The remarkable story that I wrote about Adelaide Springett has been viewed over 30k times #Genealogy #Spitalfields #FamilyHistory #History #London #Victorian #FamilyTree a poor child that suffered so much but it was her courage and bravery that shone through chiddicksfamilytree.com/2024/02/15/a...

#31DaysOfGraves Day 5 #Bird these are the panels at #MeninGates listing the soldiers of my Pop’s 1st. AIF 19th Battalion with no known grave, including J Swan. NAA records show he was a farm labourer, single & died “in the Field Belgium” I don’t think his mother truly had adequate means?

#31DaysofGraves ( #Bird ) Here's the grave of Elizabeth Lapthorne Flook in Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol, who died 4th Dec 1888 aged 56. She was mother to T.J Moss Flower. @annaandthedead.bsky.social #Greenbankcemetery #Mother #Cemetery #Bristol #RIP #History #Stone

#31DaysofGraves Day 5: Bird - no bird imagery but remembered on his parents' gravestone in plot X15355 in #Macclesfield Cemetery is Eddie Woodcock of the New Zealand Army Service Corps, kia #WWI 20 Sept 1916 www.cheshireroll.co.uk/soldier/?i=1...

Sometimes we discover a story that’s so remarkable that we feel compelled to make sure that the story is told The Boy Behind The Picture #Titanic #Genealogy #WW1 #History #historyinthemaking #historyfacts #FamilyHistory #Genhour chiddicksfamilytree.com/2023/05/01/t...

Three soldiers. Three sacrifices. Three stories that echo forever. Because freedom has faces, and each one tells a story worth telling. #ThreeSoldiers #LestWeForget #RealHeroes #SacrificeAndHonor #VeteransVoices chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/09/04/i...

Three soldiers. Three sacrifices. Three stories that echo forever. Because freedom has faces, and each one tells a story worth telling. #ThreeSoldiers #LestWeForget #RealHeroes #SacrificeAndHonor #VeteransVoices chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/09/04/i...

So here it is folks my onscreen debut, my first ever video blog where I explain why I started researching my family tree, enjoy! #Genealogy #FamilyTree #Vlog #Blog Don’t worry too much back to writing next time round! chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/01/24/s...

Their stories ended on the battlefields of WW1, but they won’t be forgotten. The final chapter - Thomas Wootton the boy who left home for the shores of Australia only to return a year later to die for his country - #WW1 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/09/28/t...

So important their stories are not forgotten - we are teetering on the brink of another explosion of hate & bigotry, we must remember how everyone is damaged by war.

Check out my new #blog post. It contains tips and advice on visiting the #WesternFront - somewhere everyone should see at least once in their lifetimes. Feedback and comments are welcome! #Travel #FirstWorldWar #WW1 #LestWeForget #France #Belgium elizabethjbond.wordpress.com/2025/09/20/v...

I volunteer at the @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social on a Monday and I wanted to share with you this amazing poem written by the granddaughter (aged 8) of one of our members that describes the horrors of war far more eloquently than I ever could #WW1 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

✨ In this month’s Dear Paul for Family Tree Magazine, I explore: ✨ The art of storytelling 📜 A will with a twist 📂 A gem from the Warwickshire County Record Office 😂 Occupations that will make you chuckle 🔎 And of course… more transcription slip-ups! Family history has never been such fun 😄

A good example of why we should always view all available copies of a record. Here we have two versions of the same marriage record; on the left is the Bishops' Transcript, on the right the original from the parish register of All Saints, Wigan. Check out the witnesses...

A curse upon the clerk of Church Langton, Leicestershire who decided in 1675 that it would be a good idea not to record any details of the parentage of the children who were being baptised in his parish... 😡

#WhatsOn at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social this week Usual weekly #Helpdesks: #Chester & #Wallasey [Tue/Fri] #F2F meeting at #Bebington with talk The First Mersey Tunnel #Research night at #Runcorn #Discussion Group via Zoom: Historical Newspapers Details of our events 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html

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In this week's podcast Nathan stumbles on an ancestor who was born in India, and Helen reveals a family recipe that is proving popular, as she writes up her family story. 🎧 Available wherever you listen to your podcasts

"Here's a quick reminder that I’ll be running a series of webinars 'Discover Quick and Dirty Trees' starting on Tuesday 21 October for two weeks," writes Karen Evans. Find out more: https://bit.ly/quick-trees

Another interesting blog by Paul of @chiddickstree.bsky.social

Their stories ended on the battlefields of WW1, but they won’t be forgotten. The final chapter - Thomas Wootton the boy who left home for the shores of Australia only to return a year later to die for his country - #WW1 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/09/28/t...

