West Country Wanderings Seminar Posted 19 July 2017 by Alan MoorhouseWest Country Wanderings Seminar Teign Heritage Centre, 29 French Street, Teignmouth, Devon TQ14 8ST 09:30am for 10:00am on Saturday 11th November 2017 The broad spectrum of events in the West Country that led to the movement of people to and from the area will be covered in this seminar. We have five excellent speakers with good local knowledge who will provide interesting insights. Twitter #GuildWestCountry Programme 09:30 – 10:00 Arrival: Registration and Coffee 10:00 – 10:05 Welcome to the Seminar – Julie Goucher 10:05 – 11:00 The Cornish Diaspora – Kim Baldacchino 11:00 – 11:02 Two Minutes Silence 11:02 – 11:10 Comfort Break 11:10 – 12:05 Farm, Fish, Faith or Family: Motivations for Emigration from North Devon 1830 – 1870 – Dr Janet Few 12:05 – 13.05 Lunch Break 13:05 – 14.00 Tracing the Devon Diaspora Through DNA – Debbie Kennett 14:00 – 14:10 Comfort Break 14:10 – 15:05 Clockmaker, Ship Builder, Empire Maker: A story of a Devon Family – Julie Goucher 15:05 – 15:30 Tea Break 15:30 – 16:25 The Quest for Land: West Dorset Migration to the United States 1820 – 1920 – Jane Ferentzi-Sheppard 16:25 – 16.45 Plenary Sessions and Final Q+A – Speaker Panel 16.45 Close of Seminar Applications to attend are welcome from Guild members, family historians, genealogists, and members of the general public having an interest in the subject matter. The seminar cost including refreshments and buffet lunch is £19.00. Teign Heritage Centre is across the road from Teignmouth station and there is parking in the railway car park which costs £3.90 all day (free for blue badge holders). We would like to ensure that any delegate with a disability can participate fully in this event. Anyone with any special requirements should telephone the Guild Help Desk on 0800 011 2182 or email seminar-booking@guild-dev.org. An accommodation listing is available here. A number of delegates and members of the organising committee will be staying Friday evening at the Premier Inn Newton Abbot and will meet for dinner at the adjacent Grandstand Beefeater restaurant. Full joining instructions are now available here. What delegates said particularly impressed them about the most recent Guild seminar at Chartham on July 15th 2017: As ever, a very well organised event Speakers all excellent Location, venue, keeping to time and organisation Excellent topics Meeting other Guild members Lunch superb Friendliness and interesting presentations All very smooth Well organised throughout, excellent lunch Quality of speakers good Seminar organisation, food and catering Booking To book on this seminar, you can use our our online form¹ in any of three ways: Book online and pay online via PayPal or credit card; For Guild members, book online and pay by direct bank transfer through your bank, quoting the reference number on the form (this is the method which represents the least cost to the Guild); Fill in the booking form online, then print it and send it through the post with your cheque. Alternatively, you can download our booking form flyer, which can be printed, filled-in, and posted, with a cheque to: Alan Moorhouse, [Seminar Bookings], 8 Strachans Close, STROUD, Gloucestershire, GL5 3EB. Bookings close on 29th October 2017. All bookings will be confirmed by email, with full joining instructions, on or shortly after this date. Further information may be obtained by telephoning the Guild HelpDesk on 0800 011 2182, or by email to seminar-booking@guild-dev.org.
Streamed Session Jamboree – From Famine to Plenty Posted 10 June 2017 by Julie GoucherEarlier this week the Guild shared the contribution to be made by various Guild members at the Jamboree hosted by the Southern California Genealogical Society. It was mentioned in that earlier post that some of the sessions would be streamed (as long as you registered, which you can still do!) The image you can see here is the opening slide from the session by Guild member, Tessa Keough. The session was not about her One-Name Study in an obvious way, but it was about using focus on our research, whether that is for a One-Name Study or our personal genealogy or any other historical project for that matter. I personally found the presentation very interesting and I hope you do too. You can find the presentation HERE. Remember, you do need to register, which you still do at this page. You can also download the presentation syllabus when you sign in. You can contact Tessa should you have any questions by emailing her or if you are at Jamboree by catching her at the Guild stand in the exhibition hall. The exhibition call is open: Friday 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
The Guild at Jamboree, Hunting Your Heritage – 2017 Posted 5 June 2017 by Julie GoucherImage copyright to Southern California Genealogical Society The Southern California Genealogical Society in the United States hosts each year a genealogical Jamboree. This year the Guild will be represented by a number of it’s members giving presentations & talks. We talked yesterday about the Guild presence during the Diving into DNA sessions. The sessions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday are also being streamed. You can read the schedules by clicking the above daily links. Please note, some of the streamed sessions are on a pay per view basis; see the Jamboree site for details. Some sessions are streamed and free of charge to all, courtesy of Ancestry who are the sponsors for Jamboree. Registration is essential via THIS LINK One of the sessions which will be available to all (provided you have registered) is on Friday and will be presented by Guild member,Tessa Keough. And another session is by Guild member, Drew Smith whose session will be streamed on Saturday. We wish our Guild members an enjoyable time at Jamboree!
The Guild at Jamboree Delving into DNA 2017 Posted 5 June 2017 by Julie GoucherImage copyright to Southern California Genealogical Society The Southern California Genealogical Society in the United States hosts each year a genealogical Jamboree. This year the Guild will be represented by a number of it’s members giving presentations & talks. The event opens on Thursday 8th June with Diving into DNA. The DNA schedule can be seen HERE. Guild members speaking about Diving into DNA are: David R Dowell PhD Debbie Kennett Drew Smith Emily D Aulicino MA (streamed) Some of the DNA sessions are being streamed and you can purchase access via the Jamboree webpage linked above. Debbie Kennett, is the featured lunchtime speaker on Thursday, and sadly this is not being streamed. Debbie is also giving a number of other presentations, two on Friday which includes her talk, The Joy of Surnames and two on Saturday. We wish our Guild members an enjoyable time at Jamboree!