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

Editorial

Message from the editor Recalling the past, we reproduce an article from 2013 which tells of the formation of the society with initial meetings and the first journals. We hope to reproduce other articles from the early journals, which many of us will not have seen, in the coming journals in this 50th Anniversary year. I have detailed how my research has changed in the last fifty years, which many of you who have been working on family trees for a similar time will be familiar with. Newer members can see how research has been made easier, although looking at the original images online, rather than transcripts is recommended. With some knowledge you may be able to interpret the names and locations more accurately. Edward Fennell reports on the joint project between the Hampshire Records Office and

the Society on the Swing Riots. The project is ongoing and contact details are at the end of the article should you wish to

participate. You can also look at our website to see HGS projects which you may be able to assist with. Colin Taylor, an overseas contributor, has looked into the families of Frank Butler or Frank Howard and his complexities of two families with two wives. The second whilst still married to his first wife! Stephen Pomeroy Editor

For all the latest news visit… www.hgs-familyhistory.com

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