I have started reading the fascinating Charles Booth's London Poverty Maps book which is about the survey undertaken between 1886 & 1903 which offers unrivalled insight into the lives & living conditions of Londoners. The colour coded Poverty Maps show the distribution of rich & poor, street by /1

Good Morning! On this day, (Tuesday) April 14 in 1866 Anne Sullivan was born. She was an American teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller. At the age of five, Sullivan contracted trachoma, an eye disease, which left her partially blind. #Herstory

April 13, 1776: The North Carolina Provincial Congress names a committee to draft a new constitution to formally replace royal governance. Yesterday the delegates took the historic step of calling on the Continental Congress to declare the colonies independent. 1/2

April 12, 1776: “A most unnatural murder” is reported from near Roanoke Island, N.C., where a visitor from New Jersey stabbed to death a boatman ferrying him. Local inhabitants “subdued the villain.”

Denbighshire ancestors? Good news! The first 6.5k new records for the 1851 census have been added to our FreeCEN database, since the start of this year. Search now: www.freecen.org.uk #VolunteerTranscribers

On this day in 1945, Canadian troops liberated 876 people from Camp Westerbork in the Netherlands. A transit camp, it was used as a staging area before the concentration camps. Anne Frank was in Westerbork in 1944 before she was sent to Auschwitz.

Recently we have been working on a big project to catalogue and index Dundee school records to make them accessible to the whole community. To hear more about these records and the project in general, come along to the launch: www.eventbrite.co.uk... #CommunityArchives #Archive30

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰? Most of the DNA we use in genetic genealogy is not genes!

Frances Perkins was a principal architect of the New Deal. As FDR’s Secretary of Labor (1933–1945) & the first woman to serve in a US cabinet, she was one of the most important figures shaping the New Deal’s landmark labor & social welfare programs. She was born #OTD in 1880. (1/2)

#NewJerseyGenealogy #FamilyHistory 1955 and 1956 New Jersey marriages are now available at the Archives.

In the early 1900s, people weren't getting smallpox vaccines and the disease started to make a comeback. Boston's Public Health Dept published this pamphlet with horrifying photos of the consequences to encourage vaccination cityofboston.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

7 April 1908 | A Polish man, Wiktor Poborczyk, was born in Warsaw. A paramedic. In #Auschwit from 4 September 1941. No. 20401 He was transferred to KL Neuengamme. He survived the war. --- 📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

Users Love Scribe AI on MyHeritage blog.myheritage.com/2026/03/user... #genealogy

6 April 1919 | French Jewish woman, Andrée Levy, was born in Strasbourg. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 10 February 1944. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ 🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

March 29, 1926: A spectacular fire destroys a garage in Philadelphia’s Center City, destroying 66 automobiles. The blaze spreads to a stable next door but the owner runs in to free his 30 horses, saving their lives.

Wednesday at 11.00hrs (UTC+1) (Irish Summer Time) - All Welcome.

We're on the hunt for someone with a Toronto story to tell. The 2026 Toronto History Lecture will be held via Zoom on August 4—our 15th annual THL. We're open to proposals on any aspect or era of Toronto history. For previous topics and submission details: torontofamilyhistory.org/learn/toront...

Would you like to help with our next research project? #WomensHistory #FamilyHistory #Genealogy www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/forgott...

We've revealed the details for nearly TWENTY talks available at our online conference on 26th April. Pick and choose your favourites, or load up with snacks and settle in for a marathon! SEE THE FULL LINEUP & TICKETS AT: greatwargroup.com/product/online

🌳 We're HALFWAY through WikiTree Challenge 3! Amazing work so far, everyone. Keep those profiles flowing for our guest, Kirsty Gray! 💪 Still time to join: www.wikitree.com/g2g/2007598 #WTChallenge #CollaborativeGenealogy

Find an old newspaper clipping about your family this week. Post it. Tag IGS. Inspire someone else to start searching.

📣 New historical data visualization! "How Fast Was the Mail?" is an interactive map showing how long information took to travel across the US between 1882-1908: cblevins.github.io/mail-time/ +

The Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia just relaunched the New England Planters Database. #genealogy #Connecticut planters.nsgenconference.ca?fbclid=IwY2x...

On this day in 1929, the United States Coast Guard sank the Canadian rum runner ship I'm Alone, which was loaded with liquor. The sinking killed two crewmembers. The Canadian government sued for damages, and the widows of the two dead crewmembers received $16,000 and $7,000.

March 22, 1776: King George III is presented with a petition by the lord mayor and Common Council of London imploring him to moderate his aggressive policy toward the colonies. “We humbly conceive that no people can be bound to surrender their rights and liberties as a return for protection.” 1/3

50 years ago today, @markhamillofficial.bsky.social was preparing to film his first scene in a small film called Star Wars. Before the first lines were spoken, this photo was taken in... a galaxy far far away.

