Events & Lectures

Events Calendar

2010

Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec  

All are held at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road London EC1M 7BA, unless otherwise stated.

Where two prices are given the second price shown reflects the 20% discount for members.

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1/2 Day Course

Event +
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£8.50
(usual price £10)

£13.50
(usual price £16)

£18.00
(usual price £21.50)

Event +
2 Hour Library Use

£9.50
(usual price £14)

£15
(usual price £20)

£19.50
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Event +
4 Hours Library Use

£13
(usual price £16)

£18
(usual price £22)

£22.50
(usual price £27.50)


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December 2009

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Wed 2 Dec

14:00

My Ancestor Came from Birmingham A Lecture with Clive Beardsmore (£5/£4)

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Sat 5 Dec

10:30

Death in London A Full Day with Alec Tritton, John Hanson (£30/£24)

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Wed 9 Dec

14:00

Tracing Living Relatives A Lecture with Dr. Geoff Swinfield (£5/£4)

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Sat 12 Dec

10:30

1911 Census Online & Pre-1841 Censuses Explained A Half Day with John Hanson & Else Churchill (£15/£12)

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Sat 12 Dec

14:00

Researching the Armies in British India A Half Day with Peter Bailey (£15/£12)

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Wed 16 Dec

14:00

Chartists & the Labour Movement to 1835 A Lecture with Alec Tritton (£5/£4)

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January 2010

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Wed 13 Jan

10:30

Finding & Using Parish Registers A Half Day with Else Churchill (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 16 Jan

10:30

Tracing Huguenot & Silkweaver Families A Half Day with Michael Gandy (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 16 Jan

14:00

Scrapbooking for Family Historians A Half Day with Sue Jones (£14/£17.50) (NOTE: There is an additional charge of £5.00 for materials)

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Wed 20 Jan

14:00

Visit: Priory Church of St. Bartholomew the Great A Visit with (£8/£10)

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Sat 23 Jan

10:30

Carters, Carriers & Carmen A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 23 Jan

14:00

Lesser Known Sources for Researching London Ancestry A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 27 Jan

14:00

The Future of the British Library Newspapers Collection & Services A Lecture with Stewart Gillies (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 30 Jan

10:30

Marriage & Courtship in the 1800's A Half Day with Tom Doig (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 30 Jan

14:00

Civil Registration & Brick Walls A Half Day with Celia Heritage (£14/£17.50)

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February 2010

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Wed 3 Feb

14:00

The Old Kent Road A Lecture with Stephen Humphrey (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 6 Feb

10:30

I'm Stuck A Half Day with Geoff Swinfield (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 6 Feb

14:00

Transportation of Convicts: Who Went Where & When A Half Day with Heather Sheeley (£14/£17.50)

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Thu 11 Feb

14:00

Visit: Lambeth Palace A Visit with (£10/£12)

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Sat 13 Feb

10:30

Researching Brewery & Publican Ancestors A Half Day with Simon Fowler (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 13 Feb

14:00

Some Under-used Sources for English Genealogy A Half Day with Chris Watts (£14/£17.50)

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Mon 15 Feb

14:00

Visit: Goldsmith's Hall A Visit with (£8/£10)

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Sat 20 Feb

10:30

The Do's & Don'ts of Storage for Conservation of your Photos & Original Documents A Half Day with Denise Troughton (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 20 Feb

14:00

Repairing & Restoring your Old Photographs using Photoshop A Half Day with Michael Woodhead (£14/£17.50)

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March 2010

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Thu 4 Mar

18:00

Intermediate Skills Course 18 weeks with various tutors (£160/£200)

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Sat 6 Mar

10:30

Scottish Poor Law A Half Day with Willie Cross (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 6 Mar

14:00

Norfolk FHS - London Group Meeting

 

Wed 10 Mar

14:00

My Ancestor was an Artist A Lecture with Timothy Saxon (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 13 Mar

10:30

Family Historian Software for Beginners A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 13 Mar

14:30

Northumberland & Durham FHS Meeting

 

Wed 17 Mar

14:00

My Ancestor was Irish A Half Day with Michael Gandy & Else Churchill (£14/£17.50)

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Fri 19 Mar

14:00

Using Pay-per-View Websites for Family HIstory A Tutorial with Alec Tritton (£9.5/£12)

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Sat 20 Mar

10:30

London Group Yorkshire FHS Meeting

 

