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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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#WhatsOn at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social this week

Busy Busy!

2 x #DiscussionGroups via Zoom

Seminar talk via Zoom
Getting the most out of @thegenealogist.bsky.social website with Mark Bayley

F2F meeting at #Alsager

Helpdesks
#Chester #Tameside #Wallasey

Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
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November 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Latest Lost Cousins newsletter

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November 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

Quieter week at the British Newspaper Archives this week, nothing from #Cheshire 😪😪😪

Full list of updates in screenshot below with #AltText as always
Updates to the BNA this week Shamrock - 1884-1896; Rushcliffe Advertiser - 1888-1889, 1896, 1898-1909; Peterborough Evening Telegraph - 1986, 1989, 1991-1997, 1999-2004; Heckmondwike Herald - 1990-1993
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

At Ancestry this week, one new UK dataset

🚩𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝟏𝟖𝟔𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟗

Details of this week's worldwide updates are in the screenshot below, with #AltText as always
New records at Ancestry this week UK, Council of Legal Education Examination Records, 1861-1949; Maine, U.S., Vital Records, 1775-1912; Connecticut, U.S., Vital Records, 1659-1854; Ontario, Canada, The Ontario Name Index, 1812-2023; Hérault, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1751-1904 (in French)
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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#WhatsOn at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social this week

Busy as always!

F2F Talks
#Northwich: Egertons of Tatton
#Runcorn: Research night
#Sale: Airfields of #Manchester

Zoom
Saltmaking in #Cheshire & Staffordshire
Computer Club

Helpdesks
#Chester & #Wallasey

Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

Huge tranche of WWI updates to titles across the country including for #Cheshire and surrounds

#𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤 #𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐩 #𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝s #𝐔𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐱𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 #𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 & #𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡 #𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐧

As many screenshots as I could add with #AltText as always
BNA updates Part 1 - Yarmouth Mercury 1915, 1917-1918; Wolverhampton Chronicle and Staffordshire Advertiser 1914; Winsford & Middlewich Guardian 1916-1918; Willesden Chronicle 1915-1918; Whitehaven Advertiser and Cleator Moor and Egremont Observer 1915, 1919; Western Express 1917-1919; West Cumberland Times 1915, 1917; Waterford Standard 1920; Warminster & Westbury Journal 1914-1918; Warder and Dublin Weekly Mail 1918-1919; Walthamstow and Leyton Guardian 1918-1919 ; Uttoxeter Advertiser and Ashbourne Times 1915-1916 BNA Part 2 - Tyrone Courier 1914-1918; Tottenham and Edmonton Weekly Herald 1917; The World 1914-1916; St Marylebone and Paddington Record 1914-1919; Southern Times and Dorset County Herald 1916, 1920; Skegness Herald 1914-1916; Salisbury and Winchester Journal 1916-1918; Roscommon Herald 1914-1919; Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette 1914-1920; Pontypool Free Press 1914-1918; Peterhead Sentinel and General Advertiser for Buchan District 1914; Pearson's Weekly 1918. BNA PAart 3 - Pawnbrokers' Gazette 1914-1919; Orcadian 1917-1918; Offaly Independent 1914-1918; North Devon Gazette 1914-1918; Norfolk News 1914-1918; Newtownards Chronicle & Co. Down Observer 1914-1918; Midland Free Press 1914-1915; Loughborough Herald & North Leicetershire Gazette 1916; Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 1914-1917; Leominster News and North West Herefordshire & Radnorshire 1914-1918; Kings County Chronicle 1914-1920; Jewish World 1917. BNA PArt 4 - Islington Gazette 1918; Isle of Wight County Press 1914-1918; Irish Society (Dublin) 1917-1918; Irish Independent 1916; Irish Homestead 1916; Horwich Chronicle 1914-1916; Harrogate Advertiser and Weekly List of the Visitors 1918-1920; Hants and Berks Gazette and Middlesex and Surrey Journal 1914-1918; Hampstead & Highgate Express 1914-1918; Haltwhistle Echo 1902; Glossop-dale Chronicle and North Derbyshire Reporter 1917-1918; Finchley Press 1914-1918.
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

