Family History Today
@familyhistorytoday.bsky.social
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Genetic genealogist, family history nut, heir hunter, 60s child, artist grandfather
Give me a genealogy challenge and I’ll seek to solve it. Ex TV professional. AGRA link.
Genetic genealogist, family history nut, heir hunter, 60s child, artist grandfather
Give me a genealogy challenge and I’ll seek to solve it. Ex TV professional. AGRA link.
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Just having some fun with AI. These newly weds are enjoying their moment on Bluesky after their 1894 wedding in Chiswick
#genealogy
#byebyeX
Just having some fun with AI. These newly weds are enjoying their moment on Bluesky after their 1894 wedding in Chiswick
#genealogy
#byebyeX
On 10 June 1944, British airborne troops are pictured with French civilians between Ranville - the first village in Normandy to be liberated after #DDay - and Amfreville.
Source: SSAFA
Source: SSAFA
June 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
On 10 June 1944, British airborne troops are pictured with French civilians between Ranville - the first village in Normandy to be liberated after #DDay - and Amfreville.
Source: SSAFA
Source: SSAFA
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Welcome to the #NewForest. Filly foal, Xluna with her dam, Pippa.
May 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Welcome to the #NewForest. Filly foal, Xluna with her dam, Pippa.
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The "Strawberry Moon" will be visible tonight, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, and into Wednesday morning. The moon will reach its peak illumination at 3:44 a.m. on June 11! I'm going to try to get some pics tonight. 🌝
June 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The "Strawberry Moon" will be visible tonight, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, and into Wednesday morning. The moon will reach its peak illumination at 3:44 a.m. on June 11! I'm going to try to get some pics tonight. 🌝
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Welcome to the archives.
June 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Welcome to the archives.
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Delighted to say that 'Doors of London' is being published in the USA today! 😃 @househistorian.bsky.social @sheldrakepress.bsky.social #doorsoflondon #sheldrakepress bit.ly/DoorsUSA
Who Doesn’t Love a Good Door? - News from Sheldrake Press
If you’re into doors, take a look at ‘Doors of London’ just published in the USA by Sheldrake Press, with 500 photographs by Cath Harries.
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June 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Delighted to say that 'Doors of London' is being published in the USA today! 😃 @househistorian.bsky.social @sheldrakepress.bsky.social #doorsoflondon #sheldrakepress bit.ly/DoorsUSA
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A busy week in the archives as I finish researching a C17th house in Essex! Meanwhile, today’s #househistory feature in The Times looks at the history of a house in Hertford where #ThomesDimsdale gave vaccinations for smallpox in the 1760s!! 😀 #househistories
May 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A busy week in the archives as I finish researching a C17th house in Essex! Meanwhile, today’s #househistory feature in The Times looks at the history of a house in Hertford where #ThomesDimsdale gave vaccinations for smallpox in the 1760s!! 😀 #househistories
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Why Dutch healthcare is actually great
Why Dutch healthcare is actually great 💊 #healthcare #huisarts #sketchcomedy #expatlife
YouTube video by Let's Double Dutch
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February 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Why Dutch healthcare is actually great
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Mysterious bones that washed up on Jersey Shore finally identified 180 years after tragedy
www.foxnews.com/travel/myste... #Genealogy
www.foxnews.com/travel/myste... #Genealogy
Mysterious bones that washed up on Jersey Shore finally identified 180 years after tragedy
Ramapo College students recently used genetic technology and historical research to solve a decades-old mystery, connecting various bones to a 1844 shipwreck and one particular victim.
www.foxnews.com
June 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Mysterious bones that washed up on Jersey Shore finally identified 180 years after tragedy
www.foxnews.com/travel/myste... #Genealogy
www.foxnews.com/travel/myste... #Genealogy
Is there a handy mobile app to publish your own family history book with photos and stories?
#genealogy
#genealogy
May 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Is there a handy mobile app to publish your own family history book with photos and stories?
#genealogy
#genealogy
Hampshire-born Ethel Caterham, née Collins, is 115 years old and the last surviving subject of King Edward VII and now the world's oldest person.
Here is a photo of Ethel holding the 1911 census - she’s listed as the two-year-old child.
(Source: @findmypast.bsky.social )
Here is a photo of Ethel holding the 1911 census - she’s listed as the two-year-old child.
(Source: @findmypast.bsky.social )
May 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Hampshire-born Ethel Caterham, née Collins, is 115 years old and the last surviving subject of King Edward VII and now the world's oldest person.
