Spotlight on….40 Years and Still a One-Name Society – The story of the Braund One-Name Study Posted 14 February 2022 by Julie GoucherIn this webinar we welcome Guild members Janet Few and Chris Braund. The Braund Society have just celebrated their 40th anniversary. This is the story of a one-name society and its activities. Come and learn about how the society started, what we have done in the past, what we do now and how we plan [Click to continue…]
May 2022 Webinar – Spotlight on ..Oxfordshire DNA and Surname Projects Posted 26 January 2022 by Julie GoucherIn this webinar we welcome Guild members, Richard Merry and Jessica Feinstein both of whom are also members of Oxfordshire Family History Society along with the last of our trio, Sue Honoré. In this interview with Richard, Jessica and Sue, each will speaker about specific elements of the project, covering the history of the Oxfordshire [Click to continue…]
April 2022 Webinar – The Decade of Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923 Posted 14 January 2022 by Julie GoucherIn this talk Chris looks at the landmark events that led to the Partition of Ireland in 1921 and its consequences. It includes the Suffragette struggle in Ireland, the Ulster Covenant of 1912, the formation of the Irish Volunteers and the Ulster Volunteers, the Dublin Lock-out of 1913, the First World War, the Easter Rising, [Click to continue…]
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March 2022 Webinar – Hiding in the Chancery Cupboard Posted 31 December 2021 by Julie GoucherIn this webinar we welcome Guild member, Sue Swalwell in Hiding in the Chancery Cupboard, The Trials & Tribulations of an 18th Century Wife. This is a talk about the joy of Chancery records and the stories they can reveal. It is a case study based on her investigation of Richard & Elizabeth Swalwell of [Click to continue…]