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Reading 280 The Meadway, Tilehurst, Reading,
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Objective The Open Day is
on Saturday - 9:15 am to 4:30 pm! We have organised an exciting day for all
those interested in Family History, whether beginner or advanced – please come
along – All talks and display stands are FREE – Saturday 6th July
2013. Our
objective for the Family History Centre Open Day is to promote
family history by helping the beginner to start, the intermediate to
understand the facilities in the Family History Centre and the more advanced
to know where to go for help. We would like to introduce people to indexing,
which is a wonderful way to provide service in the area of family history. Contact: We can be contacted by email (UK_Reading @
LDSMail.net) or phone 0118 941 0211 on Mondays and Fridays between 10am and
3pm. Location: The Family
History Centre is part of the Reading England Stake and meets in the Stake
meeting house, 280 The Meadway, Tilehurst,
Reading, Berks. RG30 4PE. Details of the days events: Speakers: 9:45 Alistair Aitchison –Key Note Address
(Reading England Stake President) 10:15 Official
opening of the Family History Open Day by Professor Suzanna Rose, 10:30
Roger Perry - Introduction to the Indexathon 11:10 Heather
Hicks – ‘Which Way? Your Way, My Way, The Right Way’ (Heather
is also the U3A National Subject Adviser on Family History) 12:10 Mark
Bayley – ‘Breaking down brick walls in your research using unique tools
and data 13:10
Christine Johnson – ‘Records and Facilities in the Reading FH Centre’ 13:50
Stewart Millar – FamilySearch Family Tree 14:45 Sharon
Hintze – ‘Being of sound and disposing mind: wills and probate’ (Director
of the London FHC) 15:45
David Cottrell – FamilySearch Historical Records Workshops
10:30 – 16:30 Workshops available include the following: Expert Help – Stands in the Cultural Hall FamilySearch Help – Stands in the Cultural Hall Beginners Instruction at 10:30am, 12:00 midday,
1:30pm and 3:00pm – Classroom 1 FamilySearch Indexing – Classrooms 2&3 Reading Family History Centre – in the FHC An Indexathon where historical FamilySearch records
will be indexed – HC room next to the FHC Stands
10:30 – 16:30 Display stands available include the following: Reading Family History Centre |
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