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Event: Course or class, Workshop, club or activity County: Greater London A Photographic History of Charing Cross RoadCharing Cross Road is a relatively modern thoroughfare, opened in 1887. Yet it holds a rich vein of history. In this talk, Rob Kayne uses photos to remind many of us of the delights of the area. Find out about, or...Society of Genealogists | London | 20 March 2019 -
Event: Lecture, talk or reading, Course or class County: Greater London Alms Houses - History and Architecture and the Birth of Social HousingIn this half-day course, Carol Kerry-Green describes two separate types of housing. Part 1 - Almshouses Carol looks at the history of almshouses, from their beginnings as hospitals for the sick in the 11th century. She...Society of Genealogists | London | 30 March 2019 -
Event: Course or class, Lecture, talk or reading County: Greater London Catching up with the Familysearch Website SOLD OUTFamilySearch.org is the largest family history website in the world, with billions of names across thousands of collections - and more added monthly. In this one-hour talk, Sharon Hintze tells us about the latest major...Society of Genealogists | London | 21 February 2019 -
Interview Curator's Choice: Five Cornish miners from the Cornish Global Migration ProgrammeMichael Kiernan, Director of the Cornish Global Migration Programme in Redruth, relates five of his favourite stories about Cornish miners, migrants, murderers and divorcees.29 May 2012 -
News Database Of 18 Million UK-Bound Passengers Made Available OnlineAncestry.co.uk has launched an online database of The Incoming Passenger Lists 1878 - 1960, detailing the arrival of more than 18 million people to the UK.21 October 2008 -
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Event: Lecture, talk or reading, Course or class County: Greater London English Records for Irish ResearchAccording to the census the numbers of Irish born immigrants living in England and Wales almost doubled between 1841 and 1851 to over 520, 000 with 109,000 living in London. This talk looks at why they immigrated, how...Society of Genealogists | London | 27 March 2019 -
News Essex University Project Will Open Up The 1851 To 1911 CensusA landmark project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council at Essex University will open up the largest collection of census data in the world.13 January 2009 -
News European World War I digitisation project launches in UK with Lancashire Museum roadshowA bold project to preserve and digitise previously unseen family stories and objects relating to the First World War kicks off with a roadshow at the Museum of Lancashire in March.23 February 2012 -
News Family Tree of Winchester KingsAn ancient oak dressed with images of extended family to mark millennium.28 July 2000
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Event: Lecture, talk or reading County: Greater London Finding Fred: The Story of the City of London's Police Blitz PhotographerThe Cross and Tibbs collection of almost 400 photographs provides an amazing record of the bomb damage inflicted on the City of London from the start of the Blitz in 1940 until the end of WWII. Some of these images are...Society of Genealogists | London | 27 February 2019 -
Event: Course or class, Lecture, talk or reading County: Greater London Finding London Burials OnlineIf you have ancestors that lived in London, then you already know that it can be very difficult to find their graves. First, you need to be able to specify which cemetery they were buried in. And your next challenge is...Society of Genealogists | London | 6 March 2019 -
Event: Guided tour County: Greater London For Family Historians: Free Saturday Library ToursAt the Society of Genealogists, we're passionate about family history. Since we started in 1911, we've been collecting family history documents, long before the arrival of local record offices - even typewriters were...Society of Genealogists | London | 16 February 2019 -
Event: Course or class, Lecture, talk or reading County: Greater London Getting the Best from the Ancestry WebsiteThe Ancestry website offers access to 1 billion searchable UK family history records. It enables you to explore your family history using censuses, birth, marriage and death records, passenger lists, the British phone...Society of Genealogists | London | 23 February 2019 -
Event: Lecture, talk or reading County: Suffolk Hands on Parish Registers. A talk by Kerry MealYou will get the opportunity to learn about parish registers as well as actually getting the chance to handle original registers from the 1500s onwards. This is an ideal opportunity for anyone thinking about starting...Suffolk Record Office | Lowestoft | 8 June 2019 -
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News Hunt Is On For The Descendants Of The Nobility Of Ordsall Hall In SalfordSalford City Council is searching for descendants of Ordsall Hall's early residents, to help with a fundraising campaign that will secure the historic building's future.04 April 2008 -
Event: Course or class, Lecture, talk or reading County: Greater London Irish Family History Resources on the InternetThe world of Irish genealogy seemed a bit slow getting to grips with the Internet. But recently there’s been a massive expansion in what’s available: official records, voluntary bodies and commercial websites. There ...Society of Genealogists | London | 14 March 2019 -
News Largest ever study of UK family names launched by University of West of EnglandThe UK's most ambitious family history project will create the most detailed public database of surnames alongside explanations of their origins.14 December 2009 -
Event: Workshop, club or activity, Course or class County: Greater London Living and Working in Early Modern BerkshireFor family historians with Berkshire ancestors. A half-day course looking at some interesting records. Appraisers made a 'probate inventory' shortly after an individual's death. They often listed the person's goods by...Society of Genealogists | London | 23 February 2019
