Springwell & Great Usworth 1895. *NEW RELEASE!* Anthea Lang introduces another storied NE map for our growing collection of publications. She movingly discusses several awful mining disasters in the noted collieries, as well as the general make-up and long history of the area in question.

This fantastic map is raised to a whole new level by John Griffiths’ map introduction, and it is his excellent writing that means we’ll revisit this map in the future to look at the importance of glass and other industries to this interesting little city. www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/monkwearmout...

May Really Useful Bulletin from @federationfhs.bsky.social focuses on Fairgrounds plus includes a great book offer and mentions #Huddersfield @huddsfhs.bsky.social www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/bulletins

This set of maps are among my favourite & they're quite different to our OS reprints; they're designed to be used for a key moment & kept as current as possible for operational success. It's not about finding the nearest cinema or a factory, its about preserving life where possible.

Exciting news - #FamilyTree Live 2027 Find out more 👉 www.family-tree.co.uk/family-tree-...

Surrey Docks (South) 1868-94 This map shows the ghostly outlines of the past in the modern day, should you choose to explore a little. In the corner of this map we have a very interesting link to WWII, the location of the Mulberry Harbours’ building yard – check out our sample for more information.

Maps website home page and map viewer changes at NLS Maps maps.nls.uk/website-2026/ #OnePlaceWednesday

Too hot out there? Stay inside in the cool & read ... about another time it was hot, & how it left a trace in the Railway Work, Life & Death project's records: www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/heatwave-jul...

HMS Hood. Sunk on this day in 1941. Not forgotten.

#Sunderland Local History Fair, Saturday 30th May! Suzanne and Anthea will be running a stall with a selection of NE maps for purchase, so please pop along and say hello! Anthea was the author for one of the new Sunderland maps so she might even be persuaded to sign a copy! Address in image ❤️🗺

One of several fascinating maps in our BIGOT series, these impressive documents would make a unique and interesting gift for yourself, a loved one or even someone you don't like much. We don't mind who you buy them for - they deserve to be remembered, just like those who used the originals.

Father's Day - only a few weeks away! A subscription means weeks of gifts, delivered to his door! Or search our range for a thoughtful and unexpected present centered on his interests - sporting, history, military, music, transport & more. Comment on this post for help finding something special!

So disappointed we cannot go ahead with our fair this year but really excited about our new venue for our 2027 event. Lots of Societies already reserved a table including the Family History Federation. @teebylo.com @david-rigby.bsky.social @federationfhs.bsky.social @balhnews.bsky.social

Sorry to read this, always enjoy a trip to #York. Look forward to details of 2027 #FamilyHistory Fair in #Yorkshire @huddsfhs.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social @oneplacestudies.bsky.social

Inspirational speaker. Heard several times including in #Yorkshire at a #GuildOneName Seminar. Especially useful are his books on researching Catholic ancestors www.hgs-familyhistory.com/product/trac...

Might the records just added to Deceased Online, for #Nuneaton and #Bedworth Borough Council cemeteries and crematorium, include any of interest to your #FamilyHistory or #OnePlaceStudy research? Details of the cemeteries included, and the dates covered: www.deceasedonline.com/news_view.ph...

It’s strikingly interesting how stark the layers of development are on this map of #Torquay, from the tight streets of the old town huddled nervously around St Saviour’s Church to the palatial squares of stately grounds to the east, each housing a grandly named home in the centre, built much later.

Perhaps of interest to @geniaus.bsky.social and colleagues

The Federation lists our member societies here, see if there's one which covers your area of interest: www.familyhistoryfederation.com/find-a-society

York: The Castle 1851. www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/york12.htm Often in cities like #York one can navigate a 1000-year-old landscape if you have known points; Anglo-Saxon churches or Roman roads etc. You can then begin to understand the time & lives of the past, & our introductions can act as a guide.

An excellent guide to nurse education and training is provided by St. Bartholomew's Hospital and the Barts Health NHS Trust under the title of Barts Health. You can find it here: buff.ly/YNYQ7M7 There is also a very good video guide to searching the archive:

If you are studying the early history of nurse training institutions, then you could start by examining the records of Mildmay Hospital in the East End of London: www.mildmay.org/history-of-m... There is a directory of nurses that although incomplete is growing: www.mildmay.org/mildmay-nurs...

