Seminar events Cornucopia Seminar Amersham Free Church Hall, Woodside Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP6 6AJ 09:30am for 10:00am on Saturday 8th March 2025 BOOKING IS NOW OPEN! Time for another of our popular ‘Cornucopia’ seminars, which (unlike our usual seminars with presentations linked to the seminar theme) bring together a range of presentations on a variety of topics of interest to all one-namers and provide an opportunity to meet member requests for particular topics, or to present up-to-the-minute developments in family history research. Bookings close on 23rd February 2025 Twitter #GuildCornucopia Programme 09:30 – 10:00 Arrival: Registration and Coffee 10:00 – 10:10 Welcome to the Seminar – Andy Kerridge 10:10 – 11:10 Name-rich Sources: Financial Records – Gwyneth Wilkie (5238) 11:10 – 11:15 Comfort Break 11:15 – 12:15 The Future of Family History Research: Using Artificial Intelligence for Genealogy – Donna Rutherford (7649) 12:15 – 13.15 Lunch Break 13:15 – 14:15 Women In The Dock: Lives Revealed in the Court Records – Sue Swalwell (6029) 14:15 – 14:20 Comfort Break 14:20 – 15:20 Ancestry Pro-Tools in Action: Mastering your research with the new features – Donna Rutherford (7649) 15:20 – 15:40 Tea Break 15:40 – 16:40 Manorial Records … finding where your ancestors lived … and maybe why they disappeared – Rodney Brackstone (2276) 16:40 – 16:45 Close of Seminar Applications to attend are welcome from Guild members, family historians, genealogists, and members of the general public having an interest in the subject matter. The seminar cost including refreshments and buffet lunch is £25.00 (including VAT). Amersham Free Church Hall, a venue we have used previously on a number of occasions, is a few minutes’ walk from Amersham railway station and has plenty of free parking available. Amersham is 35 minutes from London Marylebone on the Chiltern Railways line to Aylesbury and 49 minutes from Baker Street on London Underground Metropolitan Line. A local map is available here. We would like to ensure that any delegate with a disability can participate fully in this event. Anyone with any special requirements should telephone the Guild Help Desk on 0800 011 2182 or email seminar-booking@one-name.org. An accommodation listing is available here. A number of delegates and members of the organising committee will be staying Friday night at the Premier Inn High Wycombe/Beaconsfield and will meet for dinner in the on-site Papermill Brewers Fayre. To book your place using a variety of payment methods, click BOOK MY PLACE. Alternatively you can download the booking form flyer which can be printed, filled-in and posted with a UK cheque to: Alan Moorhouse, [Seminar Bookings], 8 Strachans Close, STROUD, Gloucestershire, GL5 3EB. Bookings close on 23rd February 2025 All online bookings made by bank transfer, PayPal or credit card will receive an automatic system generated email confirmation and bookings made by cheque will be acknowledged upon receipt. All bookings will then be confirmed by email, with full joining instructions on or shortly after the booking closing date; if you don’t then receive any of these emails please email to check that your booking has been received. Further information may be obtained by telephoning the Guild HelpDesk on 0800 011 2182, or by email from seminar-booking@one-name.org. ¹Please note, when booking on a seminar either by post or online, the Guild’s “Distance Selling” terms and conditions. Other events For details of other events organised by the Guild, please see the Events Calendar.