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Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS) - (Victorian Division Inc.)

Australian Society of Archivists

Australian Society of the Lacemakers of Calais

The ASLC was formed in 1982 when a small group of people came to the realisation that they shared a common interest in a special group of English machine lacemakers. The Lacemakers in whom they shared an interest were principally those originally from Nottingham and who were involved in two mass migrations in the space of little more than a decade.The Lacemakers' first migration was to escape the poverty, unemployment, misery, disease and discomfort of overcrowded industrial Nottingham. Their migration was to the shores of France - especially to Calais - where their skills as lace artisans were initially treasured and where their employment and well-being seemed assured. During the 1848 Revolution in France, the political and social upheaval left most of them jobless again. Their future in France seemed uncertain. Most decided that making a fresh life in a new land was preferable to returning to England where it was likely they would remain destitute and a burden on their Parishes. Their second migration was to various parts of Australia. The Lacemaker emigrants of particular interest to members of ASLC sailed to Australian ports in one of three sailing vessels, viz. the 'Fairlie' (destination Sydney), the 'Harpley' (destination Adelaide) and the 'Agincourt' (destination also Sydney). These three vessels carried the bulk of the Lacemaker emigrants. Other Lacemaker emigrants came in smaller groups on other vessels including the Canton, Castle Eden, Emperor, General Hewitt, Bermondsy, Walmer Castle, Charlotte Jane, Steadfast, Andromachie, Baboo, Harbinger, Navarino and Nelson. Descendants of these lacemakers are also valued members of ASLC.

Australind Family History Society

Australind, Western Australia, Australia.

Autauga County Heritage Association

Prattville, Alabama.

Autauga Genealogical Society

Prattville, Alabama.

Avoca and District Historical Society Inc

The site has links to various indexes of names of those who lived in the Avoca district, including inhabitants of Lamplough and Homebush, thriving towns in the 19C and now no longer existing, also inquests of the district and the Society's members' interests (both surname and subject).

Avon Historical Society

Connecticut.

Axis Historical Society

Local History For Barry, South Wales.

Aycliffe Village Local History Society

Covers the Great Aycliffe area of Co. Durham, England.

AzGAB - Genealogy & Heritage Organizations in AZ

A listing of genealogical or historical societies or organizations in Arizona.

Ættfræðifélagið - The Icelandic Genealogy Society (Facebook)

l'Amicale d'Histoire Locale d'Ay sur Moselle / Association of Local History of Ay sur Moselle.

Liberationchildren and War babies WW11

The Netherlands. Renders assistance to the descendants of soldiers from the Second World War in the search for their biological fathers and or relatives.

Osceola County Historical Society

Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida.

The African American Genealogy Group of Kentucky

An organization of researchers, historians, and everyday folk working together to save the history of Kentucky

The Alderney Society

Channel Islands.

The ALMA Society - Adoptees' Liberty Movement Association

The American Adoption Congress

The American College of Heraldry