THE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY OF CHESHIRE

The Family History Society of Cheshire (FHSC) was founded in 1969 to advance the study of family history and genealogy, and we now have around 3000 members worldwide. As well as helping people with ancestors in Cheshire, we also assist members living locally whose ancestors originated elsewhere.

The Society is a member of the Federation of Family History Societies and also a registered charity (No. 515168). All our officers and officials are unpaid volunteers, helping in their spare time.
 

What do we offer our members?

• There are now seventeen Groups based throughout the county, and the number is growing. Each group arranges its own programme of meetings and activities, and members of the Society are welcome to attend the meetings of any group. We also hold open days for all members at various venues throughout Cheshire
   

• Our thriving Computer Club offers help to members with all levels of experience in family history and computing.
   

• Members may use our new Research Centre, based at Alderley Edge, near Macclesfield, where members may use a range of research materials, including our extensive books and microfiche libraries, and computer facilities
   

• Our main Library is housed at Alderley Edge, and contains over a thousand books and exchange journals from other Societies. A selection of books is often available at Society Conferences and General Meetings, and most of the Groups have smaller libraries of their own, which often contain books relating to their own areas. Some items from our Microfiche Library may be loaned to members by post.
   

• We produce a large number of Publications relating to Cheshire family history, including marriage census indexes, monumental inscriptions and parish register transcripts.
   

• Our quarterly Journal, the Cheshire Ancestor, includes articles of general geneaolgical interest, as well as articles relevent to Cheshire genealogy. Society notices, new members' interests, news of forthcoming events, group reports and programmes complete the contents.
   

• You can submit your Members' Interests for publication in the Cheshire Ancestor, and in our annual register which is published on microfiche every summer.
   

• Members are also invited to participate in our Society's numerous Projects, which include indexing of parish registers, transcribing gravestone inscriptions and inputting data for publication.
   

How to Join

If you would like to join our Society, you could print out our on-line Membership Form, fill it in and return it with your subscription to our Membership Secretary at the address given on the form. Or if you have a credit card, then you can join from our Society's stand on the GENfair web-site.