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'''Family History Federation''' is a UK-based educational charity with a worldwide membership.
The '''Federation of Family History Societies''' (FFHS) is an educational charity formed in 1974. Its membership includes over 180 societies throughout the world, including national and local societies as well as one-name groups.


Using our website, social media and other means of communication, we ensure that family history news and guidance on how to learn more about the subject are readily available to member societies and to the general public.
To achieve its mission, the Federation:
*co-ordinates and assists the work of organisations interested in family history, genealogy and heraldry
*fosters co-operation and projects that help researchers
*represents the interests of family historians, especially in the preservation and availability of archives.


The services we provide to our member societies and to family historians in general include:
== Activities and benefits  ==


'''Find a Society''' - essential information about our member societies
An account of the Federation's activities and the benefits of membership appear in the relevant section of [http://www.ffhs.org.uk/about/whatwedo.php its website].


'''Directory of Speakers''' - essential help when organising a programme of meetings.
== Society projects  ==


'''Events''' - we attend events to raise the profile of our member societies, especially those not running their own stalls on the occasion.
*'''[http://www.ffhs.org.uk/burials/nbi-v3.php National Burial Index]'''  
*'''[http://www.ffhs.org.uk/projects/conscript.php Records of World War 1 Conscription Tribunals]
*'''[http://www.ffhs.org.uk/projects/manorial.php Manorial Documents Register]


'''Information''' - help with topics including finance, legal matters and publicity is available to member societies.
== Publications  ==


'''Insurance''' - much appreciated cover for member societies.  
*[http://www.ffhs.org.uk/ezine/intro.php FFHS Ezine]


'''Meetings''' - where society representatives pool ideas as well as dealing with formal business.
== Newsletters  ==


'''Projects''' - improving knowledge of and access to relevant data. Really Useful Leaflet (RUL) - features our member societies, useful websites and other topics of wide interest.
*'''FFHS-NEWS''' is a 'one-way' Mailing List which is used to make announcements from the Federation and to publish information of general interest.


'''Representation''' - we lobby official bodies on matters affecting the study of family history.
'''To subscribe to FFHS-NEWS''', visit: [http://ffhs-lists.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ffhs-news_ffhs-lists.org.uk ffhs-lists.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ffhs-news_ffhs-lists.org.uk] and enter your email address and name in section [2] of the page


'''Seminars''' - these address topics relevant to our member societies. They are great occasions for those who run societies to get together, learn and share their insights.
== Events  ==


'''Social media''' - extensive use of Facebook and Twitter to tell the wider world about our member societies and other aspects of family history.
=== Society Meetings&nbsp;&nbsp;  ===
 
'''Family History Federation''' ''is a brand name of the'' '''Federation of Family History Societies''', a limited company and a charity. For further see the Memorandum and Articles of Association on our website:
*A General Meeting will be held on Saturday 20th September 2014 at the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ.
 
https://www.familyhistoryfederation.com/
 
https://www.facebook.com/FederationFHS/


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==Activities and benefits==
An account of the Federation's activities and the benefits of membership appear in the relevant section of [http://www.familyhistoryfederation.com its website].
==Society projects==
*'''National Burial Index'''
*'''Records of World War 1 Conscription Tribunals'''
*'''Manorial Documents Register'''
==Events==
===Society Meetings  ===
*Please consult our website for information on our activities and those of the member-societies.


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Revision as of 03:30, 15 June 2018

Federation of Family History Societies
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Established 1974
Contact Info
Address PO Box 62,
Sheringham,
Norfolk NR26 9AR
Telephone 0800 0856322
Website www.ffhs.org.uk
Society Officers
President Dr Nick Barratt
Vice-President Dr Colin R Chapman
Derek A.Palgrave
Mrs Pauline Litton
Lady Teviot

The Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) is an educational charity formed in 1974. Its membership includes over 180 societies throughout the world, including national and local societies as well as one-name groups.

To achieve its mission, the Federation:

  • co-ordinates and assists the work of organisations interested in family history, genealogy and heraldry
  • fosters co-operation and projects that help researchers
  • represents the interests of family historians, especially in the preservation and availability of archives.

Activities and benefits[edit | edit source]

An account of the Federation's activities and the benefits of membership appear in the relevant section of its website.

Society projects[edit | edit source]

Publications[edit | edit source]

Newsletters[edit | edit source]

  • FFHS-NEWS is a 'one-way' Mailing List which is used to make announcements from the Federation and to publish information of general interest.

To subscribe to FFHS-NEWS, visit: ffhs-lists.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ffhs-news_ffhs-lists.org.uk and enter your email address and name in section [2] of the page

Events[edit | edit source]

Society Meetings  [edit | edit source]

  • A General Meeting will be held on Saturday 20th September 2014 at the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ.


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