Janet Few

Howe 2 | Granny's Tales

195 years ago today my great great grandfather William Howe was born. This is his #FamilyHistory story. www.grannystales.co.uk/howe2

Four Stories, Seven Women No Longer Forgotten The four stories of Post Office workers that we have just uploaded, commemorate no fewer than seven women. Several of our researchers have found that working for the Post Office ran in families and so...

Today we have more stories of #PostOffice workers #WomensHistory www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/four-st...

Check out our 'Written Sideways' a poem and one of our #InternationalWomensDAy uploads www.fewforgottenwomen.com/iwd26

My next #RootsTech2026 Roundup

My Great Uncle Percy Woolgar died on this day in 1965. This is his #FamilyHistory story www.grannystales.co.uk/percy

Thank you

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Thank you. I was just glad the technology worked! www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech...

Looking forward to giving my #RootsTech2026 presentation on C20th English research at 3pm today

Thank you @hbrooks.bsky.social

My thoughts on more #RootsTech2026 presentations

We are standing by for International Women's Day on Sunday. Stand by for the following going live on our website #IWD2026 #WomensHistory #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

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Day 1 #NotAtRootsTech
- Talk that made me want to immediately try out the method: 'Timelines for Genealogy' by @janetfew.bsky.social
- Most interesting talk: 'Victorian Burials' by Dr Michala Hulme.
#GenHour #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #History

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#RootsTech Roundup Day 1

For those who don't know (and if you don't, you've not been reading my blog long enough) RootsTech is the largest genealogical event in the world, with thousands of people attending live in Salt Lake City and many more taking part virtually from all parts of the globe.…

Thank you @geniaus.bsky.social it was fun to put together

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Although I'm #NotAtRootsTech my pre-recorded session on 'Timelines for Genealogy: a powerful research tool' is just about to go live. Free to listen please thumbs up if you like it www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech #RootsTech26

Tales | Granny's Tales

My 3x great grandfather James Bulley was born in Norfolk 225 years ago today. His story and that of my other #Norfolk ancestors is told here www.grannystales.co.uk/tales #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

4C1R is my closest too Of my 298 many are 'imaginative' at best. The split between my grandparents is v uneven 8 157 1 156 which doesn't add up to the total!!!🤷‍♀️

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I've got an impossibly optimistic online viewing schedule too. Thank goodness for recordings otherwise I'd be listening to 2 talks at the same time as giving my own #NotAtRootsTech2026

Bumper Crop of Post Office Worker Stories After a marathon uploading session, we bring you fifteen stories of women who worked for the post office. Here is the place to meet Blanche Edith Cheetham, Alice A Fish, Louisa Heath. Harriet Ann Elsi...

15 new stories of women who worked for the Post Office thanks to the hard work of our volunteers #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WomensHistory #PostOfficeHistory www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/bumper-...

Standing by to deliver this afternoon's Rural communities and rural workers workshop 'Resources for filling in Agricultural Labourers' Lives for @sogorg.bsky.social

Have you ever wondered if your ancestors could read? Have you ever wanted to know what they read? I'm joining the SoG on Saturday to talk about my journey of researching the literary interests of my ancestors! There'll be lots of methods for you to take away & try out for yourself! #Genealogy

You should join a family history society - they exist for your benefit: sharing, participating and mutual support. Read more here: www.familyhistoryfederation.com/join-fhs

The Story of a Great Grandmother and some Holiday Memories This month there are two new additions to Granny's Tales. First, there are memories of holidays up until 1993. You can read these here. Then there is the story of my great grandmother, Fanny Thomasine...

I've added a couple more things to my Granny's Tales website www.grannystales.co.uk/post/the-sto... #FamilyHistory #Memoreis #Genealogy

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#DNA discussion on Zoom tonight - suitable for all levels. Come and ask questions and share your experiences and/or expertise

This is going to be a spectacular event - check out the great lineup of speakers.

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
#ResearchSkills #GenealogyTalks

We've published our 500th story! Many thanks to volunteer @cotswoldtalespast.bsky.social www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/our-500... #FamilyHistory #WomensHistory #PostOfficeHistory #Genealogy

🌾 Speaker of the Month (Feb): @janetfew.bsky.social
Join our interactive online workshop
Resources for Filling in Agricultural Labourers’ Lives
26 Feb | 14:00–16:30
Work in small groups, explore real case studies, learn practical sources & methods for researching agricultural ancestors.

Plenty of good stuff here from @pharostutors.bsky.social Join in the celebrations! www.pharostutors.com/webinars #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

An Elusive Great Grandmother

Fanny Thomasine Bishop was my great grandmother on my paternal grandfather’s side. I feel like I ‘know’ my maternal great grandmothers; there are photographs and my mother shared memories of these two women. In the early 1990s, I was in contact with Fanny’s…