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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 www.fhsc.org.uk

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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social #Crewe ResearchCentre Mon/Tues Helpdesks #Chester #Wallasey Group Meetings #Runcorn - How Wills helped with my Family History research' Find out more/how to join👉 fhsc.uk
Poster for the Family History Society of Cheshire titled ‘Events this Week’. A green header displays the Society name and logo. Below are four images showing a mix of activities: an online talk on a laptop screen, an in-person group talk, one-to-one research help in a library, and a guided outdoor heritage walk near a historic church. A small calendar with marked dates suggests multiple events being attended
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Nothing new for the UK at #Ancestry this week 😢😢 Some interesting world wide additions including 🚩 #𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚, 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝟏𝟖𝟓𝟕-𝟏𝟗𝟏𝟔 🚩 #𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚, 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟑-𝟏𝟗𝟎𝟒 Full list in the screenshot below with #AltText as always
Updates to Ancestry for week ending 2/10/26

Texas, U.S., Vital Records, 1833-2000
Indiana, U.S., Select County Voter Records, 1850-1931
Canada, Citizenship Registrations, 1857-1916
Canada, Mounted Police Records, 1873-1904
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp New for #Cheshire this week at BNA 🎉🎉 🚩 #𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 (𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦 & 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐛𝐲 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧): 2005 🚩 #𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: 1981–2003 🚩 #𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫: 2003-4 Full list in screenshots below with #AltText as usual
Updates to BNA, 2/10/26 Part 1

Bedfordshire Times and Independent, 2005
Birmingham Weekly Mercury, 2000
Black Country Bugle, 2002, 2005
Brecon County Times, 1898
Ceylon Observer, 1892–1897, 1900–1917, 1919–1921
Chester Chronicle (Frodsham & Helsby Edition), 2005
Cornish Evening Tidings, 1882–1883, 1885, 1890, 1900
Dumbarton Herald and County Advertiser, 1891
Dungannon News, 1907–1915
East Ham Recorder, 1913, 1916–1917, 1925
Fraserburgh Herald and Northern Counties' Advertiser, 1891Updates to the BNA, 2/10/26, Part 2

Haddingtonshire Courier, 1884, 1889, 1891
Haltemprice & East Yorkshire Advertiser, 2002
Hamilton Herald and Lanarkshire Weekly News, 1914–1915
Hereford Mercury, 1877, 1879
Iron Trade Circular (Rylands') and Hardware Weekly Messenger, 1890
Ironbridge Weekly Journal and Borough of Wenlock Advertiser, 1876
Jarrow Guardian and Tyneside Reporter, 1889
Kidderminster Shuttle, 1875
Lichfield Post, 2005
Lincoln Target, 2005
Llanelli Star, 2000
Llanelly Mercury, 1893, 1912Updates to the BNA. 2/10/26, Part 3

Madras Male Asylum Herald, 1833–1836
Manchester Evening News, 2000
Manchester Observer, 1818–1820
Mansfield & North Nottinghamshire Chronicle-Advertiser, 1988
Munster News, 1906
North Cumberland Reformer, 1897
North Wales Weekly News, 2001, 2003
Offaly Independent, 1894–1896, 1912–1913, 1919
Plymouth Herald and Devonshire Freeholder, 1866–1867
Rochdale Times, 1924
Scottish Press, 1858
Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser, 2000, 2002Updates to the BNA, 2/10/26, Part 4

Smethwick Telephone, 1910
South Durham Herald & Post, 2002
Stafford Post, 2003
Staines Leader, 2000
The Record, 1830–1837, 1881
Times of Ceylon, 1945–1949
Theatrical Times, 1883–1884
Times of India, 1958–1961
Wakefield Free Press, 1893
Westerham Herald, 1891
Widnes Weekly News and District Reporter, 2003–2004
Woking Informer, 2000, 2002
Y Dydd, 1885
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social #Crewe ResearchCentre Mon/Tues Helpdesks #Chester #Nantwich #Wallasey Discussion Groups [Online] #DNA with a special talk by Mandy Geary #Newspapers in #FamilyHistory research Find out more/how to join👉 fhsc.uk
Poster for the Family History Society of Cheshire titled ‘Events this Week’. A green header displays the Society name and logo. Below are four images showing a mix of activities: an online talk on a laptop screen, an in-person group talk, one-to-one research help in a library, and a guided outdoor heritage walk near a historic church. A small calendar with marked dates suggests multiple events being attended
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social #FridayRoundUp New for the UK at Ancestry this week 🚩 #𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐬 𝟏𝟖𝟑𝟐-𝟏𝟗𝟑𝟗 🚩 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐬 𝟏𝟖𝟏𝟑-𝟒𝟎 🚩 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧, 𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐬 𝟏𝟖𝟓𝟔-𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟖 🚩 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟕𝟗𝟎-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟎 Full list below with #AltText as usual
Updates to Ancestry 

Monmouthshire, Wales, Quarter Session Records, 1790-1940
Quebec, Canada, Drouin Institute Obituaries, 1902-2025
Cheshire, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1939
London, England, Cemetery and Crematorium Burial Registers,1856-1998
Global, Former British Colonies, Enslavement Registers, 1813-1840
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1875-1922
Maine, U.S., Business Directories, 1875-1998
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp New for #Cheshire on the BNA this week 🚩 𝐊𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧: 1911–1913, 1919 🚩 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: 1981–2003 Full details of all updates below with #AltText as usual
Updates to the BNA, part 1 

