West Middlesex Family History Society

West Middlesex Family History Society Journal

The Society publishes a journal four times each year which is distributed to all members. This contains a mix of articles written by members about their family history research in the area, on record sources and research methods, and on aspects of local history in West Middlesex. It also includes details of Society meetings, projects and services, and local and national family history news. A Help! section for those seeking assistance and surname interests of new members are also regular features. It is recognised that the Journal is the main link with the Society for many members who live outside the West Middlesex area and every effort is made to keep them abreast of local news and society information.

As from September 2017 all members are invited to receive the journal as an email attachment, as an alternative to receiving printed copy. This is certainly the 'green' option, and saves the Society some printing and postage costs. The digital version is also in full colour. If you wish to switch to receiving your journal by email please make your request to the Secretary.

We need your articles Articles showing different angles of research into family or local history, views on national and international family history matters and aspects of members' own family research are always needed for the Journal. These do not necessarily have to be long or complete articles. Contributions are always welcome and should be submitted to the Editor by post or email (see Contacts). Please note that the deadlines for receipt of materials for possible inclusion in the quarterly issues of the Journal are 7 January, 7 April, 7 July and 7 October.

Back-copies of the Journal may be accessed at any of the following libraries:

We participate in an Exchange Journal Programme with other Family History Societies. See the Exchange Journal Programme page if you are interested to exchange your journal with us. See the Members Area if you are a member and would like to see journals from our participating societies.

A complete list of our journals, grouped by volume, follows. For the first two years, up to 1979, selection of the journal will show a list of the articles contained in the journal. From 1980 onwards the journals are fully digitised. The journal contents include a short synopsis of what each article is about, and selection of an article will take you straight to the page in the journal where the article will be found. We restrict access to digital content of the last 4 issues. These may only by viewed by members of our Society, or members of Societies participating in our Exchange Journal Programme.

A Journal Search facility is also provided to search for journal articles by author, keyword or by surname.