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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 16h

#Genealogy My ebook about curating & sharing #FamilyHistory materials is still on sale till morning of Oct 16 on Amazon US (only 99 cents) & Amazon UK (only 99 pence). Please check it out & if you've read it, would you be kind enough to review? Thanks! On Amazon US: www.amazon.com/Planning-Fut...

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 1d

Scottish GENES Webinar: Gaelic Scotland for Family Historians, on
Saturday 25 October 2025, 7.00pm (UK time). Registration £10, register via
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#FamilyHistory #ancestry #genealogy

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Áine ní Donnghaile 🍃🌳 ⚾ 🫖 💙☘ 🍷💉🌊 @ainedonnghaile.bsky.social · 1d

Through 22 October 2025, sitewide sale at #Ancestry
Subscriptions, DNA, ProTools, all on sale.

Subscriptions are approximately half-off.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Sitewide Sale | Ancestry

www.ancestry.com

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LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · 1d

Irish #FamilyHistory Society (IFHS) Annual Conference, November 1st, Dublin. We'd love to see you there!
See: ifhs.ie/event/ifhs-c...
#Genealogy #IrishRoots #History

Extract from the IFHS website showing attendees at a conference and a large microphone in the foreground. At the event, I'll be standing at that mic introducing folks. Gulp!

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LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · 2d

##Genealogy #FamilyHistory #IrishRoots #Ancestry

LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · 2d

IFHS Annual Conference 1st Nov, Fumbally Stables, Dublin.

Talks on Landed Estate Records, Irish Newspaper Archives, Irish Military Archive, Dublin City Library Archives and Dublin Trade Directories.

Various prices for members and non-members, in-person and via Zoom. See:

ifhs.ie/event/ifhs-c...

IFHS Conference: Record Collections - The Long Tail - Irish Family History Society

<div class="timely ai1ec-excerpt"> <div class="ai1ec-time"> <strong>When:</strong> 01 Nov 2025 <span class="ai1ec-allday-badge">all-day</span> </div> </div> <p>Record Collections: The Long Tail...

ifhs.ie

LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · 2d

IFHS Annual Conference 1st Nov, Fumbally Stables, Dublin.

Talks on Landed Estate Records, Irish Newspaper Archives, Irish Military Archive, Dublin City Library Archives and Dublin Trade Directories.

Various prices for members and non-members, in-person and via Zoom. See:

ifhs.ie/event/ifhs-c...

IFHS Conference: Record Collections - The Long Tail - Irish Family History Society

<div class="timely ai1ec-excerpt"> <div class="ai1ec-time"> <strong>When:</strong> 01 Nov 2025 <span class="ai1ec-allday-badge">all-day</span> </div> </div> <p>Record Collections: The Long Tail...

ifhs.ie

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Karen Cummings @drkarencummings.bsky.social · Sep 1

Those undertaking professional #Genealogy research often struggle with writing up formal #ClientReports.

Join me for this one-hour talk on Wednesday 3rd September.

portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

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LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · Sep 1

All set for the North of Ireland #FamilyHistory Society's #DNA Summer School this week!
www.nifhs.org/dna-summer-s...

DNA Summer School 2025 - North of Ireland Family History Society

Bookings are open! 1st to 5th September We are delighted to present our sixth annual DNA Summer School; 2 classes each day covering Y-DNA, Mt-DNA and autosomal DNA, with something for all levels of DN...

www.nifhs.org

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LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · Aug 30

The Irish #FamilyHistory Society are running a series of practical ‘How-To’ courses on #Irish #Genealogy resources on 5 consecutive Saturdays from 20th September. It’s free to members and we’re running a reduced membership rate at the moment. Take at look at:
www.ifhs.ie

Home Page - Irish Family History Society

CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH THEIR IRISH ROOTS NEXT EVENT: IFHS COURSE SERIES 2025 Coming up in September and October, our Hands-On Guides series of practical, hands-on short courses covering topics such as...

www.ifhs.ie

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LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · Jul 3

The Irish Family History Society will be at Flavours of Fingal, Donabate, Dublin, this weekend.
Pop by and say hello - half price membership only €12.50 available.
We have a very special mystery guest visiting on Saturday, a well known American who had asked us to trace his Irish Roots!