Aberdeen Press and Journal, 1748–1959, 1963–2008
Argyllshire Advertiser, 1887–1888, 1974–1975, 1986, 1988–1994
Banffshire Advertiser, 1881–1902, 1905–1982, 1986–1989
Bicycling News, 1877, 1885–1887, 1890–1893
Birmingham Weekly Mercury, 1889, 1897, 1912, 1918–1921, 1923–1945, 1947–1999, 2001–2003, 2005
Blyth News Post Leader, 1986–2004
Catholic Standard, 1933–1963
Church in the West, 1885–1886, 1888, 1890–1891
Co-operative News, 1876, 1881, 1885, 1887–1888, 1890–1891, 1893
Doncaster Chronicle, 1889, 1950
East Cumberland News, 1898, 1900–1901Updates to the BNA, part 2

Hertford Mercury and Reformer, 1834–1837, 1840–1889, 1897, 1913, 1916–1918, 1939, 1950, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1963–1967, 1980–1999, 2002, 2004–2005
Highbridge and Burnham Gazette, 1874, 1877
Isle of Wight County Press, 1884–1919
Knutsford Guardian, 1911–1913, 1919
Lloyd's List, 1801–1884, 1887–1890, 1892–1894, 1896–1919
Macclesfield Express, 1981–2003
Musician of the Salvation Army, 1897–1985
Nation and The Athenaeum, 1907–1931
Pink (Newcastle), 1987–1990, 1993–1999
Portadown Express and County Armagh Advertiser, 1906–1920Updates to the BNA, part 3

Shipping World and Herald of Commerce, 1883–1918
St. Mary Cray & Swanley Express, 1900–1917
Uxbridge Leader, 1986–2005
Wokingham Times, 1931–1942, 1944–1958, 1977–1981, 1983–1999, 2001–2002
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
TODAY - 11am–3pm 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 – 𝐅𝐇𝐒𝐂 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 Brierley Business Centre, Mirion St, Crewe CW1 2AP Join @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social & @rwldproject.bsky.social for a day of talking trains and #Crewe Works All Welcome #Railways #Cheshire
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Latest @federationfhs.bsky.social bulletin is out Download your copy 👉 www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/files/1248-1...
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
By linking millions of census records across decades, researchers are turning static snapshots of Victorian Britain into dynamic life histories – revealing how people moved, worked and lived in ways never before possible. Find out more 👉 www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/tracing...
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚂REMINDER - Thur 24 Sept, 11am–3pm🚂 Come along & find out more about railway life in Crewe in the past! Find out what @rwldproject.bsky.social & @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social are doing with #Crewe Works Accident logs 1917-33 Current & former Crewe Works staff particularly welcome! 👇👇👇👇👇👇
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social #Crewe ResearchCentre Mon/Tues/Sat Helpdesks #Chester #Wallasey Grp Meeting #Alsager #Chester #Congleton Discussion Grp #FamilyTreeMaker Zooming in on #FamilyHistory Railway Workers Day: fhsc.uk/fhsc-events/... Find out more/how to join👉 fhsc.uk
Poster for the Family History Society of Cheshire titled ‘Events this Week’. A green header displays the Society name and logo. Below are four images showing a mix of activities: an online talk on a laptop screen, an in-person group talk, one-to-one research help in a library, and a guided outdoor heritage walk near a historic church. A small calendar with marked dates suggests multiple events being attended
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp New for the UK at Ancestry this week 🚩 #𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐱, 𝟏𝟕𝟖𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟓 Full list of updates in the screenshot below, with #AltText as usual
Updates to Ancestry week ending 18/9/26

Maine, U.S., Business Directories, 1875-1998
Worcestershire, England, Land Tax, 1781-1945
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Nothing new for #Cheshire this week at the BNA 😩😩 Updates of interest - 🚩 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 (𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫): 1906, 1911 🚩 𝐄𝐜𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫: 1892 🚩 #𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: 2002, 2004-5 Full list in screenshots with #AltText as usual
Updates to the BNA, week ending 18/9/26, part 1

Barmouth & County Advertiser, 1922
Berks and Oxon Advertiser, 1942, 1949–1958
Bicester Advertiser, 1880, 1889
Bladud, 1891
British Gazette, 1926
Croydon Monthly Standard, 1891–1892
Daily Dispatch (Manchester), 1906, 1911
Daily Telegraph & Courier (London), 1912–1913
Dundee Courier, 1816
East Ham Recorder, 1912, 1914–1915, 1918, 1922
Eastern Bengal and Assam Era, 1909Updates to the BNA, week ending 18/9/26, part 2

Eccles Advertiser and District Recorder, 1892
Gloucester Citizen, 2000–2001
Greenwood's Weekly Diary, 1855–1857, 1861–1863, 1881, 1883–1888
Manchester Evening News, 2002, 2004–2005
Nation and The Athenaeum, 1921–1923
Shipping World and Herald of Commerce, 1897, 1909, 1913
Sunday Sun (Newcastle), 2003
The Record, 1884, 1886–1887, 1889, 1920–1923
Times of Ceylon, 1907–1915, 1921–1922, 1926–1930, 1933–1939, 1943–1944
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Looking forward to the Seminar talk at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social tonight A Strange thing happened on the way to the Police Station A bit of light entertainment for a change
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫🚨Sept 24th Come along to this event, & find out more about railway life in #Crewe in the past! Discover what @rwldproject.bsky.social & @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social are doing with Crewe Works accident registers from c.1917-33. Current & former Crewe Works staff particularly welcome!
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social ResearchCentre Mon/Tues #Crewe Helpdesks #Chester #Wallasey Grp Meeting #Congleton Discussion Grps #FamilyHistorian FHSC Seminars: A strange thing happened on the way to the Police Station Find out more and how to join us 👉 fhsc.uk
Poster for the Family History Society of Cheshire titled ‘Events this Week’. A green header displays the Society name and logo. Below are four images showing a mix of activities: an online talk on a laptop screen, an in-person group talk, one-to-one research help in a library, and a guided outdoor heritage walk near a historic church. A small calendar with marked dates suggests multiple events being attended
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp New for the UK at #Ancestry this week 🚩 #𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬' 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝟏𝟓𝟔𝟎-𝟏𝟖𝟓𝟑 🚩 #𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐄 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬/𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐧s 𝟏𝟖𝟏𝟑-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟏, 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝟏𝟖𝟏𝟑-𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟖, 𝐁𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬 𝟏𝟖𝟏𝟐-𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟓, 𝐁𝐌𝐁s, 𝟏𝟓𝟑𝟖-𝟏𝟖𝟏𝟐 Full list of updates in screenshots below, with #AltText as usual
Updates to Ancestry for week ending 22/9/26 


Suffolk, England, Bishops' Transcripts, 1560-1853
Berkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1941 
Berkshire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1998
Berkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Executive Office Oath Books, 1875-1974
Berkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1925
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Patriots List, 1775-1783
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S., Enslaved People Name Files, 1633-1830
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp At the BNA this week, two updates to #Cheshire titles 🚩 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬: 2005 🚩 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: 2000, 2003 Updates from surrounding areas include #𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦 #𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐲 #𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 #𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 Full details in screenshots below with #AltText as usual
Updates to the BNA for week ending 11/9/26, part 1

Birmingham Daily Mercury, 1855–1857
Brighton Examiner, 1870–1871, 1873, 1883
Cambridge Town Crier, 2000, 2005
Carmarthen Journal, 2005
Chatham, Rochester and Brompton Observer, 1966
Derby Express, 2000–2002
Dundee Courier, 1817–1820, 1823–1829, 1834–1836, 1839–1843
Forward (Glasgow), 1915, 1950
Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser, 1823–1824
Halfpenny Weekly, 1885–1890
Illustrated London Clipper, 1876
Hindoo Patriot, 1889–1891Updates to the BNA for week ending 11/9/26, part 2

Jersey Evening Post, 1919
Liverpool Journal and Lancashire Weekly Express, 1879
Manchester & Salford Advertiser, 1846
Northern Scot and Moray & Nairn Express, 1947, 1979
Northern Telegraphic News, 1856
Pink (Newcastle), 1993–1999
Preston Pilot, 1850
Shamrock, 1875, 1883
Shipping World and Herald of Commerce, 1910–1912, 1914–1918
Skelmersdale Advertiser, 2003
Society Times, 1886–1888Updates to the BNA for week ending 11/9/26, part 3

Stockport Times, 2005
Stroud News and Gloucestershire Advertiser, 1881–1882
Surrey-Hants Star, 2000, 2004
The Record, 1882–1883, 1885, 1888, 1890, 1895, 1898
Times of India, 1912–1913, 1926–1928, 1937, 1951, 1962–1964
Tyrone Courier, 1910–1913
Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette, 2000
Uxbridge Informer, 2000–2001
Vale Advertiser, 2000, 2002
Western Daily Press, 1951
Winsford Chronicle, 2000, 2003Updates to the BNA for week ending 11/9/26, part 4

Worthing Herald, 2005
Yarmouth Mercury, 1882–1883, 1888
Yorkshireman, 1888
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Lots of new ICI/Brunner Mond images of people and places on display at Heritage Days at Catalyst Museum Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September. See poster below
Heritage Open Days poster from Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Museum. Promotes free entry on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September. Visitors are invited to explore Catalyst’s ICI photographic archive with Heritage Manager Judith in the glass-walled Observatory Gallery, particularly photographs relating to ICI and nearby chemical plants such as Brunner Mond, with the chance to spot family members or ancestors. The poster also encourages visitors to see items from Halton Heritage Partnership on the first-floor theatre.
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social ResearchCentre Mon/Tues #Crewe Helpdesks #Chester #Wallasey Grp Meeting #Crewe #Nantwich #Sale Discussion Grps #Windows & #Mac Users Find out more and how to join us 👉 fhsc.uk
Poster for the Family History Society of Cheshire titled ‘Events this Week’. A green header displays the Society name and logo. Below are four images showing a mix of activities: an online talk on a laptop screen, an in-person group talk, one-to-one research help in a library, and a guided outdoor heritage walk near a historic church. A small calendar with marked dates suggests multiple events being attended
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Nothing for #Cheshire at the BNA this week but a few titles from surrounding areas including #Anfield #Bala #Oldham Full list in screenshots below with #AltText as usual
Updates to BNA, part 1 week ending 4/9/26

