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Huntingdonshire
Family History Society (HFHS) was founded in 1985 to help people to
find out about their family history. The county reorganisation in
1974 saw Huntingdonshire become part of a greater Cambridgeshire.
We now have a membership of over 350, the majority of whom live outside
the old county. The Society aims to provide links between people interested
in families of the old County of Huntingdonshire and to provide a
forum for persons interested in genealogy generally. In this respect
it fully recognises the needs of those members who cannot easily get
to research in Huntingdon, and so constantly is taking account of
the advances in information technology to make information more easily
available. It actively supports the HUNTINGDON
and ENGLISH-FENS Genealogy Mailing List as a forum for discussion
on this county. The needs of those who do not have access to new technology
is not ignored, and information on new developments is covered in
the Journal (see below). It is a Society for the beginner and the
experienced genealogist alike.
The Society is a member of the Federation of Family History Societies,
and is a supporter of the Genealogy UK and Ireland (GENUKI)
information service. It also receives publications of many UK and
overseas societies by exchange. These are added to the rapidly growing
library. At evening meetings there is a bookstall with a wide range
of genealogical publications; these publications can also be purchased by mail order.
The Society's email address is: mailto:bookstall@huntsfhs.org.uk.
Officers of the Society are listed separately.
Records for Huntingdonshire are kept at the Record Office Huntingdon and other documentation such
as old photographs, etc., at the Huntingdonshire Collection. |