Horton Cemetery, Epsom, Surrey has been nominated for Everyday History Heroes award for their work to uncover stories of some of the 9,000 patients who died in Epson's psychiatric hospitals from 1899 to 1955. 👇 Historical cemetery shortlisted for national recognition www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Historical Horton Cemetery shortlisted for national recognition

Horton Cemetery is believed to be one of the largest abandoned hospital cemeteries in Europe.

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What's the most frustratingly common name in your family tree? Family historian Elizabeth Jones shares her top tips on tracing your Smith and Jones ancestors: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

A rare Rowntree's chocolate box made for the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902 to be auctioned in Scarborough. 👇 BBC News - Rare Rowntree's chocolate box to go under hammer in Scarborough - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rare Rowntree's chocolate box to go under hammer in Scarborough

The silver boxes issued in 1902 were only given to the royal family and the Rowntrees themselves.

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Updates to BNA and newspapers at @findmypast.bsky.social 🚩𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: 2004-5 🚩𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞; 2002-2 🚩𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: 2000, 2002 🚩𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥; 2004 📷 Image by Markus Spiske from Pixabay

#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social ResearchCentre Mon/Tues #Crewe Helpdesks #Chester, #Wallasey Grp Meeting #Runcorn Discussion Grps #OnlineNewspaper Find out more and how to join us 👉 fhsc.uk

@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Discover lives lived on Yorkshire's canals this week at @findmypast.bsky.social 🚩 #𝐇𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 🚩𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 Link to the FMP blog with full details 👉 www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/hud...

Discover lives lived on Yorkshire's canals | Blog

Uncover transport stories with new records this week.

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@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp The BNA have 'updated' their website, features such as the list of new/updated titles is not as good, I hope they listen to the complaints! All I can do, for now, is list the updated #Cheshire titles 🚩𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨 🚩𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧

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Don't forget ... WDYTYA? tonight on BBC1 at 9pm Dame Harriet Walter 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC One - Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 23, Dame Harriet Walter

Harriet Walter travels from Italy to Australia to uncover her family’s dramatic past.

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An interesting piece from my friends @northeastbylines.co.uk Drought, water shortages and crop failures: how does the medieval warm period compare with today? northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

Drought, water shortages and crop failures: how does the medieval warm period compare with today?

The Medieval warm period saw elevated temperatures in many parts of the world between the 10th and 13th centuries

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How do you decide which digital tools will help structure your historical research data? How can you organise your notes, tables and/or spreadsheets to help with your analysis? Join @justincolson.bsky.social at his IHR short course Sources to Data to find out more! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Sources to Data: Excel and Alternatives for Historians

IHR Short Course (PAID)

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Update to the The British Newspaper Archive and newspapers at @findmypast.bsky.social 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧: 1869-1870, 1872-1877 #Cheshire

#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social ResearchCentre Mon/Tues #Crewe Helpdesk #Chester, #Wallasey Grp Meeting #Chester Discussion Grps #Publishing #DNA Find out more and how to join us 👉 fhsc.uk

Racy short story by Alan Turing offers glimpse of ‘playful, funny, cheeky’ side Writing from year after gross indecency arrest challenges ‘isolated mathematician’ image, says Cambridge academic www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Racy short story by Alan Turing offers glimpse of ‘playful, funny, cheeky’ side

Writing from year after gross indecency arrest challenges ‘isolated mathematician’ image, says Cambridge academic

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They became best friends – then discovered they were brother and sister www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

They became best friends – then discovered they were brother and sister

Andrea Urmston knew she had an adopted brother, only to discover he was already her closest friend.

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@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Nothing new for the UK at Ancestry this week World wide updates in screenshot with #AltText as usual

@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp New at @findmypast.bsky.social this week 🚩𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐲, 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 🚩𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐲, 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 🚩𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧/𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 🚩𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬/𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬' 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/nav...

Explore unique Royal Navy additions | Blog

We've added punishment books, pension records and much more to our collection this week.

