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tinkers

tinkers Report 9 Apr 2006 16:59

im thinking bout joining one for the area where family came from r they worth joining?

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 9 Apr 2006 17:01

I've never got around to actually joining any of them, but I do hear good things about them. I guess - like any organisation - they're as good as the active membership. Christine

Andrea

Andrea Report 9 Apr 2006 17:14

I joined my local one,it costs £15 for a family or £12.50 individual.They have subscribed to Ancestry Library edition so members can use it free,they have the GRO indexes,Quarterly journals from loads of other FHS's,Parish records,books on all kinds of family history related things,and a great bookshop-especially good for Alan Godfrey maps.Even if you only ever used it to ask for help and advice occasionally,it'd be worth the membership fee.

tinkers

tinkers Report 9 Apr 2006 17:25

thank u for ur replys because i dont live anywhere near the area where the family came from i have been looking at the family history hociety online ive found out it is £8 single or £9 for a couple membership but i dont no if i have the confidence to send a cheque of to the address it says

Phoenix

Phoenix Report 9 Apr 2006 17:44

Go for it. The journal will help give you ideas about all sorts of sources available for your area. These may be online, on cd or dvd, microfiche, bookform or a single copy in the society's library. There are plenty of people who have been researching for years, without putting their family tree on the internet. This a way of tapping into their expertise. Journals often have help wanted sections, where you can ask about your brickwalls. If you can't get to the area, there are often look ups or searches in records offered. Personally, I get far more from belonging to a local society, where I have no ancestors, because of the opportunity to go to meetings, help sessions, day courses. Some societies offer trips to London to visit Kew or the FRC. These are brilliant. There is nothing quite like seeing a friendly face: someone you can ask how to use the indexes, or where the loos are.