Societies and groups

Federation of Family History Societies

The Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) is an educational charity with over 180 member societies throughout the world. Most of them focus on a particular geographical area or on a specific surname but there are also a variety of…

GENUKI – List of Family History and Genealogy Societies

This page provides means of finding information about societies whose interests relate to the UK & Ireland as a whole plus links to GENUKI pages listing societies that are devoted to smaller geographical areas, such as individual counties or regional…

North Perthshire Family History Group

North Perthshire Family History Group, formed in 2002, is located in Pitlochry, Perthshire. It aims to aims are: to provide a meeting place for all interested in family history; to carry out projects relating to local family history e.g. churchyard…

Renfrewshire Family History Society

The Society aims to promote the study of Family History, based on the County of  Renfrewshire encompassing Abbey Parish, Cathcart, Eaglesham, Erskine Eastwood, Greenock, Houston & Killellan, Inchinnan, Inverkip, Kilbarchan, Kilmacolm, Lochwinnoch, Mearns, Neilston, Paisley, Port Glasgow and Renfrew.

Orkney Family History Society

One of the aims of the Society was to establish a local organisation for the study, collection, analysis and sharing of information about individuals and families in Orkney.

Fife Family History Society

Fife Family History Society, which was formed in 1989 aims to join together people with an interest in the research of their Fife ancestors.