This site is no longer maintained. Please go to our new website at: https://ormskirk-fhs.co.uk/
January 2026: Ring out the old, roll in the new...
This old site has served us well for some time, but was beginning to show signs of age and was becoming more difficult to maintain.
This old site remains fully secure and will be available for a short while until changeover is complete, but will not be updated with the latest ODFHS data or events.
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Welcome to the Ormskirk and District Family History Society,
covering the sixteen ancient parishes and townships of Western Lancashire
- Aughton
- Bickerstaffe
- Burscough
- Downholland
- Halsall
- Hesketh with Becconsall
- Lathom
- Lydiate
- Maghull
- Melling
- Ormskirk
- Rufford
- Scarisbrick
- Simonswood
- Skelmersdale
- Tarleton
Lancashire Administrative Map 1832
The Society was founded in 1980 as a focus for local history and genealogical interests.
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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2025/26
Membership renewals now due. We have streamlined our membership renewal, application, and payment processes - please visit the Membership page for details.
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DELVE DEEPER INTO YOUR ORMSKIRK AND DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY
Buy our products or pay your fees online: Parish Chest has gone live - click on this link...
https://www.parishchest.com/ormskirk-district-fhs-3508.php
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLACE AN ADVERT IN OUR MAGAZINE?
A quarter-page space (6.3cm by 9.2cm/21/2 inch by 35/8 inch) has become available; advertising rates £12 per year.
We publish three magazines each year, so each advert costs £4. Please get in touch for further details - contact Kate at: chairman[at]odfhs.email
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JOIN US FOR OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS
Meetings should be on the fourth Wednesday of each month (excluding December when there is no meeting) at the Guide HQ, Moorgate, Ormskirk L39 4RU at 7.30 pm, with various speakers and topics (see the meetings page for future meeting details). Free to members. Non-members are very welcome; we request a donation of £2 from visitors.
Our Research Library is now located at the Scout Hall, 7 Wigan Road, Ormskirk L39 2AP
To join the Society please use the links to go to the Membership page.
You can email us on secretary -[at]- odfhs.email, (change the " -[at]- " to @ in the email).
We publish three journals a year, and we have items for sale to aid research - something for everyone! What can start out as a curiosity can end up as a rewarding hobby!
Note: These pages are best viewed in desktop view mode, and this is now supported by most small-screen devices (smartphones, tablets, etc.). If things don't look right on your chosen device, go to the browser menu (top right-hand corner, usually) and activate the "Desktop site" option.
Regular visitors will have noticed that things are changing on this site, so please bear with us during refurbishment - all the original notes are still there, but not necessarily in the right order (as someone once said). Feel free to contact the website manager if something seems broken.
ODFHS is a member of the Family History Federation
