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Andrew Martin @familytreeuk.bsky.social · 1h

The great thing about musical instruments appearing in social media is that at least that way, it’ll never lead to violins.

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Andrew Martin @familytreeuk.bsky.social · 1h

It must be a cymbal of their kindness.

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Andrew Martin @familytreeuk.bsky.social · 1d

A little outside my DNA matches, but this is an exciting trace, even if it is Oxfordshire 😉.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc... #archaeology #dinosaurs #history

In the footsteps of giants - BBC News

One of the longest sets of dinosaur footprints in the world has been discovered in a limestone quarry near Bicester, in Oxfordshire, England.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 1d

My latest Scottish GENES Newsletter is available to read at eomail6.com/web-version?... - quite a few stories this week! #genealogy #FamilyHistory #Scotland

Scottish GENES Newsletter 12 October 2025

The latest family history news from Scotland and Ireland

eomail6.com

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Andrew Martin @familytreeuk.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations!

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A Few Forgotten Women @afewforgottenwomen.bsky.social · 4d

Some stories and a new #ForgottenWomenFriday for #InternationalDayoftheGirl #DomesticServants #FamilyHistory #WomensHistory #Genealogy www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/weston-...

Weston Park Servants - Celebrating International Day of the Girl with stories and a new Forgotten Women Friday Everyday

This year, for International Day of the Girl, we have a series of offerings inspired by some of those who appear in the Weston Park Servants' Database. Weston Park is a 1000+ acre estate that straddle...

www.fewforgottenwomen.com

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Andrew Martin @familytreeuk.bsky.social · 5d

The analysis from #AncestryDNA is more granular for my family, although there do appear to be some oddities - remember it is a roulette, meaning that some DNA gets rolled in, some gets rolled out with each generation.

Here's my testers' 2023 vs 2025. #DNA #genealogy

My autosomal DNA test group results in Oct 2025.

My autosomal DNA test group results in Sept 2023.

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Allie Nickell @alliethinks.bsky.social · 5d

For those interested in the work currently being done on Mother and Baby Homes in Northern Ireland. #IrishGenealogy

araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 7d

An online lecture series promoting the principles of diversity & inclusion across archival collections and the wider record-keeping community will kick off on Oct 22nd at 1pm.

1st talk will be about Preserving Records in support of Truth Recovery in Northern Ireland

@araukie.bsky.social

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Andrew Martin @familytreeuk.bsky.social · 5d

I was today years old when I learned that Screen Envy exists, and it stings.

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Andrew Martin @familytreeuk.bsky.social · 5d

I'm traveling back in time 4000 years tomorrow.... including visiting Ruth Bramley (Season Two guest on @familyhistpod.bsky.social) who'll be in the Bronze Age, all via a #Cambridgeshire village!

www.arkenstallcentre.org.uk/haddenham-ou... #history #events #LocalHistory

Poster advertising 'Our Village Through Time - Haddenham' event on 11th October 2025 at Haddenham, Cambridgeshire.

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Andrew Martin @familytreeuk.bsky.social · 5d

DNA bringing home the answers again. #OperationIdentifyMe sounds like a great piece of collaborative policing, and I'm pleased that it's bringing answers to the families of missing people.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #dna #genealogy

Woman in Dutch beach cold case named after 21 years

An Interpol-led operation has identified German citizen Eva Maria Pommer after a police tip-off.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Vera @veranmiller.bsky.social · 6d

Join me Saturday, Nov. 15, at noon EST for a presentation on how to use Google Translate with foreign language websites and learn how the Russian war in Ukraine is affecting Russian and Ukrainian genealogy. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Easing Ukrainian and Russian Online Research With the Help of Goggle Translate. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the m...

More resources for Ukrainian and Russian genealogy are going online but not many of them are available in English. Vera Ivanova Miller will show step-by-step how to use these resources with help from ...

us06web.zoom.us

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Australian Migration History Network @amigrationhn.bsky.social · 6d

New open access article by @alecadell.bsky.social
1975: Working Migrant Women
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1975: Working Migrant Women

The ethnic and class politics of working migrant women marked them at a distance from mainstream feminism and its mostly middle-class, libertarian, and Anglo-centric outlook during International Wo...

