The Duke of Wellington
We are sorry to have to pass on the news of the death of the Duke of Wellington, our Patron.
Welcome to the FFHS website
The Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) is an educational charity. We support, inform and advise our membership, which consists of family history societies and similar bodies across the world.
To achieve our mission, we:
- co-ordinate and assist the work of organisations interested in family history, genealogy and heraldry
- foster co-operation and projects that help researchers
- represent the interests of family historians, especially in the preservation and availability of archives
You can read more about our activities on our "What We Do" page.
**FREE** FFHS Editors’ Seminar
In Peterborough on Saturday 31st January 2015 - full details in Members Only section (password required)
WW1 Winners
Congratulations to Kayannie Denigan (pictured) from Mount Sheridan, Queensland, who has won First Prize in our Australasian story writing competition.
The competition was held to encourage the research and writing of short items about ancestors who served in the armed forces during the First World War.
Kayannie has shared a very moving story about her grandfather, who was a Bama or Aboriginal and a member of the Australian Imperial Force and Australian Flying Corps.
Prizes have also been awarded to Barbara Spooner of North Turramurra, New South Wales who wrote about her father Flight Lieutenant Dudley Ransom and to Irene Davidson of Cabarita, New South Wales for her story about her father Allan John (Jack) Chilvers.
Wherever in the world you live, it is well worth reading all three stories and be inspired to write up more of your own research.
New Heritage Gallery
Many of us will have visited the Guildhall Art Gallery, which is situated in the heart of the City of London. Its attractions now include the newly-opened City of London Heritage Gallery, which showcases a rotating selection of rare and fascinating documents drawn from the archives of the City of London Corporation.
The star of the current display is the 1297 Magna Carta. Forthcoming highlights include a Charter granted to London by William the Conqueror in 1087 and Shakespeare’s purchase deed for a house in Blackfriars (1613) which carries his signature - one of only six known examples in the world.
A number of the current exhibits in the new gallery relate to the beginning of World War One, such as an original recruitment poster and detailed reports on the impact on everyday life of the outbreak of war.
The Guildhall Art Gallery itself displays a marvellous collection of paintings, including seventeenth century portraits, Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces and a range of paintings documenting London's dramatic history. At the deepest level of the building, you can step into the ruins of London’s Roman Amphitheatre and learn more about popular entertainment almost 2,000 years ago.
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