We’re @RootsTechConf 2026! 🎉
Pop by and visit us (booth #1237) in the Expo Hall or stop by our online booth if you’re joining from home.
• 200+ new online sessions in 26+ languages
• Join live keynote sessions from your home🌏
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #RootsTech2026
🍀 Join us for a hands‑on intro to Irish family history research. Learn from expert genealogists, explore key records & archives, and build practical research skills.
📅 21–22 April 2026
💷 Course fee: £165.00
📍 On-campus
🎟️Book your place today! > bit.ly/SIGSIrish26
🎓 Registration is open for April 2026!
Study the Postgrad Cert in Genealogical Studies at Strathclyde—one of the few dedicated genealogy degrees worldwide 🌍.
Flexible online study | No exams | Assignment-based learning.
Find out more > bit.ly/49lEGwK
We’ll be there — will you? 👀✨
🎬Can’t attend live? No problem. Book online and enjoy access to the talk recording for two weeks after the event. Register online today!👇
Have you got your ticket? 🎟️
Join us on 27th January for the 8th online SIGS Spotlight Talk featuring Dr David Alston, historian and author. His talk explores Recovering the life stories of enslaved people in Guyana (1796-1838).
Find out more 👉 mycll.strath.ac.uk/View-Class/r...
#genealogy #familyhistory #ancestryhour
✨Thank you for being part of our genealogy community. Wishing you a warm, restful end to the year and an exciting start to 2026.
📌 Please note: The Centre for Lifelong Learning closes Friday 19 Dec at 4pm and reopens Monday 5 Jan 2026 at 9am.
🎓Registration is open for the Jan '26 start Postgraduate Cert in Genealogical Studies.
The online modular route offers greater flexibility, perfect for students who prefer to learn at their own pace.
Application deadline - 15th December '25.
👉 Find out more > bit.ly/49lEGwK
**Reminder**
🎤 SIGS is inviting proposals for presentations at this exciting conference.
🗓️ Submission deadline: 8 December 2025.
👇Full details in the post below!
🎓 Congratulations to our graduates on achieving their Diploma or MSc in Genealogical Studies! 🎉
As these are online programmes, it was wonderful to meet so many of you face-to-face for the first time, travelling from all around the world to join the celebrations. 🌍
We are so proud of you!👏 🎓✨
📣 Call for Presentations!
A 2-day hybrid conference on AI, DNA, education & community in genealogy.
🗓️ 25–26 June 2026, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Submit by 8th Dec 2025. Find out more 👇
www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
#Genealogy #AcademicConference
🎉 Congrats to Fiona Gray-Davies, MSc student who submitted her dissertation on Welsh emigration to the USA to the Cambrian Archaeological Association in June 2024. It has been awarded the prize for most original contribution to the history and archaeology of Wales and the Welsh Marches!👏👏👏
✨Still time to book your place on our Spotlight Talk next week!
Save the date! APG is heading to Glasgow 24 June 2026 for the Professional Genealogy Symposium with the University of Strathclyde. Attend in person or online + stay for the SIGS conference 25–26 June .
Join our mailing list for details!
members.apgen.org/members/form...
We’re delighted to share that the very first Borders and Shires Scholarship has been awarded to Laura Lee! 👏🧑🎓📚
Learn more > www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
Spotlight Talk!
Join us on the 24/9 for the seventh SIGS online Spotlight Talk featuring Dr Amy Harris, Family History Bachelor’s Program coordinator at Brigham Young University. (A recording of the talk will be available for 2 weeks after the event).
Register > www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
Join us in Glasgow for a 2-day academic conference, 25–26 June 2026! Preceded by the Professional Genealogy Symposium, 24 June, with @apgenealogists.bsky.social & SIGS.
