Folkestone & District
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ABOUT THE SOCIETY
The Folkestone and District Family History
Society was founded in 1976 to encourage and promote the study of family
history in the South East Kent area. It provides advice and assistance to
members with South East Kent ancestry as well as to members whose roots are
elsewhere, and welcomes the beginner and the more experienced family historian
alike.
OUR CATCHMENT AREA
The Society covers the following parishes in the present Shepway District
Council area in the South East corner of Kent.
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Acrise |
Elham |
Midley |
Sandgate |
MEETINGS
We meet on the first Thursday of each month at 7.30 pm in the United Reformed
Church Community Hall, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone (close to Central
Station). Our programme includes speakers
on subjects of interest to beginners and experts alike, as well as discussion
and project sessions. Time is allowed at meetings for informal exchange
of advice and information, shopping at the bookstall, and borrowing from our
library of books on general and local subjects and sources, and journals from
other societies. A guided walk of a place of local historical interest is
usually arranged in the summer, and we hold a one-day conference or similar
event approximately every eighteen months.
PROJECTS
The Society participates in projects to transcribe and index local source
material and has strong links with the Folkestone Heritage Room. We are
currently indexing the 1891 census for the Dover and Elham registration
districts, and transcribing monumental inscriptions in churchyards in the area.
The Society is also participating in the National Burial Index Project which is
being coordinated by the Federation of Family History Societies. Anyone wishing
to assist with these projects is invited to contact our Projects Coordinator
PUBLICATIONS
Our journal "The Kentish Connection", published quarterly and free to
members, contains articles by members and information on various family history
topics. A Members'
Interests Index is maintained and a
directory published from time to time.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Subscriptions are payable on joining and thereafter on 1 July annually.
Subscription rates are detailed in Applying for Membership.
For further enquiries about the Society
contact the Secretary