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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Buffalo Bill & a Right Royal Celebration for Batley’s Schoolchildren.
Perhaps you have one of the medals in the photo - if so you might want to learn about its history.
#Batley #LocalHistory #OnePlaceStudy
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Buffalo Bill and A Right Royal Celebration for Batley’s Schoolchildren

If you have one of the medals shown in the photograph below, you have a piece of Batley’s royal history. The medal was one of 7,000 specially commissioned by the town’s Jubilee Committee in 1887, t…

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve stopped taking my stitching away as it never gets done so just takes up space.

Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve not done a cross stitch update for a while because sewing time has been limited. But here’s the difference between 25 July & 31 October 2025.
#CrossStitch #BothyThreads #Fox #RachelFroud

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · 5d

What an incredible find. Messages in a bottle from WWI soldiers found on Australian coast
#WW1
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Messages in a bottle from WWI soldiers found on Australian coast

The notes were thrown overboard just a few days into a voyage to join the battlefields of France more than a century ago.

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · 10d

There’s a new version of FreeBMD, (FreeBMD2), for free access to England & Wales civil registration index info. The original version will continue to be updated & available for the forseeable future. More about the changes below
#FamilyHistory #CivilRegistration www.freebmd2.org.uk/help/about_new

Introducing the new FreeBMD website | FreeBMD

FreeBMD provides free on-line access to the GRO indexes of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales.

www.freebmd2.org.uk

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · 11d

Sharing my Batley St Mary of the Angels RC parish One-Place Study love. Appropriately on 11 November, as the church WW1 War Memorial was the catalyst for my study. #OnePlaceStudy #LocalHistory #Batley

Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 11d

We don’t usually have a webinar in November as that’s the month of our AGM and annual conference. This November however we have our AGM and conference *plus* a webinar! @janeroberts.bsky.social Jane Roberts will be giving a presentation on her #OnePlaceStudy of Batley St Mary’s on November 11th.

Society for One-Place Studies webinar.
Tuesday 11 November 2025, 8 for 8.30pm UK time.
“Batley St Mary’s One-Place Study” with Jane Roberts.
Not a member? Join up and join in!
One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Oct 4

Had a few days off staying in a cottage right by the beach at #Porthdinllaen on the Llŷn Peninsula in Wales. Total chill out time with not one jot of genealogy research done. Instead it was family time, plus connecting with nature with beach walks, #sunrises, #sunsets and #rainbows. Bliss.

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Oct 1

The Batley St Mary of the Angels One-Place Study now has 414 posts, with 4 added in September. These include a parishioner killed serving in World War 2 & the last man executed for a Batley murder. Links to all are below
#Batley #LocalHistory #OnePlaceStudy #OnePlaceWednesday
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St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 30 September 2025 Additions

During September 2025 four new posts were added to the Batley St Mary of the Angels One-Place Study, bringing the total number of posts to 414. One of the new posts was the parish history snippets …

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Sep 24

Back to 1952 for the latest Batley St Mary of the Angels One-Place Study post, all about the 2nd Torchlight Procession.
#OnePlaceStudy #LocalHistory #Batley #OnePlaceWednesday
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Batley St. Mary’s Second Torchlight Procession

Less than a year after the success of the first Batley St. Mary of the Angels Torchlight Procession, a second procession was planned for Monday 29 September 1952. It was hoped this second demonstra…

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Sep 22

Another archive day, this time West Yorkshire Archive Service Wakefield. Delving through Nostell Priory staff records, amongst others. Now to write up the report.
#FamilyHistory #ProfessionalResearcher

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Sep 20

Bowling Cemetery work visit & drawn to a huge memorial commemorating Cpl Jerry Delaney MM, Royal Fusiliers, Sportsman’s Battalion, killed in France. No other names. Public subscription paid for his memorial & Lord Lonsdale contributed - Jeremiah Delaney was a Bradford boxer with no known grave #WW1

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Sep 16

No words Sylvia, other than sending hugs x

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Sep 16

I do love it when a plan comes together. And all in record time too. Speculative research for a client in Leeds RC Diocesan Archives, and within 15 minutes found exactly what I wanted and more besides! A reminder that family history is not all online. #FamilyHistory #Archives

