Family Tree magazine, in partnership with FFHS, is bringing a brand new two-day event to London's Alexandra Palace. Tickets are now available!
FFHS member societies can book stands at a special rate. Please see the application form in our Members Area.
Our FFHS Every Ancestor Matters Conference programme has been assembled to both broaden and deepen your understanding of the wonderfully diverse and absorbing interest we call 'Family History'.
Attendance at the Saturday 18th May session of the FFHS Every Ancestor Matters Conference costs just £19:50.
Capacity is limited, so Please Book Early to avoid disappointment.
Manorial documents are a valuable resource for those interested in family and local history.
The National Archives is setting up a Manorial Documents Research mailing list for everyone who would like to receive updates about:
To join the mailing list, please email mdr@nationalarchives.gov.uk
Now is a particularly exciting time to subscribe, as the Manorial Documents Register revisions for the whole of England & Wales will be completed in the next few years. Alongside other events, a conference in 2022 will celebrate this progress and showcase a wide range of manorial research.
As part of the legacy for the BFI’s Britain on Film project they have created a bespoke crowdsourcing platform based on films within the Britain on Film map on BFI Player. Linking directly from the BFI Player http://player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film or contribute.bfi.org.uk the crowdsourcing platform will encourage people to share their unique knowledge of local locations.
The Federation has launched a report about the types of DNA tests available and how they may help family history research.
Written from the view point of the researcher, the report suggests questions to ask before deciding whether to purchase one of the products available.
You can read and download your own free copy of the report here.
The former Longford Meeting House, just north of Heathrow airport, is one of the many historical properties that will be destroyed if plans for a third runway go ahead. The building dates back to 1676, when it was opened by the Longford Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
Many people from Longford and further afield are still at rest in the grounds of this picturesque timber-framed property. Details of their identity can be found on the Ancestry site. Are your ancestors' remains about to be disturbed?
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The microfilm service at Family History Centres has been replaced by access to digital images of numerous original records. Some of FamilySearch's vast collection can now even be viewed at home.
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