The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social
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
https://www.fhsc.org.uk
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#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social
Helpdesks: #Chester #Macclesfield #Wallasey
Zoom:
The Real Downton Abbey: #Crewe Grp
#ComputerClub Meeting
F2F meetings:
Bring some Ancestral: #Northwich
Open Forum on Occupations: #Sale
Details of our events 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
Helpdesks: #Chester #Macclesfield #Wallasey
Zoom:
The Real Downton Abbey: #Crewe Grp
#ComputerClub Meeting
F2F meetings:
Bring some Ancestral: #Northwich
Open Forum on Occupations: #Sale
Details of our events 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
🧠✨ Quiz o’clock is approaching! 🎉
Have you registered yet for our Annual Quiz on 19 Feb?
Join us for an evening of questions, teamwork, and good-natured groans (and cheers!)
Just register in advance, log in on the night, and we’ll do the rest.
Link to register 👉 fhsc.uk/events/upcom...
Have you registered yet for our Annual Quiz on 19 Feb?
Join us for an evening of questions, teamwork, and good-natured groans (and cheers!)
Just register in advance, log in on the night, and we’ll do the rest.
Link to register 👉 fhsc.uk/events/upcom...
February 13, 2026 at 10:24 AM
🧠✨ Quiz o’clock is approaching! 🎉
Have you registered yet for our Annual Quiz on 19 Feb?
Join us for an evening of questions, teamwork, and good-natured groans (and cheers!)
Just register in advance, log in on the night, and we’ll do the rest.
Link to register 👉 fhsc.uk/events/upcom...
Have you registered yet for our Annual Quiz on 19 Feb?
Join us for an evening of questions, teamwork, and good-natured groans (and cheers!)
Just register in advance, log in on the night, and we’ll do the rest.
Link to register 👉 fhsc.uk/events/upcom...
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
New Historical Records from 32 Countries
The February 2026 Update from FamilySearch
Link to blog with full details 👉 www.familysearch.org/en/blog/new-...
New Historical Records from 32 Countries
The February 2026 Update from FamilySearch
Link to blog with full details 👉 www.familysearch.org/en/blog/new-...
New Records on FamilySearch January 2026 • FamilySearch
FamilySearch adds millions of free historical records every month. See new records from the United States, Honduras, Canada and more!
www.familysearch.org
February 13, 2026 at 8:59 AM
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
New Historical Records from 32 Countries
The February 2026 Update from FamilySearch
Link to blog with full details 👉 www.familysearch.org/en/blog/new-...
New Historical Records from 32 Countries
The February 2026 Update from FamilySearch
Link to blog with full details 👉 www.familysearch.org/en/blog/new-...
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
Nothing for #Cheshire again at the BNA this week - sigh 😟
List of updates in the screenshot below with #AltText as usual
Nothing for #Cheshire again at the BNA this week - sigh 😟
List of updates in the screenshot below with #AltText as usual
February 13, 2026 at 8:55 AM
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
Nothing for #Cheshire again at the BNA this week - sigh 😟
List of updates in the screenshot below with #AltText as usual
Nothing for #Cheshire again at the BNA this week - sigh 😟
List of updates in the screenshot below with #AltText as usual
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
New records at @findmypast.bsky.social this week
🚩𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬
262,466 new records from 19th/20th centuries
🚩𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬
4,986 additions covering 1883-1926
Link to blog with full details 👉
www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/man...
New records at @findmypast.bsky.social this week
🚩𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬
262,466 new records from 19th/20th centuries
🚩𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬
4,986 additions covering 1883-1926
Link to blog with full details 👉
www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/man...
Delve deeper into everyday stories with new records | Blog
Explore new English additions this week.
www.findmypast.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 8:43 AM
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
New records at @findmypast.bsky.social this week
🚩𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬
262,466 new records from 19th/20th centuries
🚩𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬
4,986 additions covering 1883-1926
Link to blog with full details 👉
www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/man...
New records at @findmypast.bsky.social this week
🚩𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬
262,466 new records from 19th/20th centuries
🚩𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬
4,986 additions covering 1883-1926
Link to blog with full details 👉
www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/man...
