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 […]
RQG Full Response to MOJ on the Storage and Retention of Original Will Records
Following consultation with our membership, the RQG Board of Directors have responded to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) regarding the storage and retention of original will documents. RQG MOJ Consultation Response 19 February 2024 v2.0
Our membership has reached over 300
We are thrilled to announce that our membership has reached 300! Our 200th full member Aileen Wynne has recently achieved an MA in History of the Family with the University of Limerick. Our full members, combined with our students who are currently studying genealogy at a postgraduate level, takes our total membership to over 300, […]