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And that's it! 200 ordinary railway workers for #Railway200. Actually it's rather more than 200: we couldn't help but share some of the incredible stories & details found in the Railway Work, Life & Death project database. The start of the thread is here: bsky.app/profile/rwld...

Reuters: "Exclusive: Blackstone weighs options for Ancestry.com, including sale or IPO, sources say." #ancestry #genealogy #dna #familytree www.reuters.com/business/exc...

✨ In this month’s Dear Paul for Family Tree Magazine, I explore: ✨ The art of storytelling 📜 A will with a twist 📂 A gem from the Warwickshire County Record Office 😂 Occupations that will make you chuckle 🔎 And of course… more transcription slip-ups! Family history has never been such fun 😄

🎙️ All About That Place 2025! @projectkin.bsky.social brings you interviews with expert speakers from the Pacific edition of AATP24. Discover tips, stories, and strategies for one-place studies and family history. 📅 Full schedule & live chats: Projectkin.org/aatp2...

We will be at The Family History Show, London 2025 on 4th October 2025. Do come and visit our stand and say hello. #FamilyHistoryShow thefamilyhistoryshow.com/london/ #genealogy #familyhistory

#AATP25 is brought to you by @sogorg.bsky.social, in partnership with ourselves, @projectkin.bsky.social and @balhnews.bsky.social. Visit the SoG Facebook page for more AATP posts from them, and the AATP Playlists from 2023 and 2024 on YouTube to enjoy amazing AATP videos! #OnePlaceWednesday

Their stories ended on the battlefields of WW1, but they won’t be forgotten. This weekend, I share the final tale from my Western Front research. Stay tuned! #Blog #WW1 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Do you have a #LocalHistory you'd like to tell? Why not Share it through the BALH's website! We have a range of ways of sharing your stories. Find out more, here: buff.ly/nNMGMM0 #WeAreLocalHistory

I wonder what new and fascinating discoveries will be made at the @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social research centre today……

From the fields of Herefordshire to the trenches of France the forgotten faces of the Somme tells the story of my ancestor William Wootton and my visit to the Western Front #WW1 #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/09/21/t...

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#Genealogy #FamilyHistory to preserve/protect childhood jewelry of my Mom & her twin, I had these items put into custom shadowbox frame. Will write #heirloom story to slip into archival envelope on back, along with other info about these beloved ancestors. Ready to be passed to next generation!

From the fields of Herefordshire to the trenches of France the forgotten faces of the Somme tells the story of my ancestor William Wootton and my visit to the Western Front #WW1 #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/09/21/t...

🏰 Fun Fact Friday: In medieval England, surnames weren’t always a thing! Imagine just being “John.” What is the favourite surname you've found? #FunFactFriday #FamilyHistory #SurnameStories #familytree

Keep an eye out for a new #Blog dropping this weekend sharing the story of another ancestor who lost their life during WWI, and whose memorial I visited this summer.

From the Banks of the Thames to the Mud of Passchendaele read the story of Great Uncle Harry Keyes and my visit to the Western Front to retrace his footsteps. #WW1 #Genealogy #Ypres #Passchendaele #History #FamilyHistory chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/09/04/i...

In this week's podcast we chat about the importance of family stories. Both Nate and Helen, too, reflect anew on old family stories, and find things weren’t always – perhaps - quite as they seemed. #familyhistory #familytreetalk #podcast

Busy this lunchtime? If  you'd like to learn tips & tricks to help you do your DNA colour-coded groups, join us for DNA Detective Michelle Leonard's online tutorial on how to cluster. Wed 17th Sep, 12.30pm UK time. £10 https://bit.ly/4mQyin9

Imagine - this time next week you could be taking your first steps to genealogy calm. Discover Dr Sophie Kay's 3-step plan to organised, successful #familyhistory research. Join the 3 week online masterclass, starting 23 Sep. 7.30pm UK time. From £50. https://bit.ly/4mP0lDp

When you're writing about 19th century urban squalor, it's always a toss up whether to go for a quote from Charles Dickens or Elizabeth Gaskell. Today, I've gone for Gaskell: Mary Barton, Chapter VI ‘the damp ... wet, brick floor, through which the stagnant, filthy moisture of the street oozed up.

I cannot express how much joy this would bring me, even if I have to sell an organ to afford one. Please go vote. beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Victorianists - a little bit of silly joy in all the gloom: take a moment today to vote for this gorgeous Lego set idea of the Great Exhibition so we can all get it for Christmas! beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...