Created by Julie Goucher, 2023
Whether you write articles, Tweets, Facebook posts or a blog you are writing and publicising your study and fulfilling at least three of the Seven Pillar’s of Wisdom: the Art of One-Name Studies, published by the Guild in 2012. The book is also available from Amazon in Kindle format.
In the last few years I have written more and more about my own studies, and in particular about my Orlando study, Italian research and about the broad genre of surnames and surname research.
Here are a few articles I have written (in reverse order):
- All the posts relating to Surnames and One-Name Studies on this site can be found HERE
- The Pharos Tutors – What is your Oldest Possession? ~ 10 February 2018
- Journal of the Guild of One-Name Studies – From a Single Name – Beginnings of an Italian One-Name Study ~ Vol 13, Issue 1, pp 30-32 ~ Jan-March 2018 (Awarded the Guild of Award of Excellence)
- Family Tree Magazine (UK) – Setting up a One-Name Study ~ October 2017, pp 22 – 24
- Family Tree Magazine (UK) Blog – How to start a One-Name Study ~ April 2017
- Family Tree Magazine (UK) – My Genetic Journey (Case study as part of a DNA Exclusive guide) ~ February 2017, pp 48-49
You have nothing to loose by writing about your surnames. You may even find a connection to your family or someone else researching the surname. In some cases, including my Orlando study, our One-Name Studies and surname research is bound together with a One-Place Study and perhaps our cultural heritage.
Julie Goucher ~ Anglers Rest 
I’ve neglected my blog this last year sadly. It does take time and effort to maintain but there are certainly rewards in terms of people who discover info about their family and make contact. I have one individual who contacted me three years ago and still sends me info – this week he went to a graveyard to get some photos for me!
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I agree with you Karen, it takes time. For this series I scheduled them which makes it a bit easier. I am looking to revisit some earlier posts and publish updates. How lovely to hear from someone who drip feeds material to you, if only we all had someone who did that!
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He’s a dancer with the Royal Opera Company so I get info whenever he can fit things in between shows. It does make it frustrating sometimes because he leaves me with a juicy bit of info and I just want more!!!
Good plan to schedule in advance. I did the A-Z twice and found I was scrambling to write something still at midnight
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Love the scrabble board… and while I’ve saved letters to make one… haven’t made it yet.
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I love using the scrabble board - this is actually the border I had as a kid, and it is still going strong!
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