Family history society

A family history society or genealogical society is a society, often charitable or not-for-profit, that allows member genealogists and family historians to profit from shared knowledge. Large societies often own libraries, sponsor research seminars and foreign trips, and publish journals. Some societies concentrate on a specific niche, such as the family history of a particular geographical area, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Lineage societies are societies that limit their membership to descendants of a particular person or group of people of historical importance.

National and international societies

 * American Society of Genealogists
 * Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) (UK)
 * Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) (US)
 * Genealogical and Heraldic Office of Belgium
 * Guild of One-Name Studies (UK)
 * National Genealogical Society (NGS) (US)
 * Society of Genealogists (UK)
 * Genealogical Society of South Africa

Australia

 * Australian Jewish Genealogical Society
 * Queensland Family History Society
 * Royal Historical Society of Queensland
 * Society of Australian Genealogists

Canada

 * New Brunswick Genealogical Society
 * Ontario Genealogical Society

England

 * Buckinghamshire Family History Society
 * Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society
 * Cleveland Family History Society
 * East Yorkshire Family History Society
 * East Surrey Family History Society
 * Essex Society for Family History
 * Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society
 * Northumberland and Durham Family History Society
 * Suffolk Family History Society
 * Sussex Family History Group (covering East and West Sussex)
 * Upper Dales Family History Group
 * Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Family History Section

Ireland

 * Genealogical Society of Ireland
 * Clans of Ireland

Scotland

 * Borders Family History Society
 * Scottish Association of Family History Societies – a federation of around 30 regional and local FHSes throughout Scotland

South Africa

 * Genealogical Society of South Africa

United States

 * California Genealogical Society and Library
 * Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
 * Genealogical Society of Utah
 * New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)
 * New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
 * Utah Genealogical Association (UGA)

Ethnic societies

 * American-French Genealogical Society
 * International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies
 * Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain