Online archiving and community platform WeAre.xyz continues to evolve, offering new ways for family historians and one-place study researchers to move beyond isolated notes and blogs into structured, collaborative archives that can grow with the family. We are delighted that Founder Simon Davies will be joining us to share practical insights into how genealogists can get the most from the platform.
In this session, Simon will explore how users can start simply - perhaps with a personal blog or small collection of documents - and progressively build these into richer archives that connect people, places, sources and stories. He will also touch on how community features can be used to involve relatives and collaborators, helping ensure that carefully researched family history is not only preserved, but actively used and passed down through generations.
Whether you are already using WeAre.xyz or are curious to see how it might support your research and legacy planning, this friendly and informal session will offer practical ideas, inspiration, and plenty of opportunity for discussion.
- £10 to attend this event
- Join Gold for £15 to attend this event, access a recording, get free tickets to all other Gold talks AND catch up on 200+ previously recorded session
- Not a Gold Member yet? Existing members upgrade here. Non-members, find out more about Gold here.
Click here for information about our events. Contact events@sog.org.uk if you have any questions.
About the Speaker
Simon Davies
Simon is an obsessed genealogist and lover of anything relating to history and nostalgia. His ancestry spans the social spectrum from Irish night soilman in Manchester, South Shropshire farmers, watchmakers in Clerkenwell to a Cornish landowner who drowned crossing the River Camel at Padstow on a dark stormy night in 1814.
His background is in digital product design and tech entrepreneurship. Outside of work, Simon is a Trustee of the Shropshire Family History Society, a keen naturalist, cyclist and supporter of Liverpool FC. He lives with his wife and two teenage children in West London, England.