Here is a photo of Ethel holding the 1911 census - she’s listed as the two-year-old child.
(Source: @findmypast.bsky.social )
Here is a photo of Ethel holding the 1911 census - she’s listed as the two-year-old child.
(Source: @findmypast.bsky.social )
May 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Only in The Netherlands. Swimming in the dirty canal on the hottest day of the year so far. No doubt there’s a bbq next to the canal this eve, with some beers to put the world to right.
#Delft #TheNetherlands
#Delft #TheNetherlands
May 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Only in The Netherlands. Swimming in the dirty canal on the hottest day of the year so far. No doubt there’s a bbq next to the canal this eve, with some beers to put the world to right.
#Delft #TheNetherlands
#Delft #TheNetherlands
Another Van Gogh moment
April 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Another Van Gogh moment
Petra Laseur (26 Nov 1939-11 Apr 2025), super talented Dutch actress.
April 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Petra Laseur (26 Nov 1939-11 Apr 2025), super talented Dutch actress.
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Titanic struck on iceberg tonight in 1912
My latest podcast is a minute by minute description of what happened from the moment of impact to its stern slipping beneath the surface.
🎧: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hi...
My latest podcast is a minute by minute description of what happened from the moment of impact to its stern slipping beneath the surface.
🎧: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hi...
April 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Titanic struck on iceberg tonight in 1912
My latest podcast is a minute by minute description of what happened from the moment of impact to its stern slipping beneath the surface.
🎧: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hi...
My latest podcast is a minute by minute description of what happened from the moment of impact to its stern slipping beneath the surface.
🎧: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hi...
Allied Officers held prisoner of war (Italy, North Africa, Crete campaigns) in Germany at Offizierslage 79 were liberated 80 yrs ago on 12 April 1945 by the American army. Located near Braunschweig it was nicknamed Brunswick. (Source:SSAFA)
April 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Allied Officers held prisoner of war (Italy, North Africa, Crete campaigns) in Germany at Offizierslage 79 were liberated 80 yrs ago on 12 April 1945 by the American army. Located near Braunschweig it was nicknamed Brunswick. (Source:SSAFA)
Thank you for the best morning coffee & pastries in Lisbon: #breakfast at Copenhagen Coffee Lab.
April 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Thank you for the best morning coffee & pastries in Lisbon: #breakfast at Copenhagen Coffee Lab.
What a find!
A beautifully preserved ancient Roman mosaic hidden beneath a street on the island of Hvar in Croatia.
A beautifully preserved ancient Roman mosaic hidden beneath a street on the island of Hvar in Croatia.
April 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
What a find!
A beautifully preserved ancient Roman mosaic hidden beneath a street on the island of Hvar in Croatia.
A beautifully preserved ancient Roman mosaic hidden beneath a street on the island of Hvar in Croatia.
Dear America
Things will be fine. Unite, you have common goals. Think calmly, less hysteria, less fear, and be guided by not just one man. Good luck. 🤞
#USA
#tradewars
#peace
Things will be fine. Unite, you have common goals. Think calmly, less hysteria, less fear, and be guided by not just one man. Good luck. 🤞
#USA
#tradewars
#peace
April 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Dear America
Things will be fine. Unite, you have common goals. Think calmly, less hysteria, less fear, and be guided by not just one man. Good luck. 🤞
#USA
#tradewars
#peace
Things will be fine. Unite, you have common goals. Think calmly, less hysteria, less fear, and be guided by not just one man. Good luck. 🤞
#USA
#tradewars
#peace
Soup lines during the Great Depression.
#magamonday
#magamonday
April 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Soup lines during the Great Depression.
#magamonday
#magamonday
April 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
On Black Monday, October 28, 1929, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined nearly 13 percent. Federal Reserve leaders differed on how to respond to the event and support the financial system #stockmarkets #dowjones #globaltariffs #trumptariffs
April 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
On Black Monday, October 28, 1929, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined nearly 13 percent. Federal Reserve leaders differed on how to respond to the event and support the financial system #stockmarkets #dowjones #globaltariffs #trumptariffs
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The hematologist Oswald H. Robertson pioneered the idea of "blood banks" in WWI by packing glass jars of citrated blood from universal donors in an ice-filled chest that he had constructed from ammunition cases. Learn more in my book THE FACEMAKER: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
April 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The hematologist Oswald H. Robertson pioneered the idea of "blood banks" in WWI by packing glass jars of citrated blood from universal donors in an ice-filled chest that he had constructed from ammunition cases. Learn more in my book THE FACEMAKER: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...