Sat 20 Mar

14:00

Lincolnshire FHS - London Branch Meeting

 

Wed 24 Mar

10:30

Getting the Most from the Society A Lecture with Sue Gibbons (Free of charge)

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Sat 27 Mar

11:00

Open Day with Free Lectures for Beginners (Free of charge)

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Wed 31 Mar

14:00

Child Migrants A Lecture with Ian Waller (£4.8/£6)

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Wed 31 Mar

14:00

Visit: Wesley's Chapel A Visit with (£8/£10)

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April 2010

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Wed 7 Apr

11:00

Using the FindMyPast.com Website A Lecture with Debra Chatfield(£4.8/£6)

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Wed 7 Apr

14:00

Every Journey has Two Ends: Getting the Most out of Passenger Lists A Lecture with Chris Watts (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 10 Apr

11:00

Birmingham & Midland FHS Meeting

 

Sat 10 Apr

14:00

Tracing Family who went to Australia A Half Day with Jane Ferentzi-Shepperd (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 14 Apr

14:00

Lunatic Asylums & their Records A Half Day with Daniel Williams (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 17 Apr

10:30

Family Tree Maker Software for Beginners A Half Day with Mike Bollinger (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 17 Apr

14:00

Family Tree Maker Software for Advanced users A Half Day with Mike Bollinger (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 21 Apr

11:00

Using the Society Catalogue A Lecture with Sue Gibbons (Free of charge)

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Wed 21 Apr

14:00

Researching Yeoman Farmers A Lecture with Ian Waller (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 24 Apr

10:30

My Ancestor came from Lancashire A Half Day with Peter Park (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 24 Apr

14:00

The Master Genealogist Software - Advanced A Half Day with Teresa Pask (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 28 Apr

14:00

Family Historian Software for Advanced Users A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50)

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May 2010

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Sat 1 May

10:30

Tracing the History of a Business A Half Day with John Orbell (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 1 May

14:00

Berkshire & Thames Valley Family History A Half Day with Gillian Stevens & Chad Hanna (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 5 May

14:00

Tracing Female Ancestors A Half Day with Else Churchill & Liz Carter (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 8 May

10:30

Organisation of the Parish & Records Created 1550-1840 A Half Day with Celia Heritage (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 8 May

14:00

Marriage Law & Practice in the Long Eighteenth Century A Half Day with Rebecca Probert (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 12 May

14:00

My Ancestor was Catholic A Lecture with Michael Gandy (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 15 May

10:30

Family History for Beginners A Full Day with Geoff Swinfield (£24/£30)

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Sat 15 May

14:00

A Historical Walk Around Clerkenwell A Walk with Brian Cookson (£10/£12)

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Wed 19 May

10:30

Visit: Carlyle's House A Visit with (£8/£10)

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Wed 19 May

14:00

Child Evacuees of World War II A Lecture with Lynn Townsend (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 22 May

10:30

News about LDS Online Sources & Understanding IGI Sources A Half Day with Sharon Hintze (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 22 May

14:00

My Ancestors came from Devon A Half Day with Jane Ferentzi-Shepperd (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 26 May

14:00

Visit: Museum of London Archaeological Archive A Visit with (£8/£10)

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Thu 27 May

11:00

Visit: St. Martin-in-the-Fields Parish Church A Visit with (£8/£10)

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Sat 29 May

10:30

My Ancestor was a Londoner A Full Day with Michael Gandy, Geoff Swinfield and Derek Morris (£24/£30)

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June 2010

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Wed 2 Jun

14:00

London Cemeteries & Burial Grounds A Half Day with Alec Tritton (£14/£17.50)

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Fri 4 Jun

14:00

Genealogy from your Armchair: What's Free Online A Tutorial with John Hanson (£9.5/£12)

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Sat 5 Jun

10:30

Blogging for Family History A Half Day with Alec Tritton (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 5 Jun

14:00

Drawing up a Family Tree A Half Day with Louise Taylor (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 9 Jun

11:00

A Historical Walk around Wapping A Walk with Derek Morris (£8/£10)

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Sat 12 Jun

10:30

DNA Tests & Heredity A Half Day with Geoff Swinfield (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 12 Jun

14:00

My Ancestor was a Shopkeeper A Half Day with Sue Gibbons (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 16 Jun

14:00

Great Ormond Street Hospital Archive: Patient Historic Database A Lecture with Andrea Tanner (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 19 Jun

