Chris Broom
chriscrosslet.bsky.social
Chris Broom
@chriscrosslet.bsky.social
Genealogy, guitars, grandchildren.
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🚨 The Suffolk parish registers will be online 6 days earlier than advertised - the latest update says they’ll be released on Ancestry on 8 August! 🥳 That’s my weekend sorted out! Great news for my #Sudbourne #OnePlaceStudy #AncestryHour #OnePlaceWednesday #GenHour
August 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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I sometimes am shocked to hear that not everyone knows about the GRO’s own birth and death indexes and cheaper digital certificate copies for England and Wales. Here’s some more detail. Don’t pay more than you need to!

www.professionalfamilyhistory.co.uk/blog/gro-bmd...
GRO BMD indexes and cheaper PDF and digital certificate options
This post describes the new birth and death indexes launched by the GRO in 2016 and the cheaper copies of certificates available in pdf and digital form.
www.professionalfamilyhistory.co.uk
November 23, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Welcome @lucybrownegene.bsky.social and thanks for the follow.
November 21, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Glastonbury 2025 tickets sold out in 40 minutes and, despite the ‘enhanced’ booking system, I failed to get a ticket (again). Didn’t want to go anyway. 🤣
November 17, 2024 at 11:52 AM
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A big thank you for the positive response & comments to yesterday's #DNA news - I'll do my best to respond to as many of you as possible, so hang on in there 🙂
It has been a while in the planning: delighted to announce that in 2025 I'm launching two distance-learning qualifications in #GeneticGenealogy with IHGS @ihgs.bsky.social 🥳

Visit the course landing page at the IHGS website to join the #genealogy #research party...

www.ihgs.ac.uk/dna-and-gene...
November 16, 2024 at 6:49 AM
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Guys, This info is so good to know. Lots of good stuff you need to know here.
For example, Blue Sky has a thing called Sky etiquette. It is considered bad etiquette to post pictures of the orange guy here on Blue Sky!
I didn't know & I apologize. I'll refrain from that in the future.
It's up!!!! My Explainer video for BlueSky beginners.

I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette.

Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...
BlueSky for Beginners
YouTube video by Machine Pun Kelly
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:52 AM
Just moved in a couple of days ago and delighted with the warm welcome to the BlueSky neighbourhood. Have a good weekend all.
November 15, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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This is wonderful news!!! I’ve already registered my interest - why don’t you do the same at: ihgs.ac.uk/dna-and-genetic-genealogy-2032
November 15, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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It has been a while in the planning: delighted to announce that in 2025 I'm launching two distance-learning qualifications in #GeneticGenealogy with IHGS @ihgs.bsky.social 🥳

Visit the course landing page at the IHGS website to join the #genealogy #research party...

www.ihgs.ac.uk/dna-and-gene...
November 15, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Where are all the genealogists I was promised? 🤣
November 13, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Ok. That was painless. So now what do I do?
November 13, 2024 at 2:06 PM