Six Months In With A New Study – Links! Posted 24 July 2018 by Julie GoucherI promised those that tuned in last week to hear Karen's talk live that I would share the sites mentioned during the sessions. Pharos Introduction Course to One-Name Studies Pharos Advance Course to One-Name Studies Family Names of the United Kingdom (FaNUK) Seven Pillars - The Art of a One-Name Study Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy [Click to continue…]
Persons of Interest – Alfred Olby (1845-1939) Posted 23 July 2018 by Tessa KeoughAlfred Olby, the son of Robert Olby and Elizabeth [née Talbot] was born at 80 Lisson Grove North on 28 December 1845 1 and baptised at Christchurch, Marylebone on 18 February 1846. His father, originally a shopkeeper from Brandon, Suffolk, had by 1849 set up in business as a plate glass factor. The business showed every sign of prospering but on 27 [Click to continue…]
Part 2 of Six Months In With A New Study – Now Available Posted 23 July 2018 by Tessa KeoughThe second part of the most recent webinar is now available. Those of you who attended Six Months In With A New Study on Tuesday, July 17th enjoyed a thoughtful and helpful webinar presented by Karen Heenan-Davies. Karen actually restarted her study and decided to take a new approach, a summary of which she provided. Karen discussed her [Click to continue…]
DNA Seminar Posted 22 July 2018 by Alan MoorhouseDNA Seminar Beauchamp College, Ridgeway, Oadby, Leicestershire LE2 5TP 09:30am for 10:00am on Saturday 6th October 2018 ** WE NOW HAVE JUST 10 PLACES LEFT FOR THIS SEMINAR ** Two years since our last DNA seminar, we are now holding our sixth one – the Guild is always ahead of the game! It is a fast growing and rapidly changing area, so we are [Click to continue…]
Part 1 of Six Months in With A New Study – Now Available Posted 18 July 2018 by Tessa KeoughThe first part of the most recent webinar in our 7 Pillars webinar series is now available. As mentioned during the live webinar on Tuesday, Melanie Caldicott pre-recorded her presentation for this webinar as she was unavailable to present live. In essence we got a bonus presentation this month! Part 1 - Melanie's presentation is now available here [Click to continue…]