Join Liz Yule for her lunchtime Zoom Talk today Tracing Your Nonconformist Ancestors Wed 1st Oct 12pm. Unable to make it, don't worry it will be available as a recording after the event. www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor...

IHGS has shaped my own #genealogy journey, if you’re at The Family History Show in London on 4th October, make sure to stop by their stand! #OnePlaceWednesday

We will be at The Family History Show, London 2025 on 4th October 2025. Do come and visit our stand and say hello. #FamilyHistoryShow thefamilyhistoryshow.com/london/ #genealogy #familyhistory

LibraryThing is a free catalogue that may work for you. We use it for our library and second hand books.

Members! Did you know that we offer look-ups from books, 1 or 2 purchased by the Society for this purpose and others held by members who can look up & share snippets of info for your #OnePlaceStudies? Check out the Member Offers page in the Members Area of our website for details! #OnePlaceWednesday

We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend at the Halstead Trust conference Secrets and Lies this weekend. A great list of speakers including IHGS Tutor Maggie Gaffney who will present The man on the war memorial & Criminal intent: from Kent to the colonies. secretsandlies.org.uk

As an @ihgs.bsky.social graduate, I have to recommend their Correspondence Course. Already signed up for the Diploma in Genealogy next.

Still time to book my talk tomorrow for the IHGS. #OnePlaceStudies #Genealogy #GenealogyStudent #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory

We will be at the Bath & Avon FHS Family & Local History Fair, Turnberries Community Centre in Thornbury 13th September 2025. Do visit our stall and say hello and find out more about our courses and qualifications. bafhs.org.uk/bath-avon-fh...

Our next lunchtime Zoom Tutorial is on Wed 17 Sep 12pm What is a One Place Study? How mine helped me with my research & studies. Join Julie Muirhead & find our more about what a One Place Study is & how it compliments & expands your family history research. www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor...

Join us at our annual conference 'Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk'. Tuesday, November 4 10am – 4:30pm GMT at The Gallery, 77 Cowcross Street London EC1M 6EL. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/safeguardi...

There are some excellent fairs and shows coming up in a #FamilyHistory Society near you in the coming weeks! #Genealogy www.familyhistoryfederation.com/news-and-eve...

Come and meet some of our lovely team at the Bristol & Avon Family and Local History Fair on Saturday 13th September. bafhs.org.uk/bath-avon-fh...

Duncan Harrington's Kent Ecclesiastical Court Depositions Index We are very pleased to announce that we have recently added this unique index to our collections and library in Canterbury. More details can be found through our blog www.ihgs.ac.uk/kent-ecclesi...

The College of Arms will be open to booked visitors as part of the Open House Festival in London, 20 and 21 September programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/2930

Black Country Society History Day 8/11/2025. After Agenoria: Aspects of the Railway Revolution in the Black Country. Organised in cooperation with the Black Country Living Museum. The programme for the day and booking details can be downloaded from tickets.bclm.com/127979/127980

#genealogy #FamilyHistory For free access periods, don't forget to save copies of any records you want to keep so you will have copies once the free access period is over. 🧵

Started work on @ihgs.bsky.social migration assignments tonight looking at surnames originating outside Great Britain and Ireland - absolutely fascinating how much you can find out about families by tracing their movements from overseas to different places and in different time periods.

Just spotted on the FreeBMD website: support sought for a new project, FreeProbate (or FreePRO). Initial pledges of £100 or more via theBigGive are sought (deadline 29 Aug 2025) to unlock match funding during the Christmas Challenge in December. More info on the FreeUKGenealogy website.

🚨 The Suffolk parish registers will be online 6 days earlier than advertised - the latest update says they’ll be released on Ancestry on 8 August! 🥳 That’s my weekend sorted out! Great news for my #Sudbourne #OnePlaceStudy #AncestryHour #OnePlaceWednesday #GenHour

Congratulations Julie, we wish you every success. Great to see our graduates fulfilling their professional ambitions.

Just finished reading the excellent Great Uncle Harry - A Tale of War & Empire by Michael Palin (thank you to Ann for the kind gift). It was lovely to see mention of IHGS Graduate, & professional genealogist, Emma Jolly who is thanked for her help in researching Harry's time in India.

Join Ann Ballard tonight for her poplar series of Zooms Tuesday 22 July How to Draw Pedigrees Using PowerPoint: Advanced Part 2 6:30pm It will continue to discuss ways of presenting complex scenarios on pedigree charts. With Hints & Tips & Q&A throughout. www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor...

A wonderful Awards Day yesterday, and the thunder storm even stayed away! It was lovely to catch up with so many friends and to celebrate the achievements of our students. Many congratulations to them all. Thank you to everyone who attended and for making the day special.

Fabulous time in Canterbury. Today I received my @ihgs.bsky.social Higher Certificate in Genealogy from The Earl of Lytton. A beautiful place and whilst the presentation was happening the Cathedral Bells were ringing. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #GenealogyStudent

Today we are busy getting ready for our Awards Day on Saturday. Looking forward to meeting up with friends & celebrating the hard work & achievements of our students. It looks like we may not have the sunshine but the Cathedral will look inspiring & it should be a great day.

Congratlations!

