Other upcoming events
Saturday 9th July 2.00pm
The area between Manchester Cathedral and Victoria Station
A hybrid meeting, given by Geoffrey Scargill, in the Performance Space at Oldham Library and simultaneously on zoom.
Wednesday 20th July 10.30am
Turnpikes and Maps in Manchester
Paul will talk t about the Turnpike Roads and Maps of Manchester.
Wednesday 27th July 7.30pm
Finding Aunt Sarah - a talk by Dr Alan Crosby
Alan will reconstruct the family history and background of Sarah, his grandma's best friend together with a mention for a lady called Omo.
Wednesday 3rd August 7.15pm
Was my grandfather a professional footballer - a LIVE meeting
This talk is by Peter Holme, Curator, Research Centre of the National Football Museum, Urbis Building, Cathedral Gardens, Manchester
Wednesday 3rd August 7.30pm
Was my grandfather a professional footballer - a ZOOM meeting
This talk is by Peter Holme, Curator, Research Centre of the National Football Museum, Urbis Building, Cathedral Gardens, Manchester
Saturday 13th August 2.00pm
The Life of the Late James Johnson
The Monthly meeting of the MLFHS, Oldham & District Branch given simultaneously on zoom and in the Performance Space at Oldham Library.
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 3.2 million name references, and new data is being added all the time.
Our friendly Helpdesk is Open!
Our knowledgeable and experienced Helpdesk volunteers help people from all over the world – members and non-members – to begin or expand their family histories, whether their ancestors originated from the Greater Manchester area or elsewhere. The Helpdesk sessions run from Monday - Friday, 10.30am - 3:30pm. Helpdesk volunteers can also help you to access the vast repository of microfiche and microfilmed records.
Our Virtual Helpdesk remains open for members only. Please Click Here for more information.
Visit our online shop!
Our MLFHS shop sells a large range of books, maps, CDs, downloads and books for recording your research.
We stock all the local Alan Godfrey maps, a wide range of books published by Neil Richardson, the ever-popular Ancestral File for recording your search in a practical way, and CDs or downloads of records and transcriptions of Catholic church registers, Presbyterian records, monumental inscriptions, Manchester police, Rolls of Honour and much more.
* Occasionally a meeting may incur an additional charge, such as admission to a place of interest, payable by all attendees.
New Records
See at a glance the newest additions to our databases and documents collections.
Virtual Help
Our Virtual Helpdesk is still open but has now reverted to a privilege of membership.
MLFHS receives commission, at no cost to the user, on transactions completed using these links to affiliated organisations
[for more see Affiliate Links].
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.
