Pam Smith
@genejean.bsky.social
Local historian | IHGS Licentiate candidate
Ginger Goodwin kin
One-Place Study: Rillington & Scampston
Railways, landscape, families, lived experience
History hides in plain sight
www.rillingtonhistory.com
Ginger Goodwin kin
One-Place Study: Rillington & Scampston
Railways, landscape, families, lived experience
History hides in plain sight
www.rillingtonhistory.com
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Pam Smith
@genejean.bsky.social
· Dec 13
This account shares research from an ongoing #OnePlaceStudy of #Rillington #Scampston, exploring how national change shaped ordinary lives in the mid C19. Through records, land & family history, it traces continuity, disruption, & resilience at a local level. History often hides in plain sight.
Big roof energy! I’ll say!
Hello new friends (courtesy of the ever magnanimous @themerl.bsky.social)
We are the Merchant Adventurers' Hall - a medieval guild hall in York.
What we lack in serious museum content we make up for in big roof energy. 👇
We are the Merchant Adventurers' Hall - a medieval guild hall in York.
What we lack in serious museum content we make up for in big roof energy. 👇
January 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Big roof energy! I’ll say!
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'The Illustrated History of Chapel Allerton' on the ground
Walking tour 14:00-16:00 Sunday 18 January relating to a new book by local historian Steve Burt.
I'm editor + author of Ch.8 & supplied loads of photos.
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-illust...
(I'll be offering other dates later.)
Walking tour 14:00-16:00 Sunday 18 January relating to a new book by local historian Steve Burt.
I'm editor + author of Ch.8 & supplied loads of photos.
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-illust...
(I'll be offering other dates later.)
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
'The Illustrated History of Chapel Allerton' on the ground
Walking tour 14:00-16:00 Sunday 18 January relating to a new book by local historian Steve Burt.
I'm editor + author of Ch.8 & supplied loads of photos.
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-illust...
(I'll be offering other dates later.)
Walking tour 14:00-16:00 Sunday 18 January relating to a new book by local historian Steve Burt.
I'm editor + author of Ch.8 & supplied loads of photos.
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-illust...
(I'll be offering other dates later.)
#GingerGoodwin #FamilyHistory www.labourheritagecentre.ca/collection/p... A young miner & union activist whose medical exemption from military service was cancelled when he organized a strike at the Trail smelter. He was shot & killed by a former police officer. His death sparked a general strike 🇨🇦
Interview: Pam Smith, Ginger Goodwin's Family | Video
Learn about Pam Smith, a genealogist whose great grand-uncle was legendary labour activist Ginger Goodwin.
www.labourheritagecentre.ca
December 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
#GingerGoodwin #FamilyHistory www.labourheritagecentre.ca/collection/p... A young miner & union activist whose medical exemption from military service was cancelled when he organized a strike at the Trail smelter. He was shot & killed by a former police officer. His death sparked a general strike 🇨🇦
This account shares research from an ongoing #OnePlaceStudy of #Rillington #Scampston, exploring how national change shaped ordinary lives in the mid C19. Through records, land & family history, it traces continuity, disruption, & resilience at a local level. History often hides in plain sight.
December 13, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This account shares research from an ongoing #OnePlaceStudy of #Rillington #Scampston, exploring how national change shaped ordinary lives in the mid C19. Through records, land & family history, it traces continuity, disruption, & resilience at a local level. History often hides in plain sight.
Reposted by Pam Smith
Ep2 arrived yesterday with guest Simon Howard. Can you help him find his missing LOWN relatives from Norfolk, UK? familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/11/18/s... #genealogy #ancestry #norfolk #FamilyHistory
S10EP02 - 'The Disinherited' with Simon Howard - The Family Histories Podcast
Host Andrew meets Norfolk-based family historian and heirloom-reuniter, Simon Howard, and hears about a woman disinherited by her father.
familyhistoriespodcast.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Ep2 arrived yesterday with guest Simon Howard. Can you help him find his missing LOWN relatives from Norfolk, UK? familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/11/18/s... #genealogy #ancestry #norfolk #FamilyHistory
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🚨ONE MONTH'S TIME!🚨
Railway Work, Life & Death project co-lead Mike is privileged to give the 2025 @balhnews.bsky.social Dymond Lecture!
