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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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 + |
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£11.50 |
£15.50 |
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Event + |
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£16 |
£20 |
Further information and a booking form for events will be made available closer to the event.
Wed 14 Jan |
14:00 |
Surname Origins: Putting your name on the Map A Lecture with Howard Benbrook (£5/£4) |
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Sat 17 Jan |
10:30 |
Scottish Records before 1707 A Half Day with Willie Cross (£15/£12) |
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Sat 17 Jan |
14:00 |
Upstairs - Downstairs: Domestic Service A Half Day with Ian Waller (£15/£12) |
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Wed 21 Jan |
14:00 |
Tracing London Dockland Ancestors A Lecture with Claire Frankland (£5/£4) |
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Sat 24 Jan |
10:30 |
Caring for your Family History Collection A Half Day with Liz Yamada, conservation archivist at LMA (£15/£12) |
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Sat 24 Jan |
14:00 |
My Ancestor came from Yorkshire A Half Day with Roy Stockdill & Sue Gibbons (£15/£12) |
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Wed 28 Jan |
14:00 |
Barking up the Wrong Family Tree: a Cautionary Tale with Examples A Lecture with John Titford (£5/£4) |
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Sat 31 Jan |
10:30 |
Two Twentieth-Century Records for Family Historians A Half Day with Paul Blake Cancelled |
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Sat 31 Jan |
14:00 |
Writing your Family History A Half Day with Brian Drescher (£15/£12) |
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Wed 4 Feb |
14:00 |
A Death in the Family A Lecture with Celia Heritage (£5/£4) |
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Fri 6 Feb |
14:00 |
Visit: The National Archives A Visit with (£10/£8) |
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Sat 7 Feb |
10:30 |
News about LDS Online Sources A Half Day with Sharon Hinze & John Hanson (£15/£12) |
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Sat 7 Feb |
14:00 |
Tracing London Ancestors Online A Half Day with John Hanson & Else Churchill (£15/£12) |
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Wed 11 Feb |
14:00 |
Where your Ancestors went and Why A Lecture with Mark Pearsall (£5/£4) |
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Thu 12 Feb |
18:00 |
English Records for Irish Research A Lecture with Michael Gandy (£5/£4) |
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Sat 14 Feb |
10:30 |
Marriages Lost & Found A Half Day with Else Churchill & Peter Razzell (£15/£12) |
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Sat 14 Feb |
14:00 |
Land Records & Deeds A Half Day with Ian Waller (£15/£12) |
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Mon 16 Feb |
14:00 |
Genealogy from your Armchair - What's Free Online A Tutorial with John Hanson (£10/£8) |
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Wed 18 Feb |
14:00 |
Hand-Held Genealogy A Tutorial with Alec Tritton (£10/£8) |
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Sat 21 Feb |
10:30 |
The Genealogists Internet A Half Day with Peter Christian (£15/£12) |
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Sat 21 Feb |
14:00 |
Scanning and Enhancing Documents & Photos A Half Day with Jeanne Bunting (£15/£12) |
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Wed 4 Mar |
14:00 |
Scottish Family History Online A Lecture with Alan Stewart (£5/£4) |
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Thu 5 Mar |
18:00 |
Advanced Skills Course An 18 week course with various lecturers (£180/£144) |
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Sat 7 Mar |
10:30 |
My Ancestor went to America A Half Day with Nathan Murphy (£15/£12) |
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Sat 7 Mar |
14:00 |
Norfolk FHS Meeting |
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Mon 9 Mar |
14:00 |
Using Pay-per-View Websites for Family History A Tutorial with Alec Tritton (£10/£8) |
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Wed 11 Mar |
14:00 |
Military History on the Internet A Lecture with Simon Fowler (£5/£4) |
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Thu 12 Mar |
14:30 |
Visit: St. Johns Gate GRand Priory Church & Museum A Visit with (£10/£8) |
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Sat 14 Mar |
10:30 |
I'm Stuck A Half Day with Geoff Swinfield (£15/£12) |
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Sat 14 Mar |
