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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 8h

ICYMI: “The Nun” with Helen Brooks ( @hbrooks.bsky.social )

familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/05/13/s... #genealogy #ancestry #FamilyHistory

S09EP02 - 'The Nun' with Helen Brooks - The Family Histories Podcast

Host Andrew Martin meets family historian Helen Brooks and hears about her Great Aunt - a Nun who gave the ultimate sacrifice for a stranger in 1940's Britain.

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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: 'The Secretive' with Ron Williams (@rwgenealogymemoirs.bsky.social)

familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/05/06/s... #genealogy #secrets #FamilyHistory #ancestry

S09EP01 - 'The Secretive' with Ron Williams - The Family Histories Podcast

Host Andrew Martin meets Canadian genealogist Ron Williams and hears about how he researched his grandfather who lived a secret life for 57 years, and with an alias.

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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 1d

Our legal team have advised us to state that we had nothing to do with Ruth being in the Bronze Age.

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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, we’re still collecting them - so feel free to send them over to us for the next Brickdust!

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The Question - The Family Histories Podcast

We'd like to hear your feedback to our Question. We'll pick our favourite answers and include them in a forthcoming episode.

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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 2d

The microphones have been on a few times this week so far... and we're almost finished recording Season Ten. No spoilers yet though! 🤐

#podcasting #genealogy

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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 16d

S01EP09 – BRICKDUST with Pam Smith

Join host Andrew and guest Pam Smith from Season One for this first Brickdust episode: Did Pam break through her brick wall and find the Etherington connection?

S01EP09 – BRICKDUST with Pam Smith

Join host Andrew and guest Pam Smith from Season One for this first Brickdust episode: Did Pam break through her brick wall and find the Etherington connection?

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Steve Jackson @atcherleyons.bsky.social · 7d

The Rev Wright Willett of Waters Upton in 1834. 😬 #OnePlaceBaptisms

Extract from the baptism register of waters Upton (image from Findmypast) showing the record for William, described as the Adulterine of William Bentley, Labourer & Adulterer, and Mary Jones, Bigamist & Adulteress.

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Louvain Rees ⚰️ @hellohistoria.bsky.social · Jan 9

I was searching for a burial record and came across one for an 'illegitimate' child who was baptised in Cowbridge.

While the vicar has recorded the father's occupation as 'Labourer', the vicar recorded the mother's occupation as "Strumpet." 👀

#Wales #History

A black-and-white document reading "Labourer" and "Strumpet."

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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 12d

ICYMI - Host Andrew welcomes back Season One guest Pam Smith (@genejean.bsky.social ) to find out how her efforts to demolish that brick wall

familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/09/26/s... #genealogy #Ancestry #FamilyHistory #podcast

S01EP09 - BRICKDUST with Pam Smith - The Family Histories Podcast

Host Andrew Martin welcomes back previous guest Pam Smith for this first Brickdust bonus episode - and Pam has an update on Sir Richard Etherington.

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Pam Smith @genejean.bsky.social · 10d

On #OnePlaceWednesday, @familyhistpod.bsky.social Brick Dust episode has something for everyone. #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #Railway#Heraldry #ContinuingEducation

The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 12d

ICYMI - Host Andrew welcomes back Season One guest Pam Smith (@genejean.bsky.social ) to find out how her efforts to demolish that brick wall

familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/09/26/s... #genealogy #Ancestry #FamilyHistory #podcast

S01EP09 - BRICKDUST with Pam Smith - The Family Histories Podcast

Host Andrew Martin welcomes back previous guest Pam Smith for this first Brickdust bonus episode - and Pam has an update on Sir Richard Etherington.

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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you for listening, Lorna, but I hope you can get some peace and rest real soon.

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Action for Happiness @actionhappiness.bsky.social · 11d

When the world feels uncertain, it's helpful to stay hopeful. Join us for #OptimisticOctober and find ways to keep moving forward and helps others do the same

🗓️ Get your action calendar actionforhappiness.org/optimistic-o...

✅ Join the optimism challenge actionforhappiness.org/october-chal...

