Crossing Borders – Conference 2024 The Guild’s 45th Anniversary Conference was held at the Holiday Inn Newport, The Coldra, Newport, NP18 2YG, South Wales between 19th – 21st April 2024. Photo Gallery Twitter #GuildConf2024 Main Programme Friday 19th April 2024 13.30 onwards Guild Conference Registration opens 13:00 – 17:00 Opportunity to self-visit local attractions such as Tredegar House, Caerleon, Newport Rising Chartist Trail, Big Pit, St Fagans, Castell Coch 14:00 onwards Hotel check-in available 14:30 – 15:30 Big Y Help Desk David Stedman (8456, Stedman associate) 15:45 – 16:45 Have you overlooked something? Under-appreciated sources for your ONS Paul Howes (4836 Howes) 17:00 – 17:20 Introduction to the Conference for First-Timers Sue Thornton-Grimes (5588 Caisley) 17:30 – 18:45 Buffet supper 19:00 Welcome to Wales Croeso i Gymru – What makes Wales different? Fiona Peel OBE, DL, Blue Badge Guide 20:15 The Quiz Alan Moorhouse MCG (2307 Farmery) Saturday 20th April 2024 07:00 – 09:00 Breakfast 09:20 – 09:25 Welcome to the Conference 2024 Howard Benbrook MCG, President 09:30 – 10:30 Exploring Gwent Archives: An introduction Rhiannon Phillips Education and Outreach Archivist, Archifau Gwent Archives 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee 11:00 – 12:00 The Welsh Settlement in Patagonia Prof E Wyn James Emeritus Professor, School of Welsh, Cardiff University 12:00 – 13:20 Lunch 13:20 – 14:20 An Introduction to Newport’s Chartist Heritage Dr Melinda Drowley (Chair, Our Chartist Heritage) and Dr Elin Jones (Vice Chair) 14:20 – 14:30 Comfort break 14:30 – 15:30 Becoming Welsh – Shifting boundaries and immigration to Wales Jenni Phillips Qualified Genealogist, Glamorgan FHS (Chair of Cardiff branch) 15:30 – 16:00 Tea 16:00 – 17:00 The Peace Petition from the Women of Wales to the Women of America 1923-24 Catrin Stevens Historian, author, Peace Petition Partnership, Women’s Archive Wales 19:00 – 19:30 Reception 19:30 Banquet, followed by LONDON BRIDGE and GOLDEN ORB – Reflections on a funeral and a coronation Peter O’Donoghue MA, FSA, York Herald and Guild Patron (7526) Sunday 21st April 2024 07:00 – 09:00 Breakfast 08:45 – 09:15 Act of Worship 09:30 – 10:30 Tips, Tools and Techniques for your one-name study Guild member led individual round table discussions, problem solving and knowledge sharing 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee 11:00 – 12:00 Migration, Internal, Immigration and Emigration – Tracing that elusive ancestor Dr Colin Chapman MA, FSG Vice President SOG, author, lecturer, genealogist 12:00 – 13:20 Lunch Networking for Regional Representatives 13:20 – 14:20 Ancient DNA and Genealogy Dr Diane Brook archaeologist and family historian 14:20 – 14:30 Comfort break 14:30 – 15:30 A Scattering of Seeds Geraldine Charles FIBIS (Families in British India Society) trustee 15:30 – 15:35 Close of Conference 15:35 – 16:00 Tea Photo Gallery « Prev1 / 1Next »2024 Guild Conference - welcome by Guild President Howard BenbrookExploring Gwent Archives by Rhiannon PhillipsThe Welsh Settlement in Patagonia by Professor E Wyn JamesAn Introduction to Newport's Chartist HeritageBecoming Welsh - Shifting Boundaries and Immigration to WalesThe Peace Petition from the Women of Wales to the Women of America 1923-24Ancient DNA for GenealogyScattering of Seeds by Geraldine CharlesClosing of the 45th Guild Conference in 2024 by President Howard Benbrook« Prev1 / 1Next » Tips, Tools and Techniques for your one-name study Guild member led individual round table discussions, problem solving and knowledge sharing Table Host Topic 1 Paul Howes 4836 Under-appreciated sources for your ONS 2 Marie Byatt 5318 New to One-Name Studies? Practical help desk 3 Brian Swann 5001 Practical experiences of being a DNA Surname Project Administrator with FTDNA A look at FTDNA roles and systems 4 Melody McKay Burton 7997 Get Help with your Website First-time web user? Problems with your site? 5 Helen Smith 4300 Australian Records 6 Debbie Kennett 4554 Autosomal DNA Intended for those who have already taken an Autosomal DNA test, preferably at Ancestry DNA 7 Jean-Marc Bazzoni 450 French Records 8 Margaret Southgate 4850 Using WikiTree in your ONS WikiTree user or occasional visitor? – share your experience. New to WikiTree? – find out whether it could be useful to you. [You may wish to bring your laptop or tablet (not essential)]. 9 Howard Benbrook 3112 Looking for Londoners London is so big, and has been for so long, that it justifies being treated as a country in its own right – and it’s easy to be totally confused by the swallowed-up villages, the renamed streets, the changes in administration and so on. Howard’s ancestors have lived in London for more than 250 years, so he knows your pain, in trying to track them down. 10 Rodney Brackstone 2276 Sharing 30 years of ONS experience Tips for using Excel, Mapping, Surname Atlas, Manorial Records, and more. 11 Natalie Bodle 8496 Irish Genealogy Looking at sources for researching Irish surnames 12 Cliff Kemball 3389 Can the Guild Indexes be useful to you? Global Marriages, Inferred Marriage Partners, Cardinal Points, Marriage Locator, Marriage Locator points, other Guild Indexes 13 Alan Moorhouse 2307 Web Presence – Alternatives to a Website Facebook, Social Media, Blogs, Guild Profile, MWP – What do you use? 14 Paul Carter 6064 Data Management and Analytics Exploring Name and Place software