Some reflections on my work as a researcher on the Papal Dispensations for Marriage project at the University of Strathclyde (featuring a cameo appearance from the Princes in the Tower, and the Pope enjoying some French cheese): jenniphillips.home.blog/2026/04/10/t... #Genealogy #Medieval #History

Excellent news for genealogists & historians in South Wales (and visitors from further afield) - there are some very useful records on FamilySearch that can only be viewed at affiliate libraries … #Genealogy #Glamorgan #FamilyHistory #History

The sole entry in the dataset from Yeovil registration district is my great-great grandma’s cousin, Feargus O’Connor Randle. He sadly died young in 1848 (Ancestry have unhelpfully indexed his burial record with his forename as Hergusolomor 🙄). His sister Grace also had O’Connor as a middle name.

How did an unqualified Irishman become a Government Medical Officer in Papua New Guinea? The story of John Taaffe, my great-great grandfather’s cousin, who forged a successful medical career thousands of miles from home, despite never qualifying as a doctor … jenniphillips.home.blog/2025/12/05/j...

Discover new insights and future trends in #genealogy and talk to qualified genealogists at the RQG 2026 Conference in Birmingham, UK — open to everyone eager to explore #familyhistory and connect with leading experts. More information: www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/2026-confere...

Our next Exploring the Past public lecture is taking place soon. This fascinating and free talk will be online. Title: Caribbean and West African Lives in British Ports Date: 12.11.25 Time: 19:00 bit.ly/4hubwQH @webstermedieval.bsky.social @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social

Always pleasing to find someone with an occupational surname employed in the appropriate line of work (C 5/619/99, Mason v Mason, TNA, 16 Dec 1699) #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #EarlyModern #Chancery

This week’s events: Aberkenfig Resource Centre open Tuesday 14 Oct 10am-2pm - visit to explore our extensive library & research collection, with help from friendly volunteers: www.glamfhs.org.uk/home/aberken... Merthyr branch AGM: Tuesday 14 Oct, 2pm, Soar Centre, Pontmorlais (members only)

🥁The Winner of the 2025 Gwobr Archaeoleg Cambrian Archaeological Award is Fiona Gray-Davies for her dissertation 'A genealogical study of Welsh immigrants to the United States of America' (MSc) University of Strathclyde. Well done, Fiona! 👏🎉 More here > bit.ly/3KKRtwL @unistrathclyde.bsky.social

Teenage nostalgia spoilt by the issue of Jackie dated 16 April 1988, page 27, which has genealogy listed in an A-Z of boring hobbies in an article titled ‘Do you bore for Britain?’

Huge congratulations to fellow Strathclyde alumnus Fiona Gray-Davies. More details about her excellent dissertation research here: cambrians.org.uk/grants-and-p... - great to see research from a genealogical perspective being recognised in the wider academic history sphere. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

We’ll be at Kempton Park this Saturday (4th October) for The Family History Show. Visit our stand to find out more about the society, ask our volunteers for help with your research, or just stop by to say hello! thefamilyhistoryshow.com/london/ #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan

A busy and enjoyable day on Saturday fielding research queries for @glamorganfhs.bsky.social - from absolute beginners to some unusual & complicated scenarios. Pleased to see lots of interest in the archive tours, and great to have an engaged audience for my talk, with lots of questions afterwards.

REMINDER: we’ll be at Glamorgan Archives for Open Doors this Saturday (27th September). Get help with your research from our genealogy experts, and join us for two FREE talks on using the census (11am) and breaking down research brickwalls (1.30pm). #Glamorgan #Cardiff #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

📸 A snapshot of the people and activities shaping our programme at the Society of Genealogists! Talks, visits, book club & more — always something to inspire family historians. 🍂 👉 Explore what’s coming up: portal.sog.org.uk/ev...

Come along to Open Doors at Glamorgan Archives on 27 September. I’ll be presenting a free talk at 11am, on behalf of @glamorganfhs.bsky.social, about using the census for family history research. Find out more about what the Society has to offer, and get help with your #Genealogy queries.

New blogpost, exploring the connection between my eighteenth century ancestors in Wiltshire, and General Sir William Howe ... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Wiltshire #RevolutionaryWar #EighteenthCentury jenniphillips.home.blog/2025/08/25/m...

I will be giving a talk about mortality and how our Victorian ancestors died as part of this event. A great learning opportunity for anyone researching the lives (and deaths) of people who lived in Victorian London. #Genealogy #HistMed #FamilyHistory #Victorian #London

Our special commemorative publication for the Society’s 50th anniversary has been distributed to members, and can also be viewed in the members’ area of our website. It includes fascinating articles on the Society’s history. Thanks to all contributors. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Glamorgan #History

Next week’s branch meetings: Mon 16th June - Bridgend, 7.30pm, Len Evans Hall, Aberkenfig Tue 17th June - Pontypridd & Rhondda, 7.00pm, Pontypridd Museum - No Pasaran: Welsh Volunteers and the International Brigade - talk by Darren Macey #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan #Bridgend #Pontypridd

Following on from this post, I have written about Jane in more detail here: jenniphillips.home.blog/2025/06/01/j... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #HistMed #Swansea

The June 2025 edition of the society’s journal has been uploaded to our website for members to access via the Journal Archive: www.glamfhs.org.uk/journal-arch... - it includes a variety of articles, letters, news from our branches, and more. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan

Are you a neurodivergent researcher who uses archives? We want to hear from you! We will be running our 1st Divergent Minds in the Archive workshop at Imperial War Museum on 4th July, 10-4.15. More info👇🏻. Sign up here lnkd.in/eUFBQg3p. Closing date for applications June 4th #skyhistorians

#savethedate The RQG Conference 2026 will be held on Saturday 25 April 2026 at the Birmingham & Midland Institute, Birmingham. Updates via the newsletter @RegQualGenes #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/2026-confere...

