Our next Help Desk Day is on Monday 13th July 10.00am - 1.45pm at Armthorpe Library . You will have free access to Ancestry and Find My Past websites plus access to the 1921 census. So do come along and bring a friend. Do remember to bring your library card. #genealogy #familiyhistory

1. As it is Wimbledon Tennis fornight I thought I would share this story of Alice Mabel Pickering MBE. Alice Mabel Pickering MBE (nee Simpson) was born in 1860, Ledsham, west Yorkshire. She was the daughter of Rev. Michael Henry Simpson and Elizabeth Hendrick. #wimbledon

1. Series of men who were executed for desertion in WWI: We remember Sergeant John Thomas Wall. John Thomas Wall was born in 1895, Worcestershire. He was the son of William Wall and Harriet Passey.#WW1 #shotatdawn

1. Women at War WW2: We remember Sarah Tye. Sarah Tye was born on 6th April 1910, Ardsley, Yorkshire. She was the daughter of Harry Tye and Emily Fleetwood. In 1939 Sarah’s occupation was a Domestic Servant in Leeds and lived at 7 Lidgett Park Road.#VAD #WW2 #yorkshire

1. Mexborough War Memorial: Commemorating the men who served in WW1. Frank Blunt was born in 1877, Doncaster, Yorkshire. He was the son of Isaiah Blunt and Ann Jones. In 1905 he married Myra Florence Bamforth, and they went on to have four children. #mexboroughwarmemorial #WW1

Our next Help Desk Day is on Monday 6th July 10.00am - 12.00pm at Conisbrough Library . You will have free access to Ancestry and Find My Past websites plus access to the 1921 census. So do come along and bring a friend. Do remember to bring your library card. #genealogy #familiyhistory

Our next Help Desk Day is on Wednesday 24th June 10.00am - 2.00pm at Sprotbrough Library . You will have free access to Ancestry and Find My Past websites plus access to the 1921 census. So do come along and bring a friend. Do remember to bring your library card. #genealogy #familiyhistory

Just to remind you of our forthcoming Family History Fair. Hope many of you can come and support the event. There is something for everyone so do come along. #familyhistory #genealogy.

1. Men who worked at the Doncster "Plant" with military links: Walter Edwards was born on 12th November 1896, Middlesex, England. He was the son of Walter Henry Edwards and Kate Hurd. In 1901 Walter aged 3 lived with his family at 45 Hallgate, Mexborough, Yorkshire. #WW1

1. Series of men who were executed for desertion in WWI: We remember Private Henry Hughes. Henry Hughes was born in 1891, Sheffield, Yorkshire. He was the son of John Charles and Ellen Hughes. Henry joined the York and Lancaster Regiment. Rank Private. Service No. 242904. #WW1

1. Women who served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service WW2: We remember, Eva Jane Shepherd born 1919, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. She was the daughter of Richard and Sarah Shepherd. Eva joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Rank Private. Service No. W/!46248. #WW2 #ATS

1. Women who served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service WW2: We remember, Eva Jane Shepherd born 1919, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. She was the daughter of Richard and Sarah Shepherd. Evan joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Rank Private. Service No. W/!46248. #ATS #WW2

Next Members Hybrid Monthly Meeting, is on Wednesday 24th June 7.30pm - 9.00pm at the Earl of Doncaster. Our speaker will be Andy Harbon giving a talk on Lockerbie Family Tragedies. #history

Our next Help Desk Day is on Tuesday 16th June 10.00am - 2.00pm at Doncaster Archives . You will have free access to Ancestry and Find My Past websites plus access to the 1921 census. So do come along and bring a friend. Do remember to bring your library card. #genealogy #familiyhistory

Today marks the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day. We remember and honour those who served and fought bravely for our freedom. We will never forget. #dday

Our next Help Desk Day is on Monday 8th Jue 10.0am - 1.45pm at Armthorpe Library. You will have free access to Ancestry and Find My Past websites plus access to the 1921 census. So do come along and bring a friend. Do remember to bring your library card. #genealogy #familiyhistory

Our next Help Desk Day is on Monday 8th Jue 10.0am - 1.45pm at Armthorpe Library. You will have free access to Ancestry and Find My Past websites plus access to the 1921 census. So do come along and bring a friend. Do remember to bring your library card. #genealogy #familiyhistory

This is our new Summer edition of our Doncaster Ancestor. This is exclusive to our members. It is packed with family and local history stories. Not a member yet? Come and join us and you can do that via our website. You will receive a warm welcome and we will send you the latest copy.

Next Members Hybrid Monthly Meeting, is on the 27th May 7.30pm - 9.00pm at the Earl of Doncaster. Speaker is Ian Carpenter giving a talk on The Mallard and a Driver's Story. Fred Sleaford, from Conisbrough, was an engine driver in the Golden Age of steam railways. #history

Dates for your diary. Help Desk Research Days. Doncaster Archives 19th May 10.00am - 2.00pm Sprotbrough Library 27th May 10.00am - 2.00pm Conisbrough Library 1st June 10.00am - 12.00 pm Armthorpe Library 8th June 10.00am - 1.45pm. #genealogy #familyhistory

Just to remind you of our Family History Fair, on Saturday 18th July. Lots of Heritage stands so there is something for everyone. Do come and see us at the Doncaster Corn Exchange, 9.00am - 2.00pm. #familyhistory #genealogy

