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Our Background

Founded in 1964, the Society supports family history research in Greater Manchester including Bolton and Oldham.  We welcome members from all parts of the UK and particularly those from overseas researching ancestors in the Manchester area.

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Our Resource Centre and bookshop are at Clayton House in central Manchester, close to all major transport termini. The Society and its Branches offer an extensive programme of meetings with speakers on a wide variety of topics relevant to family and local history and the application of technology to family research.

Our Branches
Anglo-Scottish
Bolton
Irish Ancestry
Oldham
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The society AGM was held on 14 May 2008 and the Report & Accounts for 2007 presented to those present. The Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss account will be published in Manchester Genealogist 44/3 in August. The full accounts may be viewed by clicking HERE.

Members of the North West Group of Family History Societies