Society of Genealogists
@sogorg.bsky.social
🌳 A charity with the unique purpose of helping people to discover their place in history.
📜 Preserving the records of everyday lives & promoting family histories.
📍 Explore more: sog.org.uk
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #HistoryMatters
📜 Preserving the records of everyday lives & promoting family histories.
📍 Explore more: sog.org.uk
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #HistoryMatters
Pinned
Where will your family history take you in 2026?
🔍 Family History Skills
🧬 Advanced DNA
⚖️ Crime & Punishment
Expert-led, online, recorded.
Book by 31 Dec to secure extended offers: portal.sog.org.uk/event/list
🔍 Family History Skills
🧬 Advanced DNA
⚖️ Crime & Punishment
Expert-led, online, recorded.
Book by 31 Dec to secure extended offers: portal.sog.org.uk/event/list
The London Irish
Explore the Irish presence in London with Jill Williams, Claire Bradley and Ian Porter.
Morning: East London walk or Irish ancestry advice
Afternoon (in person or online): talks on the London Irish & key records
14 Mar 2026 | London & Online
Book
Explore the Irish presence in London with Jill Williams, Claire Bradley and Ian Porter.
Morning: East London walk or Irish ancestry advice
Afternoon (in person or online): talks on the London Irish & key records
14 Mar 2026 | London & Online
Book
The London Irish with Jill Williams, Claire Bradley and Ian Porter
In Person Day with the option to watch two talks on Zoom
portal.sog.org.uk
February 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The London Irish
Explore the Irish presence in London with Jill Williams, Claire Bradley and Ian Porter.
Morning: East London walk or Irish ancestry advice
Afternoon (in person or online): talks on the London Irish & key records
14 Mar 2026 | London & Online
Book
Explore the Irish presence in London with Jill Williams, Claire Bradley and Ian Porter.
Morning: East London walk or Irish ancestry advice
Afternoon (in person or online): talks on the London Irish & key records
14 Mar 2026 | London & Online
Book
🕊️ Quaker Day in London 13 Mar 2026
Discover your Quaker ancestors at the Society of Genealogists.
Morning talks on Quaker history & records
Afternoon choice: Library of Friends visit or guided Quaker London walk
Bonus recorded talk on SoG Quaker resources
portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Discover your Quaker ancestors at the Society of Genealogists.
Morning talks on Quaker history & records
Afternoon choice: Library of Friends visit or guided Quaker London walk
Bonus recorded talk on SoG Quaker resources
portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
February 15, 2026 at 9:48 AM
🕊️ Quaker Day in London 13 Mar 2026
Discover your Quaker ancestors at the Society of Genealogists.
Morning talks on Quaker history & records
Afternoon choice: Library of Friends visit or guided Quaker London walk
Bonus recorded talk on SoG Quaker resources
portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Discover your Quaker ancestors at the Society of Genealogists.
Morning talks on Quaker history & records
Afternoon choice: Library of Friends visit or guided Quaker London walk
Bonus recorded talk on SoG Quaker resources
portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
RootsTech 2026 (5–7 March) is free to attend online- but you don’t have to watch alone.
Join our RootsTech Watch Parties to enjoy selected sessions together on Zoom, with live chat and relaxed discussion afterwards.
Make RootsTech a shared experience. See portal.sog.org.uk/event/list for full info
Join our RootsTech Watch Parties to enjoy selected sessions together on Zoom, with live chat and relaxed discussion afterwards.
Make RootsTech a shared experience. See portal.sog.org.uk/event/list for full info
February 14, 2026 at 12:01 PM
RootsTech 2026 (5–7 March) is free to attend online- but you don’t have to watch alone.
Join our RootsTech Watch Parties to enjoy selected sessions together on Zoom, with live chat and relaxed discussion afterwards.
Make RootsTech a shared experience. See portal.sog.org.uk/event/list for full info
Join our RootsTech Watch Parties to enjoy selected sessions together on Zoom, with live chat and relaxed discussion afterwards.
Make RootsTech a shared experience. See portal.sog.org.uk/event/list for full info
How does genetic genealogy solve crimes + how is it used in crime fiction?