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 6d

We’ve archived 1 trillion web pages via the Wayback Machine. Help us preserve 1 trillion more with P2P fundraising: donate.archive.org/1T

#Wayback1T

Graphic with pixelated, 3D-styled webpage icons radiating outward from a bright point. Center text reads: "Fundraise with us! Celebrating 1 Trillion Webpages Archived."

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Andrew Martin @familytreeuk.bsky.social · 7d

That clever 12th century design!

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Andrew Martin @familytreeuk.bsky.social · 8d

Impressive restoration work! Particularly like how they rotated it a bit too. 🙌🏻

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Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social · 12d

#GenHour - have you been watching our #MiniAATP/ #AATP25? Catch up on YouTube, in the FB group, and with @projectkin.bsky.social over on Substack!

Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 13d

We’ve managed to produce videos tying in with all the #MiniAATP themes so far, but on #AATP25 Day 9 we focus on #OnePlaceStudies and our Society in All About the Society of One-Place Studies. For videos on today’s theme of Collections & Archives check out the @sogorg.bsky.social YouTube playlist. 🙂

Mini-AATP - All About the Society of One-Place Studies

YouTube video by Society for One-Place Studies

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Allie Nickell @alliethinks.bsky.social · 15d

DNA has been used to identify a Jane Doe believed murdered in the early 1900s. The body of Alice Spence (nee Burke) was found in a well in Saskatoon in 2006. She left behind a young daughter, but apparently descendants had no idea of the drama in their family history. #Genealogy

Her name was Alice Spence: DNA identifies century-old Saskatoon body of 'woman in the well'

After a decades-long investigation into mysterious historical remains, 'the woman in the well' finally has her name again.

thestarphoenix.com

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Andrew Martin @familytreeuk.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations!

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Kelly Cornwell @whoamiftr.bsky.social · 14d

Can’t wait to meet up with fellow genies this Saturday.

Pop by and say hello if you’re in the Kempton area. ❤️

Pharos Tutors @pharostutors.bsky.social · 15d

Karen and Kelly will be taking the Pharos Tutors stand to 'The Family History Show' at the weekend at Kempton Park. Do stop by and say 'hello'. We will also be handing out our popular Pharos Tutors post-its and pens and will have a show discount code to share.

thefamilyhistoryshow.com/london/

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Liz Craig @willsmanonename.bsky.social · 16d

Another brilliant talk by Ann Simcock! @gwilymsmum.bsky.social #AATP25

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

Town and Country is the theme for Day 5 of #AATP25. We have a brand new video for you, Zooming in on a One Place Study presented by Ann Simcock, and of course the @sogorg.bsky.social YouTube channel has a playlist with videos on this theme from last year’s All About That Place! #OnePlaceStudies

Mini-AATP - Town & Country - Zooming in on a One Place Study

YouTube video by Society for One-Place Studies

www.youtube.com

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 15d

Sharing for the evening crowd. Loving all these excellent short videos produced at short notice by Society for #OnePlaceStudies members for #AATP25. In addition to providing material for this Mini version of All About That Place, they make great additions to our public YouTube channel. #MiniAATP

Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 16d

J. C. Hill ‘Maker of Modern Fletton’, a short #OnePlaceStudy talk by Dr Sadie McMullon, is our contribution to Day 6 of #AATP25, the theme for which is Innovation. Check out last year’s All About That Place videos on this theme on the @sogorg.bsky.social YouTube playlist!

Mini-AATP - Innovation - Fletton Bricks JC Hill

YouTube video by Society for One-Place Studies

www.youtube.com

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Barbara at Projectkin @projectkin.bsky.social · 16d

Oh yes! #AATP25 continues right on through the weekend. Over here in the Projectkin tent🎪we're featuring a special live program timed for our friends in the Pacific featuring @anneyoungau.bsky.social. Learn more at tockify.com/eventscalendar/detail/115/1759100400000

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Andrew Martin @familytreeuk.bsky.social · 18d

Sort of. It’s a chapel

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