Aberdare Times, 1871
Anfield & Walton Star, 2000
Bath and Cheltenham Gazette, 1854, 1877–1879, 1889
Belfast Weekly News, 1884
Brighton Times, 1869, 1883, 1887, 1891–1892
Burton Evening Gazette, 1890–1892, 1894–1895, 1897
Carlow Post, 1874–1876, 1878
Catholic Times and Catholic Opinion, 1899
Colchester Gazette, 1911
County Express; Brierley Hill, Stourbridge, Kidderminster, and Dudley News, 1873Updates to the BNA, part 2, week ending 4/9/26
Coventry Evening Telegraph, 2002
Dartford Chronicle, 1877, 1879, 1889
Derby Daily Telegraph, 2003
East Anglian Daily Times, 1919
Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet, 1883
Evening Post (Exeter), 1901–1902
Evening Star, 1890–1891, 1918–1919
Fairplay, 1918
Financial Reformer, 1859, 1870, 1874–1879, 1887
Garstang Courier, 2005Updates to the BNA, part 3, week ending 4/9/26

Hindoo Patriot, 1903–1911, 1913–1920
Ilford Recorder, 1919
Jersey Independent and Daily Telegraph, 1887
Linlithgow Advertiser, 1998, 2005
Oldham Evening Chronicle, 1880–1882
Ossett Observer, 1868, 1873, 1889, 1897, 1912
Roscommon Herald, 1907
Sandwell Evening Mail, 2000–2001, 2004
Saunders's News-Letter, 1798
Seren (Bala, Wales), 1889–1890, 1894–1907
Solihull News, 2000–2002Updates to the BNA, part 4, week ending 4/9/26

Southall Gazette, 2001–2003
Sporting Chronicle, 1931, 1946
Suffolk Chronicle, 1898
Thame Gazette, 2005
Tipton & Great Bridge Times, 1889
The Record, 1891–1894, 1896–1897, 1899
West Sussex County Times, 2005
Whitby Gazette, 2005
Whitby Times, 1881, 1888–1889
Wolverhampton Express and Star, 2005
Yorkshireman, 1887
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social members will have received the details of the September Seminar ‘𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧’. 𝐀𝐧 𝐀-𝐙 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐝𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 Our Seminars are open to non-members at a cost of £5. Link with details 👉 fhsc.uk/fhsc-events/...
Square vintage-style poster on a cream background advertising “A Strange Thing Happened on the Way to the Police Station”. The design features bold red and blue lettering, a traditional British police helmet, a blue “Police Station” sign, and a humorous illustration of a person’s legs sticking out of a hole. A red banner reads “An A–Z of funny stories and anecdotes”, with “with Martin Gaffney” at the bottom.
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
🚂𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 🚂 Were you one of the thousands of people who worked at #Crewe Works or have memories of Crewe’s #railway past? @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social & @rwldproject.bsky.social would love to see you, come along, chat to ex colleagues, view the historic accident books See poster
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social ResearchCentre Tues #Crewe Helpdesks #Chester, #Wallasey Grp Meeting #Runcorn Discussion Grps #HistoricalNewspapers ZoomingInOnFamilyHistory This month: Family Myths Find out more and how to join us 👉 fhsc.uk
Poster for the Family History Society of Cheshire titled ‘Events this Week’. A green header displays the Society name and logo. Below are four images showing a mix of activities: an online talk on a laptop screen, an in-person group talk, one-to-one research help in a library, and a guided outdoor heritage walk near a historic church. A small calendar with marked dates suggests multiple events being attended
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Nothing new for #cheshire at the BNA this week but update to - 🚩𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥: 1997-9, 2001, 2005 Full list of updates in screenshots below with #AltText as usual
Updates to the BNA Part 1, Week ending 28/8/26

Banbury Beacon, 1870–1879, 1890
Bishop's Castle Advertiser and Clun News, 1919
Carlisle Express and Examiner, 1877, 1880, 1889
Comet (Dublin), 1831–1833
Chelmsford Chronicle, 2005
Crystal Palace District Times & Advertiser, 1951
Daily Sketch, 1919
Daylight, 1890, 1892
Downpatrick Recorder, 1865, 1875–1877
Eastbourne Herald, 2005
Eastern Bengal and Assam Era, 1907–1908, 1910–1914Updates to the BNA, part 2, week ending 28/8/26

Falmouth News Slip, 1883, 1885–1887
Grimsby News, 1950
Hampstead & Highgate Express, 1912–1913, 1919
Harrogate Advertiser and Weekly List of the Visitors, 2005
Holborn and Finsbury Guardian, 1951
Kilburn Times, 1919
Labour Union Journal, 1892
London Evening Standard, 1919
Middlesbrough Weekly News and Cleveland Advertiser, 1877
Monmouthshire Chronicle, 1875–1877
Nenagh Guardian, 1838–1845, 1880Updates to the BNA, part 3, week ending 28/8/26


North Middlesex Chronicle, 1870
Rushcliffe Advertiser, 1890–1895
South Wales Echo, 2003
Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser, 1919
St. Pancras Guardian and Camden and Kentish Towns Reporter, 1899
Staffordshire Sentinel, 1997–1999, 2001, 2005
Times of India, 1910–1911, 1938
Wellington Weekly News, 1876, 1879
Western Daily Press, 2001
Weston Mercury, 1897
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Nothing new for the UK at #Ancestry this week Worldwide updates in the screenshot below with #AltText as usual
Updates to Ancestry week ending 28th August 2026

U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Region 7 (Northeastern) Church Records, 1623-1970
Oise, France, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1531-1922 (in French)
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
#WhatsOn at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social this week Busy busy 🐝🐝 #𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 Mon/Tues/Sat 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐬 #Chester, #Wallasey 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐩𝐬 #Pubishing, #DNA 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 #Chester Find out more and how to join us 👉 fhsc.uk
Poster for the Family History Society of Cheshire titled ‘Events this Week’. A green header displays the Society name and logo. Below are four images showing a mix of activities: an online talk on a laptop screen, an in-person group talk, one-to-one research help in a library, and a guided outdoor heritage walk near a historic church. A small calendar with marked dates suggests multiple events being attended
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
August Really Useful Bulletin from @federationfhs.bsky.social is now out Link 👉 r.newsletters.familyhistoryfederation.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1...
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Updates to the BNA this week for #Cheshire and area are 🚩𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: 2001, 2003 🚩𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥: 1996, 2000 and something a bit different 🚩𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝟏𝟗𝟎𝟒 🐈🐈 Full list in screenshots below with #AltText as usual
Updates to the BNA, 22 Aug 2026 Part 1

Ayrshire Express, 1882–1883, 1889
Banffshire Journal, 1992–1996
Barnsley Chronicle, 1919
Bicycling News, 1890
Brighton Guardian, 1889
Cheltenham Mercury, 1873
Cheshunt and Waltham Mercury, 2003
Daily Telegraph & Courier (London), 1872, 1901, 1914–1915
Dartmouth & South Hams Chronicle, 1919
Drogheda Advertiser, 1927Updates to the BNA 21st August 2026 Part 2


Dundalk Democrat, 1892–1895
East & South Devon Advertiser, 1897
Enniscorthy News, 1881
Essex Herald, 1912
Fairplay, 1916–1917
Friend of India and Statesman, 1903–1908, 1920–1923
Handsworth and Smethwick Free Press, 1885–1888
Ironworkers' Journal (Darlington), 1877, 1882, 1887
Isle of Ely and Wisbech Advertiser, 1860, 1877, 1889, 1911
Kirriemuir Free Press and Angus Advertiser, 1966Updates to the BNA, 21 August 2026, part 3

Lanarkshire Upper Ward Examiner, 1888
Londonderry Sentinel, 1853
Market Rasen Weekly Mail, 1938, 2005
Morecambe Visitor, 2005
Nantwich Chronicle, 2001, 2003
North Wilts Herald, 1861–1866
Northern Standard, 1886
Northman and Northern Counties Advertiser, 1888–1889, 1891
Our Cats, 1904
Pink (Newcastle), 1987–1989Updates to the BNA, 21 August 2026, part 4

Pontefract Advertiser, 1877
Ripon Gazette, 2005
Roscommon & Leitrim Gazette, 1875
Seaham Weekly News, 1890–1894
Shoreham Herald, 2005
Skelmersdale Advertiser, 2004–2005
Staffordshire Sentinel, 1996, 2000
Staines & Ashford News, 2004–2005
Stockton & Billingham Herald & Post, 2001–2003
Sunday Mail (Glasgow), 1988
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Nothing new for the UK at #Ancestry again this week 😟 Full list of worldwide additions in the screenshot below with #AltText as usual
Updates to Ancestry this week - 21 August 2026 

Marion County, Indiana, U.S., Cemetery Plots, 1851-1892
Indiana, U.S., Funeral Books, 1890-1999
U.S. Army Award Cards, 1917-1940
New York, New York, U.S., B'nai Brith Manhattan-Washington Lodge, 1871-1931
U.S., Seamen Records, 1777-1937
New York and New Jersey, U.S., Rabbi Joseph Levinson Burial Records, 1953-1993
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The BNA and newspapers at @findmypast.bsky.social hav added 2001 and 2003 to the date range of the #𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞, years covered for the title are now 1945–1970, 1975–1984, 1986–1999, 2001, 2003 #Cheshire
Banner title mast for the Nantwich Chronicle
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
#WhatsOn at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social this week Busy busy 🐝🐝 ResearchCentre Mon/Tues #Crewe #Seminar Wed: Conscientious Objectors in WWI Helpdesks #Chester, #Wallasey Grp Meeting #Congleton Discussion Grps #MAC Users & #FamilyHistorian Find out more and how to join us 👉 fhsc.uk
Poster for the Family History Society of Cheshire titled ‘Events this Week’. A green header displays the Society name and logo. Below are four images showing a mix of activities: an online talk on a laptop screen, an in-person group talk, one-to-one research help in a library, and a guided outdoor heritage walk near a historic church. A small calendar with marked dates suggests multiple events being attended
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Updates to titles from #Cheshire & surrounds this week are from #Aston, #Chester #Macclesfield #NorthWales #Preston Full list in screenshots below with #AltText as always
Updates to the BNA for week ending 14th August part 1

Ashton Reporter 1889
Bell’s Weekly Messenger 1900–1904 
Berks and Oxon Advertiser 1960–1963
Bognor Regis Observer 1877 and 1889 Bury Free Press 1897
Chester Courant 1830
Connaught Telegraph 1847, 1850–1860 and 1867 
County Express 1919
Cumberland Pacquet and Ware’s Whitehaven Advertiser 1774
Derby and Chesterfield Reporter 1841–1842, 1866–1867, 1871 and 1930
Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette  1897, 1900 and 1913.

