The Society is a member of the Federation of Family History Societies and the Association of Family History Societies of Wales.

Its main aim is to help members trace their Montgomeryshire family histories. It also helps members with family connections in Shropshire, Cardiganshire, Denbighshire, Merionethshire and Radnorshire.

We help by:

 offering advice to members researching their family history

 circulating details of help wanted by members in our journal the Record

 providing access to the Society's library

 keeping members' interests indexes (click here for a list of names members have been, or are currently researching)

 publishing local records of family history interest

 transcribing and recording new material for members' benefit such as:

In addition, members have:

 free issue of our journal the Record which appears three times a year.

 a series of talks on topics relating to Montgomeryshire genealogy.

 occasional meetings in other towns and villages in the county and regular outings to transcribe memorial inscriptions in the summer months.

 an annual Christmas lunch.

The current subscription rates are:

 £7 per year individual membership;

 £8 per year family membership (two members at the same address in the UK or European Union);

 £10 per year overseas membership (members outside the United Kingdom and European Union).

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Society, you can download an application form and post it to the membership officer, together with your subscription.  Please click on the "Application Form" link below.

Overseas membership subscriptions may be paid via our pages on the FFHS's Genfair website, where you can join and renew online.  Please see the "Links" page below for a link to Genfair.  Society publications may also be ordered and paid for online via Genfair.

Subscriptions are due in sterling but members resident in the USA may pay in $bills at a rate of $30 per year.  However, the cheaper option is to pay by Genfair, as above.  At current exchange rates ($1.50=£1), the annual overseas subscription works out at about $15.

SOCIETY RESEARCH ROOM IN NEWTOWN

NEW LIBRARY PREMISES OPENED, OFFICIAL OPENING 11AM MONDAY 27 OCTOBER 2008

The Society's first research room in the Severnside Centre at Newtown was officially opened by Lord Hooson on Friday 16 March 2001. In autumn 2008, new premises were obtained nearby at 2 Shortbridge Street, Newtown, SY16 2LW and officially opened by Dr Glyn Tegai Hughes on 27 October 2008.  The new library room is situated above Owen Travelmaster.  Entry is obtained via the court on the east side of the shop.  Look out for the large round arched doorway into the court with the MGS brass plate on it.

The library room is open to members without charge although voluntary donations may be made to assist in maintaining it and ensuring that it is a viable proposition.  It is open to the public as well as to members but there is a mandatory charge for non members of £5 per day or part thereof (after some months experience of running the room the charge to non members was reduced).  The room is staffed at all times by members and is open on a reasonably regular basis, currently on Tuesday (market day) and Thursday, 10 am to 4 pm.  To avoid possible disappointment, visitors should always check with the librarian in advance that the room is open on a particular day (see Officers of the Society page).

For pictorial directions, you can try clicking on one of the links below to find a map of central Newtown showing the new MGS library room at its centre!

Streetmap:

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?Postcode2Map?code=sy16+2lw

Google Maps:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=sy16+2lw&ie=UTF8&ll=52.515751,-3.310061&spn=0.008305,0.018024&z=15

View of our new library premises (entrance on the right):

View of our first library premises:

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