@xanthh.bsky.social this is the podcast I was telling you about #OnePlaceWednesday

In the collections of Friends of Hoar Oak Cottage are the fully digitised and transcribed stock diaries of Robert Tait Little, Head Shepherd on Exmoor (1873 to 1907). Follow the link to find out more—and contact the Friends if you’d like to see more of these extraordinary diaries. #OnePlaceWednesday

I’m participating in the @fachrs.bsky.social 2026 mini project on nurses. I’ve made a list of nurses from my #OnePlaceStudy & today I started researching my grandmother’s monthly nurse Elizabeth Brown. What a rollercoaster! 😳 #OnePlaceWednesday

Wow! Two ‘Black Country stocking filler’ book bundles on sale in our online shop! Seven books for just £10.00 means you don’t break the bank making sure everyone gets a little something for Xmas. Ho ho ho! www.blackcountrysociety.com/shop

Just about to record an interview about this for That's TV Solent ... ... and more here: www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...

Free, but booking essential. Talks cover E. M. Forster and Trees; The First and Second Land Utilisation Surveys of Britain; John Constable and the Stour Valley in Suffolk; and Watermeadows, their operation and variety. Potentially of interest to #OnePlaceStudy and #LocalHistory researchers.

Does anyone know about either Friendly Societies or Temperance Societies in England? This photo was shared on a Facebook group relating to the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. My hazy knowledge of clothing and hairstyles for the women made me guess c.1900 +/– ten years.

This podcast on the Black Country Living Museum might be of interest to anyone who lives in or near the West Midlands: is.gd/VVU7Ju

Look at how festive charity shaped the Christmas experience for Hampshire's poor at a virtual event on 10 December. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-c... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Our talk this month is ‘Christmas at Home’ from the Yorkshire Dialect Society. December 3rd 7:30 at the Quaker Hall New Earswick. Mince pies optional extra! @federationfhs.bsky.social @balhnews.bsky.social @clemhallhistory.bsky.social @ypsyork.bsky.social @cecs-york.bsky.social

Join us next week for our Annual Dymond Lecture. This year's speaker is Dr Mike Esbester, who will be exploring the hidden human stories behind Britain's railways. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dymond2025 #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Get your diaries out to reserve a place for 09 May 2026 - it’s our annual conference - you won’t want to miss it!

Tree Tip Tuesday 🌳✨ Keeping a Research Log helps you stay organised, avoid repeating searches, and keep your family history research on track. Whether it’s a notebook or a digital template, a good log will help you navigate through the branches of your family tree! 💚

NEW EPISODE: “The Vaccinator” with Roberto and Ramón Parra familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/12/02/s... #genealogy #ancestry #FamilyHistory #smallpox #mexico

Join us as professional genealogist Kathie Ross takes us for a tour of Reunion for Mac in her presentation on Tuesday 25th November. Book your place today (link in comments)

Met officers often received a reward for gaining control of runaway horses (and the occasional "infuriated cow") in the streets of Victorian London, but these escaped elephants in 1884 Kentish Town were an altogether rarer occurrence ... #Museum30 #animal

@fachrs.bsky.social www.facebook.com/share/1ZZgxD... interesting article for anyone interested in the Nuses Mini Project.

Did someone in your family serve in the Merchant Navy? Simon Wills reveals how you can trace them in the surviving crew lists: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

Scottish GENES Webinar - The Godly Commonwealth: Discover Scottish Church Records Sat 29 Nov 2025, 7pm UK In this talk I'll look at over 300 years of Kirk history in Scotland, & discuss its impact for locating records for research. Registration £10 via us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy

Bronze sculpture by Keith Barrett to be unveiled at Riverside Embankment Walkway, North Shields to Mary Ann Macham. She fled slavery, hid in woods in Virginia before stowing away & arriving in North Shields via the Netherlands. 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Another fabulous #OnePlaceStudies resource! thegreatwar.whitchurch-shropshire.co.uk

FindMyPast are offering FREE ACCESS to millions of military records for the weekend of 7-9th November #NWKFHS #Kent #Genealogy

We're here today from 11- 4 at the Institute of Historical Research's History Day! Pop by for a chat about our collections, services and London's history. @ihr.bsky.social #HistDay25

⏰ FINAL DAY to register for #WikiTreeWeek2025! www.wikitree.com/g2g/1945098 We kick off TOMORROW (Nov 2) with a week of FREE genealogy fun: ✨ Expert livecasts 🎮 Games & challenges 🎁 Door prizes 🎂 17th birthday party 📚 12-hr symposium Registration closes TODAY! #CollaborativeGenealogy

As we approach All Souls Day when in many countries, people remember their loved ones who have died, the lovely story of a small Yorkshire community who many years ago came together to ensure that everyone could be buried with dignity. The story of the Farndale Hearse. Please enlarge the image.

