Welcome to Northamptonshire Family History Society

We were founded in 1976 and have around 650 members, mainly in the UK with some from overseas.

If you are starting out in this fascinating and compelling hobby or if you are a seasoned genealogist we hope you will find something of interest here.

We have extensive local knowledge of the county, the trades, the Archives and other resources

Explore our site to find out more about what we have to offer as a Society.

  • an online meeting each month (members only);
  • two branch meetings;
  • a quarterly journal;
  • monthly e-newsletter.

Stop Press

  • There will not be a NRO Surgery or Moulton Help Desk in January 2025
  • Scroll down this page for details of Northamptonshire Archives Opening hours – Christmas and New Year
  • Use the dropdown menu on our What’s On tab to find details of Branch and online meetings.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ARCHIVES
Opening hours – Christmas and New Year.
The last day of opening to the public this year is Thursday 19th December 2024. The office will re-open to the public on Tuesday 7th January 2025.

We will also be closed for our major project week: Tuesday 14th – Thursday 16th January 2025 and re-open on Tuesday 21st January 2025.

You may wish to take the opportunity of visiting before we close to take photographs of documents you may like to work on during these periods.