Monthly Archives: December 2019

Surname Tips (12)

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Today the tip to review your current genealogy filing system. Do a quick appraisal of the following: Genealogical Software Notebooks Research log To Do lists Random notes (yes, all those post it notes too!) Material held in OneNote or Evernote … Continue reading →

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Surname Tips (11)

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Today’s Tip is to explore and consider taking one of the three One-Name Studies course with Pharos. Introduction to One-Name Studies Practicalities of a One-Name Studies (new for 2020) Advanced One-Name Studies You can read the lesson structures on the … Continue reading →

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Surname Tips (10)

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Today’s tip is to read a copy of the current version of The Art of a One-Name Study, (Seven Pillars). Published by the Guild in 2012 the book is a great introduction to progressing a One-Name (surname) Study. The book … Continue reading →

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Surname Tips (9)

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Today’s tip is to read a copy of the newly published Surname Research Guide. I wrote the initial version back in February 2019. The booklet was circulated with Family Tree Magazine (UK), March edition as a way of the Guild … Continue reading →

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Surname Tips (8)

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Julie Goucher

The Guild has a great many resources within the members’ area, which is obviously for members’! One of the benefits, is the Guild wiki which contains a whole manner of things.  It was the wiki that was the forerunner to … Continue reading →

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Southern California Genealogical Society –  “European Surnames and How They Can Help in Genealogical Research”

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Julie Goucher

A FREE Webinar from Southern California Genealogical Society –  “European Surnames and How They Can Help in Genealogical Research” To sign up for the webinar please click THIS LINK. The webinar will be broadcast from 6pm GMT or 10am PST.  … Continue reading →

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Surname Tips (7)

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Julie Goucher

One of the tips early on, was to explore the Guild website, today the tip is view the recording of the Guild website. The recording was from the seminar in spring 2017 and was presented by Kim Baldacchino, who was … Continue reading →

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Surname Tips (6)

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Yesterday, the tip was to attend a Guild seminar or conference, today the tip is explore the recorded offering of seminar and conference sessions. These are available to members only. Members need to be logged in to the website and … Continue reading →

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Surname Tips (5)

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Julie Goucher

In the last tip, I mentioned the connection with other genealogists and recommend this tip to all. Attend a Guild conference or seminar. The Guild is a global organisation. Members live in a variety of places across the globe, the … Continue reading →

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Surname Tips (4)

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Julie Goucher

The tip for day four is to estimate how big your surname study is going to be? – Is it the size of a matchbox, the size of Mount Everest or something in between? There are advantages and disadvantages to … Continue reading →

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