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Our aim is to promote the study of family history in East Suffolk in particular and to provide support and help for those wishing to trace their family history outside the area. We cater not only for those who wish to research their local family history but also for those now living in Suffolk whose ancestors were from out of the county.


In 2010, meetings will normally be held on the second Tuesday of each month (no meeting in August) in the United Reformed Church Hall, Chapel Road, Saxmundham, starting at 7:30 pm, but please confirm before traveling any distance.

Admission is £1.50 for members, £2.00 for visitors. Tea, coffee, and biscuits are included. Visitors are always most welcome.

Some speakers give out literature related to their talk or have books for sale.

Experienced family history researchers are at most meetings to help you with your family history research.

For further details contact: -

Barrie Skelcher (Chairman) 01728 830463

Janet Barnes (Secretary) 01728 602776

John Martin (Treasurer) 01473 727545

Terry Davis (Membership Secretary) 01728 830113


Drop-In Centre

The Group runs an informal family history "Drop-In Centre" in Leiston. This is housed in the Old Council Room of the Leiston Council Offices in Old Post Office Square, Main Street, opposite the Long Shop Museum. There is convenient public parking (including disabled parking) immediately outside.

The Drop-In Centre is open to the general public, and provides free access to a variety of family history advice and reference material. It is normally open on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, from 10 am to 12 noon.

Would-be visitors are advised to check on availability of the room before making any special journeys.


St. Mary's Church, Benhall, Recording of Monumental Inscriptions

Blessed with some glorious weather, members of the local Family History Group and some local volunteers continued to make progress on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th June with the recording of the inscriptions on the graves in St. Mary's Churchyard.

Work on this important and worthwhile community project began last October and will probably take another year to complete, depending on the actual number of volunteers who join in at each session.

For the purposes of the project, the churchyard has been divided into a number of different sections and the team is currently working on Section B.

Progress on the plotting of the marked graves and on the actual recording of the inscriptions is also determined, to some extent, by the need to observe the requirements of the designated Conservation Area, which has recently been extended to include other areas of the churchyard.

More helpers are always welcome and no previous experience is required. Just turn up in sensible clothing, any time after 9.00am on designated days. All essential equipment and stationery will be provided.

The co-ordinator of the project, John Peters, would be pleased to hear from anyone who would like to assist with this project. He can be contacted by telephone on 01728 604678. You don't have to be a resident of Benhall or to have family connections with the church to join in.

Please help if you can.

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