Welcome to GENEVA

An online calendar of GENealogical EVents and Activities

This calendar is being run jointly on behalf of GENUKI and the Federation of Family History Societies. Event organisers are encouraged to check this calendar when picking a date to avoid clashes with other events in the same area. They are also encouraged to submit an entry for this calendar as soon as a date has been booked so that other organisers know about it and can try to avoid it.
Please note that this calendar depends on your Family History Society submitting its events as well as you reading it. If your society's events are not listed, please complain to them rather than to me. If the calendar does not link to any further details, please don't ask me for further information - because I don't have any.
At the end of this page you'll find some other groups' event lists and how to submit events to GENEVA.

The venue area codes are (mostly) the usual Chapman County Codes extended to the rest of the world as per the GRD usage. Where it seems more helpful, London postcode prefixes and other variants may be used.

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2008		2008	2008
Skip to:		Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2009
July	1	Farnham, SRY	Family History using the Internet workshop at Farnham Library
July	3	SoG, LND	Manorial Records
July	5	Leeds, WRY	"Death and Taxes" Day School
July	5	SoG, LND	Tracing Caribbean Roots
July	7	SoG, LND	Scared of Mouse? The Next Step
July	11	Poole, DOR	Workshop: Dorset Ancestry
July	12	Swansea, GLA	GFHS Open Day - The Waterside Musuem
July	12	SoG, LND	Maps for Family Historians
July	12-13	Radley, Abingdon, OXF	Exhibition on the history of Radley CE Primary School
July	13	Birmingham, WMD	Postcard Fair @ National Motorcycle Museum B92 0EJ 10-5pm
July	16	SoG, LND	Family Historian Software practical
July	19	SoG, LND	DNA tests & Heredity for Family Historians
July	19	SoG, LND	Cancelled: London's East End & The Cockney Language
July	19	Chichester, SSX	Seminar on Family History
July	22	Ash, SRY	Free drop-in family history advice session at Ash Library
July	23	SoG, LND	Our Women Ancestors - Tracing Female Lines
July	26	SoG, LND	London Repositories for Family Historians
July	26	Aylesbury, BKM	Bucks FHS Open Day
July	30	SoG, LND	History of Islington through Photographs

August	2	SoG, LND	All you need to know about the Census
August	2	Chorley, LAN	4th Annual Celebration of Family History
August	7-9	Long Beach, CA, USA	Event cancelled -- Sail Into Your Past Aboard The Queen Mary!
August	9	SoG, LND	Careers in Genealogy: The Road to AGRA & Running a Genealogical Practice
August	9	SoG, LND	My Ancestor was a Blacksmith
August	9	Durham, DUR	Guild Hands-on Practical Computer Seminar: Durham University
August	9	Toronto, ONT	Workshop: African Roots in Canada
August	16	SoG, LND	Off the Beaten Track: Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire & Derbyshire
August	16	SoG, LND	My Ancestor was in the Army - Workshop
August	18	SoG, LND	Genealogy from your Armchair: What's Free Online
August	20	SoG, LND	The Elephant & Castle
August	23	SoG, LND	Using the India Office Library
August	23	SoG, LND	Home Office Certified Industrial Schools 1857-1933
August	27	SoG, LND	Village Crafts
August	29-31	Colchester, ESS	Joint Essex Soc. for FH & Suffolk FHS Residential FH Conference The Way We Were
August	30	SoG, LND	The National Archives for Family History

September	3	SoG, LND	The Huntley Film Archives: Local & Social History around Britain
September	4	SoG, LND	Intermediate Skills course 1 ( lectures, 18 weeks)
September	6	SoG, LND	Finding your way around a County Record Office
September	6	SoG, LND	Family Tree Maker Software Practical
September	6	Chatham, KEN	Kent Family History Society Open Day
September	6-13	Angus & Dundee, ANS	Angus & Dundee Roots Festival
September	11	ONLINE	Second Stages in English Research
September	13	Gateshead, NBL	The National Family History Fair
September	13	SoG, LND	Learn about your Ancestors from Paintings and Photos 1700-1950 Workshop
September	13	SoG, LND	Off the Beaten Track: Hereford, Gloucestershire & Worcestershire- Chartists & Mormons
September	13-14	Coventry, WAR	Coventry Heritage Weekend
September	15	SoG, LND	Open Day
September	17	ONLINE	US Immigration and Naturalization Records: Keys to Ancestral Origins
September	17	SoG, LND	Records of Nonconformity for Family Historians
September	18	SoG, LND	The Guildhall Library (visit)
September	20	Kidlington, OXF	Oxfordshire FHS Open Day
September	20	Malton, NRY	Malton Family History Fair
September	20	Canterbury, KEN	Heraldry for Family Historians
September	20	SoG, LND	Records for One-Name Studies - sponsored by the Halsted Trust
September	20	Ciliau Aeron, CGN	Dyfed Family History Open Day
September	21	Horndean, HAM	Hampshire Genealogical Society Open Day
September	24	SoG, LND	How to get the best from FamilySearch
September	24	SoG, LND	My Ancestor was a Prisoner Of War
September	26	Poole, DOR	Workshop: Transport (Road, Rail Sea & Air)
September	27	Thornbury, GLS	Bristol & Avon FHS Open Day
September	27	Middlesbrough, NRY	Family History Day for All - with speakers, bookstalls & displays
September	27	Atherstone, WAR	Atherstone & District Family History Day
September	27	Rotherham, SYK	Rotherham Family History Society Open Day
September	28	Hampton, MDX	West Middlesex Family History Society Open Day

October	1	SoG, LND	Tracing your Manx Ancestors: Researching the Isle of Man
October	2	SoG, LND	Getting the Most from the SoG Library Catalogue
October	4	Exeter, DEV	Devon FHS AGM and Conference
October	4	Debenham, SFK	The Suffolk Family History Fair
October	4	SoG, LND	The Breadwinner
October	4	Chatham, KEN	Records of Death
October	8	Canterbury, KEN	Tracing Your Roots Monthly Course
October	8	SoG, LND	UK Immigration to Canada
October	11	Birmingham, WMD	Further Steps in Family History - one day course
October	11	SoG, LND	My Ancestor was Irish
October	11	Scarborough, EYR	Family & Local History Fair
October	15	SoG, LND	Children in Poor Law Union Records 1834-1930, an Illustrated Talk
October	18	SoG, LND	Mortality Day
October	19	Hastings, SSX	Hastings & Rother Family History Fair
October	20	SoG, LND	Using Pay-per-View Websites
October	22	SoG, LND	My Ancestor was Welsh
October	23	SoG, LND	Visit: Inner Temple Archives (visit)
October	23	Poole, DOR	Workshop: Scottish & Irish Research
October	25	Canterbury, KEN	How to Trace Your Family History
October	25	SoG, LND	Tracing Royal Navy Ancestors - Workshop
October	25	SoG, LND	Land & Property Records in Scotland
October	28	ONLINE	Researching Irish Ancestors before 1820
October	29	SoG, LND	Death & Resurrection - The Resurrection Men

November	1	Liverpool, LAN	North West Group FHS Fair, St George's Hall
November	1	SoG, LND	Quarter Session Records
November	1	SoG, LND	School Records for Family Historians
November	1	Chesterfield, DBY	Scarsdale Local History Fair
November	3	SoG, LND	Genealogy for Librarians & Archivists
November	5	SoG, LND	Society of Genealogists Collections: Wills
November	8	Canterbury, KEN	Records of Death
November	8	SoG, LND	Bawdy Courts & Wicked Women
November	8	SoG, LND	The British Overseas
November	8	Toronto, CAN	Genealogy in London Workshop - Call For Presentations
November	10	SoG, LND	Rescheduled to 3 Nov: Genealogy for Librarians & Archivists
November	12	SoG, LND	Weights, Money and other Measurements used by our Ancestors
November	14	Poole, DOR	Workshop: The Industrial Revolution
November	15	Dorchester, DOR	Guild Pre 19th Century Sources Seminar: Poundbury
November	17	SoG, LND	Scared of Mouse?
November	17	Canterbury, KEN	The Parish Chest
November	19	SoG, LND	British Waterway Archive
November	22	Hull, ERY	Hull Family History Fair
November	26	SoG, LND	The Victorian Child
November	29	SoG, LND	Women in the 1800's: Birth & Baptism
November	29	SoG, LND	Off the Beaten Track: Tracing Ancestors in Suffolk

