The Guild of One-Name Studies is the world's leading organisation for one-name studies. A one-name study is a project researching facts about a surname and all the people who have held it, as opposed to a particular pedigree (the ancestors of one person) or descendancy (the descendants of one person or couple).
The Guild is a charitable organisation dedicated to promoting the public understanding of one-name studies and the preservation and accessibility of the resultant information. Founded in 1979, the Guild now has over 2000 members spread across the world, studying over 7500 individual surnames.
The Guild brings together those with an interest in one-name studies and other forms of surname study (such as DNA projects). Many members register a surname so as to embark on a Guild-recognised one-name study and coordinate world-wide activity in studying the surname. Only one person may register a specific surname, but membership of the Guild is open to all with an interest in surname studies, and is not restricted to those who wish to register a name.
Download our leaflets (pdf format):
"Introducing the Guild"
"Registered names"
News
- Members who attended the 2008 Conference at Bideford, Devon, in early April (and perhaps members who didn't) may be interested in the selection of photographs available as a slideshow in the Members Room.
- As announced in the April 2008 Journal, the Guild has negotiated an exclusive discount with the Lost Cousins website (www.lostcousins.com). The code for this discount is available from the Members Room page listing the benefits available to Guild members. See the news item on the LostCousins website for more details.
- The next Guild Seminar will be the Palaeography Workshop at London Metropolitan Archives, on Saturday 10th May 2008. Members may also be interested to note that a report of the previous Seminar, the Midlands Seminar held in Solihull on 16th February, is available in the Members' Room.
- The Guild Probate Index is now launched - contributions from members are invited.
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The Guild of One-Name Studies
Box G, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London EC1M 7BA
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: Telephone: 0800 011 2182
Member of the Federation of Family History Societies
Registered Charity in England & Wales No. 802048
President: Derek Palgrave
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