Summer sale 30% off our preloved genealogy, heraldry and local history books. Visit our bookshop in historic Canterbury.

Discover your family history with our distance learning & online courses. ✔️ Enrol at any time ✔️ Study at your own pace ✔️ Expert tutor support ✔️ Suitable for all levels Start your family history journey www.ihgs.ac.uk/book-courses-4

Congratulations to Professor Turi King on her new publication "The Secrets of our DNA: How Genetics has Changed the World". Available through Waterstones etc www.waterstones.com/book/the-sec... 'Unequivocally expert.' Sunday Times

Congratulations to Professor Turi King on being awarded the Julian Bickersteth Memorial Medal. From leading the DNA analysis that identified Richard III to pioneering genetic genealogy her work is truly ground breaking. “Family history and genetic genealogy have always been central to my work.”

IHGS at Family History Show Liverpool IHGS will be attending the show 9th May, at Aintree Racecourse. Come and say hello and find out about our courses and qualifications.

Congratulations to IHGS graduate Ian Newton on his new publication "Loyalty in Stone: Interpreting the Heraldry of the Burghersh Tombs of Lincoln Cathedral". Drawing upon the symbolism it explores how noble families used heraldry as a language of loyalty, lineage & power. Available through Amazon.

We are pleased to highlight the forthcoming book by IHGS graduate John Wintrip, LHG. History of Parish Registers in England & Wales: From the Restoration to Civil Registration - Lutterworth Press 26 March 2026. Several chapters are based on his IHGS Licentiate thesis. www.ihgs.ac.uk/2894

We will be at The Family History Show, London 2025 on 4th October 2025. Do come and visit our stand and say hello. #FamilyHistoryShow thefamilyhistoryshow.com/london/ #genealogy #familyhistory

We will be at the Bath & Avon FHS Family & Local History Fair, Turnberries Community Centre in Thornbury 13th September 2025. Do visit our stall and say hello and find out more about our courses and qualifications. bafhs.org.uk/bath-avon-fh...

A wonderful Awards Day yesterday, and the thunder storm even stayed away! It was lovely to catch up with so many friends and to celebrate the achievements of our students. Many congratulations to them all. Thank you to everyone who attended and for making the day special.

Today we are busy getting ready for our Awards Day on Saturday. Looking forward to meeting up with friends & celebrating the hard work & achievements of our students. It looks like we may not have the sunshine but the Cathedral will look inspiring & it should be a great day.

Student recommended book - "The Sum of Us. A history of the UK in Data" by Georgina Sturge Many thanks to Deborah who says it is "eminently readable & packed with stories about counting the population"

Many congratulations to IHGS Tutor Chloe O'Shea on the publication of her latest book. Tracing your Staffordshire Ancestors – A Guide for Family Historians (Pen & Sword 2025) An essential guide to anyone with Staffordshire ancestors.

IHGS will be at The Family History Show, Liverpool 3rd May. Do come & talk to us about our courses & qualifications or just to say hello. If you find yourself with a bit of free time during the day & feel like lending a hand—even just for a little while—we’d love to have you join us!

We are pleased to announce that IHGS is now a FamilySearch Affiliate library. This means you cancan access digital documents when using FamilySearch within our library for free. For more details please visit ihgs.ac.uk/ihgs-becomes...

We are delighted to welcome Chloe O'Shea to our Tutorial team. A graduate of IHGS, she is the author of ‘Discover your Dorset Ancestors’ & the upcoming ‘Tracing your Staffordshire Ancestors’. We look forward to her sharing her knowledge & insight with our students & the team. Welcome from us all.

We have a range of Distance Learning Courses for everyone, if you are starting out or are looking for Professional Qualifications. All our courses are flexible - with no fixed timetable you are able to study in your own time and at your own pace www.ihgs.ac.uk/which-course...

Join in our Festive Quiz & be in with a chance to win a IHGS voucher worth £30. This year’s mind-bending platter consists of a generous portion of genealogy, served with a side of general knowledge & garnished with heraldry. Master quiz setter Chris Broom www.ihgs.ac.uk/ihgs-festive-quiz-2024-2107

We are excited & pleased to announce that in spring 2025 we will be launching a new Distance Learning Course - "DNA and Genetic Genealogy" written by Dr Sophie Kay this is a Tutor assessed course. To find out more & to register an interest please visit www.ihgs.ac.uk/dna-and-gene...

Study at home with IHGS - The School of Family History Distance Learning Courses for all levels, from beginner to experienced. Study at your own pace & enrol at anytime. ihgs.ac.uk/courses