WELCOME
Recording and Preserving History
for Future Generations
Corn Market, Romsey
view from Church Street 2020
Near Michelmersh
Corn Market, Romsey
**** WORKSHOPS ****
Weekly "Face-to-Face" Workshop meetings in the Romsey Town Hall Basement
each Monday (just drop in)
between 10.00 a.m. to Noon. (except Bank Holidays)
For other times (including evenings) by arrangement -
either by email:
romsey.history@gmail.com
or
by phone to the chairman
01794 367701
*** Please check "Events & Talks" and "Workshops" below for any forthcoming changes to the programme ***
Click "Here" to see "Events " for Jan 2024 - June 2024
May be subject to change so please check back now & then.
Images from the Romsey Local History Society Collection -
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The next Main Event is
A Zoom "Chat" meeting
will be held at 11 a.m. on the 3rd Thursday of each Month as follows :-
Thursday 18th April 2024
- "Frederick Guard" of Romsey by
Shirley Rogers
Thursday 16th May 2024
The Buildings of
The Abbey URC by
Alec Morley
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The "Survey of Romsey Project" (SORP) group will meet on the 1st
Thursday of each month between 10 a.m. - 12 noon
at the Town Hall .
Next meeting of SORP
is on 2nd. May 2024.
led by Roger Leech
a "Face to Face" meeting on
Friday 19th April 2.15 p.m.
The Hundred, Market Place to
Latimer Street - A Slide Show
Host: Phoebe Merrick
Venue: Town Hall Court Room
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followed by a "ZOOM" meeting on
Thursday 25th April 7.30 p.m.
The Mayflower Connection
Speaker: Helen Baggott
Venue: A "Zoom" Meeting
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and then another "Face to Face" meeting on
Monday 13th May 7.30 pm
The Logistical Build-Up to D-Day
Speaker: Chris Barrington-Brown
Venue: Town Hall Council Chamber
Our main "Programme" of
events for 2024 will start with
Zoom Meetings in
January and February and then
continue in March with "face to face" meetings in the
Town Hall Court Room.
A few Meetings may be held in the Council Chamber
upstairs which can now be accessed by a new "proper"
lift that has been installed in the rear of the Town Hall for use by
those who may have difficulty using the front staircase.
Members who have already provided
their email address to the Society will be
sent a 'Link' and 'Passcode' which can
then be used to join "Zoom" meetings
Please Contact us well beforehand
if yourequire help in joining any
future "Zoom" meetings .
To all members of Romsey Local History Society : We will send out newsletters, notifications and changes by email. To receive these then, if you have not already done so, please send your email address, to romsey.history@gmail.com .
Past Newsletters can also be viewed on the website under "Romsey's History" on the menu, for you to print out. If requested a paper version of the Newsletters is available.
Click on Saxon Helmet to view the results of the work carried out during the
"Saxon Romsey Project"
Book sales - please click on "Buy Our Books" to have a browse and maybe place an order.
Why not Join Us
We are an active group of over 250 members which includes local amateur historians and archaeologists, whose aims are to research, record and preserve the history of Romsey and local areas for future generations.
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