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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Presenters need to learn to wait for the applause to die down before they start speaking - we can't hear you JoJo #Strictly

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We at @afewforgottenwomen.bsky.social are excited to share news about our first book, released in October 𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧, 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝. 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Fabulous day at the @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's Railway Workers Day Thanks to everyone who shared images/memories/family history. Thanks also to Mike @rwldproject.bsky.social Rachel and Sue @newvictheatre.bsky.social Colin Haynes @alstom.bsky.social for their support and collaboration.

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Stephen King @granddadbus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Family History society of Crewe out and about today.

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Fabulous afternoon tea at the Mercer Roof Terrace with @natationist.bsky.social this afternoon. Great views of the Shard, St Paul's etc

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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A rare photograph of pioneering pilot Amy Johnson taken in a Cirrus II Moth plane with her flying instructor Captain Valentine Baker from around 1928-9 has been donated to Sewerby Hall & Gardens, near Bridlington, E. Yorks who have a collection of Johnson memorabilia. 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Unseen photo of pioneering pilot Amy Johnson discovered

Matthew Lamb, from Hull, says he believes the photo was taken between late 1928 and early 1929.

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Historically, Britain's divorce laws were complex and usually biased against women. However, some couples did obtain a divorce. Here's how to find your ancestors' divorce records: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Support the RNLI - you never know when YOU may need them rnli.org/support-us/g...

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Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🎉 The AATP 2026 speakers are here! Our fantastic line-up for All About That Place is now available to view. 🌍 Free virtual event | 7–16 October 👀 See the speakers and start planning your AATP: sog.org.uk/welcome-to-a... #AllAboutThatPlace #AATP

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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The challenges of being the child of a sperm donor in France where genetic home testing DNA kits are not available. Despite this more than one million French people are estimated to have taken a DNA test. 👇 They had to check they weren't brother and sister www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Our DNA dilemma: Why we broke the law to make sure we were not siblings

A French couple - both conceived by sperm donors - wanted children. But with home DNA tests illegal, how could they be sure they were not related?

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Amazing night watching The Lord Chamberlain's Men perform Othello at Beaumaris Castle.

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

... and breathe, I've recorded and submitted my 3 talks for #AATP2026 🥳🥳🥳 10 days of FREE excellent online short talks 👉https://sog.org.uk/welcome-to-all-about-that-place/ #AllAboutThatPlace #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WomensHistory #AFewForgottenWomen

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Last night for #BabAndMe at the #EuropeanAthletics in #Birmingham Lovely view from the North Stand of the whole stadium Eclipse was hard to see as the only cloud in the sky obscured it!

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

#BabAndMe at Europeans in #Birmingham We are on the North Stand in front of the women's pole vault qualification #Athletics

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Two days at the European Athletics Championships - thank you very much

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Finnie settling in and getting to know Florence and Daisy while I'm relegated to watching the #CommonwealthGames on the TV Now I know what all the moaning is about - less chat more action!!!

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

#FinnieAndMe leaving #Glasgow and heading home. Had a blast at the #CommonwealthGames Bring on the Europeans in a couple of weeks

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Last night at Commonwealths for #FinnieAndMe and it's front row seats about 10m from the finish line 😀 #CommonwealthGames

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

#FinnieAndMe at Scotstoun again. Bang in front of the pole vault ready for the decathlon later this morning. Just hope we can stay dry 🤔🤔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #CommonwealthGames

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Well done Scott Lincoln - superb bronze medal in the shot putt tonight #CommwealthGames

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

#FinnieAndMe have front row seats on the top curve for tonight's #athlerics at #CommonwealthGames. Lovely evening, some great finals on store tonight too

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Lovely warm morning at the #CommonwealthGames athletics, but breezy at times but most of us were in tee shirts and sunnies ...... The Aussies

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Finnie has a big sister 😍 Hope whoever adopted Finnie Mark I is looking after her well. So we are here at the athletics again this morning, nice sunny day, need my sun glasses #CommonwealthGames #

