News

Journal 160 is now available

31st January 2026

The latest Journal, No 160, February 2026, is now available to members (only) as a PDF from the website.Printed copies are being despatched by post.All...

Stone Family Photo Album

30th November 2025

Stone Family Photo Album Added a page to our collection of Family files for the Stone family, based on a photo album donated to us...

Charlie Taylor Bequest

11th November 2025

There are now 45 family trees available for members to explore under other resources.

Journal 159 is now available

30th October 2025

The latest Journal, No 159, November 2025, is now available to members (only) as a PDF from the website.Printed copies are being despatched by post.All...

Pedigree Index Update

28th October 2025

Finally the Pedigree Index page is fully working. The database has been augmented with baptism and burial information, where available, and is searchable if you...

Harden / Punch family album

10th October 2025

In 2024 Tony Harden kindly donated to us an album of photographs relating to his Harden / Punch family, who mainly lived in Sandown. We...

Information Exchange

6th August 2025

We've added a web page called "Information Exchange" to allow people to request or offer family history information, or even to post material. See information-exchange

Journal 158 is now available

31st July 2025

The latest Journal, No 158, August 2025, is now available to members (only) as a PDF from the website.Printed copies are being despatched by post.All...

Photo Identification - Mursell family

28th July 2025

We've added a number of mystery photos to the Photo Identification page, from collections of the extended Mursell family See if you can identify them...

Guardians of the Poor Minutes Project now completed

1st July 2025

Guardians of the Poor Minutes Project now completed We commenced work on this Project in 2014, and have now transcribed entries from the 1790s up...

Journal 157 is now available

29th April 2025

The latest Journal, No 157, May 2025, is now available to members (only) as a PDF from the website.Printed copies are being despatched by post.All...

Journal 156 is now available

31st January 2025

Journal 156 is now available1st February 2025 The current Journal, No 156, February 2025, is now available to members (only) as a PDF from the...

Morris Family Bible

15th January 2025

Morris Family Bible Malcolm Russell has sent us details of a family Bible which he bought in a job lot some years ago His research...

Plymouth Royal Naval Memorial - images added for names recorded

12th November 2024

We have now visited and photographed the Plymouth Royal Naval Memorial and detailed photographs of the names of those men with Isle of Wight connections...

RN Personnel records now implemented

22nd August 2024

We have now completed the first phase of implementing this database Over 5000 Isle of Wight men served in the Victorian Navy in the period...