Ad for Flavours of Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland.

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LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · May 17

#Eurovision2025
1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Austria
4. Albania

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Danté Banks @dantebanks.bsky.social · May 17

Finnish entry. Like a cross between Pamela Anderson and Nessa from Gavin & Stacey.

It's a Eurobanger tho.

#Finland

#Eurovision

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Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy @craigenorg.bsky.social · Apr 10

@craigenorg.bsky.social Accuracy Principle:
“AI can generate false, biased, or incorrect content. Therefore, members of the genealogical community verify the accuracy of the information with other records and acknowledge credible sources of content generated by AI.”See: craigen.org #AI #genealogy

Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy

craigen.org

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LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · Apr 9

Upcoming talks and outings with the Irish Family History Society. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #IFHS
Why not join us? ifhs.ie

I'm very proud of the calendar of events the new Committee have put together in less than 3 weeks! Calendar shows 3 events.

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LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · Apr 5

Beautiful end to a beautiful day #SligoSunset

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Pharos Tutors @pharostutors.bsky.social · Apr 4

If you are thinking of becoming a Professional Genealogist or just want to develop your genealogical skills then take our Advanced Certificate. buff.ly/3r95WNx Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DistanceLearning #OnlineCourses #GenealogyCourses

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Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · Apr 4

Woman Finds Biological Father through a TV Show. A series on BYUtv called “Relative Race” uses genetic experts to find long-lost relatives. Here's a summary of the first episode. buff.ly/1QaFeXj #DNAtesting #Genealogy #GeneticGenealogy #RelativeRace

Woman finds long-lost father in Colorado through television show

A woman found her biological father, who didn’t even know she existed, in Colorado while participating in a television show.

buff.ly

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LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · Apr 3

Stunning evening in #Ireland

Me staring at the camera blinded by the Light. There's a good song title!

Small trees and scrub with conifer plantation behind.

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Allie Nickell @alliethinks.bsky.social · Apr 2

Advance Warning 🚧: The National Library of Scotland Map Library website will be down for maintenance this weekend, from 17:00 (BST) on Friday 4 April 2025 to 08:00 (BST) on Monday 7 April 2025. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #OnePlaceStudies

Planned maps.nls.uk website downtime - Map images - National Library of Scotland

maps.nls.uk

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LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · Mar 29

Really enjoying the presentations at the #i4gg conference. #genealogy

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House Historian @househistorian.bsky.social · Mar 29

I’m afraid I’m late with this one but yesterday’s #househistory feature in The Times - a house in the Isle of Wight - had a fantastic story with several military veterans, including Allan Willsteed who fought in the Battle of Jutland in 1916! #househistories #history

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LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · Mar 29

Latest post, all about the very boring subject of security when doing #genealogy and #FamilyHistory research. If you want to understand about risk, defense-in-depth and why medieval castles are cool, and how to best avoid being hacked, read on....
dolmengenealogy.com/confidential...

Confidentiality, Privacy and Security in Genealogy - Dolmen Genealogy

Introduction In my day job one of my roles is Information Security Manager. I know - it's not a very sexy role but it is important. One of the responsibilities of this role is to enhance everyone's aw...

dolmengenealogy.com

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LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · Mar 29

Time for coffee, then finish a blog post for Dolmen Genealogy, then plan my essay for @pharostutors.bsky.social Church and Community #genealogy course, drive to Dublin and at 4pm login to the #I4GG conference. Better make that a pot of coffee! #BusyWeekend

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LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · Mar 29

Yeah, for me it was on 4pm-11pm and I was still struggling to stay awake towards the end 😂 I'll watch again via the recording anyway. It was really excellent.

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LeitrimMel @melhowes.bsky.social · Mar 28

Very much enjoying the I4GG AI day being presented by Steve Little @digitalarchivst.bsky.social and Mark Thompson @makingfamilyhistory.com. #AI #genealogy #i4gg

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