Kelly Cornwell
@whoamiftr.bsky.social
Who Am I? Professional Genealogist, Tutor (with Pharos Tutors) and Family History Speaker. Tells tales about Transportation to Tasmania.
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Kelly Cornwell
@whoamiftr.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Why Genealogy is a Basic Human Need
Many of us have become obsessed with family history over the years; whether that be due to catching the bug after watching one of the numerous genealogy tv shows, or having a burning question about…
whoamiresearch.com
Researching family history is integral to understanding who you are.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
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#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
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In my research I found this website:
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While the Lodge featured is in Scotland and my focus is the #ForestOfDean, the collars are very similar. Plus there are lots of newspaper articles about the Good Templars being active in the area in the early 1900s.
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While the Lodge featured is in Scotland and my focus is the #ForestOfDean, the collars are very similar. Plus there are lots of newspaper articles about the Good Templars being active in the area in the early 1900s.
Independent Order of Good Templars: Robinson Crusoe Lodge
The Independent Order of Good Templars (I.O.G.T.) originated in Utica, New York State in 1851 and was introduced to Scotland by Thomas Roberts of Philadelphia in 1869. Deriving their name from the...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
In my research I found this website:
lundinlinks.weebly.com/blog/indepen...
While the Lodge featured is in Scotland and my focus is the #ForestOfDean, the collars are very similar. Plus there are lots of newspaper articles about the Good Templars being active in the area in the early 1900s.
lundinlinks.weebly.com/blog/indepen...
While the Lodge featured is in Scotland and my focus is the #ForestOfDean, the collars are very similar. Plus there are lots of newspaper articles about the Good Templars being active in the area in the early 1900s.
20 mins to go before our first ever AGRA Associates Happy Hour @agragenealogy.bsky.social
I’m really looking forward to chatting with everyone in this Zoom.
#Genealogy
#Genealogists
#FamilyHistory
#FamilyHistorians
I’m really looking forward to chatting with everyone in this Zoom.
#Genealogy
#Genealogists
#FamilyHistory
#FamilyHistorians
December 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
20 mins to go before our first ever AGRA Associates Happy Hour @agragenealogy.bsky.social
I’m really looking forward to chatting with everyone in this Zoom.
#Genealogy
#Genealogists
#FamilyHistory
#FamilyHistorians
I’m really looking forward to chatting with everyone in this Zoom.
#Genealogy
#Genealogists
#FamilyHistory
#FamilyHistorians
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Take a look at our range of family and local history courses here: www.pharostutors.com/coursesmains... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DistanceLearning #OnlineCourses #GenealogyCourses
December 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Take a look at our range of family and local history courses here: www.pharostutors.com/coursesmains... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DistanceLearning #OnlineCourses #GenealogyCourses
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Looks like we may be heading towards two more Brickdust episodes… so we’d love to hear some more funny/weird names you’ve seen whilst researching.
familyhistoriespodcast.com/question
#genealogy #ancestry #archives
familyhistoriespodcast.com/question
#genealogy #ancestry #archives
The Question - The Family Histories Podcast
We'd like to hear your feedback to our Question. We'll pick our favourite answers and include them in a forthcoming episode.
familyhistoriespodcast.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Looks like we may be heading towards two more Brickdust episodes… so we’d love to hear some more funny/weird names you’ve seen whilst researching.
familyhistoriespodcast.com/question
#genealogy #ancestry #archives
familyhistoriespodcast.com/question
#genealogy #ancestry #archives
How wonderful! What a brilliant project. And if you read the comments you will see there is a book about Welsh soldiers too!
#Genealogy
#FamilyHistory
#Genealogy
#FamilyHistory
A blast from my past - the Medieval Soldier database takes nearly 300,000 military service records from 1369-1453 and makes them available as a searchable database.
An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals
We created the database in order to challenge assumptions about the lack of professionalism of everyday soldiers.
theconversation.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
How wonderful! What a brilliant project. And if you read the comments you will see there is a book about Welsh soldiers too!
#Genealogy
#FamilyHistory
#Genealogy
#FamilyHistory
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The Really Useful Podcast is back! Our new episodes cover; DNA: What to do with the matches, Family History from a Gravestone, Hampshire, Heirlooms: Postcards, photos and papers, Cheshire, and Artificial Intelligence. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #GenHour www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/podcast
December 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The Really Useful Podcast is back! Our new episodes cover; DNA: What to do with the matches, Family History from a Gravestone, Hampshire, Heirlooms: Postcards, photos and papers, Cheshire, and Artificial Intelligence. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #GenHour www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/podcast
Interesting fact I never knew.
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Every day is a school day. I learned today that an Irish mile was longer than an English one with the Irish one measuring 2240 yards compared with 1760 for English and the Irish mile was used legally until 1826.
December 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Interesting fact I never knew.