10:30

London Group Yorkshire FHS Meeting

 

Sat 19 Jun

14:00

Lincolnshire FHS - London Branch Meeting

 

Sat 19 Jun

14:00

Walk: London Cemeteries & Lost Burial Grounds A Walk with Alec Tritton (£8/£10)

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Wed 23 Jun

14:00

Stuck in London A Lecture with Else Churchill (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 26 Jun

10:30

The Workhouse and Settlement & Removal Issues A Half Day with Liz Carter (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 26 Jun

14:00

Computers for Family History: An Introduction A Half Day with Eric Probert (£14/£17.50)

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Tue 29 Jun

16:30

Society Fellows Meeting Meeting

 

Tue 29 Jun

18:00

Annual General Meeting Meeting

 

Wed 30 Jun

14:00

Family History Resources at the Parliamentary Archives A Lecture with Mari Takayangi (£4.8/£6)

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July 2010

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Sat 3 Jul

10:30

Fishing and Fishermen A Half Day with Martin Wilcox (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 3 Jul

14:00

Writing Family History part 1: Starting Out A Half Day with Gill Blanchard (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 7 Jul

14:00

My Ancestor fought in the Battle of Britian A Lecture with (£4.8/£6)

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Fri 9 Jul

14:00

Visit: Whitechapel Bell Foundry A Visit with (£12/£15)

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Sat 10 Jul

10:30

History & Comparison of Parish Registers, BT's and Other Sources for BMDs A Half Day with John Hurley (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 10 Jul

14:30

Northumberland & Durham FHS Meeting

 

Sat 17 Jul

10:30

The 1911 Census Online- Workshop A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 17 Jul

14:00

Writing Family History part 2: Expanding your Family History Biography A Half Day with Gill Blanchard (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 21 Jul

14:30

Visit: Parliamentary Archives at the House of Lords A Visit with (£8/£10)

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Sat 24 Jul

10:30

My Ancestor was in the Coast Guard A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 24 Jul

14:00

The India Connection A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 28 Jul

14:00

Visit: The National Archives A Visit with (£8/£10)

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Sat 31 Jul

10:30

Finding & Understanding Wills A Half Day with Else Churchill & Colin Chapman (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 31 Jul

14:00

Writing Family History part 3: Developing your Writing Further A Half Day with Gill Blanchard (£14/£17.50)

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August 2010

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Wed 4 Aug

14:00

Visit: Freemason's Hall Museum & Librar A Visit with (£8/£10)

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Sat 7 Aug

10:30

Country Poor & Town Poor A Half Day with Michael Gandy (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 7 Aug

14:00

Tracing Scottish Borders Families A Half Day with Alan Stewart (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 14 Aug

10:30

Family Historian Software - Practical A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 14 Aug

14:00

Publishing your Family History to the Web A Half Day with Teresa Pask (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 18 Aug

14:00

Visit: Bank of England Museum & Talk A Visit with (£8/£10)

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Sat 21 Aug

10:30

Tracing Royal Bastards A Half Day with Peter Dewar & Anthony Adolph (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 21 Aug

14:00

Why Can't I Find them in the Census? A Half Day with a workshop with Jeanne Bunting (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 28 Aug

10:30

My Ancestor was Irish A Full Day with Michael Gandy & Else Churchill (£24/£30)

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September 2010

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Wed 1 Sep

14:00

London Streets for Family Historians A Lecture with Alan Ruston (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 4 Sep

10:30

Palaeography for Beginners A Full Day with David Smith (£24/£30)

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Wed 8 Sep

14:00

My Ancestor was a Mormon A Lecture with Sharon Hintze (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 11 Sep

10:30

Widowhood and the Final Years A Half Day with Tom Doig (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 11 Sep

14:00

My Ancestor was a Doctor A Half Day with Clive Beardsmore CANCELLED

 

Wed 15 Sep

14:00

I'm Stuck A Half Day with Geoff Swinfield (£14/£17.50)

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Fri 17 Sep

11:00

Walk: Stepney to Mile End Old Town A Walk with Derek Morris (£8/£10)

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Sat 18 Sep

10:30

London Group Yorkshire FHS Meeting

 

Sat 18 Sep

14:00

Lincolnshire FHS - London Branch Meeting

 

Wed 22 Sep

10:30

Getting the Most from the Society (Free of charge)

