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It is all about Ruby’s!

This month, the Guild acknowledged an important date in the history of our organisation. The quote below came from the Rayment Society , which is, as you might expect a surname registered with the Guild. “Saturday 13th May 1978 The first one-name conference opened at the Grand Hotel in Leicester, England, where a formal resolution was carried unanimously to establish a Guild of individuals engaged in one-name research” So, the Guild of One-Name Studies steps into the pathway of our year leading up to our 40 th Birthday. For those who are familiar with the use of gem stones to, represent typically wedding anniversaries will know that recently the Guild launched the Ruby One-Name Study in celebration of our 40 th year of existence.   About 18 months ago several Committee members began work on a “starting your one-name” article. That very quickly morphed into a set of web page about starting a study, and you can read them HERE . One of the most important ele