The GRD Societies List

The GRD contains a listing of Genealogical Societies and some other private Libraries which are of particular significance to Genealogists.
This list is up-dated annually.

England (See also British Isles) - Angleterre

NATIONAL

SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS (2)

14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Rd., LONDON, EC1M 7BA, Eng. Tel: (020) 7251 6773.
Library: As above. Hours: Tues., Fri., Sat. 10am-6pm; Wed. & Thurs. 10am-8pm. Open to non members. Daily fee £3 hour, £8 for 4 hrs, £12 full day. Journal: GENEALOGISTS' MAGAZINE £12.00 per year and COMPUTERS IN GENEALOGY £8.00 per year (£10.00 for non members), both quarterly. Membership: £30.00 (with direct debit) and £33.00 (no direct debit), Joining fee £7.50. Journals may be subscribed to separately by non members. Acting Director: June Perrin.
E-mail: info@sog.org.uk Website: http://www.sog.org.uk Fax: (020) 7253 56777.

FEDERATION OF FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES (2)

PO Box 2425, Coventry, CV5 6YX, Eng. E-mail: info@ffhs.org.uk
Tel.: (07041) 492 032. Website: www.ffhs.org.uk and www.familyhistorybooks.co.uk
Membership: International Federation - membership is open to genealogical societies, worldwide.

ANGLO-FRENCH FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY (1)

(Société d'Historie Généalogique Anglo-Française) Founded/fondé: 1993.
31 Collingwood Walk, ANDOVER, Hampshire, SP10 1PU, England, UK.
Bulletin/journal: French Ancestor trimestrie/quarterly. For English speaking members researching their ancestors in France. Research enquiries: members only/membres seulement via journal. Pres.: Patrick Pontet.

ANGLO-GERMAN FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY (2)

Secretary: Mrs J. Towey, 20 Skylark Rise, Plymouth, DEVON, PL6 7SN, England.
Tel: (01752) 310 852. E-mail: jt@toweyj.fsnet.co.uk Membership: £10.00 single, £11.00 joint, other EU £11.50, £13.50 overseas. £5.00 joining fee. Journal: "Mitteilungsblatt" (quarterly news-letter, available to non-members).

CATHOLIC FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY (2)

C/o 45 Gates Green Road, West Wickham, KENT BR4 9DE, England.
Journal: CATHOLIC ANCESTOR, 3 per yr. Research Enquiries: Available to members in journal. Membership: £10 (U.K.); £14 (overseas). President: Hon. Georgina Stonor. Secretaries: Terry & Judith Goggin.

GUILD OF ONE-NAME STUDIES (1)

Box G, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Rd., LONDON, EC1M 7BA, England.
Journal: THE JOURNAL OF ONE-NAME STUDIES, 4 per year. Membership: £12.00. Additional joining fee £12.00 per name registered. Chairman: Alec Tritton. Secretary: James Isard.
E-mail: secretary@one-name.org Website: www.one-name.org

HUGUENOT SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND (2)

Huguenot Library, University College, Gower St., LONDON WC1E 6BT, England.
Library: As above. Hours: Open by appointment to members and fee-paying readers on daily basis. Journal: Proceedings Of The Huguenot Society Of Great Britain & Ireland. Available to non mem-bers at £8.00 per part plus postage. Membership: £15.00 (Fellows), £15.00 (Libraries). Initial join-ing fee £10.00. For UK & Europe members. For others, apply to the Hon. Secretary. President: The Revd. T.D. Desert, M.A. Librarian: S.W. Massil, B.A., Dip.Lib., F.L.A., F.R.A.S. Hon. Secretary: Mrs Mary Bayliss, M.A. Editor: J.R. Vigne, M.A. F.S.A. Quarto series, issued at irregular intervals, comprising edited transcripts of MSS, catalogues and other material. E-mail: s.massil@ucl.ac.uk Website: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-info/divisions/library/huguenot.htm

QUAKER FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY (1)

32 Ashburnham Road, Ampthill, BEDS, MK45 2RH, England. E-mail: info@qfhs.co.uk
Journal: QUAKER CONNECTIONS, 3 per year. Membership: £10 single, (family as single plus £1 per additional member at same address), £12 overseas. Website: www.qfhs.co.uk

THE INSTITUTE OF HERALDIC AND GENEALOGICAL STUDIES (2)

79-82 Northgate, CANTERBURY, Kent, CT1 1BA, England.
E-mail: ihgs@ihgs.ac.uk Website: http://www.ihgs.ac.uk/
Tel: (01227) 768664. Fax: (01227) 765617. Library: As above. Hours: Mon, Wed & Fri 10am-4.30pm. Open to non members - daily fee £12.50. Journal: FAMILY HISTORY available to non members at £15.00 per year. Membership: £22.50, Joining fee £15.00. Institute is an incorporated educational trust running regular, full-time, residential day and correspondence courses; providing for post-graduate studies; syllabus for teachers and students; lecture programme available. Exten-sive and unique collections of indexes incl. GRO 1837-1996, Pallot, Boyd, IGI, available for mail research service (SAE for leaflet). Registrar: Jeremy Palmer. Principal: C.R. Humphery-Smith.

English Counties - Note: They are listed under Pre 1974 County areas.

BEDFORDSHIRE (BDF)
BEDFORDSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY (2)

PO Box 214, BEDFORD, Beds, MK42 9RX, England.
E-mail: bfhs@bfhs.org.uk Website: www.bfhs.org.uk Journal: BEDFORDSHIRE F.H.S. JOUR-NAL, 4 per year, free with membership. Publications: Index to 1851 Census of Bedfordshire; Bed-fordshire Strays Index; Bedfordshire Parish Poor Law Papers 1622-1834. Full publication list available. Membership: £8.00. Chairman: Geoff Sewell. Secretary: Pauline Redpath. Membership details and other information please enclose S.S.A.E. at least 220mm x 110mm or 3 IRCs. Beds Printed Parish Reg Index available March 2002.

BERKSHIRE (BRK)
l BERKSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY (2)

Yeomanry House, 131 Castle Hill, READING RG1 7TJ, England.
Tel.: (0118) 950 9553. Website: www.berksfhs.org
Branches: Monthly meetings at Abingdon, Bracknell, Newbury, Reading, and Windsor. Research Centre: address as above. Hours: Tues. & Thurs. 10am-4pm & 7pm-9.30pm, Wed. 10am-4pm, 2nd Sun. of each month 11am-4pm. Admission free to members, admission charge of £2.00 to non-members. Library of 7,000 books, 10,000 fiche, fiche readers, fiche printers, computer suite, exchange magazines, Berkshire Name Index, etc. Journal: BERKSHIRE FAMILY HISTORIAN, quarterly. Membership: Individual £13.00, family £14.00, overseas £15.00, all inclusive of £2.00 enrolment fee. Secretary: John Gurnett.

Sample from the 2002 GRD.

Only Non-profit societies are listed in this section and the entries are FREE.

The editors would welcome any additional listings.

Return to the GRD Pedigree Menu.