Friends of The National Archives

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Welcome to the Friends of The National Archives - The Friends of The National Archives

The Friends of The National Archives (FTNA) is a registered charity and voluntary organisation set up in 1988 at the then Public Record Office (PRO) and launched at a conference celebrating 150 years of the setting up of the PRO. There are now over 900 members across the UK and globally too - including Europe, and North America. FTNA was registered as a charity in 1990 and became incorporated as a CIO in 2020. There is a governing Council, comprising members of the Charity with trustee status and responsibility. The governance of the Friends is entirely on a voluntary basis. The Friends is a member of the British Association of the Friends of Museums (BAFM). FTNA also networks with other like-minded voluntary organisations supporting local archives, in addition to local and family history societies.