Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society explained

Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society
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Type:Genealogical Society
Status:Charity
Registration Id:515599
Purpose:Genealogical Study & Research
Headquarters:Manchester, United Kingdom
Location:Manchester Central Library
Region Served:Greater Manchester, Lancashire
Language:English
Leader Title:Activities
Leader Name:Lectures, Events, Research, Publication
Leader Title2:Journal
Leader Name2:The Manchester Genealogist
Leader Title3:Patron
Leader Name3:Lord Mayor of Manchester
Leader Title4:President
Leader Name4:Vacancy
Website:www.mlfhs.uk

The Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society is an educational registered charity (No. 515599) for the encouragement of ‘the public study of family history, genealogy, heraldry and local history’ and promotion of ‘the preservation, security and accessibility of archival material'. [1] It was founded in 1964 in Manchester and became a registered charity in 1984.

The Society is one of the oldest and largest family history societies in the United Kingdom. [2] [3] It is run by an Executive Committee elected by the Members. The Society, with several branches (Oldham and District, Bolton and District and Anglo-Scottish Ancestry) offer a varied programme of more than 50 meetings every year. The Society is also active in a wide variety of indexing projects relating to local genealogical sources. [4]

Society volunteers provide a free public help desk service each weekday at Manchester Central Library.

The Society’s journal The Manchester Genealogist (ISSN 0143-1331), published quarterly, includes articles on local history, genealogy, other topics of interest, reviews of books as well as up to date information about the latest family history developments.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charity Commission of England and Wales . Charity Commission of England and Wales . 2020-07-11 . 2020-07-11.
  2. Web site: Federation of Family History Societies . Federation of Family History Societies. 2020-07-11 . 2020-07-11.
  3. Web site: Visit Manchester . Visit Manchester . 2020-07-11 . 2020-07-11.
  4. Web site: Find My Past . Find My Past . 2020-07-11 . 2020-07-11.
  5. Web site: Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society . Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society . 2020-07-11 . 2020-07-11.