The Society was founded in 1981, with a membership of about 1,350 people worldwide.
The Society is a registered charity within the meaning of English law, registered number 290284 and is administered by an Executive Committee who are also the Trustees. The 2024/2025 Executive Committee Members:-
We provide contacts between members by regular meetings and through the quarterly Journal published in January, April, July and October.
Example Wiltshire Family History Society Journal from April 2024
Members not only research their ancestors by name but, by using all available information, seek to build up a complete picture of the people in the setting in which they lived.
As the Society consists of a friendly mixture of complete beginners and experienced family historians there is every opportunity for beginners to receive encouragement in their researches.
To learn more about us, please explore this website and see how our Society might help in your own enjoyment of family history in Wiltshire. You could start by visiting some other parts of this section: News, Events, Trips and Branches.
You can find our policies in the legal section at the bottom of the website covering Safeguarding, Privacy, Health and Safety, Cookies.
