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Cambrian Archaeological Association @cambriansarch.bsky.social · 3d

🥁The Winner of the 2025 Gwobr Archaeoleg Cambrian Archaeological Award is Fiona Gray-Davies for her dissertation 'A genealogical study of Welsh immigrants to the United States of America' (MSc) University of Strathclyde. Well done, Fiona! 👏🎉

More here > bit.ly/3KKRtwL

@unistrathclyde.bsky.social

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Jenni Phillips @jenniph.bsky.social · 3d

I associated it with being a magazine my mum & aunties used to read, but had a brief period of readership post-Bunty … once I had autonomy over magazine choices I was more inclined towards Just 17, Smash Hits, Mizz, More, etc. - I think poor Jackie was too wholesome for the 90s!

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Jenni Phillips @jenniph.bsky.social · 3d

03 April 1971 - another Jackie genealogy reference:
“Take a tube to the Strand and walk down the Strand until you come to Somerset House. A must for all egotists. Look up the record of your own birth, check that Grandpa really married Grandma in 1921. Browse to your heart's content completely free.”

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Jenni Phillips @jenniph.bsky.social · 3d

Teenage nostalgia spoilt by the issue of Jackie dated 16 April 1988, page 27, which has genealogy listed in an A-Z of boring hobbies in an article titled ‘Do you bore for Britain?’

The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 4d

BNA and newspapers at @findmypast.bsky.social have added

Jackie: 1964-1993

Memories of teenage years come flooding back

Front cover of the fist issue of Jackie magazine, with an image of a very young Cliff Richard

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Jenni Phillips @jenniph.bsky.social · 9d

Huge congratulations to fellow Strathclyde alumnus Fiona Gray-Davies. More details about her excellent dissertation research here: cambrians.org.uk/grants-and-p... - great to see research from a genealogical perspective being recognised in the wider academic history sphere. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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Glamorgan Family History Society @glamorganfhs.bsky.social · 10d

We’ll be at Kempton Park this Saturday (4th October) for The Family History Show. Visit our stand to find out more about the society, ask our volunteers for help with your research, or just stop by to say hello! thefamilyhistoryshow.com/london/ #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan

About The Family History Show, London

thefamilyhistoryshow.com

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Jenni Phillips @jenniph.bsky.social · 10d

A busy and enjoyable day on Saturday fielding research queries for @glamorganfhs.bsky.social - from absolute beginners to some unusual & complicated scenarios. Pleased to see lots of interest in the archive tours, and great to have an engaged audience for my talk, with lots of questions afterwards.

Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you very much to everyone who attended our Open Doors event on Saturday.

And thank you to Glamorgan Family History Society @glamorganfhs.bsky.social for being on hand with advice and guidance, and for giving two excellent talks.

It was a brilliant day!

View inside one of the Glamorgan Archives strongrooms. There are shelves filled with boxes, and a trolley holding boxes.

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Glamorgan Family History Society @glamorganfhs.bsky.social · 16d

REMINDER: we’ll be at Glamorgan Archives for Open Doors this Saturday (27th September). Get help with your research from our genealogy experts, and join us for two FREE talks on using the census (11am) and breaking down research brickwalls (1.30pm). #Glamorgan #Cardiff #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 16d

Open Doors at Glamorgan Archives

Join us this Saturday, 10am-3pm, for our annual Open Doors event.

The tours behind the scenes are now fully booked. But Glamorgan Family History Society will be giving two free talks – no need to book for the talks, just drop in!

A shelf in one of the strongrooms at Glamorgan Archives, holding volumes packaged in grey archival boxes. The boxes and shelves are labelled with reference codes and bar codes.

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Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social · Sep 3

📸 A snapshot of the people and activities shaping our programme at the Society of Genealogists!

Talks, visits, book club & more — always something to inspire family historians. 🍂

👉 Explore what’s coming up: portal.sog.org.uk/ev...

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Jenni Phillips @jenniph.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congratulations John!

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Jenni Phillips @jenniph.bsky.social · Aug 27

Come along to Open Doors at Glamorgan Archives on 27 September. I’ll be presenting a free talk at 11am, on behalf of @glamorganfhs.bsky.social, about using the census for family history research. Find out more about what the Society has to offer, and get help with your #Genealogy queries.

Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · Aug 27

Open Doors at Glamorgan Archives

Join us on Saturday 27 September for our annual Open Doors event

The tours behind the scenes are now fully booked. But Glamorgan Family History Society will be giving two free talks – no need to book for the talks, just drop in!

Interior view of one of the strongrooms at Glamorgan Archives. On each side there are shelves full of boxes, and a trolley holding boxes sits in the central aisle.

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Jenni Phillips @jenniph.bsky.social · Aug 25

New blogpost, exploring the connection between my eighteenth century ancestors in Wiltshire, and General Sir William Howe ... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Wiltshire #RevolutionaryWar #EighteenthCentury

jenniphillips.home.blog/2025/08/25/m...

