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.
Please save the date: our 2017 Society Day will be held on Saturday 13 May 2017 in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. More information soon.
What's new?
Irish historic birth, marriage and death certificates now available free online Posted Sep 08, 2016 By Web Master
Today the Government of the Republic of Ireland has launched a database of its historic birth, marriage and death certificates online for researchers to search
Gypsy Heritage Open Day – Friday 9 September 2016, near Matlock, Derbyshire Posted Sep 01, 2016 By Web Master
We hear that the Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group (DGLG) are holding a Heritage Open Day on Friday 9 September 2016. The event is being held
Interested in New Forest Gypsies? See a performance of ‘The Hither Side of the Hedge’, 17 September 2016, at Thorney Hill Posted Sep 01, 2016 By Web Master
Interested in the Gypsy families who once lived in the New Forest? There’s another opportunity to learn more about them with the help of The
Interview with the late Gordon Boswell – Songs of Praise, BBC 1, 14 August 2016 Posted Sep 01, 2016 By Web Master
Further to our announcement earlier today about the sad death of Gordon Boswell: if you want to hear more about his family and his Museum
Remembering Gordon Boswell of the Romany Museum, Spalding Posted Sep 01, 2016 By Web Master
We are sorry to announce the death of Gordon Boswell, founder of the Gordon Boswell Romany Museum at Spalding in Lincolnshire. Gordon died on Saturday
Free access to UK and Irish records at Ancestry.co.uk until Monday 29 August 2016 Posted Aug 27, 2016 By Web Master
We understand that Ancestry is offering free access to its UK and Irish records for the duration of the August Bank Holiday weekend. The offer
Connected to the Gypsy families of the old Bohemia Estate, Eastwood, Essex? Family history event – Sunday 16 October 2016 Posted Aug 24, 2016 By Web Master
We hear that there will again be a meeting for the descendants of the Gypsy families who lived on the Bohemia Estate at Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea,
Experience country life and crafts on ‘Rustic Sunday’ – 31 July 2016 – at Tilford near Farnham, Surrey Posted Jul 22, 2016 By Web Master
Experience country life on 31 July 2016 at the Rural Life Centre at Tlford, Surrey at their annual ‘Rustic Sunday’ event. There will be demonstrations
Somerset parish registers, school records and gaol registers go online at Ancestry.co.uk Posted Jul 22, 2016 By Web Master
Ancestry have just released an extensive collection of name-indexed and digitised original records relating to the county of Somerset: Baptisms, 1813-1914 Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials,
Meet the RTFHS this Sunday – 24 July 2016 – at the Black Patch Romanies event, Smethwick Posted Jul 21, 2016 By Web Master
Come along and meet the RTFHS team at the annual Black Patch Romanies event, organised by Birmingham local historian and Gypsy history expert Ted Rudge.
Meet the RTFHS this Saturday – 23 July 2016 – in Aylesbury Posted Jul 21, 2016 By Web Master
Meet the RTFHS team at the Buckinghamshire Family History Society Open Day this Saturday – 23 July 2016. It’s on at Grange School, Wendover Way,
75% of Norfolk parish registers go online at Ancestry.co.uk Posted Jul 20, 2016 By Web Master
Ancestry have just launched name-indexed and digitised original parish registers that they say cover three-quarters of the parishes in the county of Norfolk. The databases
Events
Oct
01
Oxfordshire FHS Open Day – RTFHS attending
Time: 10am until 4pm
Location: Marlborough School, Shipton Road, Woodstock OX20 1LP.
Oct
15
Family History Open Day, Boston, Lincolnshire – RTFHS attending
Time: 10am until 4pm
Location: Boston Family History Centre, Church of Latter-Day Saints, Woodthorpe Avenue, Boston PE21 0LY
Oct
22
Cambridgeshire Family History Society Fair – RTFHS attending
Time: 10am until 4pm
Location: Girton Glebe School, Girton, Cambridge CB3 0PN
May
13
RTFHS Society Day and AGM
Time: 10am until 4pm
Location: Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands
