Enjoy a variety of recorded talks that explore how to get the most out of our collections and resources, hosted by our Genealogist, Else Churchill, and the SoG Team.
Concentrating on Protestant Dissenters (Baptists, Congregationalists/Independents; Presbyterian/Unitarians; Methodists) there is also material on Huguenots & Quakers and others
The Society of Genealogists Library holds many useful and interesting resources for those researching Irish Ancestors. From transcripts of early wills and chancery materials to compiled genealogies
Delve into the treasure chest of wills in the SoG archive document collections, copies and indexes from the SoG library and FamilySearch.
Hear all about our upcoming events at SoG with Events Manager, Ruth Willmore. This talk was given as part of the SoG Members' Lady Day Social.
Tips for searching for talks in the ever-expanding Gold members' video library by using categories and key words. This talk was given as part of the SoG Members' Lady Day Social.
Quick update from SoG Library Coordinator Christine Worthington on what's new in our library and collections. This talk was given as part of the SoG Members' Lady Day Social.
Delve into the treasure chest of marriage indexes and marriage settlements that can be found in the Society's library, archive document collection and digital collections.
Marriage by licence has almost as long a history as the more usual practice of marriage after the calling of banns. Many different bodies had the right to issue marriage licences, the licence in theory being issued by the office which had jurisdiction over both parties. HANDOUT
Update on the latest features of SoG Explore, a new tool providing powerful search capabilities to navigate our extensive record collections. Given as part of the SoG Members' Lady Day Social.
The Society’s collections include resources for the places wherever the British migrated and thus include copies and transcripts of Australian records of help to genealogists. HANDOUT
Delve into the treasure chest of marriage indexes and marriage settlements that can be found in the Society's library, archive document collection and digital collections.