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

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 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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Practicalities of a One-Name Study

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Julie Goucher

We have just got to the end of week one of the new Pharos course, Practicalities of a One-Name Study The first week looks at, as you might have guessed, spreadsheets and how they can be used in a One-Name … 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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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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Genealogical Software and Applications

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Julie Goucher

Ahead of the new Pharos course, Practicalities of a One-Name Study we are going to explore the subject of Software and Applications. Any posts will be categorised the same and will be found HERE. The software or applications (apps) chosen … Continue reading →

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