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Genealogical Societies
A family history society or genealogical society is a society, often charitable or not-for-profit, that allows member genealogists and family historians to profit from shared knowledge. Large societies often own libraries, sponsor research seminars and foreign trips, and publish journals. Some societies concentrate on a specific niche, such as the family history of a particular geographical area, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Lineage societies, also called hereditary societies, are societies that limit their membership to descendants of a particular person or group of people of historical importance. Nobility associations gather persons who belong to a country's nobility under current or historical law and can prove it. National and international societies * American Society of Genealogists * Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) (UK) * Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) (US) * Genealogical and Heraldic Office of Belgium * Guild of One-Name Studies (UK) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society
A society () is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societies are characterized by patterns of relationships ( social relations) between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a given society may be described as the sum total of such relationships among its constituent members. Human social structures are complex and highly cooperative, featuring the specialization of labor via social roles. Societies construct roles and other patterns of behavior by deeming certain actions or concepts acceptable or unacceptable—these expectations around behavior within a given society are known as societal norms. So far as it is collaborative, a society can enable its members to benefit in ways that would otherwise be difficult on an individual basis. Societies vary based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Of Genealogists
The Society of Genealogists (SoG) is a UK-based educational charity, founded in 1911Fowler, S School of Advanced Study, University of London. Date unknown. Retrieved 2011-10-30. to "promote, encourage and foster the study, science and knowledge of genealogy". The Society's Library is the largest specialist genealogical library outside North America. Membership is open to any adult who agrees to abide by the Society's rules and who pays the annual subscription. At the end of 2023, it had 6,654 members. History The Society was based in Malet Place, Bloomsbury, London until it purchased 37 Harrington Gardens, South Kensington, in 1954. The constant growth of the library and increasingly cramped building forced the Society to also sell this headquarters and move both in July 1984 to 14 Charterhouse Buildings (constructed in 1968 for storing rolls of silk), in Clerkenwell, London. After Charterhouse Buildings was sold in 2020, in December 2023, after a period in temporary accommoda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester And Lancashire Family History Society
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'. 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. 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. Society volunteers provide a free public help desk service each weekday at Manchester Central Library Manchester Central Library is the headquarters of the city's library and informa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Surrey Family History Society
The East Surrey Family History Society is a genealogical association in Surrey, England. It was founded in 1977 and, while it has an interest in all of the county of Surrey, it has particular interest in the parishes in the eastern part of the ancient county of Surrey. This includes several modern day London boroughs – Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond, Southwark, Sutton and Wandsworth. It is a registered charity and an active member of the Federation of Family History Societies. The Society aims to promote and encourage the public study of family history, genealogy, and local history with particular reference to Surrey. It also works to preserve, transcribe and publish historical records throughout East Surrey. This includes improving the security and accessibility of archival material. Notably the Local Studies Centre in Sutton Library has received, and continues to receive, practical help and computing resources for work it could not otherwise afford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Yorkshire Family History Society
The East Yorkshire Family History Society (EYFHS) is an English family history society covering the East Riding of Yorkshire and parts of North Yorkshire. It was founded in 1977 and had 1,410 members in 2010. It is a member of the Federation of Family History Societies. and a registered charity, no. 519743. The society is active in the preservation of local and family history resources and making those resources available to fellow researchers world-wide. To date, the EYFHS has produced in excess of three hundred book-based resources including monumental inscriptions, parish registers, census indexes and research guides. More recently, it has extended its 'traditional' publishing activities by introducing an ever-growing range of electronic publications and resources. The Society publishes a quarterly journal, ''The Banyan Tree'', and has research facilities at Scarborough and Hull Hull may refer to: Structures * The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland Family History Society
The Cleveland Family History Society, more formally The Cleveland, North Yorkshire and South Durham Family History Society, is a family history society that covers this named part of the North-East of England. It was created in 1979, and its aims are stated as "to promote the study of genealogy and family history Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kins ... and to educate the public therein by holding meetings, sharing information, encouraging research, giving assistance, and producing publications for the public benefit". It produces a quarterly Journal. Publication schedule March, June, September, December. Editor John Mallaby E. [email protected] It is a member of the Federation of Family History Societies. External linksCleveland Family History Society Family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge University Heraldic And Genealogical Society
The Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society was formed as the result of the merger in 1957 of a previous Heraldic Society (founded 1948) with the Cambridge University Society of Genealogists (founded 1954). About The first Cambridge University Heraldic Society was founded in 1948 from the remnants of the late nineteenth-century Monumental Brass Society. In 1954, a separate Cambridge University Society of Genealogists was formed. Not surprisingly many members of one society were members of the other and on 10 June 1957, sponsored by some vice-presidents, by agreement between the secretaries, special general meetings of both societies were held and resolutions passed abolishing both societies on condition that a new joint society was formed later in the day. Meetings held earlier in the term had led to the formal culmination of a series of discussions for the consolidation and amalgamation. The structure of the new society was to include a patron and a number of hono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
The Buckinghamshire Family History Society (often shortened to Bucks FHS) is a charitable family history society that covers the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. The society was created in 1976. The objectives of the Society are: * To promote and encourage the public study of family history, genealogy, heraldry, local history, and other associated subjects with particular reference to the County of Buckingham. * To promote the preservation, security and accessibility of archival material. * To promote and engage in educational activities including the publication and sale of a regular journal and other appropriate material. The society has just under 1,000 members worldwide and produces a journal called ''Origins'' three times each year. It also compiles databases that assist with tracing genealogy in Bucks. A transcription of pre 1837 marriages is complete and a project to transcribe all parish registers to 1901 is well underway. This transcription will include su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario Genealogical Society
The Ontario Genealogical Society, operating as Ontario Ancestors since early 2019, is the largest organization devoted to research into family history in Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1961Harry, George, "Thrill of Tracing Your Own History", ''The Sunday Star'', Toronto, 1979-02-25 as a Registered Charity corporation, the Society has grown by 2020 to include 30 local branches covering all of Ontario and five Special Interest Groups. Objectives The objectives of the Society are: *To promote genealogical research *To set standards for genealogical excellence by encouragement and instruction in effective research methods *To make available to those whose ancestors are from Ontario, the knowledge, diversity and comprehensiveness of the genealogical resources in Ontario Activities Professional genealogists from around the province recommend membership in the Ontario Genealogical Society. To fulfill its mandate of helping those who are tracing their family roots, the Society's members are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick Genealogical Society
The New Brunswick Genealogical Society (NBGS) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 and dedicated to historical genealogical research in New Brunswick, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun .... It publishes the ''Generations'' genealogical journal and the New Brunswick Vital Statistics from Newspapers. NBGS host genealogical and history fairs in the local area. In 2018, NBGS launched a project aimed at digitizing over 600 Anglican registers dating back to the 1790s. Since 2019, NBGS has received government funding as a participant in the Canada Summer Jobs program. References External links Genealogical societies History of New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Of Australian Genealogists
The Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG) is an Australian-based non-profit organisation whose principal objective is the advancement of genealogical education. /sup> The SAG is the oldest family history society in Australia and holds the largest genealogical archives and research library in the country. The head office, archives and research library are located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The society membership numbers nearly 4,000 members world-wide. History In August 1932 it was decided at a well-attended meeting of persons interested in family history to form a Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG). The SAG committee would meet in the Assembly Room of the Education Building in Loftus Street, Sydney. The main objective of the founding members was to form a genealogical research library to collect and preserve the history of the pioneering families of Australia. The SAG also planned to publish a small quarterly magazine covering the activities of the society and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Historical Society Of Queensland
The Royal Historical Society of Queensland (RHSQ) is a historical society founded in Brisbane, Australia in 1913. It promotes the study of Australian history especially that of Queensland and adjacent Pacific islands. It maintains an important collection and catalogue of historical research materials and organises exhibitions of those materials. It organises meetings, lectures and conferences where research is presented and publishes these proceedings and other scholarly papers in its journal and other publications. It works with other historical societies and cultural organisations to advocate on behalf of the sector and to provide leadership and guidance.Don Garden, "Historical societies" in Graeme Davison, John Hirst and Stuart Macintyre (eds), ''The Oxford Companion to Australian History'' (Oxford University Press, 2001) via Oxford Reference Online, Oxford University Press accessed 6 September 2011. The RHSQ is the Queensland constituent member of the Federation of Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
