Croeso i Gymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Powys! - Welcome to Powys FHS! POWYS, UK: The present day Powys is an administrative county which was formed in 1974 at a time of local government reorganisation. It comprises the historic counties of Breconshire, Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire and is situated in the Principality of Wales - part of the UK
ORIGINS: Powys Family History Society was established in 1980 by a number of enthusiasts interested in tracing their ancestors in one or more of the above mentioned historic counties of Breconshire, Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire
AIMS: The aims of Powys FHS are to stimulate the study of family history and, in so doing, encourage the transcription and preservation of records and information which would otherwise be lost.