Women’s Work: Lives in Stitches – Naomi Tarrant – Recording now available Posted 29 February 2024 by Julie Goucher Sorry, this page is for Guild members only. If you are a member, please log in. If you are not currently a member, find out how to join.
Working The Land Most of us will have found those ubiquitous ‘Ag Labs’ in our ancestry – but what did this term mean as there are a host of occupations connected with the land? This seminar aims to look at how working on the land affected many aspects of a person’s life depending on their status and situation. [Click to continue…]
Berkshire Heritage Fair – VIRTUAL EVENT Posted 14 February 2024 by Julie GoucherThe Guild of One-Name Studies will be in attendance at the Berkshire Heritage Fair which is an online event on 24 February. To Register for the FREE event please click HERE – Please note, there are two sessions, 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm (GMT) and you need to register for ONE or BOTH sessions.
Implications of Hardwicke’s Marriage Act in Genealogical Research Webinar with John Wintrip Recording Available Posted 29 January 2024 by Julie Goucher Sorry, this page is for Guild members only. If you are a member, please log in. If you are not currently a member, find out how to join.
Where there’s a will, there’s a lawyer: using solicitor records for family research Posted 19 December 2023 by Julie GoucherSolicitor records are often considered as inaccessible and difficult – and so tend to be overlooked and underused as a research resource. Yet these records crystallise moments in time, trapping distant voices and actions like insects caught in amber. As such, they offer great potential for family and social historians. This talk explores why these [Click to continue…]