Special offer from Ancestry which expires on 12th January 12 month subscriptions: For £58 - Premium membership For £88 - Worldwide membership Go to: www.ancestry.co.uk/c/features #NWKFHS #Kent #Genealogy

The next online talk will look at life on the road in the mediaeval period. What was it like to travel, who could be found on the road, and what observations did they leave us? I'll be live online at 7pmGMT on Wednesday 28 January. Booking & more info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-mediae...

Cancelled my Ancestry subscription today ahead of its scheduled renewal (at full price) tomorrow. Once that is processed, I will use the current Better Than Half Price offer to renew my Worldwide subscription for £88 (instead of £179.99). That offer ends on 12 Jan 2026. #genealogy #GenHour

Can you name anyone in this #Southampton school photo?

Just finished writing the Triskele Heritage Christmas Lecture - Historic Buildings in the Landscape. There will be a decent section on Peak District sites, including a fair few around Youlgreave 🙂 Bookings will be open until 7pmGMT on Tue 30 Dec... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...

A brief introduction to Norwegian genealogy martinroe.com/blog/a-brief...

Thanks so much to the 5 of you that booked places over the holiday season for the Christmas Lecture... See you on Tuesday! If anyone else wants to join us, you can sign up here... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...

125 weeks until we are 125 years old! On 16th May 2028 we celebrate 125 years of championing learning for all. Our mission hasn’t changed since we were founded in 1903. We’re still fighting for lifelong learning, just as these learners back in 1909 would have wanted. #WEA125

The latest Really Useful Bulletin is out now, full of the latest #FamilyHistory news and information! www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/files/1066-1...

The latest issue of the #FamilyHistory Federation @federationfhs.bsky.social Really Useful Bulletin is now available to download. Christmas giveaways, a discount on Alan Godfrey Maps, #genealogy news and updates, and a great article on Christmas food traditions. Why not subscribe?

Great news from FreeUKGenealogy! Donations were short of the amount sought, but with Gift Aid the total tops the target. So work on FreePRO can begin, with the scanning of probate calendars, the use of OCR to generate text, and the correction of errors by volunteers. #Genealogy #OnePlaceStudies

NEW MAP– the next in our Cambridgeshire series, (check out the subscription deals on our site!) #Cambridge (South) 1925 is another great part of our huge jigsaw of the city, & fascinating in its own right. Buy this for only £3.50 & read our #Map notes for more! www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/cb4706.htm

IHGS is recruiting Family History Fair Representatives for 2026! We’re expanding our fairs programme & inviting students, recent graduates & alumni to join us. A fun, flexible way to meet fellow enthusiasts & earn as you help promote IHGS. For more details please visit www.ihgs.ac.uk/2723

That's brilliant, think people in #Yorkshire would definitely be challenged keeping to the words of the Carol

The algorithms are making it a lot harder to spread the word about these online talks. Although numbers are still reasonable, it would be a great help if folk were able to give the 30 December event a quick share 🙂 Booking available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...

Tonight is the night! Join us at 7pm 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

The internet says the average cost of a pint is around £6 in #London or #York! Our maps are only £3.50 with £2.50 postage (FREE if your order is £25+!) and they will last longer; York (NW) 1907 for eg, which showcases Rowntrees Cocoa Works! ‘Pour’ over our webshop for the perfect festive gift!

Memories can be joyful, a gift we carry for life. Maps too! They spark memories of loved places, holidays & people. Take #Greenwich Park 1867-93; many will have a happy memory of The Royal Observatory or places like it, & a related map would be a joyful gift. Search our site for your happy memories!

Visit www.NewYorkDeathIndex.com to search the first ever public NYS death index for 1973 - 2017. Place of death also available starting in 1957 so you can order genealogy copies (death >50 years ago) from a local municipality and skip the 5 year NYS DOH wait. (NYC is separate and not included)

The #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge is in progress! This is your chance help Free UK #Genealogy deliver its FreePROBATE service – and to have the value of your donation doubled by those (including the Society for #OnePlaceStudies) who have pledged match funding. To find out more and to donate... 👇🏻

How about @ihgs.bsky.social #Heraldry students?

The latest post on my blog concerns a Devon family, whose fortune was made by a 17th century physician and mysteriously evaporated in the 19th century: landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2025/12/619-...

