Revisiting some of the alehouses that loomed large in the lives of the GWR community With the coming of the railway to Swindon in 1841, the locomotive repair Works and all that was to follow from 1843, there came an unprecedented explosion of the working population. “New Swindon” was first centred on GWR’s “factory village” […]
You are warmly invited to our 2024 AGM, with additional speakers, tours and exhibitions. Following a very positive meeting in 2023, this year's AGM is set to cover even more as we share our strategy for the future and an overview of our work from the previous year. You can also expect updates on the […]
This event is hosted by The Swindon Society. From its very beginnings the Society has attempted to record the social history of the area as shown by the camera since […]
This event is hosted online via Zoom by Wiltshire Family History Society. A soldier killed in the First World War, the man who helped keep the doors to Great Ormond Street Hospital open for more than 30 years and a 10 year old servant working for a laundress in 19th century Bath are all revealed […]
This event is hosted by Wiltshire Family History Society at The Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, SN1 5BG. The fascinating story of a man who recognised that the new world of film could be big business and by 1914 he ran the largest cinema circuit in the country. Thinking of researching your family history – […]
