Events The Guild organises, sponsors and presents at events to advance the education of the public in one-name studies specifically and genealogy generally. Guild members and non-members are welcome to attend. A monthly calendar is shown below, where the title of each event links to further information if available. Future events are shown on the right, where you can click on the meeting titles to view their details. Your assistance with the Guild Stand at events would be much appreciated. Please contact the Guild Events Manager to discuss. If you need any help with publicity for an event, please contact the Publicity Manager. Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 < PreviousNext > Events in April 2021 2 April 2021 USA/Canada/UK - The GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl All day event - USA/Canada/UK - The GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl Guild contact: John B. Lisle Virtual Social Event GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl – Now Every Friday at 2 P.M. Eastern US Time That is usually 7 p.m. UK time (1900 GMT except in Summer...) The Pub officially opens from 2 pm eastern US time, but feel free to drop by early if you want a private word, Or stop by later. The Pub closes when everyone has gone home. Conversations could be about anything GOONS related. Or maybe even Rugby. Every so often we will have someone stop by who want to share a talk... and we might decide to record that but otherwise, what happens at Pub, stays at Pub. Here are the joining instructions. Should be same every week if you want to add them to your calendar. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82084184981?pwd=RnhxcWk5aUVEWHZYdWZsTm9SQmxLZz09 Opens in new tab Opens in new tab Meeting ID: 820 8418 4981 Passcode: 1837 Online via Zoom 9 April 2021 USA/Canada/UK - The GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl All day event - USA/Canada/UK - The GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl Guild contact: John B. Lisle Virtual Social Event GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl – Now Every Friday at 2 P.M. Eastern US Time That is usually 7 p.m. UK time (1900 GMT except in Summer...) The Pub officially opens from 2 pm eastern US time, but feel free to drop by early if you want a private word, Or stop by later. The Pub closes when everyone has gone home. Conversations could be about anything GOONS related. Or maybe even Rugby. Every so often we will have someone stop by who want to share a talk... and we might decide to record that but otherwise, what happens at Pub, stays at Pub. Here are the joining instructions. Should be same every week if you want to add them to your calendar. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82084184981?pwd=RnhxcWk5aUVEWHZYdWZsTm9SQmxLZz09 Opens in new tab Opens in new tab Meeting ID: 820 8418 4981 Passcode: 1837 Online via Zoom 10 April 2021 UK - 2021 Gloucestershire Spring Regional Meeting - ZOOM Online 10:00 am - 1:00 pm UK - 2021 Gloucestershire Spring Regional Meeting - ZOOM Online Guild contact: Gerald Cooke These Regional Meetings are normally attended by Guild members from Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire and occassionally Warwickshire. Everyone is welcome. Topics will include: Members' Website Program, 1921 UK Census, 1950 US Census, Surprise or new stories, Guild Blog Program, New name rich resources and unususal or surprising DNA stories Our meetings have been held bi-annually since October 2007. Online via Zoom 13 April 2021 USA - Midwest Social - 5PM (Chicago), 6PM (New York), 3 PM (Vancouver), 9AM (Sydney - next day) 2300 London All day event - USA - Midwest Social - 5PM (Chicago), 6PM (New York), 3 PM (Vancouver), 9AM (Sydney - next day) 2300 London Guild contact: Marie Byatt Cooperative Efforts - Getting help with all studies no matter how large - this will be a Talk/ discussion / question type session. We should have a few that already have some Guild Study associates. Jim Bradburn will be speaking about Being a Study Associate and what he does in the role. Then John Carpenter will talk about leading a team for a fairly large study and how it can help. More Information about John can be found here. https://www.carpentercousins.com/G.pdf Midwest Social Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/202814909 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (312) 757-3129 Access Code: 202-814-909 More phone numbers: Australia: +61 2 8355 1050 Canada: +1 (647) 497-9391 Ireland: +353 16 572 651 United Kingdom: +44 20 3713 5028 New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/202814909 16 April 2021 USA/Canada/UK - The GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl All day event - USA/Canada/UK - The GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl Guild contact: John B. Lisle Virtual Social Event GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl – Now Every Friday at 2 P.M. Eastern US Time That is usually 7 p.m. UK time (1900 GMT except in Summer...) The Pub officially opens from 2 pm eastern US time, but feel free to drop by early if you want a private word, Or stop by later. The Pub closes when everyone has gone home. Conversations could be about anything GOONS related. Or maybe even Rugby. Every so often we will have someone stop by who want to share a talk... and we might decide to record that but otherwise, what happens at Pub, stays at Pub. Here are the joining instructions. Should be same every week if you want to add them to your calendar. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82084184981?pwd=RnhxcWk5aUVEWHZYdWZsTm9SQmxLZz09 Opens in new tab Opens in new tab Meeting ID: 820 8418 4981 Passcode: 1837 Online via Zoom 23 April 2021 41st Guild Conference and AGM (postponed from April 2020) **now rescheduled to April 2022** All day event - 41st Guild Conference and AGM (postponed from April 2020) **now rescheduled to April 2022** Guild contact: Alan Moorhouse 41st Guild Conference and AGM - "Sources and Resources" Based on feedback and suggestions from the 2019 conference and some recent seminars we themed the 2020 conference “Sources and Resources”. We very much hope to be able to run a near identical programme now that we have had to postpone 2020 until the same weekend in 2021. This 4-star hotel has a ground floor Conference Suite, swimming pool and gym and had recently undergone a multi-million pound refurbishment prior to April 2020. We look forward to seeing you there! Jurys Inn Oxford Godstow Road Oxford OX2 8AL United Kingdom Map to Jurys Inn Oxford USA/Canada/UK - The GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl All day event - USA/Canada/UK - The GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl Guild contact: John B. Lisle Virtual Social Event GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl – Now Every Friday at 2 P.M. Eastern US Time That is usually 7 p.m. UK time (1900 GMT except in Summer...) The Pub officially opens from 2 pm eastern US time, but feel free to drop by early if you want a private word, Or stop by later. The Pub closes when everyone has gone home. Conversations could be about anything GOONS related. Or maybe even Rugby. Every so often we will have someone stop by who want to share a talk... and we might decide to record that but otherwise, what happens at Pub, stays at Pub. Here are the joining instructions. Should be same every week if you want to add them to your calendar. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82084184981?pwd=RnhxcWk5aUVEWHZYdWZsTm9SQmxLZz09 Opens in new tab Opens in new tab Meeting ID: 820 8418 4981 Passcode: 1837 Online via Zoom USA/Canada/UK - The GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl All day event - USA/Canada/UK - The GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl Guild contact: John B. Lisle Virtual Social Event GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl – Now Every Friday at 2 P.M. Eastern US Time April 23rd Update - As the AGM is scheduled for 7:30 to about 8:30 PM (UK Time), the Pub Crawl will not start until after the AGM is complete. Then it will be a true post-event Pub Crawl! That is usually 7 p.m. UK time (1900 GMT except in Summer...) The Pub officially opens from 2 pm eastern US time, but feel free to drop by early if you want a private word, Or stop by later. The Pub closes when everyone has gone home. Conversations could be about anything GOONS related. Or maybe even Rugby. Every so often we will have someone stop by who want to share a talk... and we might decide to record that but otherwise, what happens at Pub, stays at Pub. Here are the joining instructions. Should be same every week if you want to add them to your calendar. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82084184981?pwd=RnhxcWk5aUVEWHZYdWZsTm9SQmxLZz09 Opens in new tab Opens in new tab Meeting ID: 820 8418 4981 Passcode: 1837 Online via Zoom Annual General Meeting 2021 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Annual General Meeting 2021 Guild contact: Stephen Daglish The Annual General Meeting will be held as an online meeting. For the Agenda, please click here. Joining details: to join the meeting, please click on the link below: You will need the meeting ID 958 2022 4546 and the passcode 527011 Annual General Meeting The meeting will open 30 minutes early to allow members to join. Online via Zoom 24 April 2021 41st Guild Conference and AGM (postponed from April 2020) **now rescheduled to April 2022** All day event - 41st Guild Conference and AGM (postponed from April 2020) **now rescheduled to April 2022** Guild contact: Alan Moorhouse 41st Guild Conference and AGM - "Sources and Resources" Based on feedback and suggestions from the 2019 conference and some recent seminars we themed the 2020 conference “Sources and Resources”. We very much hope to be able to run a near identical programme now that we have had to postpone 2020 until the same weekend in 2021. This 4-star hotel has a ground floor Conference Suite, swimming pool and gym and had recently undergone a multi-million pound refurbishment prior to April 2020. We look forward to seeing you there! Jurys Inn Oxford Godstow Road Oxford OX2 8AL United Kingdom Map to Jurys Inn Oxford 25 April 2021 41st Guild Conference and AGM (postponed from April 2020) **now rescheduled to April 2022** All day event - 41st Guild Conference and AGM (postponed from April 2020) **now rescheduled to April 2022** Guild contact: Alan Moorhouse 41st Guild Conference and AGM - "Sources and Resources" Based on feedback and suggestions from the 2019 conference and some recent seminars we themed the 2020 conference “Sources and Resources”. We very much hope to be able to run a near identical programme now that we have had to postpone 2020 until the same weekend in 2021. This 4-star hotel has a ground floor Conference Suite, swimming pool and gym and had recently undergone a multi-million pound refurbishment prior to April 2020. We look forward to seeing you there! Jurys Inn Oxford Godstow Road Oxford OX2 8AL United Kingdom Map to Jurys Inn Oxford 30 April 2021 USA/Canada/UK - The GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl All day event - USA/Canada/UK - The GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl Guild contact: John B. Lisle Virtual Social Event GOONS Friday Virtual Pub Crawl – Now Every Friday at 2 P.M. Eastern US Time That is usually 7 p.m. UK time (1900 GMT except in Summer...) The Pub officially opens from 2 pm eastern US time, but feel free to drop by early if you want a private word, Or stop by later. The Pub closes when everyone has gone home. Conversations could be about anything GOONS related. Or maybe even Rugby. Every so often we will have someone stop by who want to share a talk... and we might decide to record that but otherwise, what happens at Pub, stays at Pub. Here are the joining instructions. Should be same every week if you want to add them to your calendar. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82084184981?pwd=RnhxcWk5aUVEWHZYdWZsTm9SQmxLZz09 Opens in new tab Opens in new tab Meeting ID: 820 8418 4981 Passcode: 1837 Online via Zoom