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LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · 2d

Heritage Fair next Saturday (11th). We will be there, if local, why not pop along !

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LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · 2d

Next meeting of our Market Harborough branch. All welcome, no need to book.

LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · Aug 29

Details of our next meeting. All welcome, no need to book.

LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · May 28

LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · Mar 25

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · Mar 17

Final chance today to enter our FREE draw…

Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · Mar 9

This coming St Patrick’s Day the IGRS will celebrate Ireland’s patron saint with an exciting celebratory draw for three free annual memberships for the Society. Anyone, anywhere in the world, can take part. Click on the link to read more and to enter the draw… www.irishancestors.ie/paddy-day-dr...

St Patrick's Day Draw | Irish Genealogical Research Society

This coming St Patrick’s Day the IGRS will celebrate Ireland’s patron saint with an exciting celebratory draw for three free annual memberships...

www.irishancestors.ie

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LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · Mar 17

Lots of local history/heritage exhibitors will be there….hope to see you !

LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · Mar 13

LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · Mar 6

Looking forward to this event…..We will be there with help desk and book/CD stall. Great opportunity to chat heritage and family history!

LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · Mar 6

On World Book Day, just a small selection of the books available to browse at our Research Centre. Full list of our library is on our website.

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Janet Few @janetfew.bsky.social · Mar 6

My #Rootstech short recorded session 'Where am I? Are you searching in the right place?' is now available - along with my sessions from 2024. Looking forward to listening to any other offerings over the next few days. www.familysearch.org/.../speakers... #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

www.familysearch.org

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Dave Annal Lifelines Research @davelifelines.bsky.social · Mar 6

#Rootstech2025 is live now and my talk Where Do You Think You Are? is already available…

www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech...

FamilySearch.org

Discover your family history. Explore the world’s largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources.

www.familysearch.org

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LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · Mar 6

LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · Mar 3

Join our Publicity Officer as she chats re LRFHS and heritage…

www.soarsound.uk/spotlight-on...

Spotlight on Heritage with Sue Lester

Heritage is more than just preserving the past; it’s about understanding where we come from and how our histories connect us. In this episode of Spotlight on Heritage, John Coster and Rob Watson si…

www.soarsound.uk

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Britain’s War Memorials @britwarmemorial.bsky.social · Mar 3

Ellistown war memorial. Ellistown, Leicestershire. First and Second World Wars and subsequent conflicts. #LestWeForget

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LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · Feb 15

Day out in London today at Wesley’s Chapel for the @FederationFHS seminar ‘Your Future, Our Future.’ Lots of useful conversations and ideas for the future !

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LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · Feb 14

Next meeting of our Market Harborough branch, all welcome. Listen to research stories and/or bring along your family history questions and challenges. All welcome, no need to book.

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LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · Jan 29

Booking for our next zoom talk is now open.

LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · Jan 2

Our 2025 zoom talks get underway next week. Make 2025 the year your missing ancestors are found !
Please see booking details below. All welcome.

LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · Dec 7

The Leicester branch has its Christmas meeting this week. All welcome, no need to book. Large car park and warm venue…..we might need it for the spine chilling stories Brian will be telling…!

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LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · Nov 29

Join us at our December talk….free to members, non members welcome (£2 donation appreciated). Please email [email protected] for the zoom link.

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Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social · Nov 24

🎙️✨ Meet Our December Speakers! ✨🎙️

Get ready for an incredible month of talks featuring these amazing experts:
📜 @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social
🎖️ Graham Bandy
⚖️ Gay Evans
🏺 Rob Smith
📖 @rachelstakes.bsky.social
🏰 Eilir Daniels
💍 Rebecca Probert
📚 @davelifelines.bsky.social

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Joe Saunders @joesaunders1.bsky.social · Nov 28

Public service announcement that Charles Booth's 'Maps Descriptive of London Poverty, 1898-9' have been uploaded by LSE archive online to be viewed and reproduced freely. 🗃️ unsplash.com/collections/...

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Dr. Sophie Kay @scientistsoph.bsky.social · Nov 29

If this were the crucial record for your research, it would be the definition of a Bad Day... #ouch #FamilyHistory #genealogy

(and THIS is one of the reasons we work with groups of records & cross-reference as much as possible!)

📷 RG 14/7810 Sch 99 c/o @findmypast.bsky.social

household return from the 1911 census of England and Wales. The names in the left-hand column have been completely obliterated by some sort of water or fire damage. There is a massive hole across the sheet and significant brown discolouration to the page

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LeicsRutFHS @leicrutfhs.bsky.social · Nov 29

Open as usual today (10.30 -3pm and tomorrow 10.00-12.30.
7-9 Every Street, Town Hall Square, Leicester. All welcome, help with research available if needed. All welcome !

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