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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · Aug 23

We have new records available for sale and we always welcome new members. #Genealogy #Kent #England

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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · Jul 30

Who lives close to Medway ? This is Thursday. #genealogy

Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · Jul 30

Upcoming events not to miss !! #genealogy

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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · Jul 30

Summertime and hot days means #genealogy

Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · Jun 30

Please join us #genealogy

www.kfhs.org.uk/join-online

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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · Jun 22

We have 2 events this week !

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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · Jun 22

Who is up for a field trip ?

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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · Jun 22

Let’s not forget Maidstone

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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · Jun 22

We are busy this summer Ashford Branch

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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · Jun 22

July talks

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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · Jun 22

The Deal Branch

Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · Jun 22

Check it out

Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · Jun 22

We have a lot going on in July

Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · Jun 9

This week please join us !

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Claire Bradley @cbgenealogy.ie · May 27

Went through some vestry books for Templemore today. The regular payments for sending foundlings to the hospital in Dublin & then for clothing and maintenance made me sad. This was early 19th century.

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Mary Kirtland @marykir.bsky.social · May 27

Wishing this entire branch of my family tree had spent 300 years somewhere the record keepers had better handwriting 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 #genealogy

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Rowena Abbott @rowena-abbott.bsky.social · May 27

I've been wondering, #AncestryHour folks, is #wdytya actually any good - from a genealogist perspective? I see a lot of posts about it, but my vague memory from watching it years ago has it being painfully staged. So does it have any worth to us or is it just a 'hate watch'?

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Áine ní Donnghaile 🍃🌳 ⚾ 🫖 💙☘ 🍷💉🌊 @ainedonnghaile.bsky.social · May 27

#FamilyHistory #Genearosity #PayItForward
You know the drill by now.
I'm at my #FamilySearch #FSC this afternoon.
Happy to do look-ups for anyone who needs a copy or three from the restricted records.
#SpreadTheWord
@danielloftus.projectinfant.ie @alliethinks.bsky.social @allthosebefore.bsky.social

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DiAnn Iamarino Ohama @famtreeadvice.bsky.social · May 27

Imagine finding a detailed physical description of your grandfather at age 20 to put in your #familytree. That's one piece of the #genealogy treasure found on an Italian military record.

family-tree-advice.blogspot.com/2025/05/ital...

Key Facts on Your Ancestor's Italian Military Record

Here's a breakdown of the many types of facts you'll find on your ancestor's Italian military record. Don't let a language barrier get in your way.

family-tree-advice.blogspot.com

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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · May 27

Up coming talks

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Dave Annal Lifelines Research @davelifelines.bsky.social · May 27

I'm off to one of my favourite venues today to speak to the Ashford branch of the Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social at Willesborough Windmill (well, the barn next door).

We'll be looking at the particular challenges of 20th century family history research.

I'm on stage at 19:30...

Screenshot of the opening slide of my talk, Bringing It Up To Date: Research in the 20th Century. Images of documents; electoral registers, the 1939 National Register, a birth certificate, an Ordnance Survey map and two black and white photographs with old views of Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Willesborough Windmill, Ashford, Kent. Image taken from: http://www.willesboroughwindmill.co.uk/

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Dave Annal Lifelines Research @davelifelines.bsky.social · May 27

It really is a fantastic venue! @kentfhs.bsky.social Willesborough Windmill, Ashford…

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LizG @trivvieliz.bsky.social · Apr 30

Attended an excellent online talk last night by John Hanson on the 1921 census. Do take the opportunity to view if you get the chance. How come I didn't realise all these search tips using Find My Past were available before? #Genealogy and a day early for #OnePlaceCensus

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · Apr 30

Our Blogging Prompt🔗 for May 2025 is #OnePlaceCensus. An opportunity to look at—and perhaps re-evaluate—a key OPS resource for studying the individuals, families, populations and economies of many #OnePlaceStudies from the early-mid 1800s into the first decades of the 1900s. #OnePlaceWednesday

Blogging and Social Media Prompts January - June 2025.
January: #OnePlaceCohorts + #Born1819.
February: #OnePlaceGeology.
March: #OnePlaceEducation.
April: #OnePlaceAToZ.
May: #OnePlaceCensus.
June: #OnePlaceVoices.
Image: Woman sitting at a desk with a keyboard and large computer screen.
Link: www.one-place-studies.org/blogging-prompts/
One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · Apr 30

Next week !! Please come join us..

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