The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳

Old postcard of Oak Lea, Kerridge, Cheshire in the 1930s, for sale in our store here www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11681759...

Architect helps restore Turville church used in Vicar of Dibley Libby Watts says she was particularly proud of her work on the north porch.

Grade 2 listed St. Mary the Virgin church, Turville, Buckinghamshire parts of which dates back to the 12th century & was used in The Vicar of Dibley wins award.👇
BBC News - Architect helps restore Turville church used in Vicar of Dibley - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Poster for the Family History Society of Cheshire titled ‘Events this Week’. A green header displays the Society name and logo. Below are four images showing a mix of activities: an online talk on a laptop screen, an in-person group talk, one-to-one research help in a library, and a guided outdoor heritage walk near a historic church. A small calendar with marked dates suggests multiple events being attended

#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social

Helpdesks: #Chester #Macclesfield #Wallasey

Zoom:
The Real Downton Abbey: #Crewe Grp
#ComputerClub Meeting

F2F meetings:
Bring some Ancestral: #Northwich
Open Forum on Occupations: #Sale

Details of our events 👉 www.fhsc.org.uk/events.html

Love PapersPast - its a great site

Little Moreton Hall #Cheshire

Landmark hall could get new lease of life after plans approved Cheshire West and Chester planners have rubber-stamped an application for listed building consent for Brunner Guild Hall.

Brunner Guild Hall could get new lease of life after plans approved

Link to read more 👉 www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/2583347...

"The Octagonal Sandstone Tower of St Mary's Church Nantwich in Cheshire" is also also available on printed-to-your-order options at:
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1774...
Thanks!
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#nantwich #StMarysNantwich #OctagonalSandstoneTower #cheshire #CathedralOfSouthCheshire #church

YouTube video by Low Gear Days A Calm Winter Bike Ride to the Walled City of Chester EP.013

#lowgeardays shares a #bikeridevlog to & around the ancient city of #Chester on his #runerufusstone . You get to see #jodrellbank observatory on the way. I like riding past there. One day I hope to see this bike rider on the trails in #cheshire #runecycles 🚲♥️

Two diplomas have been found in #Cheshire: one near #Malpas romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions... for Reburrus, son of Severus, from Spain, decurion of Ala I Pannoniorum Tampiana and one at #Middlewich romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions... for an unknown trooper of Ala Classiana.

Artist Andy Goldsworthy on gathering gravestones: This is my best work yet For years he was overlooked by the art world - now he's been approached to create a piece for a new art prize.

Artist Andy Goldsworthy who trained at the Bradford College of Art is collaborating with 108 cemeteries in Dumfries & Galloway for his latest project, Gravestones in the Lowther Hills. 👇
BBC News - Artist Andy Goldsworthy on gathering gravestones
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Updates to the BNA Cambridge Daily News, 1969 Bristol Evening Post, 1962 Wedding Bells, 1893 Irish Railway Gazette, 1844-1850 Hour Glass, 1895-1896, 1907-1909 Democrat, 1890-1891 Blackpool Magpie, 1879 Belfast Telegraph, 1986-1999

. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week 😔😔

Full list of updates in the screenshot below, with #AltText as always

Updates to Ancestry Tarn, France, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1608-1999 (in French). Puy-de-Dôme, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1536-1930 (in French). East Riding, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-2000 East Riding, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1950 East Riding, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1925 East Riding, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 East Riding, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812. Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., Database of Enslaved Persons, 1780-1865 Grafton and Rockingham Counties, New Hampshire, U.S., Index to Naturalizations, 1839-1919. Index to Tracing and Documentation Files from Arolsen Archives (Formerly ITS), 1947 (in German)

. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

Good news for those members with roots in #EastRiding, with the release of a tranche of baptisms, marriages and burials from Ancestry this week

Also records from France, Germany and the US

Full details in the screenshot below, with #AltText as always

Explore East Anglia additions | Blog There are new records from Essex and Suffolk to discover.

. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

At @findmypast.bsky.social this week new records relating to

🚩 #Suffolk Hearth Tax Lists 1662-1675
🚩 #Essex Marriages & Banns 1537-1935

Link to blog with full details 👉 www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/suf...

VERA for I.C.I. Girls - Dec 1928 A fascinating look at the section of the ICI Magazine given over to women from 1928 until 1939. Hints and tips for the modern woman about town ...

'VERA' has been at it again. And her identity is being teased in this Christmas edition. More on the beauty contest next week when we find out who won the holiday to Switzerland! Exciting stuff!

judewilde.substack.com/p/vera-for-i...

