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LATEST NEWS
- 29 July 2010
- Anglesey Archives Service
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- Chair of Palæography at King's College
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- Liverpool Record Office
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- Dudley Archives revised opening times
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- Broadlands Archives Saved
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- Somerset Record Office
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- Formation of Archives and Records Association
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Fairs to be Attended by the Federation
The following fairs will be attended by members of the Federation to raise the profile of the Federation and to promote the study of Family History on behalf of our member societies.
Other Fairs
Whilst the FFHS itself does not hold a Family History Fair, most of our member societies hold similar Open Days. Additionally, societies in specific areas often collaborate as a group to organise Family History Fairs on a regional basis. Details of these should normally be found on the web-site of the society concerned (see the "Our Members" pages).
A full list of known Family History Fairs, events and activities can be found on the online calendar of GENEVA (GENealogical EVents and Activities). This is part of the GENUKI pages but it is maintained on behalf of the FFHS as well, and our member societies are encouraged to post details of their main events to this List. A list of events organised as part of the Archives Awareness Campaign can be found at www.archiveawareness.com
Bristol & Avon FHS Open Day - Thornbury, Gloucestershire, 18 September 2010
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Past Fairs
Festival of Living History 17th & 18th July 2010
The FFHS would like to thank Angela Malin, Chairman of Northamptonshire FHS and all the volunteers you gave their time to assist on the FFHS stand in the Pavilion marquee at this year's event. The show was a great success and English Heritage the organisers of the event were delighted with the range and quality of the stands. A big thank you to all those who visited the stand.
Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts NEC, Aintree Racecourse 23 - 25 April 2010
The FFHS would like to thank members of the North West Group of Family History Societies who gave up their time to assist on the FFHS stand at the above event, a good time was had by all!
Winners of the prize draw were:
Pam Richardson, Ormskirk
L Lynne, Rainford
Pamela Eckersley, Bury
Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts NEC, Birmingham 25 -28 March 2010
The FFHS would like to thank members of Rugby FHG, Coventry FHS, BMSGH & Hereford FHS who gave their time to assist on the FFHS stand. Lots of 'our really useful leaflets' were distributed and many questions answered!
Winners of the prize draw were:
Mrs M Sutton, Sutton Coldfield
Linda Lewis, Hull
Suzanne Thomas, Peterborough
Richard Simpson, Warrington
Stitch & Creative Crafts Show, ExCel London, 11-13 February 2010
The FFHS would like to thank everyone who visited them on Stand F35 at the Stitch & Creative Crafts Show.
The lucky winners of the Prize Draw were:
Janet Swift, Essex - Ancestry Membership
Tracey Stafford, London - Ancestry Membership
J Sutherland, Kent - 2 tickets to the WDYTYA show
Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts NEC, Birmingham 5 - 8 November 2009
The FFHS would like to thank members of Rugby FHG, Coventry FHS, BMSGH & The Sole FHS who gave their time to come and assist on the FFHS stand. Lots of 'our really useful leaflets' were distributed and many questions answered!
Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts 24-27 September 2009
The FFHS would like to thank Maureen Selley, Chair of Devon FHS and Ann Hicks, Chair of Cornwall FHS who, along with a team of volunteers manned the FFHS stand at the event held at Westpoint, Exeter. The FAMILY HISTORY - GETTING STARTED talks were well received and 'our really useful leaflet' was distributed to many visitors to the show.
Ann Hicks & Maureen Selley giving advice
Festival of Living History 25th & 26th July 2009
The FFHS would like to thank Angela Malin, Chair of Northamptonshire FHS who, along with her willing team of volunteers manned the FFHS stand at the event held at Kelmarsh, Northants. This annual event organised by English Heritage always draws a huge crowd and is an excellent opportunity for the FFHS to promote its member societies.
The Family History Event - Barbican, London May 3rd 2009
The FFHS would like to congratulate the organisers of the Event. The FFHS stand was manned by David Holman, David Smetham, Lesley Smetham & Colin Chapman. It was an enjoyable day and provided an excellent opportunity to catch up with many member societies as well as visitors to the show.
David Smetham, Lesley Smetham and Colin Chapman