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With thanks to our excellent guests, who can be found on Bluesky here! 🙌 @scientistsoph.bsky.social @miagen.bsky.social @janetfew.bsky.social @whoamiftr.bsky.social @cherrytreeheritage.bsky.social @chiddickstree.bsky.social @janehamlett.bsky.social @researchdogsbody.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
With thanks to our excellent guests, who can be found on Bluesky here! 🙌 @scientistsoph.bsky.social @miagen.bsky.social @janetfew.bsky.social @whoamiftr.bsky.social @cherrytreeheritage.bsky.social @chiddickstree.bsky.social @janehamlett.bsky.social @researchdogsbody.bsky.social
Apologies for the lateness in my post (it’s been a full-on day), but I wanted to wish my wonderful friends across the pond, a very happy thanksgiving 🦃❤️
a cartoon of charlie brown and snoopy holding a turkey and the words happy thanksgiving
ALT: a cartoon of charlie brown and snoopy holding a turkey and the words happy thanksgiving
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November 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Apologies for the lateness in my post (it’s been a full-on day), but I wanted to wish my wonderful friends across the pond, a very happy thanksgiving 🦃❤️
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Black Friday sale! Pharos are offering 15% off ALL our family history, local history, genetic genealogy, one place and one name courses, until the end of 1st December. Use code FRIDAY15 at checkout. For T&C see www.pharostutors.com/black-friday... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Ancestry #OnlineCourses
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Black Friday sale! Pharos are offering 15% off ALL our family history, local history, genetic genealogy, one place and one name courses, until the end of 1st December. Use code FRIDAY15 at checkout. For T&C see www.pharostutors.com/black-friday... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Ancestry #OnlineCourses
Argh! Ancestry's collection of British Phone Books, 1880-1984 is broken! It won't let you enter a County, and you cannot conduct a search without entering a County!
a man in a purple sweater is sitting in front of a window .
ALT: a man in a purple sweater is sitting in front of a window .
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Argh! Ancestry's collection of British Phone Books, 1880-1984 is broken! It won't let you enter a County, and you cannot conduct a search without entering a County!
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Digging Deeper: Mastering Online Genealogy Research. This course examines the main types of internet resource which are useful in carrying out research in English and Welsh family history. www.pharostutors.com/digging-deep...
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Digging Deeper: Mastering Online Genealogy Research. This course examines the main types of internet resource which are useful in carrying out research in English and Welsh family history. www.pharostutors.com/digging-deep...
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Tracing Postal Workers – 4 Dec 2025, 14:00
Join Susannah Coster (Royal Mail Archive) for a guide to researching ancestors who worked for the British postal service.
Attend in-person at SoG or watch online.
Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Join Susannah Coster (Royal Mail Archive) for a guide to researching ancestors who worked for the British postal service.
Attend in-person at SoG or watch online.
Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
November 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Tracing Postal Workers – 4 Dec 2025, 14:00
Join Susannah Coster (Royal Mail Archive) for a guide to researching ancestors who worked for the British postal service.
Attend in-person at SoG or watch online.
Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Join Susannah Coster (Royal Mail Archive) for a guide to researching ancestors who worked for the British postal service.
Attend in-person at SoG or watch online.
Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
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
Please spread the word!
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Ancestry #OnlineCourses #BlackFriday2025
November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is great!
@pharostutors.bsky.social are featured in the FamilyTreeDNA Gift Guide!
I LOVE being a Pharos Tutor 🥰
@pharostutors.bsky.social are featured in the FamilyTreeDNA Gift Guide!
I LOVE being a Pharos Tutor 🥰
#FamilyTreeDNA have pulled together a guide to #genealogy #courses as part of their Gift Guide series, and we are delighted to see our DNA courses featured. Read the full post here:
blog.familytreedna.com/top-genealog...
#Ancestry
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#Ancestry
Top Genealogy Education Gifts – FamilyTreeDNA Gift Guide 2025
Support the family historian in your life with genealogy education gifts that strengthen their research skills and deepen their connection to the past.
blog.familytreedna.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
This is great!
@pharostutors.bsky.social are featured in the FamilyTreeDNA Gift Guide!
I LOVE being a Pharos Tutor 🥰
@pharostutors.bsky.social are featured in the FamilyTreeDNA Gift Guide!
I LOVE being a Pharos Tutor 🥰
Another view to make it easier.
November 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Another view to make it easier.
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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What are your favourite names of direct ancestors?
My Top 10 are:
Hephzibah Priest
Comfort Smith
Rosson Martin
Olliff Foster
Maria Apollonia Hofen
Peggy Sharp
Jemima Petty
Pascha Bakewell
Henry Muggleston
Matthias Thacker
#familyhistory
My Top 10 are:
Hephzibah Priest
Comfort Smith
Rosson Martin
Olliff Foster
Maria Apollonia Hofen
Peggy Sharp
Jemima Petty
Pascha Bakewell
Henry Muggleston
Matthias Thacker
#familyhistory
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What are your favourite names of direct ancestors?
