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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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and Courses this includes a further details and booking form.
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Non-members now have the opportunity to make use of the Society's library before or after attending a lecture, tutorial or half-day course at a special discount rate shown below
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Package Deal |
Lecture |
Tutorial |
1/2 Day Course |
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Event + |
£8.50 |
£13.50 |
£18.00 |
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Event + |
£9.50 |
£15 |
£19.50 |
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Event + |
£13 |
£18 |
£22.50 |
Further information and a booking form for events will be made available closer to the event.
January 2012 |
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Sat 14 Jan |
11:00 |
BMSGH Meeting |
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Sat 14 Jan |
14:00-17.00 |
Finding Your Ancestors in Eastern Europe (with particular focus on Poland and Hungary) A Half Day with Madeleine Dickens & Milla Rabjohns (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 18 Jan |
14:00-15.00 |
The Origins of Welsh Surnames: a Patronymic Problem A Lecture with Mari Alderman (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 21 Jan |
10:30-13.00 |
Parish Registers: Traditional & Online A Half Day with Geoff Swinfield (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 21 Jan |
14:00-17.00 |
Writing Family History Workshop - Taking it Further Part 1 A Half Day with Gill Blanchard (open only to previous attendees of Writing Family History Workshops) (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 25 Jan |
11:00 |
Visit: Christ Church Spitalfields (£8/£10) |
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Sat 28 Jan |
10:30-13.00 |
Women in the 1800s: Birth & Baptism A Half Day with Tom Doig (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 28 Jan |
14:00-17.00 |
Tracing Female Ancestors A Half Day with Ken Divall & Else Churchill (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 1 Feb |
14:00-15.00 |
The History of Tottenham A Lecture with Christine Protz (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 4 Feb |
10:30-13.00 |
Tracing West London Ancestors A Half Day with Michael Gandy (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 4 Feb |
14:00-17.00 |
Hidden Histories: Finding Unusual Record Collections in Libraries & Archives for Family History Research A Half Day with Simon Fowler (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 8 Feb |
14:00-15.00 |
Tracing Living Relatives & Missing People A Lecture with Geoff Swinfield (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 11 Feb |
10:30-13.00 |
What's Been Done Before: Following Someone Else's Lead A Half Day with Else Churchill (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 11 Feb |
14:00-17.00 |
Writing Family History Workshop - Taking it Further Part 2 A Half Day with (open only to previous attendees of Writing Family History Workshops) Gill Blanchard (£14/£17.50) |
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Mon 13 Feb |
10:30 |
Visit: Society of Antiquaries (£10/£12) |
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Sat 18 Feb |
10:30-13.00 |
My Ancestor was an Agricultural Labourer A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 18 Feb |
14:15 |
Lincolnshire FHS Meeting |
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March 2012 |
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Sat 3 Mar |
10:30-13.00 |
Family Historian Software for Beginners A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 3 Mar |
14:00-17.00 |
Adding Your Family Tree to the Ancestry Website A Half Day with Mike Bollinger (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 7 Mar |
11:00 |
New Member Orientation Tours Repeats 12:00 & 3:30, must be pre-booked (£0/£00) |
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Wed 7 Mar |
14:00 |
Getting the Most from the Society Catalogue (SOGCAT) A Free Lecture with Tim Lawrence (£0/£00) |
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Sat 10 Mar |
10:30-13.00 |
Engineering in Tyneside A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 10 Mar |
14:30 |
Northumberland & Durham FHS Meeting |
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Wed 14 Mar |
10:30 |
Using the SoG Members Area Online A Free lecture with Tim Lawrence (£0/£00) |
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Thur 15 Mar |
18:00-20:00 |
Stage 1 Evening Skills Course - 16 weeks Tutors: Else Churchill, Geoff Swinfield, Paul Blake, Ian Waller, Michael Isherwood (£160/£200) |
