Society of Genealogists

Society of Genealogists Family history charity dedicated to helping you discover the past. See www.sog.org.uk

✨ A new benefit for SoG Gold Members!We’re delighted to launch a brand-new Creative Writing Workshop series with Clare W...
22/08/2026

✨ A new benefit for SoG Gold Members!

We’re delighted to launch a brand-new Creative Writing Workshop series with Clare Wilson, starting Tuesday 1 September.

Created especially for genealogists and family historians, these friendly, practical sessions will help you turn your research into engaging stories that can be shared with family now and preserved for future generations.

Whether you want to write a short ancestral story, capture memories or develop a larger family history project, Clare will help you take the next step with creative exercises, writing prompts and practical guidance.

Gold Members can join the live monthly sessions and access each recording in the Learning Hub for one month.

Not a Gold Member yet? Join now and take advantage of this new exclusive benefit:
https://sog.org.uk/membership/become-a-member/

🌾 TOMORROW!Was your ancestor simply recorded as an “Ag Lab”? There’s often much more to their story.Join us online tomor...
21/08/2026

🌾 TOMORROW!

Was your ancestor simply recorded as an “Ag Lab”? There’s often much more to their story.

Join us online tomorrow, 22 August, for *Harvesting History: Agricultural Labourers in Life and Records* and discover the sources that can reveal the lives, work and communities behind those brief descriptions.

Explore estate records, farm surveys, rental rolls and other overlooked sources, alongside traditional harvest life, Irish agrarian unrest and the exciting National Farm Survey digitisation project at The National Archives.

Whether your ancestors worked farms in Scotland, Suffolk, Essex, Ireland or beyond, this fascinating day is packed with practical research advice and fresh insights.

🌾 22 August | 10:30–17:00 · Online · Recorded until 30 September · 20% discount for SoG Members

Book your place today: https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2614370

🎤 Reminder for All About That Place speakersJust a reminder that tomorrow, Else Churchill and Margaret Roberts will be h...
20/08/2026

🎤 Reminder for All About That Place speakers

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Else Churchill and Margaret Roberts will be hosting an informal Zoom Q&A on how to create and record your talk.

📅 Friday 21 August
🕑 2.00pm (London time)

If you’re taking part in All About That Place, join us with your questions about creating and recording your talk. A recording will also be available afterwards on the speakers page.

🔎 Tomorrow: European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) for GenealogistsHolocaust-related records are scattered ac...
19/08/2026

🔎 Tomorrow: European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) for Genealogists

Holocaust-related records are scattered across archives, libraries and museums worldwide. How do you bring them together to uncover an individual’s story?

Join professional genealogist Risa Daitzman Heywood, CG®, who will demonstrate how the EHRI Portal brings together material from more than 2,000 repositories in 66 countries.

Using a case study, Risa will show how to combine records from different countries and sources to trace an individual’s journey and strengthen your Holocaust and Jewish family history research.

📅 Tomorrow, Thursday 20 August | 14:00–15:00
💻 Online via Zoom | £10
🎥 Recording available afterwards in the Learning Hub

Book your place: https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2677

Finding the records is one thing. Knowing what they actually tell you is another!Join Dr Caroline Adams for Decoding Fur...
18/08/2026

Finding the records is one thing. Knowing what they actually tell you is another!

Join Dr Caroline Adams for Decoding Further Historical Documents: A Genealogist’s Guide - a four-week online course exploring the clues hidden in:

🔎 Family & Estate Records
⛪ Parish Records
🏚️ Poor Law Records
⚖️ Ecclesiastical Court Records

Using original records, Caroline will show you how to recognise key features, interpret documents and extract those all-important genealogical details.

Thursdays, 3–24 September | 18:30–19:30
Online | Recordings available until 24 October
20% off for Society of Genealogists members

Book now: https://portal.sog.org.uk/event/book/C260903Decoding

🎉 The AATP speakers are here!The speakers for All About That Place 2026 are now available to view! 🌍Discover the fantast...
17/08/2026

🎉 The AATP speakers are here!

The speakers for All About That Place 2026 are now available to view! 🌍

Discover the fantastic line-up of experts who’ll be joining us for this year’s free virtual event, taking place 7–16 October.

