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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social
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Welcome to Cheshire. We are a very friendly and helpful Society, with a lot of knowledgeable volunteers always ready to help you find the Who, What, When, and Where of your ancestry no matter where it's based
https://www.fhsc.org.uk
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@findmypast.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp - on a Saturday [don't ask!] Last Roundup of 2025

Nothing new at the BNA for #Cheshire this week 😔
See screenshot below with #AltText as always

New Royal Navy Records at @findmypast.bsky.social but no listing on the site as yet 😔😔
Updates to the BNA this week Silent Messenger; 1895-1896 Norwood Press and Dulwich Advertiser; 1930-1952 Midhurst and Petworth Observer; 1986-2004 Irish Independent; 1921, 1926, 1960 Greenwich and Deptford Chronicle; 1869-1870, 1872-1873, 1875-1876, 1878, 1880-1885 Dromore Leader; 1921-1950 Darwen News; 1877-1880, 1888-1889, 1905 Blackpool Gazette; 1888-1889 Belfast Telegraph; 2000-2008
December 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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rwldproject.bsky.social
This is nice - and v much chimes with the Railway Work, Life & Death project.

#FamilyHistory #Railway200 #LocalHistory #RailwayHistory

www.theguardian.com/education/20...
‘The hidden engine room’: how amateur historians are powering genealogical research
Wealth of datasets compiled as private passions are now a goldmine for those hunting for their ancestors
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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ancestralenq.bsky.social
Henrik Lenkeit discovered in 2024 at age 47 that his grandfather was Heinrich Himmler. His grandmother, Hedwig Potthast was working as Himmler's personal secretary when they began an affair & she became pregnant with Henrik's mother. 👇
news.sky.com/story/heinri...
Heinrich Himmler: Man discovers architect of the Holocaust was his grandfather
Henrik Lenkeit uncovered his family connection to leading Nazi figure Heinrich Himmler.
news.sky.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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ancestralenq.bsky.social
New exhibition at King's Gallery, Buckingham Palace showcasing 200 items from the life of Queen Elizabeth II to mark the Centenary of her birth. 👇
BBC News - Five of Queen Elizabeth II's most iconic outfits - from new royal exhibit
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Queen Elizabeth II's most iconic outfits ahead of royal exhibit
From fashion diplomacy in the US to a transparent raincoat, the late Queen's style was a powerful formula.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Little walk to Whitegate, Cheshire today. The church built for locals by Vale Royal Abbey.
December 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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ancestralenq.bsky.social
Mia Hansson who for the last 9.5 years has been working on a stitch by stitch replica of the Bayeux Tapestry due for completion in 2027. 👇
BBC News - The Wisbech embroiderer racing to recreate the Bayeux Tapestry - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Wisbech embroiderer racing to recreate the Bayeux Tapestry
Mia Hansson hopes to complete her replica by the time the original work returns to France.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Withington Workhouse, Manchester, 1856 (Manchester Libraries).
December 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
fhsofcheshire.bsky.social
Merry Christmas and a peaceful 2026 to all @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social members and volunteers, with thanks for everything that you do to keep FHSC such a great society to be part of, its very much appreciated

#FamilyHistory
#Genealogy
#MerryChristmas
December 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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ancestralenq.bsky.social
The WW1 soldiers who wrote messages on the surface of their basic emergency ration biscuits before sending them to their loved ones in Leeds.
@curatorkitty.bsky.social 👇
BBC News - Wartime Christmas greetings sent by biscuit revealed in Leeds - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wartime Christmas greetings sent by biscuit revealed in Leeds
Snacks given to frontline troops in World War One were used to send heartfelt messages home.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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ancestralenq.bsky.social
The stories behind the origins of Christmas cards, Christmas trees, Christmas crackers & Christmas lights. 🌲👇
BBC News - The festive traditions with roots in London
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Crackers, lights and cards: Festive traditions rooted in London
From Christmas cards to paper crowns in crackers - how the traditions in our homes started in the capital.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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misshistoryg2.bsky.social
Chester 10 Miles
Hello Tuesday Alphabetters! A really good milestone in #Tarporley village, #Cheshire on the High Street. Great that it has survived from the days of the old turnpike roads and parish boundaries.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekZforZero #milestones
A black and white photograph in portrait format. It shows an old milestone, painted white, by a brick wall on a busy high street. There is lettering showing the distance to various places, and the name of the originator Tarporley Township. Likely c250 years old.
December 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Day 23 of @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #AdventCalendar2025