I was so excited to receive this book last week - it's about life on the home front in Devon in #WW2, & features diaries from someone in my #OneNameStudy! The book is by Todd Gray, who used diaries from the #MassObservation Archive to bring this interesting period of history to life #GenHour

Oh! A deliberate mistake?? Well spotted 😆

Society Shop – Dudley War Memorial - £5. A description of the 720 names on the Dudley War Memorial. Photographs, descriptions of the men commemorated and campaign information make this an authoritative record of the fallen of Dudley. See www.blackcountrysociety.com/shop

📜 Diving into the Parish and its Records Join @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social to explore the people, laws, and documents that shaped parish life in this 4-week online course. Fridays, 7–28 Nov 2025 | 10:30–12:30 💻 Online via Zoom Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/Ev... #GenHour #ParishRecords

A week ago, 25 November 2025 caught up with friends and colleagues at #Huddersfield #FamilyHistory Fair. @huddsfhs.bsky.social Interesting material display from @fachrs.bsky.social studied by Tony @ancestralenq.bsky.social

Had a look at the website for @rwldproject.bsky.social and there is a wealth of information that makes essential reading if you are studying the history of people working on railways in Britain and Ireland: www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk

If you want to find out about settlement examinations and you are in the Shrewsbury area on Thursday 27th of November, then Shropshire Archives have this free event: www.shropshirearchives.org.uk/blog/event/o...

Been really enjoying the Family Histories Podcast recently. Great to hear about how other genealogists and historians have gone about their detective work: familyhistoriespodcast.com

Forces War Records have released a new collection, War Memorials Collection in partnership with the Imperial War Museum: uk.forceswarrecords.com/publication/...

Hi #GenHour! 🧬 Join us for Genealogical Six Hats. Learn how to make confident, evidence-based decisions in DNA research with @scientistsoph.bsky.social. Discover Six Hats method for tackling tricky genetic genealogy problems Tues 4 Nov 2025, 19:00–21:00 (Online) 🎟️ Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Ev...

What an incredible find. Messages in a bottle from WWI soldiers found on Australian coast #WW1 www.bbc.com/news/article...

On 13 November, please join our friends in Somerset at the Museum of Somerset, Taunton, to support work in that county. In 'Through the Windows of an Ordinary House', Dr Ian Mortimer looks at national histories through the windows of a Devon house. Tickets £10 (concessions £5).

Join us and the Wiltshire Family History Society this Saturday (1 Nov) for our Family History Day with talks, displays & expert advice. Whether a novice or seasoned researcher, there's something for everyone. Runs 10am to 4pm. No need to book. #familyhistory #genealogy

Heather Etteridge has added more posts to her Great Ellingham One-Place Study website: ✦ George Asty, Yeoman of Great Ellingham ✦ Was Emma King a Deserted Wife? ✦ Ellis Beales’ working life begins at the age of 8! #OnePlaceWednesday #OnePlaceStudies, where #FamilyHistory and #LocalHistory unite.

UK, Military Service Records, 1939-1959 are now live on Ancestry. (Free access not until 6 November.) Thanks to @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social for the heads-up! #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #MilitaryHistory #OnePlaceWednesday

Ipswich Grp next meet 5 Nov @ 7:30pm Salvation Army Citadel, 558, Woodbridge Rd, Ipswich, Easy Parking Timothy Easton will talk about “No Witches Here: Protective Symbols in Houses and Barns" £3 for members, £4 non-members – pay on door, cash pls. All welcome #FamilyHistory

#ICYMI: In one of our latest blogs, @redhen90.bsky.social shares information about the national partnership to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the General Strike 1926. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/blog-making-... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll @gftu.org.uk

🎓 Calling all MA students in women's history! Our MA Dissertation Prize 2025 is now open for submissions. Celebrate outstanding scholarship & share your work with the wider community. Deadline: 16 January 2026 womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-ma-disse... #WomensHistory #MAHistory #GenderHist

I was thrilled to find this book on school log books by @fachrs.bsky.social! I wish I’d been a member during this project, as I’d have contributed my #Sudbourne school log books transcriptions #OnePlaceWednesday

Some great talks have been organised by family history societies in the coming weeks. Make sure to check out our regular listing here: www.familyhistoryfederation.com/news-and-eve...

🎉 Link Builders Cubicle Party Today, Tuesday 10/28! www.wikitree.com/g2g/1949725 Two Zoom sessions: - 3 PM EDT - 7 PM EDT Host: Azure Rae Robinson Share tips, celebrate achievements & learn how we're building links to make WikiTree more discoverable! Everyone welcome 🌳 #CollaborativeGenealogy