Cornwall Family History Society

22/10/2026

** PLEASE NOTE ***
You may have seen the recent news reports that two critical security vulnerabilities were identified in PHP, which could potentially allow hackers to gain unauthorised access to affected websites and servers.

We can reassure you that our website has now been upgraded to a newer, secure version of PHP that addresses the identified vulnerabilities and initial checks have not identified any problems.

08/10/2026

The downloadable version of our September journal is now available in the members' area on our website. We apologise for the delay in making this available.

14/09/2026

We are celebrating our 50th anniversary this year!

Our Open Day at Kresen Kernow on 19 September 2026 will be slightly different. We will still be offering assistance and advice with your family history enquiries, but there will also be -

A pop-up talk on A History of Cornish Mining by Hayden Thomas

Penair School will have stand to promote their award winning project Beneath the Battlefield: Cornish Miners on the Western Front

Come along to join the celebrations and talk about all things family history.

01/09/2026

Special date this Saturday. The Cornish Gorsedh.

01/09/2026

We'll be attending this event again this year, and hope you'll come and say hello!

29/06/2026

Following some recent changes at the Society we are currently in a transitional period. There will be spasmodic cover for the telephones, responding to emails etc. We apologise for any delays. Thanks for bearing with us.

26/06/2026

06/06/2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances our research library will be closed today. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

25/04/2026

We are at Kresen Kernow (Redruth) from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm today.