Judy Lester
@kerrywoodlondon.bsky.social
Professional genealogist, AGRA Council Member, London Research, Poor Law, Palaeography (that's hard-to-read Handwriting) & Latin http://www.kerrywood.co.uk/
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Attended an informative AGRA lunchtime lecture about Irish family history research. A very useful refresher about Irish research for both work & my one-place study.
Continuing Professional Development is a vital of providing a professional service.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ProfessionalResearch
Continuing Professional Development is a vital of providing a professional service.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ProfessionalResearch
January 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Attended an informative AGRA lunchtime lecture about Irish family history research. A very useful refresher about Irish research for both work & my one-place study.
Continuing Professional Development is a vital of providing a professional service.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ProfessionalResearch
Continuing Professional Development is a vital of providing a professional service.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ProfessionalResearch
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Stocktaking time at Cambridgeshire Archives. I'm not sure how much help I was whenever I found fascinating items to squeal at, like these documents with seals still attached and an old pre-Beck London underground map! #genealogy #archives
January 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Stocktaking time at Cambridgeshire Archives. I'm not sure how much help I was whenever I found fascinating items to squeal at, like these documents with seals still attached and an old pre-Beck London underground map! #genealogy #archives
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Caroline Adams, AGRA Associate, is running the Beginners’ Palaeography Course for the Society of Genealogists. Starts Wednesday 22 January. https://buff.ly/3B12ABA
January 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Caroline Adams, AGRA Associate, is running the Beginners’ Palaeography Course for the Society of Genealogists. Starts Wednesday 22 January. https://buff.ly/3B12ABA
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The band is tuning up so the music can start. A gem from St Mary's Church, Beverley to start the day. The most north easterly column in the nave is home to the its famous Minstrels’ Pillar where there are five colourful figures of musicians.
January 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The band is tuning up so the music can start. A gem from St Mary's Church, Beverley to start the day. The most north easterly column in the nave is home to the its famous Minstrels’ Pillar where there are five colourful figures of musicians.
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Thanks to the 1,600 people and organisations who responded to the UK Ministry of Justice’s proposals on the retention of wills. Good news: The UK Government has determined not to proceed with any reforms that involve the destruction of original wills
Read in full here: www.gov.uk/government/c...
Read in full here: www.gov.uk/government/c...
January 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Thanks to the 1,600 people and organisations who responded to the UK Ministry of Justice’s proposals on the retention of wills. Good news: The UK Government has determined not to proceed with any reforms that involve the destruction of original wills
Read in full here: www.gov.uk/government/c...
Read in full here: www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Sixteenth-century wills and material culture in the news!
BREAKING: A "smoking gun" has been found in the Princes in the Tower case
The first trace of the boys' possessions has been found
Edward V's chain has turned up in a 16th century will
And it belonged to the sister-in-law of one of his alleged killers #history
www.thetimes.com/article/0a66...
The first trace of the boys' possessions has been found
Edward V's chain has turned up in a 16th century will
And it belonged to the sister-in-law of one of his alleged killers #history
www.thetimes.com/article/0a66...
Princes in the Tower: significant find adds to murder theory
A newly discovered will links a gold chain belonging to Edward V to one of his alleged killers
www.thetimes.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Sixteenth-century wills and material culture in the news!
Such an interesting talk by UK National Archives about interpreting Shakespeare's will vimeo.com/showcase/114...
Shakespeare's will - Secrets of The National Archives
This is "Shakespeare's will - Secrets of The National Archives" by The National Archives on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people…
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December 1, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Such an interesting talk by UK National Archives about interpreting Shakespeare's will vimeo.com/showcase/114...
Great news, Joe, many thanks 😊
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/...
November 28, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Great news, Joe, many thanks 😊
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For #TerrierTuesday here are some great explanations and examples from the Cumbrian Manorial Records site. 🗃️ www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass/project...
November 26, 2024 at 6:08 PM
For #TerrierTuesday here are some great explanations and examples from the Cumbrian Manorial Records site. 🗃️ www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass/project...
Great webinar, caught up with it today. Very helpful Zooniverse tutorial for transcribers. Excellent to learn more about your research aims. Through this project, 25,000 transcribed wills from TNA, dated c.1540-1790, will ultimately be available to everyone online!
Can't join us live on 12 November? 📽️
Don't panic - we'll be recording the session, and we'll upload it afterwards to our YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/@MaterialWills
Don't panic - we'll be recording the session, and we'll upload it afterwards to our YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/@MaterialWills
The Material Culture of Wills Project
This channel contains videos created by the Leverhulme Trust project 'The Material Culture of Wills, England 1540-1790'. We’re a team of historians and data scientists from the University of Exeter an...
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November 13, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Great webinar, caught up with it today. Very helpful Zooniverse tutorial for transcribers. Excellent to learn more about your research aims. Through this project, 25,000 transcribed wills from TNA, dated c.1540-1790, will ultimately be available to everyone online!
Hi, all #genealogists Another immigrant from the aviary.
@danielloftus.bsky.social Could you please add me to your starter pack? Thanks 🙂
@danielloftus.bsky.social Could you please add me to your starter pack? Thanks 🙂
November 12, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Hi, all #genealogists Another immigrant from the aviary.
@danielloftus.bsky.social Could you please add me to your starter pack? Thanks 🙂
@danielloftus.bsky.social Could you please add me to your starter pack? Thanks 🙂
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If you're a #skystorian who works on digitised archival material - and pretty much all of us do - you should read this new article on #EarlyModern wills by Harry Smith @bhamhistory.bsky.social and Emily Vine @emilymayvine.bsky.social, #OpenAccess in the TRHS 🗃️: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
September 27, 2024 at 8:54 AM
If you're a #skystorian who works on digitised archival material - and pretty much all of us do - you should read this new article on #EarlyModern wills by Harry Smith @bhamhistory.bsky.social and Emily Vine @emilymayvine.bsky.social, #OpenAccess in the TRHS 🗃️: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Chancery, Chancery, Chancery! If the records for this wonderful source seem daunting, my guide book can help. The more people who enjoy the wonderful personal detail to be found in these records at the UK National Archives the better
November 12, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Chancery, Chancery, Chancery! If the records for this wonderful source seem daunting, my guide book can help. The more people who enjoy the wonderful personal detail to be found in these records at the UK National Archives the better