‘Gateway to the World’ Conference, Liverpool 2025 Posted 9 September 2024 by Melody McKay BurtonLiverpool has a place in the family histories of millions of people across the world. Between 1830 and 1930 around nine million people set out from Liverpool for new lives, mainly in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. These emigrants were not just British and Irish but included those who came from many parts of northern Europe, including Scandinavia and Russia. Perhaps someone in your research left from Liverpool? You may feel an affinity to the port even though you have never been there. The Guild’s 2025 conference will celebrate the city’s position as “Gateway to the World” and look at those who lived in or passed through the city in the past.