The Hampshire Family Historian | Vol.49 No.2 | September 2022

HGS News

Sheila Brine – a HGS Stalwart Earlier this year the HGS lost one of its most well-known and important role holders in recent years, Sheila Brine. For many years Sheila had led the Portsmouth Group before becoming the HGS Secretary. She performed this role most proficiently for many years and many of today’s post holders would have known her well.

knowledge the bookstall would not have been as lively, helpful and as friendly as it was. For a while Sheila stepped in as Editor of the Historian before Stephen took over, contributing many articles. Sheila was also the organiser of many Open Days that were held, mainly at Horndean. These were very successful events and showed her due diligence in any task she undertook. Sheila always made the tea and coffee etc. at meetings. She was also a regular in the office during the week helping on all tasks as needed. Without Sheila HGS would not have run as well as it was, she knew everyone and everything and was the lynch pin of HGS for many years. She always said that it was her late husband Gordon who got her involved and she didn't know much about family history at all - especially Hampshire as she very proudly said she was Scottish and came from Scotland.

She was also a very enthusiastic and helpful member of the bookstall team, joining most bookstall events from 2008 until really when Elaine took over in 2017. They were always fun days out. Sheila was often in charge of getting the tea and coffee for all and also made sure she touched base with all the other stallholders at the events. She knew everyone and also made sure Chris was introduced to everyone when she took over from Joan Stephens. Between Joan giving up and Chris taking over she stored the bookstall at her house and attended a few events. She always helped unpack and pack up at events and was also very helpful to people who came to the bookstall for help and to other members of the bookstall team. Without her input and

Sheila will be sorely missed. Paul Pinhorne Chairman

With the deepest regret we wish to inform readers of the death of the following HGS members:-

FAREWELL Rex Barham

Basingstoke

Member #14327 Member #7627 Member #3968

Sheila Brine Eileen Parkins

Lovedean Salisbury

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