14:30 |
Northumberland & Durham FHS Meeting |
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Wed 18 Mar |
14:00 |
Family History Resources at the Oxfordshire Record Office A Lecture with Mark Priddey (£5/£4) |
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Thu 19 Mar |
14:00 |
Family Historian Software for Beginners A Half Day with John Hanson (£15/£12) |
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Sat 21 Mar |
10:30 |
London Group Yorkshire FHS Meeting |
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Sat 21 Mar |
14:00 |
Lincolnshire FHS - London Branch Meeting |
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Wed 25 Mar |
14:00 |
My Ancestor was from Eastern Europe A Lecture with Stephen Rigden (£5/£4) |
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Thu 26 Mar |
14:00 |
Visit: British Library Newspapers A Visit with archivist, Stewart Gillies (£10/£8) |
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Sat 28 Mar |
11:00 |
Open Day with Beginner's LecturesFree |
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Wed 1 Apr |
14:00 |
The Parish Chest A Lecture with Celia Heritage (£5/£4) |
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Fri 3 Apr |
11:00 |
Visit: Lambeth Palace A Visit with (£12/£10) |
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Sat 4 Apr |
10:30 |
Birmingham & Midland FHS Meeting |
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Sat 4 Apr |
11:00 |
Walk: Stepney to Mile End Old Town A Walk with Derek Morris (£10/£8) |
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Sat 4 Apr |
14:00 |
Family Historian Software for Advanced users A Half Day with John Hanson (£15/£12) |
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Mon 6 Apr |
14:00 |
Genealogy from your Armchair - What's Free Online A Tutorial with John Hanson (£10/£8) |
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Wed 8 Apr |
14:00 |
Using Regional Newspapers A Lecture with Robin Vyrnwy-Pierce (£5/£4) |
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Wed 15 Apr |
14:00 |
Women in 1800 - Women's Lives in Rural Communities A Lecture with Tom Doig (£5/£4) |
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Sat 18 Apr |
10:30 |
Family History for Beginners A Full Day with Dr. Geoff Swinfield (£25/£20) |
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Wed 22 Apr |
14:00 |
My Ancestor was Dutch A Lecture with Chris Weir (£5/£4) |
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Thu 23 Apr |
14:00 |
Old & New Poor Law A Lecture with Ian Waller (£5/£4) |
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Sat 25 Apr |
10:30 |
Trades, Professions & Guilds A Half Day with Dr. Geoff Swinfield (£15/£12) |
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Sat 25 Apr |
14:00 |
Off the Beaten Track: Family History Resources for Somerset & Dorset A Half Day with Bernard Welchman (£15/£12) |
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Wed 29 Apr |
14:00 |
Tracing Gypsy & Traveller Ancestors A Lecture with Pete Edwards (£5/£4) |
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Sat 2 May |
10:30 |
Family History Research in Norfolk A Half Day with Victoria Horth & Sue Gibbons (£15/£12) |
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Sat 2 May |
14:00 |
Finding Burials & Wills A Half Day with Alec Tritton (£15/£12) |
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Wed 6 May |
11:00 |
1911 Census Online Explained A Lecture with John Hanson (£5/£4) |
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Wed 6 May |
14:00 |
Finding Foundlings A Lecture with Anne-Marie Purcell of the London Metropolitan Archives (£5/£4) |
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Sat 9 May |
10:30 |
In & Out of the Workhouse A Half Day with Liz Carter (£15/£12) |
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Sat 9 May |
14:00 |
Drawing up a Family Tree A Half Day with Louise Taylor (£15/£12) |
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Mon 11 May |
14:00 |
Visit: Fishmongers' Hall A Visit with (£10/£8) |
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Wed 13 May |
11:00 |
Getting the Most from the Library Catalogue (SOGCAT) A Lecture with Sue Gibbons (Free - but please book a place) |
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Wed 13 May |
14:00 |
My Ancestor was a Coalminer A Lecture with David Tonks (£5/£4) |
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Sat 16 May |
10:30 |
Introduction to Title Deeds Workshop A Half Day with David Smith (£15/£12) |
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Sat 16 May |
14:00 |
Introduction to Manorial Records Workshop A Half Day with David Smith (£15/£12) |
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Wed 20 May |
14:00 |
