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Iain Spencer Swinnerton 1932-2022

Iain Spencer Swinnerton 1932-2022

Published: 23rd June 2022

Iain Swinnerton, born on 23 April in 1932, was ideally placed in 1974 to be the founder Chairman of the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS).

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Time to join a family history society?

Time to join a family history society?

Published: 7th September 2020

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Mayflower International Genealogical Conference - Change of Date

Mayflower International Genealogical Conference - Change of Date

Published: 16th June 2020

Devon FHS is hosting a Mayflower International Genealogical Conference at Plymouth Guildhall on 28th August 2021. Of course, the only Plymouth/Mayflower connection is that Plymouth in Devon was the last port of call before the Mayflower finally left England.

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What's NEW on the Federation website

What's NEW on the Federation website

Published: 12th May 2020

Updates to the website are regularly added. The list below indicates those as of 12 May 2020

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David Daldry

David Daldry

Published: 26th April 2020

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Prices Cut For Post-1857 Wills

Prices Cut For Post-1857 Wills

Published: 25th July 2019

Welcome news for family historians as the fee to obtain a copy of a will is now just £1.50.

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by Roger & Andrea Offord

Wed 28th February 2024 7:30 pm

Doncaster & District FHS

Zoom Meeting - Genetic Genealogy for Beginners

by Martin McDowell

Tue 19th March 2024 7:30 pm

Dorset FHS

In Person - The History of Hats and Hat Making

by Ian Waller

Wed 20th March 2024 2:00 pm

Diss Family History Group

In Person - Reading old Handwriting

Wed 20th March 2024 7:30 pm

Mid Norfolk FHS

“Boots and Shoes in History" A West Surrey virtual meeting on Zoom

by Janet Pennington

Thu 21st March 2024 7:50 pm

West Surrey Family History Society

Adding Social History to your Family Tree

by Penny Walters

Mon 25th March 2024 7:30 pm

Bristol and Avon Family History Society

Zoom Meeting - Death certificates and archaic terms of cause of death

by David Church

Mon 25th March 2024 7:30 pm

Northamptonshire Family History Society

The 1939 Register (Wartime Domesday)

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A one-off podcast discussing this essential family history resource.

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