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New plaque celebrates the Romany history of Sound Common near Nantwich, Cheshire Posted Oct 14, 2025 By Web Master

A commemorative plaque was unveiled on Monday 6 October 2025 to honour British Romany families who lived for generations on Sound Common near Nantwich in

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Come and meet the RTFHS team in Chesham at our own family history event on Saturday 11 October 2025 Posted Sep 19, 2025 By Web Master

We’re holding our own “On the Road” family history event in Chesham in Buckinghamshire on Saturday 11 October 2025. It’s free and open to everyone,

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Looking for Travelling ancestors with surnames starting with H or I? They might be in our latest online collection Posted Aug 19, 2025 By Web Master

Are you researching Romany or Traveller families with a surname starting with H or I? You’re sure to find a reference or two in the

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Remember the hop-pickers who drowned in the 1853 Hartlake Tragedy: an event at St Mary’s Church, Hadlow, Kent, on Sunday 17 August 2025 Posted Jul 28, 2025 By Web Master

RTFHS member Anne Hughes has sent us this information about an event at St Mary’s Church, Hadlow, near Tonbridge in Kent, on Sunday 17th August

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Missed the SOG’s “Researching Romany and Traveller Ancestors” online presentation on Monday 23 June 2025? Now catch up with it on YouTube! Posted Jun 29, 2025 By Web Master

If you weren’t able to attend the “Researching Romany and Traveller Ancestors” online presentation on Monday 23 June 2025 organised by the Society of Genealogists,

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