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Jane Chapman

@janechapman.bsky.social
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Interested in #Genealogy and assorted other things ... I have been researching #FamilyHistory since the early 1990's and incorporating #DNA evidence since 2013. In 2024, I started working on a #OnePlaceStudy. Also at substack.com/@janechapmannz

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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THIS DAY IN HISTORY – 19 September – 133 years ago … The Electoral Act 1893 was signed into law giving women the right to Vote #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #GenHour #OnePlaceStudies In recognition of Suffrage Day in New Zealand ... kyeburndiggingsops.substack.com/p/a-contribu...
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A Contribution to the Enfranchisement of Women
The 1893 Suffrage Petitions - Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine, and the contribution made by Margaret Mary [Alexander] Forgie—a resident of the Kyeburn Diggings.
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Mish J Holman @mishjholman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Do you have your copy yet? A History of the Census Takers - find out about the men and women who took the census and how your ancestors felt about them and the process of filling out the schedule. #Ancestry #Genealogy #GenHour
A book jacket on a dark grey background for A History of the Census Takers by Mish J Holman. Available this September from Pen and Sword, Waterstones and Amazon.
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Barbara at Projectkin @projectkin.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
What a compelling talk by Diane Burley @dburley.bsky.social today for Projectkin discussing Leonora Kearney's extraordinary work as a labor leader... erased from history... and the process of recreating her story. Remarkable: #FamilyHistory #Genealogy open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
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“Braiding the Strands of History into your Story,” a Special Program with Diane Burley
Watch now | In this special program, Diane invites us into her workroom to share the art of the narrative braid she's using in her behind her work on the story of her ancestor, Leonora Kearney.
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Ah ... Of course ... It's #OnePlaceWednesday ... I get a bit disoriented when OnePlaceWednesday is happening on a Thursday morning 🙃. Kyeburn Diggings is my #OnePlaceStudy and this is about its small contribution to the 1893 Suffrage Petitions open.substack.com/pub/kyeburnd...
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A Contribution to the Enfranchisement of Women
The 1893 Suffrage Petitions - Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine, and the contribution made by Margaret Mary [Alexander] Forgie—a resident of the Kyeburn Diggings.
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Barbara at Projectkin @projectkin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It's an honor to be chosen as an official speaker for this year's All About That Place series. Projectkin is also thrilled to be a co-sponsor again this year, celebrating All About Those Places on the Pacific side of the planet! 🎉 #AATP2026 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #OnePlaceWednesday.
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N.P. Maling @seagenes.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Just a first step into bluesky. I’ve been writing for a while about family history and genealogy on Substack. Come join me there. open.substack.com/pub/seagenes... #familyhistory #genealogy
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Top 7 Reasons Your Ancestor Doesn’t Appear in Records
A failed search isn’t the same as a missing record.
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Thanks for posting this @oneplacestudies.bsky.social ... I somehow never get around to posting on BlueSky ... I need to keep up and start posting again #OnePlaceStudies
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Karen Lucas-Thompson 🇬🇧🇦🇺🦘 @kaz747.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I loved researching the life and times of my 2 x great grandparents for this article - two “deaf and dumb” parents who raised 3 hearing children and whose legacy spans the globe and 150 years #familyhistory #lancashire #deaf yourfamilystories.blog/2026/05/29/t...
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The Silent Wedding That Filled a Burnley Church
Image: Hannah Barnes, nee Cunliffe, with daughters Cissy and Gladys, circa 1920 A Victorian Wedding with a Difference On a September morning in 1877, an unusual crowd gathered at St Paul’s Ch…
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Jennifer Jones @ Tracking Down The Family @jennifer-jones.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
An update about Goldfields and Family Ties open.substack.com/pub/goldfiel... #OnePlaceWednesdy #OnePlaceStudies
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An Update About Goldfields and Family Ties.
Goldfields and Family Ties is a now a registered One Place Study, of Whroo, Victoria, Australia.
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
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Carole McCulloch (@essentialgenealogy)
COURSE: Preserving your Family History Legacy with http://WeAre.xyz Transform your family history research into a lasting, digital legacy with this comprehensive, four-session course using the powerf...