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Sat 17 Mar |
10:30 |
London Group Yorks FHS Meeting |
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Sat 17 Mar |
14:15 |
Lincolnshire FHS Meeting |
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Wed 21 Mar |
14:00-15.00 |
Researching Spanish Genealogy for Non-Spanish Speakers A Lecture with Mike DeLara (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 24 Mar |
10:30-13.00 |
My Ancestor was Irish A Half Day with Michael Gandy (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 24 Mar |
14:00 |
Norfolk FHS Meeting |
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Wed 28 Mar |
14:00-15.00 |
The Islington Local History Centre & it's Collections A Lecture with Mark Aston (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 31 Mar |
11:00 |
Open Day with Free Lectures, Library Tours and Advice Free, but must be pre-booked (£0/£00) |
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April 2012 |
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Sat 14 Apr |
10:30-13.00 |
Publishing your Family History A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 14 Apr |
14:00-17.00 |
My Ancestor Came From Dorset: Those That Stayed and Those That Went A Half Day with Jane Ferentzi-Sheppard (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 18 Apr |
14:00-15.00 |
Lost Voices From the Titanic A Lecture with Nick Barratt (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 21 Apr |
10:30-17.00 |
Further Sources for Tracing London Ancestors A Full Day with Peter Christian, Geoff Swinfield, Richard Harvey & Else Churchill (£24/£30) |
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Wed 25 Apr |
14:00-15.00 |
The Matchwomen's Strike of 1888 and Their Place in History A Lecture with Louise Raw (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 28 Apr |
10:30-13:00 |
Genealogy in Early British Censuses 1086-1841 A Half Day with Colin Chapman (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 28 Apr |
14:00-17.00 |
Tracing Textile Ancestors A Half Day with Vivien Teasdale (£14/£17.50) |
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May 2012 |
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Sat 5 May |
10:30-13.00 |
Genealogy Software for Macintosh Computers A Half Day with Tim Powys-Lybbe (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 5 May |
14:00-17.00 |
Tracing East Anglian Ancestors A Half Day with Gill Blanchard (£14/£17.50) |
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Thu 10 May |
10:30 |
Visit: Guildhall - London A Visit with note: this does not include a visit to Guildhall Library (£8/£10) |
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Sat 12 May |
10:30-17.00 |
How to Get the Most From Family Pictures A Full Day with Jayne Shrimpton (£24/£30) |
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Wed 16 May |
14:00-15.00 |
Mapping Rich and Poor: Charles Booth's Enquiry into London Life and Labour A Lecture with Sue Donnelly (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 19 May |
10:30-17.00 |
Family History for Beginners & Refreshers A Full Day with Geoff Swinfield (£24/£30) |
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Wed 23 May |
14:00-15.00 |
Postman's Park & GF Watts Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice A Lecture with John Price (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 26 May |
10:30-13.00 |
Family Historian Software for Advanced Users A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 26 May |
14:00-17.00 |
Research Your Surname & Your Family Tree A Half Day with Graeme Davis (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 30 May |
14:00-15.00 |
What Did Your Ancestors Do? A Lecture with Else Churchill (£4.8/£6) |
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June 2012 |
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Fri 1 Jun |
11:00 |
Diamond Jubilee Street Party TBA (£0/£00) |
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Sat 2 Jun |
14:00-17.00 |
Careers in Genealogy: Report Writing for Clients A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 9 Jun |
10:30-13.00 |
Hidden Histories: Finding Unusual Record Collections on Major Family History Websites A Half Day with Simon Fowler (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 9 Jun |
14:00-17.00 |
My Ancestor was an Apprentice A Half Day with Stuart Raymond (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 13 Jun |
14:00 |
Visit: Battle of Britain Bunker - Operations Room at RAF Uxbridge (V) (£8/£10) |
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Sat 16 Jun |
10:30 |
London Group Yorks FHS Meeting |
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Sat 16 Jun |
11:00 |
Walk: Family History Walk in Southwark A Walk with Stephen Humphrey (£8/£10) |
