Hampshire Region, Guild of One-Name Studies

01/12/2025

From 2 February 2026, The National Archives will increase fees for some services as they bring charges in line with current delivery costs. This is the first increase since 2019.

The changes affect fees for document copies, research and search services, and authentication, and also introduce a new fee for accessing recently transferred historic Ministry of Defence service personnel records.

From 2 February 2026, The National Archives will increase fees for some services as we bring charges in line with current delivery costs. This is the first increase since 2019. The changes affect fees for document copies, research and search services, and authentication, and also introduce a new fee...

29/11/2025

Last chance for early bird tickets!

For details and to book go to https://one-name.org/guild-conference/

21/11/2025

Free workshop

County of the Month: Hampshire
Free Online Event – Monday 8 December 2025, 14:00–16:00

Are you researching ancestors in Hampshire?

Join us for this special County of the Month session, bringing together experts from the Society of Genealogists, Archives - Hampshire County Council and the HGS Hampshire Genealogical Society's Family History Page. Discover the records, collections, and online tools that can help you uncover Hampshire family history.

What to expect:
• Else Churchill (SoG) – Resources we hold for Hampshire research
• Hampshire Archives team – Updates to services, an introduction to their extensive collections, and highlights featuring the Austen family
• Fiona Ranger (HGS) – How Hampshire Genealogical Society can support your research
• Guidance on using A Vision of Britain Through Time and the Victoria County History for local studies
• Live Q&A with all speakers

Whether your ancestors were in Wi******er, Basingstoke, Portsmouth, rural parishes, or the surrounding towns and villages, this session will help you find the right starting points and deepen your research.

Free to attend online.
The recording will be available afterwards in the SoG Member area and on YouTube—no need to pre-book the replay.

Book your place:
https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1575013

20/11/2025

Interesting to consider how this might have affected the pronunciation of our surnames

09/11/2025

"When you go home, tell them of us and say,
For your tomorrow, we gave our today"
John Maxwell Edmonds, 1916
🥀

04/11/2025

🚨 Wills to increase dramatically in price from 17 November! If you want any for your , order them soon!

From 17 November the fee for a copy of a will increases from £1.50 to £16. Read on for practical advice from Fraser & Fraser to help you plan and budget.

21/10/2025

🌟 The new FreeBMD launches tomorrow! 🌟

We’re excited to announce that the new FreeBMD will be live from 10am tomorrow! You’ll find the link right on the FreeBMD website: just click through and explore.

The new site has been designed for today’s users: it’s faster, easier to use, and works beautifully on phones and tablets. You’ll also find new features such as:

🔹 Autosuggest for names, counties and districts
🔹 One-click searches across all of England & Wales
🔹 Improved accessibility and modern design
🔹 Download and share your results easily

👉 Visit www.freebmd.org.uk
from 10am tomorrow to try it out and let us know what you think!

08/10/2025

Booking for the 2026 Guild of conference in Portsmouth is now open! Even if you’re not a one-namer, the topics are relevant to anyone interested in or .
Find out more & book here 👉🏻

Guild Conference 2026 Join us at the ‘Navigating the Future’ conference – in Portsmouth Friday 24th – Sunday 26th April 2026, Marriott Hotel, Portsmouth Change is in the air: and not least in the world of genealogy. If it is not doing so already, then AI could revolutionise the way we wor....

05/10/2025

Our latest exhibition opens today, a banner-based exhibition organised by the English Project. It tells the story of the 1830 Swing Riots in Hampshire, through contemporary news-cuttings, letters, cartoons and other documents held at Hampshire Record Office and other sources

The exhibition is on show during our usual opening hours (Tue, Wed, Thu, 9.30am-4pm) until the 17th December

02/09/2025