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Barbara at Projectkin @projectkin.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
#GenHour I knew @lisamag13.bsky.social would be the perfect person to explore a new series to share #FamilyHistory Migration Stories. 🧳 Join us in the livestream on Sunday (Monday in Asia/Pac) Here's the link to join from any web browser, no registration needed: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
One of Projectkin's most popular recordings has been a Special program I did with Lisa Maguire of Ancestory. The post was on Micro History, “Family History Asks Large Questions in Small Places,” from August 2025. It dawned on me that she would be the perfect person to bring into the ongoing conversation I'd started a few weeks ago with Jennifer Jones about Migration Stories.

So, I've invited Lisa to join me for this livestream. Here's the link to join from the Substack app or any web browser: Open.substack.com/live-stream/177257.
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I have been busy tidying up my #oneplacestudy tree on Ancestry in anticipation of the imminent release of the gedcom updater at weare.xyz where I keep my Kyeburn Diggings one-place study. #oneplacewednesday (on Thursday NZST)
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We Are a genealogy, family history and ancestry archive website builder
WeAre.xyz: a genealogy, family history and ancestry archive website builder
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I really did mean to get to the tale end of this at least but it seems I have missed it again. If I have translated the times right you must be just about closing up #oneplacestudy #oneplacewednesdsy
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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Jennifer Jones @jennifer-jones.bsky.social has registered another #OnePlaceStudy with us! The subject of Whroo One-Place Study is a once thriving but now vanished gold-mining town in Victoria, #Australia, and the lives of those who settled there, over the period from 1850 to 1900. #OnePlaceWednesday
Whroo One-Place Study. 
Image: Photo of an abandoned open-cut gold-mining site, a rocky chasm with shrubs and trees now growing in the bottom, grasses on the slope leading down to it (in the foreground), and more trees on the high ground beyond. A fence, presumably following the course of a path running down to the bottom of the slope, extends from near the bottom right corner of the picture. 
URL: www.one-place-studies.org/studies/ 
One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
If you are looking for a way to preserve your family history research for future generations @coachcarole.bsky.social has a suggestion for you #FamilyHistory open.substack.com/pub/essentia...
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What will happen to your research when you're gone?
A practical, personal answer – and a course that shows you how to preserve your family history legacy.
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
25 April in New Zealand and Australia is ANZAC Day so here is a post from my archive #AnzacDay #FamilyHistory : bjnlsgenealogy.substack.com/p/rememberin...
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Remembering Trevor Greek Lane - Service No. 17304 - Killed in Action 1918
For Anzac Day - 25 April - Lest we Forget
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Cathy Clarke @cathyclarke77.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
If you are thinking of using WeArexyz for your #FamilyHistory or #OnePlaceStudy then this course will get you started: www.sag.org.au/event-6587551 It helped keep me motivated last year. #GenHour
Promotional logo to transform your family history research into a lasting, digital legacy with this comprehensive, four-session course using the powerful tools of WeAre.xyz.
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Preserve your Family History Archive with WeAre.xyz www.sag.org.au/event-6587551 Transform your family history research into a lasting, digital legacy with this comprehensive, four-session course using the powerful tools of WeAre.xyz. #FamilyHistory #oneplacestudy
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We Are a genealogy, family history and ancestry archive website builder
WeAre.xyz: a genealogy, family history and ancestry archive website builder
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
It's always time well spent when visiting the monthly Speakers Corner (convened by #ProjectKin produced and presented by @jennifer-jones.bsky.social and supported by @projectkin.bsky.social ... Whether watching or speaking. This month I told a story from my #OnePlaceStudy. #FamilyHistory
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Jennifer Jones @ Tracking Down The Family @jennifer-jones.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Come and join us tomorrow for Projectkin’s Speakers’ Corner. @janechapman.bsky.social and Lex Knowlton will be telling us stories from Downunder. This is a free event but you will need to register for the Zoom link. We’d love to see you there tockify.com/eventscalend...
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Speakers’ Corner: Stories from Down Under with Jane Chapman and Lex Knowlton
Thu 9 Apr, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM [PDT]: Two 19th-century stories from Australia & New Zealand. Projectkin’s Speakers’ Corner series, hosted by Jennifer Jones, seeks to celebrate family stories by sharing ...
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The April Focus for Speakers Corner (Projectkin) at Substack is stories from 'downunder' - yesterday was the live preview of what is coming later in the week [myself @jennifer-jones.bsky.social and Lex Knowlton] #FamilyHistory bjnlsgenealogy.substack.com/p/speakers-c...