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Wed 22 Sep

11:00

New Member's Tour & Talks: Getting the Most from the Society - A Lecture with repeats at 14:00 (Free of charge)

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Sat 25 Sep

10:30

Records for One-Name Studies A Full Day with Alec Tritton, Else Churchill, John Hanson (£8/£10)

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Wed 29 Sep

14:00

Welsh Family History on the Internet & Other Sources A Half Day with Mari Alderman (£14/£17.50)

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October 2010

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Sat 2 Oct

11:00

Birmingham & Midland FHS Meeting

 

Sat 2 Oct

14:00

Careers in Genealogy: The Road to becoming a Member of AGRA & Running a Genealogical Practice A Half Day with Ian Marson (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 2 Oct

14:00

WALK: Westminster and West London With Alec Tritton (£8/£10)

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Wed 6 Oct

14:00

In the High Courts of Justice: Chancery Records for Family Historians A Lecture with Chris Watts (£4.8/£6)

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Fri 8 Oct

14:00

Genealogy from your Armchair: What's Free Online A Tutorial with John Hanson (£9.5/£12)

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Sat 9 Oct

10:30

My Ancestor was an Agricultural Labourer A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 9 Oct

14:00

The Georgians: Sources for the 18th Century A Half Day with Else Churchill (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 13 Oct

14:00

Methodists, Baptists & Presbyterians A Half Day with Michael Gandy & Else Churchill (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 16 Oct

10:30

Careers in Genealogy: Perfect Powerpoint Presentations A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 16 Oct

14:00

Learn about your Ancestors from Old Photographs - Workshop A Half Day with Jayne Shrimpton (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 20 Oct

14:00

Family Historian Software for Beginners A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 23 Oct

10:30

Black History Month: Black and Asian Resources at the LMA A Half Day with Maureen Roberts (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 23 Oct

14:00

Norfolk FHS - London Group Meeting

 

Mon 25 Oct

11:00

Open Day (Free of charge)

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Wed 27 Oct

14:00

Death & Resurrection: The Resurrection Men A Lecture with Alec Tritton (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 30 Oct

10:30

The National Archives for Family History: Using the Catalogue & Online Collections A Half Day with Simon Fowler (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 30 Oct

14:00

Organising your Electronic Family HIstory Records A Half Day with John Hanson & Teresa Pask (£14/£17.50)

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November 2010

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Wed 3 Nov

14:00

My Ancestor was a Policeman A Half Day with Ken Divall & Christine Thomas (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 6 Nov

10:30

Was your Ancestor Really Married: Marriage Laws, Records & Customs A Half Day with Colin Chapman (£14/£17.50)

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Sat 6 Nov

14:00

The Plague is Upon Us: Plague, Action & Remedies A Half Day with Dominic Johnson (£14/£17.50)

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Mon 8 Nov

10:30

Genealogy for Librarians & Archivists A Full Day with Else Churchill & Doreen Hopwood (£48/£60)

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Wed 10 Nov

14:00

Railway Workers A Lecture with Frank Hardy (£4.8/£6)

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Fri 12 Nov

14:00

Using Pay-per-View Websites A Tutorial with Alec Tritton (£9.5/£12)

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Sat 13 Nov

14:00

Family Historian Software for Advanced Users A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50)

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Wed 17 Nov

14:00

Guidelines & Standards: How to Avoid Mistakes in Genealogy A Lecture with Peter Bailey (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 20 Nov

10:30

London Group Yorkshire FHS Meeting

 

Sat 20 Nov

14:00

Lincolnshire FHS - London Branch Meeting

 

Wed 24 Nov

14:00

Creating Family Heirlooms A Lecture with Sue Gibbons (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 27 Nov

10:30

My Ancestor was Scottish A Full Day with Alan Stewart, Willie Cross & Else Churchill (£24/£30)

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December 2010

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Wed 1 Dec

14:00

Nonconformity & Dr. Williams Library Workshop A Lecture with Alan Ruston (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 4 Dec

10:30

Latin for Beginners A Full Day with David Smith (£24/£30)

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Wed 8 Dec

14:00

The Oldest Profession A Lecture with John Hurley (£4.8/£6)

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Sat 11 Dec

10:30

Northumberland & Durham FHS Meeting

 

Tue 14 Dec

16:30

Fellows Social A Free with (£0/£00)

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Tue 14 Dec

18:00

Volunteer's Christmas Party A Free with (£0/£00)

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