Join @nathandylangoodwin.bsky.social for an online talk exploring investigative genetic genealogy and how it shapes the Venator Cold Case series.
📅 23 Feb 2026 | 19:30–20:30 | Online
Book portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Join @nathandylangoodwin.bsky.social for an online talk exploring investigative genetic genealogy and how it shapes the Venator Cold Case series.
📅 23 Feb 2026 | 19:30–20:30 | Online
Book portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
February 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
How does genetic genealogy solve crimes + how is it used in crime fiction?
Join @nathandylangoodwin.bsky.social for an online talk exploring investigative genetic genealogy and how it shapes the Venator Cold Case series.
📅 23 Feb 2026 | 19:30–20:30 | Online
Book portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Join @nathandylangoodwin.bsky.social for an online talk exploring investigative genetic genealogy and how it shapes the Venator Cold Case series.
📅 23 Feb 2026 | 19:30–20:30 | Online
Book portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Researching Suffolk ancestors? Join this FREE online event with SuffolkArchives, @sfhs1975.bsky.social and partners to discover key records, resources and research tips, with a live Q&A.
23 Feb 2026 | 14:00–16:00 | Online | Free
Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
23 Feb 2026 | 14:00–16:00 | Online | Free
Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
February 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Researching Suffolk ancestors? Join this FREE online event with SuffolkArchives, @sfhs1975.bsky.social and partners to discover key records, resources and research tips, with a live Q&A.
23 Feb 2026 | 14:00–16:00 | Online | Free
Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
23 Feb 2026 | 14:00–16:00 | Online | Free
Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
#GenHour! Join Speaker of the Month @janetfew.bsky.social for workshop on 26 Feb: Resources for Filling in Agricultural Labourers’ Lives
Work in small groups, explore case studies, learn practical sources & methods for researching agricultural ancestors
portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Work in small groups, explore case studies, learn practical sources & methods for researching agricultural ancestors
portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Resources for filling in Agricultural Labourers’ Lives with Janet Few
Interactive Workshop on Zoom by Janet Few, Experienced family, social and community historian
portal.sog.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
#GenHour! Join Speaker of the Month @janetfew.bsky.social for workshop on 26 Feb: Resources for Filling in Agricultural Labourers’ Lives
Work in small groups, explore case studies, learn practical sources & methods for researching agricultural ancestors
portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Work in small groups, explore case studies, learn practical sources & methods for researching agricultural ancestors
portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Hi #GenHour, do you know why are some Society of Genealogists records stored off site — and how does this protect them?
Talk by Marie Chappell, Lead Conservator (NCS)
19 Feb 2026 | 14:00–15:00 | Online
Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...
Talk by Marie Chappell, Lead Conservator (NCS)
19 Feb 2026 | 14:00–15:00 | Online
Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...
February 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Hi #GenHour, do you know why are some Society of Genealogists records stored off site — and how does this protect them?
Talk by Marie Chappell, Lead Conservator (NCS)
19 Feb 2026 | 14:00–15:00 | Online
Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...
Talk by Marie Chappell, Lead Conservator (NCS)
19 Feb 2026 | 14:00–15:00 | Online
Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...
Hi #GenHour! Still managing your family history on paper or scattered files?
Digital Skills for Family Historians with @andrewredfern.bsky.social is a friendly 3-week online course showing simple ways to organise files, use spreadsheets, choose family tree software and protect your research.
Digital Skills for Family Historians with @andrewredfern.bsky.social is a friendly 3-week online course showing simple ways to organise files, use spreadsheets, choose family tree software and protect your research.
February 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Hi #GenHour! Still managing your family history on paper or scattered files?
Digital Skills for Family Historians with @andrewredfern.bsky.social is a friendly 3-week online course showing simple ways to organise files, use spreadsheets, choose family tree software and protect your research.
Digital Skills for Family Historians with @andrewredfern.bsky.social is a friendly 3-week online course showing simple ways to organise files, use spreadsheets, choose family tree software and protect your research.
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Former @weaadulted.bsky.social Tutor and excellent Social Historian. Long term Trustee of the Oral History Society ohs.org.uk/who-we-are/t...
February 11, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Former @weaadulted.bsky.social Tutor and excellent Social Historian. Long term Trustee of the Oral History Society ohs.org.uk/who-we-are/t...