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Sat 16 Jun |
14:15 |
Lincolnshire FHS Meeting |
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Wed 20 Jun |
10:30 |
Getting the Most From the Society Catalogue (SOGCAT) A Free Lecture with Tim Lawrence (£0/£00) |
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Sat 23 Jun |
14:00-17.00 |
17th Century Lists A Half Day with John Price & Else Churchill (£14/£17.50) |
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Tue 26 Jun |
16:30 |
Society Fellows Meeting Meeting |
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Tue 26 Jun |
18:00 |
Annual General Meeting Meeting |
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Wed 27 Jun |
11:00 |
Walk: Historic Stepney to Mile End - in 1750 A Walk with Derek Morris (£8/£10) |
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Sat 30 Jun |
10:30-13.00 |
Family Tree Maker Software for Beginners A Half Day with Mike Bollinger (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 30 Jun |
14:00-17.00 |
Family Tree Maker Software for Advanced Users A Half Day with Mike Bollinger (£14/£17.50) |
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July 2012 |
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Sat 7 Jul |
10:30-13.00 |
From Almshouses to Council Houses: The Records of Social Housing A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 7 Jul |
13:30 |
Visit: Whitechapel Bell Foundry (£13/£16) |
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Sat 7 Jul |
14:00-17.00 |
Tracing Huguenot Ancestors A Half Day with Michael Gandy (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 11 Jul |
14:00-15.00 |
Tracing Family History in New Zealand A Lecture with Jan Gow (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 14 Jul |
10:30-13.00 |
Getting the Most Out of the Ancestry Website A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 14 Jul |
14:30 |
Northumberland &Durham FHS Meeting |
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Wed 18 Jul |
14:30 |
Visit: All Hallows by the Tower & Crypt Museum (£8/£10) |
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Wed 18 Jul |
14:30 |
Visit: Lincolns Inn (£10/£12) |
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Fri 20 Jul |
14:00 |
Walk: Cemeteries & Burial Grounds in the Financial District A Walk with Alec Tritton (£8/£10) |
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Sat 21 Jul |
10:30-13.00 |
I'm Stuck: Techniques for Localising your Elusive Ancestor A Half Day with Geoff Swinfield (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 21 Jul |
14:00-17.00 |
Social Networking for Family History A Half Day with Using Facebook & Setting up a Blog, with Alec Tritton (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 25 Jul |
14:00 |
Walk: The Battle of Barnet A Walk with Paul Baker (£8/£10) |
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August 2012 |
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Sat 4 Aug |
11:00 |
Heritage Open Day Free Lectures & library tours, but must be pre-booked (£0/£00) |
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Fri 17 Aug |
11:00 |
Walk: Shoreditch With Old Maps A Walk with Ken Titmuss (£8/£10) |
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Sat 18 Aug |
10:30-13.00 |
The Victorian Way of Death A Half Day with Tom Doig (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 18 Aug |
14:00-17.00 |
Ireland to England: Where Did They Come From? A Half Day with Michael Gandy (£14/£17.50) |
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Tue 21 Aug |
14:00 |
Visit: Ragged School Museum A Visit with A visit to the museum & 1 hour history talk (£8/£10) |
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Wed 22 Aug |
14:00-15.00 |
Mayfair and the London Season A Lecture with Kathryn Wilkins (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 25 Aug |
10:30-13.00 |
In the Name of God Amen: Wills Workshop A Half Day with Dave Annal (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 25 Aug |
14:00-17.00 |
Family Historian Software Practical A Half Day with John Hanson, You must bring a laptop to this course (£14/£17.50) |
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September 2012 |
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Sat 1 Sep |
10:30-13.00 |
Drawing up a Family Tree A Half Day with Louise Taylor (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 1 Sep |
14:00-17.00 |
Coach & Harness Makers and Those That Drove Them A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 5 Sep |
11:00 |
A Historical Walk Around Wapping A Walk with Derek Morris (£8/£10) |
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Thur 6 Sep |
18:00-20:00 |
Stage 2 Evening Skills Course - 10 weeks (£100/£125) |
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Sat 8 Sep |
10:30-13.00 |
