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Chris Wright

@ancestordigger.bsky.social

Genealogist, Family Historian https://www.chriswright.id.au https://theancestordigger.blogspot.com/ #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #dna #queensland #australia

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Map of UK and Europe showing ethnicity estimates

Map of UK and Europe showing ethnicity estimates

Mine seems a lot more accurate to what I know now (apart from a little Irish). Definitely more granular.

09.10.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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52 Ancestors Week 38: Animals A blog about genealogy.

This week's #52Ancestors has gone to the dogs: allroadhaverhill.blogspot.com/2025/09/52-a... #genealogy #genchat

18.09.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Scottish Indexes - Helping you trace your Scottish family tree Do you want to learn how to trace your family history? Have you made a start but need some tips on how to proceed? Or perhaps you are an experienced researcher who is keen to discover new skills and n...

Scottish Indexes Conference - Saturday 13 Sept 2025.
Interested in tracing your Scottish genealogy? Expert advice. Time-zone friendly. Each presentation is shown twice. Free to attend. @scottishindexes.bsky.social #genealogy #FamilyHistory #Scotland
www.scottishindexes.com/conference.a...

09.09.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Welcome to #GenHour!

Welcome to #GenHour!

Welcome to #GenHour! How’s your week been? How’s your research going?

21.08.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#WikiTreeMeetOurMembers: Jill Ball geniaus.bsky.social
We're celebrating Jill this week for her awesome contributions to our #CollaborativeGenealogy community. πŸ‘
Read more about her WikiTree journey: wikitree.com/g2g/1916186?...
#WonderfulWikiTreers

26.07.2025 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#GenChat starts now in Australia (Noon in Qld)

26.07.2025 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alice (Hocking) Berlowitz (1881-1934) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree Is this your ancestor? Explore genealogy for Alice (Hocking) Berlowitz born 1881 Yea, Colony of Victoria died 1934 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia including research + children + more in the free famil...

I have the HOCKING family from Yea in my tree. One of them is in WikiTree - www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hocking... I guess I'll have to add more of the family! πŸ˜ƒ#GenHour

24.07.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow I'd never thought about a #OneShipStudy - what a great idea!

10.07.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's me! #GenChat

03.07.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Genealogy Advice and Indexes for Qld and elsewhere - Judy Webster

I just have to give some space here to Judy Webster, who is a fantastic genealogist and all-round-go-to for all things family history in Australia. She has an inspiring website PACKED with free archives & information. #genealogy #australianGenealogy
www.judywebster.com.au

24.06.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How beautiful! We will remember them.... #ANZACDay #Australia #LestWeForget

25.04.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Chris' Site - Those Who Served

ANZAC Day 2025 Today we remember all who served, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice www.chriswright.id.au/up/War_Servi...

24.04.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I use Blogger too. I've been happy with it.

04.04.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Family Food Memories There are some foods from my childhood that I suspect came down through Dad's side of the family, and were from more of a German influen...

#GenChat #Food #Genealogy #FamilyHistory theancestordigger.blogspot.com/2017/10/fami...

03.04.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you go back just 600–1,000 years, we all share a common ancestor! 🌍✨

Turns out, the whole world is one big (very distant) family. So technically… we’re all cousins!

#genealogyΒ #exploreΒ #dnaΒ #peoplefindingΒ #ancestryΒ #ancestorsΒ #historyΒ #exploremore

31.03.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Ancestor Digger

Everyone post a link to your blog - here's mine theancestordigger.blogspot.com.au

23.03.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Speaker at conference

Speaker at conference

OMG it's the final session... The Future of family history in the digital age with Dr Nick Barratt @ #Connections2025

23.03.2025 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Speaker at conference

Speaker at conference

Artificial intelligence friend or foe @ #Connections2025 #genealogy #FamilyHistory #AI with Andrew Redfern

23.03.2025 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Speaker at conference

Speaker at conference

Digitise your family history with Sally Romano investing in the future #Connections2025 #genealogy #FamilyHistory

23.03.2025 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Charlotte Sale speaking at conference

Charlotte Sale speaking at conference

FAN research... It's not What you know, it's Who you know! With Charlotte Sale. #Connections2025 #maps #queensland #genealogy #FamilyHistory

23.03.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Speaker at conference

Speaker at conference

Learning about Digitisation @ #Connections2025 #genealogy #FamilyHistory #digitisation #digitization #IANZ

23.03.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Speaker at conference

Speaker at conference

Learning about new features & records in Ancestry with Michelle Patient #ThePatientGenie
#Connections2025 #genealogy #FamilyHistory #Brisbane #Ancestry.com.au #Ancestry

22.03.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to our photographer, Chris Rowan, we have images of the #Genealogy #Bloggers from downunder present at #Connections2025 in #Brisbane today.

A fabulous commitment to blogging and preserving our #familyhistory

Please feel free to share this image far and wide.

22.03.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
DNA table decorations

DNA table decorations

DNA table decorations

DNA table decorations

Conference dinner. #Connections2025 wonderful table decorations

22.03.2025 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Speaker at conference

Speaker at conference

Applied AI @FamilySearch
#Connections2025 #Brisbane #genealogy #FamilySearch

22.03.2025 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#Connections2025

22.03.2025 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry Greg Carlill!

22.03.2025 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Speaker at conference

Speaker at conference

AI with genealogy & war with Greg Carlisle. #Connections2025 #genealogy FamilyHistory

22.03.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Chris & Char at Connections2025

Chris & Char at Connections2025

#Connecrion2025 200th follower! @charqld.bsky.social

22.03.2025 04:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Conference speaker & slides

Conference speaker & slides

Learning about mining the archives in Australia and the UK with Shauna Hicks #Connections2025 #genealogy #FamilyHistory

22.03.2025 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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