SFHG is a member of the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) and a supporter of the Sussex Online Parish Clerks (OPC) project.
SFHG runs an online forum and a comprehensive website with both public and members' areas.
[3] The SFHG Headquarters and Library are at The Keep, near Brighton,[4] where one-to-one research support is available,[5] and the Group sells publications in print and digital format concerning a wide range of genealogical topics as well as those specific to Sussex.
Indexes and databases maintained by the SFHG include parish resources[6] such as baptisms, marriages and burials, as well as wills, tombstones, occupations, censuses and strays (people associated with Sussex found in other areas).
[7] The Group holds an annual conference and periodical workshops on specific aspects of family history,[5] as well as regular meetings in various locations in East and West Sussex.