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The Federation of Family History Societies, also known as The Federation, is: a United Kingdom-based charitable organisation. In 2019 it rebranded——to the Family History Federation

Its stated principal aims are "to co-ordinate and assist the work of societies/other bodies interested in family history, genealogy and heraldry; to foster the "spirit of mutual co-operation," by sponsoring projects in these fields".

Its membership consists of over 170 family history societies and similar genealogical organisations. It publishes The National Burial Index from data supplied largely by family history societies.

In January 2014, The National Archives put online the digitised records of over 8,000 individuals seeking exemption from conscription into the army in Middlesex during the First World War. The Federation assisted in funding this exercise. In the same month, The National Archives announced work to accelerate progress with the revision of the Manorial Documents Register and that funding from The Federation will help meet the cost of four additional county projects over the following two years. The relevant counties are Northumberland, Northamptonshire, Wiltshire and Kent.

The current Chairman is Stephen Manning.

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Coat of arms of Federation of Family History Societies

Notes Granted 5 April 1997 Crest Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Gules a crane holding in the beak a sprig of oak Proper fructed Or and supporting with the dexter foot a terrestrial globe Proper the land masses Gules mantled Gules doubled Or. Escutcheon Potenty Or and "Azure on a ordure Gules eleven acorns Or." Supporters On the dexter a man habited as a smith holding in the dexter hand a hammer resting upon an anvil Proper and in the sinister hand a horseshoe reversed Or and on the sinister a woman habited as an agricultural labourer holding in the sinister hand a sickle Proper resting upon a garb Or and in the dexter hand a hank of binder twine Proper. Motto One From Many

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External links※

• FFHS website
• "Federation of Family History Societies, "registered charity no." 1038721". Charity Commission for England and Wales.