Did your Victorian ancestors imagine a better way to live?
Join social historian Cynthia Brown to explore Victorian “Utopian” movements — from New Lanark to the Chartist Land Plan — and what they reveal about life under industrial capitalism.
21 Feb, 2-3pm
portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Join social historian Cynthia Brown to explore Victorian “Utopian” movements — from New Lanark to the Chartist Land Plan — and what they reveal about life under industrial capitalism.
21 Feb, 2-3pm
portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
February 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Did your Victorian ancestors imagine a better way to live?
Join social historian Cynthia Brown to explore Victorian “Utopian” movements — from New Lanark to the Chartist Land Plan — and what they reveal about life under industrial capitalism.
21 Feb, 2-3pm
portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Join social historian Cynthia Brown to explore Victorian “Utopian” movements — from New Lanark to the Chartist Land Plan — and what they reveal about life under industrial capitalism.
21 Feb, 2-3pm
portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Why are some Society of Genealogists records stored off site — and how does this protect them?
Protecting Irreplaceable Records: Heritage Storage & the Future of Collections
Talk by Marie Chappell, Lead Conservator (NCS)
19 Feb 2026 | 14:00–15:00 | Online
Book now:
Protecting Irreplaceable Records: Heritage Storage & the Future of Collections
Talk by Marie Chappell, Lead Conservator (NCS)
19 Feb 2026 | 14:00–15:00 | Online
Book now:
February 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Why are some Society of Genealogists records stored off site — and how does this protect them?
Protecting Irreplaceable Records: Heritage Storage & the Future of Collections
Talk by Marie Chappell, Lead Conservator (NCS)
19 Feb 2026 | 14:00–15:00 | Online
Book now:
Protecting Irreplaceable Records: Heritage Storage & the Future of Collections
Talk by Marie Chappell, Lead Conservator (NCS)
19 Feb 2026 | 14:00–15:00 | Online
Book now:
Explore the career of 19th-century engineer George Harrap with @scientistsoph.bsky.social. Learn how to reconstruct a Victorian engineer’s life using professional registers, patents & industrial records.
📅 12 Feb 2026 | 13:30–14:30 | Online via Zoom
Book your place: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
📅 12 Feb 2026 | 13:30–14:30 | Online via Zoom
Book your place: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
February 10, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Explore the career of 19th-century engineer George Harrap with @scientistsoph.bsky.social. Learn how to reconstruct a Victorian engineer’s life using professional registers, patents & industrial records.
📅 12 Feb 2026 | 13:30–14:30 | Online via Zoom
Book your place: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
📅 12 Feb 2026 | 13:30–14:30 | Online via Zoom
Book your place: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Still managing your family history on paper or scattered files?
Digital Skills for Family Historians with Andrew Redfern is a friendly 3-week online course showing simple ways to organise files, use spreadsheets, choose family tree software and protect your research.
26 Feb – 26 Mar 2026, 9.30–11am
Digital Skills for Family Historians with Andrew Redfern is a friendly 3-week online course showing simple ways to organise files, use spreadsheets, choose family tree software and protect your research.
26 Feb – 26 Mar 2026, 9.30–11am
February 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Still managing your family history on paper or scattered files?
Digital Skills for Family Historians with Andrew Redfern is a friendly 3-week online course showing simple ways to organise files, use spreadsheets, choose family tree software and protect your research.
26 Feb – 26 Mar 2026, 9.30–11am
Digital Skills for Family Historians with Andrew Redfern is a friendly 3-week online course showing simple ways to organise files, use spreadsheets, choose family tree software and protect your research.
26 Feb – 26 Mar 2026, 9.30–11am
Thanks, Kelly! And thanks to @thegozfather.bsky.social for an excellent session.
Fantastic presentation by @thegozfather.bsky.social this morning in the @sogorg.bsky.social's series of talks about Court Records.
A great tip about using Exchequer records to learn more about pubs (as they were used to host Country depositions).
#Genelaogy #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #PubHistory
A great tip about using Exchequer records to learn more about pubs (as they were used to host Country depositions).
#Genelaogy #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #PubHistory
February 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Thanks, Kelly! And thanks to @thegozfather.bsky.social for an excellent session.
