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Recording and Preserving History
for Future Generations
Corn Market, Romsey
view from Church Street 2020
Near Michelmersh
Corn Market, Romsey
WORKSHOPS 2021
During Covid-19 we will be holding on-line Workshops on Monday mornings from
11.00 a.m. to Noon.
Members who have already provided their email address to the Society will have been sent a WORKSHOP 'Link' and 'Passcode' which can then be used to join all workshops -
21st June - Topic - Buildings in Romsey & General
Discussion Workshop.
28th June - Topic - Buildings in Romsey & General
Discussion Workshop.
Click "Here" to see "Events " for Jun - Dec 2021
They may be subject to change so please check back now & then.
Images from the Romsey Local History Society Collection -
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* Next Main Talk * - Friday 13th August 2021 hopefully in
the Town Hall at 2.15 pm (or via Zoom if Covid restrictions still apply)
Crampmoor and the Straight Mile - A slide show
Speaker: Phoebe Merrick
Our planned Walks/Visits for May/June/July have been postponed
until 2022 due to problems of controlling numbers in public spaces.
However our Monday Morning "Zoom" Workshops
(excluding Bank Holidays) will continue until further notice.
It is hoped that our main programme of events will be able to
go ahead "face to face" in the Town Hall after the summer break
"Members" will automatically receive a separate invitation to each Zoom "TALK" together with a 'Link' & 'Passcode' "if" they have already provided their email address to the Society. "Non-Members" can also register their email address for this particular talk via "romsey.history@gmail.com" in order to receive an invitation.
Chairman's Report Dec. 2020
*** Up to 60 participants
have attended each online talk of the Society during Covid-19 - why not join us at the next ONLINE talk?
Please Contact us well beforehand if you
require help in joining
any future online talk,
meeting or workshop.
To all members of Romsey Local History Society : During Covid -19 we will send out newsletters, notifications and changes by email. Please send your email address, if you have not already done so, to romsey.history@gmail.com to receive these. 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 Newsletters can be sent.
Next Meetings -
We are an active group of over 250 members which includes local amateur historians and archaeologists, whose aim is to research, record and preserve the history of Romsey and local areas for future generations.
Thursday 26th March at 7.30 pm
Romsey Town Hall Court Room
Why does Romsey have an Abbey?
Looking at the available later Saxon evidence in the local & a much wider context
Speaker: Frank Green
Friday 27th March at 2.15 pm
Romsey Town Hall Court Room
Amateur Dramatics before RAODS:
A slide show
Speaker: Phoebe Merrick
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'Romsey Local History Society will be holding a number of
using Zoom video conferencing.
Please "register by email" to receive an invitation to attend events.
Please check the website for up to date information as the programme may change at
short notice.'
Covid-19 Update June 2021
Some Zoom Meetings will continue during the rest of
2021 and possibly longer,
subject to Covid restrictions.
We now have access to our
book storage facility again so book sales are now available once again - please click on
"Buy Our Books" to have a browse and maybe place an order.