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Sep 14

Stories Beneath the Stones at Batley Cemetery, led by #Batley History Group members, with the town’s fascinating history demonstrated by those buried there. Even the wet weather added to the atmosphere … though I’m glad to get home to dry out, warm up and have a cuppa #HeritageOpenDays #LocalHistory

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Sep 13

As part of this year’s Heritage Open Day events, I visited Shibden Hall, Halifax, the former home of Anne Lister. Lots of costumes on display from the TV drama #GentlemanJack, along with gorgeous period furnishings too. #ShibdenHall #Calderdale #AnneLister #HeritageOpenDays

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Sep 11

Gave a successful talk tonight to a lovely group at Drighlington about ‘How to Research Your Family Tree.’ Attendees had a range of experience from novice to more advanced. Notes were taken & lots of questions asked at the end, which is always a good sign.
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Sep 7

Tonight I’ve uploaded a new Batley St Mary of the Angels One-Place Study post. It’s about the last man to be executed for a murder in Batley, and is based on updated research. #OnePlaceStudy #Batley #LocalHistory
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“I’ve Done it For Love” – A Batley Murder

On Tuesday 31 December 1895 Tom Morley received a final letter at his Batley home from his brother Pat. Written on 30 December from Armley jail on the eve of Pat’s death, a heavily edited version p…

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Sep 1

More or less over my op, and fully back working. Today I’m preparing slides for one of the five family/local history talks I’ll be giving between now and the end of November. Roll on Christmas 😂
#FamilyHistory #LocalHistory

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Aug 27

1st #OnePlaceWednesday for a while for me, but here’s a new Batley St Mary of the Angels May Queen piece - Mary Harkin from 1951
#Batley #LocalHistory #OnePlaceStudy
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1951 May Queen Ceremony: Mary Harkin

The May Queen for St. Mary of the Angels in 1951 was Mary Harkin, with the ceremony taking place on Sunday, 6 May. Just short of her 10th birthday, and the daughter of Irish parents Frank and Dorot…

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Aug 26

Arrived in the post today, bought via Amazon in a good used condition (looks new & unread to me) at a bargain price of £7.67. #EvidenceExplained #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Aug 17

My final piece of Batley St Mary of the Angels One-Place Study work for today was to update the chronology of World War Two deaths, with more names added to the parish Roll of Honour
#OnePlaceStudy #LocalHistory #WorldWarTwo #Batley

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World War Two Chronology of Deaths

Below are the names of those with parish connections identified so far who died as a result of service in the Second World War. I have included who they were serving with, and their dates of death.…

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Aug 17

Another update to the Batley St Mary of the Angels One-Place Study went online today - the July 2025 parish history bulletin pieces
#OnePlaceStudy #Batley #LocalHistory

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July 2025 Bulletin History Pieces

These are the history pieces which appeared in the Batley St Mary of the Angels and Birstall St Patrick’s bulletin during July 2025. As the parishes are jointly administered and a single bulletin p…

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Aug 17

After a break of over two months, today I finally spent some time on my Batley St Mary of the Angels One-Place Study. Here are the parish history bulletin pieces from June 2025.
#Batley #LocalHistory #OnePlaceStudy

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June 2025 Bulletin History Pieces

These are the history pieces which appeared in the Batley St Mary of the Angels and Birstall St Patrick’s bulletin during June 2025. As the parishes are jointly administered and a single bulletin p…

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Jul 30

Love story of two Edwardian servants on Yorkshire estate told in new collection
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Love story of two Edwardian servants on Yorkshire estate told in new collection

Grandson of valet Alf Edwards and kitchen maid Caroline Palmer donates dozens of their personal objects to English Heritage

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Past To Present Genealogy @janeroberts.bsky.social · Jul 26

Good luck with your project. I tend to use the ones that come with the kits and it’s normally evenweave or aida fabric. But this is a handy guide to needle size. www.stitcher.co.uk/which-needle...

Which needle size should I use for cross stitching?

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