Month: April 2018

22 Apr, 2018

New Member- Elizabeth Yule

Elizabeth has always had a keen interest in history and studied history at the University of Kent.  She followed this by gaining the IHGS Diploma in Genealogy and the MSc in Genealogical, Paleographic and Heraldic Studies at Strathclyde University. She works at Achievements, the research branch of the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, and […]

18 Apr, 2018

New RQG Member – Les Mitchinson

Graduating with the IHGS Diploma in Genealogy in 2009, Les is based in Petersfield, Hampshire. With a military background and having served a full career in the Royal Navy he offers himself as a military records specialist. Future Plans: Les was appointed Director of Education with the IHGS, The School of Family History, in January […]

18 Apr, 2018

RQG members and students: Save the date(s)

Our Annual General Meeting is now set for May 22 in London. We will give formal notice of this, and advise the location, in due course. As mentioned previously we will be holding two ‘virtual pre-AGMs’. These will cover the same agenda as the formal AGM and are intended to give as many folk as […]

17 Apr, 2018

New Member – Dr Joan Reid

Joan completed the postgraduate certificate in genealogy, palaeography and heraldic studies with the University of Strathclyde last July and started the modular diploma in March this year. She lives in Thame in Oxfordshire and is in the early stages of a one name study into her maiden name: Sarginson. It is proving to have many […]