Welcome to Tree House

What’s at Tree House

• We are a Service Point for Devon Heritage Centre, we hold all their Parish Registers on microfiche as well as Inland Revenue Wills (1812-1857)
• We have 7 public computers with access to these subscription websites:
  • Ancestry Library,
  • Find My Past,
  • the Genealogist
  • the British Newspaper Archive.
  • We can also help you find the most useful online resources for your research
• Our complete range of indexes
• Our extensive library can help whether you are researching the history of your family, home, village or town. It contains general genealogy and history volumes as well as many resources on Devon people and places and books by local authors. We also have a large number of Devon family histories (put your surname into our search box)
• Parish files and Family files, take pot luck with information given to us over many years
• Extensive Methodist and rare Bible Christian books and records
• Telephone advice available on 01392.433212 during our opening hours
• Check the search facility for our full catalogue

Just enter a keyword (e.g. an author, place name or family name) below and click the "Search" button:

Keyword:
The search will try to find an exact match with the word you enter in the Keyword box on: •Author •Title or a match on the classification of an item (not displayed in the results)

Research Service

We offer a research service for people unable to visit us or those who want an extra bit of help. We will use all the resources available to us at Tree House along with our own expertise. You can apply by post  or online via the our shop

Postal enquiries

Postal enquiries to:
Devon Family History Society,
PO Box 9,
Exeter,
Devon
EX2 6YP

Visiting Devon?

Tree House in Exeter is YOUR Research Centre Tree House is now the Service Point for Exeter.

Unit 1,
7-9 King Street,
Exeter
EX1 1BQ

• We are open on Mondays and Tuesdays from 10.30 – 16.00 and on Thursdays from 10.30 – 15.30.
• By appointment, Tree House may be open on the Saturday morning of the Exeter Group meeting, this needs to be booked in advance   link to events
• We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays in 2020 13^th April, 25^th May and 31^st August and for a period over Christmas and the New Year (details will appear here later in the year)
• The facilities at Tree House are free to members, visitors are very welcome and charged £3 a day
• Our address is: Unit 1, 7-9 King Street, Exeter, EX1 1BH
  • Phone: 01392 433212
  • Email: treehouse@devonfhs.org.uk
• Postal enquiries should be sent to Devon FHS, PO Box 9, Exeter, EX2 6YP
• Accessibility: there are two small steps into the building with a grab rail. We have a ramp available. There are also a few steps to the kitchen and toilets. Visitors with a blue badge can park on double yellow lines opposite Tree House. Visitor wifi is available