This workshop series focusses on researching within "countries of interest."
Upcoming workshops:
- England and Wales - Saturday 7 March, 2026
- Scotland - Saturday 2 May, 2026
- Ireland - Saturday 1 August, 2026
Please bring your own laptop and your research relevant to the "country of interest."
10.30am-1pm: Presentation: Research and resources on the shelves and online (includes tour of family history collection)
- Opportunity for hands-on learning how to fill in a pedigree chart and family group sheets.
- BYO laptops to practice live-guided searching.
- Interactive discussion about difficulties encountered, and tips and tricks for overcoming them.
- Discuss discoveries found.
- Learning from each other – family historians are very collaborative and enjoy working together.
1pm: Tour of Research Centre
1.30pm: Lunch
2.pm: Research: After lunch, join us for hands-on research afternoon where attendees are welcome to stay and continue their research, assisted by staff if needed. Learning by doing, allowing attendees to reinforce what they learned in the morning.
Research Centre closes at 5pm.
