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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 17h

Family Tree Magazine @familytreeplus.bsky.social has recently updated its House history: discover the history of your home page. Lots of useful #HouseHistory tips and links for anyone curious about the history of their (or someone else’s!) home. #OnePlaceWednesday

House history: discover the history of your home

Discover how to uncover clues that can tell you how old your house is, who lived there before you and even what stood there before it was built in our house history guide.

www.family-tree.co.uk

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Family and Community Historical Research Society @fachrs.bsky.social · 18h

www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/lu...

What is a lunatic asylum? | Who Do You Think You Are Magazine

We look at the history of lunatic asylums, and how to trace records of your ancestors who were held in them

www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com

Family and Community Historical Research Society @fachrs.bsky.social · 18h

FACHRS will be present at the following show, and Lois and Terry would be delighted if members popped in to say hello, or non-members would like a chat about what we offer as a society.

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Family and Community Historical Research Society @fachrs.bsky.social · 18h

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 21h

A conference on transport, aimed at fans of #FamilyHistory, #LocalHistory and #OnePlaceStudies, for just £10?!? Yes, that's our membership subscription and it covers not only the conference but also monthly webinars, a quarterly journal, and more. Check out our events and join us! #OnePlaceWednesday

2025 Conference and AGM.
Conference Talks and Speakers:
All drawn by horses — Ian Waller.
Railway accidents – staff and beyond — Steve Pickthall.
Coastal Travel — BJ Jamieson.
Boat people — Celia Webber.
All aboard for a new life — Maggie Gaffney.
Saturday 22 November 2025, 14:00 to 21:30 GMT, via Zoom.
One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

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Julie Muirhead (The Lineage Finder) @thelineagefinder.bsky.social · 21h

If you're local to #Andover and want to find out more about #OnePlaceStudies come along to my talk for Andover History & Archaeology Society next week.

#OnePlaceWednesday #StMaryBourne #LocalHistory #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Post for talk about St Mary Bourne One-Place Study 7.30pm 24 October 2025

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Liz Craig @willsmanonename.bsky.social · 20h

The @fachrs.bsky.social conference is in Stoke on Trent on Saturday 9 May 2026 & the theme is Sources & Methods in #FamilyHistory
#OnePlaceWednesday

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Family and Community Historical Research Society @fachrs.bsky.social · 21d

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People of the railways

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · Aug 21

We are thrilled to share the programme for our upcoming seminar series. Please continue to check our socials and our website over the coming weeks as the links to register for each of the seminars are published. We look forward to seeing you all there!

A document entitled 'The Women's History Network Autumn Seminar Series' detailing the five seminars which will comprise our upcoming series. The seminars are as follows: A Special Roundtable on 'Lesbian Histories and the Long View' at 4pm BST on 10 September 2025, a paper entitled 'Overlooked Occupiers: Women, Family, and the Home in Occupied Germany and Japan' by Christine De Matos at 10am BST on 24 September 2025, a paper entitled 'Perfection: 400 Years of Women's Quest for Beauty' by Margarette Lincoln at 4pm BST on 1 October 2025, a paper (title TBC) by Merry Wiesner-Hanks at 4pm BST on 15 October 2025, and a special roundtable entitled 'New Approaches to Writing Women's Histories' at 4pm GMT on 5 November 2025.

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Ilford Historical Society @ilfordhistory.bsky.social · Aug 10

And here we are!

The full programme for the Ilford Historical Society 2025/26 season which begins next month.

The other piece of good news is that we're back in the Gloucester Room in the Central Library in Ilford.

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Australian Convict & Colonial Research - London @ozconvictresearch.bsky.social · Jun 27

Getting busy with Transported Female #Convicts of #Westminster project; our major exhibition will be end of the year and we are planning on two tables at London Family History Show this October. So exciting! This was us last year with a very crowded table; we had to rotate our items and the bonnets!

