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 2.8 million name references already and new data is being added all the time.
Our friendly Helpdesk is here for you
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. Sadly, owing to the coronavirus lockdown we have to be closed but CLICK HERE to find out about our Virtual Help Desk
Visit our shop!
Our MLFHS shop sells a large range of books, maps, CDs, downloads and books for recordsing 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 and more.
The shop is open! Our dedicated team work from home so occasionally there might be a slight delay, but otherwise it is business as usual.
Other upcoming events
Wednesday 3rd March 7.30pm
Bolton FHS Meeting - Irish Research
A practical guide to help you get the most out of your Irish research
Saturday 6th March 2.00pm
Using Newspapers in Historical Research Speaker: Denise Bates
Denise will explain how newspapers can help you with your research.
Saturday 13th March 2.00pm
Oldham and District FHS "A Gartside sent to Van Diemen's Land"
"A Gartside sent to Van Diemen's Land ... Man's Inhumanity to Man”
Saturday 20th March 2.00pm
Anglo Scottish FHS - The Scots Elite in Liverpool 1780-1850
Anglo Scottish FHS Meeting
Wednesday 7th April 7.30pm
Bolton FHS Meeting - Quakerism in Bolton
This talk will explain how Quakers worship and what they believe.
New Records
See at a glance the newest additions to our databases and documents collections.
Virtual Help
Our Helpdesk is still open but has moved online during the present restrictions
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.
