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The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Journeys into Genealogy podcast

Release Date: 07/27/2026

War letters from WWI and WWII with Nancy Gohring show art War letters from WWI and WWII with Nancy Gohring

Journeys into Genealogy podcast

Nancy shares about the family letters she uncovered and the people and stories contained within them. We cover WWI, WWII, German relatives, the difficulties of the Kurrent script, prisoners of war and the Red Cross records and more. 

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Putting female ancestors into context with Janet Few show art Putting female ancestors into context with Janet Few

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Janet shares how to find records for female ancestors and to enrich their stories by adding social history. We talk aout women's roles over the centuries, work, running a household, women's rights and more plus details of the courses Janet is doing and the books she has written. 

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Researching Portuguese Ancestors with Ariel McDonald-Smith of Family Search show art Researching Portuguese Ancestors with Ariel McDonald-Smith of Family Search

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Ariel takes us on a tour of Portuguese records in both Portugal and Brazil. We discuss archives, naming conventions, geography, history, digitization and more. 

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The Royal College of Surgeons of England show art The Royal College of Surgeons of England

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An interview with Corinne Hogan (librarian) and Georgina Thompson (archivist) of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. We talk about history, what records are available (you may be surprised as to what is covered), Sweeney Todd, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows, the first female members and fellows, military surgeons, the East India Company and much more.

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Queensland records and Australian wills with Cathie Sherwood show art Queensland records and Australian wills with Cathie Sherwood

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Cathie Sherwood talks about Queensland history, the records that are available and where they can be found. These include newspapers, electoral rolls and education records.

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The Heraldry Society with Paul Jagger show art The Heraldry Society with Paul Jagger

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Did you know heraldry began knowing friends from foes on the battlefields? Paul Jagger of The Heraldry Society explains the history, what it means to be armigerous, some of the differences in England and Scotland, who is entitled to bear arms and much more. 

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London Westminster and Middlesex Family History Society with Elizabeth Burling show art London Westminster and Middlesex Family History Society with Elizabeth Burling

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Liz Burling takes us on a tour of London, mentioning the 8 family history societies which cover London, including London Westminster and Middlesex of which she is chair.  What records are available, where they are located, cemeteries and archives. Transcript and map showing area cover by each society available in Journeys into Genealogy on Substack. 

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My mysterious father with Hugh O'Neill show art My mysterious father with Hugh O'Neill

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Hugh's father died when he was young and the stories he was told didn't make since. We discuss his journey to find out the truth about his mysterious father crossing from England to Canada, France and Ireland including breakthrough moments, DNA and meetings with living relatives. 

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Using AI in family history with Denyse Allen show art Using AI in family history with Denyse Allen

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Denyse Allen of Chronicle Makers talks about some of the uses for AI for researching and organizing your family history. We discuss Claude, ChatGPT, Google Gemini and more and some of the things to be aware of. Denyse has created 5 prompts for getting started and the link is available in the transcript on . 

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Family and Community Historical Research Society with Brita show art Family and Community Historical Research Society with Brita

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Hear all about FACHRS and the historical research projects done by members on topics including station masters, lunatic asylums, almshouses, allotments and more. Brita Wood explains how it all works. 

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An interview with Corinne Hogan (librarian) and Georgina Thompson (archivist) of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. We talk about history, what records are available (you may be surprised as to what is covered), Sweeney Todd, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows, the first female members and fellows, military surgeons, the East India Company and much more.