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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · Aug 29

Following this at 22:55 on Monday:
BBC Four - Timeshift, Series 2, The Great British Seaside Holiday share.google/0DalQTvtEbDF...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · Aug 30

Do you have an ancestor who fought in the Napoleonic Wars? Discover how to research the wars with our guide:

www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · Aug 27

#FamilyHistory or #OnePlaceStudy interests in North America? @myheritageofficial.bsky.social invites you to Enjoy Free Access to U.S. and Canadian Census Records on MyHeritage🔗 from 27 Aug to 2 Sep 2025. Do check out the extra resources linked to in the MyHeritage blog post too! #OnePlaceWednesday

Enjoy Free Access to U.S. and Canadian Census Records on MyHeritage - MyHeritage Blog

Labor Day, observed on the first Monday of September, honors the contributions of workers in the United States and Canada. It marks the achievements of

blog.myheritage.com

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · Jun 26

We’ve launched a new collection of openly accessible videos, Interviews with Historians, in which prominent 20th century historians reflect on their lives and professional practices. Access the collection here:
www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · Aug 21

Excellent programme! If I were not already committed to various trips in September, I'd be there #EarlyModern 🗃️

Dialogues of Nonconformity across the British Atlantic 1500-1800 @nonconformity2025.bsky.social · Aug 15

We're excited to finally share our fantastic programme: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

We are looking forward to hearing from our excellent speakers, covering an array of perspectives and approaches to early modern nonconformity!

All welcome! Register to attend: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

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Family and Community Historical Research Society @fachrs.bsky.social · Aug 30

Get your diaries out to reserve a place for 09 May 2026 - it’s our annual conference - you won’t want to miss it!

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House Historian @househistorian.bsky.social · Aug 29

Have been knee-deep in piles of research and writing but meanwhile the weekly #househistory feature continues in The Times! 😀 Today’s is a wonderful old Tudor hall house in Kent - formerly the village pub, bakery, and post office! ☺️ #househistories

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · Aug 29

Target achieved! A total of £10,000 has been pledged and will be used to match-fund contributions made during the next phase of the Free UK #Genealogy fundraising campaign, between December 2nd and 9th 2025 (when donations of any amount can be made).

Screen grab from a page on The Big Give website, showing the total amount of the pledges made towards Free UK Genealogy's goal of £10,000 (towards the costs of setting up a website with free probate records) has hit the target.

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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · Aug 30

#ResearchBuddies day at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social

Still time to register to join us this afternoon where we will be discussing all things #Poynton and #Prestbury

Link to register/find out more 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events/resea...

FHSC Researh Buddies poster - light blue background with a laptop, glassses, cup of coffee and a notebook with the workd Cheshire Research Buddies

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The London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social · Aug 20

🚨 To Detain or To Punish: Magistrates and the Making of the London Prison System, 1750–1840 🚨
📅 Wednesday 3 September @ 5:30pm
📣 @kiranmehta.bsky.social discusses the diverse penal landscape of 18th century London. An incredible book using many TLA documents!

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To Detain or To Punish

Join us at The London Archives as Dr Kiran Mehta introduces her new book exploring the penal landscape of 18th century London.

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Huddersfield Exposed @huddersfield.exposed · Aug 22

Reposting for the morning crowd, as Law's sites contain a treasure trove of useful historical research. Based on his own statement, I'd suggest a Creative Commons licence of CC BY-NC 4.0 would be applicable to his research.

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The Past and other Places @pastandotherplaces.bsky.social · May 23

Resources for anyone interested in mining communities in Scotland in the nineteenth century and early-twentieth century. Includes museums to visit. Recently edited. Suggestions welcome. #genealogy #FamilyHistory #skystorians #mining 📚🗃️
thepastandotherplaces.wordpress.com/housing-the-...

The Miners

A selective list of resources relating to housing in Scottish mining communities 1880-1930.

thepastandotherplaces.wordpress.com

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · Aug 24

As the new school year started this week, let's look back on a blog post from 2022 about some interesting information that School Log Books can reveal, including staff, punishment, illness and even death but also holidays, circuses and the weather.

Document of the Month: School Log Books

This month we take a look at the interesting information you can find in school log books.

dundeecityarchives.wordpress.com

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Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · Aug 18

The football season is getting underway so why not get a taste of the history of the game in our online exhibition: warwick.ac.uk/services/lib... - and here's a picture of trades unionist Julia Varley having a kickabout - you're welcome! #football #SportHist

Photograph of Julia Varley on a football pitch with the caption: "Chipping Norton v Witney Worker's Union at Witney 1914 no 4 Miss Varley kicking off"

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