Each meeting generally takes the form of a presentation by a group member on a family history topic, followed by questions, tea, and an open discussion. In the discussion, there is the opportunity to ask for advice or to tell the group of your research successes.

Topics for this academic year's meetings will be chosen from the following list:-

• Researching Local Newspaper Records
• Searching Parish Registers
• Other Records beyond Census BMDs and Parish Registers
• Finding Death Records
• Non-Conformists including Roman Catholics
• Trade and Residential Directories
• Tracing Ancestors Abroad
• How to Search War Records
• Reserved Occupations
• Sorting Meaningful Information from Noise on FH Websites
• Advanced DNA Matching Tools
• DNA Matching Organisation & Strategy
• Researching School Records
• Members Talk(s) – Requires Volunteer Member(s)
• Norfolk & Suffolk County Records
• Census Records for Fishermen & Mariners
• Devon & Wiltshire County Records