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 July 2023 - December 2023
May be subject to change so please check back now & then.
Images from the Romsey Local History Society Collection -
Hover for a description
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 :-
Thurs. 21st. Dec. 2023
- Topic TBA
Thursday 18th Jan. 2024
- Topic TBA
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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 7th. December 2023.
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 you
require help in joining
any future "Zoom"
meetings .
a "Face to Face" meeting on
Monday 11th December at 7.30 p.m.
The Christmas Film Show
Venue : Town Hall Council Chamber
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followed by a "Zoom" meetings on
Monday 8th January at 7.30 p.m.
How Archaeology has changed over the last
Fifty Years in the Test Valley and Beyond
Speaker: Dr. Mike Heyworth
Venue : via a "Zoom" Link which will be sent
nearer the date to those members who have
already provided their email address.
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and then another "Zoom" meeting on
Thursday 25th January at 7.30 p.m.
Mashed Potato Sandwiches &
Bottle-Top Tinsel
Speaker: Dr. Ann Featherstone
via a "Zoom" Link which will be sent nearer the
date to those members who have already provided their email address.
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Click on Saxon Helmet to view the results of the work carried out during the
"Saxon Romsey Project"
Our main Programme of
events for 2023 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.
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.
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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