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Else Churchill
@elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social
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Hi I’m the Genealogist at the Society of Genealogists. I babble on about #genealogy #familyhistory #archives #history and occasionally #cats. I buy a LOT of books
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📜 Diving into the Parish and its Records
Join @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social to explore the people, laws, and documents that shaped parish life in this 4-week online course.
Fridays, 7–28 Nov 2025 | 10:30–12:30
💻 Online via Zoom
Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/Ev...
#GenHour #ParishRecords
October 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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📜 Diving into the Parish and its Records
Explore the people, laws, and documents that shaped parish life in this 4-week online course with @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social

Fridays, 7–28 Nov 2025 | 10:30–12:30
💻 Online via Zoom
portal.sog.org.uk/Ev...

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ParishRecords
October 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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I’ve been transcribing more of the #Sudbourne school log books this morning, but I’ve taken a break to watch the @sogorg.bsky.social’s webinar ‘School records and registers’. Else @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social just said “The log books give you the life of the school” - so true!
#OnePlaceWednesday
October 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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☕ #GenHour - Lunchtime Chat on Zoom: A Stroll Around Fleet Street
Join @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social & @davelifelines.bsky.social for a relaxed, members-only chat exploring ancestors’ lives through maps & records.
🗓️ Tue 21 Oct, 12:30–14:00 | Online | Not recorded
Book now portal.sog.org.uk/Ev...
October 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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2 events with @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social
📖 Finding "Stuff" at the Society of Genealogists (Online Talk – Zoom)
📅 30 Sept | 14:00–15:00
👉 portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
👩‍💻 SoG Workshop Lab – Searching our Collections (In-person, London)
📅 3 Oct | 11:30–13:00
👉 portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
September 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Great day hosting attendees on the @SocGenealogists #genealogy for Librarians & Archivists course at our buildings
July 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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📚 Librarian or archivist supporting family historians?
Join our online short course: Genealogy for Librarians & Archivists with @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social.
🗓️ 7–10 July 2025
💻 2 online sessions (recorded)
🏛️ Optional London library tour
💬 Q\&A session
🎟️ Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Ev...
June 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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The literal View from the
Office. The shared garden at @sogorg.bsky.social #genealogy calm and tranquil
April 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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🎙️ Exciting March speaker lineup! Join top experts in #genealogy & #history, including @janetfew.bsky.social @sarahspfh.bsky.social @debbiekennett.bsky.social @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social & more! Don’t miss out—book now! 🔗 members.sog.org.uk/e... #FamilyHistory #HistoryTalks
February 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Happy Valentine. Came across these charming Victorian scraps in an album of cards and mementos from the 1860s in the @sogorg.bsky.social

Society of Genealogists of Genealogists Lister Collection of #genealogy family research, papers and ephemera.
February 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Join @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social @sarahspfh.bsky.social @susanmooreresearch.bsky.social Nicholas Dixon @juliegfamily.bsky.social Helen Rutherford @drjenniferaston.bsky.social Sue Swalwell @joesaunders1@bsky.social Dan Gosling & Dr. Jessica Ayres as we find our ancestors appeared in court records
February 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Prep for @sogorg.bsky.social course on English and Welsh Court Records. Guess what I’m kicking off with members.sog.org.uk/events/66feb.... #genealogy
February 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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🎉 Join us for January Events at SoG! 🎉
Start 2025 with our great range of talks & courses featuring brilliant speakers @sarahspfh.bsky.social, @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social, @thekirstygray.bsky.social, @dunedingenie.bsky.social & many more!
📅 Check out our events: members.sog.org.uk/e...
January 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Happy Plough Monday
January 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Join us in Wharf Road, London N1. FREE - Collections Up Close on 15 Jan 2025 #GenHour
Join @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social & Librarian Christine Worthington as they showcase treasures from our archives.
📖 Perfect for family history or historical research!
💻 Full details: tinyurl.com/2w3embr8
January 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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We're delighted that the Ministry of Justice has confirmed probate documents will not be destroyed. This decision is a significant victory for the preservation of historical records and for all those dedicated to exploring family & social history
Our Genealogist @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social said:
January 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Good news for the #genealogy community. Seems the MoJ proposal to destroy original post 1858 probate documents won’t be going ahead. Still lots to keep our eye on though

www.sog.org.uk/news/genealo...
Genealogists help save wills from destruction
MoJ concedes that probate docs will not be destroyed
www.sog.org.uk
January 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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🎉 Exciting Jan Events at SoG! 🎉
Start 2025 with an incredible range of talks & courses featuring brilliant speakers @sarahspfh.bsky.social, @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social, @thekirstygray.bsky.social, @dunedingenie.bsky.social & many more!
📅 Check out our events: members.sog.org.uk/e...
#GenHour
December 31, 2024 at 11:19 AM
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Well that’s a wrap. Final 2024 presentation for @sogorg.bsky.social now completed. It’s been rather a busy year. Back with first live workshop focus on collections at Wharf Road library and start of our fab online #FamilyHistory skills classes in January.
December 17, 2024 at 4:05 PM
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Festive Greetings from everyone at the Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 9:20 AM
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On Wednesday @sogorg.bsky.social will be coming together online to chat about our ancestors’ Christmas traditions. Lots of mine got married on Christmas Day. What’s your #FamilyHistory or #genealogy story?
December 9, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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📣 TODAY - join us this afternoon! 💻

🔍 Focus on SoG Genealogical Treasures and Collections
Join @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social for a FREE 30-minute talk exploring Memorial Inscriptions in our collections.

📅 Monday, 2 December 2024
🕒 15:00
📖 Book here: ow.ly/BNha50UahZ7
December 2, 2024 at 10:11 AM
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As the final session of our six week exploration of probate records for #genealogy draws near I think none said it better than Nicholas Harris Nicolas in his 1826 work “Testamenta Vetusta” being illustrations from wills
November 27, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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First day of SoG online Sourcing Your 18th Century Ancestors including a great post group evening social #genealogy chat members.sog.org.uk/events/65304... . Going to be great weekend in my favourite century
VeryConnect
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November 15, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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Thinking of Dad’s service on Remembrance Day. RASC December 1941 - 1962. #Genealogy #Remembrance
November 10, 2024 at 11:50 AM