This is a list of genealogy and family events that I am involved with either as an attendee or a speaker, as well as others that I think may be of relevance to those interested in family history or the Swalwell surname.

23rd March 2024 10.30 am: Stepping Out of the Shadows of Men: An Independent Woman in Georgian with Sue Swalwell.

Society of Genealogists: Zoom Talk

This talk is about the research that revealed the story of Mary SWALWELL, whose name emerged from the shadows of men when she was declared bankrupt.

It tells the story of a woman trying to establish her independence in the world of education and books but failing and enduring her status as a bankrupt for many years. It will demonstrate the use of a wide variety of resources, such as bankruptcy records, house insurance records, land records, published biographies etc., to transform the fact of her bankruptcy into a more holistic perspective of her life as an independent woman.

https://members.sog.org.uk/events/6538e47333d2260008bb7c9b/description?ticket=6538e47333d2260008bb7c9d

19th-21st April 2024: The Guild of One-Name Studies 45th Anniversary Conference 2024. “Crossing Borders”

Further details: https://one-name.org/guild-conference-agm/

20th April 2024: Register of Qualified Genealogists Conference. Sharing Memories: Uncovering your Family History through Storytelling

 Royal Armouries Museum, Armouries Drive, Leeds, LS10 1LT

Further details: https://www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/2024-conference

13th July 2024 10.30 am: Tips and Wrinkles in One-Name Studies

Guild of One-Name Studies: Littleton, Hampshire

Further details to follow: https://one-name.org/seminar-events/

19th October 2024 10.30 am: . The Good, the Bad and the Ugly with Sue Swalwell.

Zoom Talk

This talk explores the rules of law and their enforcement in England during Queen Victoria’s reign. It is a case study of one family who left a strong imprint in the records of the courts of that era. The story is about a family’s changing fortunes and their experience of Victorian society’s good, bad, and ugly sides.

Further details: https://members.sog.org.uk/events/656606d933d226000802b6a0/description?ticket=656606d933d226000802b6a2