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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you so much for listening to our Brickdust episode with the wonderful @genejean.bsky.social - and thank you for the unusual name too! Much appreciated

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Jane Hough 🌳🧬🏡 @allthosebefore.bsky.social · 12d

A great commute into London, listening to @genejean.bsky.social return to @familyhistpod.bsky.social. It’s always fascinating to hear about brick walls being knocked down! And I’d completely forgotten about sending in a little contribution, so thanks to @familytreeuk.bsky.social for the name-check.

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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 12d

ICYMI - Host Andrew welcomes back Season One guest Pam Smith (@genejean.bsky.social ) to find out how her efforts to demolish that brick wall

familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/09/26/s... #genealogy #Ancestry #FamilyHistory #podcast

S01EP09 - BRICKDUST with Pam Smith - The Family Histories Podcast

Host Andrew Martin welcomes back previous guest Pam Smith for this first Brickdust bonus episode - and Pam has an update on Sir Richard Etherington.

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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 15d

If you’ve been listening to our episodes these last few days, you’ll have heard @projectkin.bsky.social mention #AATP25 - please do go and check out the conversations on that hashtag here, and over on Facebook, YouTube, Substack too.

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Pam Smith @genejean.bsky.social · 15d

Delighted to return to @familyhistpod.bsky.social!

Andrew & I discuss the IHGS Licentiate, #GingerGoodwin & how I solved my brick wall on Sir Richard Etherington in #Rillington #OnePlaceStudy

I was one of the first guests back in Series 1 & the first to take part in the Brick Dust series.

The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 16d

S01EP09 – BRICKDUST with Pam Smith

Join host Andrew and guest Pam Smith from Season One for this first Brickdust episode: Did Pam break through her brick wall and find the Etherington connection?

S01EP09 – BRICKDUST with Pam Smith

Join host Andrew and guest Pam Smith from Season One for this first Brickdust episode: Did Pam break through her brick wall and find the Etherington connection?

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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you Debbie, and thank you for the name suggestions too… maybe we’ll come back to those double-entendres in the next Brickdust episode!

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Debbie Hearn @debbiehearnuk.bsky.social · 15d

This was a really enjoyable listen, start to finish. Thanks, Marigold - I mean, Andrew! 😂

The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 16d

S01EP09 – BRICKDUST with Pam Smith

Join host Andrew and guest Pam Smith from Season One for this first Brickdust episode: Did Pam break through her brick wall and find the Etherington connection?

S01EP09 – BRICKDUST with Pam Smith

Join host Andrew and guest Pam Smith from Season One for this first Brickdust episode: Did Pam break through her brick wall and find the Etherington connection?

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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 16d

S01EP09 – BRICKDUST with Pam Smith

Join host Andrew and guest Pam Smith from Season One for this first Brickdust episode: Did Pam break through her brick wall and find the Etherington connection?

S01EP09 – BRICKDUST with Pam Smith

Join host Andrew and guest Pam Smith from Season One for this first Brickdust episode: Did Pam break through her brick wall and find the Etherington connection?

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 17d

On the #AATP25 Day 1 theme of introductions, welcomes, and getting started with #OnePlaceStudies and place-based #FamilyHistory, be sure to check out on our website:

✦ About us (the Society for One-Place Studies)
✦ What is a One-Place Study?
✦ A guide to one-place studies (PDF)

#OnePlaceWednesday

Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 17d

We promised some new material from us for #AATP25, and the first video is now live on our #OnePlaceStudies YouTube channel! Check out Mini-AATP - Welcome and getting started presented by @willsmanonename.bsky.social Liz Craig on this wonderful #OnePlaceWednesday

All About That Place.
Image: The title slide for a YouTube video presentation, "One-Place Studies" by Liz Craig.
youtube.com/@oneplacestudies/videos
Images: logos of the Society of Genealogists, the Society for One-Place Studies, Project Kin, and the British Association for Local History.
#AATP25

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Not Just Any Family @karen-genealogist.bsky.social · 18d

Projectkin Live: #AATP25 A Conversation with Karen de Bruyne

Thu Sep 25th 6:00pm - 6:30pm (BST)

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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 18d

Hello folks! There's a brand new episode, of a brand new episode type, out this Friday!

Hop into our email list to catch the latest: subscribepage.io/familyhistpod

#AncestryHour

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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you to listeners in Brazil 🇧🇷, who’ve put us into the Brazilian Apple Podcasts’ “top shows” in History chart for the first time. ❤️

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The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · 23d

Remember, no flares. Just genes.

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