Month: October 2019

28 Oct, 2019

New RQG Member Victoria Coyle

Bolton based Victoria has the following qualifications: BA (Hons) in History and English: Bolton Institute of Higher Education PGCE: St Martin’s College, Lancaster MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographical & Heraldic Studies at the University of Strathclyde She is a social historian and a member of the Guild of One Name Studies researching the surname Croston. Victoria […]

27 Oct, 2019

New RQG Member Claire Arnold

Claire is based in Thornton-Cleveleys, near Blackpool in Lancashire and currently has a Diploma in Genealogical, Paleography and Heraldic Studies from Strathclyde A qualified CIMA Accountant with a MSc in Strategic Business Management, Claire is now studying for her MSc in  Genealogical, Paleography and Heraldic Studies and then hopes to go into business as a genealogist. […]

19 Oct, 2019

RQG member Alison Spring talks at RootsTech London

RQG member Alison Spring is talking at #RootsTechLondon on Beyond Scotland’s People:Breaking Down Brick Walls in Scottish Research. Find her on Saturday at 9am   We asked Alison what began her interest in family history: My interest in my family’s history and Hebridean heritage probably began when I was a little girl, with my dad […]

18 Oct, 2019

New RQG Member Dr Joan Reid

Joan has a Postgraduate diploma in genealogy, palaeography and heraldic studies from the University of Strathclyde.  Currently based in Thame in Oxfordshire, her family comes from the East Riding of Yorkshire. Joan’s areas of interest  include WWI memorials, religious history, houses/estates and Yorkshire and she hopes to be talking to a local U3A family history […]