Updates to the BNA for week ending 14th August, part 2

Dewsbury Social-Democrat 1907–1909
Forres Elgin and Nairn Gazette 1987
Hastings and St Leonards Observer 2005
Kentish Express 1983
Lichfield Mercury 2004
Limerick Reporter 1882, 1891 and 1895
Macclesfield Express 2000–2001
Nation and The Athenaeum 1907–1914 and 1925–1931
North Wales Times 1911–1912 Northern Gardener 1890Updates to the BNA week ending 14th August part 3


Oxford University and City Herald 1885
Preston Herald 1910
South Bucks Free Press 1889
South Wales Daily News 1913
Sporting Times 1869
St. Neots Advertiser 1904–1905, 1911–1912, 1914–1915, 1917, 1920–1921, 1925–1926, 1928–1941, 1943–1944 and 1949–1964
The Pilot 1840–1844
Times of India 1906–1909, 1914–1924, 1929–1936, 1939–1949, 1952–1957 and 1965–1966
Tonbridge Free Press 1965–1966
Wishaw World 2000–2005.Updates to the BNA week ending 14th August part 4

Woodbridge Reporter 1934-36
Yorkshireman 1890-1891
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Nothing new for the UK at Ancestry this week Full list of all worldwide updates in screenshot below with #AltText as ususal
Updates to Ancestry week ending 14th August 

U.S., Jewish College Fraternity Records, 1919-1988
U.S., American Jewish Federation Records, 1928-1979
Bangor, Maine, U.S., Land Records, 1833-1903
Malta, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1500-1983
Hauts-de-Seine, France, Censuses, 1815-1921 (in French)
Haute-Savoie, France, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1560-1996 (in French)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1840-1996
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
#WhatsOn at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social this week Busy busy 🐝🐝 ResearchCentre Mon/Tues #Crewe Helpdesks #Chester, #Wallasey Grp Meeting #Crewe & Nantwich, #Northwich, #Sale Discussion Grps #WindowsPC Users Find out more and how to join us 👉 fhsc.uk
Poster for the Family History Society of Cheshire titled ‘Events this Week’. A green header displays the Society name and logo. Below are four images showing a mix of activities: an online talk on a laptop screen, an in-person group talk, one-to-one research help in a library, and a guided outdoor heritage walk near a historic church. A small calendar with marked dates suggests multiple events being attended
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
@bucksfhs.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Updated titles for #Cheshire and surrounds this week at the BNA 🚩𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 🚩𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 🚩𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 🚩𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 🚩𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥 Details in screenshots with #AltText as usual
Updates to BNA for week 7th August 2026 Part 1

Aberdeen Herald & Post – 1991–1993.
Andover Advertiser and North West Hants Gazette – 1889.
Banffshire Journal – 1912.
Bournemouth Observer and Fashionable Visitors' List – 1875, 1889.
Carlow Independent and Leinster Agricultural Journal – 1879-1882
Catholic Times and Catholic Opinion – 1889, 1898.
Cheltenham News –  2002.
Chepstow Weekly Advertiser – 1858.
Cornish Times –1880.Updates to the BNA week of 7th August 2026 part 2

Cornubian and Redruth Times – 1874–1876, 1879, 1913–1920.
Derby Exchange Gazette – 1877, 1889.
Dudley Herald – 1877, 1889, 1912–1913, 1915–1919.
Dundalk Democrat – 1891.
Dundee Weekly News – 1855.
Evesham Journal – 1877.
Fairplay – 1915.
Fifeshire Advertiser – 1857.
Glasgow Mercantile Advertiser – 1852.
Glossop-dale Chronicle and North Derbyshire Reporter – 1919Updates to the BNA for week 7th August 2026 part 3

Ilkeston Pioneer – 1864.
Illustrated Berwick Journal – 1874.
Illustrated Police Budget – 1903.
Isle of Wight Mercury – 1859.
Jersey Evening Post – 1917–1918.
Knaresborough Post – 2005.
Lancing Herald – 2005.
London Evening Standard – 1917–1918.
Man of Ross and General Advertiser – 1889.
Missionary Herald of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland – 1863.Updates to the BNA for week ending 7th August 2026 part 4

North Middlesex Weekly Standard - 1893–1901.
North Wales Weekly News – 2004–2005.
Northwich Chronicle – 2000–2002.
Oldham Chronicle – 1875.
Orkney Herald – 1951–1961.
Pembrokeshire Herald – 1881.
Reading Evening Post – 2000, 2003.
Rothesay Chronicle – 1901.
Runcorn Weekly News – 2000, 2002.
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp New for the UK at Ancestry this week 🚩 #𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐡, 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝟏𝟕𝟓𝟗-𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟖 🚩𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐧, 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝟏𝟔𝟎𝟑-𝟏𝟗𝟏𝟎 Full list of all updates in the screenshot below with #AltText as usual
Updates to Ancestry for week ending 7th August 2026

