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The Family History Federation, supporting #Genealogy and the membership of #FamilyHistory societies worldwide 🌳 familyhistoryfederation.com / http://exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk
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Your local #FamilyHistory Society will always be looking for volunteers. Consider helping out to keep your society running. buff.ly/3Qmm3R0
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

New records at @findmypast.bsky.social

🚩 Institute of Electrical Engineers
🚩 #NewZealand birth, marriage and death records
🚩 #Northumberland & #Durham Baptisms & Burials

Link to blog with full details
👉 www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/ele...
Delve deeper with essential new additions | Blog
Explore new employment records and births, marriages and deaths spanning the globe.
www.findmypast.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

At Ancestry just one new UK/ireland dataset

🚩 #Ireland, Judicial Rents, 1882-1902

Full list of additions this week in screenshot below with #AltText as always
November 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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November 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
What is your best recent #FamilyHistory find?
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨

📣Join us @lancasteruni.bsky.social 1-3 July 2026 as we return to our original home to celebrate our 50th anniversary!

We welcome proposals from historians at all career stages across 8 thematic strands.

📅 CfP deadline: 16/01/26
🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...

#CFP 🗃️
SHS Annual Conference 2026
Our 50th anniversary conference will be held at Lancaster University, the academic home of the Social History Society. A Significant Milestone The Social History Society was founded at Lancaster Un…
socialhistory.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Ipswich Grp next meet 03 Dec @ 7:30pm Salvation Army Citadel, 558, Woodbridge Rd, Ipswich, Easy Parking
Linda Sexton will talk about “A Stagecoach through Suffolk"
£3 for members, £4 non-members – pay on door, cash pls. All welcome #FamilyHistory
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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As is now traditional at this time of year, we are pleased to announce our special Black Friday offer: One year’s membership of the the Society for #OnePlaceStudies, with all of its brilliant benefits, for the same bargain price that it has been ever since we launched – just £10! #OnePlaceWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Seminar events
one-name.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The new Poor Law was introduced in 1834. Essentially this Act changed the way relief for the poor was administered and created a wealth of records. www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/accommodatin...
ACCOMMODATING THE POOR | Explore Your Genealogy
www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Members! Recordings of four of the five presentations given at our #OnePlaceStudies Conference on Saturday are now online for you to (re)watch! As always, you can find the links in the Members’ Area of our website. Not a member? Join us, and enjoy all of our membership benefits! #OnePlaceWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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26 Nov 7.30pm Zoom Discussion Workshop: Breaking down ancestral brick walls with David Cufley
www.nwkfhs.org.uk/events/overv...
Brickwalls to be submitted to David Cufley two weeks before the workshop date via www.nwkfhs.org.uk?location=1#C... marked for the attention of David Cufley).
#NWKFHS
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social

Discussion Groups
#DNA, Family Tree Maker, Publishing

Research Buddies
Alsager

Helpdesks
#Chester #Nantwich #Wallasey

Talks
Great British Christmas, Bygone Breweries of #Macclesfield, A seasonal miscellany

Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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"Ancestral Christmas" by Liz Yule, is Suffolk FHS next Zoom 1st Dec 19:30 UK. The link to register is now available - see poster for where to find within members area suffolkfhs.co.uk/ind.... If don't know how to get into members area please email at [email protected]
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Looking for something to do in January?
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Lowestoft Group next meet 2nd Dec. David Butcher will talk about "A seaside trip to Lowestoft in 1797"

Venue: St Margaret’s Hall, Lowestoft. Doors open 19:00, talk starts19:30. Lot of free parking. All welcome. Refreshments & chat after the talk
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Join a family history society for help, support and community. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy www.familyhistoryfederation.com/join-fhs
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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This #SpeakerSaturday we are spotlight Mia Bennett @miagen.bsky.social . Mia is a professional genealogist specialising in DNA and a well-known speaker. Her presentation title is still to be announced but is being sponsored by @thegenealogist.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Industrial Schools were set up to help destitute children who had not committed a serious crime. They removed a child from the environment in which they lived, educated them and taught them a trade. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #DidYouKnow www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/industrial-s...
November 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Do check out these courses – lots that will be interest whether you are into #FamilyHistory, #LocalHistory, or #OnePlaceStudies, and a great discount!
Black Friday sale! We are offering 15% off ALL of our courses from now until the end of 1st December. Use code FRIDAY15 at checkout. Terms and conditions here: www.pharostutors.com/black-friday...

Please spread the word!

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Ancestry #OnlineCourses #BlackFriday2025
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Railway records & military additions at @findmypast.bsky.social this week
🚩𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
🚩𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
🚩𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲
🚩𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫/𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬
Blog 👉
www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/bar...
Uncover new stories with railway records and military additions | Blog
Delve deeper with this week's exciting new record collections.
www.findmypast.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

At Ancestry this week 2 new UK databases

🚩𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝟏𝟔𝟔𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟗
🚩𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟖𝟔𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟗

All new/updated worldwide databases in screenschot below with #AltText as always
November 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week 😒

Details of all updates in screenshots below with #AltText as usual
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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The Collections Story - Moving Methods

One of the questions we’ve been asked most regularly in the run-up to our big move is: “Which records are heading to Crewe, and which are staying in Chester?”

Find out more from Cheshire's archives👉 www.cheshirestoryshared.org/home/the-col...
The Collections Story - Moving Methods — Cheshire's archives: a story shared
One of the questions we’ve been asked most regularly in the run-up to our big move is: “Which records are heading to Crewe, and which are staying in Chester?”  A little while back, we share...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM