Federation of Family History Societies
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Federation of Family History Societies | |
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Formation | 1974 |
Type | Charitable Organization |
Purpose/focus | To co-ordinate and assist the work of societies or other bodies interested in family history, genealogy and heraldry; to foster the spirit of mutual co-operation, by sponsoring projects in these fields |
Headquarters | Lutterworth, Leicestershire |
Location | United Kingdom |
Official languages | English |
President | Lady Teviot |
Main organ | FFHS Board of Directors and Executive Committee |
Website | www.ffhs.org.uk |
The Federation of Family History Societies is a United Kingdom-based charitable organisation founded in 1974 and granted charitable status in 1982.
Its stated principal aims are "to co-ordinate and assist the work of societies or other bodies interested in family history, genealogy and heraldry; to foster the spirit of mutual co-operation, by sponsoring projects in these fields".
The Federation currently represents over 160 family history societies and similar genealogical organisations from around the world.
Membership
Membership is open to any society or body specialising in family history or an associated discipline. Full membership is open to properly constituted organisations in the British Isles and associate membership is available to overseas family history, genealogical and heraldic groups as well as to other bodies within the British Isles for whom family history is a secondary interest.