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Speakers’ Corner Live Preview: Jane Chapman, Jennifer Jones and Lex Knowlton
A live preview of two stories from 'downunder'—one set in New Zealand (a tragedy in the mountains) and one from Australia (a convict story). You can catch the main event later in the week.
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Kathy S @yycphoto.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Here is the recording from March's Kathy's Corner. A great glimpse into Jane's @janechapman.bsky.social inherited Treasure Box and setting up your own Treasure Box. substack.com/@kathystone/...
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Kathy Stone (@kathystone)
Here is the recording from yesterday's Kathy's Corner. Our wonderful guest Jane Chapman shared a glimpse into the treasure box passed down to her husband. Postcard lovers, check this out! We also t...
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I have recently been writing up some of the research I have done into my husband's Chapman family #Genealogy #FamilyHistory bjnlsgenealogy.substack.com/p/george-cha...
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George Chapman #1 - Son of Irish Immigrants
George Chapman (1860-1911) was born into a relatively poor family in Melbourne. After moving to New Zealand he built a successful career in in the field of mental health administration and management.
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Jennifer Jones @ Tracking Down The Family @jennifer-jones.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Just because it’s #oneplacewednesday and I usually miss it, here’s an introduction to my Place in Wales open.substack.com/pub/haverfor...
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Haverfordwest History - A One Place Study
A Short Introduction
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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
A #OnePlaceWednesday reminder. Can you share your expertise on the role of place in #FamilyHistory research, through a ten minute live or recorded presentation? #AATP26 #Genealogy #GenHour #AncestryHour #OnePlaceStudies
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Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
📢 Call for speakers: All About That Place #GenHour -join us and share your expertise on the role of place in family history research. Submit your proposal: sog.org.uk/all-about-th... #genealogy #familyhistory #archives
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Barbara at Projectkin @projectkin.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
You won't want to miss this... and yes, Projectkin will play a role again this year. Stay tuned for details.
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Looking forward to this @yycphoto.bsky.social and @projectkin.bsky.social
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Leah Larkin @thednageek.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Database Sizes—March 2026 More than 54 million DNA kits are available for genealogical matching!
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Database Sizes—March 2026
More than 54 million DNA kits are available for genealogical matching!
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Jennifer Jones @ Tracking Down The Family @jennifer-jones.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
We had two fabulous stories and storytellers on Speakers’ Corner this week. The recording is in the post in case you missed it. open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
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Speakers Corner: New Lands of the American West with Crystal Lorimor and Kelli Cedarfield
Pawnee oral traditions and genealogy research, introduced us stories about lands of the American West, retold through family recollections, maps, territory records, and collected artifacts.
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Can anyone help Daniel?
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Dai Davies of GenealCymru @genealcymru.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
@projectkin.bsky.social Each gen of signatures from my 2x great grandma, Anne Williams (signed as Mrs. Tom Davies), to my 12x grampie, David Evans of Pantcoy. The fact my 9x grandma could write her name in 1711 is so fascinating to me. Like where did she go to school??? #Genealogy
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thefamilyarchives.bsky.social @thefamilyarchives.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Rather chuffed to have my article published in The New Zealand Genealogist magazine December issue. The theme was "Where did they live?" #genealogy #familyhistory #archives #nz #genhour #oneplacestudies
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Barbara at Projectkin @projectkin.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
This is our very special year end program of @yycphoto.bsky.social Kathy’s Corner… it’s going to be a hoot! And free. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #genhour
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Barbara at Projectkin @projectkin.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Join us! Holiday stories… remember that time when you caught Santa kissing mommy? #GenHour #FamilyHistory
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Barbara at Projectkin @projectkin.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
As America, our 250th has had me thinking about better highlighting the extraordinary array of posts added to the Projectkin’s #Stories250 effort. Why not roll all posts and talk recordings into a new page: Projectkin.org/stories250 Stories: Around the world 👀 #GenHour #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
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Projectkin | Stories250
Bringing together Projectkin’s diverse Anglophone genealogy community to share stories about our ancestors’ roles at the time of the American Revolution.
