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Stories from Berkshire’s Graveyards Talk
This is an online talk using Zoom Technology by local historian Catherine Sampson.
Berkshire’s graveyards are packed with history and stories. We begin with a virtual visit to a typical churchyard to examine its layout and the features which were common across the county. Our stroll through the county’s burial grounds then takes take us to Basildon, Maidenhead, Longcot, Bisham and Cholsey, as we discover the cemeteries there and the occupants who link us to some of the more poignant local and national tragedies of the past hundred and fifty years. This will include victims of the sinking of the Lusitania and the Titanic, and their stories. Plus, the possible murder victim of a notorious blackmailer of Britain’s wealthier classes.
Pre-booking is required, because the event link will be sent in advance.
This talk is organised by Berkshire Family History Society CIO, a registered charity number 1204390.
Image: Frilsham, St Frideswide, Churchyard near Newbury by Catherine Sampson (copyright C Sampson).
Berkshire’s graveyards are packed with history and stories. We begin with a virtual visit to a typical churchyard to examine its layout and the features which were common across the county. Our stroll through the county’s burial grounds then takes take us to Basildon, Maidenhead, Longcot, Bisham and Cholsey, as we discover the cemeteries there and the occupants who link us to some of the more poignant local and national tragedies of the past hundred and fifty years. This will include victims of the sinking of the Lusitania and the Titanic, and their stories. Plus, the possible murder victim of a notorious blackmailer of Britain’s wealthier classes.
Pre-booking is required, because the event link will be sent in advance.
This talk is organised by Berkshire Family History Society CIO, a registered charity number 1204390.
Image: Frilsham, St Frideswide, Churchyard near Newbury by Catherine Sampson (copyright C Sampson).
Thursday 22 May
Organisers - The Centre for Heritage and Family History, 2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire RG1 3BQ
2 - 3.15pm£5 (£4 Berks FHS members)
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