Hello all, A few years ago I heard Dr Bob James of Tighes Hill speak at a family history conference in Newcastle on the topic of friendly and benefit societies, of which the Foresters is one. He is an authority on the subject, has written widely on it and I thought he had a web page but I just can't find it at the moment :-P . However you might find the following local website of interest for general info on the subject although not specifically on the Foresters : www.fraternalsecrets.org HTH Judy