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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 [[India Periodicals]] for more information about the journals and newsletters. | 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 [[India Periodicals]] for more information about the journals and newsletters. | ||
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 | 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 FamilySearch Library also has many journals in its collection. In addition, you may find information about a society on the Internet. Many societies have Websites that include membership information. | ||
== Genealogical Societies == | |||
No Genealogy or Family History Societies could be found for India. | |||
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'''Ancestry.com''' has related message boards for India. | |||
Link: https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.asia.india.general/mb.ashx | |||
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'''Rootsweb''' has mailing lists for India: | |||
Link: https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/overview?findlist=India | |||
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'''Families in British India Group''' | |||
Link: https://www.fibis.org/ | |||
== Historical Societies == | |||
'''The Genealogical Society of India and its Diaspora''' | |||
Website: https://www.thegsid.net/ | |||
'''Bombay Natural History Society''' | |||
Website: https://www.bnhs.org/ | |||
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'''National Museum India, Delhi''' might provide some historical information. | |||
Website: http://www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in/ | |||
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'''Indian Museum of Kolkata''' can be of interest for that area of greater India. | |||
Website: https://indianmuseumkolkata.org/ | |||
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The most useful society in India is the '''[[Families in British India Society 1600 to 1947|Families In British India Society (FIBIS).]]''' This site contains information useful to people researching ancestors in India. It not only contains guides to help you research, but also lists sources, and general background information about the culture, society and history of India during the period from 1600 to 1947. | |||
Website: https://www.fibis.org/ | |||
== Other Societies == | |||
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[[Category:India]] [[Category:Genealogical and historical societies by country]] | [[Category:India]] [[Category:Genealogical and historical societies by country]] | ||