British Widows of the First World War - the Forgotten Legion with Andrea Hetherington Andrea is a writer and researcher with an interest in the social history of the First World War. She has written a number of books, including British Widows of the First World War- the Forgotten...

Slight change of plans for our February Seminar, our speaker is Andrea Hetherington with

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐫- 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧
based on her book of the same name

Find out more about the talk and how to register 👉 fhsc.uk/events/upcom...

Andrea's website 👉 historylass.co.uk

poster advertising Map Fest on Friday 6th February 2026 with logos for participating organisations. National Records of Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh City Archives, National collection of Aerial Photography and National Library of Scotland

Ever wondered what secrets lie in a map? 🗺️

Join us for a day dedicated to all things cartographic. Get a behind-the-scenes look at our map collections, attend talks, and get hands-on with our drop-in activities!

📅 6 February 2026
⏰ 10:30am-4:00pm

Plan your visit > www.nls.uk/whats-on/map...

Former EastEnders star Elizabeth Kelly dies at the age of 104 Actress Elizabeth Kelly died peacefully in Scarborough in December, her agent said.

Rest in Peace, Elizabeth Kelly who played Edie Burgess in Coronation Street & Nellie Ellis in EastEnders, who has died age 104. 👇
BBC News - Former EastEnders star Elizabeth Kelly dies at the age of 104 - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Poster for the Family History Society of Cheshire titled ‘Events this Week’. A green header displays the Society name and logo. Below are four images showing a mix of activities: an online talk on a laptop screen, an in-person group talk, one-to-one research help in a library, and a guided outdoor heritage walk near a historic church. A small calendar with marked dates suggests multiple events being attended

#WhatsOn this week @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social

Helpdesks: #Chester #Tameside #Wallasey

Discussion Groups: Historical Newspapers

Research Centres: #Crewe [Mon/Tues] #Mobberley [Mon/Thu]

F2F Meeting: #Runcorn

Full details 👉 fhsc.uk/events/upcom...

A really interesting site, thanks to @bluebellfhr.bsky.social for the heads up

There are blue plaques to commemorate the famous and influential figures of the past.
For everyone else, there are memorial benches.

A great resource for names & to add your own

Link 👉 openbenches.org

Why Anne Askew was burnt at the stake for her beliefs Lincolnshire-born Anne Askew challenged views on women and religion before her execution aged 25.

The story of Anne Askew from Lincolnshire who was burnt at the stake in July 1546 at Smithfield, London. Anne challenged the belief that when the priest blessed the bread at communion it physically became the body of Christ preaching this in public & privately. 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Map of Anglo-Saxon Migration to Britain

Credit: Chronocarta

How it could have gone differently: brilliantmaps.com/how-engla...

Treasures found on HS2 route stored in secret warehouse Archaeological finds from the planned HS2 train line have been shown exclusively to the BBC.

Ok who do I have to bribe with stroopwafels to get access to this place?
I promise I won't steal or even touch anything and will only be being weird and talking to the artefacts like a silly old history addict.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

So like a stick of rock he will have Cheshire written through him! 🙂

He's absolutely bound to be Jane!

‘It’s astonishing how well it has lasted’: Anglesey marks 200th anniversary of beloved bridge Despite repair problems, its admirers say Thomas Telford’s Menai Bridge is good for another two centuries

‘It’s astonishing how well it has lasted’: Anglesey marks 200th anniversary of beloved bridge
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

#ResearchBuddies day here at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social

This month it's #Nantwich, looking forward to chatting with members about their research and any brick walls we can help with

Book cover for Kaleidoscope, the 2024 Cheshire Prize for Literature anthology edited by Harry Parkin and Matt Davies

Reminder: the Cheshire Prize for Literature entries close this weekend for those with a #cheshire connection. Win a cash prize and see your work published - send in your creative writing to this free competition: www.chester.ac.uk/about/events...

#chester #creativewriting @uochester.bsky.social

For years, this stone by Vale Royal Locks near Davenham made me curious. Well, its coat of arms is that of George Cholmondeley, Vice Admiral of Cheshire - the very man responsible for overseeing the construction of the river locks during the late 1700s.

#valeroyal #Cheshire #riverweaver

Inside the Victorian prison cells underneath Leeds Town Hall

The Victorian prison cells underneath the steps of Leeds Town Hall that date from 1864. 👇
BBC News - Inside the Victorian prison cells underneath Leeds Town Hall - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

York-born Guy Fawkes was executed on this day 1606 with other Catholic plotters against James VI of Scotland and I of England. Asked why he had so much gunpowder, he allegedly replied that his intention was ‘to blow you Scotch beggars back to your native mountains’.