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• Anglo-French Family History Society

• Anglo-Italian Family History Society

• BIGWILL - British Interest Group of Wisconsin and Illinois

  An organization of individuals (mostly from Wisconsin and Illinois) who are interested in British Isles ancestry and genealogical research in the British Isles.

• British Agricultural History Society

• British Association for Local History

• British Association of Paper Historians

• British Isles Family History Society - U.S.A.

  Los Angeles, California. Promotes an interest in family history particularly relating to British Isles ancestry including those from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, & the Isle of Man.

  • BIFHS-USA-NEWS Mailing List

    A read-only mailing list for announcements regarding the British Isles Family History Society - USA.

• Catholic Family History Society

• Descendants of the Illegitimate Sons and Daughters of the Kings of Britain (The Royal Bastards)

• Guild of One-Name Studies

  Located in London, England, U.K. The world's leading organisation for one-name studies. A one-name study is a project researching facts about a surname and all the people who have held it, as opposed to a particular pedigree (the ancestors of one person) or descendancy (the descendants of one person or couple).

• Indian Military Historical Society

• Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain

• Provincial Grand Lodges of England

  Links to the individual web sites of the Masonic Provincial Grand Lodges.

• Quaker Family History Society

  The society for family historians with British Quaker ancestors.

• Society of Genealogists

  Details of how to join, what facilities are available, what records are on-line and access to SOGCAT the Society's On-line Library Catalogue.

  • SOG-NEWS Mailing List

    A read-only mailing list for anyone interested in the activities of the Society of Genealogists, in particular non-members of the Society.

  • SOG-UK Mailing List

    For the members of the Society of Genealogists for topics related to genealogy, the Society resources, or Society issues.

• Society of Indexers Genealogical Group

• The Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives

  Formerly the Association of Genealogists and Record Agents. Professional researchers available in the United Kingdom. Membership of AGRA is limited to those who have demonstrated a high level of competence and expertise. A Code of Practice and a Complaints Procedure are in place.

• The Chapels Society

• The English Place-Name Society

  The Society publishes the results of the Survey of English place-names county by county which contain an explanation of the meaning and origin of the place-names in each part of England.

• The Federation of Family History Societies

  • First Steps in Family History

    From the Federation of Family History Societies. This online brochure provides answers to a new researcher's first questions about family history.

  • Research Services: A Code of Practice for Family Historians

    Online brochure gives advice on how best to formulate a research request.

  • The Strays Clearing House and the National Strays Index

    Online brochure describes the FFHS' efforts to co-ordinate strays.

  • Tracing the Birth Parents of Adopted Persons in England and Wales

    Online brochure provides basic information on adoption searches in England and Wales.

  • You and Your Record Office: A Code of Practice for Family Historians Using County Record Offices

    Online brochure gives advice on what to expect when visiting a Record Office.