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Guild of One-Name Studies

One-name studies, Genealogy

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Seminar events

Travel and Mobility Seminar

Amersham Free Church, Woodside Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP6 6AJ
09:30am for 10:00am on Saturday 13th May 2023

*** On line booking is now open. ***

How did our ancestors get around in centuries past? How far did people travel in a day – and where would they stay overnight on longer journeys? And how did the growth of railways, canal networks and other forms of public transport impact on the shape of their lives?

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Programme

09:30 – 10:00 Arrival: Registration and Coffee
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome to the Seminar – Sue Thornton-Grimes
10:15 – 11:15 All Drawn by Horses – Ian Waller FSG FGRA
11:15 – 11:30 Comfort Break
11:30 – 12:30 Turnpikes and Travellers: Getting About Before the Railways – Dr Alan Rosevear www.turnpikes.org.uk
12:30- 13.30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 The Beds and Stables Survey of 1686: Reassessing its value for transport history – Dr Max Satchell, University of Cambridge
14:30 – 15:00 Tea Break
15:00 – 16:00 Canals, Railways and Trams of the Victorian Era – Ian Waller FSG FGRA
16:00 – 16:10 Close of Seminar

Applications to attend are welcome from Guild members, family historians, genealogists, and members of the general public having an interest in the subject matter.

The seminar cost including refreshments and buffet lunch is £25.00 (including VAT).

Amersham Free Church is a few minutes’ walk from Amersham railway station on the London Underground (a terminus of the Metropolitan line) and National Rail (Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone and Aylesbury).  There is plenty of free parking available.

We would like to ensure that any delegate with a disability can participate fully in this event. Anyone with any special requirements should telephone the Guild Help Desk on 0800 011 2182 or email seminar-booking@one-name.org.

An accommodation listing is now available here.  A number of delegates and members of the organising committee will be staying Friday night at the Premier Inn High Wycombe/Beaconsfield and will meet for dinner in adjacent Papermill Brewers Fayre.

To book your place using a variety of payment methods, click BOOK MY PLACE. 

Alternatively you can download the booking form flyer which can be printed, filled-in and posted with a UK cheque to:
Alan Moorhouse, [Seminar Bookings], 8 Strachans Close, STROUD, Gloucestershire, GL5 3EB.

Bookings close on 30th April 2023

All online bookings made by bank transfer or PayPal will receive an automatic system generated email confirmation and bookings made by cheque will be acknowledged upon receipt. All bookings will then be confirmed by email, with full joining instructions here, on or shortly after, the closing date; if you don’t then receive any of these emails please email to check that your booking has been received.

Further information may be obtained by telephoning the Guild HelpDesk on 0800 011 2182, or by email from seminar-booking@one-name.org.


¹Please note, when booking on a seminar either by post or online, the Guild’s “Distance Selling” terms and conditions.

Other events

For details of other events organised by the Guild, please see the Events Calendar.

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Future Seminars

  • 21 Apr 2023 – In the footsteps of our ANZACS - Australian Seminar
  • 13 May 2023 – Travel and Mobility Seminar
  • 08 Jul 2023 – Diving Deep into Family History Documents Seminar
  • 21 Oct 2023 – Apprenticeships, Friendly Societies, Guilds and Trade Unions Seminar

Past seminars

Click on the past seminars below to view the programmes, videos, slides, handouts and other materials available following each seminar or lecture:

2023

  • Researching Your One-name Study Abroad Webinar

2022

  • Invisible Roots Seminar
  • Family History Software for Your One Name Study

Other Guild Websites

You may find our other Guild websites of interest:

  • Members’ Websites Program
  • Surname Cloud
  • Guild Members’ records on FamilySearch
  • Guild Marriage Locator

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