Cover story: Postcards have two sides to them - the story of the Postcard Index.

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Contents

Main Articles

• How one-namers can make best use of the 1901 census online - Now that after months of waiting the 1901 census is finally up and running, JOHN HANSON offers some tips for using it
• Finding day and month surnames on the 1901 census, ROY STOCKDILL plays with the online search to find some intriguing data
• Why you should record all your documents and what is in them, JOHN COLLOFF, Guild Librarian, on listing your records properly
• What kind of f-ing one-namer are you? ROGER GOACHER muses on finders, ferrets, formalizers, focusers, fitters and family
• Postcards have two sides to them - COVER STORY, COLIN BUCK tells how he started the Postcard Index and built up a collection of 90,000 cards, many of which are bought by one-namers

Guild Reports - News - Events

• Worcestershire Seminar in the spring will have a traditional flavour
• Guild Conference lecture line-up
• What's happened to the 1881 surname book?
• Ash Computer Seminar had something for all
• Serendipity and FFHS pay-per-view web site
• One-Name Publications Award
• Cory Society's West Country Event

Regulars

• Chairman's Notes - Howard Benbrook
• Just My Opinion - Roy Stockdill
• Treasurer's Notes - Sandra Turner
• Librarian's Notes - John Colloff
• Membership Secretary - Roger Goacher
• Reviews: Jane Morson's roundup of new genealogical publications
• Letters: Your views on issues in the one-name world
• It's A Funny Old Genealogical World