RQG Prize Winners 2022
Every year the Register of Qualified Genealogists (RQG) award prizes (£50 book tokens via Amazon) to students studying at Diploma or Master’s level at the three institutions which are affiliated to RQG: The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies The University of Dundee The University of Strathclyde. The Register of Qualified Genealogists is a professional […]
How successful is commercial DNA testing in resolving British & Irish cases of unknown parentage?
This new RQG journal article by Maurice Gleeson, Donna Rutherford, John Cleary [QG] and Michelle Leonard characterise the type of people trying to resolve unknown parentage cases in the UK and Ireland, and how successful their efforts are, using commercial DTC (direct-to-consumer) DNA tests. To find out more and to read the article for free: […]
New RQG Member – Melissa Pearson
Melissa has an MSc in Genealogy, Palaeography and Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde and has a special interest in the use pf prison records for genealogical research. Based in Gloucestershire, UK, Melissa is going into business as a professional researcher. Twitter handle is @Melissa03790426
New RQG member – Joanne Kenyon
Joanne is a professional genealogist based in Staffordshire, West Midlands UK. Currently studying for an MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographical and Heraldic Studies with the University of Strathclyde, and has completed the certificate and diploma. She has a keen interest in local and social history, researching the people behind industry and occupations in the 18th and […]