My Ancestor was Scottish A Half Day with Alan Stewart (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 8 Sep |
14:00-17.00 |
Victorian Law & Order A Half Day with Liz Carter (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 12 Sep |
14:00-17.00 |
Family Historian Software for Beginners A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 15 Sep |
11:00 |
Walk: Hops to Hats - Industry in Southwark A Walk with Stephen Humphrey (£8/£10) |
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Sat 15 Sep |
10:30 |
London Group Yorks FHS Meeting |
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Sat 15 Sep |
14:15 |
Lincolnshire FHS Meeting |
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Wed 19 Sep |
14:00-15.00 |
Poverty and Madness: Stories of Women From Stepney in the late 19th Century A Lecture with Louise Taylor (£4.8/£6) |
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Fri 21 Sep |
14:00 |
Walk: Cemeteries & Burial Grounds in Westminster A Walk with Alec Tritton (£8/£10) |
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Sat 22 Sep |
10:30-13.00 |
Marry 'em Off, Kill 'em Off: Researching a London Family 1640-1840 A Half Day with John Titford (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 22 Sep |
14:00-17.00 |
Tracing Scottish Ancestors at The National Archives A Half Day with Audrey Collins (£14/£17.50) |
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Mon 24 Sep - Fri 28 Sep |
10:30-17:00 |
Family History Research Getaway: Breaking Through the Brick Walls With Else Churchill (£150/£150) |
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Sat 29 Sep |
10:30-17.00 |
Society of Genealogists Family History Conference TBA, includes Lunch (£29/£35) |
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October 2012 |
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Sat 14 Jan |
11:00 |
BMSGH Meeting |
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Sat 14 Jan |
14:00-17.00 |
Finding Your Ancestors in Eastern Europe (with particular focus on Poland and Hungary) A Half Day with Madeleine Dickens & Milla Rabjohns (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 18 Jan |
14:00-15.00 |
The Origins of Welsh Surnames: a Patronymic Problem A Lecture with Mari Alderman (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 21 Jan |
10:30-13.00 |
Parish Registers: Traditional & Online A Half Day with Geoff Swinfield (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 21 Jan |
14:00-17.00 |
Writing Family History Workshop - Taking it Further Part 1 A Half Day with Gill Blanchard (open only to previous attendees of Writing Family History Workshops) (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 25 Jan |
11:00 |
Visit: Christ Church Spitalfields (£8/£10) |
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Sat 28 Jan |
10:30-13.00 |
Women in the 1800s: Birth & Baptism A Half Day with Tom Doig (£14/£17.50) |
|
Sat 28 Jan |
14:00-17.00 |
Tracing Female Ancestors A Half Day with Ken Divall & Else Churchill (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 1 Feb |
14:00-15.00 |
The History of Tottenham A Lecture with Christine Protz (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 4 Feb |
10:30-13.00 |
Tracing West London Ancestors A Half Day with Michael Gandy (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 4 Feb |
14:00-17.00 |
Hidden Histories: Finding Unusual Record Collections in Libraries & Archives for Family History Research A Half Day with Simon Fowler (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 8 Feb |
14:00-15.00 |
Tracing Living Relatives & Missing People A Lecture with Geoff Swinfield (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 11 Feb |
10:30-13.00 |
What's Been Done Before: Following Someone Else's Lead A Half Day with Else Churchill (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 11 Feb |
14:00-17.00 |
Writing Family History Workshop - Taking it Further Part 2 A Half Day with (open only to previous attendees of Writing Family History Workshops) Gill Blanchard (£14/£17.50) |
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Mon 13 Feb |
10:30 |
Visit: Society of Antiquaries (£10/£12) |
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Sat 18 Feb |
10:30-13.00 |
My Ancestor was an Agricultural Labourer A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 18 Feb |
14:15 |
Lincolnshire FHS Meeting |
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Sat 3 Mar |
10:30-13.00 |
Family Historian Software for Beginners A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 3 Mar |
14:00-17.00 |
Adding Your Family Tree to the Ancestry Website A Half Day with Mike Bollinger (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 7 Mar |
11:00 |
New Member Orientation Tours Repeats 12:00 & 3:30, must be pre-booked (£0/£00) |
