Free online Irish genealogy talk: ‘Aspects of Migration’ - THURSDAY 27TH AUGUST 2026, 20:00-22:00 (IST/BST) on Zoom. Full details: www.irishancestors.ie/aspects-of-m...
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Discover the people and places that matter to you. Hire Ciara Chivers, Qualified Genealogist, to research your family tree or house history: http://shamrockroots.com
Dave Vance from FTDNA is another of our guest speakers at Summer School - always good to get the inside scoop on what's happening! For the full programme and to book, go to: www.nifhs.org/events-and-c...
Last episode in the current series of #WDYTYA, starting shortly... #GenHour
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine@wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 2w agoNext week, Katarina Johnson-Thompson will trace her family history on #WhoDoYouThinkYouAre - how much do you know about the Olympic athlete? #wdytya www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...
Nooooo - the British Newspaper Archive has adopted the FMP newspaper user interface 🙈 What were they thinking?? The reason people pay for BNA is to use their superior search interface! #Genealogy
Fascinating analysis of names in Ireland based on historical census data... #IrishGenealogy
believe the data@believethedata.org · 4w ago
You might like to give your views on this, #GenHour folks...
Jane Harris Janealogy@janejanealogy.bsky.social · last mo.Consultation on fees by National Records of Scotland. Proposed increases eg for records on #ScotlandsPeople or day at centre pretty steep (c50%) first increase in 10 years or so. Do make views known. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Scotland www.nrscotland.gov.uk/publications...
I just received copies of New York parish register entries that I requested over 20 months ago - that's a new record! Don't get me wrong - I am extremely grateful to be able to access these records at all, especially from across the pond - but it does make project planning difficult! #AncestryHour
Subscribe to The Federation's Really Useful Bulletin for the latest #FamilyHistory news and information. www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk#newsletter
This should be required reading for all new genealogists and prospective clients! :) #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
Paul Chiddicks@chiddickstree.bsky.social · 2mo agoCan we really trust a birth certificate? Or a census? Or even a gravestone? This article explores one of the most important skills in genealogy: separating evidence from truth, and why even official records deserve to be questioned. open.substack.com/pub/chiddick... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
My July newsletter has some good discount offers in it. #IrishGenealogy #GenHour #AncestryHour claires-newsletter-3b3509.beehiiv.com/p/summer-off...
This morning's webinar on #1926census is now available to watch for free for the next week. Please share. familytreewebinars.com/webinar/irel... #IrishGenealogy #Speirgorm #IrishHistory #AncestryHour #GenHour #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
Ireland's 1926 Census: A Guide to the New Release - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
18th April 2026 sees the release of the first new census for Ireland in decades. The 1926 census was the first taken after the island was partitioned and cov...
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#AncestryHour More news from the British Newspaper Archive blog about the new site design. blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2026/06/29/t...
The power of search on the new British Newspaper Archive
We're introducing powerful and intelligent search functions as we prepare to welcome the new version of the British Newspaper Archive.
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I had the pleasure of attending conferences organised by @unistrathclyde.bsky.social and @apgenealogists.bsky.social in Glasgow last week - thought-provoking discussions about ways of working as a genealogist and developments in genetic genealogy, as well as opportunities and risks presented by AI.
IGRS Top Research Tip #212: Historic aerial photographs can add context to family history. Use this website to see images of places your Irish ancestors knew in the first half of the twentieth century: www.britainfromabove.org.uk
Watching #WDYTYA and the genealogist is casually using an *ink pen* to flick through a mid-19th-century birth register book. #Genealogy
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Rowena Abbott@rowena-abbott.bsky.social · 3mo agoThere are all sorts of opportunities for volunteers in your FHS, whatever kind of person or family historian you are. If you're an introvert like me, based in another county or even country, you could inquire about transcribing or digital organisation. #VolunteersWeek #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
If you are within reach of Belfast, you are going to want to check this out... #IrishGenealogy
Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS)@igrs1936.bsky.social · 3mo agoJoin us on Thursday, 11 June, at PRONI, Belfast (5:30–8:30pm) for the next lecture in our series marking the 90th anniversary of the IGRS. It’s FREE, in person, open to all, and with free tea, coffee & biscuits! For details & registration click here: www.proni.gov.uk/events/irish...
"Men We Seldom See - Irish Migrant Legacies and the British Construction Industry" We are looking for Irish migrants who worked in any aspect of the British construction industry for at least one year, and are willing to be interviewed. ℹ️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studie.... #oralhistory #SpéirGorm
Men We Seldom See | Institute of Irish Studies | University of Liverpool
Research project at the Institute of Irish Studies looking at Irish Migrant Legacies and the British Construction Industry
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I'm so pleased that this show is back on TV tonight 😁 #AncestryHour #Genealogy #WDYTYA
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine@wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 3mo ago🥳 It's the moment you've all been waiting for - the new series of #WhoDoYouThinkYouAre is starting next week! Here's everything you need to know #wdytya www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...
📢Beyond The Family Tree Hybrid Conference 25th and 26 June at The University of Strathclyde (Hybrid). Friday Keynote Speaker Line-up! 👇 🎟️Online and in-person tickets available > strath.ac.uk/studywithus/... #genealogy #academicgenealogy
📢Beyond The Family Tree Hybrid Conference Everyone is welcome. Although the Beyond the Family Tree event is an academic conference, it has been designed to be inclusive, engaging, and accessible to all. 🎟️Have you got your ticket? www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/... #genealogy
You can explore 1000s of materials (maps, photos, letters & all sorts of ephemera) by exploring our online catalogue: http://catalogue.nli.ie Here’s a short guide on how to search the National Library of Ireland's Digital Collections to get you started: https://youtu.be/4L9oHFbmkPc
IGRS Top Research Tip #206: Did you know that the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland - PRONI - has a whole series of YouTube videos describing its collections relevant to family history: www.proni.gov.uk/proni-youtube
I am catching up on #GenHour and #AncestryHour after a very busy and fun last couple of weeks on the genealogy front...
National Library of Ireland@nlireland.bsky.social · 4mo agoExplore our online exhibition Power & Privilege: The Big House in Ireland https://ow.ly/x4sj50YQWJu Ireland’s Big Houses were 18–19th century landlord estates, once central to rural life. Photos capture a peaceful world—but by the 1920s land reforms and economic hardship brought this era to an end.
Good craic catching up with @shamrockroots.com and Dr. Martin Mitchell after the first day of @strathgenealogy.bsky.social Irish #familyhistory conference in Glasgow today!
