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. 'The Invisible Roots' - finding the women in your one-name study 30 July 2022 All day event - Guild contact: Alan Moorhouse The women in our family history stories often take a back seat, and were described by Margaret Ward in The Female Line: Researching Your Female Ancestors as the ‘strong but invisible roots of the family tree’. But for Guild members who adopt a strict approach to surnames, they either disappear or appear on the occasion of their marriage. This seminar will discuss techniques and sources for tracking women, and options for recording them in a one name study. It will explore the impact of legal changes, look at examples of ‘invisible women’, investigate women’s work inside and outside the home and identify some of those who flouted convention. There will be a chance to hear other members’ stories of significant women in their family history. #GuildWomen Booking for this seminar is now open. Swindon Village Community Hall, Church Road, Cheltenham GL51 9QP Map to Swindon Village Community Hall Return to Calendar