New data sets for UK/Ireland from Ancestry

🚩𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤, 𝐆𝐚𝐨𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟕𝟗𝟏-𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟖
🚩𝐔𝐊, 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟗𝟑𝟗-𝟓𝟗
🚩𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟔-𝟑𝟏
🚩𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫,𝐖𝐖𝐈𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬

Full list of ALL updates in sceenshot with #AltText as always
New at Ancestry - Suffolk, England, Gaol Records, 1791-1878; Providence, Rhode Island, Plymouth Union Church Records, 1750-1871; Providence, Rhode Island, Voter Lists, 1770-1848; UK, Military Service Records, 1939-1959; Ireland, Customs Officer Pension Index, 1806-1831; Westminster, England, World War II Records, 1939-1945; Canada, Orders in Council Exit Visas Including War Brides, 1942-1946.
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social

#Helpdesks at #Chester #Tameside #Wallasey

Friday - #DiscussionGroup: Historical Newspapers
Check out the website for more details and the other discussion groups👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/subscribe-un...

To find out how to join FHSC 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk
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November 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Such a wet miserable day in my little part of #Cheshire this morning and I spied this lovely creature, somewhat bedraggled in the rain

I thought it would make a lovely #jigsaw - so here you go

Link 👉 jigex.com/dtCsX
Highland cow in a field in the rain, looking rather bedraggled
November 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

Nothing new for #Cheshire this week 😪😪😪

Full updates of new and updated titles in the screenshot below with #AltText as always
Updates to the BNA - Y Celt 1881-1882, 1884, 1891; South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times 1992-2004; Peterborough Evening Telegraph 1986, 1989, 1991-1993; Paignton Observer and Echo 1932-1962; Northern Review 1887-1894; Newcastle-under-Lyme Times 1938-1950; Montrose Review 1994-1999; Felixstowe Times 1937-1962; Chichester Observer 1986-2004; Ayrshire Express 1879, 1884-1886; Allen's Indian Mail 1843-1847, 1850-1860, 1863-1870, 1872-1882, 1884-1885, 1887-1891; Aberdeen Bon-Accord & Northern Pictorial 1951-1959
October 31, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

New records from #Ancesry this week for UK/Ireland

🚩 #Doncaster Bapstisms/Marriages/Burials 1558-2000
🚩 #Tipperary Coroners Inquest Index 1832-36

Full details of all updates in screenshot below with #AltText as always
Updates to Ancestry - Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2000; Vendée, France, Census, 1789-1911; Tarn, France, Censuses, 1790-1921; Ariège, Foix, France, Census, 1810-1911; Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1950; Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1925; Vaucluse, France Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1400-1991; Doncaster and Surrounding Area, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812; Massachusetts, U.S., Church Records, 1632-1830; Tipperary, Ireland, Coroners' Inquests Index, 1832-1836.
October 31, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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#WhatsOn at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social this week

Another busy week

2 x #DiscusssionGroups: Publishing your #Familyhistory and DNA

2 x #Helpdesks: #Chester and #Wallasey

3 x talks
Jules Verne and Friends
Researching Military Medals
Clockmakers of Chester

Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
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October 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

Nothing for #Cheshire at the BNA this week. New and updated titles from #Scotland and #Ireland that might be of interest

Full details in screenshots below with #AltText as usual
New titles at BNA Part 1 Wigan Evening Post; Stornoway Gazette and West Coast Advertiser; Sport and Play; Pudsey & Stanningley News; Musselburgh News; Midland Gazette and Mansfield Times; Mid-Surrey Gazette; Kirkintilloch Herald. New titles at the BNA Part 2 - Kilsyth Chronicle; Irish Golfer; Irish Church Advocate; Illustrograph (Dublin); Home News for India, China and the Colonies; Helensburgh News; Forfar Dispatch; Dundee Weekly News; Daily Review (Edinburgh); Bournemouth Graphic; Bellshill Speaker; Aston Times
October 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

Nothing new at Ancestry this week either UK or worldwide 🙈
Ancestry logo
October 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social

Busy Busy!

