Society of Genealogists
14 Charterhouse Buildings
Goswell Road
London
EC1M 7BA
T: 020 7251 8799
Visitor Information
Open
closed to members and visitors Mon
10.00am-6.00pm Tue, Wed
10.00am-8.00pm Thur
10.00am-6.00pm Fri, Sat
closed Sunday
The Society of Genealogists offers a unique combination of research material, guidance and support for those interested in family history and the lives of earlier generations. It is a charity whose objects are to "promote, encourage and foster the study, science and knowledge of genealogy".
Our Library is the foremost in the British Isles with a large collection of family histories, civil registration and census material, and the widest collection of County Sources in the country (over 9,000). They are arranged with local histories, poll books and directories, other topographical material, and the publications of county records and archaeological societies. Sections relate to the professions, schools and universities, the services, religious denominations, the peerage and heraldry, and to British citizens living abroad, in the Commonwealth and USA. Boyd's Marriage Index covers some 2,600 parish registers with nearly seven million names: a general Card Index contains some three million references: there are about 6,000 rolls of microfilm (including Scottish civil registration indexes) and the International Genealogical index on both CD-ROM (FamilySearch with over 200 million names) and fiche.
The Society runs an extensive range of Lectures and Courses on specific topics, and also regular series of courses designed to help improve the understanding of genealogical sources and methods. These are graded to suit beginners, intermediates, and those with considerable knowledge. There is always more to learn.