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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The next Maidstone event October 14,2026
Maidstone meeting
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
October Calendar is out now .
October seminar
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
ASHFORD: 29th September. We won't be at 'The Barn' this evening as we will be on an Outing in the afternoon for those members who have already booked. Add the 27th October to your diaries, come along to hear the talk about East Kent Folklore. Guests £7 - members £5. www.kfhs.org.uk/folklore-of-...
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
MEDWAY: Thursday 24th Sept at 1:30pm for 1:45pm start. Meeting open to all - Non-Medway members and Guests £6 - come and join in the discussion over refreshments. www.kfhs.org.uk/what-did-you...
Event sept 24
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This Friday new venue!
Event at Canterbury Kent Friday the 18th
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Coming up this week. Please join us.
Maidstone Wed Sept 9 Deal Tuesday Sept 8
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Phil Grass 🇪🇺🕊️ @philgrass.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Hi fols. Finally finished writing up my research on Thomas Jessop, my gggg-grandfather. Over a 5 year period he was the father of 5 children with 5 different women. 🤷‍♂️ Two children were from first & second marriage, the other 3 were "base-born". learnalittleeveryday.wordpress.com/2026/08/27/t...
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Thomas Jessop of Brandon – the Reputed Father
Introduction One of the great things about genetic genealogy is that it brings a degree of certainty to your research. This is especially useful when the available documentary evidence is challengi…
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Liz @willsmanonename.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Hello #GenHour! I’ve had a busy couple of weeks getting my #AATP talks written, recorded & submitted, & now wondering which mini-project to pick up next 🤔 It’s time to order some more death certificates for my Sudbourne #OnePlaceStudy & I’m writing an article for the @sfhs1975.bsky.social journal
Graphic saying I’m a speaker for All About That Place
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Chris Ferraiolo/Cferra @cferra1227.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Looking out from the mouth of the Merrimack, you can see the world: allroadhaverhill.blogspot.com/2026/08/52-a... #genealogy #52Ancestors
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Holly Sammons @hollys.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There's so much creative genealogy going on at FindAGrave. Why connect people without records? Why assume lineage without records? Why not answer my messages asking you to show me the proof of familial connections? #genealogy #citeyoursources It's that simple.
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We have several September events coming up ! Please join us.
Sept events
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Happening soon !!
Sept 2 event at 8pm UK time
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Please join us
Canterbury Branch meeting
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Next week!
Deal District meeting
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Family History Federation @federationfhs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
What family history are you doing this weekend? #FamilyHistory
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Karen Cummings @drkarencummings.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Always explore the features your software offers. #TodayILearned that the #FamilyTreeSoftware I use for my own #Genealogy research offers an "Interfamily Marriages" search to bring up a list of people whose descendants will be related in more than way, so useful! 🧬🌳 Thanks Reunion Software 🙏🏻🌳🖥️
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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 24/07/2026
May be of interest to those curious about how inherited family trauma can shape who we are. Interview with Mark Wolynn, author of "It Didn't Start with You." #genealogy www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHuW...
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How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are (& How to End the Cycle) w/ Therapy Expert Mark Wolynn
YouTube video by Library Speakers Consortium
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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory Do you agree? Unsourced family trees = Genealogy Slop! climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2026/07/unso...
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Unsourced Family Trees = Genealogy Slop
Genealogy research and commentary by Marian Burk Wood, speaker and author of "Planning a Future for Your Family's Past," available from Amazon.com.
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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
They locked their doors expecting to return in a few weeks. More than 80 years later, the village of Tyneham still stands empty. #Genealogy #Dorset #FamilyHistory #History #Village chiddicksfamilytree.com/2026/07/16/t...
