Camberley Centre
Camberley Adult Education Centre, France Hill Drive, Camberley, GU15 3QB
For map click here.Co-ordinator: Lesley Hall
Email: camberley@wsfhs.orgFrom January to March, the meetings will be on the Third Saturday of the month.
The doors will open at 1.30pm and the meeting will start at 2.00pm.
From April to June and September to November, the meetings will be on the Third Wednesday of the month.
Generally the doors will open at 7pm and the meeting will start at 7.30pm.
There are no meetings in July, August and December.
2025
| Date | Doors Open | Start Time | Title | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 18 Jan | 1.30 pm | 2.00 pm | HMS India, her men and their stories | Rebecca Clarke |
| Sat | 15 Feb | 1.30 pm | 2.00 pm | Share your 'treasures' - artefacts or people | Informal meeting |
| Sat | 15 Mar | 1.30 pm | 2.00 pm | My Favourite Ancestor. Tips and Techniques to find him | Sue Turner |
| Wed | 16 Apr | 7.00 pm | 7.30 pm | William Schaw Lindsay, Victorian Entrepreneur | Bill Lindsay |
Forthcoming Meetings
January 18 2025
Rebecca Clarke - HMS India, her men and their storiesRebecca Clarke is a family archivist, writer, researcher and speaker.
Her talk focuses primarily on the letters written by Rebecca’s grandfather-in-law whilst he was interned in Norway following, the sinking of HMS India, during WW1.
Rebecca will discuss her methods of research, including forging connections with the philatelist community to trace more letters and realising the value of family archives.
Rebecca will also speak about the connections she made with over thirty descendants of other men from HMS India and how their stories have been told and have become such an important part of the fabric of the story of the stricken ship and her men.
Rebecca will bring photographs, letters and other ephemera to the talk for attendees to examine at their leisure.
February 15
Informal meeting - Share your 'treasures' - artefacts or peopleWhat do you treasure from your family and research?
Bring an artifact "to show and tell" or as an intro to your person 'treasure'.
March 15
Sue Turner - My Favourite Ancestor. Tips and Techniques to find himSue has been researching her family for over 40 years and now also researches those of her partner, brothers in law and friends. She graduated with Distinction with an MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde in 2022.
This talk looks at how she learned about the most interesting person in her ancestry - a person who lived in many places and had many varied jobs. It follows the path she took to discover him and then to track his meanderings, together with the different records that helped to find out more about his life. The talk also considers the problems encountered during the journey and provide some tips and techniques for getting round them
April 16
Bill Lindsay - William Schaw Lindsay, Victorian EntrepreneurBill is retired and researching Victorian Merchant Shipping. He is a member of various Maritime Societies, including the Society for Nautical Research and the Navy Records Society, and has written several articles on Victorian Merchant Shipping.
Drawing on his great-great-grandfather’s diaries, Bill’s talk will focus on the transition of sailing ships to steamships, emigration to Australia and Canada, and shipping in the Crimean War and the American Civil War.