There are always events and activities taking place at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre. Keep visiting this page to see what is coming up over the the next few months.   

Afternoon Lectures

Watch this space for updates to our lecture programme. Coming up:  

• Thursday 25th February 2010 - To the Manor Born. Tracing your Family History through manorial records with Principal Archivist Claire Skinner
• Thursday 18th March 2010 - Looking at Wiltshire Villages with Community History expert Michael Marshman
• Thursday 25th March 2010 - The First 100 Years of the Wiltshire Constabulary with Archivist Robert Pearson
  
  All talks begin at 2.15 pm.

Admission £3.50 (concessions £2.50).  Spaces are limited so please buy your ticket in advance. Telephone 01249 705500.

Holiday Activities for children

Wednesday 17th February: Paper Making

Wednesday 7th April : Printing

10am - 11.30pm and 2pm - 3.30pm

Craft activities for 8-14 year olds

Tickets £2.50 available from 01249 705500

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Find Out Who You Are! Beginners' guide to Family History course: New dates!

Thursday 4th March 2010, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, 9.30 am to 1.00 pm

Wednesday 17th March 2010, Warminster Library, 9.30 am - 1.00 pm

Want to research your Family History but don't know where to begin? Our expert lecturers will take you through the sources you need to use in the early stages of working on your family tree and point out the dangers that can beset the unwary. The course will look at Civil Registration, Census Returns, Parish Records and a range of websites containing useful online material.

Spaces are limited to 20 people, so booking in advance is advisable. Admission: £10.00 per person. Telephone 01249 705500 for History Centre.

Telephone 01985 216022 for Warminster Library.

Starting Out in Family History  

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre offers free monthly ‘starting out in family history’ sessions on the first Wednesday of the month. An experienced member of staff will provide a group of beginners in family history with a short introduction to the main sources for family history. This will be followed by a quick tour of the search room to show where these are held, and how to access them. The sessions will last about 20-30 minutes.

There will also be a member of Wiltshire Family History Society on hand to answer specific family history enquiries.

Dates for 2010: 3 March, 7 April, 5 May, 2 June, 7 July, 4 August, 1 September, 6 October, 3 November, 1 December.

Time: 11 am

...and in the future...

Look out for our new programme of lectures in venues across the county coming soon.