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For anyone researching family history in Leicestershire and Rutland. Please get in touch to find out more via LRFHS.org.uk.

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Final chance today to enter our FREE draw…

17.03.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lots of local history/heritage exhibitors will be there….hope to see you !

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Looking forward to this event…..We will be there with help desk and book/CD stall. Great opportunity to chat heritage and family history!

06.03.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On World Book Day, just a small selection of the books available to browse at our Research Centre. Full list of our library is on our website.

06.03.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My #Rootstech short recorded session 'Where am I? Are you searching in the right place?' is now available - along with my sessions from 2024. Looking forward to listening to any other offerings over the next few days. www.familysearch.org/.../speakers... #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

06.03.2025 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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FamilySearch.org Discover your family history. Explore the world’s largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources.

#Rootstech2025 is live now and my talk Where Do You Think You Are? is already available…

www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech...

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Spotlight on Heritage with Sue Lester Heritage is more than just preserving the past; it’s about understanding where we come from and how our histories connect us. In this episode of Spotlight on Heritage, John Coster and Rob Watson si…

Join our Publicity Officer as she chats re LRFHS and heritage…

www.soarsound.uk/spotlight-on...

03.03.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ellistown war memorial.

Ellistown war memorial.

Ellistown war memorial. Ellistown, Leicestershire. First and Second World Wars and subsequent conflicts. #LestWeForget

03.03.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Day out in London today at Wesley’s Chapel for the @FederationFHS seminar β€˜Your Future, Our Future.’ Lots of useful conversations and ideas for the future !

15.02.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Next meeting of our Market Harborough branch, all welcome. Listen to research stories and/or bring along your family history questions and challenges. All welcome, no need to book.

14.02.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Booking for our next zoom talk is now open.

29.01.2025 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our 2025 zoom talks get underway next week. Make 2025 the year your missing ancestors are found !
Please see booking details below. All welcome.

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The Leicester branch has its Christmas meeting this week. All welcome, no need to book. Large car park and warm venue…..we might need it for the spine chilling stories Brian will be telling…!

07.12.2024 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us at our December talk….free to members, non members welcome (Β£2 donation appreciated). Please email publicity@lrfhs.org.uk for the zoom link.

29.11.2024 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ™οΈβœ¨ Meet Our December Speakers! βœ¨πŸŽ™οΈ

Get ready for an incredible month of talks featuring these amazing experts:
πŸ“œ @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social
πŸŽ–οΈ Graham Bandy
βš–οΈ Gay Evans
🏺 Rob Smith
πŸ“– @rachelstakes.bsky.social
🏰 Eilir Daniels
πŸ’ Rebecca Probert
πŸ“š @davelifelines.bsky.social

24.11.2024 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Map of London, East. Colour coded.

Map of London, East. Colour coded.

Public service announcement that Charles Booth's 'Maps Descriptive of London Poverty, 1898-9' have been uploaded by LSE archive online to be viewed and reproduced freely. πŸ—ƒοΈ unsplash.com/collections/...

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household return from the 1911 census of England and Wales. The names in the left-hand column have been completely obliterated by some sort of water or fire damage. There is a massive hole across the sheet and significant brown discolouration to the page

household return from the 1911 census of England and Wales. The names in the left-hand column have been completely obliterated by some sort of water or fire damage. There is a massive hole across the sheet and significant brown discolouration to the page

If this were the crucial record for your research, it would be the definition of a Bad Day... #ouch #FamilyHistory #genealogy

(and THIS is one of the reasons we work with groups of records & cross-reference as much as possible!)

πŸ“· RG 14/7810 Sch 99 c/o @findmypast.bsky.social

29.11.2024 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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Open as usual today (10.30 -3pm and tomorrow 10.00-12.30.
7-9 Every Street, Town Hall Square, Leicester. All welcome, help with research available if needed. All welcome !

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