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Contents

Main Articles

• Get yourself a Guild profile: a single web page for every registered one-name study - COVER STORY. PAUL MILLINGTON unveils a new Internet initiative for Guild members
• Trawling for online newspaper data and the problems arising from OCR PETER FIFIELD WELLS on the value of old newspapers and the difficulties of optical character recognition
• Much neglected, grimy bundles in The National Archives hold valuable records for one-namers KEITH PERCY delves into the mystery of PROB46 and finds gold dust

Guild Reports - News - Events

• Annual Conference and AGM is yet another resounding success at Wyboston Lakes venue - COVER STORY. STEVEN WHITAKER's personal view of the big event in the Guild year, with a centre-page spread of pictures from the Conference
• Results of Guild One-Name Publications and Web Awards
• Bletchley Computer Seminar - a memorable event in a memorable venue
• Seminars update on forthcoming events
• Taking over with the Guild's finances in a healthy state - comments from our new Treasurer
• NewsXtra - WW medal index cards saved
• Guild features in "Your Family Tree"
• Obituary: Brian Christmas, 1936 - 2005
• Letter to the Journal

Regulars

• From the Chairman's keyboard - PETER WALKER
• Just My Opinion - ROY STOCKDILL
• A View from the Bookstall - HOWARD BENBROOK
• Registrar's Notes - ROGER GOACHER
• Marketing Subcommittee - KIRSTY MAUNDER