Join Sarah Pettyfer for this Wednesday's lunchtime Zoom Researching your Legal Ancestors 16 July 12pm Find out about the legal professionals working within the court system and the records which can help trace their lives and occupation. www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor...

And, of course, for how you can help - including by transcribing historic documents - or support the work in other ways, see @themakingofmaidstone.org website. #Skystorians

TOWNLANDS: THE LOCAL HEROES OF GENEALOGY - WATCH NOW ON YOUTUBE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf3S... If you weren't able to attend the lecture at PRONI last month, you can now watch it here Andrew Kane, Townland Atlas of Ulster's author talks about the historical significance& importance of townlands

Wed 9 Jul 12pm Zoom Tutorial with Sarah Pettyfer - The Church Courts Church courts played a significant role in the lives of our ancestors, especially in medieval& early modern times. This session will explore that role & the records which may be available www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor...

Wow - so many people already signed up for our Wills Project Transcribathon later this month! 🙏 If you drop by you can transcribe some lines & help make 25,000 English wills more accessible for all. In person & online, join us here: willstranscribathon.eventbrite.com #EarlyModern 🗃️ #Palaeography

Continuing the popular series of Zoom Tutorials tomorrow evening - How to Draw Pedigrees Using PowerPoint: Advanced Part 1 with Ann Ballard Tue 8 July 6:30pm Including different ways to compile complex charts, multiple marriages & large & extended families. www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor...

This Wed 25 June Zoom Tutorial with Sarah Pettyfer The Court of Chancery 12pm It will look at the Court of Chancery, the main court of equity law. Its records offer a wealth of information on familial relationships, property ownership & social status. www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor...

Free Exhibition: Remarkable Books: Heritage Treasures of Bath Record Office 27 & 28 June 10am-4pm At the Guildhall, Bath it will showcase, for the first time since 1923, a selection of extraordinary books and fine bindings. Also Antiquarian Book Fair Bath Pavilion 28- 29 June

The North Chingford Heritage Festival begins today! Drop in to our open day at Chingford Assembly Hall from 12.30pm-4.30pm today & meet experts from @chingfordhist.bsky.social & WF Family History Society. Searchroom tours at 12.30pm, 2pm & 3.30pm, book here www.ticketsource.co.uk/walthamfores...

Student recommended book - "The Sum of Us. A history of the UK in Data" by Georgina Sturge Many thanks to Deborah who says it is "eminently readable & packed with stories about counting the population"

This lunchtime, Wed 18th June 12pm, join Sarah Pettyfer for her Zoom talk: Civil courts: Kings bench, Common Pleas & Exchequer It will explore the common law civil courts, their records & their use in genealogical research. www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor...

Many congratulations Fiona from all IHGS. It is wonderful news.

Many congratulations, Sarah, on your new book. Wonderful news, definitely a must to have, I will get my order in!

This Wednesday 12pm Zoom talk with Sarah Pettyfer Deeds & Land Records It is important to understand the different records which may be found not just for the insights they themselves can offer but also because land transactions were often the basis of legal dispute www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor...

Join our Free lunchtime Zoom Tutorial this Thursday Getting the Most from FamilySearch with FamilySearch UK ambassador Lucy Reynoldson 12th June 12pm www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor... IHGS is a FamilySearch Affiliated Library

Many congratulations to IHGS Tutor Chloe O'Shea on the publication of her latest book. Tracing your Staffordshire Ancestors – A Guide for Family Historians (Pen & Sword 2025) An essential guide to anyone with Staffordshire ancestors.

News update from the NLS. Finding historic place names now easier than ever. Our new Finding Placenames guide can help! The guide has millions of searchable place names, each of which are linked to a location on our historic maps. Placenames - Map images - National Library of Scotland

Quarter sessions - Zoom Tutorial Join Sarah Pettyfer this lunchtime Wed 4 June 12pm The essential role of the QS as a civil & administrative court & considers the records produced which may offer an insight into the lives of our ancestors. www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor...

Tying up loose ends between the connection to Rillington Place and #Rillington #OnePlaceWednesday The eagle-eyed will spot two familiar street names in The Godfrey Edition of Notting Hill 1914 which reveal more clues. Writing up a narrative of the connected landowners. @ihgs.bsky.social #Licentiate

In the latest episode of #LocalHistoryMatters, we are delighted to be joined by local historian Judith Rhodes, who is sharing her insights into the history of health and medicine in Britain! Listen to all episodes here: ow.ly/rSXT50VOff6 #WeAreLocalHistory

Quarter sessions, Petty sessions, Assize courts & the Old Bailey Join Sarah Pettyfer for her Tutorial this Wed 28 May 12pm Discussing the role of the QS as a criminal court before exploring the wider criminal courts in which our ancestors may be found. www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor...

Manorial Courts Join Sarah Pettyfer for her Tutorial this Wednesday 21 May 12pm This session will discuss Manorial courts and how their records can help your genealogical research - using case studies to demonstrate how wonderful these records can be. www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor...

Just arrived, so I can finally make progress on my #palaeography assignment! Most of the essays I can muddle through on, but my Latin comprehension needs help! 😄 #IHGS #history #Latin @ihgs.bsky.social #genealogy