My Ancestor was a Photographer A Lecture with Michael Pritchard (£5/£4) |
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Thu 21 May |
14:00 |
Visit: Hackney Archives A Visit with (£10/£8) |
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Sat 23 May |
10:30 |
Family Tree Maker Software for Beginners A Half Day with Mike Bollinger (£15/£12) |
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Sat 23 May |
14:00 |
Family Tree Maker Software - Advanced A Half Day with Mike Bollinger (£15/£12) |
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Wed 27 May |
11:00 |
My Ancestor was a Weaver A Lecture with Chris Paton (£5/£4) |
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Wed 27 May |
14:00 |
British Civillian POWs at Ruhleben A Lecture with Chris Paton (£5/£4) |
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Sat 30 May |
10:30 |
My Ancestor was Scottish A Full Day with Alan Stewart, Peter Dewar & Else Churchill (£30/£24) |
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Tue 2 Jun |
14:00 |
Start tracing our London Roots A Lecture with Michael Gandy (Free) |
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Wed 3 Jun |
14:00 |
Westminster City Archives for Family History Research A Lecture with Ian Waller (£5/£4) |
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Thu 4 Jun |
14:00 |
Bright Lights, Big City: Rural to Urban Migration A Lecture with Peter Park (£5/£4) |
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Sat 6 Jun |
10:30 |
Family Historian Software - Practical A Half Day with John Hanson (£15/£12) |
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Sat 6 Jun |
14:00 |
Tracing pre-1841 London Ancestors using Land & Property Records CANCELLED |
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Wed 10 Jun |
11:00 |
Start tracing our London Roots A Lecture with Geoff Swinfield (Free) |
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Wed 10 Jun |
14:00 |
My Ancestor was in the Fire Brigade A Lecture with Ken Divall (£5/£4) |
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Thu 11 Jun |
14:30 |
Visit: Parliamentary Archives at the House of Lords A Visit with (£10/£8) |
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Sat 13 Jun |
10:30 |
Welsh Family History on the Internet & Other Sources A Half Day with Mari Alderman (£15/£12) |
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Sat 13 Jun |
14:00 |
My Ancestor was in the British Army A Half Day with Chris Watts (£15/£12) |
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Wed 17 Jun |
14:00 |
My Ancestor came from Belgium A Lecture with Louise Daubeny (£5/£4) |
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Thu 18 Jun |
11:00 |
Start tracing our London Roots A Lecture with Else Churchill (Free) |
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Fri 19 Jun |
14:00 |
Visit: Hyde Park Family History Centre A Visit with (£10/£8) |
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Sat 20 Jun |
10:30 |
London Group Yorkshire FHS Meeting |
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Sat 20 Jun |
14:00 |
Lincolnshire FHS - London Branch Meeting |
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Sat 20 Jun |
14:00 |
Walk: London Churchyards A Walk with Alec Tritton (£10/£8) |
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Wed 24 Jun |
14:00 |
Genealogy in Early British Censuses 1086-1841 A Lecture with Dr. Colin Chapman (£5/£4) |
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Thu 25 Jun |
14:00 |
Start tracing our London Roots A Lecture with Paul Blake (Free) |
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Sat 27 Jun |
10:30 |
Latin for Beginners A Full Day with David Smith (£30/£24) |
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Wed 1 Jul |
14:00 |
Problems in London Ancestry A Lecture with Michael Gandy (£5/£4) |
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Thu 2 Jul |
13:00 |
Visit: Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives & Museum A Visit with (£10/£8) |
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Sat 4 Jul |
10:30 |
Using Ordinance Survey Maps for Family History Research A Half Day with Dr. Michael Isherwood (£15/£12) |
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Sat 4 Jul |
14:00 |
Careers in Genealogy: Successful Writing for Family & Local History Publications A Half Day with Simon Fowler (£15/£12) |
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Wed 8 Jul |
14:00 |
History of Wapping and Mile End circa 1750 A Lecture with Derek Morris (£5/£4) |
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Sat 11 Jul |
10:30 |
Tracing Ancestors in Cambridgeshire A Half Day with Mike Petty (£15/£12) |
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Sat 11 Jul |
14:30 |