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Just over a week until my talk about the records of prisoners on licence and what they can tell us for @sogorg.bsky.social Fancy joining us to hear about some dodgy criminals, celebrities & a redemption story? portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...
Murder, shipwrecks and celebrity: Prisoners on licence in the nineteenth century
Talk on Zoom by Janice Tullock, archives consultant, researcher and genealogist. Part of the Crime and Punishment course
portal.sog.org.uk
February 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Just over a week until my talk about the records of prisoners on licence and what they can tell us for @sogorg.bsky.social Fancy joining us to hear about some dodgy criminals, celebrities & a redemption story? portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...
Join Marie Chappell from @natconsserv.bsky.social to learn how heritage storage protects irreplaceable archive and library collections while keeping them accessible to researchers. Discover the risks to collections and the strategies that safeguard our shared history.
19 Feb, 2pm, Online via Zoom
19 Feb, 2pm, Online via Zoom
February 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Join Marie Chappell from @natconsserv.bsky.social to learn how heritage storage protects irreplaceable archive and library collections while keeping them accessible to researchers. Discover the risks to collections and the strategies that safeguard our shared history.
19 Feb, 2pm, Online via Zoom
19 Feb, 2pm, Online via Zoom
Explore the career of 19th-century engineer George Harrap with @scientistsoph.bsky.social. Learn how to reconstruct a Victorian engineer’s life using professional registers, patents & industrial records.
📅 12 Feb 2026 | 13:30–14:30 | Online via Zoom
Book your place: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
📅 12 Feb 2026 | 13:30–14:30 | Online via Zoom
Book your place: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Explore the career of 19th-century engineer George Harrap with @scientistsoph.bsky.social. Learn how to reconstruct a Victorian engineer’s life using professional registers, patents & industrial records.
📅 12 Feb 2026 | 13:30–14:30 | Online via Zoom
Book your place: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
📅 12 Feb 2026 | 13:30–14:30 | Online via Zoom
Book your place: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Discover the surprising story behind Britain’s Victorian drinking fountains with historian @seasideferry.bsky.social Learn how they transformed public health, the designs that sprung up, and the people they memorialise.
📅 7 Feb, 2-3pm Online via Zoom
Book now:
📅 7 Feb, 2-3pm Online via Zoom
Book now:
February 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Discover the surprising story behind Britain’s Victorian drinking fountains with historian @seasideferry.bsky.social Learn how they transformed public health, the designs that sprung up, and the people they memorialise.
📅 7 Feb, 2-3pm Online via Zoom
Book now:
📅 7 Feb, 2-3pm Online via Zoom
Book now:
Join us to discover the hidden history of Great Ormond Street Hospital in a talk by archivist Nick Baldwin (36 years’ experience). Could your ancestors feature in the archives?
5 Feb 2026, 15:30–16:30
In-person (London) or online (Zoom)
Book portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
5 Feb 2026, 15:30–16:30
In-person (London) or online (Zoom)
Book portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
February 4, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Join us to discover the hidden history of Great Ormond Street Hospital in a talk by archivist Nick Baldwin (36 years’ experience). Could your ancestors feature in the archives?
5 Feb 2026, 15:30–16:30
In-person (London) or online (Zoom)
Book portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
5 Feb 2026, 15:30–16:30
In-person (London) or online (Zoom)
Book portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
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Read all about it! The latest #Genealogy Gazette, out now.
The latest Genealogy Gazette is out now, with family history news, research tips, freebies, + an exclusive 30-day free Diamond trial of @thegenealogist.bsky.social (ending soon). Includes updates on the 2031 Census consultation via @federationfhs.bsky.social
www.sog.org.uk/news/the-gen...
www.sog.org.uk/news/the-gen...
February 3, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Read all about it! The latest #Genealogy Gazette, out now.
The latest Genealogy Gazette is out now, with family history news, research tips, freebies, + an exclusive 30-day free Diamond trial of @thegenealogist.bsky.social (ending soon). Includes updates on the 2031 Census consultation via @federationfhs.bsky.social
www.sog.org.uk/news/the-gen...
www.sog.org.uk/news/the-gen...
