United Kingdom & Ireland » Wales / Cymru » Societies & Groups

Click on the broken link graphic and fill in the form

• Association of Family History Societies of Wales

  Its aims and functions, and details of its member Societies, with links to their respective sites. Of interest to genealogists and family historians in Wales and world-wide.

• 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.

• 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.

• Capel - The Chapels Heritage Society

• Catholic Family History Society

• Cymdeithas Cymraeg Knoxfil/Knoxville Welsh Society

  Tennessee.

• 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).

• Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain

• National Welsh-American Foundation

• Oklahoma Welsh Society

  [The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]
  

• Powys Family History Society

• Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales / Comisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru

• Society of Genealogists

  • 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.

• 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.

• The Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland

• The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

  A school for the study of the history and structure of the family and of subjects generally auxiliary to historical applications.