Bangor University are looking to make more cuts & the University Archive Service, which is accessible to all, is in the firing line. It may not affect you directly, but it will have a huge impact on Welsh & Global history research. #history #heritage #University #archives #Wales #saveyourarchive

#Vacancy at Gwent Archives - Part-time Community Engagement Assistant. Gwent Archives Service is looking for a proactive and enthusiastic communicator to join the team and help deliver a range of engagement activities and resources. tinyurl.com/yzxeecww

Cardiff & Vale branch meeting - Tuesday 6th May, 2pm, Glamorgan Archives. This month we will be looking at sports and entertainment records that can reveal details of our ancestors’ recreational activities. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan #Cardiff

Women’s History Day School in Glamorgan Archives, Clos Morgannwg, Cardiff, CF11 8AW on Friday 16 May 9.30 – 4.30. Our theme is ‘Out of the Shadows: Discovering the History and Heritage of the women of Glamorgan’. More on our website:https://www.womensarchivewales.org/en/ #womenshistory #welshhistory

Who's joining us in Cardiff for our Annual Welsh Lecture? Come hear Ruth Canning discuss 'The “Irish Problem” in English Colonial History', with a response from @lloydbowen.bsky.social & chaired by our Wales Rep @mrfw17thc.bsky.social! June 18, 2025. All welcome! www.rensoc.org.uk/event/the-ir...

Join us at the ARC in Bridgend on Saturday 5th April to celebrate our 50th anniversary. Short talks: History and Future of the Society, Glamorgan Archives Coal Mining Exhibition, Life in the Garw Valley. There will also be 50th anniversary cake! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan #Bridgend

Jane Phillips mentioned here is my great-great-great-great grandmother. She was born Jane Edward in Lampeter Velfrey, and married Thomas Phillips (of Prettyland Farm, Coedcanlas) in 1809. They moved to Swansea in mid-1820s, which fits with her reported 30 years’ service as midwife there. #Genealogy

We are looking forward to attending the Family History Show in Malvern next Saturday (15th March). Visit our stall to find out more about the society, and ask any questions you may have about researching your #Glamorgan ancestors. thefamilyhistoryshow.com/midlands/ #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

For any wine, history and true crime lovers in and around Cardiff we've just announced our next Wines & Crimes! This time we're doing a deep dive into sex work in 18th & 19th century Wales 🍷 📅21 May 📍Corp Market #truecrime #Wales #Welshhistory #wine #womenshistory vinvancymru.co.uk/collections/...

Good to see Cardiff Roman Catholic records being made available by FindMyPast. Worth noting that these record sets aren’t limited to the city of Cardiff - they also include some Catholic parishes in Herefordshire, and the historic county of Monmouthshire. #Genealogy #Cardiff #FamilyHistory #Catholic

Our AGM - for members only - is next Saturday (1st March) at 1pm via Zoom, followed by a talk at 2pm (free and open to all) from James January-McCann of #RCAHMW about the Place Names of Wales Project: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glamorgan-... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan #Wales #PlaceNames

Pleased to see this database going live, and grateful to SIGS & FMG for giving me the opportunity to work as a researcher on the project. I hope it will be useful for genealogists and historians. Some entries are straightforward dispensations, others are more complex, providing additional context …

THIS SATURDAY! A project talk in #Cardiff! Part of the Welsh Railways Research Circle talks series, all welcome - 2pm, Sat 15 Feb: 'Asking for trouble’? The Railway Work, Life & Death project & railway employee accidents in Wales before 1939 https://buff.ly/4gCseLL

Lovely afternoon at Green & Jenks, Wellfield Road, #Cardiff - local/family history exhibition curated and presented by owner Gilly Jenks, focused on her ancestors’ business Roath Park Dairy Company, followed by tea and excellent cake. Email [email protected] to arrange a visit if interested.

Great to see Treowen on Cartrefi Cymru (Tai Stiwardaidd episode, on iPlayer). Programme focuses on house rather than residents, however my 10 x great-uncle Hugh Mason was tenant there at the time of his death in 1688. Also featured in #DoctorWho episode Tooth and Claw. #HouseHistory #Genealogy

Post you from a different era. Street urchins at Holly Terrace (Chard, #Somerset) - early 1980s. I’m the one with grubby feet reading Twinkle magazine. Some years later, I discovered my great-grandma’s second cousin had lived in the same house as us in this town row, c. 80 years earlier. #Genealogy

Received my MSc certificate this week (I opted to graduate in absentia). My dissertation focused on litigants & witnesses in early 19th century defamation causes at Llandaff consistory court - i.e. - sexual slander in SE Wales. I will post here about some of the cases I researched in due course …

Starter pack for heritage and the arts in Wales. Keen to have more suggestions as it’s very little at the moment! Also would be great to find more people on the arts side, museum people, and history societies etc

This looks like an excellent resource from RCAHMW - Historical Boundaries of Wales: historical-boundaries-of-wales-rcahmw.hub.arcgis.com - I’ve been following Jon Dollery’s progress with mapping civil parishes for a while via ‘the other place’ … good to see it come to fruition. #Wales #Maps

Welcome to the Glamorgan FHS Bluesky account. We’ve been researching Glamorgan ancestors since 1974, and also provide opportunities for genealogists who live in Glamorgan to meet up, regardless of where their ancestors came from.

Hello Bluesky and #GenHour! Pleased to see so many familiar #Genealogy and #History faces here. Looking forward to making new connections too. Just finished giving an online talk for Glamorgan FHS on newspaper research for #FamilyHistory - well-timed with the free FindMyPast access this weekend.