Northumberland & Durham FHS Meeting |
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Sat 18 Jul |
10:30 |
My Ancestor was Irish A Full Day with Michael Gandy, Peter Christian & Else Churchill (£30/£24) |
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Wed 22 Jul |
14:00 |
Ecclesiastic Courts A Lecture with Else Churchill (£5/£4) |
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Sat 25 Jul |
10:30 |
Transportation: Who Went Where & When A Half Day with Heather Sheeley (£15/£12) |
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Sat 25 Jul |
14:00 |
Careers in Genealogy: The Road to becoming a Member of AGRA & Running a Genealogical Practice A Half Day with Ian Marson (£15/£12) |
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Sat 1 Aug |
10:30 |
The Master Genealogist Software for Beginners A Half Day with Teresa Pask (£15/£12) |
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Sat 1 Aug |
14:00 |
Tracing Female Ancestors A Half Day with Margaret Ward & Else Churchill (£15/£12) |
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Sat 8 Aug |
10:30 |
The National Archives for Family History: The Catalogue & Online collections A Half Day with Simon Fowler (£15/£12) |
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Sat 8 Aug |
14:00 |
Writing your Own Life Story - Workshop A Half Day with Colin Dean (£15/£12) |
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Wed 12 Aug |
14:00 |
The Census Overseas A Lecture with John Hanson (£5/£4) |
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Sat 15 Aug |
10:30 |
Before Parish Registers A Half Day with Ian Waller (£15/£12) |
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Sat 15 Aug |
14:00 |
My Ancestor was German A Half Day with Peter Towey & Sue Gibbons (£15/£12) |
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Mon 17 Aug |
14:00 |
Genealogy from your Armchair - Whats Free Online A Tutorial with John Hanson (£10/£8) |
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Thu 20 Aug |
11:00 |
Visit & Harpsichord Recital: Handel House A Visit with (£14/£11) |
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Sat 22 Aug |
10:30 |
My Ancestor was a Londoner A Full Day with Ian Waller, Alan Ruston, Eric Probert and Else Churchill (£30/£24) |
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Sat 29 Aug |
10:30 |
Why Can't I Find Them in the Census? - Workshop A Half Day with Jeanne Bunting (£15/£12) |
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Sat 29 Aug |
14:00 |
Prisoners & Policemen A Half Day with Ian Waller (£15/£12) |
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Wed 2 Sep |
14:00 |
Family Historian Software for Beginners A Half Day with John Hanson (£15/£12) |
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Thu 3 Sep |
18:00 |
Beginners Skills Course An 18 week course with various lecturers (£180/£144) |
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Sat 5 Sep |
10:30 |
Publishing on the Web A Full Day with John Hanson, Alec Tritton, Jeanne Bunting & Jane Taubman (£30/£24) |
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Wed 9 Sep |
11:00 |
Getting the Most from the Library Catalogue (SOGCAT) A Lecture with Sue Gibbons FREE |
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Wed 9 Sep |
14:00 |
Irish Land Records A Lecture with Sharon Hinze (£5/£4) |
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Thu 10 Sep |
14:00 |
Visit: Dr. Johnson's House A Visit with (£10/£8) |
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Sat 12 Sep |
10:30 |
Social, Civic & Missionary Congregationalism A Half Day with Dr. Michael Isherwood (£15/£12) |
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Sat 12 Sep |
14:00 |
Scrapbooking for Family Historians A Half Day with Claire Malvern (£15/£12 plus £5 materials fee) |
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Wed 16 Sep |
14:00 |
Family History Sources in the Essex Record Office A Lecture with Jenny Butler, Principal Archivist at Essex R/O (£5/£4) |
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Fri 18 Sep |
14:00 |
Visit: Hyde Park Family History Centre A Visit with (£10/£8) |
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Sat 19 Sep |
10:30 |
Records for One Name Studies (Free - Sponsored by the Halsted Trust) A Full Day with Alec Tritton, Geoff Riggs, Else Churchill & Howard Benbrook (£5/£4) |
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Wed 23 Sep |
14:00 |
Tracing Anglican Clergymen A Lecture with Peter Towey (£5/£4) |
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Sat 26 Sep |
10:30 |
London Group Yorkshire FHS Meeting |
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Sat 26 Sep |
14:00 |
Lincolnshire FHS - London Branch Meeting |
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Sat 26 Sep |
