AGM 2024
WILTSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Registered Charity No. 290284
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of Wiltshire Family History Society will be held on Saturday 21 September 2024 at the Nursteed Centre, Nursteed Road, Devizes, SN10 3AH commencing at 3.15pm.
The business of the meeting will be to receive the annual report of the Executive Committee as Trustees, to receive the accounts of the Society for 2023/24, to elect the members of the Executive Committee other than the Branch Representatives for the ensuing year, to re-elect or elect where necessary the President and Vice-Presidents of the Society for terms of six years, and to transact any other business on the agenda to be circulated at the meeting.
Proceedings and election of officers will be in accordance with the Constitution.
Nomination forms for the elections may be obtained from the General Secretary by post or by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. They should be signed by the proposer, the seconder, and the nominee and reach the General Secretary by Saturday 7 September 2024.
A copy of the accounts may be obtained prior to the AGM from the General Secretary at the Resource Centre upon receipt of a stamped addressed envelope, or email address, after 31 August 2024.
Preceding the AGM, at 2.00pm there will be a talk by Mike Stone on ‘Early Railways in North Wiltshire from Brunel to Westinghouse’ to which all are invited.
July 2024 Journal
The July 2024 journal is now on-line and is available to members, who should log on and select Journals through the Members' Area. 
Advice Sessions
We are soon to start a joint venture with the History Centre at Chippenham to support the family historians who approach the Centre for help. Their archive staff are the experts when it comes to the documents in their care, but they recognise that their knowledge of family history practice and sources is more limited. Hence an appeal to us to help, which we have gladly answered!
From 5th July, volunteers will be in the History Centre on the first Wednesday each month to see enquirers by appointment or to answer questions from casual callers and to help the Centre staff with family history emails. The History Centre is the first port of call for enquiries and will be making appointments for the service.
Will a monthly session be sufficient to meet demand? We don’t know! But if there is a greater need from the community, we would be keen to expand this venture. So, if you live within reach of the History Centre at Chippenham and feel you would like to share your knowledge of how to research family history with new starters or help someone break down their brick wall, please contact me, Jenny Pope at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Wiltshire & Swindon History centre opening on Saturdays
Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre has just announced that it will be opening on the first Saturday of each month from July onwards. This is great news for those who are not free to attend during the week because of family or work commitments, and we have been pressing for this for some time.
Booking ahead will be essential. You can do this by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or tel 01249 705500. See their website www.wshc.org.uk for more information about visiting the Centre.
