🔍 Unlock FamilySearch's full-text search: described as a genealogical "game changer"! Join Lucy Reynoldson at the SoG Library for a hands-on workshop on searching billions of unindexed images. 📅 Thu 21 Aug, 1–2:30pm | In person, SoG portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

🎙️ 4pm, Thu 6 Aug: Dr Colin Chapman on "Your Ancestors, Population & Birth Control" - the surprising history of contraception, and what those gaps in birth records might really mean. Not recorded, so catch it live! In person or Zoom | £10 / Go Gold £15 portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

📍 Researching ancestors in West Yorkshire (Kirklees)? Join our FREE online event on 11 August, 2–4pm, to discover resources for Huddersfield, Batley, Dewsbury, Holmfirth and surrounding areas. 💻 Free live event + recording available afterwards 🎟️ Book your place: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

📋 Sorting your CPD log? Join Jude Rhodes for a practical workshop on building your record and using reflective practice to plan your development. Leave with your own CPD log ready to go. ✨ 📅 Thu 7 Aug, 2pm | Online | £15 portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

✍️ Every family history has a story worth telling. Join Wayne Shepheard for "Writing for Publication": practical tips on structure, style, sourcing material, and even using AI to bring your research to life. 📅 Sat 1 Aug, 6:30pm | Online | £10 / Gold £15pm portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

🎙️ 2pm, Thu 6 Aug: @davelifelines.bsky.social on "Lying Bastards": how illegitimacy + the lies told to hide it can trip up your family history research. Dave's a former National Archives specialist & bestselling author with 40+ years' experience. In person or Zoom portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

#GenHour Join Poor London Week: 5-day family history experience with 11 expert talks, guided walks, research support + connect with fellow genealogists. Attend in person or online and explore workhouses, Victorian slums, foundlings & Charlie Chaplin’s London. Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

📜 Struggling with Victorian handwriting? Join Janet Foster for a 5-day online course to build practical skills for reading 19th–early 20th-century records using census, parish registers & correspondence. 📅 20–24 July 2026 🔗 portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

🥵 Too hot? Cool off at the @SocGenealogists on 6 Aug! 🎤 @davelifelines.bsky.social (2pm) 🎤 Dr Colin Chapman (4pm) Watch in our air-conditioned Resource Hub, stay for drinks, nibbles & research—or join live on Zoom. Dave: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2... Colin: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

📜 Wills & Probate Records Summer School @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social Discover how wills and probate records can unlock family stories, reconstruct pedigrees + reveal social history. 5-day online course on pre-1858 probate records in Eng & Wales. 13–17 July 2026

⛏️ Did an ancestor disappear in the gold rush? Join @juliegoucher.bsky.social on 11 July, 2–3pm BST for Researching Gold Mining Ancestors: discover where the gold rushes took people, why miners can vanish from the records + how to trace them. 💻 Live on Zoom 🎟️ portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

🕓 Dr Colin Chapman – Your Ancestors, Population & Birth Control portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2... Come for the genealogy. Stay for the air conditioning. 😎 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #GenHour

#GenHour 🥵 Too hot to think? Escape the heatwave with the coolest family history day in London! ❄️ Join us on 6 Aug in our air-conditioned, canalside Resource Hub (or Zoom) for 2 talks: @davelifelines.bsky.social Lying Bastards: Exploring the Impact of Illegitimacy portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

Great reasons to join the SoG this July! Connect with a community of family historians and take part in member-exclusive online events: 📜 Palaeography Club with Caroline Adams: 14 July portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1... 🐝 Genealogy Hive Mind: 10 July portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

📢 Thanks to everyone who submitted a speaker proposal for #AATP2027. Speakers will be hearing from us today and tomorrow about the outcome of their submissions. The standard was incredibly high. Thank you for helping us shape another exciting programme!

📸 Archive find! While cataloguing a new collection, our Archives Assistant, Rebecca Carlton, uncovered this Brighton College year photograph from October 1927. Do you recognise a parent, grandparent or other relative? We'd love to hear from you! From the Dale, Antony Collection.

📚 Do family historians come to your library or archive for research help? #GenHour Join Else Churchill for Genealogy for Librarians and Archivists: a short course designed to help you support family history researchers with records & resources. 6–8 July 2026 portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

📚 Sources for US Genealogy at SoG @SoGGenealogist Explore the Society of Genealogists’ collections for tracing American ancestors and breaking through research challenges. 🔗 portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2... Ideal for anyone researching US family history 🇺🇸

Want to get more from Family Historian? Join John Hanson FSG THIS FRIDAY or an 8-week online course covering everything from sources and media to charts, queries, and plugins. Perfect for new & experienced users looking to get more from FamHist 7. 📅 Starts 3 July portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

Good genealogy isn't about finding records, it's about making sound decisions from imperfect evidence. Join @scientistsoph.bsky.social for Decision Making for Genealogy course (1–15 July) + learn practical tools for analysing records & DNA matches. 📚 portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

🇺🇸 Exploring American roots? Join our July USA 250 events series: 🚢 The Mayflower Connection ⛏️ Researching Gold Mining Ancestors 💻 Researching American Ancestors 📚 Sources for US Genealogy at SoG ☕ Family History in the USA Expert talks, practical guidance + fresh inspiration for your US research.

#GenHour Want to get more from Family Historian? Join John Hanson FSG for an 8-week online course covering everything from sources and media to charts, queries, and plugins. Perfect for new & experienced users looking to get more from FamHist 7. 📅 Starts 3 July portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

Hi #GenHour! Join @fiona-memories.bsky.social and @miagen.bsky.social for this interactive online workshop exploring practical ways to raise your profile, attract the right clients, and build a strong professional brand. 3 July 2026 | Online Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

📢 Calling all speakers: the deadline is approaching! Do you have a passion for local history, genealogy, archives, maps, communities or the stories hidden within a place? Submit your 10-minute talk proposal for #AATP 2026 before 30 June. 🔗 sog.org.uk/all-about-that-place-call-for-speakers

Professional genealogists: join @fiona-memories.bsky.social and @miagen.bsky.social for this interactive online workshop exploring practical ways to raise your profile, attract the right clients, and build a strong professional brand. 3 July 2026 | Online Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

🧵Calico Printing – The Cray, Wandle & Lea migration triangle & more with David Cufley. Explore the origins, people, methods & movement of the calico printing trade pre-1840s and beyond, plus sources for further research. 20 June 2026, 10:30–11:30, online portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

Join Wayne Shepheard on 20 June for an introduction to Legacy Family Tree 10.0, powerful genealogy software that helps you organise, preserve and share your research. Best of all? It's free to use. 📅 20 June, 18:30 BST 🎟️ £10 or free with Gold Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

Using Family Historian? Join John Hanson for an 8-week online course designed to help you get more from FH7. From building your tree and managing sources to charts, media + advanced tools. Starts 3 July 2026 | Online | SoG members 20% discount Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

#GenHour What works for #AATP? Anything rooted in place. Local history, migration, burial grounds, house histories, occupations, emigration etc. Give a short, engaging 10-minute talk. No online presenting experience needed: we’ll support you. sog.org.uk/all-about-that-place-call-for-speakers

Hi #GenHour! 🌟 Tomorrow’s the day! My Ancestor Was Jewish (our hybrid study day) takes place Friday 19 June, online and in London. Still time to book! All talks will be recorded and available until 19 July, so you can catch up at your convenience. 👉 portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2358043