14:00 |
Walk: Nonconformist Chapels & Burial Grounds A Walk with Alec Tritton (£10/£8) |
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Wed 30 Sep |
14:00 |
London Maps for Family Historians A Lecture with Alan Ruston (£5/£4) |
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Sat 3 Oct |
10:30 |
Birmingham & Midland FHS Meeting |
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Sat 3 Oct |
14:00 |
Chancery & Other Equity Courts A Half Day with Paul Blake (£15/£12) |
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Wed 7 Oct |
14:00 |
Creating Family Heirlooms A Lecture with Sue Gibbons (£5/£4) |
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Sat 10 Oct |
10:30 |
Victorian Photographs: Their Care & Conservation A Half Day with Tom Doig (£15/£12) |
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Sat 10 Oct |
14:00 |
Learn about your Ancestors from Old Photographs Workshop A Half Day with Jayne Shrimpton (£15/£12) |
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Mon 12 Oct |
14:00 |
Using Pay-per-View Websites for Family History A Tutorial with Alec Tritton (£10/£8) |
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Wed 14 Oct |
14:00 |
Researching Baptist Ancestors A Lecture with Revd Emma Walsh (£5/£4) |
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Sat 17 Oct |
10:30 |
Off the Beaten Track: Research in the Channel Islands A Half Day with Dr. Colin Chapman (£15/£12) |
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Sat 17 Oct |
14:00 |
Norfolk FHS Meeting |
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Wed 21 Oct |
14:00 |
My Ancestor was an Apothecary A Lecture with Dee Cook (£5/£4) |
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Sat 24 Oct |
10:30 |
Getting the Best out of the Ancestry Website A Half Day with Paul Newton Taylor (£15/£12) |
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Sat 24 Oct |
14:00 |
Some Lesser Known Genealogy Sources in The National Archives at Kew A Half Day with Stella Colwell (£15/£12) |
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Mon 26 Oct |
11:00 |
Open Day |
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Wed 28 Oct |
14:00 |
My Ancestor was a Miller A Lecture with Laurie Page (£5/£4) |
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Sat 31 Oct |
10:30 |
Palaeography for Beginners A Full Day with David Smith (£30/£24) |
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Wed 4 Nov |
14:00 |
10 Useful Websites A Lecture with John Hanson (£5/£4) |
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Thu 5 Nov |
14:00 |
Using GEVES Software A Lecture with John Hanson (£5/£4) |
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Sat 7 Nov |
10:30 |
Tracing your Medieval Ancestors A Full Day with Dr. Adrian Jobson (£30/£24) |
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Mon 9 Nov |
10:30 |
Genealogy for Librarians & Archivists A Full Day with Else Churchill & Doreen Hopwood (£30/£24) |
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Wed 11 Nov |
14:00 |
DNA: Heredity & Disease A Lecture with Dr. Geoff Swinfield (£5/£4) |
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Sat 14 Nov |
10:30 |
Careers in Genealogy: Pitfalls for Professionals A Half Day with Michael Gandy (£15/£12) |
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Sat 14 Nov |
14:00 |
Adoption & Fostering circa 1850-1930 A Half Day with Louise Taylor (£15/£12) |
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Wed 18 Nov |
11:00 |
Using the Society Library - FREE A Lecture with Sue Gibbons |
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Wed 18 Nov |
14:00 |
My Ancestor was a Tailor A Lecture with Ian Waller (£5/£4) |
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Wed 18 Nov |
14:00 |
Visit: The National Archives A Visit with (£10/£8) |
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Sat 21 Nov |
10:30 |
Family Historian Software - Advanced A Half Day with John Hanson (£15/£12) |
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Sat 21 Nov |
14:30 |
Northumberland & Durham FHS Meeting |
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Wed 25 Nov |
11:00 |
Scottish Sources in the SoG Library A Lecture with Else Churchill (£5/£4) |
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Wed 25 Nov |
14:00 |
My Ancestor was a Brushmaker A Lecture with Kenneth Doughty (£5/£4) |
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Sat 28 Nov |
10:30 |
London Group Yorkshire FHS Meeting |
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Sat 28 Nov |
14:00 |
Lincolnshire FHS - London Branch Meeting |
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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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