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

Maps as a Visual Addition to a One-Name Study & Genealogy

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Julie Goucher

It is obvious that a map is a visual aid to research, but yesterday I was sitting thinking, as you do and reached for this map of the parishes within Surrey – the map is from the West Surrey Family … Continue reading →

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Family Tree Virtually Live 17 & 18 April 2020

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Julie Goucher

Sadly, with the COVID-19 epidemic, Family Tree Live 2020 has been cancelled, but the folks at Family Tree Magazine have kept working on the event and turned the event into a virtual one, which is fantastic and means the event … Continue reading →

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A-Z Challenge 2020 – Specialised Studies N is for Names

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Julie Goucher

Those who frequent this blog would have likely known that N had to be for Names! Our names are a way of highlighting us, as individuals, linking to our past both in terms of our people and our history. There … Continue reading →

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A-Z Challenge 2020 – Specialised Studies M is for Mining

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Julie Goucher

I wrote quite recently on Sicilians who worked the sulphur mines in Sicily. In terms of the United Kingdom, over the centuries we have mined, with some success (and failings), coal, tin, copper, slate and even gold. Further afield Opal … Continue reading →

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A-Z Challenge 2020 – Specialised Studies L is for Genealogical & Historical Learning

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Julie Goucher

The best way of learning is to be inspired by someone or a group of someones. Many genealogists and indeed others too, say that “school history was learning to dry facts for two years in order to get an O … Continue reading →

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Q & A – Study Starting Point

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Julie Goucher

Hi Julie, I have collected some Census information, Marriages and Cemetery Records for my one name study. I would like to start entering individuals into Roots Magic. The marriages have spouses and marriage dates but no age or parents for … Continue reading →

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Researching Females in a One-Name Study

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Julie Goucher

A frequent question that pops up on the Introduction to One-Name Studies course is about researching women, especially if the female marries out of the surname. It varies, depending on the person undertaking the study. Some carry on, including the … Continue reading →

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Working on a Global Surname Project , for a Geographically Concentrated Surname

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Julie Goucher

Typically surnames will have a hotbed presence, even the most common surnames. In those instances, it will often be personal to the researcher. In the case of my own Butcher ancestors, Surrey is a particular hotbed for me, followed by … Continue reading →

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Introduction to One-Name Studies (901)

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Julie Goucher

**Disclaimer**  Any views shared here are my own and do not form or imply any official view point of Pharos Tutors or the Guild of One-Name Studies. As a Pharos tutor, one of the things I enjoy most is inspiring … Continue reading →

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Choosing a Surname Course

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Julie Goucher

**Disclaimer**  Any views shared here are my own and do not form or imply any official view point of Pharos Tutors or the Guild of One-Name Studies. There are relatively few formal genealogical based courses, though there are some out … Continue reading →

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