Reposted by The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳
I am starting a campaign to bring back these genius little things - Tie Pockets!
Ladies - we all love a pocket. If your outfit is lacking, try one of these beauties 😍
#Pockets
#IWantOne
www.vam.ac.uk/articles/wom...
Ladies - we all love a pocket. If your outfit is lacking, try one of these beauties 😍
#Pockets
#IWantOne
www.vam.ac.uk/articles/wom...
Women's tie-on pockets · V&A
Discover how the development of the humble tie-on pocket during the 1700s offered independence and security for women.
www.vam.ac.uk
February 12, 2026 at 8:58 AM
I am starting a campaign to bring back these genius little things - Tie Pockets!
Ladies - we all love a pocket. If your outfit is lacking, try one of these beauties 😍
#Pockets
#IWantOne
www.vam.ac.uk/articles/wom...
Ladies - we all love a pocket. If your outfit is lacking, try one of these beauties 😍
#Pockets
#IWantOne
www.vam.ac.uk/articles/wom...
Reposted by The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳
“The farmer is sowing his corn in the large field that has been ploughed and harrowed”
‘What to Look for in Winter’, 1959
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
‘What to Look for in Winter’, 1959
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 AM
“The farmer is sowing his corn in the large field that has been ploughed and harrowed”
‘What to Look for in Winter’, 1959
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
‘What to Look for in Winter’, 1959
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Reposted by The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳
The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds
Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:57 AM
The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Reposted by The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳
Food has a way of anchoring memories.
Childhood meals, family habits and changing tastes as glimpses of domestic life in the past.
#FamilyHistory #FoodMemories
funnywherelifetakesyou.org/2026/02/11/a...
Childhood meals, family habits and changing tastes as glimpses of domestic life in the past.
#FamilyHistory #FoodMemories
funnywherelifetakesyou.org/2026/02/11/a...
A Smörgåsbord of Food Memories
Childhood meals remembered through everyday food, family habits and changing tastes – a glimpse into domestic life in the past
funnywherelifetakesyou.org
February 11, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Food has a way of anchoring memories.
Childhood meals, family habits and changing tastes as glimpses of domestic life in the past.
#FamilyHistory #FoodMemories
funnywherelifetakesyou.org/2026/02/11/a...
Childhood meals, family habits and changing tastes as glimpses of domestic life in the past.
#FamilyHistory #FoodMemories
funnywherelifetakesyou.org/2026/02/11/a...
Reposted by The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳
You asked - we listened
Thank you to @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social members who have continued to be proactive offering constructive comments as we continue [I say we, I of course mean our webmaster!] to make adjustments to the website
Not everything is possible of course, but we do our best!
Thank you to @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social members who have continued to be proactive offering constructive comments as we continue [I say we, I of course mean our webmaster!] to make adjustments to the website
Not everything is possible of course, but we do our best!
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
You asked - we listened
Thank you to @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social members who have continued to be proactive offering constructive comments as we continue [I say we, I of course mean our webmaster!] to make adjustments to the website
Not everything is possible of course, but we do our best!
Thank you to @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social members who have continued to be proactive offering constructive comments as we continue [I say we, I of course mean our webmaster!] to make adjustments to the website
Not everything is possible of course, but we do our best!
Reposted by The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳
A painted panel of George Cordell from the 1600's who served in the royal households of 3 monarchs which was stolen in 1996 has been returned to St. Leonard's Church, Flamstead, Hertfordshire. 👇
BBC News - Stolen art returned to Hertfordshire church 30 years later
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Stolen art returned to Hertfordshire church 30 years later
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Stolen art returned to Hertfordshire church 30 years later
An Australian heraldry enthusiast discovers the panel in an online auction catalogue.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 8:05 AM
A painted panel of George Cordell from the 1600's who served in the royal households of 3 monarchs which was stolen in 1996 has been returned to St. Leonard's Church, Flamstead, Hertfordshire. 👇
BBC News - Stolen art returned to Hertfordshire church 30 years later
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Stolen art returned to Hertfordshire church 30 years later
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The British Museum has successfully raised £3.5m to keep a gold pendant linked to King Henry VIII's marriage to his first wife, Katherine (also Catherine) of Aragon.
👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
British Museum to keep pendant linked to Henry VIII after campaign
The museum says it has reached a fundraising goal so it can permanently display the artefact.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 8:42 AM
The British Museum has successfully raised £3.5m to keep a gold pendant linked to King Henry VIII's marriage to his first wife, Katherine (also Catherine) of Aragon.
👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Old postcard of Oak Lea, Kerridge, Cheshire in the 1930s, for sale in our store here www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11681759...
February 8, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Old postcard of Oak Lea, Kerridge, Cheshire in the 1930s, for sale in our store here www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11681759...
Reposted by The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳
Grade 2 listed St. Mary the Virgin church, Turville, Buckinghamshire parts of which dates back to the 12th century & was used in The Vicar of Dibley wins award.👇
BBC News - Architect helps restore Turville church used in Vicar of Dibley - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Architect helps restore Turville church used in Vicar of Dibley - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Architect helps restore Turville church used in Vicar of Dibley
Libby Watts says she was particularly proud of her work on the north porch.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Grade 2 listed St. Mary the Virgin church, Turville, Buckinghamshire parts of which dates back to the 12th century & was used in The Vicar of Dibley wins award.👇
BBC News - Architect helps restore Turville church used in Vicar of Dibley - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Architect helps restore Turville church used in Vicar of Dibley - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social
Helpdesks: #Chester #Macclesfield #Wallasey
Zoom:
The Real Downton Abbey: #Crewe Grp
#ComputerClub Meeting
F2F meetings:
Bring some Ancestral: #Northwich
Open Forum on Occupations: #Sale
Details of our events 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
Helpdesks: #Chester #Macclesfield #Wallasey
Zoom:
The Real Downton Abbey: #Crewe Grp
#ComputerClub Meeting
F2F meetings:
Bring some Ancestral: #Northwich
Open Forum on Occupations: #Sale
Details of our events 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
February 8, 2026 at 9:06 AM
#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social
Helpdesks: #Chester #Macclesfield #Wallasey
Zoom:
The Real Downton Abbey: #Crewe Grp
#ComputerClub Meeting
F2F meetings:
Bring some Ancestral: #Northwich
Open Forum on Occupations: #Sale
Details of our events 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
Helpdesks: #Chester #Macclesfield #Wallasey
Zoom:
The Real Downton Abbey: #Crewe Grp
#ComputerClub Meeting
F2F meetings:
Bring some Ancestral: #Northwich
Open Forum on Occupations: #Sale
Details of our events 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
Brunner Guild Hall could get new lease of life after plans approved
Link to read more 👉 www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/2583347...
Link to read more 👉 www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/2583347...
Landmark hall could get new lease of life after plans approved
Cheshire West and Chester planners have rubber-stamped an application for listed building consent for Brunner Guild Hall.
www.northwichguardian.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Brunner Guild Hall could get new lease of life after plans approved
Link to read more 👉 www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/2583347...
Link to read more 👉 www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/2583347...
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"The Octagonal Sandstone Tower of St Mary's Church Nantwich in Cheshire" is also also available on printed-to-your-order options at:
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1774...
Thanks!
Sam aka LymphomaLass xx
#nantwich #StMarysNantwich #OctagonalSandstoneTower #cheshire #CathedralOfSouthCheshire #church
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1774...
Thanks!
Sam aka LymphomaLass xx
#nantwich #StMarysNantwich #OctagonalSandstoneTower #cheshire #CathedralOfSouthCheshire #church
February 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
"The Octagonal Sandstone Tower of St Mary's Church Nantwich in Cheshire" is also also available on printed-to-your-order options at:
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1774...
Thanks!
Sam aka LymphomaLass xx
#nantwich #StMarysNantwich #OctagonalSandstoneTower #cheshire #CathedralOfSouthCheshire #church
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1774...
Thanks!
Sam aka LymphomaLass xx
#nantwich #StMarysNantwich #OctagonalSandstoneTower #cheshire #CathedralOfSouthCheshire #church
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#lowgeardays shares a #bikeridevlog to & around the ancient city of #Chester on his #runerufusstone . You get to see #jodrellbank observatory on the way. I like riding past there. One day I hope to see this bike rider on the trails in #cheshire #runecycles 🚲♥️
A Calm Winter Bike Ride to the Walled City of Chester EP.013
YouTube video by Low Gear Days
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 8:34 PM
#lowgeardays shares a #bikeridevlog to & around the ancient city of #Chester on his #runerufusstone . You get to see #jodrellbank observatory on the way. I like riding past there. One day I hope to see this bike rider on the trails in #cheshire #runecycles 🚲♥️
Reposted by The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳
Two diplomas have been found in #Cheshire: one near #Malpas romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions... for Reburrus, son of Severus, from Spain, decurion of Ala I Pannoniorum Tampiana and one at #Middlewich romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions... for an unknown trooper of Ala Classiana.
romaninscriptionsofbritain.org
February 7, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Two diplomas have been found in #Cheshire: one near #Malpas romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions... for Reburrus, son of Severus, from Spain, decurion of Ala I Pannoniorum Tampiana and one at #Middlewich romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions... for an unknown trooper of Ala Classiana.
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Artist Andy Goldsworthy who trained at the Bradford College of Art is collaborating with 108 cemeteries in Dumfries & Galloway for his latest project, Gravestones in the Lowther Hills. 👇
BBC News - Artist Andy Goldsworthy on gathering gravestones
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Artist Andy Goldsworthy on gathering gravestones
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Artist Andy Goldsworthy on gathering gravestones: This is my best work yet
For years he was overlooked by the art world - now he's been approached to create a piece for a new art prize.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Artist Andy Goldsworthy who trained at the Bradford College of Art is collaborating with 108 cemeteries in Dumfries & Galloway for his latest project, Gravestones in the Lowther Hills. 👇
BBC News - Artist Andy Goldsworthy on gathering gravestones
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Artist Andy Goldsworthy on gathering gravestones
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week 😔😔
Full list of updates in the screenshot below, with #AltText as always
Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week 😔😔
Full list of updates in the screenshot below, with #AltText as always
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week 😔😔
Full list of updates in the screenshot below, with #AltText as always
Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week 😔😔
Full list of updates in the screenshot below, with #AltText as always
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
Good news for those members with roots in #EastRiding, with the release of a tranche of baptisms, marriages and burials from Ancestry this week
Also records from France, Germany and the US
Full details in the screenshot below, with #AltText as always
Good news for those members with roots in #EastRiding, with the release of a tranche of baptisms, marriages and burials from Ancestry this week
Also records from France, Germany and the US
Full details in the screenshot below, with #AltText as always
February 6, 2026 at 9:02 AM
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
Good news for those members with roots in #EastRiding, with the release of a tranche of baptisms, marriages and burials from Ancestry this week
Also records from France, Germany and the US
Full details in the screenshot below, with #AltText as always
Good news for those members with roots in #EastRiding, with the release of a tranche of baptisms, marriages and burials from Ancestry this week
Also records from France, Germany and the US
Full details in the screenshot below, with #AltText as always
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
At @findmypast.bsky.social this week new records relating to
🚩 #Suffolk Hearth Tax Lists 1662-1675
🚩 #Essex Marriages & Banns 1537-1935
Link to blog with full details 👉 www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/suf...
At @findmypast.bsky.social this week new records relating to
🚩 #Suffolk Hearth Tax Lists 1662-1675
🚩 #Essex Marriages & Banns 1537-1935
Link to blog with full details 👉 www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/suf...
Explore East Anglia additions | Blog
There are new records from Essex and Suffolk to discover.
www.findmypast.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 8:47 AM
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
At @findmypast.bsky.social this week new records relating to
🚩 #Suffolk Hearth Tax Lists 1662-1675
🚩 #Essex Marriages & Banns 1537-1935
Link to blog with full details 👉 www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/suf...
At @findmypast.bsky.social this week new records relating to
🚩 #Suffolk Hearth Tax Lists 1662-1675
🚩 #Essex Marriages & Banns 1537-1935
Link to blog with full details 👉 www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/suf...