The Family & Community Historical Research Society (FACHRS) is a UK based society, celebrated our silver anniversary in 2023. FACHRS aims to help those who wish to discover more about the day-to-day lives of their ancestors; to promote research by professional and nonprofessional historians into social, local, and family history; and encourage links between institutionally based and independent researchers.
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take part in annual projects based around occupations (2022 – Milliners) – regular online get togethers are held, members chat about their findings, raise queries, and keep up to date with project news.
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join in major projects which are more in depth and last for several years, the outcome resulting in a FACHRS book. The present project is based around research into the Patient experience in British Asylums during the second half of the Nineteenth Century.
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contribute articles to the FACHRS Newsletter on the results of their project research or their own independent research topics and can submit more academic articles to our peer reviewed Journal, Family & Community History.
FACHRS holds an Annual Conference in May (hybrid) and an Annual Project Online Conference in February.
Want to know more contact us here or see our website: www.fachrs.com
Essex Society for Family History
Our aims are to promote and encourage the public study of British Family history, genealogy, heraldry, and local history with particular reference to Essex and to promote the preservation, and accessibility of archival material
Our Website includes:
- Surnames Interest area (see who’s already researching your surname)
- Essex gazetteer listing ‘old Essex’ place names
- Over 2 million genealogical records, and still growing!
- Concessionary Subscription rates to www.findmypast.co.uk
- 24hr access to a host of recorded talks, workshops etc.
Members can enjoy at least 10 live and/or virtual meetings and events, a year, and be able to discuss their research with fellow members
Membership is only:
£10 per year for membership including electronic copy of our magazine.
£22 per year for membership including UK delivery of our paper magazine
£35 per year for membership inc. Worldwide delivery of our paper magazine.
Online events are currently free, & live events cost £3 per event for members & visitors
Our magazine ‘The Essex Family Historian’ is published 3 times per year, typically containing over 20 articles & much more.
Join us today at: www.esfh.org.uk!
The area covered by East Surrey FHS includes the ancient parishes along the Thames, from Rotherhithe to Thames Ditton and then southwards to include Chessington, Leatherhead, Fetcham, Mickleham, Betchworth, Leigh and Newdigate and all parishes eastwards. If you live in, or have ancestors in any of these parishes you would be most welcome to join us.
The Society has its own research centre based at Lingfield, where it offers a drop-in help service, although inquiries online are welcome. Most months there is also a live meeting held here. More informal meetings are held at the National Archives on a Saturday afternoon and there is at least one talk a month hosted on Zoom. Most of these talks are recorded and played at the other end of the day so members from North America and Australasia can join us.
Our quarterly journal includes a variety of contributions, including comprehensive reports of our talks on Zoom for those not having internet access.
In 2023 in addition to our regular meetings we held an enjoyable creative writing course, organised a number of Surrey walks and other visits and held our first online transcription event. As a result, we are delighted to announce that an index of the Netherne Hospital Burial Register will be available from the Surrey History Centre in the New Year.
This is our third virtual fair so we are on our way to becoming an established part of the genealogical calendar.
The East of London Family History Society
The East of London Family History Society’s aim is to promote and encourage the public and private study of family history, genealogy, cultural heritage, heraldry and local history with particular reference to the eastern boroughs of Greater London:
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Barking & Dagenham
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Hackney
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Havering
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Newham
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Redbridge
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Tower Hamlets
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The Society was formed in 1978 and is now a registered charity with over 1,100 members worldwide. We have no offices, telephones or paid staff and all our services are provided by volunteer members.
Whether you are new to studying family history or a seasoned genealogist we hope you will find something to interest you.
Membership entitles you to:
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four issues of our popular quarterly journal, Cockney Ancestor
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a monthly mini newsletter
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attend meetings at three venues or log into talks on Zoom
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full access to the Member Area Message Board to post requests for assistance
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publish your surname interests on line
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access our member only on-line resources.
See our website for joining options:
