Nottinghamshire Societies

Family history societies often publish helpful journals, transcripts, compiled genealogies and host helpful websites. They may have ongoing projects to transcribe records and create indexes. Most societies publish queries in their journals and maintain lists of members’ research interests that may be helpful to you. You may want to join one of these societies, reap the benefits of their expertise and resources, or support its efforts.

Addresses of the societies are for the most part where their meetings are held as they are by-and-large not brick-and-mortar institutions.

Regional Society
Priories Historical Society The Innings 1 Prospect Precinct Gloucester Road Worksop, Nottinghamshire S81 0RS UK Telephone: 01909 732485 Website: Priories Historical Society


 * Priories Historical Society was formed in June 2000 with the intention of bringing a wide variety of talks to the public. We are predominantly interested in the history and archaeology of the local area which covers Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire.

Nottinghamshire Societies
Retford & District Historical & Archaeological Society Chapelgate Hall situated behind Grove Street Methodist Church 73 Grove Street Retford, Nottinghamshire DN22 6LA UK Telephone: 01777 248297 Email: [mailto:janetgamble95@gmail.com janetgamble95@gmail.com] Website: Retford & District Historical & Archaeological Society


 * Lectures vary in all aspects of History & Archaeology.

Sherwood Archaeological Society St. Peter’s Parish Centre Church Side Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG18 1AP UK Telephone: 1623 625674 Website: Sherwood Archaeological Society


 * Formed in the 1960s the Society provides a programme of lectures throughout the year and the opportunity to take part in archaeological excavations and gain an introduction to the techniques involved.

Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Nottingham Mechanics 3 North Sherwood Street Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG1 4EZ UK E-mail: [mailto:barbaracast@btinternet.com barbaracast@btinternet.com] Website: Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire


 * The Society’s aims are simple: to promote knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the history, archaeology, and antiquities of Nottinghamshire, and to support local research and conservation.