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=== History === | === History === | ||
''"The Pontefract & District Family History Society'' | ''"The Pontefract & District Family History Society'' ''is an active group of family historians who live in the Pontefract and the surrounding area..''." [http://www.pontefractfhs.org.uk/index.html see website] | ||
=== Online === | === Online === | ||
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*Message Board (open to all) | *Message Board (open to all) | ||
*List of parishes covered by the Pontefract and District FHS | *List of parishes covered by the Pontefract and District FHS | ||
*Interactive parishes map with picture of the parish and information regarding parish registers and bishops transcripts. | *Interactive parishes map with picture of the parish and information regarding parish registers and bishops transcripts. | ||
*Links to many other genealogy websites | *Links to many other genealogy websites | ||
*Links to many websites that may pertain to ancestors who lived in the Pontefract area | *Links to many websites that may pertain to ancestors who lived in the Pontefract area | ||
*Online articles available to all | *Online articles available to all | ||
*Look up Search Services (single surname search) | *Look up Search Services (single surname search) | ||
=== Projects === | === Projects === | ||
*Projects include transcribing parish register baptisms, marriages and burials for various parishes and years. | *Projects include transcribing parish register baptisms, marriages and burials for various parishes and years. | ||
=== Publications: === | === Publications: === | ||
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*Contact other members to see who is working on similar ancestral surnames and areas of interest | *Contact other members to see who is working on similar ancestral surnames and areas of interest | ||
*Access to quarterly journal, ''The Bridge''. | *Access to quarterly journal, ''The Bridge''. | ||
*Access to online image galleries | *Access to online image galleries | ||
*Can attend monthly meetings | *Can attend monthly meetings | ||
*CDs, maps, books, etc. available on loan to members at meetings as well as access to borrow publications from other societies. | *CDs, maps, books, etc. available on loan to members at meetings as well as access to borrow publications from other societies. | ||
=== '''Benefits of Membership in Local Family History Societies''' === | === '''Benefits of Membership in Local Family History Societies''' === | ||
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