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Wed 7 Mar |
14:00 |
Getting the Most from the Society Catalogue (SOGCAT) A Free Lecture with Tim Lawrence (£0/£00) |
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Sat 10 Mar |
10:30-13.00 |
Engineering in Tyneside A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 10 Mar |
14:30 |
Northumberland & Durham FHS Meeting |
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Wed 14 Mar |
10:30 |
Using the SoG Members Area Online A Free lecture with Tim Lawrence (£0/£00) |
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Thur 15 Mar |
18:00-20:00 |
Stage 1 Evening Skills Course - 16 weeks Tutors: Else Churchill, Geoff Swinfield, Paul Blake, Ian Waller, Michael Isherwood (£160/£200) |
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Sat 17 Mar |
10:30 |
London Group Yorks FHS Meeting |
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Sat 17 Mar |
14:15 |
Lincolnshire FHS Meeting |
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Wed 21 Mar |
14:00-15.00 |
Researching Spanish Genealogy for Non-Spanish Speakers A Lecture with Mike DeLara (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 24 Mar |
10:30-13.00 |
My Ancestor was Irish A Half Day with Michael Gandy (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 24 Mar |
14:00 |
Norfolk FHS Meeting |
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Wed 28 Mar |
14:00-15.00 |
The Islington Local History Centre & it's Collections A Lecture with Mark Aston (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 31 Mar |
11:00 |
Open Day with Free Lectures, Library Tours and Advice Free, but must be pre-booked (£0/£00) |
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Sat 14 Apr |
10:30-13.00 |
Publishing your Family History A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 14 Apr |
14:00-17.00 |
My Ancestor Came From Dorset: Those That Stayed and Those That Went A Half Day with Jane Ferentzi-Sheppard (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 18 Apr |
14:00-15.00 |
Lost Voices From the Titanic A Lecture with Nick Barratt (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 21 Apr |
10:30-17.00 |
Further Sources for Tracing London Ancestors A Full Day with Peter Christian, Geoff Swinfield, Richard Harvey & Else Churchill (£24/£30) |
|
Wed 25 Apr |
14:00-15.00 |
The Matchwomen's Strike of 1888 and Their Place in History A Lecture with Louise Raw (£4.8/£6) |
|
Sat 28 Apr |
10:30-13:00 |
Genealogy in Early British Censuses 1086-1841 A Half Day with Colin Chapman (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 28 Apr |
14:00-17.00 |
Tracing Textile Ancestors A Half Day with Vivien Teasdale (£14/£17.50) |
|
Sat 5 May |
10:30-13.00 |
Genealogy Software for Macintosh Computers A Half Day with Tim Powys-Lybbe (£14/£17.50) |
|
Sat 5 May |
14:00-17.00 |
Tracing East Anglian Ancestors A Half Day with Gill Blanchard (£14/£17.50) |
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Thu 10 May |
10:30 |
Visit: Guildhall - London A Visit with note: this does not include a visit to Guildhall Library (£8/£10) |
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Sat 12 May |
10:30-17.00 |
How to Get the Most From Family Pictures A Full Day with Jayne Shrimpton (£24/£30) |
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Wed 16 May |
14:00-15.00 |
Mapping Rich and Poor: Charles Booth's Enquiry into London Life and Labour A Lecture with Sue Donnelly (£4.8/£6) |
|
Sat 19 May |
10:30-17.00 |
Family History for Beginners & Refreshers A Full Day with Geoff Swinfield (£24/£30) |
|
Wed 23 May |
14:00-15.00 |
Postman's Park & GF Watts Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice A Lecture with John Price (£4.8/£6) |
|
Sat 26 May |
10:30-13.00 |
Family Historian Software for Advanced Users A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50) |
|
Sat 26 May |
14:00-17.00 |
Research Your Surname & Your Family Tree A Half Day with Graeme Davis (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 30 May |
14:00-15.00 |
What Did Your Ancestors Do? A Lecture with Else Churchill (£4.8/£6) |
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Fri 1 Jun |
11:00 |
Diamond Jubilee Street Party TBA (£0/£00) |
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Sat 2 Jun |
14:00-17.00 |
Careers in Genealogy: Report Writing for Clients A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50) |
|
Sat 9 Jun |
10:30-13.00 |
Hidden Histories: Finding Unusual Record Collections on Major Family History Websites A Half Day with Simon Fowler (£14/£17.50) |
|
Sat 9 Jun |
14:00-17.00 |
My Ancestor was an Apprentice A Half Day with Stuart Raymond (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 13 Jun |
14:00 |
Visit: Battle of Britain Bunker - Operations Room at RAF Uxbridge (V) (£8/£10) |
|
Sat 16 Jun |
