Category Archives: A-Z Challenge

F is for Framework

Posted on April 7, 2026 by Julie Goucher

As with any project, you need to sit down and scope out your plan and what you want to achieve from the project. A surname project or One-Name Study is no different. Perhaps though, what is different is when the … Continue reading →

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D is for DNA

Posted on April 4, 2026 by Julie Goucher

I have written a lot previously about One-Name Studies (If you are new here, welcome! – you can read all the posts about researching surnames HERE). A number of members of the Guild of One-Name Studies have an associated DNA project … Continue reading →

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C is for Communication

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Julie Goucher

The internet has shrunk the world to the size of a matchbox. It enables us through email or a variety of apps and websites to connect with people we knew from school, university or employment. It also bridges the gap … Continue reading →

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B is for Books and Bibliographies

Posted on April 2, 2026 by Julie Goucher

The online world has provided the potential for books outside of their copyright to be available to researchers. Those providers offering access FREE are: Google Books The Internet Archive Project Gutenberg Hathi Trust ……. And, there may well be others. … Continue reading →

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A is for Research Aims

Posted on April 1, 2026 by Julie Goucher

I was not sure that I was going to take part in the A-Z Challenge this year, but suddenly found myself on the sign up page and thought as it was still possible to sign up that I would. Over … Continue reading →

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H is for History

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Julie Goucher

Our Genealogical pursuits are underpinned with the history relevant to the country where our ancestors hailed from, and also by wider current affairs. Our people, much like us today did not live in isolation. They, as we are, were affected … Continue reading →

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G is for Groups and Societies

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Julie Goucher

The range of material that is key to unravelling our family histories is quite astounding. In the modern world with the commercial organisations holding rafts of data it is easy to believe that the material has always been available in … Continue reading →

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F is for Family

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Julie Goucher

Let me start by asking what is Family? Is the definition that you might find in a dictionary consistent? Has the meaning changed over the years? Has it broadened or As any former student of the One-Name Studies courses knows … Continue reading →

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E is for Europe

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Julie Goucher

Researching European ancestry is many things, from frustrating, saddening, exciting, challenging, and many other emotions. I tutor the Researching Ancestors in Continental Europe course for Pharos Tutors which starts in May 2025.  The course which runs over five weeks is … Continue reading →

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D is for Directories

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Julie Goucher

Directories enables us to see a snapshot in time, whether that is a home or a business address. If you look at the image here which shows three directories from Guildford in Surrey, representing 1953, 1955 and 1963. I casually … Continue reading →

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