Georgia, U.S., Mercer University Baptist Church Records 1805-2000
Edinburgh, Scotland, Death Warrants, 1759-1878
Arkansas, U.S., Enemy Alien Registrations, 1918
U.S., Registers and Lists of Deserters, 1864-1865
Isle of Man, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1603-1910
New York, New York, U.S., Judaeans Collection, 1912-1933
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Jewish Family Services of Greater New Orleans, 1949-1985
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Updates to BNA and newspapers at @findmypast.bsky.social 🚩𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: 2004-5 🚩𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞; 2002-2 🚩𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: 2000, 2002 🚩𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥; 2004 📷 Image by Markus Spiske from Pixabay
An old newspaper folded on a table with a cup of tea or coffee by the side
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social ResearchCentre Mon/Tues #Crewe Helpdesks #Chester, #Wallasey Grp Meeting #Runcorn Discussion Grps #OnlineNewspaper Find out more and how to join us 👉 fhsc.uk
Poster for the Family History Society of Cheshire titled ‘Events this Week’. A green header displays the Society name and logo. Below are four images showing a mix of activities: an online talk on a laptop screen, an in-person group talk, one-to-one research help in a library, and a guided outdoor heritage walk near a historic church. A small calendar with marked dates suggests multiple events being attended
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Update to the The British Newspaper Archive and newspapers at @findmypast.bsky.social 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧: 1869-1870, 1872-1877 #Cheshire
Banner title mast for The Nantwich Guardian
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social ResearchCentre Mon/Tues #Crewe Helpdesk #Chester, #Wallasey Grp Meeting #Chester Discussion Grps #Publishing #DNA Find out more and how to join us 👉 fhsc.uk
Poster for the Family History Society of Cheshire titled ‘Events this Week’. A green header displays the Society name and logo. Below are four images showing a mix of activities: an online talk on a laptop screen, an in-person group talk, one-to-one research help in a library, and a guided outdoor heritage walk near a historic church. A small calendar with marked dates suggests multiple events being attended
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Nothing new for the UK at Ancestry this week World wide updates in screenshot with #AltText as usual
Updates to Ancestry week ending 24th July 2026 

Maine, U.S., Civil War Records, 1862-1866
Bangor, Maine, U.S., World War I Albums, 1914-1918
Maine, U.S., Employment Records, 1823-1932
Maine, U.S., State and City Institutions Records, 1832-1927
Bangor, Maine, U.S., Bangor Hotel Visitor Log 1838-1841
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Updates for #Cheshire at the BNA this week 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨: 1898, 1910-1911 All updates/new titles in screen shots below with #AltText as usual
Updates to the BNA Part 1

Weston & Worle News; 2005
Westmeath Examiner and Longford and Meath Reporter; 1882-1884, 1886-1889, 1891-1896
Western Weekly News; 1877, 1889, 1899
Vale Advertiser; 2001, 2003-2005
Uxbridge Leader; 2003-2005
The Record; 1838-1876
The Forester (Coleford); 1877
Surrey Mirror; 2001-2005
Stirling Observer; 2001-2002, 2004-2005
Star; 1888-1889
Staffordshire Sentinel; 2002-2003
Plymouth and Devonport Weekly Journal; 1861Updates to the BNA part 2

Paisley & Renfrewshire Gazette; 1910-1917, 1919
Nottingham Review; 1808-1810
Norfolk News; 1919
Mitcham and Tooting Mercury; 1913-1919
Malvern Advertiser; 1889
Llandudno Register and Herald; 1878
Lincolnshire Free Press; 1847-1849
Laisterdyke & Bowling News; 1898, 1912
Irish Society (Dublin); 1888, 1895-1896
Ilkley Free Press; 1889
Hartlepool Free Press and General Advertiser; 1861
Glamorgan Free Press; 1893Updates to the BNA part 3

Empire News & The Umpire; 1919
Edinburgh Evening Dispatch; 1898-1920
Dundee Courier; 2005
Doncaster Gazette; 1874, 1877
Derby Express; 2003-2005
Daventry and District Weekly Express; 1992, 2005
Cheshire Daily Echo; 1898, 1910-1911
Carmarthen Journal; 2002-2003
Cardiff Times; 1918
Bury Guardian; 1859, 1877, 1889, 1896-1897, 1912
Bladud; 1888, 1890, 1892
Armagh Guardian; 1872-1879, 1950, 1952, 1966
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New on The British Newspaper Archive & newspapers at @findmypast.bsky.social today 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨: 1898, 1910-1911 #Cheshire
Black and white newspaper banner - The Cheshire Daily Echo
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social ResearchCentre Mon/Tues/Sat #Crewe & #BookSale on Tuesday night Helpdesk #Chester, #Wallasey Grp Meeting #Congleton Discussion Grps #FamilyTreeMaker #MACUsers & Zooming in on Family History Find out more and how to join us 👉 fhsc.uk
Poster for the Family History Society of Cheshire titled ‘Events this Week’. A green header displays the Society name and logo. Below are four images showing a mix of activities: an online talk on a laptop screen, an in-person group talk, one-to-one research help in a library, and a guided outdoor heritage walk near a historic church. A small calendar with marked dates suggests multiple events being attended
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week Full list of updates/new titles in the screen shots below with #AltText as usual
Updates to the BNA for week ending 17th July 2026 part 1

War Cry; 1886
Shoreham Herald; 2004
The Queen; 1874
Wexford Independent; 1831-1835
Waterford News; 1881, 1883, 1885
Waterford Mail; 1870
Ulster General Advertiser; 1872-1873
Suffolk and Essex Free Press; 1970-1973
Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier; 1871
Sheffield Times; 1852-1856, 1858-1863, 1865-1872Updates to the BNA for week ending 17th July 2026 Part 2

Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser; 2003-2005
Pictures; 1912
Nuneaton Chronicle; 1901-1910
Northern Star; 1792-1794
North British Advertiser & Ladies' Journal; 1888
Newry Examiner and Louth Advertiser; 1875-1876, 1878-1880
London Evening Standard; 1909-1910
Kirkcaldy Times; 1887
Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News; 1919-1920
Hull Daily Mail; 2001-2005Updates to BNA for week ending 17th July 2026 Part 3

Hemel Hempstead Gazette; 1877
Heanor Observer; 1912, 1917, 1924, 1936, 1952
Hampshire Independent; 1853-1857, 1896-1897, 1911
Galloway News and Kirkcudbrightshire Advertiser; 1999
Fife Herald; 1895-1915
Faversham News; 1988, 1990-1999
Farmer's Gazette and Journal of Practical Horticulture; 1962
East Kent Times; 1857-1858, 1860, 1865
Dundee Weekly News; 1990, 1992-1993
Dublin Evening Post; 1737-1741Updates to the BNA for week ending 17th July 2026 Paart 4

Current Prices of Grain at Dublin Corn Exchange; 1853-1858, 1860
Croydon Guardian and Surrey County Gazette; 1914-1916
Clonmel Advertiser; 1828-1838
Carlow Morning Post; 1828-1835
Canterbury Journal; 1874, 1876, 1878-1881, 1920
Camberwell News and South London Advertiser; 1877-1880
Brighton Argus; 1897, 1918
Bishop Auckland Herald; 1857-1865
Birmingham Mercury; 1848-1849, 1851-1853
Aberystwyth Observer; 1911, 1913
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Looking forward to our talk on Wed this week 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐧 A joint presentation for @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social and @devonfhs.bsky.social
image of Prof Ronald Hutton standing leaning against a fence with trees behind him
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
‪#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social ResearchCentre Mon/Tues #Crewe Seminar The Traditional Festivals of Britain with Ronald Hutton Helpdesk #Chester, #Wallasey Grp Meeting #Crewe & #Nantwich Discussion Grps #FamilyHistorian Find out more and how to join us 👉 fhsc.uk
Poster for the Family History Society of Cheshire titled ‘Events this Week’. A green header displays the Society name and logo. Below are four images showing a mix of activities: an online talk on a laptop screen, an in-person group talk, one-to-one research help in a library, and a guided outdoor heritage walk near a historic church. A small calendar with marked dates suggests multiple events being attended
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp New/updated titles from BNA for #Cheshire this week 🚩 #𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: 2001 🚩 #𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫: 2000-2001 🚩 #𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫: 2002 Full list in screenshots below with #AltText as usual
Updates to the BNA for week ending 10th July 2026, Part 1

Wrexham Guardian and Denbighshire and Flintshire Advertiser; 1889, 1911
Worcestershire Chronicle; 1910
Willesden Chronicle; 1919
Widnes Weekly News and District Reporter; 2002
Teignmouth Post and Gazette; 1916-1919
Sunderland Herald; 1859, 1861, 1873, 1897
Salisbury and Winchester Journal; 1750, 1753-1755, 1761
Salford Weekly News; 1876, 1879, 1881, 1889
Rothesay Chronicle; 1903, 1910, 1912
Paisley Daily Express; 1950Updates to the BNA for week ending 10th July 10206, part 2

London and China Telegraph; 1900
Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser; 1877
Lichfield Mercury, Tamworth, Burton and Walsall Gazette; 1830-1833
Irish Presbyterian; 1853-1858
Hexham Courant; 1912
Hertfordshire Express; 1914, 1950
Hertford Mercury and Reformer; 2002
Herapath's Railway Journal; 1836
Harrogate Herald; 1859, 1874, 1952
Hampshire Advertiser; 1860, 1908-1913Updates to the BNA for week ending 20th July 2026, part 3

Glasgow Weekly Mail; 1885, 1887
Glasgow Evening Times; 1881, 1888
Ellesmere Port Pioneer; 2000-2001
Edinburgh Evening News; 1958
Eastwood & Kimberley Advertiser; 1983-2004
Eastern Daily Press; 1877
Dublin Mercantile Advertiser; 1847-1849
Devonport Independent; 1864-1865, 1889, 1891
Crewe Chronicle; 2001
Bury Times; 1879Updates to the BNA for week ending 10th July 2026, part 4

Bury Times; 1879
Bootle Times; 2005
Billericay Gazette; 2000
Barrow Times; 1874-1875, 1878-1879
Barking Gazette and South Essex Mercury; 1909-1910
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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp New on Ancestry for the UK this week 🚩 #𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝟏𝟖𝟓𝟓-𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟎 🚩 #𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝟏𝟗𝟏𝟎 All worldwide updates in screenshot below with #AltText as usual
Updates from Ancestry for week ending 10th July 2026

U.S., Chinese Immigration Business Case Files, 1894-1944
Monmouthshire, Wales, Burial Registers, 1855-1970
Shropshire, England, Land Tax Records, 1910
Lwów, Poland, Records of the Central Jewish Immigration Society (JEAS), Lwów branch (USHMM), 1924-1939 (in Polish)
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