournemouthDorset FHS, FH Daywww.dorsetfhs.org.uk/events
? Mar 2027Online *⁵RootsTech Connecthttps://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/
? Mar 2027ManchesterManchester & Lancs FHS, FH Fairhttps://mlfhs.uk
? Mar 2027Roydon, NorfolkDiss FH Group FH Fairhttps://www.tharston-past.info/DFHG/
? Apr 2027Cobham, KentNW Kent FHS, FH Daywww.nwkfhs.org.uk/
? Apr 2027Richmond, Yorks*¹https://clevelandfhs.org.uk/

*¹ Cleveland (incl. North Yorkshire & South Durham) FHS, Open Day.

*² Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire FHS, Local &FH Fair.

*³ This is a commercial event where entrance tickets have to be purchased.  These are usually available on-line beforehand, possibly with a discount, or at the door on the day.

*⁴ This is a commercial event where there is a fee to view.  These are usually available on-line beforehand, possibly with a discount, or at the door on the day.  Lectures and Live Streams usually available for 7 days after the event.

Details on their website.

*⁵ This is a free commercial event by FamilySearch.  Registration details on their website.

*⁶ This is a free event using Zoom.  Registration details on their website.

*⁷ SE Cornwall Museums Forum, FH Day in Town Hall.

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Group Convenor – Graham Irvine

To contact Graham, click here >Family History Group Convenor