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Tyneham: The Village Where Time Stood Still
A Dorset village evacuated during the Second World War, where a promise to return was never fulfilled Hidden within the rolling hills of Dorset lies one of Britain’s most poignant reminders o…
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Áine ní Donnghaile 🍃🌳 ⚾ 🫖 💙☘ 🍷💉🌊 @ainedonnghaile.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I'm back at my Affiliate Library this morning for a couple of hours, if any genie needs a limited-access record copy. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #FamilySearch
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Marcia Crawford Philbrick @mcphilbrick.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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This week's crème de la crème - July 25, 2026 - Genealogy à la carte
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAcadian genealogists and citizenship by Ancestry.com by Christopher Moore on Christopher Moore’s History News. Teach Me How: Basic Advanced Searchi...
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Paula W @toomuchbrudders.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
A visit to the Hemingway Home 30 years ago inspired my mom to write this poem: toomuchbrudders.com/2025/12/30/h... #poetry 📚💙 #NowReading #Caturday #FamilyHistory #writing
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'Picasso's Cat' | Hemingway | Too Much Brudders blog
From Picasso to Hemingway to Joanna, we have well-dressed and artful kitties inside and out this Christmas season.
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
We have several events upcoming. Check them out. New members welcome!!
August events for Kent July 30 Medway Kent event
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Next week!
July 7 talk
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Tuesday !!
Ashford event
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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Thinking of recording some oral history in your #OnePlaceStudy but not sure how to start? Look no further! #OnePlaceWednesday www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/approachin...
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Approaching an Oral History Project
A two-hour online session for individuals, community groups, and organisations interested in recording oral histories.
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Marcia Crawford Philbrick @mcphilbrick.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
AI can transcribe records, create biographies, and help analyze evidence—but it can also introduce assumptions and misleading content. In this post, I share lessons learned from six months of using AI in genealogy and why "trust, but verify" still matters. #genealogy…
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Using AI in Genealogy
Trust, Verify, and Think Like a Genealogist Over the past six months, I have spent a considerable amount of time experimenting with various artificial intelligence tools. Some of these tools have become regular parts of my genealogy workflow, helping me transcribe records, summarize documents, create biographies, generate historical context, and even produce audio and video content. Along the way, I've learned that AI can be both incredibly helpful and surprisingly misleading.
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Liz @willsmanonename.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
How are you getting on with this month’s social media/blogging prompt #OnePlaceCarers? It occurred to me while researching deaths in my #Sudbourne #OnePlaceStudy that the informants on the death certificates may well have been carers #OnePlaceWednesday
An image showing two hands, one reaching for the other
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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 24/06/2026
I know many have already seen this, but wanted to share for those who might not have tripped across it yet. Very cool! #GeneticGenealogy #genealogy A Revolutionary War soldier's DNA links him to living relatives www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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A Revolutionary War soldier's DNA links him to living relatives
Continental Army soldier John Pumphrey enlisted as a teenager in 1777 and fought at significant battles before his death in action against the British in Camden, S.C.
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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 24/06/2026
Last chance on these 3 domains (all ending in .com) - offered in return for a donation to Reclaim the Records. Let me know if interested. Shares appreciated! #genealogy genealogicaladventurer genealogyadventures rootsadventures
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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Today I’m sharing the first story from the Old Palace School Fireman William Thomas Rashbrook ("Sonny") was one of the 34 firefighters who lost their lives when The Old Palace School was destroyed during the Blitz. Every name remembered. Every story preserved. open.substack.com/pub/oldpalac...
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Fireman William Thomas Rashbrook (”Sonny”)
Auxiliary Fire Service, 1905–1941
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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🚨 Members: the latest issue of Destinations is available to download in the members area of our website. It’s full of fascinating articles! #OnePlaceWednesday
Graphic showing a partially dried out river bed on the cover of the Society for One-Place Studies’ journal Destinations, & a list of articles:

New Learning Opportunities – Liz Craig
Visiting the Waterwheels at Sticklepath – Helen Shields
Beneath the Reservoir in a Time of Drought – Jude Rhodes
Taken Up to Heaven in a Whirlwind Emily – Randall Paz
By Water – Life and Death in North Walls, Orkney – Jane Harris
A Water Miscellany in and Around Springhill – Janet Barrie
More Work on the 1911 Census for Coates, Cambridgeshire – Colin Ashworth
“All Change” in Mid Nineteenth Century Rillington – Pam Smith
And Now For Something Completely Different – Steve Pickthall
Genealogy, Working Forwards From the Medieval Era – Benedict Jephcote
LostCousins: Linking People and Place – Steve Cussons
How I Use TheBrain® Software Fred – C Kerr
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Please take precautions, These events are cancelled.