🚩Helpdesks: #Chester #Nantwich #Tameside #Wallasey
🚩Discussion Grps: MAC Users & Zooming in on #FamilyHistory
🚩F2F: Surveying/Mapping in the Victorian Age
🚩AGM/Talk: Research in the 20th Century

Full details👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
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October 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

Nothing for #Cheshire at the BNA this week but from North Wales that might be of interest locally is

𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧 (𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚, 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬): 1891-1892

Full details of all updates in screenshot below with #AltText as always
Updates to the BNA this week - Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer; The Highlander; Charity Record; Ironworkers' Journal (Darlington); Belfast News-Letter; Seren (Bala, Wales); Longford Leader
October 17, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

Nothing new for the UK at Ancestry this week, there are just two worldwide updates, which are related to Australia, see screenshot below for details, with #AltText as always
Updates to Ancestry this week - South Australia, Australia, Civic Records, 1921- 1923 and 1936; Australia, Genealogical Research Directory, 1981-1993
October 17, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭 @fhsofC

October marks our 6th year of Zoom talks! October is the Dorothy Flude Memorial Lecture in honour of the former Mayor of #Cheshire East and #Crewe & #Nantwich councillor

This year it's Hilary Blanford with
𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐥𝐤
Black and white image of a cotton machine with a woman leaning over the threads and a small child underneath sweeping up the fluff and lint
October 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Looking forward to the talk this afternoon hosted by our #Crewe & #Nantwich Group

Surnames, Language & Identity in #Cheshire
by Dr Harry Parkin - editor of the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain
Image of the front cover of the book - The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain
October 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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#WhatsOn this week @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social

#Northwich: The 1960s, How swinging were they?
#Crewe: Surnames, Language & Identity in #Cheshire
#Seminar via Zoom: Twisters, Slashers & Spinners
#DiscussionGrp: Family Historian

Helpdesks: #Wallasey & #Chester

Details 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html
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October 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

At the BNA there is only one update/new title this week, which I did post about earlier in the week

🚩𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐞: 1964-1993 - which represents the whole run of this iconic teenage magazine
Images of the covers of the first 8 copies of Jackie magazine featuring pictures of 1960s pop stars including Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley and the Beatles
October 10, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FindMyPast

Nothing new for the UK/Ireland again at Ancestry this week 😢

3 new datasets for the USA, details in the screenshot below, with #AltText as usual
Updates at Ancestry - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Land Title Transactions, 1920-1940; Franklin County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1821-1997; Franklin County, Indiana, U.S., Probate Records, 1821-1945
October 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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BNA and newspapers at @findmypast.bsky.social have added

Jackie: 1964-1993

Memories of teenage years come flooding back
Front cover of the fist issue of Jackie magazine, with an image of a very young Cliff Richard
October 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social

Helpdesk sessions at #Chester #Tameside and #Wallasey

#ComputerClub meeting via Zoom on Wednesday

To join FHSC 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk

All Events 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html

How to join our Discussion Groups see 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/subscribe-un...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

A mixed selection of updated/new titles at the BNA this week, nothing for #Cheshire, but interesting new title

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐩𝐢𝐞: 1882, 1884-1886
A bit of eccentric Midlands satire!

Full list of all updates in the screenshots below. with Alt Text as usual
Updates to the BNA, part 1 - Whiskey Trade Review (Dublin); The Queen; Swansea Journal, Commercial, Literary, and Agricultural Advertiser; Sunday Post; Southern Star (Skibbereen); Portsmouth Evening News; Morning Post; Matrimonial Post and Fashionable Marriage Advertiser; Magpie; London and China Telegraph Updates to the BNA, part 2 London Courier and Evening Gazette; Bury Times; Birmingham Town Crier; Banbury Beacon; Arbroath Herald
October 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM