Guild of One-Name Studies http://www.one-name.org/rss/news.xml News about the Guild of One-Name Studies en-gb (c) Copyright Guild of One-Name Studies 2011 production-manager@one-name.org (Peter Walker) webmaster@one-name.org (Anne Shankland) Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:04:57 +0100 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:04:57 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/rss/glogo.jpg http://www.one-name.org/rss/news.xml Guild of One-Name Studies Guild banner: logo and badge Genealogy Sticky: About the Guild RSS News Feed http://www.one-name.org/rss/story01.htm Information about the Guild's RSS News Feed.

]]> peter.walker@one-name.org (Peter Walker) GOONS Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:00:25 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story01.htm Genealogy Chairman's Newsflash 44 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story47.htm The Chairman has released Newsflash 44 giving information following the AGM and Conference. chairman@one-name.org (Kirsty Gray) GOONS Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:00:11 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story47.htm Genealogy The Guild wins FFHS awards http://www.one-name.org/PR_2012_FFHSawards.html The Guild of One-Name Studies is pleased to announce the results of the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) 2011 Awards especially where they impact on the Guild and its members. The awards were announced at the FFHS's AGM which took place in London on Saturday 24th March 2012. publicity@one-name.org (Cliff Kemball) GOONS Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:49:06 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/PR_2012_FFHSawards.html Genealogy Guild Industrial Revolution Seminar http://www.one-name.org/Seminar_2012May_Ironbridge.html Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge Community Centre,
2 Wellington Road, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, TF8 7DX

09:30 for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday 19th May 2012

Come along and listen to our team of experts in the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution!

The venue will appeal to everyone who has an interest in research around the time of the Industrial Revolution, 18th to 19th century. We shall have a selection of speakers specialising in surnames or population movement around this time period.

]]> publicity@one-name.org (Cliff Kemball) GOONS Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:48:56 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/Seminar_2012May_Ironbridge.html Genealogy The Guild's 6000th member http://www.one-name.org/PR_2012_6000th.html The Guild of One-Name Studies has reached another milestone. Today the 6,000th member joined the Guild of One-Name Studies. She is Mrs Sue Fisher-Pascall who lives in Chichester, UK. This milestone follows a very successful year for the Guild of One-Name Studies in 2010-11 when the Guild achieved its highest number of new members ever. publicity@one-name.org (Cliff Kemball) GOONS Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:48:19 GMT http://www.one-name.org/PR_2012_6000th.html Genealogy Guild Seminar on Army Records http://www.one-name.org/Seminar_2012Feb_Aldershot.html Ash Victoria Hall, 121 Ash Hill Road, Ash, Surrey, GU12 5DN.

Where better for a seminar on Army Records than at the home of the British Army, Aldershot? Well, not quite Aldershot, but at Ash Victoria Hall, some three miles to the east, and home of the Army Medical Services Museum at Keogh Barracks. We shall be assembling a group of experts in the field, and trust you will join us.]]> publicity@one-name.org (Des Gander) GOONS Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:22:21 GMT http://www.one-name.org/Seminar_2012Feb_Aldershot.html Genealogy The Guild of One-Name Studies introduces flexible membership fees http://www.one-name.org/PR_FlexRates.html The Guild of One-Name Studies has introduced flexible membership joining rates in six currencies to enable new members to assess the benefits of the Guild over an extended period. The Guild welcomes as members all who have an interest in one-name studies. It is not necessary to register a study name in order to join. publicity@one-name.org (Des Gander) GOONS Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:26:59 GMT http://www.one-name.org/PR_FlexRates.html Genealogy Chairman's Newsflash 43 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story46.htm The Chairman has published Newsflash 43 with news about:

