I love this story, so beautifully told too. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Today we launch new AI guidelines to help galleries, libraries, archives and museums prepare for the future - read more here: www.archives.org.uk/news/new-ai-...

Now is a great time to join Suffolk FHS. Membership runs 1 April to March 31, but if you join now you effectively get 14 months for the price of 12. For electronic sub of £10, that is 71p a month - 4 packed journals, access to Zooms, discounted publications & more

We’re refreshing the @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social website this weekend 🎉 Expect a fresh, modern, more colourful look, with improved accessibility to make it easier for everyone to use Members will be getting an email soon with details AND a little present - so keep an eye on your inbox!🎁

I’m so proud to be the Student Mentor for this programme (as well as tutor for a couple of the modules). #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

As the General Strike centenary gets closer, we've been boosting our digitised content! 560 original documents have now been digitised & are free to access, including strike bulletins, radio transcripts, union communications & more... #GeneralStrike100 cdm21047.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Antiquarianism, by Joe Saunders. Antiquarians have served an important part in the study of history over the last few hundred years, and their work has helped the development of the modern historical sciences. how-to-history.com/2026/01/28/a...

Think you know The National Archives website? Think again! My @pharostutors.bsky.social course starting this April, will show you how to: 1. Browse through the hierarchical structures of collections in the online catalogues. 🧵 1/2 www.pharostutors.com/getting-the-...

'We cannot stay silent' #HolocaustMemorialDay 🕯️

Whilst visiting my Mum last week, I learnt that Benny from Crossroads is now starring in Emmerdale! 😉😁 Maybe this is another soap-crossover 🤔 #CrossDale

#Genealogy We know the 1911 Irish census recorded disability (Form A). Did you know it also recorded how many in the household were ill on 2 April 1911 (see snip)? See Form B1, Column 17 e.g. Row 7 www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002... Every day, is a school day, even after all these years!

Tracing Living Relatives. This course has been designed for those wishing to trace living relatives and will show you, via case studies, how to prove straightforward family connections. www.pharostutors.com/tracing-livi...

Demystifying DNA for Family Historians. Genetic genealogy is becoming an increasingly popular addition to "traditional" family history research and has the potential to solve mysteries and brick walls, where other records do not survive. www.pharostutors.com/demystifying...

FLASH SALE! Genealogists work mostly backwards in time, but what about living relatives, important for working with DNA matches and finding distant cousins? Use code LIVING20 to get 20% off our Living Relatives course, which starts next Monday, 26 Jan 2026: www.pharostutors.com/tracing-livi...

For all of my #Genealogy PhD friends 👇🏻

The Parish of St Saviour, Southwark: Information about Parishioners, from Various Sources, 1550 to 1650. Fantastic site with a huge amount of transcribed material. Example shown, Sewer Commission records. #LocalHistory #EarlyModern 🗃️ stsaviour.folger.edu/index.html

Thrilled with some recent feedback about a @pharostutors.bsky.social course I taught: What did you most enjoy about the course? The engagement with the excellent, enthusiastic tutor and the other students on the course. Great ideas that I will be taking forward!

This is definitely on my list of courses for #CPD next year - along with several other offerings from @pharostutors.bsky.social So many brilliant classes, I need another month in my year!

It is #NationalHatDay So I thought I would share with you this wonderful photo of my 3x Great Grandmother Isabella Burgess (née Wells) of #BethnalGreen #London As a child I thought she looked quite scary, but as an adult I see a haunting, sad look in her eyes. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Really looking forward to speaking to the @westmiddlesexfh.bsky.social this evening about #SocialMedia for #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Great tip! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

We have a wide range of courses to choose from. Check out our upcoming courses here: www.pharostutors.com/coursesmains... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DistanceLearning #OnlineCourses #GenealogyCourses

Ooh I love this! #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #ContextToYourResearch #SocialHistory

