Join our webinar this Saturday, 16th May at 16:00 UK time. http://bit.ly/3D1sF17 This month we will be hearing from Simon Davies, founder of online archiving and community provider, WeAre.xyz.  WeAre.xyz is a space designed to with genealogists in mind, offering an interactive platform for building a living family archive—a place to store, organize, and share […]

My grandfather’s funeral was lead by the Reverend Thomas Bentley Stewart Thomson 1889 – 1973, Chaplain to her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second My grandfather 2nd Lt. Robert Douglas Robin (R D Robin), Highland Light Infantry, first met the Reverend Thomas (Tom) Bentley Stewart Thomson in the trenches during the First World War when he […]

Names are like little parcels of history—wrapped up in language, tied with ribbons of tradition, and sometimes sprinkled with seasonal magic. And when it comes to surnames, a few carry Christmas in their very DNA. Let’s take a wander through some of the most festive family names. We’ve all heard of Father Christmas, but in […]

Beyond the Tree: Taking a fresh look at surname studies with Name & Place I’m looking forward to speaking with you all soon at the Surname Studies Society’s online meeting. It’s always good to be among people who know first-hand what it’s like to follow a surname across time and place, and who understand that […]

The Winter 2024 Scribbler is now available here.