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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England Societies|Societies]]'' | ||
<br> Societies and organizations that emphasize genealogy and family history may be able to provide information of value to your genealogical research. Some societies are set up on a county-wide basis; others cover a portion of a county. This section discusses only English societies, but do not overlook societies in the country your ancestors moved to. | <br> Societies and organizations that emphasize genealogy and family history may be able to provide information of value to your genealogical research. Some societies are set up on a county-wide basis; others cover a portion of a county. This section discusses only English societies, but do not overlook societies in the country your ancestors moved to. | ||
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Many societies publish helpful journals, transcripts, and compiled genealogies. They may have ongoing projects to transcribe records, create indexes, and so on. Most societies publish queries in their journals and maintain lists of members’ research interests. See [[England Periodicals]] for more information about the journals and newsletters published by English societies. | Many societies publish helpful journals, transcripts, and compiled genealogies. They may have ongoing projects to transcribe records, create indexes, and so on. Most societies publish queries in their journals and maintain lists of members’ research interests. See [[England Periodicals]] for more information about the journals and newsletters published by English societies. | ||
You may want to join one of these societies and support its efforts. You can normally find membership fees and the address for a society’s secretary printed in its journal, and the Family History Library also has many journals in its collection. In addition, you may find information about a society on the Internet. Many societies have Web sites that include membership information. You can locate this information through the GENUKI Web site | You may want to join one of these societies and support its efforts. You can normally find membership fees and the address for a society’s secretary printed in its journal, and the Family History Library also has many journals in its collection. In addition, you may find information about a society on the Internet. Many societies have Web sites that include membership information. You can locate this information through the GENUKI Web site or on this wiki by going to: | ||
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng] | *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England England]<br> | |||
From | From these sites, | ||
Click [County of your choice] | Click on the [County of your choice], then Click '''Societies'''. | ||
Click '''Societies'''. | |||
=== The Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) === | === The Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) === | ||