About: Clare O'Grady
Recent Posts by Clare O'Grady
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 […]
Gloucestershire digitised resources available for free online.
Gloucestershire Archives have been working with Ancestry and can now provide free access to Gloucestershire’s digitised resources until the archive reopens. The archive collections date from the 12th century to the present day and include records of the diocese of Gloucester, ancient boroughs, quarter sessions and other courts, councils, schools, hospitals, charities and a huge […]