22 March 1930 | A Czech Jewish girl, Eva Freundová, was born in Pardubice. She was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt ghetto on 19 October 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber. --- Children at Auschwitz 📖 https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/ 🎧 https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA

Did you know? In the Victorian era, some workers were not paid in money at all, but in tokens, vouchers, or goods. Instead of receiving wages in coin, a laborer might be handed a metal token, a paper slip, or even direct provisions such as flour or coal. #Victorian #history

March 22, 1926: A Hawaii territorial law that bans schools—even private ones—from teaching in languages other than English or Hawaiian is overturned by a federal appeals court. "You cannot make good citizens by oppression or by a denial of constitutional rights," the judges say in their opinion.

March 22, 1776: The Connecticut Safety Council appropriates £9, 13 shillings, 10 pence' "for building a Yard and Pickets about the Norwich Jail to secure Dr. Church (the Boston traitor)." Benjamin Church had been George Washington’s top medical officer before being exposed as a spy for the British.

Always make sure you record where you found a piece of information! #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #TopTip

22 March 1931 | Dutch Jewish boy, Louis Cohen, was born in Rotterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in January 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- ▶ The ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

The argument in that only #translation for legal cases requires a profession #translator in #genealogy is an incredibly problematic one, but it's unfortunately also becoming increasingly common.

March 21, 1926: Episcopal Temperance Society leader James Empringham reveals he has traveled around the U.S. in various disguises, including as a business traveler, a chemist and "a rough man in shabby attire," to investigate the effectiveness of Prohibition. 1/2

Do you know about Conference Keeper? It's a one-stop shop for genealogy events, and it's completely free! You can search by month, location, or even specializations like African American genealogy, Jewish genealogy, Artificial Intelligence, and—of course—DNA! Check it out! bit.ly/ConferenceKe...

In 1773, Phillis Wheatley became the first female African American published poet with the publishing of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. #WorldPoetryDay An original copy of her work, signed by Wheatley, is in our collection and on display: https://bit.ly/36IhIS9

IGRS Top Research Tip #199: Do you have ancestors who served in the Coastguard in Ireland? This is a list of Coastguard stations and their locations operating in Ireland in the years 1827 to 1848: www.swilson.info/m/cgstat1845...

On this day in 1930, Ellen Ash Peters was born. She survived Nazi Germany to become the 1st female law prof at Yale & the 1st female Justice on the CT Sup Ct. She later said that “a fair number” of her Yale colleagues “expected me to teach for a few years & then disappear & have babies.” #WeTheMen

March 21, 1776: John Toms, found guilty of manslaughter in Worcester, England, for killing his son, is burned on the hand as punishment and ordered to be imprisoned three months. He is one of four people burned on the hand today in Worcester for crimes.

21 March 1925 | An Italian Jew, Sergio Mieli, was born in Rome. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 23 October 1943 in a transport of 1,035 Jews deported from Rome. He did not survive. --- 🎧/📖 The development of the mass murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/46ryjrT

#OnThisDay, 21 Mar 1945, Hannie Schaft, an active member of the Dutch resistance known as "the girl with the red hair", was arrested. She was executed by the Nazis, allegedly saying "I shoot better" after their first shots missed. #WomensHistoryMonth #WorldWar2 #History #WomensHistory🗃️

22 March 1908 | Czech Jewish woman, Herta Robitschková, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 October 1944. She did not survive. --- The history of deportations of Jews from the Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/3MdIVUA

New to QFHS? Or just need a refresher? 🔎✨ Join us for our next New Members Welcome and Orientation session! 📍 THIS SESSION IS ONLINE 📅 Sunday, 29 March ⏰ 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM (AEST) 📩 How to join: email [email protected] to register.

During the Civil War, Richmond native and abolitionist Elizabeth Van Lew established a spy network that relayed information to the Union army through a cipher she designed. When U.S. Forces reclaimed Richmond, Elizabeth was the first to raise the American flag over the city. #womenshistorymonth

📢 Call for speakers: NextGEN 2026 #GenHour - Are you aged 16–35 with a genealogy story or idea to share? 🎤 20-min talks 🌍 Online conference (14 Nov 2026) 🗓️ Deadline: 12 July Theme: “New Connections” Find out more:

19 March 1939 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Agi Singer, was born in Gyor. In June 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- 📖 Deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/

Have you thought about volunteering with a family history society? Volunteers help with: Research support, Indexing and transcription, Events and talks and much more! No specialist knowledge needed — just enthusiasm. www.familyhistoryfederation.com/find-a-society

International Day for Digital Learning. Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) to learn more about digital histories. It contains 670,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net