Slimbridge Local History Society

The Society holds meetings at 7.30pm in the village hall on the third Thursday of alternate months. See below for the programme of speakers, topics and visits.
Visitors are welcome. Entrance fee £1.50 (including refreshments). Membership fee is £5 per annum


 Among information available to researchers are the following items

* Transcribed Parish Registers for Baptisms, Marriages and Burials dating from 1571
* Census Returns 1841 - 1901
* Graveyard Monumental Inscriptions
* Court Rolls giving information re: parishioners in 15th & 16th `C
* Transcriptions of 16th and 17th Century Wills of local residents
* Photographs of all the village buildings old and new 1998
History of  Cambridge and Slimbridge Schools
Some information re: Cambridge and Gossington Non Conformist Chapels
* Slimbridge Millenium Photographic Archive AD2000
(300 photos of people, places, events, industry, & farming etc.in the year 2000)

* - Now available on CD


PROGRAMME of MEETINGS 2009/10

Sept. 17th. 2009

Introduction to Gloucester Archive - Researching in the Archive
Speaker:  Sue Stafford

Nov. 19th 2009

Raikes' Progress Schools in Gloucester
Speaker: Jenny d'Esterre

Jan. 21st 2010

Medieval Pilgrimages in Gloucestershire
Speaker: Bill Torode

Mar. 18th 2010

The Berkeley and Spetchley Estates
Speaker: Tim Davies

June 17th 2010

Annual General Meeting and Members Night


CONTACTS

You can email us at: rjayuu@argonet.co,uk

Margaret Weeks: 01453 890059

Eric Carpenter: 01453 890680