We can always do with some help when we are researching our
family trees. Help can come from a
variety of different sources - from your family members, staff in record
offices and also from Family History Society members. You can’t do it all online!
Family History Societies in the UK are usually centered on a
specific area or county in the country with a membership of people who have
ancestors from that area and also people who live in the area and are researching
their families.
One Family History Society that I have been involved with
for many years is the Hertfordshire Family History Society. I joined way back in the 1980s and now serve on
the Committee and edit their journal, Hertfordshire People.
The Society was founded in 1977 and is a member of the Family
History Federation and a registered charity.
The Society has played an important
role in family history research in the county of Hertfordshire. We have regular meetings, now with a hybrid talks
programme. The Society tries to strike a
balance between talks for the experienced researcher and the complete beginner. Membership is worldwide. Over lockdown we welcomed r members to online
talks, which we are continuing now that we are resuming in person meetings with
our talks being delivered in a hybrid way.
In person meetings, at Woolmer Green Village Hall, include the
talk as well as research help from our knowledgeable members and a bookstall.
Our award-winning journal, Hertfordshire People, is
sent to members in either printed or digital format. The Society has undertaken major projects,
such as indexing the Hertfordshire Militia Ballot Lists, as close as we can get
to a type of census of men between the years of 1758 and 1786, of which Hertfordshire
has an almost complete set. We have also
published useful books on the Poor Law records and also the ongoing recording of
monumental inscriptions in Hertfordshire churchyards, before they become
unreadable.
For more information check out our website – www.hertsfhs.org.uk – and our social
media accounts on Facebook and Twitter which are engaging new audiences and
existing members alike.
Other Family History Societies offer a similar range of
useful talks, transcripts and publications – check out the Family History
Federation website - https://www.familyhistoryfederation.com/
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