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Kelly Cornwell
@whoamiftr.bsky.social
Who Am I? Professional Genealogist, Tutor (with Pharos Tutors) and Family History Speaker. Tells tales about Transportation to Tasmania.
Not long to go before you can start taking them again. In the meantime, here’s a little something to cheer you up…
(I think you need to click on it to see the full picture).
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
November 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
After discovering this at the top of my list of results, I have The Beach Boys stuck in my head on loop! 🤦🏼‍♀️😆
#TheBeachBoys
#Genealogy
#FamilyHistory
October 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The only Spanish I know (other than Hola, Por Favor & Gracias) is Grapadora - Stapler.

Once, a colleague & I were wondering what the name was for the thing that removed staples. She spoke Spanish, & said we should call it a De-grapadora. It stuck!
20 years later, it’s still a De-grapadora to me 😁
September 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Just been chatting with a friend about our teenage years. I’d almost forgotten about JustSeventeen magazine. I absolutely loved it!

So much (dodgy) advice about growing up & adolescent angst.

#JustSeventeenMag
#1980s
#1990s
#Memories
August 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Another look at some Muster Rolls and Pay Books this week at TNA.

I have a question - how on earth did they manage to write so accurately so small???

#Genealogy
#FamilyHistory
#SoreEyes
August 2, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Not so sunny today.

Back for more muster rolls and ships logs. I just love this place. It’s so calm and peaceful 🥰
July 31, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Ooops! Slight error on #DNAJourney family tree for Hermione Norris.

They have attributed the parents of Frederick Ritson to his wife Agnes Rimmer!
June 19, 2025 at 5:40 AM
June 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I’m finally recovered from an amazing weekend at #PubInThePark London.
Met lots of celebs/chefs who were wonderful.
Even got an early birthday present - signed copy of Tom Kerridge’s #TheHandAndFlowersCookbook 😍
June 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
What a wonderful weekend.
The annual gathering of the @pharostutors.bsky.social
Adv Cert Alumni (Class of ‘23).
#Genealogy #Halifax
#Heptonstall #HebdenBridge
#Yorkshire
May 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I’m not a Daily Mirror reader, but I do like this image they’ve reprinted as their front page.

#VEDay2025
#BeAPeacemaker
May 8, 2025 at 7:34 AM
An interesting day at @suffolkarchives.bsky.social last week exploring quarter session & asylum records.
Looking forward to writing up my findings after this relaxing bank hol weekend.
May 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
April 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
A quick visit to the Charterhouse Museum today, and found this beauty. Plan of the Charterhouse monastery’s water system circa 1431.
It depicts the water system (pipes, gutters & cisterns) delivering fresh water from nearby wells & springs. #History #Charterhouse #Engineering #15thC #Genealogy
April 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Using up some stale bread by making bread pudding. Time to turn to my trusty recipe book, passed down from my Mum.
A little worn, stained pages, taped together in places, but still wonderful.
#Nostalgia #TheOldOnesAreTheBestOnes #Family #TheCookeryYear
March 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Using up some stale bread by making bread pudding.
Time to turn to my trusty recipe book passed down from my Mum. A little worn, stained pages, taped together in places, but still very useful.
March 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Another handy infographic, this time from Genealogy Explained
(Created by Marc McDermott, with contributions from Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL and Thomas W. Jones). #Research #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #GenealogicalProofStandard
March 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
My paternal great grandparents and their children, circa 1943. Probably just before my grandfather enlisted. He was the eldest (top left).
1 child is missing from the photo as she died a decade earlier at the age of 3. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
March 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Why should you study genealogical courses? This is why 👇🏼
I loved studying with @pharostutors.bsky.social and am thoroughly enjoying being a Pharos Tutor myself now.
March 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
February 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Who Are You?
Or should I ask, Who Do You Come From?
What trait/quality/talent/skill have you discovered about one of your ancestors, that you recognise in yourself?
February 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is great 😆❤️
February 12, 2025 at 7:29 AM
It’s arrived!
All the way from Tasmania. Thanks to the wonderful Jude Hayes

I absolutely love my new t-shirt! 🥰
February 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Great afternoon at the @sogorg.bsky.social Volunteers’ Christmas gathering.
Lovely to catch up with so many fellow genies…and I got a present too! 🥰🎅🏼🎄🌟
December 10, 2024 at 7:26 PM