Events & Lectures
Events Calendar
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.
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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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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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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Sat 20 Mar |
14:00 |
Lincolnshire FHS - London Branch Meeting |
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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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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 |
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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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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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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 |
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Sat 19 Jun |
14:00 |
Lincolnshire FHS - London Branch Meeting |
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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 |
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Tue 29 Jun |
18:00 |
Annual General Meeting Meeting |
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Wed 30 Jun |
14:00 |
Family History Resources at the Parliamentary Archives A Lecture with Mari Takayangi (£4.8/£6) |
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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 |
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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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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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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 |
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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 |
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Sat 18 Sep |
14:00 |
Lincolnshire FHS - London Branch Meeting |
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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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Sat 2 Oct |
11:00 |
Birmingham & Midland FHS Meeting |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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Sat 20 Nov |
14:00 |
Lincolnshire FHS - London Branch Meeting |
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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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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 |
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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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