From maps and archives to landscapes, buildings, communities and much more, there’s plenty to explore – and lots to look forward to.

👀 See the full speaker line-up and start planning your AATP:
https://sog.org.uk/welcome-to-all-about-that-place/

🔎 Free FamilySearch Workshop – in our cool, air-conditioned library!Unlocking the Power of FamilySearch’s Full Text Sear...
15/08/2026

🔎 Free FamilySearch Workshop – in our cool, air-conditioned library!

Unlocking the Power of FamilySearch’s Full Text Search

Discover how to make the most of FamilySearch’s powerful new Full Text Search, with practical tips from FamilySearch expert Lucy Reynoldson.

📅 21 August | 13:00–14:30
📍 Society of Genealogists Library
🎟️ FREE – members and non-members welcome

Book your free place: https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2951310

🌾 This is next week!Was your ancestor simply recorded as an “Ag Lab”? There’s often much more to their story.Join us onl...
14/08/2026

🌾 This is next week!

Was your ancestor simply recorded as an “Ag Lab”? There’s often much more to their story.

Join us online on 22 August for Harvesting History: Agricultural Labourers in Life and Records and discover the sources that can reveal the lives, work and communities behind those brief descriptions.

Explore estate records, farm surveys, rental rolls and other overlooked sources, alongside traditional harvest life, Irish agrarian unrest and the exciting National Farm Survey digitisation project at The National Archives.

Whether your ancestors worked farms in Scotland, Suffolk, Essex, Ireland or beyond, this fascinating day is packed with practical research advice and fresh insights.

🌾 22 August 2026 | 10:30–17:00
💻 Online
🎥 Recorded – book in advance and watch again until 30 September
⭐ 20% discount for SoG Members

Book your place today: https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2614370

🌍 Something new is coming to All About That Place…This year, AATP will have a brand-new home for conversation, sharing i...
13/08/2026

🌍 Something new is coming to All About That Place…

This year, AATP will have a brand-new home for conversation, sharing ideas and connecting with fellow family historians.

Here’s a little sneak peek 👀

The All About That Place 2026 group will be part of our new community, launching in September – and it will be a great place to chat about the event, share your discoveries and get involved.

And there’s another reason you’ll want to join… most of our AATP competitions will take place in the community!

Want to make sure you receive your invitation? https://www.sog.org.uk/subscribe

🔎 Two upcoming online talks for Jewish family history researchersWhether you’re just beginning to trace your Jewish ance...
13/08/2026

🔎 Two upcoming online talks for Jewish family history researchers

Whether you’re just beginning to trace your Jewish ancestors or looking to take your Holocaust research further, we have two valuable talks coming up this month.

Getting Started with Tracing Jewish Ancestors
📅 Thursday 13 August | 18:30–19:30
Join American Jewish genealogist Rebecca Stanley for a practical introduction to researching Jewish family history, including changing names, Jewish life cycle events, Central and Eastern European research, and useful websites for genealogy and Holocaust research.

Book your place: https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2778516

European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) for Genealogists
📅 Thursday 20 August | 14:00–15:00
Professional genealogist Risa Daitzman Heywood, CG®, will show how the EHRI Portal can help you bring together records from more than 2,000 repositories in 66 countries. Using a case study, she’ll demonstrate how to combine sources to trace an individual’s journey and strengthen your Holocaust and Jewish family history research.

💻 Both events are online via Zoom. The EHRI recording will also be available afterwards in the Learning Hub.

Book your place: https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2677 🔎 European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) for Genealogists

Holocaust-related records are held across archives, libraries and museums worldwide, which can make piecing together individual stories a real challenge.

Join professional genealogist Risa Daitzman Heywood, CG®, to find out how the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) can help.

The EHRI Portal draws together material from over 2,000 repositories in 66 countries. Using the case study of the Horn family from Euskirchen, Germany, Risa will show how records from different countries and sources can be combined to trace an individual's journey, and how genealogists can search, filter and interpret EHRI records to strengthen their own Holocaust and Jewish family history research.

📅 Thursday 20 August 2026, 14:00–15:00
💻 Online via Zoom | £10 to attend

The recording will be available afterwards in the Learning Hub.

Book your place: https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2677

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