Genealogy

IHGS offers flexible family history learning for beginners, experienced genealogists, and those working toward professional qualifications. Choose a full distance learning pathway, topic-led Bitesize study, or on-demand recorded talks to fit your time, goals, and stage of research.

Heraldry

Learn from the experts and become the expert as you interpret coats of arms and uncover the history behind British ancestry and wider heraldic traditions. IHGS offers a Distance Learning Course in Heraldry for beginners and experienced students alike, together with optional online tutorials that deepen knowledge, build real expertise in heraldry, and prepare students to support others in their own research.