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-{{Adoption Guild of One Name Studies}}
+ {{Infobox Societies
+|name=Guild of One-Name Studies
+|back_color=9999cc
+|image=Guild of one name studies logo.jpg
+|motto=
+|established=1979
+|staff=
+|president=Derek Palgrave
+|vice_president=
+|natpresident=
+|members=2,300
+|employees=
+|volunteers=
+|address= Box G, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London EC1M 7BA, England.
+|telephone=
+|free_label=
+|colours=
+|affiliations=[[Federation of Family History Societies]]
+|website=www.one.name.org
+|logo=
+|footnotes=
+|last_updated=23 September, 2010
+}}The Guild of One-Name Studies is a charitable organisation dedicated to promoting the public understanding of one-name studies and the preservation and accessibility of the resultant information. Founded in 1979 in Britain, the Guild has members all over the world, and is widely recognised as a centre of excellence in one-name studies. A one-name study is a project researching facts about a surname and all the people who have held it, as opposed to a particular pedigree (the ancestors of one person) or descendancy (the descendants of one person or couple). The Guild brings together those with an interest in traditional documentary one-name studies and other forms of surname study such as DNA projects.
-The Guild of One-Name Studies promotes research on all instances of a surname "and its variants" rather than the ancestors or descendants of one person.
+Be sure to take advantage of the free search available on the Guild's home page to see if the surnames you are searching are part of someone's one-name study.
-The Guild of One-Name Studies encourages a different approach than many genealogists might consider for their research. This unique approach provides an excellent solution to some of the brick wall situations family historians find themselves in with their research.
+The educational benefits of becoming a member of the Guild are exceptional even for those who do not start their own one-name study. Some of the benefits of joining the Guild of One-Name Studies include but are not limited to: {{Adoption Guild of One Name Studies}}
-Be sure to take advantage of the free search available on their home page to see if the surnames you are searching may be part of someone's one-name study.
-The educational benefits of becoming a member of this society are exceptional even for those who do not start their own one-name study. Some of the benefits of joining the Guild of One-Name Studies include but are not limited to:
 *[http://www.one-name.org/journal/index.html The Journal of One-Name Studies]
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 *[http://www.one-name.org/services.html#gmi Guild Marriage Index]
-=== Contact information  ===
+== Contact information  ==
 For more specific information visit the Guild's website at: http://www.one-name.org.