Five decades on from its inaurgural meeting in 1974, Essex Society for Family History now has 1,700 members and a programme of monthly meetings across several locations. During this period the online presence of the society has developed too and members of the society can attend meetings via Zoom, and search the society’s genealogical database of more than 2 million records.
To celebrate their 50th anniversary, the society has organised a ‘Genealogy Challenge Trail’, open to members worldwide. ‘All you need to do is follow the genealogical clues to help solve a crime’ – there will be ‘some great prizes’.