Kent Family History Society

Medway on Thursday

Who lives close to Medway ? This is Thursday. #genealogy

List of talks

Upcoming events not to miss !! #genealogy

Branch field trip today

Summertime and hot days means #genealogy

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Discussion session with Kent FHS

We have 2 events this week !

Maidstone field trip

Who is up for a field trip ?

Maidstone talk

Let’s not forget Maidstone

Ashford talk

We are busy this summer Ashford Branch

Kent family talks

July talks

Deal

The Deal Branch

Kent

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Canterbury

We have a lot going on in July

Event June 10

This week please join us !

Went through some vestry books for Templemore today. The regular payments for sending foundlings to the hospital in Dublin & then for clothing and maintenance made me sad. This was early 19th century.

Wishing this entire branch of my family tree had spent 300 years somewhere the record keepers had better handwriting 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 #genealogy

I've been wondering, #AncestryHour folks, is #wdytya actually any good - from a genealogist perspective? I see a lot of posts about it, but my vague memory from watching it years ago has it being painfully staged. So does it have any worth to us or is it just a 'hate watch'?

#FamilyHistory #Genearosity #PayItForward
You know the drill by now.
I'm at my #FamilySearch #FSC this afternoon.
Happy to do look-ups for anyone who needs a copy or three from the restricted records.
#SpreadTheWord
@danielloftus.projectinfant.ie @alliethinks.bsky.social @allthosebefore.bsky.social

Key Facts on Your Ancestor's Italian Military Record Here's a breakdown of the many types of facts you'll find on your ancestor's Italian military record. Don't let a language barrier get in your way.

Imagine finding a detailed physical description of your grandfather at age 20 to put in your #familytree. That's one piece of the #genealogy treasure found on an Italian military record.

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Kent Family Historical Society

Up coming talks

Screenshot of the opening slide of my talk, Bringing It Up To Date: Research in the 20th Century. Images of documents; electoral registers, the 1939 National Register, a birth certificate, an Ordnance Survey map and two black and white photographs with old views of Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Willesborough Windmill, Ashford, Kent. Image taken from: http://www.willesboroughwindmill.co.uk/

I'm off to one of my favourite venues today to speak to the Ashford branch of the Kent Family History Society @kentfhs.bsky.social at Willesborough Windmill (well, the barn next door).

We'll be looking at the particular challenges of 20th century family history research.

I'm on stage at 19:30...

It really is a fantastic venue! @kentfhs.bsky.social Willesborough Windmill, Ashford…

Attended an excellent online talk last night by John Hanson on the 1921 census. Do take the opportunity to view if you get the chance. How come I didn't realise all these search tips using Find My Past were available before? #Genealogy and a day early for #OnePlaceCensus

Blogging and Social Media Prompts January - June 2025. January: #OnePlaceCohorts + #Born1819. February: #OnePlaceGeology. March: #OnePlaceEducation. April: #OnePlaceAToZ. May: #OnePlaceCensus. June: #OnePlaceVoices. Image: Woman sitting at a desk with a keyboard and large computer screen. Link: www.one-place-studies.org/blogging-prompts/ One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

Our Blogging Prompt🔗 for May 2025 is #OnePlaceCensus. An opportunity to look at—and perhaps re-evaluate—a key OPS resource for studying the individuals, families, populations and economies of many #OnePlaceStudies from the early-mid 1800s into the first decades of the 1900s. #OnePlaceWednesday

Flyer for event may 6

Next week !! Please come join us..

Ashford meeting flyer

Next week Ashford Branch

Medway meeting

Upcoming please join us.

Spring flowers

Spring in Canterbury England

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Genealogy flyer

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