🚨NEXT WEEK!🚨 Railway Work, Life & Death project co-lead Mike is privileged to give the 2025 @balhnews.bsky.social Dymond Lecture! ‘Heads – you lose!’ Working for the railways in Britain before 1939 Thursday 11 December 2025, 7pm, online #LocalHistory #Railway200 www.balh.org.uk/dymond2025

UK National Archives to raise fees and introduce new Request A Military Service Record service scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/12/uk-n... #genealogy #military #archives

Thanks Jackie! Looking forward to this - it's a fun line up, should be a really interesting day. Great to come back & update the Guild on the Railway Work, Life & Death project - lots to say, as the last time I was in was 2018! #GuildOneName

Just a quick mention of the fact that my blog (landedfamilies.blogspot.com) will pass a significant milestone in the next day or two: 5 million page-views. From my first post early in 2013 it has been quite a journey!

My latest blog post also tells the intriguing story of Westcombe Park, Greenwich,where the 9th Earl of Pembroke and Roger Morris built a pretty villa in 1727-30 which was later greatly extended: landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2025/11/618-...

Booking open for #GuildOneName February 2026 Waterways to Railways in #Peterborough one-name.org/seminar-even... Good speakers include Mike Esbester @rwldproject.bsky.social #GuildOccupations @balhnews.bsky.social @federationfhs.bsky.social @oneplacestudies.bsky.social

Sign up to receive our Really Useful Bulletin into your inbox every month! www.familyhistoryfederation.com/subscribe-to...

Members @huddsfhs.bsky.social may find interesting #Huddersfield

Special *2-4-1* sale! One place in two different eras (2 maps), including historical notes & other period details! 25 locations, including: #Bristol, #Edinburgh, #Wakefield, #Glasgow, #London, #GreatYarmouth, #Peterborough, #Birmingham! £3.50 + postage - www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/acatalog/Bar...

Festive Bargains! 2 – 4 – 1 Sale! 25 UK places, decades apart, £3.50 +post! Subscriptions! LIVE - #Exeter (starting Jan) & #Cambridge (starting Dec) - £33! SOON - A new batch of #London Large Scale maps! Check out our web-shop - www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/acatalog/hom... Please *Like* & *Retweet*

Excellent as always #Yorkshire buildings and much more ...

Moving #WWI medal return- presentation in #Leeds West #Yorkshire @westernfrontww1.bsky.social @cwgc.bsky.social @leedscivictrust.bsky.social @ancestralenq.bsky.social www.google.com/amp/s/www.bb...

This looks great! Just the sort of collaboration our project likes to see - well done all involved 👏 V jealous of whoever gets them - wish this had been available after my PhD! 👇

Gathered in #Leeds with West #Yorkshire #Archives at The Leeds Library www.theleedslibrary.org.uk to hear Steve Burt talk about the treasures of the Thoresby Society

🚨ONE MONTH'S TIME!🚨 Railway Work, Life & Death project co-lead Mike is privileged to give the 2025 @balhnews.bsky.social Dymond Lecture! ‘Heads – you lose!’ Working for the railways in Britain before 1939 Thursday 11 December 2025, 7pm, online #LocalHistory #Railway200 www.balh.org.uk/dymond2025

#MapMonday new map repost!

Thanks Chris, good to refresh the history of #Ruhleben and share with new audiences #WWI @devonfhs.bsky.social

We don’t usually have a webinar in November as that’s the month of our AGM and annual conference. This November however we have our AGM and conference *plus* a webinar! @janeroberts.bsky.social Jane Roberts will be giving a presentation on her #OnePlaceStudy of Batley St Mary’s on November 11th.

Suffolk Goal Records now on Ancestry www.ancestry.co.uk/s... Records from houses of correction in Suffolk 1791-1878. Includes receiving books that document an inmate’s admission into a jail. Also lists of inmates confined at gaols Haven't started looking yet, can't wait

Free access to military records at Findmypast – an opportunity, if you are not a subscriber, to find records for your #FamilyHistory, #LocalHistory and #OnePlaceStudy research.

Free access to FindmyPast military records from 7-13 November scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/11/free... #genealogy

My goodness that's disappointing news @federationfhs.bsky.social @oneplacestudies.bsky.social @balhnews.bsky.social @huddsfhs.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social #GuildOneName

It has just been announced that there will be an increase in fees for Principal Probate wills from 17 November 2025. The fee for a copy of the will rises from £1.50 to £16 per document. Over a 1000% rise. Any wills you have been thinking of getting copies of now is the time!

Reminded to see what new material is available for an ancestor lost on the #Lusitania thanks to @janeeroberts.bsky.social talk to #Yorkshire #FamilyHistory Society in Morley @federationfhs.bsky.social Another talk by Jane coming up for @oneplacestudies.bsky.social www.one-place-studies.org/events/

Oh! A deliberate mistake?? Well spotted 😆

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

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