On 12 December I'm going to be speaking at St John's Church in Bury St Edmunds about the ghost stories of M. R. James in theological perspective. You can book tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/677163

We promised some new material from us for #AATP25, and the first video is now live on our #OnePlaceStudies YouTube channel! Check out Mini-AATP - Welcome and getting started presented by @willsmanonename.bsky.social Liz Craig on this wonderful #OnePlaceWednesday

Save the date! Saturday 25 October. #OxfordshireFamilyHistoryFair is being held at #CherwellSchool in Oxford. #WestMiddlesexFHS will be there. Come and visit us - were there to offer help and advice wherever your ancestors came from!

If you’re missing summer fun, try something new for autumn! Come and visit #WestMiddlesexFHS at #theFamilyHistoryShow at #KemptonPark on Saturday 4 October. Stalls, talks, expert advice, cafe - and if you fancy a bit of exercise, there’s a paddock to run round! thefamilyhistoryshow.com.

It’s that time again! #WestMiddlesexFHS are holding their monthly talk.Thursday 18 September sees is Linda Hammond’s talk “Help! What do I do before 1837?” Hybrid meeting on Zoom and at St John’s Centre Isleworth. Doors open 7.30. All welcome. Zoom joining details on www.west-middlesex-fhs.org.uk

With it being #BankHolidayMonday I thought that a seaside view might be appropriate. This is "Chesil Bank from Portland by Harold Steggles from 1938 from the joint show with his brother, Walter at Lefevre that year. We showed it again at the Lighthouse Gallery in Poole in "Dorset Days" in 2023.

Today, 25-Aug, is the day in 1875 when Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim the English Channel without any artificial aids. Due to my background know that there are events and exhibitions happening both in Dover, Kent, England and Telford, Shropshire, England.

Funding sought for new open source searchable database of UK probate records #genealogy #FamilyHistory todayswillsandprobate.co.uk/funding-soug...

Hello, quite new here, so introducing myself 👋 I’m a historian of #BlackBritishHistory @icws-sas.bsky.social, living in North Wales. My first book was #BlackTudors and my new one #Heiresses, is about nine British women who inherited enslaved people and plantations in the Caribbean.

Hot news! The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland is now available on Kindle for nothing! That’s right- £0.00! If you love your #familyhistory and want to save wear and tear on your bookshelves, go for it! #surnames #genealogy #britishhistory

Upcoming events not to miss !! #genealogy

Just two days to go until I become a father-in-law! Meanwhile, I’m continuing my exploration of family wedding photos as we head over to Berlin to witness my wife’s parents tying the knot on 24 May 1957…

#Independent #BrianMelley Great to see this scandal reported in the national UK newspapers.but surprised and disappointed to find no mention of #DanielLoftus and the fantastic work that #ProjectInfant has done in this area. apple.news/AobrQIpCmTda...

New Absolute Units! This time we speak with Bristol-based artist @museumofmump.bsky.social - about exploring rural England, connecting to the stories of our places, and rebuilding our sense of ourselves in the 21st century. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

@sarahhistory.bsky.social Linslade question for you! Whichello's Wharf - know anything about it, where the name came from etc? I'll be adding Linslade to my #BoatFamilies places soon & was hoping you'd had some info. (I've already 'borrowed' general stuff from your website!) #OnePlaceStudies

The Horner Valley, sent in 1934 to Patricia Greenwell, Goring-on-Thames: My dear Patricia, It is so pretty here. There are lots of pretty places you could paint if you were here. How is foalie? I am enjoying myself very much. #PostedInthePast

A blue plaque outside Wakefield Cathedral for Mabel Race Norton by the Forgotten Women of Wakefield team. You can read about her incredible dedication & commitment here: yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/wakef...

Memories of Cirencester railway station designed by Brunel which closed in 1965 sought for Cirencester History Festival at the end of October. 👇 BBC News - Memories of Cirencester's Old Station sought for history festival - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#OTD 13 July 1816, the residents of Walthamstow and Leyton resolved to abolish the practice of employing children to climb & sweep chimneys.

When I retired, they painted me a picture of idleness and tranquillity. 9 years later I am still overwhelmed with #familyhistory, agricultural-level gardening, and refereeing cat-fights in between bursts of shopping, cooking and (if I can’t avoid it) cleaning. Retirement is not for the faint hearted

Frederick Bremer was born in Mile End #OTD 1872. In 1892 he & Tom Bates built the first British four-wheeled car with an internal combustion engine. It was built at 1 Connaught Road, Walthamstow, the Bremer family home. He gave the Bremer car to Walthamstow Museum (now Vestry House Museum) in 1930s.