1. Subscriptions

2. Guild Awards

3. Volunteering

4. Family Search link

5. Conference 2012 ?Seven Pillars of a one-name study?

6. Change of Guild email provider

]]> chairman@one-name.org (Kirsty Gray) GOONS Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:52:03 GMT http://www.one-name.org/rss/story46.htm Genealogy Guild Seminar on Railway Workers http://www.one-name.org/Seminar_Swindon_Nov2011.html 19th November 2011. Sir Daniel Gooch Theatre, STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2TA You would be hard done by if there were no railway workers in your ancestry or one-name study! For this seminar we have selected the magnificent venue of the STEAM Museum; we have also requested some of the country's most recognised specialists on the subject of railway records for family historians to speak on topics covering the old railway records and the trade unions. To start, a member of the Museum staff will explain just what the Museum holds. Should you wish to include this in your visit, maybe you should take an extra day? as we shall have a full session. publicity@one-name.org (Des Gander) GOONS Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:17:53 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/Seminar_Swindon_Nov2011.html Genealogy The Guild of One-Name Studies makes Extended Membership Offer to new Joiners at NZ's Family History Fair in Hamilton http://www.one-name.org/nzfhf-offer.html Following the successful offers made earlier in the year at the Family History Fairs in London and York, England, and Colorado, USA, the international Guild of One-Name Studies will be making a similar offer at New Zealand's Family History Fair being held at the Claudelands Events Centre, Hamilton, NZ, on 26th-27th August 2011. publicity@one-name.org (Des Gander) GOONS Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:00:00 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/nzfhf-offer.html Genealogy Family Names UK Project on Radio 4 Family Names UK Project, which is being run by the University of the West England and funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council, will feature on the Radio 4 programme 'Word of Mouth' next Tuesday, 26 July at 4pm, repeated on Mon 1 Aug at 11pm. The Guild and its members are assisting the UWE on this project.]]> peter.walker@one-name.org (Peter Walker) GOONS Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:19:07 +0100 Genealogy Chairman's Newsflash 42 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story45.htm The Chairman has published Newsflash 41 with news about:

