Just finished @nathandylangoodwin.bsky.social’s The Deserters Tale. What an amazing story - and full of ‘guest appearances’ from some of my favourite genealogists! I highly recommend - although don’t blame me for any frustration with the teasing cliffhanger ending 😁 #YouHaveToReadIt

I'll also cover how to gather stats from your website and what to make of them, share some free tools you can use for checking and maintaining your site, and even throw in a little AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation).

There are all sorts of opportunities for volunteers in your FHS, whatever kind of person or family historian you are. If you're an introvert like me, based in another county or even country, you could inquire about transcribing or digital organisation. #VolunteersWeek #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Join us for our 21st birthday celebrations in 2026, starting with an exciting week of webinars in July, I mean just LOOK at that speaker list! AND they’re all being recorded so if you can’t make it live you have a month to watch them later. #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #ResearchMethods #OnlineTalks

Very good advice 👍🏻❤️ #Genealogy #OnePlaceStudy #LocalHistory #FamilyHistory

Another reminder to check other sites if a digitised image is difficult to read 👇🏻 #Genealogy #FindMyPast #CouldDoBetter

I’m really looking forward to this talk from Debbie.

Our next Lunchtime Lecture will be on 15 June at 12pm when Debbie Bradley will be giving a talk, 'The impact of the Settlement Act of 1662 and what it meant for our ancestors'. The membership has been sent details.

This week I'm working on the course dates for @pharostutors.bsky.social for 2026-2027 and it's a complicated operation. New dates going up on the website in the next few weeks. #Genealogy #OnlineCourses #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #HouseHistory #GeneticGenealogy #OnePlaceStudies #OneNameStudies

This summer marks 90 years since the start of the #SpanishCivilWar. My husband's great uncle, Dick Mortimer, was a fish-curer from Hull, and a communist. At 18 he joined the #InternationalBrigade to fight fascism in Spain. I've shared his story, and some tips on researching brigaders, in a new blog.

Just a few more weeks to go until the @pharostutors.bsky.social Webinar Week. In celebration of our 21st Anniversary, we have a bumper set of talks lined up for you. Click on the link to find out more about this event. www.pharostutors.com/webinars #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #DNA

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I highly recommend this book. I wish it was around when I started family history research many moons ago, so I could have started off with best practices - it would have saved a lot of time! Although now, as a seasoned researcher, it is just as valuable. It helps focus me when I hit a brick wall.

Another treasure trove discovered today at @suffolkarchives.bsky.social ! Documents relating to the Manor of Barlow Hall (AKA Berlehaugh Hall) catalogued as a ‘List of Quit Rents, 1805’ on TNA’s MDR, actually includes correspondence between tenants and the Lord, dating as early as 1754! 🧵1/2

So, that's the end of my @pharostutors.bsky.social course about TNA's Website. What a wonderful few weeks it has been. Thank you to my fantastic bunch of students, who approached the lessons & Zooms full of enthusiasm. I hope to see you in an archive sometime soon (or another Pharos course)!

I was disappointed by this. It put an end to my research into a musician who worked for the BBC Radio Orchestra ☹️

Our new exhibition Ribbon Of Dreams opens next week on Tuesday 2nd June. Celebrating 100 years of Elstree Studios we have models, small robots, costumes and props from the films, and the background to some of the most popular films made in the studios. Looking forward to seeing you...

Blackadder sprang to mind when I saw this post. 😆 Thanks for sharing Michelle.

I received my regular email from @familyhistoriespodcast.com today. If ever there was a headline to catch my eye it was this... "He was lucky because the bullet just went in his ear" Can't wait to listen to this episode! #LuckyEscape #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

My new blog for the Social History Society on the loss of adult education centres in universities, with particular focus on history and the closure of the Centre for Lifelong Learning at York. 🗃️

These are great sessions. Caroline has such a natural way of unraveling complicated palaeography, at the same time as demonstrating the value of historical documents. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Surely there must be some more people named Kirsty / Kirstie in #Australia - at the moment #NewZealand is miles ahead! Please share down under and help raise awareness of childhood brain tumours. Sign up here: www.mynameiskirsty.com

For #WorldBeeDay, a short but *sweet* case from 1782. When a diligent gardener discovered a bee hive was missing, he followed the honey trail to the thief's house. 🐝 www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t1782...

