The Hampshire Family Historian | Volume 51 No.1 | June 2024

HGS News

We are delighted to announce an event to mark a major milestone for the Hampshire Genealogical Society, as this year we celebrate our 50th Anniversary! This two-day event is open to both HGS Golden Jubilee Event

members and non-members, so please do feel free to let your friends know. The venue is the Victoria Halls, located in the north-east of Hampshire, an excellent venue with free parking.

Saturday 6th July We are pleased to announce the following highly knowledgeable and renowned speakers: Dr Janet Few – Tulips, Topiary, Tradescanth and Thyme: seventeenth century gardens Dr Penny Walters – Ethical dilemmas in Genealogy Dr Melsia Kraftner – Routes of Roots in Multiple Diasporas: An Autobiographical DNA Journey Dave Annal – Fact from Fiction Throughout the day you will have the opportunity to visit the Exhibitors Hall, featuring family history societies and commercial stands. You can also browse the HGS Bookstall and check out the full catalogue of the HGS publications and second-hand books. Sunday 7th July The programme for the day will feature several workshops and the opportunity to ‘Ask the Experts’. Our keynote speaker is Paul McNeil , The Time Detective, best known from ITV's top-rated ‘DNA Journey’, who will describe how an unqualified kid from a slum in Peckham came to be on the telly with four million viewers We will end the day with a panel conversation on The Future of Genealogy led by our President,

Dr Nick Barratt Workshops:

Joe Saunders – Local and Family History together Jackie Deppelle – Digging into the Parish Chest Dr Sophie Kay – Mapping Alchemy for Genealogists Dr Caroline Adams – Tips on Reading Old Handwriting

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