The Norfolk Ancestor
The Norfolk Ancestor is the journal published by the Norfolk Family History Society. The journal contains a lively mix of articles from accounts of personal family history research to book reviews, requests and offers of assistance with family history miscallanea and much more.

The Norfolk Ancestor is published quarterly in March, June, September and December and is free to members. For those who wish to obtain back-issues, the Society maintains a list of Norfolk Ancestor Journals together with a description of contents covering editions from 1992 to present day. To request a back-copy of a Norfolk Ancestor journal, please contact us.
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Writing Contributions for the Norfolk Ancestor
The Editor has produced the following guidelines and notes to assist potential contributors to the Norfolk Ancestor journal.
Guidelines:
- Articles should include full and accurate referencing and should identify:
- Author(s);
- Date of publication;
- Title of book;
- Place of publication;
- Name of publisher.
- In the case of references to articles in addition to the title of the article, the name, volume number and part/issue number of the Journal should be included as well.
- Contributors may wish to include their telephone number with their submission so that they may be telephoned to clarify matters if they have any difficulty with this.
- The Editor is always ready to offer advice about presentation and content. Why not submit something and possibly see your work in print
- The copy dates for submission of articles for inclusion in the next Ancestor (providing space is available) are normally the 15th of January, April, July and October or as published in the latest Ancestor.
Please send articles to:-
The Editor - Norfolk Ancestor
Norfolk Family History Society
Kirby Hall
70 St Giles Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR2 1LS (United Kingdom)
Notes:
- No manuscript or article will be returned or acknowledgement made unless specifically requested and then only on receipt of an Stamped Addressed Envelope.
- The Editor will always endeavour to cover as many points of view and opinions as possible, but for inclusion of an article, letter or contribution does not imply acceptance of or agreement with the views expressed therein.
- The Society accepts no responsibility for advertisements placed in the magazine, and inclusion of an advertisement does not imply endorsement of services advertised.


