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International Society for British Genealogy and Family History

Welcome to ISBGFH!


2016 British Institute
Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, Salt Lake City
10-14 October 2016
Registration is now closed
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Since 1979, the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History has been helping genealogists connect to their British and Irish ancestry.
 
Whether you are just beginning your British Isles research or are a seasoned genealogist, ISBGFH can enhance your knowledge of important resources with our quality programming, our quarterly journal British Connections, and our website.
 
The July-September 2016 British Connections has been posted in the members-only area   
 
Membership in the ISBGFH is for anyone who is researching their British or Irish ancestry. The English, Welsh, Irish, and Scots have spread across the globe; their descendants now live in almost every country around the world.
 
 
How ISBGFH Can Help You
 
As an educational organization, our mission is to help you understand and apply the records and resources available in the U.S. and the British Isles.
 
Our popular British Institute offers a week of total immersion into British research topics. Held annually in the fall at Salt Lake City, Utah, British Institute courses are especially designed to help you develop your research skills in British and Irish records. With instructors there to guide you throughout the day, classes are held each morning followed by a full afternoon at the Family History Library, utilizing their outstanding British collections and applying the research techniques and analytical skills learned in your Institute class.
 
Our quarterly journal, British Connections, contains informative articles, news, website links, and queries. Filled with expert advice and articles to aid your research goals, it is sure to stimulate your interest in British research.
 
Our members-only Surname Interest database encourages connections to other members, via e-mail, to share information on mutual ancestry.
 
ISBGFH members can view and download issues of British Connections after clicking on the “Members Area” menu choice and logging in. Long-term members of ISBGFH were e-mailed login instructions (on 11 May 2012) when this website was launched; those who have joined our society more recently were sent instructions when they joined ISBGFH. Members can contact the webmaster for login help.