Alas, my poor neglected blog! I have been racing around the last few months doing all manner of research, attending seminars and tutorials, and yes, even writing and submitting some IHGS assignments. Sadly, this has left little time for posting.
But today I was reminded how much I missed blogging, when I met one of my geneablogging heroes, GeniAus (aka Jill Ball), at a Guild of One-Name Studies event in Burgess Hill, West Sussex.
The Next Stage GOONS seminar (image: Alan Moorhouse)
The seminar was entitled “The Next Stage” and the presentations were focused on taking your one-name study past the data collection stage to the analysis and publishing stages. I haven’t registered a surname with the Guild yet, but I have two in mind – for when I get a bit of spare time. So I’m still in the ‘information-gathering’ stage.
You can check out the full programme on the Guild website, and there will be videos of all presentations available online soon for Guild members. I found Sherry Irvine’s talk Context and Your Study: Threads of Reference very thought-provoking, and Dr Eilidh Garrett’s How can Demography Help your Study? presentation made me want to be a demographer! It’s perhaps a bit unfair to single those two out, as all the talks were very good. Overall, a great day and well-organised.
The Guild’s next seminar is to be held in London on 7 February 2015 and is all about Medical and Healthcare records. You don’t have to be a member to attend. And who knows who you might bump into there!
Jill Ball (GeniAus)
Maggie, I was so thrilled to meet you in person that I was nearly tongue-tied. I am so pleased to see you blogging again.
Maggie
Aww Jill, the feeling was mutual! Hopefully it won’t be as long till we meet again 🙂