RQG Conference 2024 Royal Armouries Leeds
Last weekend we saw over 100 genealogists, researchers and family historians come together at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. Here are a few photos taken of the day including our keynote speakers Professor Alison Light, Michael Tobias OBE and Dr Laura King. (click Read more of this post to view the slideshow) We thank […]
International Women’s Day RQG Member Guest Blog
International Women’s Day – Guest Blog by RQG Member Dr Dawn Jennifer Ordinary women: what can a family portrait tell us about female ancestors? Until the late 19th and early 20th centuries, ordinary women’s identities were constructed, and their lives lived, within the private sphere of the home. A daughter’s, wife’s, mother’s existence was defined […]
Christmas vouchers available from our RQG members
It’s not too late to order your Christmas vouchers. Many of our members offer vouchers throughout the year, here is a selection to choose from. Christmas gift e-vouchers are available from RQG member Vicki Manners from Bedfordshire Research. Choose from a range of Edwardian postcard images. Visit https://bedfordshireresearch.co.uk/gift-vouchers Christmas gift cards & e-vouchers are available […]
Article published by RQG Member John Cleary
RQG Member John Cleary has written part 2 of his study into The Cummings of Altyre and the search for an ancient genealogy. The article is published in the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.152.1371 and for non-subscribers, a copy can be downloaded (without copyright images) https://researchportal.hw.ac.uk/en/persons/john-cleary John explains “this is the […]