Hampshire Region, Guild of One-Name Studies

15/06/2025

24/05/2025

In November 1943 women of the Romsey Group of WIs took a forward look – debating the role of women in a ‘post war world’ – how did they see the role of women changing?

Read more about women's roles in the region on our Hampshire’s War blog, in the ‘Women’s Roles and Imagining a Post-War World’
section.
https://hampshirearchivesandlocalstudies.wordpress.com/?p=5328
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(Screen still from AV338/1 Spitfire Components, Elliott’s of Newbury from the collection of WFSA, with thanks to )

05/05/2025

Free access to wartime records*
As we mark 80 years since peace was declared in Europe, Ancestry is offering free access to millions of wartime records from both world wars until 11th May 2025. Celebrate everyone who helped bring about peace, as well as your family's contributions, on and off the battlefield.
*Free access ends 11 May 2025 at 11:59pm.
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/c/ve-day?fbclid=IwY2xjawKF0StleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvMvfagxCXgWLWsz8QrKTAKaiiiXPvIMRdLq2WTGt0ZeYt-oh89brhrl55bJ_aem_RXtXkTS2XbQGG70LVaS9-Q%3E

As we mark 80 years since peace was declared in Europe, Ancestry is offering free access to millions of wartime records from both world wars until 11th May 2025. Celebrate everyone who helped bring about peace, as well as your family's contributions, on and off the battlefield.

03/05/2025

To commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II (VE Day 8 May & VJ 15 August) we have compiled a blog on Hampshire’s War, as seen through a selection of records from the collections of Hampshire Archives and Wessex Film and Sound Archive.

You can explore the site here: https://hampshirearchivesandlocalstudies.wordpress.com/?p=5328

We’ll be sharing extracts from the blog this month and during August.

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01/05/2025

A historian explains how the folk festival once drew thousands of people to Southampton.

22/03/2025

Your Last Chance to Book as a Day Delegate to Liverpool!
Bookings for in-person attendees at the Guild's "Gateway to the World" conference 25-27 April, close at midnight UK time on Monday 24th March.

Over 20 speakers, live and online, local Family History Societies, FamilySearch's 'box of tricks', discounts and door prizes ... and a chance to socialise with other like-minded members!

Come and support the conference. Bookings for in-person attendees can be made at https://one-name.org/guild-conference/

Remote tickets are available until 25th April. Find out more and register to attend at https://liverpool.one-name.org

26/01/2025

Public launches are being planned in Ireland, the UK and the US by the Government for the historic release of census records from 100 years ago next year.

03/01/2025

Online screening

01/01/2025

Hot off the press - you will be able to search the 1921 census on Ancestry from 7 January

The 1921 Census for England and Wales is coming to Ancestry! Mark your calendars for January 7th. 🗓️

30/12/2024

Guild Conference Join us at the ‘Gateway to the World’ conference – in Liverpool or remotely Friday 25th – Sunday 27th April 2025, Holiday Inn, Liverpool City Centre Liverpool has a place in the family histories of millions of people across the world. Between 1830 and 1930 around nine millio...

30/12/2024

Booking is now open for The Guild’s Cornucopia seminar at Amersham in March

Seminar events Cornucopia Seminar Amersham Free Church Hall, Woodside Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP6 6AJ 09:30am for 10:00am on Saturday 8th March 2025 BOOKING IS NOW OPEN! Time for another of our popular ‘Cornucopia’ seminars, which (unlike our usual seminars with presentations linked to t...

29/12/2024

If you’re interested in surnames, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland is currently free on Amazon kindle (UK only, I think)

The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland eBook : Hanks, Patrick, Coates, Richard, McClure, Peter: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store