Over the years the Association has built up a tremendous library of research material, this includes parish registers, comprehensive census material for various census years, calendars of wills, Petty Session, prison and Army records etc. It has compiled its own Harmer birth, marriage and death indexes since the inception of registration in 1837 to the present day from the indexes available for public inspection at The Family Records Centre, Myddleton Place, London. The same indexes have been prepared for the Scottish Registration Service. In addition, HFA has collected together from various sources over 800 certificates for Harmer births, marriages and deaths.
Similarly, researchers in our overseas branches have assembled a wealth of information on Harmers in their countries and happily everyone works well together in pooling and sharing all our sources of information and expertise.