WELCOME
Recording and Preserving History
for Future Generations
Market Place
view from Church Street
2020
Upper Eldon Church
Near Michelmersh
Old Romsey
Corn Market, Romsey
WORKSHOPS
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 from 11 a.m
on :-
2nd Nov. - Topic to be decided
9th Nov. - General discussion.
New 2020 Zoom "Online" Talks Programme - Click "Here" to see how to attend these Meetings
* Next Online Talk * - Monday 9th November 2020
Join meeting from 7.15 pm for a 7.30 pm prompt start
"Buses Serving Romsey from the 1960's" - Speaker: Neal Kearns
This will be followed on Friday 20th November, from 2.00 p.m for 2.15 p.m. start, by
"Waitrose : A Slide Show " - Speaker: Phoebe Merrick
"Members" will automatically receive an invitation to each "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.
*Please Note* - an invitation does not always guarantee that you will be admitted
to an online meeting. However "Members" will be given priority so "Non-Members" should be aware that they may be asked to "leave" or "wait" to be admitted to a meeting where the number of Members wishing to attend may exceed our current "Zoom" limits on the actual day of the talk.
From the Romsey Local History Society Collection -
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*** 30 to 60 participants (including some couples) have attended each online talk of the Society this Autumn - 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 by email. Please send your email address, if you have not already done so, to romsey.history@gmail.com to receive your copy. Newsletter will also be e placed on the website under "Romsey's History" on the menu, for you to print out. If required a paper version can be sent - subject to availability.
Next Meetings -
We are an active group of over 340 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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