About: Clare O'Grady
Recent Posts by Clare O'Grady
Celebrating Archives: Royal Botanic Gardens
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London and Edinburgh each have some records relating to their former staff and students, which can be searched by their own archivists. At Kew (@Kewgardens) their staff records start in 1841 (pre-1841have not survived) and apprenticeship/student records start in 1902. The records are arranged in date order therefore it […]
RQG Celebrates Archives
As a forerunner to the Ask the Archivist campaign in the US and Explore your archives campaign in the UK, RQG would like to highlight archival resources that may be undiscovered to both to our members and the wider genealogical community. Archives and archivists are the lifeblood of historical research, especially for genealogists. Without records […]
New Student Member – Gareth Bassett
Based in Llanelli, Camarthenshire, Gareth is currently studying the correspondence course with the IHGS and from April 2019 he will commence study towards a Masters degree in Genealogical, Paleographic and Heraldic Studies with the University of Strathclyde, having already undertaken a postgraduate module with them. He has a particular interest in military genealogy/ancestry/research and also […]
New Member- Linda Newey
Based in Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, Linda has completed The Diploma in Genealogy (IHGS), and has a BA with the Open University. She currently works as a librarian for Birmingham Library Service and has experience in teaching for Adult Education Services. Linda’s work covers the historic counties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and beyond […]