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Guild of One-Name Studies

One-name studies, Genealogy

Is your surname here?

    • 2,233 members
    • 2,140 studies
    • 7,592 surnames

Past Webinars

Missed a webinar? Catch up with our recordings … 

Our webinars are recorded for those who are unable to attend the live event. If you missed a webinar or would like to watch it again, you’ll find the links below.

Many of our webinars are open to non-members to attend and non-members can also view some of the recordings. Handouts and other materials maybe available following each webinar or lecture:

Forthcoming webinars can be found HERE

Date 

Presentation Title

Presenter(s)

Series

Link to access information  & recordings

Wed 25 September 2024 Most Surnames come from Somewhere  Howard Benbrook  Spotlight on…. Surnames Somewhere
Tues 27th August 2024 History of Straits Settlement (Penang) and our family’s connection  Karen de Bruyne  Researching in…. straits-settlement
Wed 31 July 2024 Behind the scenes of a One-Name Gathering: How, What & Why  Karen Rogers  Spotlight on… Liddiard Gathering
June 2024        
Wed 15 May 2024 Where there’s a will, there’s a lawyer: using solicitor records for family research  Trisha O’Reilly  Resources for your Study  SolicitorRecords (Members ONLY)
Wed 10 April 2024 An Introduction to Irish Family History Research Natalie Bodle  Researching in….  IntroIrelandFH (Members ONLY)
Sat 30 March 2024 The Internet Archive: A Genealogist’s Dream Collection with Taneya Koonce Taneya Koonce  Resources for your Study  InternetArchive (Members ONLY)
Wed 28 February 2024  Women’s Work: Lives in Stitches  Naomi Tarrant Resources for your Study LivesinStitches (Members ONLY)
Wed 24 January 2024 Implications of Hardwicke’s Marriage Act in Genealogical Research John Wintrip  Resources for your Study HardwickMarriageAct (Members ONLY)
Wed 15 November 2023 Who were the Scots Irish? Natalie Bodle Spotlight on….. Scots-Irish (Members ONLY)
 26 September 2023 The Fonblanques of England and France – From Huguenot glassblowing in France to banking, law, writing and diplomacy in England in the 18th and 19th century Emma Cox Spotlight on … FonblanquesONS
9 August 2023 Ideas for Researching Non-Conformist Ancestors Jackie Depelle Resources for your Study Non-Conformists
5 July 2023 1921 Census  John Hanson Resources for your Study 1921Census
23 June 2023 Connecting with American Cousins – In completing a One Name Study Denys Allen Researching in…. AmericanCousins
10 May 2023 Mount Stewart Murder Chris Paton Spotlight on… MountStewart1866
5 April  2023 Spotlight on the Aitchinson One-Name Study Diana Aitchinson Spotlight on… AitchinsonStudy
25 March 2023 Strat Liddiard Papers – A Liddiard study from circa 1880-1960 from 3 generations of Liddiard’s Karen Rogers Connecting with….the Liddiard Family History Society LiddiardFHS
1 March 2023 20th Century Sources Janet Few Resources for your Study 20CSources (Members ONLY until 19 March 2023)
22 Feb 2023 Using GEDmatch to Further Your Research John Marshall Resources for your Study Using Gedmatch
8 Feb 2023 The Book That Changed My Life: Discovering the Archive behind the Gentleman’s Magazine Julian Pooley Spotlight on…. NicholsGentlemanMagazine
18 January  2023 Liddiard One-Name Study, A study of 27 variants from 1453 till today Karen Rogers Spotlight on…. Liddiard Study
8 December 2022

Your Surname and Research Questions Answered.

Marie Byatt, Janet Few, Julie Goucher, Paul Howes Discussion and Panel Forum Surname Q&A
23 November 2022 My ancestor was on the 1939 Register – well they should have been  John Hanson, FSG Resources for your Study 1939 Register
4 October 2022 People and their places in the Ordnance Survey Name Books for
Northumberland c. 1860
Professor Diana Whaley Resources for your Study NorthumberlandName 
14 September 2022

The Howes One-Name Study – Don’t be put off by the size!

Paul Howes, MCG Spotlight On…..  HowesONS
17 August 2022 Featherstones Forever More W. Paul Featherstone, MCG Spotlight On…..  FeatherstoneONS
6 July 2022 Researching Jewish Genealogy Sources for Your One Name Study Jeanette Rosenberg, OBE Resources for your Study  JewishONS
1 June 2022 How to Find American Ancestors in the 1950 US Census  Marian Burk Wood Resources for your Study  1950census ~ (Members Only)
4 May 2022 Oxfordshire DNA & Surnames Projects Sue Honoré, Richard Merry, Jessica Feinstein Spotlight On….. Oxforddnasurnames
3 May 2022 40 Years and Still a One-Name Society – The story of the Braund One-Name Study Janet Few & Chris Braund Spotlight On….. Braundsociety
6 April  2022 The Decade of Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923 Chris Paton Researching in…. Ireland 1912-1923 (Members ONLY)
9 March 2022 Hiding in the Chancery Cupboard: The Trials & Tribulations of an 18th Century Wife Sue Swalwell  Resources for your Study Chancery
16 February 2022 Introducing the 1921 Census of England & Wales Paul Nixon (Find My Past) Resources for your Study 1921census

12 January –

9 February 2022

Various, over 5 weeks. Julie Goucher, Paul Howes, John Lisle, Charlie Wilson, and Susan Atkins Software Series (Seminar Event) Family-history-software-for-your-one-name-study-seminar
16 December 2021 The Next Generation Janet Few Spotlight on…. next generation 
1 December 2021 ORA – Templates Auto Type John Cardinal  Technology Tools Technology Tools (2) 
10 November 2021 Zotero: A Versatile Research Tool for Genealogists Patti Lee Hobbs Technology Tools

Technology Tools (2) (Members Only)

3 November 2021 ORA Templates John Cardinal Technology Tools Technology Tools (2) 
28 July 2021 GEDSite John Cardinal Technology Tools Technology Tools
7 July 2o21 ORA John Cardinal Technology Tools  Technology Tools
16 June 2021 GEDCOM Publisher John Cardinal  Technology Tools Technology Tools
2021 Ancestors in Print (Seminar Team) Various Ancestors in Print Members can view the recordings HERE
2020 A collaborative between The Guild of One-Name Studies and Local Population Studies Society (Seminar Team) Various Widening Horizons Members can view the Widening Horizons recordings HERE
2018 Back to School: Education and Your Study Tessa Keough Seven Pillars Seven Pillars
2018 My Italian One-Name Study  Michael Cassara & Julie Goucher Seven Pillars Seven Pillars
2018 Six Months In with a New Study Melanie Caldecott & Karen Heenan-Davies Seven Pillars Seven Pillars
2018 Sharing the Joy: Getting the Word Out About Your Study Bob Cumberbatch and Paul Howes Seven Pillars Seven Pillars
2018 Using DNA with your Study  Maurice Gleeson Seven Pillars Seven Pillars
2018 Now What? Do Something with Your Data,  Howard Mathieson  Seven Pillars Seven Pillars
2018 Gathering Data:Where to Look and Where to Put it Paul Featherstone & Paul Howes Seven Pillars  Seven Pillars
2018 The Joy of Surnames  Debbie Kennett Seven Pillars   Seven Pillars
2018 What We Do: An Introduction to One-Name Studies Peggy Chapman, Paul Featherstone, Julie Goucher and Karen Rogers Seven Pillars  Seven Pillars

Updated JG ~ 26 September 2024

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