In Deep with the Book of Me – April Prompt 2015

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Julie Goucher

Tomorrow is the start of month 4 of what is going to be a 12 month project. On the 1st of the month, at around 12.30 am UK time I release the prompt for that month’s In Deep with the Book of Me, Written by You.

If you are new here, welcome! The details, background flyer and Face Book link to the Book of Me can be found HERE and the prompt list for In Deep with the Book of Me can be found HERE

Traditionally in April bloggers take to blogging their way daily across the month using the alphabet as their blogging feature, with each day representing a letter of the alphabet. The only day there is not a post is Sunday. 1st April is A, 2nd April is B and so forth.

So, over the course of the April we are going to be blogging DAILY – as always you can ignore the prompt, take a different spin on the prompt, share (or not). The choice is completely yours.

There are TWO sets of prompts
1. A – Z Genealogical is aimed at those with a genealogical slant
2. A- Z Book of Me Medley  aimed at those who are perhaps knew to the Book of Me series.

You can mix and match the prompts or if you are brave you can answer both set!

Here are a few links that might assist you as we blog every day.

The presentation

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Guild of One-Name Studies Conference – Sunday Sessions & Close

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Julie Goucher

10.00-11.00  – Tennyson 1&2 Tools & Techniques: Using WordPress for Blogs & Websites – Alec Tritton

11.00-12.00  – Tennyson 1&2 Tools & Techniques: Managing your DNA Project, and Interpreting Results – Maurice Gleeson

12.00-13.00  – Tennyson 1&2 Tools & Techniques: Communication from the Hereafter – the Members’ Websites Project – Jim Benedict and Mike Spathaky

14.00-15.00  – Tennyson 1&2 Tools & Techniques: Using Blogger for Blogs – Julie Goucher

15.30-16.30  – Tennyson Suite Keynote Speaker – Mark Bayley, S & N Genealogy Breaking Down Brick Walls in your Family History Research

16.30-16.45 Close of Conference – Guild President

Guild of One-Name Studies – www.one-name.org

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Guild of One-Name Studies Conference – Saturday Afternoon Sessions

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Julie Goucher

14.00-15.00  – Tennyson 1 & 2 Tools & Techniques: Webinars – What is Available and How Do I Participate? – Tessa Keough

15.30-16.30  – Tennyson 1 & 2 Tools & Techniques: How to Set Up Facebook Groups, and Research Using Facebook – Alan Moorhouse

16.30-17.30  – Tennyson 1 & 2 Tools & Techniques: The Give and Take of Collaboration – Bob Cumberbatch

The Guild of One-Name Studies – www.one-name.org

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Grantley Arms, Wonersh

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Julie Goucher

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Guild of One-Name Studies Conference – Saturday AGM & Morning Sessions

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Julie Goucher

09.00-10.30  – Tennyson Suite Welcome and Opening of the Conference by the Guild President, followed by the Annual General Meeting

10.30-11.30 Morning Coffee

11.00-12.00  – Tennyson Suite Keynote Speaker – Laurence Harris Collaboration, Cooperation and Communication

12.00-13.00  – Tennyson Suite Panel Session: What Software Do I Use? How Does it Support Collaboration, Cooperation and Communication?

Panel Members – Bob Cumberbatch, Paul Howes, Jim Benedict and Tessa Keough

The Guild of One-Name Studies www.one-name.org

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A-Z April Blogging Challenge & The Book of Me

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Julie Goucher

I have taken part in the A-Z Blogging challenge for the last four years or so and this year will be no exception. What is new is that I have linked the A – Z Challenge with the Book of Me.

Below is the presentation with the prompt hints along with the various links and more information.

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RootsMOOC

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Julie Goucher

Earlier this week I stumbled across a genealogy MOOC opportunity. The course starts officially on Monday 30th March, but is available for people to sign up and get familiar with the set up.The cost for the course is nothing, other than your investment of time.

The course is divided into four modules

  • Orientation Module — Begins March 23
  • Module 1: Getting Started — Begins March 30
  • Module 2: US Census — Begins April 20
  • Module 3: State & Local Resources — Begins May 4
  • Module 4: Online Sources & Strategies — Begins May 18

Below is the introductory video

Something that is really useful is that you can join the course and submit your surname and location interests with any contact being made through the Canvas portal. It is certainly a great idea and I listed my interest in my two One-Name (Surname research) studies for the names of Orlando and Worship.

To sign up and take part visit – https://learn.canvas.net/courses/369

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Tangley Manor circa 1913

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Julie Goucher
Published by Francis Frith – 65258 which dates to circa 1913

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Web Wednesday – Willard Suitcases

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Julie Goucher

Sometime ago I came across today’s Web Wednesday topic and thought it was simply fascinating. Not just in terms of the actual project, but also the historical context and details behind it.

The project is called Willard Suitcases and the blog is capturing the very essence of the 400 suitcases belonging to former residents of a New York psychiatric hospital. The cases were put into storage when the patients were admitted, many contained belongings packed without the realisation of what it means to be institutionalised. The luggage dates from between 1910 and 1960 and in the cases of many of the patients they never left. Quite simply tragic.

Willard Psychiatric Hospital circa 1880 – courtesy of The New York Times

Once the hospital was closed the luggage was salvaged and acquired by New York State Museum. The blog host, Jon Crispin was given the wonderful opportunity to photograph the luggage.

You can read more details about the project at
http://www.willardsuitcases.com/about. Jon’s introductory post can be found HERE. You can also read Jon’s blog and see the posts about the suitcases at http://joncrispinposts.com/

The tragedy in all of this is that many people were confined in institutions across the globe  for conditions that were not diagnosed or treated. Conditions such as epilepsy for example. Conditions such as dementia was not acknowledged. In other instances wives were confined for perhaps having what we know now to be post natal depression, or perhaps confined so they could be replaced with a newer model!

Websites such at this one exists to honour those who lived in such tragic times. It is important that we learn from the material and data they left behind.

Further information

Links accessed and found to be live 23rd March 2015
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Tuesday’s Tip – Use auction sites

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Julie Goucher

Back in 2013, I wrote a blog post for the In-Depth Genealogist, which can be read HERE. I talked about sourcing material from auction sites and alike. I still believe that is a good option, and that is my Tuesday’s Tip for this week, fuelled by my latest addition.

This lovely little beauty is made from reclaimed pine.

The moment I saw it, I had one of those I MUST have that moments, because apart from the surname, it fitted even the fish them!

The sides of the box are decorated with a fish and even my beloved said perfect! and now he is rather impatiently waiting to see if we can establish who the A L Goucher was in Yorkshire.

So do explore those auction sites, use the Evernote clipping tool to gather the information, so that you can capture the details without bending your credit card!

Many of those with One-Name Studies (www.one-name.org) do just that.

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