‘Heads – you lose!’ Working for the railways in Britain before 1939
Thursday 11 December 2025, 7pm, online
#LocalHistory #Railway200
www.balh.org.uk/dymond2025
Railway Work, Life & Death project co-lead Mike is privileged to give the 2025 @balhnews.bsky.social Dymond Lecture!
‘Heads – you lose!’ Working for the railways in Britain before 1939
Thursday 11 December 2025, 7pm, online
#LocalHistory #Railway200
www.balh.org.uk/dymond2025
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🚨ONE MONTH'S TIME!🚨
Railway Work, Life & Death project co-lead Mike is privileged to give the 2025 @balhnews.bsky.social Dymond Lecture!
‘Heads – you lose!’ Working for the railways in Britain before 1939
Thursday 11 December 2025, 7pm, online
#LocalHistory #Railway200
www.balh.org.uk/dymond2025
Railway Work, Life & Death project co-lead Mike is privileged to give the 2025 @balhnews.bsky.social Dymond Lecture!
‘Heads – you lose!’ Working for the railways in Britain before 1939
Thursday 11 December 2025, 7pm, online
#LocalHistory #Railway200
www.balh.org.uk/dymond2025
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Re wills price hike: I’ve hit the ground running. Had all the wills for my Dunster #OnePlaceStudy but not #Sudbourne. I’ve filtered by age the 1858+ burials from my spreadsheet, deleted the under 18s & now searching for the remaining 300+ individuals in the National Probate Index
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceWednesday
Wills to increase dramatically in price from 17 November! If you want any for your #OnePlaceStudy, order them soon. I hope the quality of the service improves by the same percentage as the vast increase in cost. Posting early for #OnePlaceWednesday
Probate price shock: What it means for family historians — and how to stay ahead
From 17 November the fee for a copy of a will increases from £1.50 to £16. Read on for practical advice from Fraser & Fraser to help you plan and budget.
www.family-tree.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Re wills price hike: I’ve hit the ground running. Had all the wills for my Dunster #OnePlaceStudy but not #Sudbourne. I’ve filtered by age the 1858+ burials from my spreadsheet, deleted the under 18s & now searching for the remaining 300+ individuals in the National Probate Index
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceWednesday
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A quick #OnePlaceWednesday read for you on our blog, from @wendytm.bsky.social Wendy Tait Mayfield: #OnePlaceStudy Enhances Family Tree.
One Place Study Enhances Family Tree - Society for One-Place Studies
When I first registered my One Place Study of Graveney and Goodnestone in North Kent, I thought I might find the odd ancestor or two to add to the family tree, but I never anticipated quite how that w...
www.one-place-studies.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A quick #OnePlaceWednesday read for you on our blog, from @wendytm.bsky.social Wendy Tait Mayfield: #OnePlaceStudy Enhances Family Tree.
So looking forward to
your NRY transcripts. Book format for the ERY. Happy days! 👍😀 #HearthTax
your NRY transcripts. Book format for the ERY. Happy days! 👍😀 #HearthTax
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
So looking forward to
your NRY transcripts. Book format for the ERY. Happy days! 👍😀 #HearthTax
your NRY transcripts. Book format for the ERY. Happy days! 👍😀 #HearthTax
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ICYMI: The first of our new episode type - BRICKDUST with Pam Smith ( @genejean.bsky.social ), where we welcome back a previous guest to hear how their Brick Wall is going...
familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/09/26/s...
#genealogy #ancestry #FamilyHistory
familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/09/26/s...
#genealogy #ancestry #FamilyHistory
S01EP09 - BRICKDUST with Pam Smith - The Family Histories Podcast
Host Andrew Martin welcomes back previous guest Pam Smith for this first Brickdust bonus episode - and Pam has an update on Sir Richard Etherington.
familyhistoriespodcast.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
ICYMI: The first of our new episode type - BRICKDUST with Pam Smith ( @genejean.bsky.social ), where we welcome back a previous guest to hear how their Brick Wall is going...
familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/09/26/s...
#genealogy #ancestry #FamilyHistory
familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/09/26/s...