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

What a disaster... Finnie has gone #AWOL 😭😭😭😭😭 So I'm here at the #CommonwealthGames athletics in the drizzle #MissingFinnie Looking forward to the last events of the #Heptathlon .... we start with fireworks 🎇🎇

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Athletics all the way until Saturday for Finnie and me Hoping we don't get too wet!! #CommonwealthGames

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Another day at the #CommonwealthGames for Finnie and me, joined by my #Welsh flag🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Swimming this morning and evening with #Weightlifting in-between

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Finnie and I at the #gymnastics this afternoon and #swimming this evening Looking forward to the swimming finals tonight after two #Welsh bronze medals in the gymnastics earlier

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Great day at the #LondonDL at the #London Stadium Lots of great athletics topped by a Josh Kerr world record

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Currently listening to Prof Ronald Hutton at a joint @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social and @devonfhs.bsky.social meeting. The Festivals of Britain It's completely fascinating

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Prof Dave Day. @natationist.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

@researchdogsbody.bsky.social winding up a really interesting and informative presentation on newspapers. Audience queuing up to leave their email address for the 13 page handout.

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Prof Dave Day. @natationist.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

@researchdogsbody.bsky.social preparing to share her expertise in researching newspapers. Essential source for all historians.

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Prof Dave Day. @natationist.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

@researchdogsbody.bsky.social point out the importance of letters to the editor. It is here that you can hear the voices of the local community not least through correspondents such as 'disgusted of Crewe's. All adds to the understanding of your ancestor's social context.

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Prof Dave Day. @natationist.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Finding women in the newspapers means recognising how they are likely to lose their name over the course of time. @researchdogsbody.bsky.social gives some great examples of how we can deal with this.

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

#LeavingMyKitchen - in this heat a #chocolate cake, thank goodness for my cool bags! Brief was choc cake with colourful decorations for an alzheimer's sufferer on end-of-life care Rich choc sponge, white chocolate buttercream filling, choc ganache covering, topped with sprinkles and banners

A round chocolate birthday cake sits on a gold cake board on a wooden table against a wooden panelled background. The cake is covered in smooth chocolate buttercream with a textured horizontal finish and topped with piped chocolate swirls around the edge. The centre is decorated with chocolate sprinkles and assorted white, gold and dark chocolate pearls. Two white poles support miniature bunting, with a colourful "Happy Birthday" banner hanging beneath gold, white and pink pennant flags. Pink paper flowers with black centres and blue and gold foliage decorate either side of the cake, creating a cheerful handmade celebration theme.

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Game on, Nige.

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Margaret Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬🐄🌳🏡 @researchdogsbody.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

#Wimbledon vibes number 2 from my Teaching Training collection The 1920/21 women's tennis team from #Cheshire County Training College, #Crewe Image copyright: 'Margaret Roberts CCTCC Archives' #Tennis #TeacherTraining

Black-and-white formal group photograph of ten young women and one older woman posed outdoors in a garden, probably dating from the late 1910s or early 1920s. The older woman, wearing a light-coloured coat, is seated in the centre, surrounded by the young women who are dressed in simple white tennis dresses with long sleeves and mid-calf skirts. Three women are seated on chairs either side of the central figure, while four stand behind and two sit cross-legged on a rug in front. Several wooden tennis rackets are held by the women at either end of the group or laid on the ground in the foreground. The garden setting includes lawns, shrubs and mature trees, with a wooden pergola or trellis visible in the background. The photograph has the appearance of an organised tennis team or club portrait, with everyone looking directly at the camera.

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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Can we really trust a birth certificate? Or a census? Or even a gravestone? This article explores one of the most important skills in genealogy: separating evidence from truth, and why even official records deserve to be questioned. open.substack.com/pub/chiddick... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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Fact or Fiction? How Genealogists Separate Truth from Error

Why even official records can sometimes mislead family historians

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 03/07/2026

"What was once a worrying trend across a small number of disciplines is now an emergency, threatening all subjects. Courses are closing, provision is contracting, and geographical inequalities in access are becoming entrenched. Important skills and capabilities ... are being lost." #Skystorians

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