Author Archives: Julie Goucher

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About Julie Goucher

Genealogist, Author, Presenter, native Guildfordian, avid note taker and journal writer. Lover of Books, Stationery & History; Surnames, Butcher & Orlando One-Name Studies. Pharos Tutor for all One-Name Studies/surname courses as well as Researching Ancestors from Continental Europe.

“From Surnames to Stories: Shaping and Sharing One-Name Studies” – Surnames Study Day

The Society of Genealogists is hosting a Surname Study Day on 16 May 2026. This is a virtual event with the recordings available to those who pre-book. Members of the SOG can claim a discount (login to the SOG website). … Continue reading

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G is for Genealogy

Genealogy and family history perhaps mean different things to different people, in much the same way that family trees and pedigrees do. I do not think it is specific as to what group of researcher, or type of individual use … Continue reading

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F is for Framework

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

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

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

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

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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Medieval Links

A little earlier in the week, I held the first tutorial of the latest Introduction to One-Name Studies course. The topic of researching in the Middles Ages came up and we shared a number of links: Medieval Genealogy – https://medievalgenealogy.org.uk (theContinue reading

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Robert Burns and Burns Night (3)

This post concludes the mini series of Robert Burns and Burns Night – Part 1 and Part 2 I couldn’t write about Burns Night, or a Scottish surname without writing about Clans and Tartans, even if it is in a … Continue reading

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Robert Burns and Burns Night (2)

Having written the earlier post about Burns Night (Burns Night Part 1), I realised that I had not explored the surname more fully. I don’t have time to create a significant post, but did want to share a few things … Continue reading

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