The Guild’s August 2014 seminar was on the subject of Medieval & Early Modern Records.  The Guild visited Yorkshire to discover records from 1274, including Manorial Records, York Archbishopric Cause Papers and Early Immigrant papers, some newly indexed, providing the potential to extend knowledge of early surname distribution throughout the country.

Videos and presentation slides from this seminar are available to members.

This seminar covered a number of interesting areas, from old newspapers to libraries and a few really unusual items we believed would be new for your One-Name Study.

As announced in the January 2014 issue of the Journal, the Guild’s World War 1 Centenary Website is now live! This website, after registration, allows members to enter stories about their ancestors’ involvement in WW1. The stories can be about male or female, military or not and direct ancestor or one-name study subject. Please contact the WW1 Administrator for help or advice.

Bookings are now being taken for the next Guild Seminar: “One-Name Studies: The Next Generation”. This is being held at the Telford Innovation Centre in Telford, UK on 15th February 2014. Further information and bookings can be found on the page for the Seminar.