My Cholderton ancestors and General Sir William Howe

Cholderton is a village in Wiltshire, about nine miles from Salisbury, and close to the county border with Hampshire. It is often referred to as West Cholderton, to distinguish it from the hamlet o…

jenniphillips.home.blog

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Jenni Phillips @jenniph.bsky.social · Jul 19

I will be giving a talk about mortality and how our Victorian ancestors died as part of this event. A great learning opportunity for anyone researching the lives (and deaths) of people who lived in Victorian London. #Genealogy #HistMed #FamilyHistory #Victorian #London

Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social · Jul 19

🚶‍♀️🕵️‍♂️ Walk in your ancestors’ footsteps this Victorian London Week (8–12 Sept)! Talks, research, walks & archives—join us in-person or online. Discover the real stories of 19thC London life. 🍽️👒

🔗 Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/Ev...
#FamilyHistory #VictorianLondon

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Glamorgan Family History Society @glamorganfhs.bsky.social · Jul 12

Our special commemorative publication for the Society’s 50th anniversary has been distributed to members, and can also be viewed in the members’ area of our website. It includes fascinating articles on the Society’s history. Thanks to all contributors. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Glamorgan #History

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Glamorgan Family History Society @glamorganfhs.bsky.social · Jun 13

Next week’s branch meetings:

Mon 16th June - Bridgend, 7.30pm, Len Evans Hall, Aberkenfig

Tue 17th June - Pontypridd & Rhondda, 7.00pm, Pontypridd Museum - No Pasaran: Welsh Volunteers and the International Brigade - talk by Darren Macey

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan #Bridgend #Pontypridd

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Jenni Phillips @jenniph.bsky.social · Jun 7

Working ok for me, although I’ve had issues with it in the past. Have you tried the beta version to see if that works better for you? beta.thegazette.co.uk - I’ve not looked at it on a laptop yet, but I like the UX for mobile …

Homepage | The Gazette

beta.thegazette.co.uk

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Jenni Phillips @jenniph.bsky.social · Jun 1

Following on from this post, I have written about Jane in more detail here: jenniphillips.home.blog/2025/06/01/j... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #HistMed #Swansea

Jenni Phillips @jenniph.bsky.social · Mar 21

Jane Phillips mentioned here is my great-great-great-great grandmother. She was born Jane Edward in Lampeter Velfrey, and married Thomas Phillips (of Prettyland Farm, Coedcanlas) in 1809. They moved to Swansea in mid-1820s, which fits with her reported 30 years’ service as midwife there. #Genealogy

Louvain Rees ⚰️ @hellohistoria.bsky.social · Mar 20

#WomensHistoryMonth 🎉

An interesting snippet about midwife Jane Phillips 👶

"She, in 30 years attended to the birth of 9000 children."

www.swansea.gov.uk/womenjanephi...

#Wales #History

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Glamorgan Family History Society @glamorganfhs.bsky.social · May 29

The June 2025 edition of the society’s journal has been uploaded to our website for members to access via the Journal Archive: www.glamfhs.org.uk/journal-arch... - it includes a variety of articles, letters, news from our branches, and more. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan

Journal Archive

www.glamfhs.org.uk

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Lucie Matthews-Jones @luciejones83.bsky.social · May 28

Are you a neurodivergent researcher who uses archives? We want to hear from you! We will be running our 1st Divergent Minds in the Archive workshop at Imperial War Museum on 4th July, 10-4.15. More info👇🏻. Sign up here lnkd.in/eUFBQg3p. Closing date for applications June 4th #skyhistorians

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RegQualGenes @regqualgenes.bsky.social · May 22

#savethedate The RQG Conference 2026 will be held on Saturday 25 April 2026 at the Birmingham & Midland Institute, Birmingham. Updates via the newsletter @RegQualGenes #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/2026-confere...

2026 Conference - Register of Qualified Genealogists

RQG Conference 2026 Birmingham Ticket details, call for presentations and updates to be posted shortly - sign up to the newsletter hear about our plans and updates about the conference.

www.qualifiedgenealogists.org

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Lizzy W @llwoowoo.bsky.social · May 15

Bangor University are looking to make more cuts & the University Archive Service, which is accessible to all, is in the firing line. It may not affect you directly, but it will have a huge impact on Welsh & Global history research. #history #heritage #University #archives #Wales #saveyourarchive

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

SAVE YOUR ARCHIVE / ACHUBWCH EICH ARCHIFDY

chng.it

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Jenni Phillips @jenniph.bsky.social · May 15

Keeping it local (to me) - People’s Collection Wales (www.peoplescollection.wales), also Cardiff University Special Collections (whelf-cardiff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/co...) … latter has Cardiff Medical Officer reports, very useful for insight into living conditions at a hyperlocal level

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Gwent Archives @gwentarchives.bsky.social · May 7

#Vacancy at Gwent Archives - Part-time Community Engagement Assistant.

Gwent Archives Service is looking for a proactive and enthusiastic communicator to join the team and help deliver a range of engagement activities and resources. tinyurl.com/yzxeecww

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Jenni Phillips @jenniph.bsky.social · May 9

Congratulations Sylvia!

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Glamorgan Family History Society @glamorganfhs.bsky.social · May 5

Cardiff & Vale branch meeting - Tuesday 6th May, 2pm, Glamorgan Archives. This month we will be looking at sports and entertainment records that can reveal details of our ancestors’ recreational activities. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan #Cardiff

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