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Ann Larkham BSc, MPhil, PGCert. www.photogenealogy.co.uk Photogenealogist, writer, speaker, zoologist, ex-BBC Camerawoman, crocheteer and lifelong Trekkie. Living in and loving Scotland. I love #OldPhotos!

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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Their stories ended on the battlefields of WW1, but they won’t be forgotten. The final chapter - Thomas Wootton the boy who left home for the shores of Australia only to return a year later to die for his country - #WW1 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/09/28/t...
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The Farm Boy Who Went to War
From Orchard Fields to Flanders Fields: The Story of Thomas Wootton Thomas Wootton was born on March 26th, 18921, in the village of Byford, Herefordshire, the sixth oldest of eight children born to…
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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
✨ In this month’s Dear Paul for Family Tree Magazine, I explore: ✨ The art of storytelling 📜 A will with a twist 📂 A gem from the Warwickshire County Record Office 😂 Occupations that will make you chuckle 🔎 And of course… more transcription slip-ups! Family history has never been such fun 😄
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
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How the war detectives solved the mystery of two missing Scottish soldiers
The painstaking investigation by a dedicated team of war detectives also tracked down living relatives of the men.
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
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Three sisters posed for a photo on a beach in the 1980s. Over 40 years later they recreated it
Three sisters from the U.K. recreated a favorite photo of themselves on a beach from 1980. Here’s how it turned out and why the photo is so important to them.
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 10/09/2025
Sometimes the Cool-o-meter just can't measure someone's coolness because they are way too cool. "Pilot Wm. C. Hopson, U.S. Mail Service Winter Flying Clothing." Omaha, Nebraska, ca. 1926
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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
From the Banks of the Thames to the Mud of Passchendaele read the story of Great Uncle Harry Keyes and my visit to the Western Front to retrace his footsteps. #WW1 #Genealogy #Ypres #Passchendaele #History #FamilyHistory chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/09/04/i...
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In the Shadow of Passchendaele: Remembering Private Keyes
From the Banks of the Thames to the Mud of Passchendaele: The Life and Loss of Harry Joseph Keyes Before the mud, the gunfire, and the chaos of the Western Front, before the thunder of artillery at…
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
J. Bancroft's chocolate shop on Chester Road, Stretford, late 1920s or 1930s (Trafford Local Studies).
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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Keep an eye out this week for a brand new blog recounting the story of Private Harry Keyes who died in WW1, whose memorial I had the honour of visiting this summer #WW1 #Genealogy #Ypres #WesternFront #Essex #FamilyHistory
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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Something to think about Ancestral Memory does it really exist? Ancestral Memory Is It Fact or Fiction? #Genealogy #BloggersTribe #Blog #FamilyTree #FamilyHistory #Ancestry #Memory #Blog #WritingCommunity #Blogging chiddicksfamilytree.com/2022/10/23/a...
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Ancestral Memory Is It Fact or Fiction?
I recently posted a blog about what makes us feel connected and this prompted a lot of debate amongst my friends, you can read the original blog here: What Makes You Feel Connected In the blog I ta…
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Great advice from Paul...
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
September is #SaveYourPhotosMonth! Today's event: www.youtube.com/live/KyFvXkJ... at 7pm UK time Are you going to save your #OldPhotos?
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Before It’s Too Late: A Step-by-Step Guide to Preserving Your Printed Photos
YouTube video by The Photo Managers
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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
The remarkable story that I wrote about Adelaide Springett has been viewed over 30k times #Genealogy #Spitalfields #FamilyHistory #History #London #Victorian #FamilyTree a poor child that suffered so much but it was her courage and bravery that shone through chiddicksfamilytree.com/2024/02/15/a...
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Who Was Adelaide Springett?
Another iconic picture and another innocent life captured forever behind a lens, but who was the poor little girl whose life was perpetually framed in this picture and what was her story? The littl…
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Running Out of Google Drive Space? Boost Your Storage With These Tricks www.cnet.com/tech/service... Not sure about the deleting large files but the rest of the suggestions are sound and having another copy on your desktop is essential.
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Running Out of Google Drive Space? Boost Your Storage With These Tricks
Don't buy more storage just yet.
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Some interesting classes in this free event: training.grandparentsacademy.com/grandparents... Including: Preserve Your Life Story: Creative Ways to Share Your Legacy. Creative Memoir Writing Tips. Also: Tech walk-throughs & discount codes.
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Grandparents Week 2025 | Register Today!
A full week celebrating and equipping grandparents with insights shared from world-class experts and thought leaders on becoming an influential and cherished grandparent. Claim your free General Admis...
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
I cannot believe it! 900 people have followed me. I know it is quality rather quantity that is important but I am lucky because I have 900 of both! Thank you one and all - I am so grateful for your interest and support 💖
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a man wearing a sombrero and a tie says " i feel like celebrating "
Alt: Q wearing a sombrero and a tie says "I feel like celebrating"
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
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BBC reveals web of spammers profiting from AI Holocaust images
The BBC has found an international network of content creators profiting from AI generated posts on Facebook.
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Does anyone else look at colourised #OldPhotos and think: “I’d love/prefer to see the original”? Maybe we could encourage posting of before and after colourisation?
A MyHeritage colourised image of two young girls in white pinafores and ringlets, and a baby boy in a white dress, taken in a studio circa 1912The original image before colourisation
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Family Tree Plus @familytreeplus.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Pssst, can you keep a secret? As part of our Family Tree Plus Back to School offer, you can read the full August issue of Family Tree for free! Discover what our online membership has to offer – expert tutorials, 100+ hours of video, and your free issue waiting right now: bit.ly/4mX8rKp
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Amazing achievement!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Take a moment to read this brilliant short thread...
