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News

Welcome to our News section.

Probate Name Index Now Available

39,000 names on one CD.

Relive Jubilees Past

Take a tour round our gallery of royal events in the Royal County.

Important Information about School Records

Update on the treatment of personal data.

New Wills Index: Special Offer

Grab a hard copy index for Berkshire Archdeaconry probates, 1480-1652.

Find us on Facebook

The BRO launches its official Facebook page.

Your Family Tree: Ask the Experts

An informal evening of research.

Sports Records Survey

Do you know of any historic sporting records for Berkshire?

 

Latest Galleries

Inside Victorian Broadmoor

Inside Victorian Broadmoor
Stories from England's first Criminal Lunatic Asylum

For the Welfare of the Insane Poor

For the Welfare of the Insane Poor
A History of Fair Mile Hospital 1870-2003

The Berkshire County Council Portrait Collection

The Berkshire County Council Portrait Collection
The Great and the Good from County Government

The Berkshire Echo

The Berkshire Echo 59
April 2012: Gardens and Gardening - Illicit Love at Buscot Park - a Littlewic...

Upcoming Events

Family History Evening
Drop in to chat to BRO staff and experts from the Berkshire Family History Society about your family tree. No need to book, turn up anytime between six and eight.