🏙️ Nottingham roots? Join us for Tutin’s Grove: How 1 Victorian Builder Shaped a Nottingham Street. Discover how Thomas Tutin shaped Cranmer Grove's distinctive terraced houses + how to uncover stories of lesser-known figures. Thurs 12 Sep, 2pm Book: tinyurl.com/mrru55uz

🏙️ If you have roots in the capital, don't miss our next talk: *Queen Catherine Court, Ratcliff: A Turning Point in the History of Social Housing in London* with Patricia Coveney Sears on Thurs 19 Sep at 2pm. 💻 Book your spot here: tinyurl.com/bdd5v6eu

Did you see this? Nice 😃👍 Jackie Depelle Society of Genealogists Natalie Pithers / Genealogy Stories Sylvia Valentine M.Litt, Q.G., FSAScot. Laura King Julia Laite ([email protected]) Tanya Evans Katie Barclay Prof Joanne Begiato She/Her 'It can be life-changing': How exploring ancestry helps mental health bbc.com/future/article… via BBC Future

🕰️🔍 All About That Place has a brand new website: sog.org.uk/all-about-that…! #AATP is a unique, FREE learning event running from 27 Sep to 6 Oct, featuring 140+ recorded 10-minute talks on genealogy, local history, research techniques, social history & more.

Good stuff!

Coincidentally, Jason Donovan pictured on the Rocky Horror Show poster visited Port Arthur Tasmania to uncover his #convict roots with Prof Hamish Maxwell Stewart. I discuss this & the Coincraft cartwheel tuppence in my talk #AATP2024 Society of Genealogists Society for One-Place Studies 1⃣🏘️🔎

📚 Free online talk: English Education Records at SoG & Elsewhere with Else Churchill on Mon 16 Sep, 2pm. Explore educational records, from ragged schools to universities, offering genealogical insights into your ancestors' lives. Book your place here: tinyurl.com/z4akt9k6

Nurseries of Disaffection: Birkbeck and Educating Working People with Joanna Bourke on Sat 12 Sep, 2pm. Uncover 200-year history of Birkbeck, University of London & the birth of adult education in London + political resistance to educating workers. Book tinyurl.com/bdmn7ker

Finally got my talk for #AATP2024 recorded and sent in over the weekend! Looking forward to ten days of presentations at the end of this month. #AncestryHour

🚑 999 Day: First Aid to the Injured on Mon 9 Sep, 2pm 💻 Join Sophie Denman & Annie Lord from Museum of the Order of St John to explore the history of St John Ambulance Association & Brigade. Learn St John's history + how their records from 1870-1939 are being organized today. #AncestryHour

🔍 Calling all beginners! Wednesday Workshop: Census with Amelia (Mia) Bennett on 2 Oct, 7pm. Learn how to make the most of census records for family history research! 👉 Join us on Zoom for a fun, informative evening! ✨ This event won’t be recorded, so feel free to join in. #AncestryHour

🏙️ #AncestryHour: discover the history of city housing with these 3 talks. 12 Sept: Tutin’s Grove: Victorian builder shapes a Nottingham street 19 Sept: Queen Catherine Court: turning point in London’s social housing 26 Sept: The Common Lodging House Join us this month! 🏠

Society of Genealogists Museum of the Order of St John I enjoyed a tour of Museum of the Order of St John many moons ago in the nineties. Absolutely fascinating place - and so often missed by visitors to London. This should be a good talk. #AncestryHour

I will be presenting two talks as part of Society of Genealogists All About That Place 2024. Look out for more details soon. #AATP2024

Join us this month for talks with our wonderful September speakers, including: Graham Bandy 🌳 Else Churchill Gudrun Lauret West Sussex Record Office Lifelines Research 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Margaret Roberts🐄 Mish J Holman FIBIS Alec Tritton Joanna Bourke Susan Moore Research & many more!

🚑 999 Day: First Aid to the Injured- Mon 9 Sep, 2pm 💻 Join Sophie Denman & Annie Lord Museum of the Order of St John to explore the history of St John Ambulance Association & Brigade. Learn St John's history + how their records from 1870-1939 are being organized today. tinyurl.com/3wvy86jc

🎥 FREE video! Discover our latest session on SoG Sources for Trades and Occupations! Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/AFE23pw43iQ 📺 🔍 Explore the rich collections at the Society of Genealogists with our monthly focus on genealogical treasures and collections.