February 3, 2026 at 1:20 PM
The latest Genealogy Gazette is out now, with family history news, research tips, freebies, + an exclusive 30-day free Diamond trial of @thegenealogist.bsky.social (ending soon). Includes updates on the 2031 Census consultation via @federationfhs.bsky.social
www.sog.org.uk/news/the-gen...
www.sog.org.uk/news/the-gen...
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My next talk is all about the #Victorian drinking fountain movement. Sounds niche now but it captured the nation from the 1850s and saved thousands of lives by the provision of free, filtered water.
Online THIS Saturday 7 FEB, book via the link
@thevicsoc.bsky.social
Online THIS Saturday 7 FEB, book via the link
@thevicsoc.bsky.social
Discover your Victorian ancestors this February with our programme of talks & events.
Explore crime, hospitals, social reform, everyday life and practical research skills: from Jack the Ripper and Victorian detectives to tithe records and public health.
See what’s on and book:
www.sog.org.uk/events
Explore crime, hospitals, social reform, everyday life and practical research skills: from Jack the Ripper and Victorian detectives to tithe records and public health.
See what’s on and book:
www.sog.org.uk/events
February 3, 2026 at 12:26 PM
My next talk is all about the #Victorian drinking fountain movement. Sounds niche now but it captured the nation from the 1850s and saved thousands of lives by the provision of free, filtered water.
Online THIS Saturday 7 FEB, book via the link
@thevicsoc.bsky.social
Online THIS Saturday 7 FEB, book via the link
@thevicsoc.bsky.social
The recording of Researching in Cheshire is now available to watch on our YouTube channel.
If you’re tracing ancestors in Cheshire, this is a great introduction to key sources and approaches.
Watch here:
youtu.be/5hJ6iIGpq-g
If you’re tracing ancestors in Cheshire, this is a great introduction to key sources and approaches.
Watch here:
youtu.be/5hJ6iIGpq-g
February 2, 2026 at 12:01 PM
The recording of Researching in Cheshire is now available to watch on our YouTube channel.
If you’re tracing ancestors in Cheshire, this is a great introduction to key sources and approaches.
Watch here:
youtu.be/5hJ6iIGpq-g
If you’re tracing ancestors in Cheshire, this is a great introduction to key sources and approaches.
Watch here:
youtu.be/5hJ6iIGpq-g
Discover your Victorian ancestors this February with our programme of talks & events.
Explore crime, hospitals, social reform, everyday life and practical research skills: from Jack the Ripper and Victorian detectives to tithe records and public health.
See what’s on and book:
www.sog.org.uk/events
Explore crime, hospitals, social reform, everyday life and practical research skills: from Jack the Ripper and Victorian detectives to tithe records and public health.
See what’s on and book:
www.sog.org.uk/events
February 1, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Discover your Victorian ancestors this February with our programme of talks & events.
Explore crime, hospitals, social reform, everyday life and practical research skills: from Jack the Ripper and Victorian detectives to tithe records and public health.
See what’s on and book:
www.sog.org.uk/events
Explore crime, hospitals, social reform, everyday life and practical research skills: from Jack the Ripper and Victorian detectives to tithe records and public health.
See what’s on and book:
www.sog.org.uk/events
🌾 Speaker of the Month (Feb): Janet Few
Join our interactive online workshop
Resources for Filling in Agricultural Labourers’ Lives
📅 26 Feb | 14:00–16:30
Work in small groups, explore real case studies, learn practical sources & methods for researching agricultural ancestors.
Join our interactive online workshop
Resources for Filling in Agricultural Labourers’ Lives
📅 26 Feb | 14:00–16:30
Work in small groups, explore real case studies, learn practical sources & methods for researching agricultural ancestors.
January 31, 2026 at 8:25 AM
🌾 Speaker of the Month (Feb): Janet Few
Join our interactive online workshop
Resources for Filling in Agricultural Labourers’ Lives
📅 26 Feb | 14:00–16:30
Work in small groups, explore real case studies, learn practical sources & methods for researching agricultural ancestors.
Join our interactive online workshop
Resources for Filling in Agricultural Labourers’ Lives
📅 26 Feb | 14:00–16:30
Work in small groups, explore real case studies, learn practical sources & methods for researching agricultural ancestors.