title: Suffolk Family History Society
text: # Suffolk Family History Society
  
  The Suffolk Family History Society is a genealogical association in Suffolk, England. It was founded in 1975.
  
  ## Background
  
  It is a registered charity and a member of the Federation of Family History Societies. It has several local groups meeting in communities throughout Suffolk, and it publishes a quarterly Suffolk family history journal, Suffolk Roots. An Interest group also meets in the West of London.
  
  The Society has 2200 members world-wide.
  
  ## Mission
  
  The Society seeks "to promote and encourage the public study of British family history, genealogy, heraldry and local history with particular reference to Suffolk; and to promote the preservation, security and accessibility of archival material."
  
  