Essex Society for Family History
Registered Charity No 290552  

The Essex Society for Family History was founded in 1974 and became a registered charity in 1984. We now have a Research Centre in Chelmsford which was opened in July 2000 which provides access to our extensive library of microfiche and to many computer files of local indexes etc. Our Library is also housed in the Research Centre  

The area covered by the ESFH is that of the old Essex county with the exception of 'London Boroughs' which are considered to be in the area of East of London FHS and Waltham Forest which is in the area of Waltham Forest FHS.

Our headquarters is in Chelmsford and we have branches in Colchester, Harlow, Saffron Walden and Southend-on-Sea. Regular monthly meetings are held at each of our centres.  We also have a thriving computer group which meets in Chelmsford.

Meetings are open to both members and non-members but priority is always given to our members.

A quarterly magazine "The Essex Family Historian" is issued free to members.

The Society runs bookshops at our Chelmsford Headquarters and at meetings of the other branches at which a wide variety if publications and microfiche may be purchased.

For the benefit of members who cannot get to the local meetings in Essex we operate a Postal Book Service.

All the work of the Society is undertaken by volunteers. There are no paid officials. 

Research on a particular surname or family is not organised by the Society, but members with similar aims and interests can get in touch with each other through the Society.

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