My Top 10 are:
Hephzibah Priest
Comfort Smith
Rosson Martin
Olliff Foster
Maria Apollonia Hofen
Peggy Sharp
Jemima Petty
Pascha Bakewell
Henry Muggleston
Matthias Thacker
#familyhistory
My Top 10 are:
Hephzibah Priest
Comfort Smith
Rosson Martin
Olliff Foster
Maria Apollonia Hofen
Peggy Sharp
Jemima Petty
Pascha Bakewell
Henry Muggleston
Matthias Thacker
#familyhistory
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VisionOfBritain has been down for half an hour. Typical when I'm right in the middle of adding statistics to a house history report 😭
VisionOfBritain has been down for half an hour. Typical when I'm right in the middle of adding statistics to a house history report 😭
November 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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VisionOfBritain has been down for half an hour. Typical when I'm right in the middle of adding statistics to a house history report 😭
VisionOfBritain has been down for half an hour. Typical when I'm right in the middle of adding statistics to a house history report 😭
Must not be distracted. Must not be distracted.
Trying to be disciplined & not be tempted to follow the story (unrelated to my project) of an Essex farmer who, after having a gelding stolen, pursued the thief to Manchester then to Lancaster where he was executed, became a special constable.
Trying to be disciplined & not be tempted to follow the story (unrelated to my project) of an Essex farmer who, after having a gelding stolen, pursued the thief to Manchester then to Lancaster where he was executed, became a special constable.
a man is holding his head with his eyes closed and the words focus focus focus behind him .
ALT: a man is holding his head with his eyes closed and the words focus focus focus behind him .
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November 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Must not be distracted. Must not be distracted.
Trying to be disciplined & not be tempted to follow the story (unrelated to my project) of an Essex farmer who, after having a gelding stolen, pursued the thief to Manchester then to Lancaster where he was executed, became a special constable.
Trying to be disciplined & not be tempted to follow the story (unrelated to my project) of an Essex farmer who, after having a gelding stolen, pursued the thief to Manchester then to Lancaster where he was executed, became a special constable.
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Once upon a time in a university near you, in-person teaching was a thing, as you can see in this image of 1612. Young people with hats came together, regularly and voluntarily, prepared for classes, and enjoying a lively learning situation of *checks notes*, a 90 minutes monolog of someone else ...
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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We’re launching our new catalogue on Monday 8 December.
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Fancy a read about a London (and its surroundings), that never quite came to pass?
If you've heard of the 'Ringways' scheme or not, this is absolutely fascinating (and exactly the sort of thing we include in our histories which come right up to the date of publication). #Skystorians
If you've heard of the 'Ringways' scheme or not, this is absolutely fascinating (and exactly the sort of thing we include in our histories which come right up to the date of publication). #Skystorians
Earlier this week I spoke to London Centric about the Ringways Map and all things unbuilt London - they’ve dedicated the whole of their latest edition to the story! substack.com/home/post/p-...
Would your home have been under a motorway?
"The most astonishing and destructive thing never to happen to London," says the man who has spent twenty years researching the first true map of the unbuilt Ringways.
substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Fancy a read about a London (and its surroundings), that never quite came to pass?
If you've heard of the 'Ringways' scheme or not, this is absolutely fascinating (and exactly the sort of thing we include in our histories which come right up to the date of publication). #Skystorians
If you've heard of the 'Ringways' scheme or not, this is absolutely fascinating (and exactly the sort of thing we include in our histories which come right up to the date of publication). #Skystorians
Apologies for the delay in sharing this blog - the last episode in the series of Ancestral Neighbours. My #Menopause brain told me I had already done it 😒🙄
#FamilyHistory #Research
#Genealogy #FamilyTree
#FANMethod #FANApproach
whoamiresearch.com/2025/10/24/a...
#FamilyHistory #Research
#Genealogy #FamilyTree
#FANMethod #FANApproach
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Ancestral Neighbours Episode 6
So here we are, the sixth and final episode of Ancestral Neighbours. Thank you so much for following the series. If you missed any of the previous installments, you can catch up here with Episodes …
whoamiresearch.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Apologies for the delay in sharing this blog - the last episode in the series of Ancestral Neighbours. My #Menopause brain told me I had already done it 😒🙄
#FamilyHistory #Research
#Genealogy #FamilyTree
#FANMethod #FANApproach
whoamiresearch.com/2025/10/24/a...
#FamilyHistory #Research
#Genealogy #FamilyTree
#FANMethod #FANApproach
whoamiresearch.com/2025/10/24/a...
This is great! Making it so much easier to search this fantastic set of records.
#Genealogy
#FamilyHistory
#Genealogy
#FamilyHistory
Item descriptions for STAC 5 (Star Chamber proceedings for Elizabeth I) underwent a significant overhaul this year, updating 40,000 items to include party names, county, and much more. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1...
November 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is great! Making it so much easier to search this fantastic set of records.
#Genealogy
#FamilyHistory
#Genealogy
#FamilyHistory