What better way to celebrate #WorldBookDay than to pre-order a copy of my brand new book, Genealogy Methods and Techniques, due to be published (UK) two weeks today!
#genealogy #ancestry #researchmethods
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Well done to Janet Smith who has become a Member of AGRA. Janet regularly visits London archives and has undertaken numerous courses of study, culminating in an IHGS Diploma in Genealogy. www.agra.org.uk/janet-smith-...
Welcome to Nick Fitzgerald who joins us as an Associate. Nick is based in Hampshire and specialises in military genealogy from the 1600s to the present. www.agra.org.uk/nick-fitzger...
I'd actually forgotten that there is a new site ....
#Genealogy
I'm still using the old site ... I find it easier & much quicker.
Digging through #archive catalogues can be so useful - this b*stardy order ( more politely known as an "order for filiation and maintenance") from 1812 relates to a child who was my 3xG Grandmother. Now I know who her father was - allegedly.
#Lancashire #Genealogy #NotOnline
Looking for a professional genealogist or archival researcher in England and Wales? Use our Directory to find an AGRA Member or Associate who can help you. agra.org.uk/memberbrowse
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Join Gill Thomas for a half day course on Researching Welsh Ancestry with the Society of Genealogists, Saturday 28 February. portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
My late father, who watched #Rovers from the 1930s to the 2000s always said that Tom Finney was the best player he ever saw play, by far.
or combine the two ....as a #MetPolice officer many years ago we used to travel by #tube a lot, sometimes in the driver's cab. If you were lucky they would let you drive !
They are usually only a couple of quarters behind current so 2019 will be available ( they're on microfiche).
So nice to have a #morningwalk without rain ...local wildlife appreciating it too
#Worcestershire
AGRA's 2026 Spring Study Day is at The Maltings in Ely, on Saturday 16 May with the title 'Community and Landscape: how surroundings shaped our ancestors' lives'. Members and Associates will receive information in due course.
Here in #Worcestershire we are hoping today might be the first day with no rain we've had in 2026 🤞
Snap ..... although a bit earlier.
My grandmother's policy from 1889. Paid out £10 when she died in 1967..
#Genealogy #Insurance
Our next advice session at The London Archives will be on Saturday 14 February. Come and speak to our expert volunteers. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ask-the-ex...
Three years ago today we lost this absolute legend.
There's hardly a day goes by that I don't think about something I'd like to ask her or recall some of her words of wisdom. How else would I know how to spell necessary ('one collar two sleeves' - so, 1 'c' 2 's's)?
RIP Audrey Collins (1954-2023)
AGRA will be online at The Family History Show this Saturday. Do come along and talk to us. AGRA Member and Secretary Cathy Soughton is also giving a talk on House History Sources. thefamilyhistoryshow.com/virtual/exhi...
Disunited
And then #GRO telling the transcribers involved in the creation of the new online index that whatever comes after "formerly" is the mothers maiden name.....
#genealogy
#CivilRegistration
Caused by a few registrars, at the beginning of registration, recording mothers with the first name repeated, so "Hannah HUNT formerly Hannah COLEMAN" using one of those on your list as an example.
#Genealogy
#CivilRegistration
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I have.....sounds like a fair assessment. 😀
An occasional copy is one sent to GRO outside of the normal quarterly returns process and would usually indicate some sort of correction. Having a different reference number is unusual ... if you want to send me images of the 2 certs via chat I may be able to help further
Wonderful film of London in 1985 - includes two young police women I remember so well ( Steph & Jo). The days when patrol didn't involve stab vests, tasers or CS spray ( and sometimes not even a radio).
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@mpsheritage.bsky.social
#Kensington
#1980s
#Memories #Police
There's a whole team of them just lost a test series in Australia....
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
NextGEN: Call for presentations. The Society of Genealogists and Family History Federation are arranging an online conference for young genealogists on Saturday 14 November 2026. A talk on preparing proposals is on 12 July. portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
There's a face I remember very well from my time In the #MetPolice working in Kensington & Chelsea in the #1980s .... #HappyMemories
#Churchill #Marlborough
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I am so excited to show you the cover for my new book, Genealogy Methods and Techniques - A Practical Guide to Research, due for publication Feb-Mar 2026 but available for pre-order now.
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#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Methodology #PublishedAuthor
