Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire Family History Society

27/05/2026

Our upcoming talks for JUNE

A-Z of Cambridge with Sarah Doig
Wednesday 3rd June 2026, 14:00-15:00
March Library
King's Chapel with beautiful morning sky in Cambridge, UK
A quirky alternative to Cambridge’s rich history from dipping into a wide variety of stories—such as books, oysters sold at the largest fair in Medieval Europe, and famous residents

Is Artificial Intelligence a help or hindrance to photo restoration and research? with Steve Gill
Wednesday 17th June 2026, 19:30-20:45
Zoom
AI is revolutionizing photography, but is it truly beneficial? In this talk, Steve will explore AI’s role in restoring old photos—highlighting its flaws—and contrast it with its powerful potential for historical research. Join him to discuss whether AI is a tool or a troublemaker in photo preservation! He’ll also be taking you through some ways you can understand and date your old family photographs.
(Please note this talk will be recorded and made available to members)

No pre-booking required for the March in person talk. Book your place for the online talk here:

AI is revolutionizing photography, but is it truly beneficial? In this talk, Steve will explore AI’s role in restoring old photos—highlighting its flaws—and contrast it with its powerful potential for historical research. Join him to discuss whether AI is a tool or a troublemaker in photo pre...

26/05/2026

Member number 1, Bob Adams, cut the cake at our AGM on Saturday at the Huntingdon Archive to celebrate 50 years of the Cambridgeshire (and now also Huntingdonshire) Family History Society. Bob assured us he had not queued all night to be the first member - he was simply alphabetically gifted!

20/05/2026

Join us this evening at 7.30PM on Zoom for Dorothy Halfhide's talk on Thorney. For more information and to book your free place click the link :)

https://www.chfhs.org.uk/thorney-with-dorothy-halfhide-532

15/05/2026

Do you have a skill and some time to share it?

We are always on the lookout for new volunteers. Not only does it make sense to have as many people as possible running a family history society with as many different strengths as possible, it is always good to get new people of all ages involved, bringing their new ideas with them!

We need:
A talks programme organiser. This involves finding interesting speakers, booking them and liaising with them.

A social media content creator. If you know your Instagram from your Tik Tok, we need you!

A vice chair. If you have good organisational and interpersonal skills this is an ideal opportunity to use them!

Members who are willing to attend family history shows and events all over the country representing the society.

Data entry, transcriptions and data checking are always happening - if you are methodical, this is ideal for you.

We all love family history - volunteer to help the society and spread that passion to others!

It is nearly time for Volunteers Week. Have you thought about giving a few hours a week to a family history society. They need your help. Whether this is doing some administration, finance, family history research or transcribing they need you. Some societies are completely online so you can do this from home. Have a look at your nearest society here https://www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk

11/05/2026

At The Norris Museum next Wednesday 20th May - John has spoken to the society a few times and is always very entertaining and interesting!

07/05/2026

We will be at the Suffolk Family History Society Fair this Saturday!

There are two events this Saturday 9th May 2026. Family History Federation will be at the Suffolk Family History Fair with a reduced bookshop. This will be cash only so please bring some with you. Also we will be at the Family History Show Aintree with a larger bookshop so if you are in the area please come and say hello.

07/05/2026

The society are looking for volunteers to help transfer PDF Parish records of Huntingdonshire to Excel sheets which will configure to our website. The work is completed on your own computers in your home and also completed at your leisure. If you are interested in helping the society please contact Projects Officer Terry Garner on [email protected]

26/04/2026

Join the Museum’s curator Stuart Orme for an entertaining and informative guided walk around the centre of Huntingdon, to find out more about what life was like here in Cromwell’s time and his connections to the town. The walk includes stories about royal visits, Civil War battles and even witch...

23/01/2026

All here at the society are saddened to hear of the death of Peter Calver, the founder of Lost Cousins. A huge loss to the world of genealogy, Peter was a great supporter of local family history societies and his informative newsletters were always entertaining and crammed full of tips. We can all help Peter's legacy live on by adding more of our ancestors to the Lost Cousins database and finding our relatives. RIP Peter.

https://www.lostcousins.com/