My Favourite Archive – Herefordshire Archives and Records Centre
RQG member Clare O’Grady of @HerefordGen selected Herefordshire Archives and Record Centre, Herefordshire Council as her #explorearchives favourite. “The new purpose built Centre was opened in 2015 to a leading edge “passivhaus” design. As a result of the move all of the items were stock-checked, cleaned, packaged and re-boxed and so this makes finding the […]
Anne Sherman – New Genealogist of the Week
What started your interest in genealogy? It started as a homework project at college when I was 19. I was on a business course and we had to write a report about our family. When I asked a librarian how I should get started, the reply was “what do you want to do that for?” […]
The Future of Archives in England
The UK National Archives has just published the Consultation on a new Strategic Vision for the Archives Sector, which is a draft for future policy concerning archives. Developing a future vision for archives on The National Archives website explains their role in leading developments in the UK archive sector. Archives are important to genealogists as […]
New Genealogist of the Week – Roger W Whitworth
What does being a genealogist mean to you? Relating to my clients the same pleasure that I derived in accessing my own family history, drives the unstinting work that I carry out as a genealogist. In the ten years that my own business has existed an increasing number of records have become accessible via the […]