Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Buckinghamshire Family History Society covers the Historic County of Buckinghamshire from Olney in the north, now in Milton Keynes to Hythe End, Wraysbury next to Staines on Thames and now in Surrey. With major towns like Aylesbury, Buckingham, High Wycombe & Slough the county covers the major roads to and from the west of England and Wales.
Our extensive knowledge about the county and its records makes Bucks FHS a leader in Family History and Local History within Buckinghamshire. Attendees to the event will have access to our records to help with any research questions.
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.
Founded in 1975, Berkshire Family History Society works to meet the needs of those researching their ancestry across the UK and overseas – as well as those looking for former relatives in historic Berkshire
A registered charity, Berkshire Family History Society exists to help you in your research … WHEREVER your ancestors came from... and you do not need to be a member to benefit.
The Aberdeen & North-East Scotland FHS
The Aberdeen & North-East Scotland FHS exists to assist and promote the study of genealogy and family history centred on Scotland’s North-East corner: the old counties of Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Banffshire and Morayshire.
Our Research Centre, opened in 1987 and the first of its kind in Scotland, is available for members to use. Non-members may also visit. The Research Centre is staffed by volunteer members who are delighted to help you trace your family tree and advise you how best to go about it. Facilities include WiFi, a large library with 5,500 books, plus journals from other societies worldwide, magazines, ancestor charts and maps, microfilm and microfiche of the IGI (the whole world), and OPRs and 1841–1901 census records for all Scotland.
Regular meetings are held throughout the year, covering many topics of interest to family historians. Meetings are held in Aberdeen, Elgin, Edinburgh, Glasgow and London, and by our groups based in Southern Ontario and in Australia. Most meetings are either online-only or hybrid (online and in person).
Research assistance into North-East Scottish ancestry can be conducted for out-of-area members by Society volunteers, at a nominal charge plus expenses (such as Registrar’s fees, postage, photocopies etc.).
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