If you are looking for a new class this January, my in-person genealogy course starts on 26th January. malahidecsadulted.ie/irish-geneal... #IrishGenealogy #IrishHistory #Speirgorm

‘Building On A Solid Foundation’ is a great short-course to learn how to do #genealogy properly. It teaches the best practices to ensure your research is efficient and effective. If you missed this intake, book now for the next one! #FamilyHistory

My latest course started today, and I have a wonderful new class of students. #AncestryHour #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #EveryDaysASchoolDay #DontStopLearning

#AncestryHour Looking back over the past 12 months, I have selected my number one social media account for #Genealogy #FamilyHistory If you don’t already follow them, I strongly recommend you check out @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social They are The Best.

Excellent advice here from Claire. It is really important to go back over old research with fresh eyes. #AncestryHour #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Sign up to our newsletter for all the latest Pharos information. www.pharostutors.com/subscribe-ne... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DistanceLearning #OnlineCourses #GenealogyCourses

I’m back at my desk after a lovely long break, spent with family and friends. What have I missed? Tell me your genie highlights. Any new discoveries over Christmas and New Year? #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Archives

Well this is rather delightful! 😊 Thank you to those of you who have pre-ordered already.

How exciting! Can’t wait to get a copy!

I’m hoping I’m still on the Nice List, and Father Christmas brings me this coveted book 🤞🏻

My next course for Pharos. Can’t wait to meet the new cohort of students.

This! If you can take one good genie habit into 2026, make it this 👇🏻 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #StandardsOfResearch

What a fascinating thread! #MedievalChristmas #ChristmasHistory

I love this! #ChristmasFood #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Last client report of 2025 about to be handed over in person to my client. Apart from some admin this afternoon and tomorrow morning, I am done! Then it will be time for some wrapping! 😁

Two great courses for learning how to do things properly 👇🏻 #BestPractices #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

The one positive of your oven breaking down before Christmas (and having to fork out for a brand new one), is that it saves you having to clean it. #SparklyNewOven #ShinyShiny

Digging Deeper: Mastering Online Genealogy Research. This course examines the main types of internet resource which are useful in carrying out research in English and Welsh family history and aims to improve your search skills. www.pharostutors.com/digging-deep...

Uncover the law-keepers, law-breakers and hidden stories in your family. Crime & Punishment for Family Historians runs 8 Jan–26 Mar (online). Book by 31 Dec to keep the 2025 price + three bonus talks on detectives, forensic genealogy & sleuthing. 📚🔍 portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

Any Kerry people able to advise if a place called Cloush (seen on 19th century records) is the same as Cloosmore, a townland near Dingle? @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social @ciaraioch.bsky.social #Speirgorm

AGRA are now inviting applications from Associates for the annual Dr John Burt Bursary. Please see an email from our Secretary earlier this week for more information.

In my research I found this website: lundinlinks.weebly.com/blog/indepen... While the Lodge featured is in Scotland and my focus is the #ForestOfDean, the collars are very similar. Plus there are lots of newspaper articles about the Good Templars being active in the area in the early 1900s.

20 mins to go before our first ever AGRA Associates Happy Hour @agragenealogy.bsky.social I’m really looking forward to chatting with everyone in this Zoom. #Genealogy #Genealogists #FamilyHistory #FamilyHistorians

Take a look at our range of family and local history courses here: www.pharostutors.com/coursesmains... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DistanceLearning #OnlineCourses #GenealogyCourses

Looks like we may be heading towards two more Brickdust episodes… so we’d love to hear some more funny/weird names you’ve seen whilst researching. familyhistoriespodcast.com/question #genealogy #ancestry #archives

How wonderful! What a brilliant project. And if you read the comments you will see there is a book about Welsh soldiers too! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

The Really Useful Podcast is back! Our new episodes cover; DNA: What to do with the matches, Family History from a Gravestone, Hampshire, Heirlooms: Postcards, photos and papers, Cheshire, and Artificial Intelligence. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #GenHour www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/podcast