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.

(Advent 19) – Software

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Julie Goucher

This continues the process from Advent 17, where I talked about how to create the database. This post is about where to put the database – which genealogy software? The most frequently used software by those with One-Name Studies, and … Continue reading →

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(Advent 18) – Records

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Julie Goucher

This is a post that I wrote probably about five years ago, and I think it is worth resharing now. I kept spreadsheets full of unprocessed and unrelated data prior to it being added to my software database.  I use … Continue reading →

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(Advent 17) – Questions…..

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Julie Goucher

One of the most frequent questions I am asked by Introduction to One-Name Studies students is HOW do you use family tree software, or HOW do you keep One-Name Study information? It takes a while to find your rhythm in … Continue reading →

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(Advent 13) – Migration

Posted on December 13, 2025 by Julie Goucher

Migration is the reason that a true one-name study is global. There have been peaks of migration, from the United Kingdom and various countries in Europe over time. The reasons for that migration varies depending on the starting point for … Continue reading →

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(Advent 12) – Learning and Reading

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Julie Goucher

The way we each learn is different, I prefer to write notes, so for me I am likely to recall something if I wrote it down having read it or heard it. There is a plethora of genealogical and historical … Continue reading →

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(Advent 11) – Keeping Track

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Julie Goucher

Keeping track of our research, successes, next steps and research ideas is really important. Without it, and I speak for myself here, when I say, if it is not written down then all bets are off if I will remember … Continue reading →

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(Advent 10) – Journey

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Julie Goucher

Family history is akin to going on journey. When we start we do not necessarily know where we are going, we don’t know what we might see on the journey, nor the destination. We use our starting point and move … Continue reading →

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(Advent 9) – Individualistic

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Julie Goucher

I am always amazed at the number of genealogists who are surprised or curious about the concept of One-Name studies.  Broadly speaking, we all have a surname. It might be one we were given at birth, one that was “given” … Continue reading →

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(Advent 8) – Help at Hand

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Julie Goucher

The Genealogical community, both on and offline is in the main a friendly one, where sharing knowledge and ideas for research is given freely and frequently. The internet has shrunk the world to the size of a matchbox, with interactions … Continue reading →

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(Advent 7) – Gathering Data

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Julie Goucher

Any One-Name and surname research project will involve the collection of material, what I refer to as raw data. Regardless of where your surname originated from or where you reside, to undertake a One-Name Study and register this with the … Continue reading →

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