New RQG Member: Heather Cromar
Heather recently received an MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographical, and Heraldric studies from the University of Strathclyde and will be attending the November graduation in Glasgow. She lives in Rexburg, Idaho (somewhat near Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park) where she teaches as an adjunct professor in the Family History & Genealogy Department. Currently she […]
New RQG Member : Rhiannon Lloyd
Rhiannon has achieved an MSc (Distinction) in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde. Based in South Somerset, she is particularly interested in palaeography, Medieval genealogy and anything related to the county of Somerset. Rhiannon has also just started up a genealogy business and plans to conduct a one-name study for Rowsell […]
Celebrating Archives: Southampton University Archives
Celebrating your archive With 6.5 million manuscript items and 50,000 printed books, the University of Southampton’s Special Collections provide a resource of remarkable richness and depth. Southampton is also home to one of the largest Jewish archives in Western Europe; the Division has more than 850 collections of manuscripts of Anglo-Jewish archives. This makes Southampton an important […]
Celebrating Archives: King Edward School Archives, Birmingham
RQG member Linda Newey approached The Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham (KES) several years ago, when researching a former pupil. She states “My first enquiries were answered by email, when the archivist Alison provided me with copious information including a pupil record card and digitalized copies of the school journal. A few years […]