FHACT Monthly Meeting (Register)

FHACT August Monthly Meeting is a hybrid meeting. Members and guests interested in attending should register for this event via Zoom or in person. After registering to attend via Zoom, you will receive an email with a link to the external Zoom website to complete the registration.

The guest speaker for the month is Karen Rogers from the Guild of One-Name Studies.

The topic for this meeting is:

"The Guild of One-Name Studies"

A one-name study is a project researching all occurrences of a surname, as opposed to a particular pedigree (ancestors of one person) or descendancy (descendants of one person or couple). Some "one-namers" may restrict their research geographically, perhaps to one country, but to register a surname with the Guild, a member must commit to researching worldwide.

Typically, the researchers will also study the etymology of the surname and its geographical distribution. Sometimes, especially if the surname is also a place name, they will try to identify the place or places of origin of the surname, employing the standard methods of genealogy.

A small core of Guild members are combining their traditional documentary research with a DNA project. By the end of 2009, some 200 DNA surname projects were led by Guild members.

One-name study researchers are also increasingly using online networking services such as Facebook to connect with other people researching their surname.