The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social
Welcome to Cheshire. We are a very friendly and helpful Society, with a lot of knowledgeable volunteers always ready to help you find the Who, What, When, and Where of your ancestry no matter where it's based
https://www.fhsc.org.uk
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#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social
Discussion Groups
#DNA, Family Tree Maker, Publishing
Research Buddies
Alsager
Helpdesks
#Chester #Nantwich #Wallasey
Talks
Great British Christmas, Bygone Breweries of #Macclesfield, A seasonal miscellany
Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
Discussion Groups
#DNA, Family Tree Maker, Publishing
Research Buddies
Alsager
Helpdesks
#Chester #Nantwich #Wallasey
Talks
Great British Christmas, Bygone Breweries of #Macclesfield, A seasonal miscellany
Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
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The latest #ReallyUsefulBulletin is out now! Read all about it! www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/files/1006-1...
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The latest #ReallyUsefulBulletin is out now! Read all about it! www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/files/1006-1...
#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social
Discussion Groups
#DNA, Family Tree Maker, Publishing
Research Buddies
Alsager
Helpdesks
#Chester #Nantwich #Wallasey
Talks
Great British Christmas, Bygone Breweries of #Macclesfield, A seasonal miscellany
Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
Discussion Groups
#DNA, Family Tree Maker, Publishing
Research Buddies
Alsager
Helpdesks
#Chester #Nantwich #Wallasey
Talks
Great British Christmas, Bygone Breweries of #Macclesfield, A seasonal miscellany
Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social
Discussion Groups
#DNA, Family Tree Maker, Publishing
Research Buddies
Alsager
Helpdesks
#Chester #Nantwich #Wallasey
Talks
Great British Christmas, Bygone Breweries of #Macclesfield, A seasonal miscellany
Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
Discussion Groups
#DNA, Family Tree Maker, Publishing
Research Buddies
Alsager
Helpdesks
#Chester #Nantwich #Wallasey
Talks
Great British Christmas, Bygone Breweries of #Macclesfield, A seasonal miscellany
Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
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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…
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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...
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
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!!! Three more organisations have joined the global #OurFutureMemory movement!
* @iua-official.bsky.social Librarians’ Group (IUALG)
* Boston Library Consortium
* @libraryfutures.bsky.social
🔗 Full announcement: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/11/21/t...
🔗 Promote the campaign: ourfuturememory.org
* @iua-official.bsky.social Librarians’ Group (IUALG)
* Boston Library Consortium
* @libraryfutures.bsky.social
🔗 Full announcement: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/11/21/t...
🔗 Promote the campaign: ourfuturememory.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
!!! Three more organisations have joined the global #OurFutureMemory movement!
* @iua-official.bsky.social Librarians’ Group (IUALG)
* Boston Library Consortium
* @libraryfutures.bsky.social
🔗 Full announcement: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/11/21/t...
🔗 Promote the campaign: ourfuturememory.org
* @iua-official.bsky.social Librarians’ Group (IUALG)
* Boston Library Consortium
* @libraryfutures.bsky.social
🔗 Full announcement: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/11/21/t...
🔗 Promote the campaign: ourfuturememory.org
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POV: Our journey into the Special Collections office this morning.
If you also regretted not brushing up on your skating skills this morning we've got a handy Skating and Sliding guide in our 19th Century Collection!
Read about the origins of the book on our blog: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/201...
If you also regretted not brushing up on your skating skills this morning we've got a handy Skating and Sliding guide in our 19th Century Collection!
Read about the origins of the book on our blog: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/201...
November 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
POV: Our journey into the Special Collections office this morning.
If you also regretted not brushing up on your skating skills this morning we've got a handy Skating and Sliding guide in our 19th Century Collection!
Read about the origins of the book on our blog: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/201...
If you also regretted not brushing up on your skating skills this morning we've got a handy Skating and Sliding guide in our 19th Century Collection!
Read about the origins of the book on our blog: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/201...
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With this years Ashes beginning in the early hours of this morning, we thought we'd point you in the direction of @TheVictCommons where they explore the link between cricket and the Victorian House of Commons
historyofparliament.com/2025/11/20/c...
historyofparliament.com/2025/11/20/c...
Cricket in the Commons: a Victorian First Eleven - The History of Parliament
With the 2025 Ashes between England and Australia getting underway this week, we have a cricketing themed post from our House of Commons, 1832-1945 project.
historyofparliament.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
With this years Ashes beginning in the early hours of this morning, we thought we'd point you in the direction of @TheVictCommons where they explore the link between cricket and the Victorian House of Commons
historyofparliament.com/2025/11/20/c...
historyofparliament.com/2025/11/20/c...
