Family History Society
Registered Charity No: 1034975
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Forest of Dean Home Page
Parish Church, Ruardean
The Royal Forest of Dean
Discussion List
Gloucestershire
David Watkins Family History
Lydney Bookshop
David Steel's Home Page
Ruth's Story
An Independant Family History Society, twixt the Rivers Severn & Wye, actively researching family history associated with the Royal Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Members meet on the first Thursday of the month (excluding January), at the Bell's Hotel, Lords Hill, Coleford, Gloucestershire.
Our Projects team is currently engaged in extracting Births Marriages Deaths from
local newspapers, recording Monumental Inscriptions from local churchyards, transcribing local Parish Registers etc. We have a library of our research and many books of local interest.
Forest Footsteps
The Journal of the Society is Produced Quarterly.
Back Copies and Index available from: Mrs Megan Perry - Journal Editor.
Membership Subscriptions
Payable on joining and thereafter annually on 1st July.
| Individual | £5.00 |
| Family | £7.00 |
| Overseas | £10.00 |
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Chairman
Mr Terry Ward. 34 Valley Rd. Cinderford. Gloucestershire. GL 14 2PA.
Membership Secretary
Mrs Anne Lloyd, 4 Mornington Terrace, Lr High St, Newnham, Gloucestershire.
GL14 1BG.
Society Researcher
Mr Len Perry, 22 Perch Drive, Mile End, Coleford. Gloucestershire. GL16 7DG.
Treasurer
Mrs Kathleen Cave. 'Panama' Parkend Walk, Coalway, Coleford, Gloucestershire. GL16 7JR.
Journal Editor
Mrs Megan Perry, 22 Perch Drive, Mile End, Coleford. Gloucestershire. GL16 7DG.
Secretary
Mr Michael Holman, 12 The Barracks. Parkend. Gloucestershire. GL15 4HR.
When writing to any of the above please include a S.A.E. (Overseas 2 IRC's please).
Useful Information relating to the Royal Forest of Dean
Forest of Dean Home Page
The official web pages of THE ROYAL FOREST OF DEAN Gloucestershire. Location, Tourism, Towns and Villages, Where to stay, Local History, Family History, Recreation, Moving Here? Dining Out, Business Index, What's On, Education, Good Pub Guide, ..
Parish Church, Ruardean
Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, Ruardean Gloucestershire.
History of the Church dating back from c.1100 A.D.
The Royal Forest of Dean
The Royal Forest of Dean, Splendid woodlands: a tourist's guide...
Gloucestershire Discussion List
A discussion List for anyone who has an interest in Genealogy, General and Local History related to Gloucestershire and surrounding Counties
Gloucestershire
Information for Gloucestershire at the UK+Ireland Genealogy pages
David Watkins Family History
My research on the Watkins family name is centered in England at the
rural village of Ruardean.
Lydney Bookshop
List of currently available books dealing with the Forest of Dean
David Steel's Home Page
More genealogy information on the Forest of Dean
Ruth's Story
A fascinating insight into the hard times she and her family endured -
particularly in their younger years. It seems incredible now that less
than 100 years ago men would WALK 100 miles or more to find work!
