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[[Image:Society of Genealogists, Charterhouse Buildings.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Society of Genealogists, Charterhouse Buildings | [[Image:Society of Genealogists, Charterhouse Buildings.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Society of Genealogists, Charterhouse Buildings.jpg]] | ||
=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''Email:''' [mailto:librarian@sog.org.uk librarian@sog.org.uk]<br>'''Address:''' | ||
:Society of Genealogists<br> | :Society of Genealogists<br>40 Wharf Road<br>London N1 7GS<br>United Kingdom | ||
'''Telephone:''' | '''Telephone:''' 020 7251 8799<br>'''Fax:''' 020 7250 1800 | ||
'''Hours and holidays:''' | '''Hours and holidays:''' Mon. closed; Tue. closed; Wed. 10:30-4:00 PM; Thu. 10:30 to 4:00 PM; Fri. 10:30 to 4:00 PM; 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month 10:30 to 4:00 PM | ||
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' | '''Directions, maps, and public transportation: '''accessible by the Underground (Angel and Old Street stations), bus, rail, and car. For further details, see: [https://www.sog.org.uk/research-hub/visit-us Visit our Library and Archive]. | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' | '''Internet sites and databases:''' | ||
* [http://www.sog.org.uk/library/intro.shtml Internet site] | |||
* [http:// | *[http://www.sog.org.uk/library/intro.shtml Internet site] | ||
*{{SOGCAT}} | |||
*[http://www.origins.net/ Origins.net] - the Society's pay-per-view website. Includes British Origins, National Wills Index, Irish Origins, Scots Origins. | |||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
* | *Premiere collection of English parish register transcripts, monumental inscriptions, family and local histories, and will indexes | ||
*[http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ Ancestry.co.uk] and [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ | *[http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ Ancestry.co.uk] and [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ findmypast] subscriptions | ||
*Boyd's Marriage Index | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyd%27s_Marriage_Index Boyd's Marriage Index] | ||
*Boyd's | *Boyd's Inhabitants of London | ||
*Great Card Index | *Boyd's London Burials | ||
*Surname | *Bernau's Index (mainly Chancery Proceedings 1715-1758)<br> | ||
*Apprentices of Great Britain | *The Great Card Index | ||
*Surname Document Collection | |||
*Apprentices of Great Britain | |||
*One-name Studies | |||
Many of these collections are now available on the subscription website [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ findmypast]. For full details, see: [http://www.sog.org.uk/online/datsets.pdf SoG Data On Line]. | |||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
*Members may enter the Library for free<br> | |||
*Library entrance fees for non-members are £5 (2 hours), £10 (4 hours), or £18 (full day)<br> | |||
*Digital cameras are permitted<br> | |||
*Common room<br> | |||
*Free lockers are available<br> | |||
*Photocopiers, computer printers, and film and fiche printers are available<ref>'Visiting the Society,' ''Society of Genealogists: The National Library and Education Centre for Family History,'' http://www.sog.org.uk/membership/visiting.shtml, accessed 21 January 2012.</ref> | |||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
*[http://www.sog.org.uk/library/libindex.shtml The Library Index] - subject guides to topics such as British, Irish, emigration, occupation, overseas, and religious records.<br> | |||
*[http://www.sog.org.uk/prc/intro.shtml Geographical Resources] - details of Library holdings for each English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish county, as well as the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, and overseas resources. | |||
Cliff Webb, FSG, has prepared online guides to parish register holdings of the Society of Genealogists Library, published by the [http://www.wsfhs.org/ West Surrey Family History Society]: | |||
#[http://www.wsfhs.org/assets/documents/researchaids/RA49.pdf London & Middlesex Baptism Registers & their Online Availability] by Cliff Webb | |||
#[http://www.wsfhs.org/assets/documents/researchaids/RA50.pdf London & Middlesex Marriage Registers - Pre-1837 & their Online Availability] by Cliff Webb | |||
#[http://www.wsfhs.org/assets/documents/researchaids/RA51.pdf London & Middlesex Burial Register Indexes & their Online Availability] by Cliff Webb | |||
=== Alternate Repositories === | |||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*<br> | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City<br> | ||
*<br> | *[[Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies]], Canterbury<br> | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
* | *[[The British Library]] | ||
*[[Guildhall Library]] | |||
*[[London Metropolitan Archives]] | |||
*[[England The National Archives|The National Archives]] | |||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
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