Month: January 2017

23 Jan, 2017

New Genealogist of the Week – Jane Tunesi of Liongam

What started your interest in genealogy? My interest in genealogy started whilst I was at school.  During the 1977 Silver Jubilee celebrations my school studied the Royal Family, a subject I was already interested in.  This progressed to learning about the monarchs of this country and culminating in a project based on our own family […]

16 Jan, 2017

British History Online website Survey

The results of a survey recently conducted on the use of the British History Online website has been published. It compared how genealogists use the site compared to Academics and casual users with regards to search criteria and content access. The full survey results are in a long report and can be read here   http://digitalhumanities.org/dhq/vol/10/4/000270/000270.html

16 Jan, 2017

New Genealogist of the Week – Clare Fowler

What started your interest in genealogy? I think I am like most people in having always had an interest in family stories, but it was really only in 2002 that I decided to follow it through. My grandfather had passed away and in his papers we found several documents and newspaper cuttings that we didn’t […]

14 Jan, 2017

Members Meeting Thursday 19 January 1pm

Just a reminder that this meeting will take place next week – the agenda and link to the meeting can be accessed via the relevant post on the members forum. We would particularly encourage new members to attend if possible but obviously all members would be very welcome to ensure a wide range of views […]