Heute vor 81 Jahren, am 6. August 1945, zerstörten die USA die japanische Stadt Hiroshima mit einer Atomwaffe. Die Folgen waren verheerend: In Hiroshima starben etwa 140.000 Menschen bis Ende des Jahres 1945. Viele Menschen überlebten schwer verletzt oder litten jahrzehntelang an den Spätfolgen.

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Understanding Archives - Getting the Most From Your Research. Moving to researching in archives can be a daunting prospect. However, with such a small proportion of records available online, the serious researcher must make use of all repositories available. www.pharostutors.com/understandin...

I discovered this brilliant resource yesterday while taking a virtual trip around the East End and Woolwich, looking for where my ancestors lived. maps.thehunthouse.com/Streets/Old_... #genealogy #londonhistory

Hallo #genhour! Became a member of North West Kent Family History Society in prep for my UK visit and looking up places where my ancestors lived in the county. #genealogy

This is my Auntie Sylvia and it was her birthday yesterday. Sadly, she died in 2015 but before she went, she passed on a great collection of family photos. This is my favourite one of her, a bridesmaid at my mother's wedding. #AncestralWomen #genealogy

Hi #genhour! Not long now and I'm flying to England for a family history tour of Kent. Got a list of places, mostly graveyards, to visit. Maybe go to the British Library to look at the British India Office records. Or the National Archives at Kew. What would you do?

It’s the summer of 1989. A holiday in Prague brings a surprise meeting with reality. The exodus has begun and although the writing is on the Wall, the GDR leadership digs its heels in. Read the next part of “Back in the Day in Berlin”. #ColdWar #IronCurtain #Berlin

Exodus

Part 16: Summer of 1989

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Say hello to the Ruegg family in India. Alfred and Flora Harriet had 5 daughters. Today is baby Flora Eileen's birthday, born in 1912. She lived to be 100. Happy birthday Flora and thanks for all the stories! #AncestralWomen #genealogy

Hallo #AncestryHour! At the weekend a #Wikitree #Connect-a-Thon took place. What do you think of Wikitree? Is it something you use and if not, why not?

"Während die Atomwaffenstaaten blindlings den Weg in die endgültige Zerstörung weitergehen, braucht der Rest der Welt einen neuen Fahrplan zur Abschaffung [von Atomwaffen]" www.pressenza.com/de/2026/07/s... #Abrüstung #Frieden

Sich mit aller Kraft für den Frieden einsetzen - das Friedensgebot des deutschen Grundgesetzes gestalten.

Das deutsche Grundgesetz wurde 1949 noch unter dem unmittelbaren Eindruck des von Deutschland begonnenen 2. Weltkriegs verabschiedet. Es enthält

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Today the #Wikitree #ConnectaThon ends. So a last spurt to try to break the record. My team, Mighty Oaks, has been knocked back to 3rd place overnight but the time difference could be on our side. Although we've been going for quality not quantity, all profiles properly sourced. #genealogy #gaming

After her husband dies, Popsie takes a different direction which results in a major change in her circumstances. Read Part Two of Popsie Ruegg's story, as Mrs Mitchell. #familyhistory #AncestralWomen #genealogy

Popsie's later life

Part Two of the story of my great-grandaunt Elizabeth Sabina Mitchell nee Ruegg

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Today the #Wikitree #ConnectAThon starts. I'm on the #MightyOaks team, part of the England project. The Thon is like gaming for genealogists. It promotes community and good sourcing while introducing some competition to make it more lively. Take a look: www.wikitree.com/g2g/2058019/... #genealogy

Krankenhäuser: ein sicherer Ort für alle?Multiplikator*innenworkshop zu Abschiebungen aus medizinischen Einrichtungen - am 25.09. in Berlin. Anmeldung und weitere Infos: ippnw.de/aktiv-werden...

My first Gold Standard profile on #Wikitree: Bernard Blenkiron, my grandfather. Thanks to all who gave me constructive feedback and peer-reviewed my work. I aim to achieve this high standard for my sixteen closest ancestors. #genhour #genealogy www.wikitree.com/wiki/Blenkir...

Bernard Blenkiron (1898-1988) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Is this your ancestor? Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Bernard Blenkiron born 1898 Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England died 1988 Broadstairs, Kent, England, United Kingdom including ancestors + des...

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Thanks to @scientistsoph.bsky.social and @pharostutors.bsky.social I have learnt a new method of researching. This is the first part of a story using an interrogation of negative spaces to fill the gaps where I had no clues. This is the story of my great-grand Aunt Elizabeth Sabina Ruegg. #genealogy

'Popsie' Ruegg's story

My great-grandaunt (1849-1923)

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Hallo #AncestryHour! I attended a brilliant webinar today with the wonderful and extremely easy to listen to Dr. Sophie Kay @scientistsoph.bsky.social , hosted by Pharos Tutors, on the Negative Space method. A question came up at the end about nicknames and what other names our ancestors might use.

Hi #genhour! I've been getting ready for the Wikitree Connect-a-Thon that's happening next weekend. Looking at all my Gloucestershire ancestors to see if I've got all my ducks in a row to add them to Wikitree. Playing this time with Mighty Oaks.

Vor 30 Jahren verabschiedete der IGH sein wegweisendes Gutachten: Die Drohung mit und der Einsatz von #Atomwaffen verstoßen grundsätzlich gegen die Regeln des humanitären Völkerrechts. Doch wie kam es dazu? Blogbeitrag von Xanthe Hall: ippnw.de/bit/wcp #nuclearban

For my research page on the surname BWYE in India, I made a surname map using the marvellous Tree Lab app by @jernealogy.bsky.social, and added a screenshot to the page. I think it looks good, hope no copyright rules are being broken... #OneNameTuesday

It's #OneNameTuesday and I'm plodding along, filling out the Gloucestershire BWYE profiles. If any of you out there have family in Alveston, Olveston, Henbury, Thornbury or Westbury-on-Trym, they might just have married a BWYE. Let me know! www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:G...

Gloucestershire, Bwye Name Study

Wiki page on Gloucestershire, Bwye Name Study - 1 Jun 2026 in Gloucestershire, England.

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It’s the beginning of 1989 and we’re on the edge of change, little do we know it 🙈🙉🙊. Read the next episode of 'Back in the Day in Berlin'. #Berlin #history #ColdWar #BerlinWall # eighties

On the Edge

Part 15: Go or Stay?

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Heute vor 80 Jahren führten die USA über dem #Bikini-Atoll ihren ersten #Atomwaffentest nach dem 2. Weltkrieg durch. Mehr über den #Able-Atomtest bei Atomwaffen A-Z lesen: www.atomwaffena-z.info/glossar/begr...

I also at last got around to deleting all those relatives from my tree that I added about 15 years ago in a mad fit to go back to the 10th century and find people with weird old French or Welsh names. Anyone else do that? 🫣

I've also published something I found hidden in the depths of my computer, from 20 years ago. My 1st cousin, 5 times removed, Sir Robert Stanes, wrote it in 1926 - so it's 100 years old. He tells the story of his life for his grandchildren. open.substack.com/pub/xanthh/p... #AncestryHour

Tales of a Grandfather

by Sir Robert Stanes (1841-1936)

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Hi to all taking part in #AncestryHour. I've had a busy week in India (only virtually). I've written a fictional scene based on my 4x great-grandparents' wedding at Fort William, Calcutta. You can read it here 👇 open.substack.com/pub/xanthh/p...

Mary's Wedding

9 Apr 1817, Garrison church, Fort William, Calcutta.

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Just taken a look at FMPs new additions. Apart from new titles in the newspaper collection (British Newspapers), they've added Dorset early census returns (1724-1821). Great stuff. search.findmypast.com/search-world... #genealogy #England #Dorset

Dorset Early Census Returns, 1724-1821

Explore records from the Dorset Early Census Returns 1724-1821

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I had a close encounter of the AI kind this week that made me really annoyed. After spending ages thinking up a prompt that would prevent hallucination, it still just made up a source. When I asked for the link, it admitted that it didn't exist. Read on... #AncestryHour

Hey, anyone here for #AncestryHour? I've been working on my Gloucestershire Research Study on the name Bwye. There sure are a lot of them! What have you been up to? #OneNameTuesday

Anyone else seeing this when they try to call up the FreeBMD site? #genealogy