West Middlesex Family History Society

Image of the month Thanks to Lesley Kinch for the photograph. For our September Members' Meeting we had Sarah Slater talk to us about 'Working with the Ghosts of Hampton Court Palace'. Sarah always gives her talks in a costume that she makes herself. For this meeting she was dressed in a Victorian mourning dress, very smart and highly appropriate for her talk. See the next journal for our write-up of her talk.

Tip of the month You can find most things on the internet if you know what to look for. Ever wondered if there is a plaque for a particular person or event. Open Plaques has images of all the plaques likely to be of interest, and a search facility so that you can find the one you are interested in.

Our aims
The Society aims to encourage and assist those involved in the study of family history and genealogy in the western part of the ancient English county of Middlesex. See also our Objectives page.

Using this website
The website contains much information about the Society, and provides general assistance in providing links to other websites of use to family historians. You may explore the site using the menus above, including to use the Sitemap, where you can see all our pages at a glance.

For example under Research and Indexes you will find pages which tell you which members of the Society hold some of our special assets, Parish Registers, Indexes relating to Places, and other General Indexes.

New members
We are always keen to welcome new members. Benefits of membership include attending our monthly meetings at St. John's Centre in Isleworth, where you can meet like-minded souls, many of whom have been enjoying this hobby for a long while. You will also receive a copy of our Quarterly Journal. Joining instructions may be found on our How to join the Society page. Attending our meetings is free, and you may come as a guest just to see what goes on, if you wish. Cost of membership is a modest £15 per annum.