10:30 |
London Group Yorks FHS Meeting |
|
Sat 16 Jun |
11:00 |
Walk: Family History Walk in Southwark A Walk with Stephen Humphrey (£8/£10) |
|
Sat 16 Jun |
14:15 |
Lincolnshire FHS Meeting |
|
Wed 20 Jun |
10:30 |
Getting the Most From the Society Catalogue (SOGCAT) A Free Lecture with Tim Lawrence (£0/£00) |
|
Sat 23 Jun |
14:00-17.00 |
17th Century Lists A Half Day with John Price & Else Churchill (£14/£17.50) |
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Tue 26 Jun |
16:30 |
Society Fellows Meeting Meeting |
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Tue 26 Jun |
18:00 |
Annual General Meeting Meeting |
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Wed 27 Jun |
11:00 |
Walk: Historic Stepney to Mile End - in 1750 A Walk with Derek Morris (£8/£10) |
|
Sat 30 Jun |
10:30-13.00 |
Family Tree Maker Software for Beginners A Half Day with Mike Bollinger (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 30 Jun |
14:00-17.00 |
Family Tree Maker Software for Advanced Users A Half Day with Mike Bollinger (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 7 Jul |
10:30-13.00 |
From Almshouses to Council Houses: The Records of Social Housing A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 7 Jul |
13:30 |
Visit: Whitechapel Bell Foundry (£13/£16) |
|
Sat 7 Jul |
14:00-17.00 |
Tracing Huguenot Ancestors A Half Day with Michael Gandy (£14/£17.50) |
|
Wed 11 Jul |
14:00-15.00 |
Tracing Family History in New Zealand A Lecture with Jan Gow (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 14 Jul |
10:30-13.00 |
Getting the Most Out of the Ancestry Website A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 14 Jul |
14:30 |
Northumberland &Durham FHS Meeting |
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Wed 18 Jul |
14:30 |
Visit: All Hallows by the Tower & Crypt Museum (£8/£10) |
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Wed 18 Jul |
14:30 |
Visit: Lincolns Inn (£10/£12) |
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Fri 20 Jul |
14:00 |
Walk: Cemeteries & Burial Grounds in the Financial District A Walk with Alec Tritton (£8/£10) |
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Sat 21 Jul |
10:30-13.00 |
I'm Stuck: Techniques for Localising your Elusive Ancestor A Half Day with Geoff Swinfield (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 21 Jul |
14:00-17.00 |
Social Networking for Family History A Half Day with Using Facebook & Setting up a Blog, with Alec Tritton (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 25 Jul |
14:00 |
Walk: The Battle of Barnet A Walk with Paul Baker (£8/£10) |
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Sat 4 Aug |
11:00 |
Heritage Open Day Free Lectures & library tours, but must be pre-booked (£0/£00) |
|
Fri 17 Aug |
11:00 |
Walk: Shoreditch With Old Maps A Walk with Ken Titmuss (£8/£10) |
|
Sat 18 Aug |
10:30-13.00 |
The Victorian Way of Death A Half Day with Tom Doig (£14/£17.50) |
|
Sat 18 Aug |
14:00-17.00 |
Ireland to England: Where Did They Come From? A Half Day with Michael Gandy (£14/£17.50) |
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Tue 21 Aug |
14:00 |
Visit: Ragged School Museum A Visit with A visit to the museum & 1 hour history talk (£8/£10) |
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Wed 22 Aug |
14:00-15.00 |
Mayfair and the London Season A Lecture with Kathryn Wilkins (£4.8/£6) |
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Sat 25 Aug |
10:30-13.00 |
In the Name of God Amen: Wills Workshop A Half Day with Dave Annal (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 25 Aug |
14:00-17.00 |
Family Historian Software Practical A Half Day with John Hanson, You must bring a laptop to this course (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 1 Sep |
10:30-13.00 |
Drawing up a Family Tree A Half Day with Louise Taylor (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 1 Sep |
14:00-17.00 |
Coach & Harness Makers and Those That Drove Them A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 5 Sep |
11:00 |
A Historical Walk Around Wapping A Walk with Derek Morris (£8/£10) |
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Thur 6 Sep |
18:00-20:00 |
Stage 2 Evening Skills Course - 10 weeks (£100/£125) |
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Sat 8 Sep |
10:30-13.00 |
My Ancestor was Scottish A Half Day with Alan Stewart (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 8 Sep |
14:00-17.00 |
Victorian Law & Order A Half Day with Liz Carter (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 12 Sep |
14:00-17.00 |
Family Historian Software for Beginners A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 15 Sep |
11:00 |
Walk: Hops to Hats - Industry in Southwark A Walk with Stephen Humphrey (£8/£10) |
