We are a constituted unincorporated society formed to promote the study of genealogy, family history and local history for the benefit and education of the public in the Sheffield area. We promote the study of family history by holding monthly meetings, producing a quarterly journal, hosting an online members’ forum and making available transcribed copies of original records. Our Society has no paid staff or central office and is run entirely by volunteers. We are a member of the Family History Federation and the Yorkshire Group of Family History Societies.
How we began
Our Society was established in 1977 when it grew out of a series of family history adult education classes run by the University of Sheffield. Our early mentor, and the first Chairman of our Society, was Professor David Hey, who sadly passed away in February 2016. He was an internationally renowned academic in the field of family and local history and published a considerable number of books about the history of Sheffield and its surrounding area, and the study of family and local history.