Collections Up Close: scrapbooks and commonplace books
Looking at scrapbooks and commonplace books held at SoG. Commonplace books are similar to scrapbooks but contain things such as notes, quotes, letters, poems, prayers or even recipes.
Railway Collections at SoG and Elsewhere
Discover fascinating digital items in the SoG’s archives relating to railways and workers, plus the GWR probate registers.
Collections Up Close: D’Arcy Hart collection
SoG Genealogist, Else Churchill showcase a set of letters found in the D’Arcy Hart collection – leading to research into Jewish and Jamaican family history.
Special Collections Wills at SoG and Elsewhere
In addition to the indexes and finding aids that can confirm the existence of a will, along with images of the records themselves, the Society’s library and archives hold many probate documents.
Sources for Titled and Landed Families in the SoG’s Library
The Society’s collections of antiquarian and essential reference works listed within our catalogue subject headings – Peerage/Royalty and Gentry are remarkable.
Birth & Baptism Records at SoG & Elsewhere
The registering of births or the recording of a baptism afterwards remain the most important genealogical events.
Focus on the SoG Genealogical Treasures and Collections: Monumental Inscriptions and Memorials
Learn about Monumental Inscriptions and Memorials in the SoG library and online.
Focus on the SoG Treasures & Collections: Military
Focusing on SoG Sources for the armed services, including all aspects of the military such as army, navy and RAF.
Focus on the SoG Genealogical Treasures and Collections: Resources for Lawyers
Discover sources for tracing those in the legal profession within the SoG library and online.
English Education Records at SoG & Elsewhere
From ragged school to university The records of local and public (i.e. private) schools, colleges and universities can provide remarkable genealogical information and insight into the lives of our ancestors from the 20th to the 17th centuries and even earlier.