#genealogy #ancestry #FamilyHistory
Highlighting the fantastic work of Joe Saunders and his strong case for using title deeds for *everything*! If you’re working on a village history (like me, in the parish of #Rillington and its chapelry of Scampston), you’ll find this especially relevant. #OnePlaceWednesday
Title Deeds, by Joe Saunders. Deeds are legal documents concerning the ownership or possession of property, usually regarding the transfer of land or a house from one person to another. how-to-history.com/2025/10/29/t...
Title Deeds
Joe Saunders Deeds are legal documents concerning the ownership or possession of property, usually regarding the transfer of land or a house from one person to another. They have been in use since …
how-to-history.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Highlighting the fantastic work of Joe Saunders and his strong case for using title deeds for *everything*! If you’re working on a village history (like me, in the parish of #Rillington and its chapelry of Scampston), you’ll find this especially relevant. #OnePlaceWednesday
Two very different memorials about the same man. Dr John Simpson, later Hudleston, was a major landowner in #Rillington & also the man behind the infamous #Knaresborough Castle Yard Riot of 1865–6.
Left his mark in both places I’ve called home. Was he always calling out to me? #OnePlaceWednesday
Left his mark in both places I’ve called home. Was he always calling out to me? #OnePlaceWednesday
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Two very different memorials about the same man. Dr John Simpson, later Hudleston, was a major landowner in #Rillington & also the man behind the infamous #Knaresborough Castle Yard Riot of 1865–6.
Left his mark in both places I’ve called home. Was he always calling out to me? #OnePlaceWednesday
Left his mark in both places I’ve called home. Was he always calling out to me? #OnePlaceWednesday
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Have you noticed an abandoned or derelict Victorian building near you? 📩 media@victoriansociety.org.uk for a chance for it to be featured in our Top 10 Endangered Buildings list 2026.
🏘️ 🏭⛪ in England & Wales only, built between 1837 - 1914. More here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
#heritage #endangeredbuildings
🏘️ 🏭⛪ in England & Wales only, built between 1837 - 1914. More here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
#heritage #endangeredbuildings
October 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Have you noticed an abandoned or derelict Victorian building near you? 📩 media@victoriansociety.org.uk for a chance for it to be featured in our Top 10 Endangered Buildings list 2026.
🏘️ 🏭⛪ in England & Wales only, built between 1837 - 1914. More here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
#heritage #endangeredbuildings
🏘️ 🏭⛪ in England & Wales only, built between 1837 - 1914. More here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
#heritage #endangeredbuildings
Starbeck used to be an important junction with heavy goods traffic from the North to Leeds with 40 passenger trains daily. The locomotive shed built in 1857 was extended to become the longest two-track engine shed in Britain. It was a major influence for the rising village of Starbeck. #Railway200
October 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Starbeck used to be an important junction with heavy goods traffic from the North to Leeds with 40 passenger trains daily. The locomotive shed built in 1857 was extended to become the longest two-track engine shed in Britain. It was a major influence for the rising village of Starbeck. #Railway200
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 22: Landscape. The churchyard of St Mary’s in my local #OnePlaceStudy sits within the lovely landscaped parkland of Fawsley, which although not created by ‘Capability’ Brown was later worked on by him. Here we look Southeast across part of Big Waters lake. #OnePlaceWednesday
October 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
#31DaysOfGraves Day 22: Landscape. The churchyard of St Mary’s in my local #OnePlaceStudy sits within the lovely landscaped parkland of Fawsley, which although not created by ‘Capability’ Brown was later worked on by him. Here we look Southeast across part of Big Waters lake. #OnePlaceWednesday
Every now a then a previously unknown book surfaces that’s exactly what’s needed for my #IHGSLicentiate research. This could not be more timely as landowners played a vital part in the mid C19 during the coming of the railway. Lucky me! @ihgs.bsky.social #Rillington #OnePlaceWednesday #LocalHistory
October 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Every now a then a previously unknown book surfaces that’s exactly what’s needed for my #IHGSLicentiate research. This could not be more timely as landowners played a vital part in the mid C19 during the coming of the railway. Lucky me! @ihgs.bsky.social #Rillington #OnePlaceWednesday #LocalHistory
October 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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MLGB is back!! Delighted that Medieval Libraries of Great Britain @bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now back online. We are also working had on plans for the next phase of the resource, enhancing & adding data & functionality. HUGE thanks to my colleagues for their hard & clever work mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
MLGB is back!! Delighted that Medieval Libraries of Great Britain @bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now back online. We are also working had on plans for the next phase of the resource, enhancing & adding data & functionality. HUGE thanks to my colleagues for their hard & clever work mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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Celebrating #OnePlaceWednesday by completing the first draft of my book on the history of #GraveneyGoodnestone school. Started as a booklet to commemorate 150 years and became 45000 words. 😂 Now need to get it reviewed.
