The world's leading organisation for one-name studies - research into the genealogy and family history of all persons with the same surname.
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📢 Call for speakers: NextGEN 2026
Are you aged 16–35 with a genealogy story or idea to share?
🎤 20-min talks
🌍 Online conference (14 Nov 2026)
🗓️ Deadline: 12 July
Theme: “New Connections”
Find out more: sog.org.uk/nextgen2026/
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Tracing British Lives. A very interesting new census-linking research project from Cambridge University. hist.cam.ac.uk/news/tracing-…
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Do you want to learn more about one-name studies. Sign up for the @PharosTutors course "Advanced One-Name Studies". pharostutors.com/advanced-on…
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A few places are still available for our next UK seminar on the subject of Hops, Pubs and People. It will be held on 13 June in Fradley near Lichfield, Staffordshire. See our website for further details. one-name.org/seminar-events/
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The Guild is honoured to have received an Award of Merit from the US National Genealogical Society. one-name.org/ngsaom26/
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Some cool new surname maps have been added to John Grenham's Irish Surnames website. Blog post here: johngrenham.com/blog/2026/05… Check out the maps here: johngrenham.com/findasurname…
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Heard via @WestMiddlesexFH Michael Grandy, inspirational #FamilyHiistory speaker has died. Heard several times including in #Yorkshire at a @GuildOneName Seminar. Especially useful are his books on researching Catholic ancestors hgs-familyhistory.com/produc…
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May 19
Sorry to read this, always enjoy a trip to #York. Look forward to details of 2027 #FamilyHistory Fair in #Yorkshire @HDFHS01 @YorkFHS @GuildOneName @RyedaleFamilies @1PSDirectory
May 19
Really disappointing that we cannot go ahead with this years Fair but really excited about our new venue and plans for our 2027 event
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We recently published our final recommendations to reform the law relating to burials and cremation in England and Wales.
Further details on the project, including the full report and a summary, are available on the project page on the following link: lawcom.gov.uk/project/burial…
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We will be at the NGS conference in Fort Wayne later this month. Hope to see some of you there. conference.ngsgenealogy.org/
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The recordings, handouts and slides from our conference are now available in the Members' Room on our website. Here is a small selection of the presentations as a taster. one-name.org/navigating th…
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From @GuildOneName #GuildConf2026 diary note for 2027!
ALT Guild one name 2027 conference
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"From Surnames to Stories: Shaping and Sharing One-Name Studies" - Surnames Study Day anglersrest.net/2026/04/26/s… @SoGGenealogist @SocGenealogists @GuildOneName #genealogy #FamilyHistory #Ancestry #Surnames #onlinelearning
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Apr 18
Fascinating article on the BBC website bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cql7… talking about the Mycock #surname which is registered with the @GuildOneName
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The @GuildOneName #Surnames is delighted to be supporting @SFHS1975 #genealogy #familyhistory fair on 9th May 2026. Free 10-4pm one-name.org/suffolkfhsfair/
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From Surnames to Stories: Shaping and Sharing One-Name Studies. A one-day online course hosted by the @SocGenealogists. portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view…
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The 1926 Irish census is now live. Happy hunting! nationalarchives.ie/collecti…
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We will be at the East Anglia Really Useful Family History Show at St Ives, Cambridgeshire, this Saturday 18th April. It's a large show, and with free entry and parking. If you're attending come along and say hello.
oneleisure.net/burgess-hall-…
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Several of the names are registered with @GuildOneName - Dinsdale & Featherstone spring to mind…..@GenealogyJude @PharosTutors
Did your family come from #Yorkshire? We've picked the most popular Yorkshire surnames - do you have them in your family tree?
whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.…
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