1. ust a reminder that David Ingleby is hosting a CWGC War Graves Walk around Hyde Park Cemetery on Wednesday May 21st at 10.00am as part of the Commission's annual War Graves Week. #CWGC

1. Women who served in the Voluntary aid Detachment (VAD) WW2 Phyllis Baxter was born in 1914, Lancashire. She was the daughter of Tom Harry Baxter and Alice HowarthPhyllis Baxter was born in 1914, Lancashire. She was the daughter of Tom Harry Baxter and Alice Howarth. #WW2 #VEDay

On the 8th May 2026 is Victory in Europe Day. This is the 81st anniversary of the end of the Second World War. To all the veterans we say thank you for your sacrifice and service we are very grateful. #WW2 #VEDay

1. Y Stations: Network of British Signals Intelligence sites WW2. Isabel Mary Home Milne was born in 1918, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of Sir John Hepburn Milne-Home and Lady Mary Adelaide Elliot Murray Kynynmound. #WW2 #Ystations #WRENS

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Our next Help Desk day is on Monday 11th May 10.00am - 12.00pm at Conisbrough Library. You will have free access to Ancestry and Find My Past websites plus access to the 1921 census. #familyhistory #genealogy

1. Women at War: Women's Royal Navy Service WW2. Dorothy Edith Musk was born on 29th September 1923, Deepcar, Yorkshire. She was the daughter of Ernest Harry Clement Musk and Beatrice Charlesworth Steers. #WW2 #WRNS #yorkshire

1. David Ingleby is hosting a CWGC War Graves Walk around Hyde Park Cemetery on Wednesday May 21st at 10.00am as part of the Commission's annual War Graves Week. #CWGC

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1. Women at War: WW2. Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) Monica Jean Ladner was born on 7th April 1923, Penzance, Cornwall. She was the daughter of Arthur Tregoning Ladner and Mabel Wills. #WW2 #WAAF

1. Today is Anzac Day. We remember the fallen who fought in Gallipoli. Hugh de Chastelai Casley was born in 1886, Newcastle upon Tyne. He was the son of Wilbraham John Braddick Casley and Mary Anne Eleanor Fox. #anzacday #WW1

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Our next Help Desk day is on Wednesday 29th April 10.00am - 2.00pm pm at Sprotbrough Library. You will have free access to Ancestry and Find My Past websites plus access to the 1921 census. So do come along and bring a friend. Do remember to bring your library card. #genealogy #familyhistory

1. Men from Yorkshire who served in Gallipoli: William Joseph Finn was born in 1875, Hull, Yorkshire. He was the son of Austin Finn and Catherine Conly of Tipperary, Ireland. William Joseph Finn was ordained at Middlesborough Cathedral on 5th August 1900. #WW1

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1. Women at War: Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps. (QMAAC) We remember Worker Winifred Edith Absalom. Winifred Edith Absalom was born in 1894, Faringdon, Berkshire. She was the daughter of Alfred Absalom and Elizabeth Dandridge. #WW1 #QMAAC

1. Women who served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) Today we remember Warrant Officer Clas II Doris Newell Smith. Doris Womersley was born on 5th July 1918, Wakefield, Yorkshire. She was the daughter of Henry Womersley and Alice Stephenson. #ATS #WW2

1. Mexborough War Memorial: Commemorating the men who served in WW2. Ronald Atkins was born in 1925, Doncaster, Yorkshire. He was the son of John Edward Atkins and Clara Parkins of Mexborough. #WW2

1. Our next Hybrid Members Meeting will be on Wednesday 29th April at the Earl of Doncaster Hotel, 7.30pm - 9.00pm. The talk will be about Charles Dickens – He Was Old Enough to be Her Father by Mike O’Brien So you think you know all about this man? #history

1. Series of men who were executed for desertion in WWI: George Ernest Roe was born in 1894, Sheffield, Yorkshire. He was the son of John L Roe and Mary Wells. In 1911 Geoge’s occupation was a Labourer aged 17. He lived with his family at 16 Alfred Road, Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire. #WW1

1. Women who served in the ATS WW2. We remember Lance Corporal Mary Edna Wilkin. Mary Edna Wilkin was born in 1922. She was the daughter of Ernest Henry Wilkin and Elsie Berresford. #WW2 #ATS #yorkshire

1. Men who had military links and worked at the Doncaster Plant: Thomas Fletcher Featon was born in 1897, Brayton, Yorkshire. He was the son of John Fletcher Featon and Margaret Elizabeth Williamson. #doncasterplantworks

1. Remembering the Barnbow lasses that died in the explosion at the Barnbow Factory. Today we remember Lilian Eva Ellis. Lilian Eva Ellis was born in 1897, Bloxwich, Walsall, Staffordshire. She was the daughter of Alfred Ellis and Margaret Ann Robinson.

1. Men from Yorkshire who served in Gallipoli: Edward Found was born in 1877, Scarborough, Yorkshire. He was the son of George Found and Mary Wherrit. #WW1 #gallipoli #yorkshire

Our next Help Desk day is on Monday 13th April 10.00am - 1.45pm at Armthorpe Library. You will have free access to Ancestry and Find My Past websites plus access to the 1921 census. So do come along and bring a friend. Do remember to bring your library card. #genealogy #familyhistory

Our next Help Desk day is on Monday 13th April 10.00am - 12pm at Conisbrough Library. You will have free access to Ancestry and Find My Past websites plus access to the 1921 census. So do come along and bring a friend. Do remember to bring your library card. #genealogy #familyhistory

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