1. New Committee members and new posts

2. Recent losses

3. Forthcoming events worldwide

4. Guild Warning, Advice and Reporting Point (WARP)

]]> chairman@one-name.org (Kirsty Gray) GOONS Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:26:11 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story45.htm Genealogy The Guild of One-Name Studies is holding a local meeting in Lincoln http://www.one-name.org/LINmeeting.html The Guild of One-Name Studies will be holding an open meeting on Thursday July 7th, 7pm to 9 pm, at the Lincoln Family History Society Research Centre in Lincoln, UK. publicity@one-name.org (Des Gander) GOONS Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:48:19 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/LINmeeting.html Genealogy The Guild of One-Name Studies offers an Extended Membership to new joiners in the USA http://www.one-name.org/PR_ColoradoExpo_offer.html Encouraged by the success of a previous offer made in London, England, earlier this year, the Guild of One-Name Studies is offering an extended membership to new joiners at the Colorado Family History Expo June 24-25. publicity@one-name.org (Des Gander) GOONS Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:00:00 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/PR_ColoradoExpo_offer.html Genealogy The Guild of One-Name Studies offers a special extended Membership to new joiners http://www.one-name.org/PR_YorkshireFHFair_offer.html The Guild of One-Name Studies is to offer a special extended membership to new joiners at the forthcoming Yorkshire Family History Fair being held at the Knavesmire Exhibition Centre, The Racecourse, York, UK on Saturday 25th June 2011. publicity@one-name.org (Des Gander) GOONS Tue, 31 May 2011 13:00:00 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/PR_YorkshireFHFair_offer.html Genealogy Booking is now open for the Art of One-Name Studies seminar http://www.one-name.org/Seminar_Alwalton_Aug2011.html Booking is now open for the Art of One-Name Studies seminar, to be held in Alwalton, Peterborough, on 13th August 2011. This seminar is directed at new members and those interested in joining the Guild, with emphasis being placed on what a One-Name Study involves. publicity@one-name.org (Des Gander) GOONS Tue, 31 May 2011 13:00:00 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/Seminar_Alwalton_Aug2011.html Genealogy TheGenealogist provides discounts to members of the Guild of One-Name Studies http://www.one-name.org/PR_TheGenealogist.html The Guild of One-Name Studies is pleased to announce that TheGenealogist (TheGenealogist.co.uk) has agreed to allow Guild members a discount on its Diamond and Gold subscriptions. Current Guild members who already have a subscription with TheGenealogist can take advantage of this offer when their subscription renewal becomes due. publicity@one-name.org (Des Gander) GOONS Sun, 15 May 2011 19:05:07 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/PR_TheGenealogist.html Genealogy Kirsty Gray has been appointed the new Director of English Studies at the Canadian National Institute of Genealogical Studies. http://www.one-name.org/PR_AppointmentOfKG.html Kirsty Gray, Chairman of the Guild of One-Name Studies, has been appointed the new Director of English Studies at the Canadian National Institute of Genealogical Studies. In her new position, Kirsty will be reviewing and updating the record courses from Census and Civil Registration to the much more advanced records such as Land, Property, Education and Court Records. The Institute have already commented on Kirsty's appointment and consider that her excellent reputation in genealogical circles and her youthful energy will make Kirsty an excellent addition to the National Institute of Genealogical Studies' team. publicity@one-name.org (Des Gander) GOONS Fri, 13 May 2011 08:23:28 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/PR_AppointmentOfKG.html Guild Mining Seminar http://www.one-name.org/Seminar_Woodhorn_May2011.html The Guild is holding a seminar on Mining at Woodhorn Archives, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF on Saturday 21st May 2011 publicity@one-name.org (Des Gander) GOONS Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:08:04 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/Seminar_Woodhorn_May2011.html Chairman's Newsflash 41 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story44.htm The Chairman has published Newsflash 41 with news from the recent AGM and Conference. chairman@one-name.org (Kirsty Gray) GOONS Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:03:33 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story44.htm Updated version of Surname Atlas http://www.one-name.org/PR_SurnameAtlas.html An updated version of Surname Atlas is now available. publicity@one-name.org (Des Gander) GOONS Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:10:49 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/PR_SurnameAtlas.html New Membership Offer http://www.one-name.org/PR_SpecialExtendedMembership.html The Guild of One-Name Studies is offering a special extended membership to new joiners at the forthcoming Who Do You Think You Are? Live show being held in the UK at the Olympia, London, on Friday 25th to Sunday 27th February 2011. publicity@one-name.org (Des Gander) GOONS Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:22:36 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/PR_SpecialExtendedMembership.html Guild of One-Name Studies: Freephone Numbers http://www.one-name.org/PR_FreephoneNumbers.html The Guild of One-Name Studies can now be contacted via its freephone/toll-free numbers in the UK, North America and Australia. publicity@one-name.org (Des Gander) GOONS Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:31:09 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/PR_FreephoneNumbers.html Online Course: Introduction to One-Name Studies http://www.one-name.org/PR_PharosIntroCourse.html The Guild of One-Name Studies and Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd are pleased to announce the continuation of a five week introductory course on One-Name Studies, starting 20th January 2011. publicity@one-name.org (Des Gander) GOONS Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:27:24 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/PR_PharosIntroCourse.html Genealogy Chairman's Newsflash 40 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story43.htm The Chairman has published Newsflash 40. chairman@one-name.org (Kirsty Gray) GOONS Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:23:36 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story43.htm Chairman's Newsflash 39 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story42.htm The Chairman has published Newsflash 39. chairman@one-name.org (Kirsty Gray) GOONS Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:04:59 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story42.htm Chairman's Newsflash 38 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story41.htm The Chairman has published Newsflash 38, giving important news about he Committee. chairman@one-name.org (Kirsty Gray) GOONS Sat, 22 May 2010 15:23:40 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story41.htm Chairman's Newsflash 37 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story40.htm The Chairman has published Newsflash 37, giving news from the AGM/Conference and other stories. chairman@one-name.org (Kirsty Gray) GOONS Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:14:03 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story40.htm Chairman's Newsflash 36 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story39.htm The Chairman has published Newsflash 36 reporting on the outcome of the Guild Marketing meeting on the 6th March. chairman@one-name.org (Kirsty Gray) GOONS Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:09:29 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story39.htm Chairman's Newsflash 35 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story38.htm The Chairman has published Newsflash 35 concerning the Guild Marketing meeting on the 6th March, plus updates on the Cheltenham DNA Seminar and the 1939 National Identity Card Database. chairman@one-name.org (Kirsty Gray) GOONS Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:32:38 +0100 http://www.one-name.org/rss/story38.htm