September 2022 Webinar – The Howes One-Name Study – Don’t be put off by the size!

In this webinar, we welcome Paul Howes, MCG, founder of the Howes One-Name Study, which includes all plural-sounding homophones, such as Howse, House, Hows, Howis, Houze, Howze, and so on,

Paul and his cousin, Ian Howes, started this study 14 years ago. They went live on the
internet in October 2008 with only 5,000 people in their database. Now they are closing in on
200,000 people, almost all in reconstructed families!

Lesson 1: don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good!
Why did they go online so early? Has it paid off?
What else have they learned?
Why do they have such a simple approach to sourcing?
How do they promote collaboration among Guild members?
To learn the answers to these and other questions, do join us on September 14.

About the Speaker

Paul is a former Chairman of the Guild and has spoken at several annual conferences, at
RootsTech in Salt Lake City and London, and at many other venues on either side of the
Atlantic. He is currently President of the St Augustine Genealogical Society in America’s
oldest city.

The webinar took place on 14 September 2022 at 7.30pm British Summer Time (BST). It was open to both the public and Guild of One-Name Studies members and remains freely available to the public as part of the Guild’s educational charitable remit.

You can access the recording HERE