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@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Updates for #Cheshire at the BNA this week 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨: 1898, 1910-1911 All updates/new titles in screen shots below with #AltText as usual

Sarah Doherty, a woman who dedicated her life to equal pay & workplace rights for women whilst working at a shirt making factory in Derry, Northern Ireland honoured with a blue plaque. 👇 BBC News - The campaigner who gave shirt factory women a voice www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sarah Doherty: The campaigner who gave shirt factory women a voice

Trade unionist Sarah Doherty, who fought for Derry's women workers, is being honoured with a blue plaque.

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Don't forget WDYTYA tonight on BBC1 at 9pm www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC One - Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 23, Adeel Akhtar

Adeel Akhtar makes a surprising discovery about his Indian Kenyan heritage.

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I really enjoy these sessions, as well as a friendly chat with other members you also pick up little hints and tips for your own research.

Jane Hough 🌳🧬🏡@allthosebefore.bsky.social · 2w ago

So lovely to have an informal #FamilyHistory chit-chat with @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social this evening. I really enjoy all the talks, but it’s also fun to have a different format. Tonight’s theme was weddings, and we covered gifts, outfits, hastily rearranged ceremonies and more besides.

New on The British Newspaper Archive & newspapers at @findmypast.bsky.social today 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨: 1898, 1910-1911 #Cheshire

#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social ResearchCentre Mon/Tues/Sat #Crewe & #BookSale on Tuesday night Helpdesk #Chester, #Wallasey Grp Meeting #Congleton Discussion Grps #FamilyTreeMaker #MACUsers & Zooming in on Family History Find out more and how to join us 👉 fhsc.uk

@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp New Free Historical Records from 25 Countries July 2026 Update from #FamilySearch www.familysearch.org/en/blog/new-...

New Records on FamilySearch July 2026 • FamilySearch

FamilySearch adds millions of free historical records every month. See new records from the Philippines, Italy, Belgium, Chile, and elsewhere!

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@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week Full list of updates/new titles in the screen shots below with #AltText as usual

@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Two new sets of Naval records this week at @findmypast.bsky.social 🚩𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, #𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 🚩𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐲, 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 Link to the FMP blog with full details 👉 www.findmypast.co.uk/.../royal-na....

Discover life at sea with over 150,000 new naval additions | Blog

Explore medical records from Portsmouth and beyond.

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Ten unheard David Bowie tracks from 1965 to be released. The Shel Talmy Recordings with producer, Shel Talmy feature guitarist Jimmy Page who would go on to form Led Zeppelin & pianist, Nicky Hopkins. 👇 Ten unheard tracks from David Bowie's early career to be released www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

David Bowie: Ten unheard tracks from singer's early career to be released

The previously unheard tracks from the 1960s were recorded when Bowie went by the stage name Davie Jones.

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They locked their doors expecting to return in a few weeks. More than 80 years later, the village of Tyneham still stands empty. #Genealogy #Dorset #FamilyHistory #History #Village chiddicksfamilytree.com/2026/07/16/t...

Tyneham: The Village Where Time Stood Still

A Dorset village evacuated during the Second World War, where a promise to return was never fulfilled Hidden within the rolling hills of Dorset lies one of Britain’s most poignant reminders o…

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Fireman Ernest Reginald Beadle, Auxiliary Fire Service (1908–1941). One of the 34 firefighters lost at The Old Palace School during the Blitz. His story is now preserved and remembered. #WW2 #Blitz #London #Firefighters #Genealogy #History #Beckenham open.substack.com/pub/oldpalac...

Fireman Ernest Reginald Beadle

Auxiliary Fire Service, 1908–1941

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Free public exhibition at Chester University's Creative Campus to mark 30 years

A free public exhibition will mark 30 years of a national programme supporting aspiring artists.

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Don't forget #WDYTYA tonight - BBC1 @9pm Toby Jones's story takes him into #Staffordshire and the Potteries with his great-grandfather, Henry Enoch Jones, who worked as a saggar maker, Toby also visits the wonderful Gladstone Pottery Museum Find out more 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... See less

BBC One - Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 23, Toby Jones

Toby Jones investigates a family rumour of a connection to India on his dad’s side.

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