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Giants & Witchcraft! The latest episode of Tales From Antiquaria is 1/2 on 'A Sheaf of Gleanings' from 1883. Some of the tales in this offer real insight into the magical thinking of the Shropshire folks in centuries past! talesfromantiquaria.com/episodes
#folklorepodcast #shropshirefolklore
#folklorepodcast #shropshirefolklore
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Giants & Witchcraft! The latest episode of Tales From Antiquaria is 1/2 on 'A Sheaf of Gleanings' from 1883. Some of the tales in this offer real insight into the magical thinking of the Shropshire folks in centuries past! talesfromantiquaria.com/episodes
#folklorepodcast #shropshirefolklore
#folklorepodcast #shropshirefolklore
The Collections Story - Moving Methods
One of the questions we’ve been asked most regularly in the run-up to our big move is: “Which records are heading to Crewe, and which are staying in Chester?”
Find out more from Cheshire's archives👉 www.cheshirestoryshared.org/home/the-col...
One of the questions we’ve been asked most regularly in the run-up to our big move is: “Which records are heading to Crewe, and which are staying in Chester?”
Find out more from Cheshire's archives👉 www.cheshirestoryshared.org/home/the-col...
The Collections Story - Moving Methods — Cheshire's archives: a story shared
One of the questions we’ve been asked most regularly in the run-up to our big move is: “Which records are heading to Crewe, and which are staying in Chester?” A little while back, we share...
www.cheshirestoryshared.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The Collections Story - Moving Methods
One of the questions we’ve been asked most regularly in the run-up to our big move is: “Which records are heading to Crewe, and which are staying in Chester?”
Find out more from Cheshire's archives👉 www.cheshirestoryshared.org/home/the-col...
One of the questions we’ve been asked most regularly in the run-up to our big move is: “Which records are heading to Crewe, and which are staying in Chester?”
Find out more from Cheshire's archives👉 www.cheshirestoryshared.org/home/the-col...
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Plas Newydd exhibition, 2022
Newly created textiles by artist Sarah-Joy Ford reflected the lives of the Ladies Of #Llangollen, the famous residents of #PlasNewydd, North #Wales. Here, a bedspread is lit by coloured light from the stained glass window.
#PalacesAndGardens #UpholsteryAndTextiles
Newly created textiles by artist Sarah-Joy Ford reflected the lives of the Ladies Of #Llangollen, the famous residents of #PlasNewydd, North #Wales. Here, a bedspread is lit by coloured light from the stained glass window.
#PalacesAndGardens #UpholsteryAndTextiles
November 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Plas Newydd exhibition, 2022
Newly created textiles by artist Sarah-Joy Ford reflected the lives of the Ladies Of #Llangollen, the famous residents of #PlasNewydd, North #Wales. Here, a bedspread is lit by coloured light from the stained glass window.
#PalacesAndGardens #UpholsteryAndTextiles
Newly created textiles by artist Sarah-Joy Ford reflected the lives of the Ladies Of #Llangollen, the famous residents of #PlasNewydd, North #Wales. Here, a bedspread is lit by coloured light from the stained glass window.
#PalacesAndGardens #UpholsteryAndTextiles
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#FamilyTreeDNA have pulled together a guide to #genealogy #courses as part of their Gift Guide series, and we are delighted to see our DNA courses featured. Read the full post here:
blog.familytreedna.com/top-genealog...
#Ancestry
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#Ancestry
Top Genealogy Education Gifts – FamilyTreeDNA Gift Guide 2025
Support the family historian in your life with genealogy education gifts that strengthen their research skills and deepen their connection to the past.
blog.familytreedna.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#FamilyTreeDNA have pulled together a guide to #genealogy #courses as part of their Gift Guide series, and we are delighted to see our DNA courses featured. Read the full post here:
blog.familytreedna.com/top-genealog...
#Ancestry
blog.familytreedna.com/top-genealog...
#Ancestry
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#DisabilityHistoryMonth starts today!
The Railway Work, Life & Death project is an important resource for understanding occupational disability in the past, via the railways.
Read more about just a few of the people whose life stories we've explored:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk?s=disability
The Railway Work, Life & Death project is an important resource for understanding occupational disability in the past, via the railways.
Read more about just a few of the people whose life stories we've explored:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk?s=disability
You searched for disability - Railway Work, Life & Death
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November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#DisabilityHistoryMonth starts today!
