Paul Chiddicks
@chiddickstree.bsky.social
Columnist for Family Tree Magazine, avid family tree researcher and blogger, local history writer and a full time Lego builder
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In the Shadow of the Great War: Remembering William George Curtin
In the summer of 2025, I travelled to the battlefields of the Western Front to pay tribute to three members of my extended family who gave their lives in the First World War. The experience was bot…
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During the summer of 2025 I visited the WW1 battlefields and I made a promise. At every cemetery I visited, I would choose one individual and tell their story. This is the second fulfillment of that promise
#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
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#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
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🌳✨ New Blog Alert! Dive into the heart of village life through the eyes of our wise old oak tree. From whispered secrets to timeless stories, experience the village like never before. 🌿🍂 #VillageLife #Storytelling #OldOakTales #Genealogy #Blog
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The Tree On The Green
The Oak Tree Remembers: A Chiddicks Family Story Through the Eyes of the Village Oak Tree I have been standing here longer. than you can remember. My roots run deeper than the graves in the churchy…
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November 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🌳✨ New Blog Alert! Dive into the heart of village life through the eyes of our wise old oak tree. From whispered secrets to timeless stories, experience the village like never before. 🌿🍂 #VillageLife #Storytelling #OldOakTales #Genealogy #Blog
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Old family photographs are a vital part of genealogy. They not only show us our ancestors’ faces but also preserve social history, clothing, and context. Find out how to organise, preserve, store, date and identify these precious pictures with our in-depth guide. Link in comments
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Old family photographs are a vital part of genealogy. They not only show us our ancestors’ faces but also preserve social history, clothing, and context. Find out how to organise, preserve, store, date and identify these precious pictures with our in-depth guide. Link in comments
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21st November 1918 – The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.
Thanks to British History for the image
Thanks to British History for the image
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
21st November 1918 – The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.
Thanks to British History for the image
Thanks to British History for the image
Thanks to the @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social book sale today these were added to my ever increasing collection #WW1 #Military #Cheshire #Genealogy
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Thanks to the @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social book sale today these were added to my ever increasing collection #WW1 #Military #Cheshire #Genealogy
If you’re subscription is due for renewal with @findmypast.bsky.social why not join via lost cousins and enjoy an extra 30% discount on the everything subscription. Just renewed for the year a bargain at £118.99! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
If you’re subscription is due for renewal with @findmypast.bsky.social why not join via lost cousins and enjoy an extra 30% discount on the everything subscription. Just renewed for the year a bargain at £118.99! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
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Do come along to listen to Dr Mike Esbester of the Railway Work, Life & Death project giving our BALH annual Dymond Lecture. #LocalHistory 🗃️
#ICYMI: Join us on 11 December at 7pm for our Annual Dymond Lecture. This year's speaker is Dr Mike Esbester, who will be exploring the hidden human stories behind Britain's railways.
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dymond2025
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dymond2025
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
November 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Do come along to listen to Dr Mike Esbester of the Railway Work, Life & Death project giving our BALH annual Dymond Lecture. #LocalHistory 🗃️
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During the summer of 2025 I visited the WW1 battlefields and I made a promise. At every cemetery I visited, I would choose one individual and tell their story. This is the second fulfillment of that promise
#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/11/22/i...
#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/11/22/i...
In the Shadow of the Great War: Remembering William George Curtin
In the summer of 2025, I travelled to the battlefields of the Western Front to pay tribute to three members of my extended family who gave their lives in the First World War. The experience was bot…
chiddicksfamilytree.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
During the summer of 2025 I visited the WW1 battlefields and I made a promise. At every cemetery I visited, I would choose one individual and tell their story. This is the second fulfillment of that promise
#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/11/22/i...
#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/11/22/i...
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In the latest @oldfrontline.bsky.social we explore some lesser known battlefields on the Western Front, what happened to captured trenches, the rise of AI in military history of #WW1 & whether Great War generals were butchers or brilliant.
oldfrontline.co.uk/2025/11/15/q...
oldfrontline.co.uk/2025/11/15/q...
Questions and Answers Episode 40
In this 40th Questions and Answers episode, we explore some of the lesser-known battlefields of the Western Front, uncovering places where traces of the First World War fig…
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November 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
In the latest @oldfrontline.bsky.social we explore some lesser known battlefields on the Western Front, what happened to captured trenches, the rise of AI in military history of #WW1 & whether Great War generals were butchers or brilliant.
oldfrontline.co.uk/2025/11/15/q...
oldfrontline.co.uk/2025/11/15/q...
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Not everyone can have an ancestor who operated the acoustic aircraft detection horns, but what is the most interesting occupation you've found for a family member on a census?
On 8 December we are hosting a webinar on old, obscure occupations - Don't miss it! (Link below)
On 8 December we are hosting a webinar on old, obscure occupations - Don't miss it! (Link below)
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Not everyone can have an ancestor who operated the acoustic aircraft detection horns, but what is the most interesting occupation you've found for a family member on a census?
On 8 December we are hosting a webinar on old, obscure occupations - Don't miss it! (Link below)
On 8 December we are hosting a webinar on old, obscure occupations - Don't miss it! (Link below)
During the summer of 2025 I visited the WW1 battlefields and I made a promise. At every cemetery I visited, I would choose one individual and tell their story. This is the second fulfillment of that promise
#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/11/22/i...
#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/11/22/i...
