Welcome

Welcome to Weston-super-Mare & District Family History Society. If you live nearby or have an interest in families in or from this area of Somerset you will find plenty to help you here.  Just click on the map to see the area and a list of Parishes covered by this Society.

Founded in 1983, we have a growing and active membership

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PLEASE NOTE:-

1. Physical meetings take place on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 2.30pm to 5pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, Baytree Rd, Weston-super- Mare. These meetings will be recorded and a video provided on this website for those members unable to attend.
   
2. The Free Help Sessions on Saturday afternoons will resume as from Saturday 2nd July, 2022.
   Initially they will be once a month, from 2.00pm until 3.30pm. Only four people can attend each session and you need to book through the library (the Society cannot take bookings).  Contact the library on 01934 426010 or Weston.library@n-somerset.gov.uk to make your booking.
3. When the Society hold a meeting via Zoom and you want to join in follow these: Basic instructions can be downloaded here.

MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS   

The June 2022 Newsletter is now published on the web site.  It looks back on previous Royal Celebrations and reiterates information about the Workshops, Free Help Sessions and our next meetings. It looks at the development of a digital archive to replace the Irish Records lost in 1922, the 1950 USA Census, and other general and hopefully helpful comments!

Our Free Websites page provides information about a variety of websites that are free to view. If you can recommend any to be added to this list please let us know.

May they Rest in Peace - A new book commemorating the men of Bleadon, Hutton & Locking who gave their lives in the First World War. - Only a few left! - Details here.

FULL MEMBERSHIP

Our Full Members have access to our library material, and all of our research aids in the form of parish transcripts, and a range of other transcripts. There are further benefits to becoming a Full Member, such as viewing (and downloading) our Journals that have been published over the years - see our Membership page for more details. We look forward to you joining us, and even meeting you at one of our 10 Monthly Meetings - should you decide great value full membership is for you.

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