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  WELCOME 

   Recording and Preserving History  

    for Future Generations    

 **** 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
Romsey Local History Society

*** Please check "Events & Talks" and "Workshops" below for any forthcoming changes to the programme *** 

 Click "Here"  to see "Events " for July 2024 - Dec. 2024 

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 on 

A Zoom "Chat" meeting 

will be held at 11 a.m.  on the 3rd Thursday of each Month as follows :-

Thursday 17th October
11.00 a.m. via Zoom
Talk on 

Markets and Fairs - Part 1
by Barbara Burbridge

 

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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 and by "Zoom" if requested.

Next meeting of SORP

is on the 3rd Oct. 2024

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 .

Monday 14th October at 7.30 pm

Mea Romana Via (My Roman Road) - the Roman Road from Winchester to Nursling


Speaker: John Sims

Venue : Romsey Town Hall Court Room

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followed on

Friday 18th October at 2.15 pm

by

Strong's Brewery : a slide show

Presented by: Phoebe Merrick

Venue : Romsey Town Hall Court Room

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and then on 

 

Thursday 24th October at 7.30 p.m.

 

The History of Michelmersh

 

Speaker: Mary Harris

Venue : "ZOOM" Meeting

 

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. 

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.
Anglo Saxon Settlement.jpg
Click on Saxon Helmet to view the results of the work carried out during the
"Saxon Romsey Project" 
Events

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.

Click any button or underlined text to read more or to view external web pages. Some photos will enlarge when clicked.

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