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Marauding highwaymen, except it's otters and they want shoes. I have been pounding the table about this danger for years, no one listened. And now look. Look what happens.
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
New Blog Alert! Dive into the heart of village life through the eyes of our wise old oak tree. From whispered secrets to timeless stories, experience the village like never before. 🌿🍂 #VillageLife #Storytelling #OldOakTales #NatureSpeaks #NewBlog #Genealogy chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/06/26/t..
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The Tree On The Green
The Oak Tree Remembers: A Chiddicks Family Story Through the Eyes of the Village Oak Tree I have been standing here longer. than you can remember. My roots run deeper than the graves in the churchy…
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RPS Historical Group @rpshistgroup.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Looking forward to next week's online talk ... 'Canadian Stereographs: The Jack Brown Collection'. Tuesday 2nd September 2025 (1800 BST). Register and full details via link. events.rps.org/en/historica...
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
This is worrying: How to stop AI agents going rogue www.bbc.com/news/article... Use another AI agent! Really?
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How to stop AI agents going rogue
Agentic AI is taking decisions and acting on behalf of users, but how to stop that going wrong?
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
I wonder what the occasion was for this #OldPhoto
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
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Barbara at Projectkin @projectkin.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
@yycphoto.bsky.social and I had a fun time with a preview today for Thursday's Kathy's Corner. Our collections of photos, documents and artifacts are foundational to family history work. Learn more about protecting and preserving them: projectkin.substack.com/p/projectkin...
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RPS Historical Group @rpshistgroup.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Another online talk has been added to our 2025 Programme. 'The Roaming Studio: The Itinerant Photographer in Berwick-upon-Tweed' on Tuesday 11th November (1900 GMT). Register and full details via link. events.rps.org/en/historica...
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Fabulous #OldPhotos, Debbie! Thanks for sharing them.
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
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5 Easy-to-Use Tools to Repair, Enhance and Animate Your Old Photos on MyHeritage - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
MyHeritage makes it easy to fix problems in old photographs—without having to buy expensive and complicated photo-editing software. Upload a photo to MyHeritage...
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Stunningly scenic Scotland in fantastic photos www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Your pictures of Scotland: Photographs from around the country
A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Memory Keepers Live Summit​​​​​​​ From Shoeboxes to the Cloud—Your Roadmap to Saving It All Saturday, September 27, 2025 Part of #SaveYourPhotosMonth thephotomanagers.com/memory-keepe...
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Memory Keepers Live Summit | The Photo Managers
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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
A little bit of #SundayReading where we share an old blog post that you might have missed. This time we look at the story of this photograph which shows a large boiler at the top of Reform Street. Why was it there and where was it going?
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Story of a Photograph: The Marine Boiler
Why is there a boiler at the end of Reform Street? Where is it going? Where did it come from? What was this used for?
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Last surviving WW2 Victoria Cross recipient dies aged 105 www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Aberdeen man who was last surviving WW2 Victoria Cross recipient dies aged 105
John Cruickshank suffered 72 injuries during the bombing raid on a U-boat in 1944 but refused medical treatment.
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
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VJ Day: The WW2 veteran who moved Queen Camilla to tears
Yavar Abbas reflects on his experiences on the front line - and the wars engulfing the world today.
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
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BBB Tip: Be safe when sharing back-to-school photos of your kids
Before you jump on the trend and share a back-to-school picture of your little one on social media, BBB has tips to help you keep you and your family's personal information safe.
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
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Wooler children's playground reopens after 177 bombs removed
The playground now offering children an explosion of fun without the threat of an actual explosion.
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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Suilven from Lochinver. Pic: Stuart Mckay
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Slightly out of focus @normandy661944.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Brigadier Orde Wingate (1903-44), centre (without the beard he often appears with in photos), makes final plans before the Chindits march into Burma. The men are in socks so as not to damage the maps covering the floor. IWM (IND 2084), 9 AFPS iwm.org.uk/collections/...
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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Nuffield Transplantation Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. Designed by architect Peter Womersley. Built 1963-68. Pic: Simon Phipps.
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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Do you have any cherished family photographs? National Trust photo curator Catherine Troiano takes a look at some beautiful photographs from the Victorian and Edwardian periods - and explains the tell-tale clues that help to date them: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
When I used to work on "That's Life" (an old BBCTV consumer affairs program), I didn't understand the fascination with vegetables that looked like people or dogs that could say "sausages". But then I found this little fella lurking in my shopping bag and now I understand, and I just had to share 🥕😊
A carrot with a smiley faceA carrot with a smiley face
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Ghostcards @ghostcards.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Starting very soon and available to watch after www.youtube.com/live/RdVUKUe...
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The Story Behind the Smile | Guided Autobiography for Photo Legacy & Storytelling
YouTube video by The Photo Managers
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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
We have created "Author Care: a Toolkit for Authors" to help you navigate a complex industry and empower you in your relationships, as well as find ways to support your own wellbeing. Download your copy from our website societyofauthors.org/resource/aut... #AuthorCare
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Photogenealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Can anyone help Allie with this request?
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 05/08/2025
☀️ #SummerVacation roadtripping, 1940s style! ⛰️🌲 This #homemovie follows a family's adventures in #nationalpark treasures, including #Yellowstone Falls, geysers & wildlife! (Please don't feed the bears 🐻) 🎞️ Watch the full 16-min film⤵️ archive.org/details/2014...
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