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Our February Newsletter is now out with IHGS news and genealogy updates
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Treasures of the Parish Chest Online Talk with Judith Batchelor this Thursday 12pm 5th February.
Find out more about these fascinating records essential for family history research with IHGS Tutor
www.ihgs.ac.uk/live-tutoria...
Join us tomorrow for our Online Talk
Census Substitutes with John Hanson Wed 21 Jan 12pm
In this talk we’ll explore the range of sources from taxation records, oath rolls, parish records & more. With fresh ideas and practical tools for enriching your research. www.ihgs.ac.uk/live-tutoria...
New to Heraldry or want to find out more this Zoom Tutorial is for you
Heraldic Framework 1: Language, Design & Description with Ann Ballard Thu 13 Jan 6.30pm
It introduces the history, language & basic rules of heraldry with practical exercises throughout
www.ihgs.ac.uk/live-tutoria...
If you have not seen it Ancestry now has a full-text search feature which allows you to search keywords within transcribed documents. Similar to FamilySearch's advanced search it focuses on OCR-processed records and can be accessed via the Search menu.
12.01.2026 15:55 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Join us this Wednesday for Advanced Pedigree Construction Zoom Tutorial with Ann Ballard. Ever wondered how to approach those tricky family tree lay out questions? Ann Ballard's practical Tutorial will help - mailchi.mp/ihgs/advance...
www.ihgs.ac.uk/live-tutoria...
IHGS is recruiting Family History Fair Representatives for 2026! We’re expanding our fairs programme & inviting students, recent graduates & alumni to join us.
A fun, flexible way to meet fellow enthusiasts & earn as you help promote IHGS.
For more details please visit www.ihgs.ac.uk/2723
A fascinating blog from my brilliant colleague Dr Helen Rutherford on #Victorian #Coroners and a unique source held at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy
11.12.2025 13:39 — 👍 16 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
UPCOMING FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP! Fri 12 Dec 3pm (UK)
Listen to the author of the 'Townland Atlas of Ulster' explain how to get the most out of this superb resource for Ulster research, covering townlands, parishes, baronies etc as well as estate papers
ulsterhistoricalfoundation.com/events-cours...
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#BirminghamLibrary In this week’s blog, we guide you through the new version of our online archival catalogue, CalmView: theironroom.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/u... New features include links to our digital gallery, Iron Room blog and Eventbrite for booking a search room appointment #LibraryofBham
08.12.2025 17:15 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1Join Liz Yule this Wednesday lunchtime 10th Dec 12pm.
A light-hearted look at Christmases past & how the festive season can help with family history research. Why was Christmas day so popular for marriages? What surnames have links to the festive period? And more www.ihgs.ac.uk/live-tutoria...
UK National Archives to raise fees and introduce new Request A Military Service Record service scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/12/uk-n... #genealogy #military #archives
01.12.2025 16:22 — 👍 24 🔁 21 💬 1 📌 1
#Canterbury, you do not disappoint! A long day travelling but totally worth it for some gorgeous bright and frosty views. Looking forward to my talk at Canterbury Christ Church University very soon!
26.11.2025 15:23 — 👍 21 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0
Explore Your Archives event in Clifton on Saturday, 6th December, 10:30am-12:30pm & 1:00pm-3:30pm, at Clifton Explore.
To celebrate Explore Your Archive week we will be hosting an exhibition of all things Clifton. We will be showcasing records offering an insight into life in Clifton and the stories of its people through the years.
📅Saturday 6th December
🕰️10:00am-12:30pm & 1:00-3:30pm
📍Clifton Explore.
Missed Lorna's wonderful talk Scottish Heraldry at its best: The Thistle Chapel & the Knights of the Order of the Thistle?
Now available as a anytime recording.
You will be wanting to book a trip to Edinburgh afterwards to see the chapel and heraldry for yourself!
www.ihgs.ac.uk/anytime-talk...
Some good news - at FamilySearch Affiliated libraries, such as IHGS, you can access images of the wills from 1858-1925 AND they are included in the full text search facility. So you may find if your ancestor was mentioned in someone else's will too!
25.11.2025 08:47 — 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0This Wed join Lorna Kinnaird for her Zoom talk
Scottish Heraldry at its best: The Thistle Chapel & the Knights of the Order of the Thistle 26 Nov 12pm.
The chapel contains a fascinating wealth of heraldry celebrating Scotland
www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor...
If you have not seen it yet there is a great article in November's issue of Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine by IHGS Tutor Chloe O'Shea
"Think Outside the Box". Great tips on how to break down those brick walls in your research.
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We’re launching our new catalogue on Monday 8 December.
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
It us! 🙌🏻
#OnePlaceStudies, where #FamilyHistory and #LocalHistory unite.
Want to further practice your blazoning and heraldic identification then join Ann Ballard this Thursday 6th November for Blazoning and Papworth Part 10 at 6:30pm. Some basic knowledge of Heraldry is required.
Numbers are limited. www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor...
It has just been announced that there will be an increase in fees for Principal Probate wills from 17 November 2025.
The fee for a copy of the will rises from £1.50 to £16 per document. Over a 1000% rise.
Any wills you have been thinking of getting copies of now is the time!
Join Ann Ballard for her Zoom Tutorial Understanding Marshalling this Wed lunchtime 5 Nov 1pm ihgs.ac.uk/book-courses-4
Ann guides you through the principles used & practical examples will illustrate how to interpret the arms & how they are connected.
Discover new insights and future trends in #genealogy and talk to qualified genealogists at the RQG 2026 Conference in Birmingham, UK — open to everyone eager to explore #familyhistory and connect with leading experts. More information: www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/2026-confere...
30.10.2025 11:58 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1Join Ann Ballard this afternoon for her popular Zoom Tutorial Wed 29 Oct 1.30pm
How to Draw Pedigrees Using PowerPoint
Practical step by step guidance with Hints & Tips & Q&A throughout.
www.ihgs.ac.uk/online-tutor...
To former followers of our account on X-Twitter, we’re now posting on Bluesky, with a range of news about upcoming digital publications, launches and interesting details from the English hearth taxes of the 1660s-70s.
#skystorians
#familyhistory
This Tuesday evening join Ann Ballard for her Zoom Tutorial
Understanding Marshalling
Tue 28 Oct 6:30pm [repeated 5 Nov 1pm]
www.ihgs.ac.uk/book-courses-4
Ann guides you through the principles used & practical examples will illustrate how to interpret the arms & how they are connected.
Every now a then a previously unknown book surfaces that’s exactly what’s needed for my #IHGSLicentiate research. This could not be more timely as landowners played a vital part in the mid C19 during the coming of the railway. Lucky me! @ihgs.bsky.social #Rillington #OnePlaceWednesday #LocalHistory
22.10.2025 10:47 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
SCA invites members, stakeholders, and the wider sector to take part in our upcoming series of online consultations to explore the case for developing a National Archives and Records Strategy for Scotland.
Find out more and book via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-a...
Get the most from using historic newspapers
A great recorded talk by Chloe O'Shea on the fascinating insights newspapers can bring to our ancestors’ lives is now available. ihgs.ac.uk/recorded-tal...
Chloe's book Tracing Your Ancestors Using Newspapers will be published by Pen & Sword next spring.
