Category Archives: Practicalities of a One-Name Studies (Pharos Course 903)

Practicalities of a One-Name Studies course

The next running of the Practicalities of a One-Name Study course (903) is about to get underway – 10 September 2024. It is always a popular course and as those working with a study look at and consider the practical … Continue reading

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Practicalities of a One-Name Study Course

The next running of the Practicalities of a One-Name Study course (903) is about to get underway – 5 March 2024. It is always a popular course and as those working with a study look at and consider the practical … Continue reading

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Miscellaneous Workbook For One-Name Studies

Some months ago I said I would share how I kept spreadsheets full of unprocessed and unrelated data prior to it being added to my software database. Apologies for a long wait, I hope this post goes some way to … Continue reading

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Pharos Course Dates for 2023

I have yet to update the relevant sections of this site, but I have agreed the following dates for the various courses that I teach: Introduction to One-Name Studies (901) Details can be found HERE 24 January and 4 July … Continue reading

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Working with UNCONNECTED People in a Genealogical Database

This is a long awaited post, requested by several Pharos students….(sorry for the wait!). Working with unconnected people in a genealogical database is one of the biggest issues for those with surname projects, or One-Name Studies. I personally struggled with … Continue reading

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Q & A – Reconstructing Families Using a Mac

I recently received an email from someone at the beginning of their One-Name or Surname Study. The email contained several questions, which I am going to split into four posts. This is post three. Click to read Post One, Post … Continue reading

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Q & A – Naming and Numbering Patterns for a One-Name or Surname Study

I recently received an email from someone at the beginning of their One-Name or Surname Study. The email contained several questions, which I am going to split into four posts. This is post two. Click to read Post One. What … Continue reading

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Q & A – Collecting Data for One-Name & Surname Studies

I recently received an email from someone at the beginning of their One-Name or Surname Study. The email contained several questions, which I am going to split into four posts. This is post one. The first questions is concerned with … Continue reading

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Discussion – What to look for that suits your (One-Name/Surname) Study

As I was unable to give the presentation live, I said that I would organise an online event whereby we could discuss the presentation and I could answer any questions. For those who missed the recording, it can be found … Continue reading

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Presentation – What to look for that suits your (One-Name/Surname) Study

After an issue with  Zoom, wanting to install a patch to fix an update problem which prevented me from giving this talk to the Guild of One-Name Studies on Wednesday, I arranged to record the presentation (click the image below). … Continue reading

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