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Liz @willsmanonename.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
#AncestryHour #GenHour
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Hello #GenHour I DNA tested autosomal way back in 2013 but put off any other type of testing until now. Just got an email (opened 2 minutes ago) from FTDNA to say my mtDNA results are in. So ... Don't think I will get much else done today! 🧬 #Genealogy #GeneticGenealogy
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Barbara at Projectkin @projectkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
And the full recording of Karen de Bruyne's talk for All About That Place, is now posted to both YouTube and Substack. You'll find the Substack link at Projectkin.org/aatp25 The YouTube link is at youtu.be/X44dTdIaPFY Join us tomorrow: Projectkin.org/aatp25-events #AATP25 #GenHour
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Liz @willsmanonename.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
I’ve been writing & recording a talk ready for this year’s #MiniAATP - All About That Place is an online conference on place-based research, & while it’s paused this year, there will be a social media version, with @oneplacestudies.bsky.social releasing a video each day #GenHour
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
This week-end I need to do a bit of preparation for the next #GenClub recording #GenHour. Here is the last one ... open.substack.com/pub/genealog...
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GenClub Episode 1
Ancestory - Griffintown 1861: Molton Metal
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Hello #GenHour I am not sure where the past week disappeared to 🙃. I have been trying to tidy up some of the profiles in my family history archive on theweare.xyz platform (entailing further research a bit of rewriting) but have had lots of interruptions.
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Good morning #GenHour. I would like to know why my 2nd great grandmother, Annie, left her husband and small child and what happened to her? open.substack.com/pub/bjnlsgen...
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William, Annie & Some Unanswered Questions
A family mystery concerning Annie [Hicks] Pratt (1862-?) and William Pratt (1862-?). Why did Annie leave William and their daughter? Where did she go? What happened to William?
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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
We’re really looking forward to our #OnePlaceStudies Conference and AGM in November! The conference theme this year is transport, and we have some great talks by brilliant speakers lined up. Free for Society members – why not join up🔗 and join in with this excellent event! #OnePlaceWednesday
2025 Conference and AGM. 
Conference Talks and Speakers: 
All drawn by horses  — Ian Waller. 
Railway accidents – staff and beyond  — Steve Pickthall. 
Coastal Travel  — BJ Jamieson. 
Boat people  — Celia Webber. 
All aboard for a new life  — Maggie Gaffney. 
Saturday 22 November 2025, 14:00 to 21:30 GMT, via Zoom. 
One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Hello #GenHour. I haven't managed to get much family history research done this week but I did post this: open.substack.com/pub/bjnlsgen...
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Cards from James to Winnie - Correspondence from the First World War
The Treasure Box Series : Cards sent by James Patrick Lowry (1892-1967) to Winnie Darcy [later Coop] and her mother, Emma Mumford [born Veale; previously Darcy].
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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Our member Lilian Magill has registered the Kootingal-Moonbi General Cemetery One-Place Study🔗 in New South Wales, #Australia, taking the number of registered #OnePlaceStudies to 425! Visit our Registered Studies🔗 page to begin your exploration of our members’ study places. #OnePlaceWednesday
Kootingal-Moonbi Cemetery One-Place Study. 
Image: Open Street Map mapping showing part of Moonbi in New South Wales. Kootingal-Moonbi Cemetery is in the South-east corner, with Thomas Street on its North side, and Matthew Street on the West. 
One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
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XanthH @xanthh.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
... and now I do. Fascinating story. I have tried to sum it up here: xanthh.substack.com/p/infiltrati... #OnePlaceWednesday #KarlKunger
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Infiltrating the AEG during the Third Reich
Karl Kunger, 1901-1943
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
This week, I have been thinking about some oral family history. #GenHour open.substack.com/pub/bjnlsgen...
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Emma's Story - Left Behind in Dunedin
Oral family history: A story passed down from Emma [Veale] [Darcy] Mumford (1873-1954) to her daughter and granddaughter. How accurate is it? Did it really happen? What happened next to Emma?
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Your #OnePlaceStudy looks interesting @cathyclarke77.bsky.social
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Jane Chapman @janechapman.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Good Morning #GenHour. This week, I have been exploring a box of treasures with a view to researching and writing about some of its contents in the future open.substack.com/pub/bjnlsgen...
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Our Treasure Box
From the Treasure Box : An introduction to our treasure box and its past owners - Shirley [Coop] Chapman, Winifred [Darcy] Coop, and Mary Emma [Veale] [Darcy] Mumford.
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