Emma Jolly

The writer’s bookshelf: Emma Darwin Eight questions about writers, books, and reading…

Delighted to host the great @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social on the Writer's Bookshelf this week talking about the books that have inspired and influenced her. mathewlyons.substack.com/p/the-writer...

Agree!

🍂 The September Genealogy Gazette is here! Packed with Society news, community updates, What’s On the Box, special offers & a book competition. Perfect reading for autumn days indoors 📖
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#MeetTheTutors Emma Jolly @emmajolly.bsky.social‬ holds an MA and BA in History. She has written four books dedicated to different aspects of genealogical research and is a regular contributor to family history publications. www.pharostutors.com/emma-jolly

Hi #GenHour!
🧬 Are you new to DNA testing?
If so, @debbiekennett.bsky.social will guide you through autosomal DNA this Sat 21 June at 14:00. Understand cM, cousin matches, and what DNA can and can’t tell you.
Register: portal.sog.org.uk/Ev...
#GeneticGenealogy #FamilyHistory

Methodology talk with Jude Rhodes
Get back to basics—or sharpen your research strategy. Join @juderhodes.bsky.social this Saturday 21 June at 10:30 for ‘Dipping into Methodology’, covering FAN technique, records, and how to avoid common pitfalls.
🎟️ Book here: portal.sog.org.uk/Ev...
#GenHour

Join us on Thurs 3 July at 14:00 with @janetfew.bsky.social to learn more about women who worked from home—how they earned & how to find them in the records.
Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/Ev...
#WomensHistory #Genealogy #SocialHistory #GenHour

Coming up this week at @SoGGenealogist:
🧭 Methodology for researchers
🧬 Intro to DNA matches
🏕️ FREE panel on Romany & Traveller family history
AND coming soon . . . 👩‍🧵 Hidden lives of home-working women
🎟️ Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/ev...
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DNA

New Gazette alert! 🚨 The June 2025 Genealogy Gazette is packed with insights to boost your family history research. Get tips, Society news, and a chance to win our #BookOfTheMonth!

Find the competition question inside: www.sog.org.uk/news/the-gen...

#Genealogy #SoGNews #FamilyTree

💬 Family History & Dementia: Sparking Connections
🗓️ Thu 22 May | 🕑 14:00 (UK) | 💻 Zoom

Can family history support those with dementia?
Join @juderhodes.bsky.social for insights, tips & meaningful ways to connect.

🔗 members.sog.org.uk/e...

#DementiaSupport #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

🇬🇧 #GenHour join is to Trace Your WWII Military Ancestors this Saturday!
📅 17 May | 🕥 10:30–17:00 | 💻 Zoom
Explore RAF, Navy, POWs, Home Guard & more with top experts.
Includes The Few DB, IBCC Archive & live Q&A
🎥 Recording to 31 May
💷 £60 Members | £75 Non-Members
🔗 members.sog.org.uk/e...

🎖️ Military History Special Offer!
Join our expert talks:
📅 22 Mar – Women in the Military
📅 17 May – World War II
📅 14 June – World War I
📅 9 Aug– Pre-1914 Military Ancestors
✨ Book 3, get the 4th FREE! Enjoy a free talk or book each day
🔗 Book now: tinyurl.com/36evh58n

📢 Join Our Free #RootsTech2025 Watch Parties on Zoom! 🎉

Why watch alone when you can experience RootsTech together? Chat with fellow genealogists, staff, and volunteers while watching top sessions live. 💻🗣️

📌 See members.sog.org.uk/events for Watch Party Lineup!

Having older generations test is so important—especially for people who live or have ancestors from outside the U.S.! I love that the North of Ireland Family History Society is offering free FTDNA tests to those who qualify from the North of Ireland. Such a great opportunity! ☘️

🎖️ Women in Military & Wartime – Full-Day Online Event 🎖️

🗓 Sat, 22 March 2025 | ⏰ 10:30 – 17:00 GMT | Live on Zoom
📚 Includes a copy of My Ancestor Was a Woman at War by @emmajolly.bsky.social (UK postage incl.)

Explore the vital roles women played in wartime with expert talks on:-

Yes, thank you. It calmed down here by yesterday morning :)

Ah! I see.

No. What’s that?

Land and wealth in Celtic Britain centred on women - DNA analysis DNA analysis suggests Iron Age societies in Britain were built around women rather than men.

DNA analysis of skeletons unearthed in Dorset show that women passed on wealth & land to their daughters in Iron Age Britain with women wielding quite a lot of influence 👇
BBC News - Women held keys to land and wealth in Celtic Britain
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Image of granny squares and thread with needle with overlay of text reading Stitch & Story Hosted by Natalie Pithers

If you'd like to join a knit and natter friendly virtual session to chat #genealogy and share crafts, please DM me for Zoom link. I've planned the first #StitchStory to take place on Tuesday 21st Jan at 8pm UK time.

I’m still getting used to this tbh :)

All so gorgeous! Bit worried about the ones who fell over, though. Do you think they’re hurt?

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁

We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

#GenHour 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Begin Scottish Research with @dunedingenie.bsky.social!
12-Weeks| 30 Jan–17 Apr 2025
Learn to navigate Scottish records & uncover your heritage
📖 Parish Records & Kirk Sessions 🏠 Valuation Rolls ⚖️ Legal Records 🌍 Emigration & more!
🔗 Book now: ow.ly/AYlL50UgBCy

If anyone is in touch with Richard Holt, please give him a pat on the back for the work he did helping raise awareness of this.

Lovely to see you all! Wish I could have stayed longer . . . #Geneazoom

Henry Wyatt & the Good Templars

My latest blog post, inspired by a question at the recent Scottish Indexes conference, is about a Victorian Londoner moving to Glasgow and his involvement with the temperance movement. #GenHour #FamilyHistory #Ancestry #Genealogy scotsancestors.blogspot.com/2024/12/henr...

Cover of Family Tree magazine, showing a black & white photo of a family playing with a toy elephant. The headline reads "DNA made simple!" Cover of the Family History Handbook 2025 with a vintage bridal photo.

Which family history software would suit you best? Find out more in this preview of my upcoming article in Family Tree magazine, out Dec 13: https://buff.ly/41rvTIb #GenHour #Ancestry #FamilyHistory

Nine vintage Christmas cards

The lid of an old plum pudding box - red stripes with a green label.

Is anyone still writing Christmas cards? Here are just a few of the old cards I found in this Christmas pudding box. Not sure of dates, although one of them says 1913. There are nearly fifty altogether. #familyhistory #vintagechristmascards

You’re welcome, Dean. I agree - it’s very well done.