In the Shadow of the Great War: Remembering William George Curtin
In the summer of 2025, I travelled to the battlefields of the Western Front to pay tribute to three members of my extended family who gave their lives in the First World War. The experience was bot…
chiddicksfamilytree.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
During the summer of 2025 I visited the WW1 battlefields and I made a promise. At every cemetery I visited, I would choose one individual and tell their story. This is the second fulfillment of that promise
#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/11/22/i...
#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/11/22/i...
During the summer of 2025 I visited the WW1 battlefields and I made a promise. At every cemetery I visited, I would choose one individual, not known to me, and tell their story. The second story is out this weekend…..
#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
During the summer of 2025 I visited the WW1 battlefields and I made a promise. At every cemetery I visited, I would choose one individual, not known to me, and tell their story. The second story is out this weekend…..
#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
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Here is my post about the life of Catherine Anne Stockwood ✍️🏻
“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love."
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#Wales #History
“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love."
hellohistoria.substack.com/p/her-end-wa...
#Wales #History
"Her End Was Peace." | Catherine Anne Stockwood.
In this blogpost, I explore the life of Catherine Anne Stockwood of The Bryn, Sketty.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Here is my post about the life of Catherine Anne Stockwood ✍️🏻
“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love."
hellohistoria.substack.com/p/her-end-wa...
#Wales #History
“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love."
hellohistoria.substack.com/p/her-end-wa...
#Wales #History
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An absolutely wonderful review of my work from genealogist @chiddickstree.bsky.social ✍️🏻
It's lovely that my work strikes a chord with people. I work incredibly hard, and reviews like this make it all worthwhile 📚
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#Wales #History
It's lovely that my work strikes a chord with people. I work incredibly hard, and reviews like this make it all worthwhile 📚
⬇️
chiddickstree.substack.com/p/the-chiddi...
#Wales #History
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
An absolutely wonderful review of my work from genealogist @chiddickstree.bsky.social ✍️🏻
It's lovely that my work strikes a chord with people. I work incredibly hard, and reviews like this make it all worthwhile 📚
⬇️
chiddickstree.substack.com/p/the-chiddi...
#Wales #History
It's lovely that my work strikes a chord with people. I work incredibly hard, and reviews like this make it all worthwhile 📚
⬇️
chiddickstree.substack.com/p/the-chiddi...
#Wales #History
Some more of the most iconic moments in history captured in print………
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Some more of the most iconic moments in history captured in print………
Was detention ever a problem for kids who liked to read?
Sit here an hour.
Speak to no one.
Take out a book.
Oh, go on then if you insist 😂😂
Sit here an hour.
Speak to no one.
Take out a book.
Oh, go on then if you insist 😂😂
November 18, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Was detention ever a problem for kids who liked to read?
Sit here an hour.
Speak to no one.
Take out a book.
Oh, go on then if you insist 😂😂
Sit here an hour.
Speak to no one.
Take out a book.
Oh, go on then if you insist 😂😂
Some more of the most iconic moments in history captured in print………
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Some more of the most iconic moments in history captured in print………
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Newspaper archives are a goldmine for family historians - millions of digitised pages filled with notices, court reports and local stories that add colour and context to your tree. Read our guide to the best (free and paid for) archives, with expert tips to search smarter...
November 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Newspaper archives are a goldmine for family historians - millions of digitised pages filled with notices, court reports and local stories that add colour and context to your tree. Read our guide to the best (free and paid for) archives, with expert tips to search smarter...
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update: this is easily the coolest lego build I’ve ever done
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Some more of the most iconic moments in history captured in print………
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Some more of the most iconic moments in history captured in print………
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My grandmother (1904–1990) set aside a copy of our local newspaper from that day for me and wrote “To Arun in years to come” the front page. From the perspective of her lived experience, it certainly was something special.
November 17, 2025 at 1:07 AM
My grandmother (1904–1990) set aside a copy of our local newspaper from that day for me and wrote “To Arun in years to come” the front page. From the perspective of her lived experience, it certainly was something special.
Some more of the most iconic moments in history captured in print………
November 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Some more of the most iconic moments in history captured in print………
This time a month ago I was laying on a beach and it was +30…..today I’m decorating a Christmas Tree a months a long time……..
a picture of a christmas tree with the name maryla on it
ALT: a picture of a christmas tree with the name maryla on it
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November 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This time a month ago I was laying on a beach and it was +30…..today I’m decorating a Christmas Tree a months a long time……..
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I'm always sad when I find a soldier who died after the war ended. Just as their families thought they would return home safely, that happiness was snatched away... today I researched Edward Ryley Hulme of #Macclesfield who died of appendicitis on 28 Dec 1918 www.cheshireroll.co.uk/soldier/?i=1...
316815 Private Edward Ryley Hulme 23rd Bn. Transf. to 477719 753rd Labour Corps Royal Welsh Fusiliers 26 Years old Died on Saturday 28th December 1918
Find out more about the Soldiers who came from Cheshire and gave their lives in the Great War & World war 2.
www.cheshireroll.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I'm always sad when I find a soldier who died after the war ended. Just as their families thought they would return home safely, that happiness was snatched away... today I researched Edward Ryley Hulme of #Macclesfield who died of appendicitis on 28 Dec 1918 www.cheshireroll.co.uk/soldier/?i=1...
Some of the most iconic moments in history captured in print………
November 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Some of the most iconic moments in history captured in print………