Records for Scotland and Ireland - Society of Genealogists Family History Skills Course Stage 2

On Saturday 22nd June 2024 I will be contributing a two-hour session to the Society of Genealogists'  Family History Skills Course Stage 2, the final session in a twelve-week tutorial programme that will also see sessions from Else Churchill, Alec Tritton, Janet Few, Debbie Kennett, Simon Fowler, and Dave Annal. 

The full programme starts on April 6th, with each two-hour session given over Zoom from 10.30am-12.30pm. Bookings are open until 19 April 2024. My particular session will specifically look at Scottish and Irish records (Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland), with an hour devoted to each. 

Family History Skills Course Stage 2

About this event:

• 12 week course on Zoom. Saturday 10.30am to 12.30pm with a range of expert tutors
• £192 for Members. See here for more information on how to join and access our 20% course discounts here.
• £240 including a bonus 3 month membership of SoG
• Recordings available until 7 July. Pre-booking essential.
• Perfect for those who have completed stage 1, or familiar with basic genealogy sources.

The 12-week course covers:

1. Techniques for localising the elusive ancestor
2. Education, trades and professions
3. Apprenticeship records and guilds
4. The British overseas
5. Immigration to England
6. Army and Navy records before 1914
7. Crime and punishment in the 19th century
8. Records of the 18th century
9. Maps and estate plans
10. Tithes and surveys
11. Lloyd George's Domesday Survey
12. Using DNA in genealogy
13. Scottish & Irish resources

For further details please visit https://members.sog.org.uk/events/6442ac7af5f3c2000856fb65/description?ticket=6442ac7af5f3c2000856fb67 - and I hope to maybe see you there!

Chris

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