Oxfordshire FHS is a Registered Charity, Number 275891 and is a member of the Family History Federation.
If you have ancestors from Oxfordshire, then we have the resources to help you. If you live in Oxfordshire and are interested in Family History, even if you don’t have Oxfordshire ancestors then OFHS could still help you.
We hold regular meetings both on Zoom and at Exeter Hall, Kidlington check the events calendar on our website: www.ofhs.uk.
Volunteers from the Society man advisor sessions at the Oxfordshire History Centre and in libraries across Oxfordshire.
Are objectives are:
1. To advance education in family history and genealogy primarily within the post-1974 county of Oxfordshire.
2. To collect, index, co-ordinate, publish and make accessible in the interests of family history and genealogy any relevant document or records relating to the county
3. To promote the preservation of such documents or records.
4. To encourage the study of family history and genealogy
5. To assist educationally by lectures or otherwise in record research
6. To co-operate with family history and other societies with similar interests.
Welcome to North West Kent FHS. The Society covers Kent northward from Tunbridge Wells and adjoining Sussex parishes right up to the ancient Kent parishes that are now Southeast London boroughs.
However, we have a worldwide membership and are always willing to help wherever you live, or your ancestors originate.
Our website (nwkfhs.org.uk) provides full details of our branch meetings as well as our monthly Zoom talks. You will also find information on our regular workshops and discussion groups, held on a variety of subjects, both face to face and via Zoom.
In addition, we have use of the library at Joydens Wood, Bexley, every Wednesday between 10 and 4 where you can speak directly with one of our experienced volunteer researchers.
If you do not live locally in Kent email
As well as our quarterly journal we publish a free twice monthly newsletter. To register go to
Our annual membership is just £10, (£12 for a family or couple).
Cumbria Family History Society
Membership of the Cumbria Family History Society is open to anyone with an interest in family or local history in the area covered by the modern county of Cumbria, which was formed in 1974 with the re-drawing of administrative boundaries throughout most of the UK. Cumbria comprises the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, as well as the Sedbergh District of Yorkshire and the Furness District of Lancashire.
Members of the CFHS receive four issues a year of our Newsletter and have access, through the Members’ Forum on our website, to additional family history data, newspaper transcripts and, most importantly, the expertise of other experienced and helpful members. The Society organises one-day conferences each year in April (at Seascale) and June (at Burton-in-Kendal, including the Society’s AGM). In November we have a weekend conference at Crooklands Hotel near Kendal. Society representatives also attend local and family history fairs, and hold weekly help sessions at Carlisle Archives. We also have a London Branch that hosts regular talks (currently being held online).
The Society works closely with Cumbria Archives and volunteers are engaged in transcribing records, many of which can be purchased as downloads from our online shop.
Website: https://cumbriafhs.com
West Surrey Family History Society was founded in 1974 to cover the Ancient County of Surrey, with a strong emphasis on Research and Education in Genealogy. We have produced many indexes and transcripts including Parish Registers, Wills, Monumental Inscriptions, Poor Law Records, Feet of Fines, Deeds, Lay Subsidies and Court Records. In addition we have published a large range of Research Aids to help family historians. More than 300 publications currently available (including many for London and Middlesex) as booklets, CDs and Downloads.
Monthly meetings held in Camberley, Walton on Thames and Woking and also via Zoom.
Full details about meetings, publications, membership and much more are available on our website.
Publications and membership are available through Genfair.
Membership also available through Parish Chest.
website: https://www.wsfhs.co.uk
e-mail:
Genfair: www.genfair.co.uk
Parish Chest: www.parishchest.com
Shropshire Family History Society has been in existence for 44 years, with over 1000 members from all around the world.
Membership is open to anyone interested in family history: whether your ancestors are from Shropshire, or further afield we are a friendly lot why not talk to us about your research. You may even discover you have Shropshire ancestors you’ve not yet found!
We publish a quarterly journal in March, June, September and December and hold monthly meetings over Zoom so we can link with our members across the world. Talks take place on the third Tuesday of each month, except July and August.
We also hold occasional meetings/events at Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, and are currently planning our in-person sessions for 2024.
A new website is in development and we hope to launch it in the Spring, which will provide the chance to find out much more about what we get up to and member-only access to many of our resources.
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