Monthly Archives: December 2019

Surname Tips (22)

Today our tip is to look in more detail at the Members’ Website Project, which you can read about HERE. As I said a day or so, it is free of charge to members, although the Guild will gladly accept donations! … Continue reading

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Today tip builds on from yesterday’s; exploring the preservation options available to Guild of One-Name Studies members’. It is likely no secret, that I especially like the Members’ Website Project (more on that later in this series!), but today I … Continue reading

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Today the tip is Preservation. Have you considered what will happen to your research when you can no longer actively undertake it? The Guild offer a number of preservation methods and members’ are free to use any, all or none; … Continue reading

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Assuming you are inspired to register a study or develop your profile page, today’s tip is to recommend members’ watch the presentation undertaken by Kim, the last Guild webmaster. In February 2017, Kim did a presentation at a seminar and … Continue reading

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Today’s tip is to encourage members of the Guild to register a study or a surname interest. A study provides opportunities for members, such as access to Marriage Challenges or the Members’ Website Project. You can also request a Profile … Continue reading

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One of the member benefit’s that I like the most that is offered by the Guild, is the indexes. Each time a surname search is done of the website, the results will not only show if a study has been … Continue reading

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Do you have a social media presence that you can use to share and promote your surname interest? A number of members have groups for their surname. I have an Orlando Facebook Group and I am the first to admit, … Continue reading

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Today’s tip is, if you are a member, to join the Guild’s members only Facebook Group Non-members and members can follow the Guild’s Facebook page The members’ group is quite active with a variety of discussions from great sites to … Continue reading

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Today’s tip is connect with others. It always sounds so very obvious when we say a marriage record is made up of at least two people. Generally speaking, there will be at least two surnames, the bride and groom. Sometimes … Continue reading

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Today’s tip is quite simple. Join the Guild of One-Name Studies or Renew your membership. Long before I was a Trustee of the Guild I was a member, joining the Guild in 2002. I immediately registered the surname of Orlando. … Continue reading

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