🎁🎄It's Quiz-mas🎄🎁

⛄🤶Cartoon/animated characters today🤶⛄

Last day tomorrow, so planning a few extra fun questions!!!!
December 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Why did the children meeting Santa in the 1950s look so smart?

youtu.be/RoHsY7hhKXw?...
1955: What did children want from Father Christmas? | Panorama | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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December 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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ancestralenq.bsky.social
Good timing. 😊
BBC News - The Medieval version of 'Yes Day' where kids ruled - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Medieval version of 'Yes Day' where kids ruled
Medieval Christmas traditions included the election of a boy bishop, says a historian.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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ancestralenq.bsky.social
The 1.5 million men recruited for the Home Guard, "Churchill's Secret Army" & the Auxiliary units preparing for a German invasion. 👇
BBC News - WW2 British Resistance story told at Parham Airfield Museum - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
WW2 British Resistance story told at Parham Airfield Museum
He was one of many who joined the resistance units set up to counter a German invasion of Britain.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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groomb.bsky.social
Richard Arkwright, born on this day 1732 in Preston, invented the water frame for cotton spinning and played a huge part in creating and spreading the factory system. Gave Manchester its first cotton spinning mill in 1781, at Miller Street near Shudehill.
December 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #lancashire
Titanic hero who kept the lights on as doomed line sank
Electrician William Parr, who was born in Wigan, kept working below deck as she ship split in two.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
fhsofcheshire.bsky.social
Day 22 of @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #AdventCalendar2025

🎄❄️It's Quiz-Mas❄️🎄

🎄⛄ One for the twitchers today - British Birds ⛄🎄
December 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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federationfhs.bsky.social
The latest Really Useful Bulletin is out now, full of the latest #FamilyHistory news and information! www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/files/1066-1...
December 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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lsangha.bsky.social
🎄CHRISTMAS BLOG POST!🎄

A silly gift for you all: I dug through The National Archive wills looking for Christmassy names. There were a lot, inc:

Mr 🎅
Christopher 🍮
❄️ Green
Thomas 🦃
Theophilia 🛷

sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...

📜 #EarlyModern 🗃️ @leverhulme.ac.uk @uoearchhist.bsky.social
Woodcut showing three men. Two are dressed in 17th century clothesm the one in the centre is in a long robe with a fun hat. The man on the left says 'Keep out, you come not here', the one on the right says 'Old Christmas welcome, no not fear'. The man in the centre says 'O Sir I bring good cheere'.
December 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Day 21 of @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #AdventCalendar2025

🎄❄️It's Quiz-Mas❄️🎄

❄️⛄For Winter Solstice, Love is all around! ⛄❄️
December 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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ancestralenq.bsky.social
Happy Winter Solstice folks.
#WinterSolstice
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
Thousands watch as Sun rises over Stonehenge on winter solstice - BBC News
Thousands watch as Sun rises over Stonehenge on winter solstice
In the northern hemisphere, it's the shortest day and the longest night of the year.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
fhsofcheshire.bsky.social
. Day 20 of @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #AdventCalendar2025

🎄❄️It's Quiz-Mas❄️🎄

🧑‍🎄🤶 Good luck today 🤶🧑‍🎄
December 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
fhsofcheshire.bsky.social
Day 19 of @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #AdventCalendar2025

❄️🎄 It's Quiz-mas🎄🔔

⛪🌲🏰Cheshire Landmark ⛪🌲🏰
December 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

@thegenealogist.bsky.social announces a 'Major Expansion of Early Marriage Records'

Details 👉 www.thegenealogist.co.uk/news/

Latest blog 👉 www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarti...
The Unruly Genius of an English Renaissance Composer - Thomas Weelkes
One chilly evening in the early 17th century, the faithful gathered in Chichester Cathedral for Evensong and received a shock. The organ fell silent mid-service, and instead of sacred harmonies, the a...
www.thegenealogist.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM