One-Name Studies – Port and Starboard

In a fascinating article Dick Eastman (a member of the Guild) posted an article on the above topic it can be seen here [site no longer available] Some might agree with the sentiments expressed in the article. However, most people seem still to be in the stage of believing that somehow we lose control of [Click to continue…]

The online resource helps people trace the possible origins and variations of their last name. LONDON, U.K., and SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (September 6, 2016)—The Guild of One-Name Studies, a charitable organization that promotes facts about given surnames, and FamilySearch International, a nonprofit and the largest genealogy organization in the world, announced today that the [Click to continue…]

National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York YO26 4XJ

09:30am for 10:00am on Saturday 5th November 2016

This seminar is being held at the greatest railway museum in the world and home to the UK’s national rail collection and we will look at records and their preservation, copyright and children’s homes. There will be an opportunity over the lunch period to visit the Search Engine railway archive and library at NRM and on Friday November 4^th an optional visit has been arranged to the Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, with a guided tour and document display.

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National Star College, Ullenwood , Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 9QU

09.30am for 10.00am on Saturday 13th August 2016

This seminar is being held at the greatest railway museum in the world and home to the UK’s national rail collection and we will look at records and their preservation, copyright and children’s homes. There will be an opportunity over the lunch period to visit the Search Engine railway archive and library at NRM and on Friday November 4^th an optional visit has been arranged to the Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, with a guided tour and document display.

Full programme