Category Archives: One-Place Studies

Introducing A-Z Challenge 2020

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Julie Goucher

Commencing 1st April, subscribers and readers will be seeing posts every day (apart from Sunday) about Specialised Studies. A specialised study is a project or study based upon something specific. Each of the posts will be based upon the loose … Continue reading →

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George Butcher #GOONSblogchallenge – Post 8

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Julie Goucher

Today is the 112th birthday of my maternal Grandfather, George Butcher. Born in 1908 in Wanborough, Surrey, he was one of 9 children who survived into adulthood from a family of 12. At the time of the Second World War … Continue reading →

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Sicilian Sulphur Mining #GOONSblogchallenge – Post 7

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Julie Goucher

Caltanissetta is located in the centre of Sicily, dominating the Salso River. From the beginning of the 19th Century, Caltanissetta became a mining centre following the discovery of huge sulphur deposits. Between 1830-1835, according to the General Statistics of Sulphur … Continue reading →

Posted in #GuildBlogChallenge, Genealogy, Miners and Mining, Orlando One-Name Study, Sutera, Sicily, Virciglio | 3 Comments

Q & A – How do I set up an eBay search for my Surname?

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Julie Goucher

Following my article in Family Tree Magazine, where I mentioned setting up an eBay alert for a surname, I received a few questions on how to set it up. I thought I would also answer that here, in a step … Continue reading →

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Surname Vircigilo – #GOONSblogchallenge – Post 4

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Julie Goucher

There is no secret that I love surnames and the heritage & history that each one portrays. This image, here is reflective of my paternal line, which is predominately in Sicily, but there are lines that have migrated elsewhere, some … Continue reading →

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Rectors and Curates #GOONSblogchallenge – Post 2

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Julie Goucher

As genealogists we spend a lot of time exploring the parishes our families or those we are researching have lived in. I have been very lucky to have ancestors who resided in two parishes where either the Rector or the … Continue reading →

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Rural Communities #GOONSblogchallenge – Post 1

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Julie Goucher

I spent some time a few days ago writing about the Guild blog challenge and shared how my software is set up with different trees. The first post in the series is about rural settings and we, as genealogists should … Continue reading →

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European Ancestors

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Over the course of the last few months I have been pondering on some genealogical housekeeping. That includes my blogging platform and website. I have already gradually merged another blog into this one and as that was relatively painless, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, DNA & Surname Projects, European Ancestors, Genealogy, Introduction to One-Name Studies (Pharos course 901), One-Name Studies, One-Place Studies, Presentations | Leave a comment

A-Z Challenge 2019 – T is for Timelines

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Julie Goucher

I love timelines. They enable us to tell us what information we hold about an individual, whether that is our own ancestor or someone from our studies. A timeline also enables us to see what we DO NOT know and … Continue reading →

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A-Z Challenge 2019 – I is for Indexes

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Julie Goucher

When I first joined the Guild of One-Name Studies back in 2002 I immediately registered my Orlando One-Name Study. As time passed the Guild began building up a set of indexes for the use of Guild members and I began … Continue reading →

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