I’ve been exploring the strange world of goldsmiths’ marks. I have both of my grandmothers’ wedding rings and I now know that they were both made in Birmingham; one (9 carat) by Nathan Brothers in 1911, the other (18 carat) by the Albion Chain Company in 1930. www.theassayoffice.co.uk/date-letters/

#OnThisDay 1910 Rhymney Railway porter Arthur Jones, who was under 18, was injured at #Senghenydd, #Glamorgan, #Wales. His foot was bruised when unloading luggage from a brake van, when the doors of the van closed on it. He was off work for 3 days. #Railway200

Virtual records unveil lost history of Ireland #FamilyHistory #genealogy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bite-sized #OnePlaceStudy research. Using Full Text search at FamilySearch I found a passenger list with Charles George of Waters Upton in #Shropshire named as father/grandfather of 3 passengers. This solved the mystery of what happened to his daughter Edith George after 1911! #OnePlaceWednesday

O in our #1832AtoZ is also for Ordnance Survey. Thomas Drummond had worked for the Ordnance Survey before using his map-making & scientific skills to oversee the drawing of new constituency boundaries in 1831-2. @martinspychal.bsky.social explores his work: historyofparliament.com/2015/02/24/t...

Not everyone’s cuppa but I love transcribing old wills. Which is why I registered for the #LeverhulmeTrust #Transcribathon on 24 July. It’s free and I can spend three hours transcribing wills. And tell everyone that I am Not To Be Disturbed. Bliss!

#Familyhistorysocieties are in crisis. Nobody wants to be on the committee or help run the society. Informative, entertaining journals and talks, advice (from humans), offers to check local sources, social contact and the chance to make sure #AI gets it right! A lot to lose. #Whenitsgoneitsgone

Very sad to hear that the #LocalPopulationStudiesSociety is to close in Spring 2026 after having been a fantastic support for local historians for so long.Closure is due to a failure to get volunteers for the committee. Family and local history societies - this is the writing on the wall.

Finally made it to the Clava Cairns last weekend on the way back from the Highlands! Have meant to drop by many times on the way up or down the A9 and missed the @scarf-scot.bsky.social rock art workshop there in May so made a special stop this time. #TombTuesday

AI - for or against? Expert or rookie? Whatever your status or stance, you can hear #AndrewRedfern speaking at the #WestMiddlesexFHS July Meeting. Thursday 19July, hybrid meeting . Doors open 7.30. Everyone welcome. Zoom link can be found at www.west-middlesex-fhs.org.uk. Come and join us!

FreeCen and FindMyPast concur. Someone that multi-skilled *must* have been my ancestor 😉

Sheffield Legends walk of fame to relaunched with nominations opening shortly for new plaques. 👇 BBC News - Sheffield 'legends' scheme set for relaunch - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If you want to know how it's going, I just yelled "You're marrying the wrong cousins!!!" at my computer.

World of Glass Museum at St. Helens, Merseyside struggling financially. 👇 BBC News - St Helens World of Glass museum fears closure over rising costs - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

During the Roman period, lime was primarily used for making lime mortar, plaster, and limewash. In the medieval era, demand for lime rose significantly due to the construction of large stone buildings and bridges. From the 17th century onwards, however, its main application shifted to

The York Assembly Rooms, located on Blake Street, is an 18th-century Grade I listed building originally used for high-society gatherings. Designed by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, it is among the earliest Palladian buildings in Northern England and possibly the first neoclassical structure

Increased interest in the history of witchcraft and witch-hunts is connected to rising political intolerance and polarisation, according to a historian. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🧚‍♂️A Fairy for Friday🧚‍♀️ But who is this aspiring ballerina?🧚 🧚Pic taken by photographer at #Ealing #Middlesex 🧚‍♀️Does anyone recognise this little girl? Is she one of your Ancestors? 🧚‍♂️#OldPostcards #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory 🧚🧚‍♀️🧚‍♂️

'Detectorist’s Roman swords find unearths iron age settlement in Gloucestershire' www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Would you like to see a pan-London #familyhistory show - actually in-person? If you would, then tell your #London #familyhistorysociety. The idea is there but we need to know who would come. Reclaim your London family history

Today is the 103rd anniversary of the explosion and fire which destroyed the Public Record Office of Ireland in 1922, in the opening engagement of the Civil War. To mark the date, we are releasing over 175,000 historical documents on our site. Read more here: virtualtreasury.ie/2025-new-rel...

A postcard of Hunter's Inn, Lynton – it was sent to Miss Bosley who lived near Minehead: "Just a line to say Nellie is coming home tomorrow (Friday) by the half past six train." #PostedInThePast

USA Folk, I'm pleased to report that my book Historic Building Mythbusting is available in your lands. I even refer to some real American ship timbers now in a UK building (pictured). Currently stocked by Bookshop.org, Amazon or Barnes & Noble (link below)... www.barnesandnoble.com/s/historic%2...

Tiger Bay is Wales' oldest multi-ethnic community and sprang up in the 1800s when sailors from around the world came to work around the city's prosperous coal trade. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

OUT NOW: July's Family Tree! Order now: https://bit.ly/ft-july25 • Marriage Records in Ireland • What Can Family Tree Software Do for You? • An Introduction to Medieval Records • DNA Relationship Tools • Tracing Ancestors in the RAF …and lots more, in this packed issue!

A promise every family historian should make!

2,500 year old iron age fort Warbstow Bury at Launceston, Cornwall has ownership transferred from Cornwall Council to Cornwall Heritage Trust. 👇 BBC News - Iron Age fort built 2,500 years ago gets new owner www.bbc.com/news/article...