About: Clare O'Grady
Recent Posts by Clare O'Grady
NEW RQG Member- Claire Bradley
New RQG member Claire is from our new qualifying institution, the University of Limerick where she gained an MA in History of the Family. Based in Dublin, Ireland, Claire’s special interests are Genetic genealogy and Irish ancestry. Claire is already in business as a professional genealogist and has some upcoming talks in May for Fingal […]
Member’s articles in Derbyshire Miscellany
RQG member Anne Powers has had two papers published in the Derbyshire MIscellany in the last year. Derbyshire Miscellany Volume 23 part 1 Spring 2022. pp.18-23. “Lucy Hardcastle (c.1771-1834), Derby botanist and teacher” and Derbyshire Miscellany Volume 23 part 2 Autumn 2022. pp.22-27. “Andrew Handyside: from Edinburgh to Derby via St Petersburg” both papers use genealogical research to fill […]
IWD- The Story of Catherine Tolson
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2023, RQG member Richard Tolson shares the story of Catherine Tolson who ended up in prison as a result of her campaign for Women’s suffrage. Catharine Tolson is my 3rd cousin 4x removed. I discovered her story 12 years ago whilst researching my wider family history. What follows is a […]
New RQG Member – Sally Benevides Hopkins
Sally has achieved is the Diploma in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde (2022) and is based in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada; about an hour north of Halifax. Areas of interest are family migration from Scotland to Upper and Lower Canada from the 1700s to the early 20th century, and migration […]