Monday, April 18, 2011

Guild of One-Name Studies Conference

Had a great weekend in Warrington attending the Guild Conference where I was once again elected their Secretary. I attended all twelve lectures and the Regional representative meeting. John Hanson - Researching and Recording a Large ONS Tony Barratt - 1745 Tha Jacobites in Cheshire Dick Eastman - The Family History World in 10 years time Peter Park - Wanted, widows with large families Patrick Hanks - The UK Family Names Project Chris Pomery - The Value of DNA Projects to ONS Peter Park - Problems in Research in Lancashire Dominic Johnson - Paleaography for ONS Robert Young - North American Sources and the Guild in the USA Howard Benbrook - Mariage Locator Project Paul Newman - The Cheshire Tithe Maps Project John Marsden - On line BMDS I bet you wished you had come now