As the nights draw in, the genealogy community continues to provide numerous ways to improve our skills. With the free video presentations, plus three expert webinars on DNA, getting your family history organised, and photo-dating (£10 each) at the Family Tree Academy conference (14 to 17 Sep: http://familytr.ee/sepconf), to the Family History Federation’s Really Useful Family History Show (14 Nov: www.fhf-reallyuseful.com), and courses from IHGS, SoG and Pharos, and so much more. For fuller details see the Diary Dates pages in this issue. If you’ve been inspired by this summer’s A House Through Time on TV, enter the competition (closing date 23 September) to win a free place on Gill Blanchard’s in-depth 15-week house history course via the ‘win’ tab at: www.family-tree.co.uk