October 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Celebrating #OnePlaceWednesday by completing the first draft of my book on the history of #GraveneyGoodnestone school. Started as a booklet to commemorate 150 years and became 45000 words. 😂 Now need to get it reviewed.
Don’t make me choose between the beauty of the exterior and interior of #BeverleyMinster. The stonework, light and peace tell a story of faith and craftsmanship that’s echoed throughout the #EastRiding of #Yorkshire for centuries.
#SacredSpace
#SacredSpace
October 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Don’t make me choose between the beauty of the exterior and interior of #BeverleyMinster. The stonework, light and peace tell a story of faith and craftsmanship that’s echoed throughout the #EastRiding of #Yorkshire for centuries.
#SacredSpace
#SacredSpace
Early Modern graffiti in Beverley Minster. Joseph Barton was here in 1643!
October 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Early Modern graffiti in Beverley Minster. Joseph Barton was here in 1643!
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Who did what in early modern England?
New #OpenAccess book, 'The Experience of Work in Early Modern England' by @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social, @hkrobb.bsky.social & @aucointaylor.bsky.social, based on thousands of #EarlyModern court depositions 🗃️
Read it: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
New #OpenAccess book, 'The Experience of Work in Early Modern England' by @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social, @hkrobb.bsky.social & @aucointaylor.bsky.social, based on thousands of #EarlyModern court depositions 🗃️
Read it: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
October 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Who did what in early modern England?
New #OpenAccess book, 'The Experience of Work in Early Modern England' by @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social, @hkrobb.bsky.social & @aucointaylor.bsky.social, based on thousands of #EarlyModern court depositions 🗃️
Read it: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
New #OpenAccess book, 'The Experience of Work in Early Modern England' by @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social, @hkrobb.bsky.social & @aucointaylor.bsky.social, based on thousands of #EarlyModern court depositions 🗃️
Read it: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
On #OnePlaceWednesday, @familyhistpod.bsky.social Brick Dust episode has something for everyone. #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #Railway#Heraldry #ContinuingEducation
ICYMI - Host Andrew welcomes back Season One guest Pam Smith (@genejean.bsky.social ) to find out how her efforts to demolish that brick wall
familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/09/26/s... #genealogy #Ancestry #FamilyHistory #podcast
familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/09/26/s... #genealogy #Ancestry #FamilyHistory #podcast
S01EP09 - BRICKDUST with Pam Smith - The Family Histories Podcast
Host Andrew Martin welcomes back previous guest Pam Smith for this first Brickdust bonus episode - and Pam has an update on Sir Richard Etherington.
familyhistoriespodcast.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
On #OnePlaceWednesday, @familyhistpod.bsky.social Brick Dust episode has something for everyone. #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #Railway#Heraldry #ContinuingEducation
Tindall Bowman, Station Master is the gift that keeps on giving in my @ihgs.bsky.social #Licentiate study of the #railway in #Rillington #OnePlaceWednesday A key player (musician) also - see what I did there?
In 2018 our members rose to the A to Z Blogging Challenge by writing on the theme of People of My Place. Pam Smith @genejean.bsky.social wrote about Tindall Bowman of Rillington, North Yorkshire, who was Station Master in Pam’s Rillington #OnePlaceStudy for 18 years. #Railway200
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Tindall Bowman, Station Master is the gift that keeps on giving in my @ihgs.bsky.social #Licentiate study of the #railway in #Rillington #OnePlaceWednesday A key player (musician) also - see what I did there?
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