Meetings of the Society
From 16th July 2020, until further notice, the Society has resolved to go virtual with its members' meetings.
The meetings will be run using
Zoom web conferencing. All you need to do when the time comes is to use the link to Start Zoom as given below.
Joining a meeting is a two stage process. The common link given below takes you to a registration page where you are asked to provide
your name and email address. This is actually a registration for all our future talks. Once the next meeting has opened
its doors the Registration page will include a new button to actually join the meeting.
You do not have to have installed the Zoom product to do this, and a video-cam, while useful, is not a prerequisite to
joining the meetings either.
To be sure that you are reminded of the meeting on the day of the meeting it is recommended
that you send an email to
the Secretary
requesting that you receive invitations to each meeting until further notice.
On meeting days the meeting room will be open from 7:30 pm. Select the Start Zoom link as before, where the
information you previously entered will be recalled, together with the link to actually join the meeting. Select that
and you will be joined. The meeting proper will start at about 7:45 pm when the
chairman will make any announcements, and take any general questions from members. The talk will
begin at about 8:00 pm, and with questions is scheduled to last for one hour, after which the meeting will close. Enjoy it all from the comfort of
your home. Non-members are welcome to our meetings.
The common link for attending our Zoom meetings
This is the common link which takes you to meeting registration and then to the meeting itself, for all meetings:
Start Zoom.
This is the current programme:
| Date |
Title & Synopsis |
Speaker |
17 June 2021 |
Behind the Scenes Working for the Who Do You Think You Are?
television series, followed by the Society's AGM.
Learn  what goes on behind the scenes as a researcher. Focus on Gill's
research for and appearances on the Johnnie Peacock and Mary Berry episodes. |
Gill Blanchard |
| 15 July 2021 |
The Long Paper Trail
Using the example of papers discovered in an attic, Sue demonstrates how we may find forebears
hidden in private papers held in archives. |
Sue Paul |
| 19 August 2021 |
Posted in the Past
The man who helped prepare Kitchener's last meal and other true stories. |
Helen Baggott |
Reciprocal arrangements with Hillingdon FHS and East Surrey FHS
With Zoom meetings now proving very popular with FHS members we have made an open invitation to members
of Hillingdon FHS and East Surrey FHS to freely join any of our Zoom meetings, and both societies have
reciprocated.
To see Hillingdon's talks programme follow
this link.
If you wish to attend any of their meetings please send an email to
Enquiries@hfhs.org.uk expressing your interest, and they will
gladly put you on their list of invitees to attend future talks.
To see East Surrey's programme of virtual meetings see
this link,
where you will see specific links to register for any of their virtual talks.
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