The aim of the founding group was to encourage and support research into family history, by locals and anyone with an interest in the genealogy of Islay, and to create a resource base of information and photographs relating to Islay and the people of the island. However, recent years have seen declining income for the society.
Records collected by IFHS will be maintained and made readily available to future researchers at ICCI (commonly referred to as the Gaelic College) in Bowmore.
Details may be found at http://blog.islayinfo.com/article.php/islay-family-history-society-closed.
