Manchester Hub Free Access to the 1921 Census
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 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.
Latest: All MLFHS CDs/DVDs are now available as downloadable files.
Eventbrite Booking Links
Wednesday 4th October 1.00am
The Clifton Hall Tunnel Disaster, Temple Drive, Swinton - Carol Lee
Join us for a chilling encounter at "The Clifton Hall Tunnel Disaster, Temple Drive, Swinton
Wednesday 4th October 10.30am
Teaching the Deaf and Dumb in Victorian times - Ed Baines Seashell Trust
Step back in time to the Victorian era and join Ed Baines at the Seashell Trust as he enlightens us on how the deaf and dumb were taught.
Wednesday 4th October 7.30pm
BOLTON FHS - Lancastrians: Mills, Mines and Minerals
A talk by well known local author, Paul Salveson, based on his book "Lancastrians: Mills, Mines and Minerals"
Saturday 7th October 2.00pm
Anglo Scottish FHS. Maps at the National Library of Scotland
Anglo Scots Branch Meeting
Saturday 14th October 2.00pm
MLFHS, Oldham & District Branch, Monthly Meeting
A Trip to Switzerland in 1916... an illustrated presentation given by Tony Foster
Wednesday 1st November 7.30pm
BOLTON FHS - Researching First World War Soldiers
"Researching First World War Soldiers: Using The example of the William Harcourt Diary” by Dr Jim Beach.
What We Do
MEMBERS' FORUM
Share your research problems via our online forum with hundreds of members worldwide who are prepared to help with look-ups and solutions.
VOLUNTEERING
Want to help the Society? We need help to grow. Here’s what you can do as a volunteer in one of our projects or other areas of Society activity.
EXPLORERS
See how we encourage children and young people to discover their family histories with guidance, supervision, support and research strategies and techniques.
THE MANCHESTER GENEALOGIST
Share your research, submit an article. Use our massive collection of back copies to learn from others how to knock down brickwalls, research obscure resources or overcome incomplete records.
Roman Catholic Records
Our shop sells CDs, DVDs and downloads of registers for numerous Roman Catholic churches in and around Manchester. Click below to search our index of over 1.1 million names which appear in these records.
Our Affiliates
MLFHS receives commission, at no cost to the user, on transactions completed using these links to affiliated organisations
[for more see Affiliate Links].