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Sat 15 Sep |
10:30 |
London Group Yorks FHS Meeting |
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Sat 15 Sep |
14:15 |
Lincolnshire FHS Meeting |
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Wed 19 Sep |
14:00-15.00 |
Poverty and Madness: Stories of Women From Stepney in the late 19th Century A Lecture with Louise Taylor (£4.8/£6) |
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Fri 21 Sep |
14:00 |
Walk: Cemeteries & Burial Grounds in Westminster A Walk with Alec Tritton (£8/£10) |
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Sat 22 Sep |
10:30-13.00 |
Marry 'em Off, Kill 'em Off: Researching a London Family 1640-1840 A Half Day with John Titford (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 22 Sep |
14:00-17.00 |
Tracing Scottish Ancestors at The National Archives A Half Day with Audrey Collins (£14/£17.50) |
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Mon 24 Sep - Fri 28 Sep |
10:30-17:00 |
Family History Research Getaway: Breaking Through the Brick Walls With Else Churchill (£150/£150) |
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Sat 29 Sep |
10:30-17.00 |
Society of Genealogists Family History Conference TBA, includes Lunch (£29/£35) |
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Wed 3 Oct |
14:30 |
Visit: Parliamentary Archives at the House of Lords (£8/£10) |
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Sat 6 Oct |
11:00 |
BMSGH Meeting |
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Sat 6 Oct |
11:00 |
Walk: French Huguenots in Spitalfields A Walk with Paul Baker (£8/£10) |
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Sat 6 Oct |
14:00-17.00 |
Good Research Techniques for Beginners & Improvers A Half Day with Celia Heritage (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 13 Oct |
10:30-17.00 |
Writing Family History Workshop: Part 1 A Full Day with Gill Blanchard (£24/£30) |
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Mon 15 Oct |
11:00 |
Open Day A Free with Free library tours, no booking necessary. Note the library is closed to research this day. (£0/£00) |
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Sat 20 Oct |
10:30-13.00 |
How to Get the Best From the New Familysearch Website A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 20 Oct |
14:00 |
Norfolk FHS Meeting |
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Sat 27 Oct |
10:30-17.00 |
Writing Family History Workshop: Part 2 A Full Day with Gill Blanchard (£24/£30) |
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Wed 31 Oct |
10:30 |
Getting the Most From the Society of Genealogists A Free Lecture with Else Churchill (£0/£00) |
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Wed 31 Oct |
12:00 |
New Member Orientation Tours Repeats 14:00, must be pre-booked (£0/£00) |
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November 2012 |
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Sat 3 Nov |
10:30-13.00 |
My Ancestor was a Leather Worker A Half Day with Ian Waller (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 3 Nov |
14:00-17.00 |
Careers in Genealogy: The Road to AGRA and Running a Genealogical Practice A Half Day with Ian Marson (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 7 Nov |
10:30 |
Using the Members Area Online A Free Lecture with Tim Lawrence (£0/£00) |
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Sat 10 Nov |
10:30-17.00 |
Writing Family History Workshop: Part 3 A Full Day with Gill Blanchard (£24/£30) |
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Sat 17 Nov |
10:30 |
Northumberland & Durham FHS Meeting |
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Sat 17 Nov |
14:15 |
Lincolnshire FHS Meeting |
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Wed 21 Nov |
14:00-17.00 |
Family Historian Software for Advanced Users A Half Day with John Hanson (£14/£17.50) |
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Sat 24 Nov |
10:30 |
London Group Yorks FHS Meeting |
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Sat 24 Nov |
14:00-17.00 |
Tracing Family History in Southbank & East Surrey A Half Day with Paul Blake (£14/£17.50) |
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Wed 28 Nov |
14:00-15.00 |
Short cuts for Family Historians A Lecture with Michael Gandy (£4.8/£6) |
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December 2012 |
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Sat 1 Dec |
10:30-17.00 |
Palaeography for Beginners A Full Day with David Smith (£24/£30) |
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Tue 11 Dec |
16:30 |
Fellows' Social Meeting |
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Tue 11 Dec |
18:00 |
Volunteers' Christmas Party Meeting |
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