Tracing Romany, Traveller or Fairground folk?
We're the family history society for you. It's a great way to trace your special roots, meet people who share your interests and find out more about your heritage.
Is your ancestor in our Publications?
Browse through the range of specialist books published by the RTFHS. We may have one that includes your family and perhaps even your complete family tree.
Is your ancestor in our photo Gallery?
Take a look at our great old photos of travelling people and travelling life, sourced mainly from our members' family albums and postcard collections.
Save the date: our 2015 Society Day will be in Brockenhurst in the New Forest, Hampshire, on 9 May. More details soon
What's new?
Northamptonshire baptisms and burials go online on Ancestry Posted Feb 25, 2015 By Web Master
Baptisms and burials from Northamptonshire parish registers and Bishops Transcripts have just been added at the by-subscription Ancestry.co.uk website. They range from 1813 to 1912
Free access to Ancestry.co.uk this weekend Posted Feb 06, 2015 By Web Master
Ancestry is offering free access to its 1 billion UK records from today – 6 February 2015 – until midnight on Sunday 8 February 2015. Our
Cheaper English and Welsh certificates on the way for family historians? Posted Feb 06, 2015 By Web Master
We hear that the Government has accepted an amendment to the Deregulation Bill currently going before the House of Lords that allows for the publication
Gypsy families and life in the Chilterns: free essay just published online Posted Jan 26, 2015 By Web Master
The Chilterns Conservation Board has just published Our Common Heritage. It’s a free online publication containing six essays about the social history of an area
Scottish showmen and women on TV: watch now on BBC iPlayer Posted Dec 23, 2014 By Web Master
We hear that there was a TV programme about the lives of Scottish showmen and women, shown on BBC2 in Scotland a few days ago.
English and Welsh will ordering goes online from 12 December 2014 Posted Dec 09, 2014 By Web Master
From Friday 12 December 2014, the Probate Service will make will records for England and Wales from 1858 to the present-day available to search online
RTFHS takes part in Remembrance Day parade, London, this Sunday Posted Nov 07, 2014 By Web Master
We’re proud to announce that our Honorary Vice President Janet Keet-Black will again be leading a contingent in the Remembrance Day march past at the
Explore Your Archive: special events throughout November 2014 Posted Oct 27, 2014 By Web Master
November 2014 sees the launch of a new campaign to encourage everyone to find out more about what’s available in the archives and record offices
Meet us this Saturday in Girton, Cambridgeshire Posted Oct 20, 2014 By Web Master
Please come along and meet the RTFHS team this Saturday – 25 October 2014 – at the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Family History Day in Girton,
Please join us this Saturday in Haywards Heath Posted Oct 15, 2014 By Web Master
Please come along to the RTFHS Open Day on 18 October 2014. It’s an informal, drop-in event where you can meet other RTFHS members and
Video clips added to ‘Tracing your WW1 ancestors’ and ‘Specialist family history resources’ Posted Sep 19, 2014 By Web Master
For the first time today, we’ve started to add video clips to this site. There’s one about Gypsies who served in the First World War,
Celebrating Gypsy Heritage event at Thorney Hill, New Forest, Saturday 4 October 2014 Posted Sep 15, 2014 By Web Master
On 4 October 2014 at Thorney Hill Church, near Bransgore in the New Forest, Jigfoot with Simon and Jo Harmer (and possibly also Janet Keet-Black
Events
Apr
18
Who Do You Think You Are? Live – RTFHS attending
Time: No time set
Location: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham B40 1NT.
May
02
Huntingdonshire FHS Family History Fair – RTFHS attending
Time: No time set
Location: Burgess Hall, One Leisure St Ives, Westwood Road, St Ives, Cambridgeshire PE27 6WU.
May
09
RTFHS Society Day and AGM
Time: 10am until 4pm
Location: The Forest Hall, Highwood Road, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO42 7RY.
Jun
28
Romany Day, Rural Life Centre – RTFHS attending
Time: No time set
Location: Rural Life Centre, The Reeds Road, Tilford, Farnham GU10 2DL
Jul
25
Buckinghamshire FHS Open Day – RTFHS attending
Time: No time set
Location: Grange School, Wendover Way, Aylesbury HP21 7NH.
Sep
05
Cambridgeshire FHS Family History Fair – RTFHS attending
Time: No time set
Location: Girton Glebe Primary School, Girton, Cambridge CB3 0PN.
Oct
03
Oxfordshire FHS Open Day – RTFHS attending
Time: No time set
Location: Marlborough School, Shipton Road, Woodstock OX20 1LP.
Oct
11
Hampshire Genealogical Society Open Day – RTFHS attending
Time: No time set
Location: Everest Community Academy, Oxford Way, Basingstoke RG24 9FP.
Oct
24
RTFHS Open Day
Time: 11.00am until 4.00pm
Location: St Lawrence Church Hall, High Street, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire WD5 0AS.
