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Who are we?

  • The Family History Society of Cheshire (FHSC) was founded in 1969 to advance the study of family history and genealogy.
  • The Society is a member of the Federation of Family History Societies and also the North West Group of Family History Societies.
  • All our officers and officials are unpaid volunteers, helping in their spare time.
  • We produce a large number of Publications relating to Cheshire family history.

    • Why you should join

    • Four copies a year of our ‘Award Winning’ magazine the Cheshire Ancestor.
    • Members only web site content e.g., research guides and information.
    • Surnames interests being researched by other members.
    • Help from our Volunteers at our two well stocked libraries/research centres.
    • An interesting programme of events throughout the year at group meetings.
    • Help and advice at group meetings and via the online forum.
    • Click here to download our Reasons to Join Flyer  pdf Reason to Join September 2019 (67 KB)

    Where are our groups?

    See the Groups menu above to find the locations of all our groups across the county.

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    Covid 19 up-date
     
    Following Government advice, our research centres are closed at present and all group meetings have been cancelled, we hope to still keep in touch by sending out more regular newsletters and you will still be notified when the latest copy of the Ancestor goes online. While we are all social isolating/distancing this is a  perfect opportunity to catch up on some research using the website facilities. See Recent News Articles for more details

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    Use the Membership Options menu to see all the membership options. You can either browse the site, simply register (without any charge) to use the web-site and later upgrade to a paid membership or you can join directly and pay the appropriate fee.