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FAMILY etc HISTORY GROUPS IN SUFFOLK
☞ Local historical Museums and major Churches are instead listed here
This list comprises only the largest or most local groups — but see SLHC below.
Our own Facebook group is at https://www.facebook.com/groups/avsfhg
Aldeburgh and District Local History Society — Back-numbers of "The Chronicle" can be searched/downloaded here by ADLHS Members.
Aldringham Fens Heritage Project — appeal for information
Aldringham ➡︎ see: "Thorpeness & Aldringham" below
Beccles & District Historical Society
Benhall and Sternfield History Group
Bentwaters Aviation Society — keeping alive the memory, and recording the history and heritage, of the RAF and USAF activity at Bentwaters and Woodbridge
Blaxhall Archive Group ⬅ link?
Blaxhall's links to the artistic Rope Family, notably the "The Two Margarets" — Arts & Crafts stained-glass artists "Marga" and "Tor" ,
and their aunt, sculptor Ellen Mary Rope
Bury St Edmunds Past and Present Society
East Anglian Catholic History Society (EACHS) exists to promote the study of Catholic history in the region and advise parish history groups.
Felixstowe Family History Society
Felixstowe History and Museum Society
Framlingham & District Local History & Preservation Society including Framlingham Historical Photo Archive
Kelsale-cum-Carlton & Neighbourhood Open Group (Facebook)
Knodishall Local History Group (Facebook)
Leiston Airfield (USAAF 1943-45, then RAF): Friends of Leiston Airfield (FoLA) ⬇︎MAP
Lowestoft Archaeological & Local History Society
Martlesham Heath Aviation Society (1917: RFC; 1918: RAF; 1943: USAAF; 1958-61: Battle of Britain Memorial Flight; 1963: closed)
Parham Suffolk (Facebook)
Memories of Peasenhall and Saxmundham Facebook group
Port of Lowestoft Research Society collects all relative material, including 13,000 records of vessels that were built in, owned at or visited Lowestoft.
Saxmundham & District Local History Society and Museum — see especially their excellent "Local History" page. email: S&DLHS Secretary
Southwold Museum & Historical Society
Suffolk Family History Society (SFHS) — has groups in Lowestoft, Ipswich, Haverhill, Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury/Long Melford
They have 440 images of war graves in Ipswich cemeteries and graveyards, some not on the CWGC website (available to SFHS members)
Suffolk Historic Buildings Group
Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History — publishers of their annual journal "Proceedings of SIAH" [search our downloadable Index for ref-ID's "PSIAH"]
⎋ Suffolk Local History Council (SLHC) — the umbrella local history organisation for the County, and a valuable source of information.
Suffolk Societies webpage offered by familysearch.org looks useful, but depends on groups and users to keep the information up-to-date.
Thorpeness & Aldringham Heritage Group — Past & Present — Gallery
U3A in East Suffolk [formerly The University of the Third Age] — "Learn, laugh, live"
U3A Local History Group: visiting and group speakers: meet on 2nd Weds at 10:00 at Woodbridge Town Football Club, Fynn Road, IP12 4LS [EMAIL-LINK]
Walberswick Local History Group
Waveney Valley Community Archaeology Group
Wickham Market Area Archive Centre
Wickham Market Local History Society [EMAIL-LINK]
Worlingworth Local History Group