Bristol & Avon
Family History Society

Family history for the former county of Avon. Award winning journals, meetings open to all, and regular research sessions with helpful volunteers.

Our online
databases

 

Meetings
& Events

 
March 5, 2024

Brush up your newspaper research skills!

Next Monday’s Bristol Group talk is “Getting the Best From Newspaper Websites”. Much useful information can be found in the local newspapers of the time that can shed light on the life events of our ancestors and their achievements or failures. The talk will explore what is out there in this underused resource and explore ideas on how to find those elusive ancestors. Our speaker is John Hanson, a family history lecturer with nearly 25 years’ experience; he is a member of the Guild of One-Name Studies and a former Trustee of the Society of Genealogists. The talk is online and begins at 7.30pm and is available to members only (joining details sent by email). If you are not a member you can join BAFHS at https://bafhs.org.uk/support/join.
March 5, 2024

Trip to Richard III and Bosworth

Please be aware that booking for the Outing to Bosworth, Leicester Cathedral & Richard III Memorial Centre on 11 April is now closed.
February 20, 2024

How are your pre-1600 research skills?

Next Monday (26 February) is a great opportunity to learn more about researching before Parish Records. Ian Waller is talking to the Bath Group online via Zoom about these underused early records and promises to be a fascinating session. The talk is online via Zoom and begins at 7.30pm – joining details sent to members in advance.
February 6, 2024

Apprenticeship Records

We invite you to join us for the February Bristol Group meeting next Monday (12th February) when Richard Holt will be talking about the history of apprenticeship and the sources that are available to the family historian. Discover how these sources helped research a ‘brick wall’ ancestor. The talk is online and begins at 7.30pm and is available to members only (joining details sent by email).If you are not a member you can join BAFHS here.
 

Build your bridge
to the past with BAFHS

Formed in 1975, the Bristol & Avon Family History Society supports contact between members with regular meetings and a quarterly Journal. We assist members with problems encountered during research work.  The society promotes and encourages the public study of family history, genealogy and associated interests. Like most other family history societies, BAFHS is run by enthusiastic volunteers.