Society of Genealogists

The Society of Genealogists is the National Family History Centre Founded in 1911 the Society of Genealogists (SoG) is Britains premier family history society with a splendid library and education centre. Formerly in various buildings in London including in Clerkenwell in London the SoG is currently in the process of relocating. The Societys collections are particularly valuable for research before the start of civil registration of births marriages and deaths in 1837 but there is plenty for the beginner too, including the Free Family History Access area where beginners can get a taste of some of the online sources that will help them start their research The Society has many unique unpublished manuscript notes and printed and unpublished family histories. Its library contains Britains largest collection of parish register copies and many nonconformist registers. The library also holds local histories, copies of churchyard gravestone inscriptions, poll books, trade director...