This is such a fantastic programme of genealogy courses. I can’t recommend it highly enough. I graduated (with Distinction) a couple of years ago, and am now the Pharos Adv Cert Student Mentor ❤️ #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Introduce yourself with 10 bands / musicians you’ve seen live. Billy Joel Human League Paul McCartney Kim Wilde Billy Ocean Meatloaf Hot Chocolate Rick Astley Olly Murs Boney M

😆 Love this 👓🤓

I’m really looking forward to this event. Have you booked your tickets yet? #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Tell me you’re a researcher without telling me you’re a researcher. I just put my book down for a moment, and looked for a weight bag to hold my page rather than a bookmark 😆 #Archives #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

If you're planning a trip to Brompton Cemetery, London, take a look at my post on issues I found re: dissenter graves & marked location on the cemetery map. www.linkedin.com/posts/catrio...

The first stories from the Brixton Orphanage ar enow available www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/9-uploa... #FamilyHistory #WomensHistory #Genealogy

I am so looking forward to this at the weekend. #AGRA #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

This is a great course. I found Cathy’s lessons invaluable whilst searching three Essex properties. #HouseHistory #LocalHistory

We are pleased to announce that we now run events and tours, including a series of Spring/Summer tours of London. For more information see here: how-to-history.com/events/

My adventures with finding Smallpox outbreaks came about from doing searches in historical newspapers. I strongly urge people who think they are only interested in #genealogy or #FamilyHistory to do searches for places every now and again to see what turns up. www.newspapers.com/article/nort...

Sometimes, however ornate your handwriting is, it's not enough and you have to add some totally unnecessary embellishment, just because you can! A tip of the hat to the clerk responsible for this fine piece of work in the Goldsmiths Company's apprenticeship register. Is it imitating filigree work?

#AncestryHour You never know what you might discover in Parish Records (not Parish Registers). A file of loose leaves of paper, titled Abstracted Overseers’ Accounts, mentions several cases of Small Pox in the parish between 1770-77. This could explain a family’s migration. #SwiftExit #Escape

Great day at @suffolkarchives.bsky.social The Hold today. Exploring a variety of #genealogy records, from newspapers to overseers accounts, manorial rentals to town books. 🥰

I just discovered a gem from Haughley Parish. The Town Book (1770-1839) names over 200 individuals including women and children, along with their parish, who appeared in Bonds and Certificates held by Haughley Parish. 🧵1/2 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

15 Feb 1829 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Suffolk

Found in Haughley (Suffolk) Parish Town Book: ‘Note.- “From Bells Life in London” - “Are Parish authorities justified or can they compel a female to swear the father of a Child, and in refusing to do so, commit her to Prison, even if she does not ask relief from the said Parish? : They can.”

Hi #GenHour! We know we're on BSky, but does anyone use Facebook for genealogy? Join Clare Wilson to learn how to find groups, connect with experts, and uncover new resources for your family history. 9 May 2026, 10:30–11:30 Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

Love this! Follow the GLAM 😁

We are giving a talk next week portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2... #SOG #HouseHistory

In the chaos of a national emergency, whose voice will you believe? Our General Strike soundscape uses extracts from strike bulletins, radio transcripts and newspapers to tell a day by day story of the nine days in May Listen to the strike unfold at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib... #GeneralStrike100

The Call for Papers is now open for our 2027 Conference 'Land and Life - Researching our Rural Ancestors'. For more information see here: www.agra.org.uk/news-call-fo... #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

BOOK UPDATE 📕: Ladies and gentlemen the ebook has landed! Thank you to you all for you patience, I’m very happy to report that Genealogy Methods and Techniques: A Practical Guide to Research is now available in ebook form. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #NewBook #ResearchMethods

Church Court Jurisdictions, by Joe Saunders. The records related to the business of such courts, where they survive, can been of incredible use for historical research purposes. how-to-history.com/2026/04/29/c...

@justinegallagher.bsky.social thank you for a great talk yesterday Justine. I really enjoyed learning about your project, and look forward to hearing more about the progress of it.

Always be vigilant!