🔗 Read the full story > www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
FHFRUS Free event!! Saturday 23rd August, 10am to 4pm. 15+ Exhibitors. Experts in genealogy, research and DNA - all there to help you! Northern Ireland FHF Really Useful Family History Show. Prize Draw, be there at midday! Presentations: 11am "The Population Portal" - Find out from the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland how this new portal provides names and detailed census records in one place. 12.30 The Incredibly Useful Introduction to PRONI's Family History Records. 2pm "We know who you are, John Linehan!" - John has taken a DNA test - join us when we reveal to him for the first time who he is and where he's from! The Really Useful Family History Show. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Titanic Quarter, Belfast, BT3 9HQ.
If you are near Belfast, you may be interested in this free in-person family history event run by @nifhs.bsky.social at PRONI on Saturday 23 August 2025:
www.nifhs.org/events/reall...
I will be hosting a stall for @strathgenealogy.bsky.social so please come and say hi!🙂
#Genealogy #AncestryHour
📢Are you interested in applying for our popular online Postgraduate Degree🎓in Genealogical Studies?
Application deadlines:
Full-time – 1st Sept.
Part-time / modular – 15th Sept.
Find out more today! > bit.ly/49lEGwK
#genealogy #lifelonglearning #onlinelearning
🌟Effective Listening and Self-Care for Genealogists course. Ideal for professional genealogists who work with clients facing complex research findings. Explore real life case studies. Hear from guest speaker Elise Bath -The Wiener Holocaust Library.
Starts 30th July! 👉 bit.ly/GenMCStrath
New Borders and Shires Scholarship - applications open! We are delighted to share news of a new scholarship opportunity open to students embarking on the dissertation level of the MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic, and Heraldic Studies.
Find out more > bit.ly/StrathBS25
Still time to register for our next Spotlight Talk featuring Alexia Clark of the UK Ministry of Defence’s ‘War Detectives’ team!
📅 13th May 2025
📍 online via zoom
🎟️book online > bit.ly/sigs25talks
🎟️Day tickets available for Ken Your Kin!
Whether you’re a seasoned genealogist or starting out on your journey into Scottish family history, KYK is the perfect opportunity to explore your Scottish roots and bring Scottish ancestry to life!
👉 bit.ly/kyk2025
Hear Dave Vance’s talk 'Advancing Genetic Genealogy Through Long-Read WGS Sequencing: Enhanced Phasing and Ancestral Pattern Detection'. Dave is author of “The Genealogist’s Guide to Y-DNA Testing for Genetic Genealogy: 2nd Edition”.
Register > bit.ly/3QzHhe9
Hear Kathryn Jonhston’s talk 'Visually phased DNA crossover zones on chromosomes determine genetic networks – the demonstration of a simplified method for genetic genealogists'.
Kathryn has been engaged in genetic genealogy for 20+ yrs.
Register > bit.ly/3QzHhe9
Hear Laura House’s talk on Methodology and Applications of Visual Phasing. Laura is an Ancestry spokesperson and the primary genetic genealogist on AncestryProGenealogist’s International team plus onscreen expert for several documentaries.
Register > bit.ly/3QzHhe9
Hear Caleb Anderson’s talk 'Reconstructing a Family Tree with Multiple Consecutive NPEs'.
Caleb is a genetic genealogist with 10 + yrs experience working with a variety of genealogy cases. He is also a current MSc @StrathGenealogy student.
Register > bit.ly/3QzHhe9
Hear Kate Penney Howard’s talk 'Untangling Complex DNA: Advanced Tools for Challenging Genealogical Research'. Kate is a genetic genealogist, specialising in brick wall work, HighRoH, and endogamy.
Register > bit.ly/3QzHhe9
#GeneticGenealogy #DNAResearch
Join Andrew & Eryk for an 'Introduction to the Investigative Genetic Genealogy Accreditation Examination'.
Learn about the IGG accreditation requirements to be designated an “Accredited Investigative Genetic Genealogist”.
Register > bit.ly/3QzHhe9
#GeneticGenealogy
