O is for Other Surnames of Interest Posted 18 April 2017 by Peggy ChapmanDo you have an interest in surnames in addition to the one you registered as your one-name study? Did you know that through your Guild membership, you can register an interest in Other Surnames? Why do this when you perhaps have no intent to ever do a one-name study on that “other” name? It is [Click to continue…]
N is for News Posted 17 April 2017 by Tessa KeoughThe Guild has so much going on, whether that is in person (seminars, conferences, committee and regional meetings) or online (websites, social media, journals, indexes). How is a Guild member to keep up? Why not check out the News where we share all kinds of news with our members and the genealogy public. At the [Click to continue…]
M is for Members’ Websites Program Posted 15 April 2017 by Tessa KeoughWe spend so much time on our one-name studies – doing the research, gathering records and data, reconstructing families, searching for DNA connections – that we become experts about our surname as it has traveled through time and space. Have you shared that expertise with others? Have you published and preserved your work? I have [Click to continue…]
L is for Library Posted 14 April 2017 by Tessa KeoughWhat comes to mind when you think of a library? Our first thought is a building with books. But this is the 21st century so we also think of online libraries with searchable catalogs and offerings that include books, articles, maps, images, drawings and GEDCOMs – all available to view, download and share. Today, much [Click to continue…]
K is for Keeping in Touch Posted 13 April 2017 by Karen RogersThe Guild is an international genealogical society with members spread out all over the world. To help our members keep in touch, the Guild has a variety of ways to check in and learn what’s new, visit with other Guild members, share information or ask questions about our surname research and one-name studies. Today we [Click to continue…]