The Society of Genealogists is delighted to announce the publication of My Ancestor Settled in the British West Indies by John Titford, FSG. This book is a comprehensive guide to the location and use of records of British ancestors who moved to the British West Indies, and also Bermuda, British Guiana (Guyana) and British Honduras (Belize). Organized in an easy to use, territory by territory format, John Titford’s book will guide you through the records available, and also warn you of the pitfalls which may lay along the way in researching this fascinating subject. John Titford is a professional genealogist, freelance writer and lecturer and was elected a Fellow of the Society of Genealogists in 2004. My Ancestor Settled in the British West Indies is available from the Society’s bookshop and online at www.sog.org.uk, price £9.99. As ever, members of the Society receive a 10% discount on Society publications.

The Society of Genealogists is delighted to make My Ancestor was a Royal Marine by Ken Divall available as our first ebook. The ebook is now available to download for Kindle users through Amazon, price £5.69, or $9.14 if you are in the USA. There will be further Society of Genealogists ebooks made available in the coming months, and we’ll keep you informed as and when these become available.

November is a time of remembrance, when many people’s thoughts turn to their military ancestors and the Society of Genealogists is offering My Ancestor was in the British Army by Michael and Christopher Watts as our book of the month for November. Members and non-members alike can enjoy a 20% discount on the price of this comprehensive guide to British Army records during November. This book is an aid to family historians tracing ancestors who served in the British Army from 1660 up until World War Two. Members can take advantage of this offer in addition to their existing member’s discount, but unfortunately the offer is not available on trade orders. My Ancestor was in the British Army is available from the Society of Genealogists bookshop and online at www.sog.org.uk

Offer ends 30/11/11

The centenary celebrations of the Society of Genealogists continue apace in October, with the Centenary Lecture given by Patric Dickinson, President of the Society, at the Swedenborg Institute on the 18th of the month. In addition, we are delighted to offer our commemorative publication, Society of Genealogists – a century of family history, as our book of the month for October. This is a great opportunity to purchase this wonderful retrospective of the society’s first 100 years at a discounted price throughout the month of October. Our book of the month is available at £18 to members, and £20 to non-members from the society’s bookshop, and online at www.sog.org.uk. 

This offer ends on 31/10/11 and does not apply to trade orders.

Newly published by the Society of Genealogists, My Ancestor was a Studio Photographer, by Robert Pols is a new book  written to assist in the research of ancestors who were engaged in commercial studio photography. Photography was very much a growth industry in the Victorian era, with 6000 entries on the PhotoLondon database for phographers in the London area alone between 1841 and 1901. This book will help family historians and researchers in locating sources relating to these uniquely skilled ancestors. The book also suggests places to search for surviving examples of the work produced by these photographers.

After a career in further education and industrial journalism, Robert Pols now writes about early photographs and photography. The Author of several books on the subject, he also contributes a regular Photo Detective feature to Family History Monthly magazine.

My Ancestor was a Studio Photographer is available from the Society of Genealogists bookshop and online at www.sog.org.uk/orderline/software.shtml, price £9.99.