Category Archives: Introduction to One-Name Studies (Pharos course 901)

A-Z Challenge 2019 – Introduction

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Julie Goucher

I took part in the A-Z challenge as far back as 2012. I had a break for a year or so but came back for 2018 and thoroughly enjoyed participating again and see no reason to not take part in … Continue reading →

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Family Tree Magazine 2019 – Surname Research Series

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Julie Goucher

In the April 2019 issue, the surname series continues with us looking at types of Surnames and how they vary across different Country origins. You can read more by looking through the posts I have previously written HERE, or by taking … Continue reading →

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Do you have Ruby’s?

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Julie Goucher

The Guild of One-Name Studies is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary. As part of the celebrations we decided to create a collaborative study for the surname of Ruby. Ruby, as many people know is typically the gemstone give for a 40th … Continue reading →

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Family Tree Magazine 2019 – Surname Research Series

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Julie Goucher

In the March 2019 issue, the surname series continues with us looking at the size of a study, watching out for anomalies & plotting surname origins. You can read more by looking through the posts I have previously written HERE, or … Continue reading →

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Sources & Citations Series – Your Own Citation, Guidance for Others

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Julie Goucher

We are at the last of the Sources and Citations Series and I hope that you have found it useful and it has given you food for thought on your studies. Whether you have a blog or website for your research … Continue reading →

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Sources & Citations Series – Approaches to Writing Sources

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Continuing with the Sources and Citations Series. Whilst we all hope that we will record absolutely perfect citations we have to accept that there will be days when we do not. These will occur because there are a million things whizzing … Continue reading →

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Sources & Citations Series – Genealogical Proof Standard & One-Name Studies

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Sometime ago I promised to write a post about Genealogical Proof Standard. I cannot recall, if I indeed did write the post or if I added it to my never-ending to do list, but thought that I would write this … Continue reading →

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Sources & Citations Series – Repository Lists

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Continuing with the Sources and Citations Series and today we are going to focus on Repository Lists. Being a prolific note taker and list maker I am in my element with a list of repositories being an important part of my genealogy … Continue reading →

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Sources & Citations Series – Are Sources Ever Wrong?

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Continuing with the Sources and Citations Series. Early on in the series we talked about sources, what they are the differences between primary and secondary sources; you an read that earlier post here. Primary Source is something written at the time, by someone … Continue reading →

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Sources & Citations Series – References & Guidance for Citations

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Julie Goucher

The first book I wholeheartedly recommend is Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills. The author has created a comprehensive website which offers many examples and explanations for citations for a variety of source material. The second book that I recommend … Continue reading →

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