Persons of Interest – Clifford Michael Curzon Posted 25 June 2018 by Tessa KeoughPersons of Interest Clifford Michael Curzon, pianist Clifford Michael Siegenberg was born on 18 May 1907 in Islington. He was to be described by the music critic of the Daily Telegraph as “the leading British pianist of his generation.” His parents were Michael Siegenberg (1878–1925), a furniture salesman, and Constance Mary Young (1882–1962). [Click to continue…]
Publish and Preserve – Recording Available Posted 21 June 2018 by Tessa KeoughOn Tuesday, Jim Benedict and Jim Culbert presented on Publish and Preserve Your One-Name Study - the seventh in our ten-part webinar series on the 7 Pillars approach to a one-name study. This webinar series, hosted by the Guild's Marketing Action Team, is free and open to the public. If you want to learn a bit about succession-proofing your study [Click to continue…]
Upcoming Webinar Tuesday June 19th Posted 14 June 2018 by Tessa KeoughIf you have not yet registered for our next webinar - you can still do so! Join us on Tuesday, June 19th at 7:00 pm (BST) to learn about preserving and publishing your one-name study. Because technology is always changing, one-name researchers need to consider the variety of options available for publishing and preserving our studies (electronic, [Click to continue…]
Persons of Interest – Augustine Sackett Posted 12 June 2018 by Tessa KeoughPersons of Interest On the second and fourth Mondays of each month, we share a short story provided by a member about a person of interest in their one-name study. So whether your person is good, bad, or simply interesting or unusual, please send us your 200-300 word story with one or a few images. This post is from Guild member Chris [Click to continue…]
Summer Lecture Series at The National Archives (TNA, Kew London) Posted 5 June 2018 by Julie GoucherMapping movement: people, place and power Booking is now open for The National Archives' Summer Lecture Series. In July and August 2018, we will welcome five leading academics to explore contested spaces over time. Underpinned by the collections held at Kew, the lectures will examine issues from land dispute and migration to human stories of place [Click to continue…]