TNA Manorial Documents Survey
The National Archives are running a survey about the current use of English and Welsh #ManorialDocuments and the #research this supports. This survey will also help them better understand users of the Manorial Documents Register and gauge awareness of the Manorial Document Rules. They will also use the results to plan a series of events […]
New RGQ Member – Sian Salt
Living in Manchester, England, Sian graduated this year with an MSc in Genealogy, Palaeography and Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde. The subject of their dissertation was First World War conscientious objectors and Sian intends to build on her research, possibly in book form. Other areas of interest revolve around dissent (e.g. suffrage, trade […]
New RQG Member Nicola Hallam
Lincolnshire based Nicola has recently completed the MSc programme at the University of Strathclyde and is expecting confirmation of the preliminary results at any moment! Since moving back to Lincolnshire, the county of her birth, she has been working to increase her knowledge of the history of Lincolnshire and the records available to genealogists. With […]
New RQG Journal Article on Naming the Dead
The new article is by Stephen B Hatton and is called Exploring Genealogy’s Necronominalism The article explores the relation of genealogy and naming the dead. It discusses funerary practices as a recapture of the dead, gravestones as complex signs, and memory and death including a memento mori and a liber memorialis. An authentic search for […]