Unique resources for members
Join us and get access to our extensive databases. We specialise in indexing local resources which you will not find on other sites. How about virtually all the recorded memorials for Manchester's old churchyards? Or institutional records: Bolton Workhouse creed books, admissions to the schools for the blind and the deaf? Or the early motor vehicle registrations in Salford? There are hundreds of sources and over 2.7 million name references already and new data is being added all the time.
Our friendly Helpdesk will soon be back!
We are delighted to announce plans to reopen the Family History Helpdesk on a trial basis once a week each Monday starting in the near future. Opening times will be limited from 11.00 am to 2.00 pm. You will still be able to drop in will but we will also offer sessions by appointment. Please remember that visitors will need to comply with library/Covid restrictions and wear a face covering. Helpdesk assistance will be either face-to-face distanced or via Zoom. Watch this space for updates.
New Meetings Planned
It now seems certain that the Society and its branches will be unable to resume a regular programme of meetings at any of its venues, either Quarterly, Beginners Talks or branch meetings, until well into 2021. As a result we are switching attention to providing a series of Zoom-based virtual talks for members in the new year. Meantime, some talks will be held on a trial basis in the interim, organised by the branches.
The first of these will be arranged by Bolton branch on 4th November with a trial run on 28th October. This event will be followed by others from the Anglo-Scottish and Oldham branches before Christmas. Full details will be announced here and on other Society platforms as well as Eventbrite when arrangements have been finalised.
Other upcoming events
Saturday 9th January 2.00pm
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MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS was formed in 1964 and is now one of the largest family history societies in the world. Although the Society is united by a common interest in Genealogy and Family History, members also pursue interests in closely related fields.