Heat advisory events cancelled
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This week !! Please join us.
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Dave Annal Lifelines Research @davelifelines.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
A quick image quality comparison... Image #1 is Ancestry's version of a page taken from a WW1 British Army Service Record Image #2 is the same page from Findmypast I'll leave it up to you decide which you prefer...
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XanthH @xanthh.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Finished collating (hopefully) all of the Bwye family in India for my One-Name-Study. I found 30 of them in the British India Office records. Next up: Gloucestershire! www.wikitree.com/wiki/Categor... #OneNameStudy #Bwye #genealogy
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Category: India, Bwye Name Study
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Julie Coleman @genealogystories.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Many enslaved women had names alluding to their beauty. For example, there were 28 women and girls called Bell or Bella on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations. buff.ly/dzrppqE #slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory
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Index of enslaved people
Index to family trees of people enslaved by John Tharp of Chippenham Park, Cambridgeshire, on his estates in Trelawny, St Ann & Westmoreland, Jamaica
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Dr Rachel Murphy @rachelmurphy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Here's a short article I wrote for @uk.theconversation.com : Four top tips for tracing your ancestry theconversation.com/four-top-tip... #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Genealogists
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Four top tips for tracing your ancestry from a family historian
Studying the stories of our ancestors, whatever their background, is a deeply enriching experience.
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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The US Library of Congress is offering a free Zoom talk about its resources for #Genealogy #FamilyHistory. Wed, June 10, 6:30 pm Eastern US time. www.loc.gov/item/event-4...
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Finding Ancestors at the Library: Using the Library for Genealogical Research
Discover the Library of Congress’s genealogy resources and learn how to uncover the stories, records and connections that bring your family history to life.
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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
#FamilyHistory or maybe #OnePlaceStudy interests in #Doncaster and District? Here’s a link to the Society’s website: doncasterfhs.co.uk
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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 04/06/2026
I’ve long been curious about the state of #geneticgenealogy in France given its ban. Interesting read or listen.
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Marcia Crawford Philbrick @mcphilbrick.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
genealogysstar.blogspot.com/2026/06/some...
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Some Suggested Prompts for Preventing AI Hallucinations
Expert genealogy research tips, technology updates, and historical insights from a veteran researcher and industry consultant.
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DiAnn Iamarino Ohama @famtreeadvice.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I never added tags to a #familytree photo's metadata before, but I will from now on. Increase the value of your non- #genealogy photos, too, with these 4 steps.
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Jan Murphy @packrat74.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
#AncestryHour #GenHour If you're having difficulty finding posts about #genealogy do try out the For You feed. bsky.app/profile/spac...
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Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
On a *completely* unrelated subject, please admire the scanning of this vast parchment document which had been tightly folded for 225 years and was marginally larger than our A1 scanner bed Now online at wdc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
First page of the articles, rules, orders and regulations of Wakefield Friendly Associated Coal Miners, written on two sheets of very large parchment (sheep skin) in 1811 and tightly folded ever since.Back of the articles, rules, orders and regulations of Wakefield Friendly Associated Coal Miners, showing the *extremely* embedded folds in the 225 year old parchment sheet.
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Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) @apgenealogists.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Missed the APG booth at NGS? We brought a little of Fort Wayne into the June APG eNews with conference photos, member updates, scholarship announcements, advocacy news, and more. Plus, PMC 2026 registration opens 3 June! Read now: apgen.org/apg_enews.ph #APG #Genealogy
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Upcoming events at Kent !
Friday June 12 Canterbury Branch June 10 Maidstone event
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Upcoming events
June 2 talk Upcoming June events
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Hi upcoming events !!
Event List of events
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Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
We have new records available for sale and we always welcome new members. #Genealogy #Kent #England
List of records for sale
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