We are currently more than 3500 people from all over the world, but mostly from the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA who share a common interest in furthering family history and/or genealogical research in the suburban area located just to the east of the City of London, England. We generally focus on a variety of aspects of life in this area during the 17th, 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. Our Society, formed in 1978, is associated with the Federation of Family History Societies, and is commonly referred to as EoLFHS. 

AIMS
To promote and encourage the study of family history amongst those living in or having ancestral links with, that area of Greater London north of the Thames extending from the edge of the City of London at Bishopsgate and Aldgate, eastwards through the London Boroughs of Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, to the edge of Metropolitan Essex at Havering.

MEMBERSHIP
Membership in our Society is available on a September 1 to August 31 annually. Membership has distinct advantages, such as sharing information of interest to you with others in the Society and discounts on Services and Publications.

MEMBER SERVICES
Surnames: The Society produces a CD of members interests (surnames) from time.

In addition there is a searchable database of Members' Surname Interests accessible through our webpages.

Strays: An index of Strays from our area of interest is maintained.

Members may subscribe to the EoLFHS Rootsweb Mailing List. Details on how to join can be viewed HERE

PUBLISHING PROGRAM
We have undertaken an active publishing program. Our Journal, Cockney Ancestor, is published quarterly, and our Bookstall manager regularly updates our publications list for sale - in electronic (CDROM) format, print and microfiche, including Ordinance Survey Maps, Census Indexes, Research Guides, and more. These items are available for sale on line in our online Store

Articles for the Cockney Ancestor are contributed by the various members and all activities are provided by volunteers. The society has no central offices or phone or paid staff. Further information on volunteering can be found in the Members' Section

WEB SITE INFORMATION
For EoLFHS, Genealogy, and Member Questions use the Help & FAQs first, then proceed to Those Willing to Help next.

Our chairman can be contacted for site suggestions, new link suggestions, and reporting broken links.