Federation of Family History Societies
Encyclopedia
The Federation of Family History Societies is a United Kingdom
-based charitable
organisation.
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".
It represents over 150 family history societies
and similar genealogical organisations. It publishes The National Burial Index from data supplied by family history societies.
The current administrator is Philippa McCray.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-based charitable
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
organisation.
Its stated principal aims are "to co-ordinate and assist the work of societies or other bodies interested in family history
Family history
Family history is the systematic narrative and research of past events relating to a specific family, or specific families.- Introduction :...
, genealogy
Genealogy
Genealogy is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral traditions, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members...
and heraldry
Heraldry
Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander"...
; to foster the spirit of mutual co-operation, by sponsoring projects in these fields".
It represents over 150 family history societies
Family History Society
A family history society is a society, often charitable or not-for-profit, that allows member genealogists and family historians to profit from shared knowledge. Large societies often own libraries, sponsor research seminars and foreign trips, and publish journals...
and similar genealogical organisations. It publishes The National Burial Index from data supplied by family history societies.
The current administrator is Philippa McCray.