Family History Federation

🧠✨ Quiz o’clock is approaching! 🎉

Have you registered yet for our Annual Quiz on 19 Feb?

Join us for an evening of questions, teamwork, and good-natured groans (and cheers!)

Just register in advance, log in on the night, and we’ll do the rest.

Link to register 👉 fhsc.uk/events/upcom...

A reminder that next Zoom for members is Monday 16th Feb @ 19:30 UK time. Linda Hammond will talk about "The Hidden Secrets of the 1939 Register". You can register via our website: www.suffolkfhs.co.uk...
Need to be logged in to register #FamilyHistory @lindahammond

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

BUSY!

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🚩My Ancestor Left a Will
🚩 Britsh Widows of WWI with @historylass.bsky.social
🚩FHSC Annual #Quiz

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐩𝐬
🚩MAC users
🚩Family Historian

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐬
#Chester #Wallasey

𝐅𝟐𝐅 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
#Congleton

Details 👉 fhsc.uk/events/upcom...

18 February 10.30am Zoom DNA Discussion Group with Laura Lincoln
www.nwkfhs.org.uk/events/branc...
#NWKFHS #Kent #Genealogy

The Goddard Association was founded in 1985 and has a worldwide membership of about 120 members, representing every continent. www.familyhistoryfederation.com/the-goddard-...

Oh wow, that is so very sad.

A substantial number of key original records, such as parish registers, monumental inscriptions and other records have been transcribed and either published or indexed online. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #TopTip

1. Continuing the series of women who served in the WAAF WW2:
Marjorie Sylvia Titley daughter of John Titley and Annie Vallance, she was born in 1925, Rotherham, Yorkshire. #WW2 #WAAF #yorkshire

It's Friday 13th! Who was your unluckiest ancestor? #FamilyHistory

Delve deeper into everyday stories with new records | Blog Explore new English additions this week.

. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

New records at @findmypast.bsky.social this week

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262,466 new records from 19th/20th centuries
🚩𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬
4,986 additions covering 1883-1926

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

Interesting Suffolk Roots (2012) snippet about Poor Law and migration mostly to Canada #FamilyHistory

Updates to the BNA, week ending 13th Feb 2026 Pawnbrokers' Gazette; 1857 Pullen's Kent Argus; 1878-1887, 1889, 1893 Mansfield & North Nottinghamshire Chronicle-Advertiser; 1986-1987, 1990-1995, 1999-2004 Kilsyth Chronicle; 1944-1945, 1948 Horwich Chronicle; 1888-1891, 1909-1911, 1913 Finchley Press; 1910-1913, 1919

. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

Nothing for #Cheshire again at the BNA this week - sigh 😟

List of updates in the screenshot below with #AltText as usual

New Records on FamilySearch January 2026 • FamilySearch FamilySearch adds millions of free historical records every month. See new records from the United States, Honduras, Canada and more!

. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

New Historical Records from 32 Countries

The February 2026 Update from FamilySearch

Link to blog with full details 👉 www.familysearch.org/en/blog/new-...

We will look into this, but it looks as if everything is working our end we're afraid.

Sevenoaks Branch Talk 14 February Speaker Ed Thompson on Shops of Otford 1960-2000
Meeting starts 11am

The talk looks at the buildings and scenes of Sevenoaks that are lost to time but were captured in over 80 evocative photographs.

#NWKFHS #Kent #Genealogy

Our next Hybrid Members Meeting is on Wednesday 25th February 7.30pm - 9.00pm at the Earl of Doncaster. Our speaker will be John Lee giving a talk on Hiring and Entertaining a Brief History of Fairs. How did fairs develop and operate? #history

Listen to our new podcast episode, on Hampshire genealogy. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Hampshire www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/really-usefu...

Find Your Ancestors & Family History - Genealogy & Ancestry Trace your ancestry and build a family tree by researching extensive birth records, census data, obituaries and more - over 10 billion records - start today!

Findmypast are offering free access to their digitised historical newspaper archive to celebrate their 100-million-page milestone. There are over 2,700 titles dating back to 1699. The archive is free to explore until 16 February 2026. Enjoy! findmypast.co.uk #Genealogy

Looking for a birthday/Valentine present for the #historyaddict in your life? What about an event to look forward to? #WestLondonLocalHistoryConference has the answer. The 2026 theme is #ShoppingIsNeverDone - so true!11 April, Duke Street Church, Richmond - tickets from #Ticketsource £15.

Our next Help Desk day is on Tuesday 17th February 10.00am - 2.00pm at The Doncaster Archives. You will have free access to Ancestry and Find My Past websites plus access to the 1921 census. So do come along and bring a friend. Do remember to bring your library card. #genealogy #familyhistory

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Check out our Free Online Resources page for #FamilyHistory, including FreeBMD. www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/free-online-...

You asked - we listened

Thank you to @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social members who have continued to be proactive offering constructive comments as we continue [I say we, I of course mean our webmaster!] to make adjustments to the website

Not everything is possible of course, but we do our best!

Zoom Talk: 12 February 7.30pm Sin, Sex and Probate with Colin Chapman

After his well-received presentation last year on early Censuses, Dr Chapman returns to talk about Sin, Sex and Probate. a fascinating and accessible guide to the workings of England’s ecclesiastical courts.
#NWKFHS #Genealogy

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1. Story of Vivienne Hole (Fayre), ENSA.
Vivienne Hole daughter of William Ewart Gladstone Hole and Gertrude Vida Stadley, was born on 25th March 1925, Plymouth, Devon. #WW2 #ENSA

Check out our list of #FamilyHistory society online events! www.familyhistoryfederation.com/news-and-eve...

1. Mexborough War Memorial: commemorating the men who served in WW1.
Harold Bramham son of William Bramham and Ann Gleadhill, was born in 1884, Mexborough, Yorkshire. #WW1 #mexborough

Absolutely!

And Ancestry's new format makes the index/extract more prominent and hides the record image.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory