DIARY DATES
Events to look forward to - coming soon!
COURSES
Pharos Tutors has several courses starting in January, including Migration in the British Isles (Karen Cummings) and Apprenticeship Records (Stuart A Raymond). Visit https://familytr.ee/pharoscourse to see the full list.
Your Fair Ladies: There are three online courses starting in January at Your Fair Ladies: The Parish Chest, House History and NonConformist Records. Details at https://familytr.ee/yourfair
IHGS: Learn how to understand military records with two daycourses at IHGS on 12 and 14 January. Each of the Zoom courses costs £10 and lasts for one hour. Visit https://www.ihgs.ac.uk/ courselist
FREE conference The VIIITH Scottish Indexes free online conference will be held on 16 January. Starting at 7am and finishing at 10.30pm the programme is streamed twice to accommodate viewers from all over the globe. Find out more at www.scottishindexes.com
SOG: To book live online talks with the Society of Genealogists see www.sog.org.uk/books-courses/events-courses/ (£10 for nonmembers/discounts for SOG members)
FROM THE WIDER HISTORY & GENEALOGY SCENE
Throughout January Dr Todd Gray will give a talk titled ‘Exeter in the 1700s: the golden years of the cloth industry’ for Bridport History Society on 12 January at 2.30pm. To attend this Zoom talk, contact Jane on 01308 425710 or e-mail: jferentzi@aol.com
Quebec Genealogical Society presents ‘The Art and Science of Quebec Genealogy’, a virtual conference that runs from 15-16 January. Details of speakers are due to be announed at https://genquebec.com
International Greek Conference, 29 and 30 January Hosted by Hellenic Genealogy Geek and Greek Ancestry, this free conference will be live streamed and you can see details as they become available at https://hellenicgenealogyconference.wordpress.com
EXHIBITIONS
EXPOSURE: LIVES AT SEA In this socially distanced, visually-led exhibition, the experience of work and play at sea is explored through the lens of six seafarers and researchers to document the myriad ways life can be spent at sea. At the time of writing, pre-booking was essential. New Insights Gallery, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF; website: http://rmg.co.uk/exposure
Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace Running throughout 2021, this exhibition brings together some of the most important paintings in the Royal Collection from the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace, including works by Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Rubens and Canaletto. Many of the works of art include images of everyday life over the centuries with tradespeople, workplaces and family life. Running throughout 2021, The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, SW1A 1AA; website: https://familytr.ee/masterpiece
p.s. Save the date! Family Tree and sister title History Scotland are running Scottish Family History Month throughout February. There’ll be genealogy guides, a live panel and four webinars (3, 10, 17 and 24 February). More details coming next month…