Ancestors in Print Webinar Series Summary Posted 23 February 2021 by Robert Sterry Whether or not you watched the recent seminar series Ancestors in Print, you might want to watch the recordings. There was so much information to take in, and so many name rich websites and sources, that it will be well worth taking your time to go through them at your own pace. Alongside a myriad of newspapers from around the world, we were guided through a selection of directories, poll books and assorted ‘throwaway’ paper items such as programmes and flyers. Our ancestors from all walks of life can be found on the printed page, enabling us to discover new aspects of their lives and enrich their stories. Huge thanks from SemSub to our four speakers – Else Churchill, Genealogist, Society of Genealogists; Aoife O’Connor, Head of Project and Programme Management at FindMyPast and the British Newspaper Archive; Julie Anne Lambert, Librarian of the John Johnson Collection, Bodleian Library, Oxford and Michelle Patient, Genealogist and one of the DNA consultants for the Australian SBS TV series Every Family has a Secret. We really appreciate such generous support from the family history community, both Guild members and others. Information about upcoming events will be available shortly.
Ancestors in Print Webinar Series Seminar 4 Posted 10 February 2021 by Karen Burnell Our final seminar in this series on Wednesday 17th February 2021 at 8pm (GMT) takes us back to newspapers, but this time exploring newspaper collections in National Libraries globally. Michelle Patient, Genealogist and DNA consultant for the Australian SBS TV series Every Family has a Secret, will take the subject In Print – Here, There and Everywhere to delve into this invaluable resource for researching our family histories. National Libraries around the world, including many that are free to view, hold historic newspaper collections which are well worth visiting for the many treasures they contain. Michelle will take us on a global tour and give some useful tips and hints for searching your ancestors and finding out if they had their 15 minutes of fame – or infamy – in print. Out host this evening will be Brian Audley; thank you to him and Michelle for their time and support. Don’t forget to register for this event, but if you can’t make it you will be able to find a recording on the Guild website soon afterwards. Our final seminar in this series on Wednesday 17th February 2021 at 8pm (GMT) takes us back to newspapers, but this time exploring newspaper collections in National Libraries globally. Michelle Patient, Genealogist and DNA consultant for the Australian SBS TV series Every Family has a Secret, will take the subject In Print – Here, There and Everywhere to delve into this invaluable resource for researching our family histories. National Libraries around the world, including many that are free to view, hold historic newspaper collections which are well worth visiting for the many treasures they contain. Michelle will take us on a global tour and give some useful tips and hints for searching your ancestors and finding out if they had their 15 minutes of fame – or infamy – in print. Out host this evening will be Brian Audley; thank you to him and Michelle for their time and support. Don’t forget to register for this event, but if you can’t make it you will be able to find a recording on the Guild website soon afterwards.
Ancestors in Print Webinar Series Seminar 3 Posted 3 February 2021 by Karen Burnell Wednesday 10 February 2021 at 8pm (GMT) is the next date for your diary, when we will turn our attention to Ephemeral Names: printed ephemera as a resource for one-name historians with particular reference to the John Johnson Collection at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. This seminar will be led by the collection’s Librarian Julie Anne Lambert. The talk will highlight the usefulness of ‘printed ephemera’ to the one-name family historian – all those bits of paper that our ancestors thankfully didn’t throw away! It will take a two-pronged approach, looking first at the various genres covered by the term ‘ephemera’, and then exploring the sorts of names that you might find, such as tradesmen, actors and entertainers, printers, artists, politicians, etc. Julie Ann will also show you how to use the finding aids of the John Johnson Collection, both from the perspectives of librarians and users, as well as provide information about finding similar resources elsewhere. This event will be hosted by Stephen Daglish, our thanks to Stephen and Julie Ann for their time and support. You need to register for this event, but if you can’t make it you will be able to find a recording on the Guild website soon afterwards.