Lancashire Societies

Family history societies often publish helpful journals, transcripts, compiled genealogies and host helpful websites. They may have ongoing projects to transcribe records and create indexes. Most societies publish queries in their journals and maintain lists of members’ research interests that may be helpful to you. You may want to join one of these societies, reap the benefits of their expertise and resources, or support its efforts.

Addresses of the societies are for the most part where their meetings are held as they are by-and-large not brick-and-mortar institutions.

Regional Society
North West Catholic History Society Website: http://www.catholic-history.org.uk/nwchs/index.htm

Lancashire Societies
Holme & District Local History Society Burton Memorial Hall Main St Burton-in-Kendal, Cumbria LA6 1NA UK Telephone: 01524 782198 Website: Holme & District Local History Society


 * The Society concentrates on the local parishes of South Lakeland (Cumbria), including Holme, Burton, Beetham, Hutton Roof, Heversham, Lupton, Milnthorpe, and Preston Patrick. From the beginning we have collected photographs, maps and books about our local area for our library.  As the collection expanded with donations from members and non-members we started an archive section, now divided between two archivists: (1) Holme and (2) Burton & the district.

Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society

Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society

Liverpool and South West Lancashire Family History Society

North West Group of Family History Societies 

North Meols (Southport) Family History Society

Ormskirk and District Family History Society

Furness Family History Society

Lancaster & District Family History Group

Lancashire Parish Record Society

St Helens Townships Family History Society

Wigan Famil y & Local History Society