Good to see #OnePlaceStudies mentioned by Paul as a possible prompt for #genealogy blogging! If you have ancestors with connections to a particular place, try exploring that place and learning more about the community your forebears were a part of.

On behalf of D&DFHS I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year and all the best for 2026.

On behalf of D&DFHS I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas. Also I would like to thank all the volunteers who work for our society we appreciate each and everyone of you for the work you do. Have a good Christmas.

1. The Doncaster area is laced with canals and rivers and as many of you will know that these were extensively used for commercial purposes. This of course is interesting for many family historians, seeking ancestors who may have worked on the waterways. #yorkshirewaterways

1. We have recently completed a huge update to our Edlington Cemetery data file (available via our online GenFair shop for a small fee of £7). It was first created in 2009, updated in 2017 with this significantly bigger addition this year.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them. Thank you for the sacrifice you gave, we will never forget. #rememberanceday

This is our new edition of the Winter Ancestor. #familyhistory #genealogy

Hi all I am having to take some time out so I ill not be posting for a bit. 😞

Dates for diary December, Help Desk Days: 1st December Conisbrough Library 10.00am - 12.00 noon 8th December Armthorpe Library 10.00am - 1.45pm

1. Dates for Diary November Help Desk Days & Members Meeting: 3rd November Conisbrough Library 10.00am - 12.00 noon 10th November Armthorpe Library 10.00am - 1.45pm 18th November Archives 10.00am -2.00pm 26th November Sprotbrough Library 10.00am -2.00pm

Dates for Diary October Help Desk Day and Monthly Meeting: !3th October Armthorpe Library 10.00 - 1.45pm 21st October Archives 10.00am 2.00pm 22nd October Sprotbrough Library 10.00am -2.00pm 29th October Members Meeting The Last Goodbyes, Ian Walker

1. Our Next Help Desk Day is on Monday 13th October 10.00am - 1.45pm at Armthorpe Library. You will be able to access Find My Past and Ancestry websites for free plus the 1921 census for free. #familyhistory #genealogy

1. Women Casualties of WW1 & WW2: Women's Royal Navy Service. Pamela Frances Youngman was born in 1923, Weybridge, Surrey. She was the daughter of Francis Youngman and Gladys Juan Brinton. #WW2 #WRNS

1. Denaby War Memorial and commemorating the men and women who fought in WW2: Jack Kelley was born on 9th July 1914, Doncaster, Yorkshire. He was the son of Thomas Henry Kelley and Miriam Maud Wale. #WW2 #denabywarmemorial

Commonwealth grave headstones follow a set layout; a decision was taken at a very early stage that all of the fallen should be treated equally, whether they were officer or other ranks. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #DidYouKnow www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/their-name-l...

1. Nurses who served in the Queen's Alexandria Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS): Janie Beryl Wright was born in 1912,Tavistock, Devon. She was the daughter of William John Wright and Emma Collings. #WW2 #QAIMNS

1. Continuing the series of men who worked at The Doncaster "Plant" and served in the military: Leslie Cooper was born on 24th July 1899, Doncaster, Yorkshire. He was the son of William Cooper and Emily Jackson. #WW1 #doncasterplant

1. Nurses who served in the Queen's Alexandria Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS): Hannah Elizabeth Wright was born in 1876, Newcastle upon Tyne. She was the daughter of John and Emma Wright. #WW1 #QAIMNS

1. Our Next Help Desk Day is on Monday 6th October 10.00am - 12.00pm at Conisbrough Library. You will be able to access Find My Past and Ancestry websites for free plus the 1921 census for free. #familyhistory #genealogy

1. Our Next Help Desk Day is on Wednesday 24th September 10.00am - 2.00pm at Sprotbrough Library. You will be able to access Find My Past and Ancestry websites for free plus the 1921 census for free. #familyhistory #genealogy

Today we commemorate the 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain when the Royal Air Force bravely defended the United Kingdom. #RAF #battleofbritain

1. Nurses who served in the Queen's Alexandria Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS): Gertrude Lilian Toon was born in 1919, Belgrave, Leicester, England. She was the daughter of George Edwin Toon and Henrietta Dunn. #WW2 #QAIMNS

#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social 2 x Discussion Groups [MAC users & Family Historian 3 x Helpdesks - #Chester #Tameside #Wallasey 1 x Zoom talk 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐥’𝐬 #𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐲 Registration required 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/.../313-fhsc.... How to join FHSC 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk

1. Continuing the series of men who worked at The Doncaster "Plant" and served in the military: Walter Edwards was born in 1897, Chelsea, London. He was the son of William Henry Edwards and Kate Hurd. In 1901 the family were living in Mexborough, Yorkshire. #WW1 #doncasterplantworks

1. Continuing the series of Men who were Shot at Dawn WW1: Alfred Leonard Jeffries was born in 1886, Bristol. He was the son of Leonard George Jeffries and Georgina White. Alfred joined the 6th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry. Rank Private. Service No. 9970. #WW1 #shotatdawn

We will be at the Bath & Avon FHS Family & Local History Fair, Turnberries Community Centre in Thornbury 13th September 2025. Do visit our stall and say hello and find out more about our courses and qualifications. bafhs.org.uk/bath-avon-fh...

1. Our next Hybrid Members Meeting will be on Wednesday 24th September 7.30pm - 9.00pm at the Earl of Doncaster. Our Speaker will be Peter Rudd giving a talk about The In Laws at War. Registration for this events will open 2 weeks before online. #RAF #familyhistory

1. Our Next Help Desk Day is on Tuesday 16th September 10.00am - 2.00pm at Doncaster Archives. You will be able to access Find My Past and Ancestry websites for free plus the 1921 census for free. #familyhistory #genealogy

1. A series of Men & Women at War: Special Operations Executive (SOE): Muriel Tamara Byck was born in 1918, London. She spoke very good French and joined the French Section of the special Operations Executive (SOE) in 1943. Her nickname was Michele Violette. #WW2 #SOE

1. Women of the Empire: Nurses who Joined the Voluntary Aid Detachment, V.A.D. Margaret Cameron Young was born in 1892, Northern Ireland. She was the daughter of Thomas Young and Amelia Cameron. #WW1 #VADnurses

1. Remembering the men from Yorkshire who went to Passchendaele WW1: Vernon Asquith was born in 1891, Barnsley, Yorkshire. He was the son of Joseph Asquith and Helena Rylance. #WW1 #yorkshire

Heritage Open Days September 12 @ 10:00 AM – September 21 @ 5:00 PM BST Doncaster Heritage Open Days – a full week of events by Heritage Groups from our city co-ordinated by the Doncaster Civic Trust. #heritagedoncaster

1. Our Next Help Desk Day is on Monday 8th September 10.00am - 1.45pm at Armthorpe Library. You will be able to access Find My Past and Ancestry websites for free plus the 1921 census for free.#familyhistory #genealogy

1. Men who were miners and sent to the battlefield WW1: George Dodds was born in 1894, Brampton, Yorkshire. He was the son of Richard G and Jane Ann Dodds. In 1911 George’s occupation was a Coalminer Trammer Underground at Cortonwood Colliery aged 17. #WW1 #KOYLI #yorkshireminers

1. Rossington War Memorial, commemorating the men and women who fought or served in WW2: Thomas Curry was born in 1912, Easington, Co. Durham. He was the son of Ralph Curry and Elizabeth Blackett of Rossington, Yorkshire. #WW2 #rossingtonwarmemorial

1. Women of the Empire: Nurses who Joined the Voluntary Aid Detachment, V.A.D. Teresa M Fannin (Originally named as J M Fannin in error) was born about 1896, Ireland. #WW1 #VADnurses #womenoftheempire

1. Our Next Help Desk Day is on Monday 1st September 10.00am - 12pm at Conisbrough Library. You will be able to access Find My Past and Ancestry websites for free plus the 1921 census for free. #familyhistory #genealogy

1. Series of men who were executed for desertion in WWI: Alfred Atkinson was born in 1889, Leeds, Yorkshire. He was the son of Edward Atkinson and Mary Lister Barstow. #WW1 #shotatdawn

1. Continuing the series of the women and girls that were killed at Barnbow Munitions Factory, Leeds: Ethel Agnes Jackson was born in 1896, Whitkirk, Yorkshire. She was the daughter of William and Mary Elizabeth Jackson. #WW1 #barnbowgirls

1. Our Next Help Desk Day is on Wednesday 27th August 10.00am - 2.00pm at Sprotbrough Library. You will be able to access Find My Past and Ancestry websites for free plus the 1921 census for free. #familyhistory #genealogy

1. Just to let you all know the Archives is back up and running. We will be having a Help Desk at the Archives on Tuesday 19th August 10.00am -2.00pm. Sorry it is short notice but I only found out yesterday. #familyhistory

Photos today from our History Fair. Thank you to all the exhibitors and the volunteers. Big thank you to Daisy and the staff at the Corn Exchange for everything you have done. #cornexchange #familyhistory

Excellent morning at the @doncasterdistfhs.bsky.social Fair at the lovely Doncaster Corn Exchange. I managed to restrain myself with just one book purchase. 😀

Today 15th August marks the 80th Anniversary of VJ Day. We pay tribute to the British troops that lost their lives. and to those that survived We salute and thank you for the sacrifice and service you made for us all. You will never be forgotten. #vjday

1. Our next Hybrid Monthly meeting will be on Wednesday 27th August 7.30pm -9.00pm at the Earl of Doncaster. Speaker is Jane Price giving a talk on Funny Things Happened Becoming a Vicar’s Wife. #familyhistory

1. As the Archives computer suite is closed, this will be an additional research day at Sprotbrough. Our Next Help Desk Day is on Tuesday 19th August 10.00am - 2.00pm at Sprotbrough Library. #familyhistory #genealogy

Continuing the series of women who served in the WAAF WW2: Mary Brown Wyness was born in 1912, Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of Robert Harry and Annie Merchant Wyness. Mary joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). Rank Aircraftwoman 2nd Class. #WW2 #WAAF

1. Men from Yorkshire who served in Gallipoli: Matthew Weldrick was born in 1881, Maplewell, Barnsley, Yorkshire. He was the son of Joseph Weldrick and Elizabeth Rennison. He married Sarah Ann Hinchcliffe on 24th December 1905, Barnsley, Yorkshire. They had three daughters and one son. #WW1

1. Women of the Empire: Nurses who Joined the Voluntary Aid Detachment, V.A.D. Phoebe Elizabeth Meadows was born in 1889, Oldbury- on- Severn, Gloucestershire. She was the daughter of Charles Meadow and Phoebe Elizabeth Sansum. #WW1 #VADnurses