The Railway Work, Life & Death project is an important resource for understanding occupational disability in the past, via the railways.
Read more about just a few of the people whose life stories we've explored:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk?s=disability
The Railway Work, Life & Death project is an important resource for understanding occupational disability in the past, via the railways.
Read more about just a few of the people whose life stories we've explored:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk?s=disability
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The team building a replica of the 88ft Sutton Hoo ship are looking for appropriate names for the boat. 180 volunteers are working on the replica ship. 👇
BBC News - Sutton Hoo ship name contest urges no 'Boaty McBoatface' suggestions - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Sutton Hoo ship name contest urges no 'Boaty McBoatface' suggestions - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sutton Hoo ship name contest urges no 'Boaty McBoatface' suggestions
Sutton Hoo Ship's Company wants help naming their replica, but urges people not to make joke suggestions.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The team building a replica of the 88ft Sutton Hoo ship are looking for appropriate names for the boat. 180 volunteers are working on the replica ship. 👇
BBC News - Sutton Hoo ship name contest urges no 'Boaty McBoatface' suggestions - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Sutton Hoo ship name contest urges no 'Boaty McBoatface' suggestions - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week 😒
Details of all updates in screenshots below with #AltText as usual
Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week 😒
Details of all updates in screenshots below with #AltText as usual
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week 😒
Details of all updates in screenshots below with #AltText as usual
Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week 😒
Details of all updates in screenshots below with #AltText as usual
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
At Ancestry this week 2 new UK databases
🚩𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝟏𝟔𝟔𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟗
🚩𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟖𝟔𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟗
All new/updated worldwide databases in screenschot below with #AltText as always
At Ancestry this week 2 new UK databases
🚩𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝟏𝟔𝟔𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟗
🚩𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟖𝟔𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟗
All new/updated worldwide databases in screenschot below with #AltText as always
November 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
At Ancestry this week 2 new UK databases
🚩𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝟏𝟔𝟔𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟗
🚩𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟖𝟔𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟗
All new/updated worldwide databases in screenschot below with #AltText as always
At Ancestry this week 2 new UK databases
🚩𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝟏𝟔𝟔𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟗
🚩𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟖𝟔𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟗
All new/updated worldwide databases in screenschot below with #AltText as always
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
Railway records & military additions at @findmypast.bsky.social this week
🚩𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
🚩𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
🚩𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲
🚩𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫/𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬
Blog 👉
www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/bar...
Railway records & military additions at @findmypast.bsky.social this week
🚩𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
🚩𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
🚩𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲
🚩𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫/𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬
Blog 👉
www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/bar...
Uncover new stories with railway records and military additions | Blog
Delve deeper with this week's exciting new record collections.
www.findmypast.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
Railway records & military additions at @findmypast.bsky.social this week
🚩𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
🚩𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
🚩𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲
🚩𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫/𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬
Blog 👉
www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/bar...
Railway records & military additions at @findmypast.bsky.social this week
🚩𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
🚩𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
🚩𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲
🚩𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫/𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬
Blog 👉
www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/bar...
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Christie’s withdraws rare ‘first calculator’ from auction after French court halts export
Christie’s withdraws rare ‘first calculator’ from auction after French court halts export
Move comes after French scientists issued urgent appeal to prevent La Pascaline from leaving the country
A rare example of the first functioning calculating machine in history looks likely to stay in France after Christie’s withdrew it from auction pending a definitive ruling from a Paris court on whether or not it can be exported.
La Pascaline, developed by the French mathematician and inventor Blaise Pascal in 1642, when he was just 19, and billed as “the most important scientific instrument ever offered at auction”, had been expected to fetch more than €2m (£1.8m). Continue reading...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Christie’s withdraws rare ‘first calculator’ from auction after French court halts export
New All Text Search inbound from Ancestry!
18 Nov 2025 Go look at your account and report back! #genealogy #ancestry
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
New All Text Search inbound from Ancestry!
Looking forward to tonight's @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social talk by Mark Bayley of @thegenealogist.bsky.social
All about the site, how to use it and break down those brick walls.
Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events/fhsc-...
All about the site, how to use it and break down those brick walls.
Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events/fhsc-...
FHSC Seminars: Getting the most out of the Genealogist Website by Mark Bayley.
How to resolve stumbling blocks in your family history research using new and unique search strategies on The Genealogist to find those missing relatives. Includes searching for a family using just...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Looking forward to tonight's @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social talk by Mark Bayley of @thegenealogist.bsky.social
All about the site, how to use it and break down those brick walls.
Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events/fhsc-...
All about the site, how to use it and break down those brick walls.
Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events/fhsc-...
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Bridge over the canal, Chester
Hello Friday folk! Here's a photograph of a cyclist on a bridge that crosses the Shropshire Union canal at Chester from 2021. Have a great day! 🚴
#Scape #cityscape #canals #Chester #Cheshire #reflections #PhotoOfTheDay #monochrome #HappyMemories
Hello Friday folk! Here's a photograph of a cyclist on a bridge that crosses the Shropshire Union canal at Chester from 2021. Have a great day! 🚴
#Scape #cityscape #canals #Chester #Cheshire #reflections #PhotoOfTheDay #monochrome #HappyMemories
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Bridge over the canal, Chester
Hello Friday folk! Here's a photograph of a cyclist on a bridge that crosses the Shropshire Union canal at Chester from 2021. Have a great day! 🚴
#Scape #cityscape #canals #Chester #Cheshire #reflections #PhotoOfTheDay #monochrome #HappyMemories
Hello Friday folk! Here's a photograph of a cyclist on a bridge that crosses the Shropshire Union canal at Chester from 2021. Have a great day! 🚴
#Scape #cityscape #canals #Chester #Cheshire #reflections #PhotoOfTheDay #monochrome #HappyMemories
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She is largely forgotten because the Titanic sank the day before. Harriet Quimby was the first woman to make a solo flight across the English Channel from Dover to Boulogne on 16th April 1912 using a plane borrowed from Louis Bleriot. /1
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Harriet Quimby, the forgotten cross-Channel female flying pioneer
The first woman to fly across the Channel, the news was overshadowed by the sinking of the Titanic.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
She is largely forgotten because the Titanic sank the day before. Harriet Quimby was the first woman to make a solo flight across the English Channel from Dover to Boulogne on 16th April 1912 using a plane borrowed from Louis Bleriot. /1
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Here is my latest post to my blog. This post will be helpful for anyone researching ancestors and relatives who immigrated to Canada. Thankfully, the featured database is in English. lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/2025/11/15/t...
Top tips for researching Ukrainian and Russian immigrants on Canada’s free national archives portal
The struggle to research Ukrainian and Russian ancestors can be truly frustrating. Thankfully, the national Canadian Archives portal has incredible genealogy collections filled with scanned and ind…
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November 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Here is my latest post to my blog. This post will be helpful for anyone researching ancestors and relatives who immigrated to Canada. Thankfully, the featured database is in English. lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/2025/11/15/t...
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A community group, the People's Property Portfolio has bought a former Grade 2 listed Quaker school in Little Germany, Bradford which dates from 1830 to run as a multi purpose event space for creative organisations & is planning to buy more buildings. 👇
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Bradford community group buys building in Little Germany
The 19th-century building in Bradford city centre has been bought by People's Property Portfolio.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
A community group, the People's Property Portfolio has bought a former Grade 2 listed Quaker school in Little Germany, Bradford which dates from 1830 to run as a multi purpose event space for creative organisations & is planning to buy more buildings. 👇
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#WhatsOn at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social this week
Busy Busy!
2 x #DiscussionGroups via Zoom
Seminar talk via Zoom
Getting the most out of @thegenealogist.bsky.social website with Mark Bayley
F2F meeting at #Alsager
Helpdesks
#Chester #Tameside #Wallasey
Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
Busy Busy!
2 x #DiscussionGroups via Zoom
Seminar talk via Zoom
Getting the most out of @thegenealogist.bsky.social website with Mark Bayley
F2F meeting at #Alsager
Helpdesks
#Chester #Tameside #Wallasey
Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
November 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
#WhatsOn at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social this week
Busy Busy!
2 x #DiscussionGroups via Zoom
Seminar talk via Zoom
Getting the most out of @thegenealogist.bsky.social website with Mark Bayley
F2F meeting at #Alsager
Helpdesks
#Chester #Tameside #Wallasey
Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
Busy Busy!
2 x #DiscussionGroups via Zoom
Seminar talk via Zoom
Getting the most out of @thegenealogist.bsky.social website with Mark Bayley
F2F meeting at #Alsager
Helpdesks
#Chester #Tameside #Wallasey
Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
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Macclesfield war memorial. Park Green, Macclesfield, Cheshire. #LestWeForget
November 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Macclesfield war memorial. Park Green, Macclesfield, Cheshire. #LestWeForget