An opportunity for anyone interested in either family or local history to attend a free event to be held at the British Aerospace Welfare Association (BAWA) Leisure Centre on Southmead Road, Filton on Saturday, 23rd September, 2023 at 10am to 4pm.

This is being organised and hosted by the Bristol & Avon Family History Society (BAFHS) and is the first local event of its type since the Covid pandemic interrupted such activities three years ago.

The exhibitors will include a number of regional family history societies who will be able to offer you advice on research into your ancestors, with tips on how to crack those brick walls to unlock the stories behind those old family rumours and mysteries. Also in attendance will be Bristol Record Office and Libraries.

A number of local history and heritage groups will be attending to reveal the work they have done on their districts and communities and to give tips on how to research and record the history of your own areas.

Apart from the organisations already mentioned, there will also be commercial exhibitors selling genealogical software and data CDs, old maps, new and second-hand books, old postcards and archival-quality storage materials.

There will be a live talk on an historic mapping project, an absolute must for anyone interested in the history of places and people.

Light refreshments will be available.

For more information and details please see the website www.bafhs.org.uk, Facebook page facebook.com/bristolandavonfhs or email contact [email protected]