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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social
Welcome to Cheshire. We are a very friendly and helpful Society, with a lot of knowledgeable volunteers always ready to help you find the Who, What, When, and Where of your ancestry no matter where it's based
https://www.fhsc.org.uk
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#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social

BUSY BUSY!

Helpdesks: #Chester #Nantwich #Wallasey

Discussion Groups: #DNA #Publishing

Zooming in on #FamilyHistory

F2F meetings: #Bebington #Chester #Macclesfield

Research Buddies: Nantwich

Details of our events 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
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Reminder: the Cheshire Prize for Literature entries close this weekend for those with a #cheshire connection. Win a cash prize and see your work published - send in your creative writing to this free competition: www.chester.ac.uk/about/events...

#chester #creativewriting @uochester.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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For years, this stone by Vale Royal Locks near Davenham made me curious. Well, its coat of arms is that of George Cholmondeley, Vice Admiral of Cheshire - the very man responsible for overseeing the construction of the river locks during the late 1700s.

#valeroyal #Cheshire #riverweaver
January 30, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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The Victorian prison cells underneath the steps of Leeds Town Hall that date from 1864. 👇
BBC News - Inside the Victorian prison cells underneath Leeds Town Hall - BBC News
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Inside the Victorian prison cells underneath Leeds Town Hall
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January 31, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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York-born Guy Fawkes was executed on this day 1606 with other Catholic plotters against James VI of Scotland and I of England. Asked why he had so much gunpowder, he allegedly replied that his intention was ‘to blow you Scotch beggars back to your native mountains’.
January 31, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Latest blog from our very own Paul aka @chiddickstree.bsky.social and as usual gret research and an interesting read

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲

Link 👉 chiddicksfamilytree.com/2026/01/30/w...
When Love Shines Through: The Story of Merrit Beardsley
Discover the dark tales of the past in my brand-new series: “Stories From The Grave.” Some family history stories announce themselves quietly, while others arrive and take hold of …
chiddicksfamilytree.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Genealogy Conferences, Institutes, and Seminars: January to July 2026

Find out more 👉 www.familysearch.org/en/blog/gene...
Upcoming Genealogy Conferences for January to July 2026 • FamilySearch
These genealogy conferences and institutes can hone your skills, broaden your knowledge, and help you network.
www.familysearch.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:37 AM
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

At the BNA this week nothing new for #Cheshire but an interesting new magazine

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐟𝐞: 1904-8
Advertised as the magazine for refined women of taste, or those who aspire to same!

All updates in the screenshots with #AltText as usual
January 30, 2026 at 9:33 AM
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

All quiet on the Ancestry front again this week with nothing new for the UK 😔

Two new US based datasets, see screenshot for details, with #AltText as usual
January 30, 2026 at 9:23 AM
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

It's New East Midlands week at @findmypast.bsky.social

🚩𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡'𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬
🚩𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡'𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥/𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬
🚩𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡'𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
🚩𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬' 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐬

Link to blog 👉 www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/nor...
Delve deeper with new East Midlands records | Blog
There are workhouse records, militia lists and more to explore.
www.findmypast.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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In the #13thcentury Welsh aristocrats borrowed an #ancient Greek myth to portray themselves as the first people of Britain, descendants of Brutus.

🔒 Helen Fulton’s feature from the February issue is now in the archive

www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
Trojan Wales: The Medieval Afterlife of an Ancient Myth
www.historytoday.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:51 AM
We’re refreshing the @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social website this weekend 🎉

Expect a fresh, modern, more colourful look, with improved accessibility to make it easier for everyone to use

Members will be getting an email soon with details AND a little present - so keep an eye on your inbox!🎁
January 29, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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#HenryVIII died #OnThisDay in 1547

There is an enduring obsession with understanding the body and mind of Henry VIII, but how sound are medical diagnoses past and present?

🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days

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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
www.historytoday.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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Antiquarianism, by Joe Saunders. Antiquarians have served an important part in the study of history over the last few hundred years, and their work has helped the development of the modern historical sciences. how-to-history.com/2026/01/28/a...
January 28, 2026 at 7:53 AM
"Major gaps" have been found in paperwork at a cemetery in #Cheshire, with 49 interments not recorded in burial records last year, an audit has found.

Read more 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Middlewich: 49 interments 'not recorded' in burial registers
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January 28, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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A child. A fear of darkness.
And a family who refused to let him face it alone.

This Friday, a new story from the grave.
#TalesFromTheTombFriday #StoriesFromTheGrave #Genealogy
January 28, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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"On Holocaust Memorial Day we need more history, not just more memory" bit.ly/4t6wPx6

Dr Andy Pearce, Director of @uclholocaust.bsky.social, writes today on the RHS blog.

#Skystorians
January 27, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was born on this day 27 January in 1832. Better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an author, poet, mathematician and photographer. His most notable works are Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass (1871).
January 27, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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📢 Announcing.... my first new blog post since November 2024... 😬

The moral of the story is that, when it comes to identifying mystery faces in old family photos, you should never give up. The answer might turn up in the most unexpected places...

lifelinesresearch.co.uk/2026/01/24/w...
Who’s That Man?
A slight, dapper man, with a small, neatly trimmed moustache, well turned out, sometimes carrying a cane and, more often than not, sporting plus fours and a natty pair of argyle socks, his eyes alw…
lifelinesresearch.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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Dydd Santes Dwynwen Hapus 💞

Here's a blogpost about Welsh tokens of love 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

"The heart is the universal symbol of love... It is a sign of passion and strong emotion which surely signifies the carver’s depth of feeling for his beloved."

museum.wales/blog/1894/Lo...

#Wales
Love tokens | Museum Wales
To celebrate St. Valentine’s day, and the recent St. Dwynwen's day, here are images of items ...
museum.wales
January 25, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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Newspapers.com has added 218 new newspapers from the USA (18 states), Canada (2 provinces), England (around 17 counties) Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Fishwrap blog) has a full listing of the new titles.

#FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #OnePlaceStudies
218 New Papers Added to Newspapers.com! - The official blog of Newspapers.com
Explore 200+ new newspapers added to our archives. Your next amazing discovery is waiting to be uncovered on Newspapers.com!
blog.newspapers.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM
#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social

BUSY BUSY!

Helpdesks: #Chester #Nantwich #Wallasey

Discussion Groups: #DNA #Publishing

Zooming in on #FamilyHistory

F2F meetings: #Bebington #Chester #Macclesfield

Research Buddies: Nantwich

Details of our events 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 AM