Genealogy Blog
Welcome to the EFO Genealogy Blog...an eclectic mix of news, views, information, random thoughts, advice, tips, wishes and periodic rants together with anything else we feel to be important for those who are researching within the counties of England!
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Care & Conservation of your Family History Collection
Posted: 23/05/13
Course to be held at the Society of Genealogists:
Care & Conservation of your Family History Collection: Saturday, 1 June 14:00-17:00
A half-day course with Liz Yamada - Cost £17.50
Liz will explain the best methods of preserving your documents and photographs. There will be examples for you to view and a question and answer session for queries about specific items.
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Trade Unions, Freemasonry & Friendly Societies
Posted: 14/05/13
Modern Records Centre - University of Warwick:
18th May, 2013
This seminar looks at why your ancestors may have joined the Trade Union movement, become a freemason or entered a Friendly Society. Go behind the scenes at the Modern Records Centre and see relevant records up close.
Contact details:
www.one-name.org
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Family Historian Software
Posted: 07/05/13
Course to be held at the Society of Genealogists:
Saturday, 11 May 2013 10:30-17:00 - Course led by John Hanson
An overview of this popular and useful software, bring your questions along!. Suitable for beginners & refreshers.
http://www.sog.org.uk/books-courses/events-courses/family-historian-software-11-may/
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Victorian Law & Order
Posted: 03/05/13
Course to be held at the Society of Genealogists:
Saturday, 18 May 2013 14:00-17:00 - A half-day course with Liz Carter
How could records of Victorian Law & Order help my researches - my ancestors never strayed from the straight & narrow? We should remember that records of Victorian courts include not just criminals but also ordinary, law-abiding folk. There are records of juries, witnesses, licences for gamekeepers and peddlars, bastardy bonds and prison reports plus records from the High Courts & Chancery where families squabbled over inheritances and property. Then there are the peace-keepers, the traditional parish constable and the later police officers to also consider. This half-day session looks at the key records of the main law courts, how to interpret them and where to find them incorporating case studies to illustrate research techniques.
Price £17.50
Tel: 020 7553 3290
http://www.sog.org.uk/books-courses/events-courses/victorian-law-order/
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Tour of the British Library and a talk on the India Office Collection
Posted: 03/05/13
Visit arranged by Society of Genealogists:
Wednesday, 29 May 2013, 11:00-12:30
The British Library receives & stores a copy of every publication produced in the UK & Ireland. The collection includes well over 150 million items, in most known languages. Our group will receive a general tour of the British Library which will then be followed by a talk relating to Family History in the Panizzi Room by Hedley Sutton, the Asia Pacific and Africa Collections Reading Room Manager.
Spaces are very limited!
Price £10.00
Tel: 020 7553 3290
http://www.sog.org.uk/books-courses/events-courses/visit-british-library-india-office-collections/