December	3	SoG, LND	Family Tree Maker Software Advanced
December	6	SoG, LND	The Auxiliary Services
December	8	SoG, LND	Genealogy from your Armchair: What's Free Online
December	10	SoG, LND	The Great Western Railway Project at the SoG
December	13	SoG, LND	I'm Stuck
December	13	SoG, LND	Family Historian Software for Advanced Users

2009		2009	2009
January	10-18	Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA	Irish Genealogy at Sea
January	16-20	Auckland, NZ	12th Australasian Congress on Genealogy & Heraldry
January	17	Barking, ESS	Family History Fair
January	25	Bracknell, BRK	The Bracknell Family History Fair

February	8	Crawley, SSX	The Sussex & South London Family History Fair
February	21	London, LND	Guild Poster Seminar: London University Garden Halls
February	21	Canterbury, KEN	The Professional Approach - Day School

March	1	Kidlington, OXF	The Oxfordshire & Bucks Family History Fair
March	7	Canterbury, KEN	Reading Old Documents - Day School
March	8	Port Sunlight, CHS	The Merseyside & Cheshire Family History Fair
March	28	Kew , SRY	Federation of Family History Societies AGM / GM
March	29	Norwich, NFK	The East Anglia Family History Fair

April	4	Pudsey, WYK	Pudsey Family & Local History Fair
April	5	Stockport, CHS	The Stockport Town Hall Family History Fair
April	17-19	to be announced	Guild 30th Anniversary Conference and AGM
April	25	Aberdeen, ABD	Scottish Family History Fair

May	3	London, LND	The 2009 Family History Event
May	16	Harrogate, NRY	Guild Non-UK Sources Seminar: Hampsthwaite, Harrogate
May	16	Canterbury, KEN	The Parish & The Poor - Day School

June	22-26	Canterbury, KEN	Tracing Your Family History - Residential Course


August	8	Amersham, BKM	Guild New Members Seminar: Amersham Free Church Hall
August	15	Worcester, WOR	The Midlands Family History Fair
August	28-31	Birmingham, WMD	Cancelled - FFHS Conference
August	29	Birmingham, WMD	FFHS General Meeting

September	3	Canterbury, KEN	Introduction to Family History - Evenings (weekly) ending 1st October
September	12	Gateshead, NBL	The National Family History Fair
September	12	Canterbury, KEN	Pre-1837 Sources - Day School

October	24	Canterbury, KEN	How to Trace Your Family History - Day School

November	14	Canterbury, KEN	Heraldry for Family Historians


2010		2010	2010

September	11	Gateshead, NBL	The National Family History Fair

Some other groups’ event lists:

Society of Genealogists
The National Archives
Family Records Centre
FRC coach party bookings
Archive Awareness Campaign
The Heraldry Society

Submitting a GENEVA entry

Items for inclusion in the calendar should be submitted by filling in this web form. If there is need, I (Malcolm Austen) can be contacted by email - geneva@weald.org.uk. The calendar may show an unashamed bias towards events taking place in the UK & Ireland, but don't let that stop you sending me items for inclusion - just as long as they pertain to UK & Irish ancestry.

Please note, however, that our policy is:

not to list regular monthly FHS meetings because they would flood the diary and make those special events much harder to find.
only to list meetings such as Society AGMs if additional activities such as a bookstall and/or local research aids are available.
not to host pages for an event. GENEVA only provides a link to pages already set up by the event organisers.

Welcome to GENEVA

An online calendar of GENealogical EVents and Activities

Some other groups’ event lists:

England

Wales

Outside the UK & Ireland

Submitting a GENEVA entry