Subscribe to The Federation's Really Useful Bulletin for the latest #FamilyHistory news and information. www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk#newsletter

Great to see new fledgling website for #Yorkshire #FamilyHistory Group in #Morley morleyanddistrictfhg.co.uk @federationfhs.bsky.social @oneplacestudies.bsky.social @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social @huddsfhs.bsky.social @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social

Our annual project is on nursing between 1861 and 1921. A FACHRS membership is a great way to take part in this exciting project. There is a great introduction to nursing history on the WDYTYA website:

Big news! A *fresh crop* of maps have been picked for our on-running Spring Bargain Sale! Click here ➡️ www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh00... to see what app(ea)les, but be kiwi-k, stocks are limited! (Please note - our maps are much better than our puns!)

Our text talks about the development of transport locally, & touches on the challenges of the early rail planners to balance local need & financial viability, something that reverberates down to today. We also sample an extract from Kelly’s Directory included with our map for context and interest.

It's not too late to buy a ticket for our conference on 09 May 2026! You don't have to be a member but you may want to join afterwards!

Hello #GenHour people! I’m still on a high after the amazing Guil of #OneNameStudies conference at the weekend! There was such a buzz to it, the speakers were great & we had so much positive feedback. And we’ve been asked to organise next year’s conference too!

I have one of James' books at home (Nottinghamshire Castles) - and have benefitted from seeing his work in video form (at Tattershall Castle) as well

Folks! We’re recruiting another specialist for my team. Please spread the word https//www.civilse...

One of my MLitt students is doing their thesis on potential applications for AI based noise reduction of archival recordings of speech. If this is your area of interest, there is a survey here they’d be grateful for contributions to app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dundee/sou... #archives #oralhistory

Ancestors in Glamorgan? Check out FreeREG! Our volunteer transcribers added 16.4k new baptism, burial and marriage records since the start of the year. Search now: www.freereg.org.uk

My latest blog post concerns two rather obscure Scottish houses (one long demolished) and the influential family which owned them in the 17th and 18th centuries: landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2026/04/633-....

The tool we use is our choice, the structure is dictated by the records, but all have 5 core characteristics: people, place, events, facts & sources #GuildConf2026

Aside from the future home of the Chocolate orange (and its variously flavoured siblings - Andrew's is the white chocolate one), we include today a sample from Kelly’s Directory of West Riding 1889, to add a little contemporary context and colour. www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/yorks17414.htm

The #GuildConf2026 is now over 😢 It was so much fun, I really enjoyed being part of the organising committee, & attending the conference itself. Roll on next year when the Guild of #OneNameStudies conference will be in Portsmouth again! 🥳

Developed especially for #GuildConf2026, Ian Tebbett & Clive Boocock wrote a macro to convert a spreadsheet to a gedcom. Karen now doing a live from of uploading her gedcom to her Guild website

New Guild of #OneNameStudies member Karen Palin is a new member & kindly offered to trial a new piece of software developed especially for #GuildConf2026. Here she demonstrates how she’s used it in her Rowntree #OneNameStudy

Next up - Dr Nick Barratt’s talk ‘Beyond the Mists of Time: sources for medieval and early modern genealogy’ #GuildConf2026

Hope everyone has a fantastic time in #Portsmouth #GuildConf2026 one-name.org/guild-confer...

Our maps are great introductions into the #history, technical development, #genealogy, architecture & religion of sites across the UK, but it’s important to also remember the craftmanship of those who surveyed, drew & produced them; these maps are artworks too. www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/wisbech.htm

Stuck with Staffordshire ancestors? Search in FreeREG! Nearly 31k new baptism, burial and marriage records have been added since the start of the year. Search now: www.freereg.org.uk #VolunteerTranscribers

To celebrate #LocalAndCommunityHistoryMonth in May the Historical #Rillington Study Group are presenting an exhibition in #Malton Library. Do drop in to see examples of our work and have a chat. #OnePlaceWednesday @balhnews.bsky.social

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#Edinburgh: Dean Village & Moray Place 1877. One of those maps that looks more like artwork than street plan. There’s something hypnotically alluring about the curves & lines, the almost-pattern suggesting a paisley design writ large across a cityscape. There’s some great history here too, as usual!

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