Resources and guides used in the Claire Foy episode of WDYTYA [8th June 2023]

 

Newspapers

A great source of information – full of the stories that made up the lives of our ancestors. A guide to using the newspapers

Link 👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/old-newspapers/

Tracing Adoptions

Whether you’re trying to access your own adoption records or tracing an adoption in your family history, Gill Rossini explains the next steps

Link 👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/adoption/

Adoption Records

Some information from the Gov.uk website 

Link👉https://www.gov.uk/adoption-records

Dr Barnardo’s

Link👉https://www.barnardos.org.uk/former-barnardos-children

UK Birth-Adoption Register

Link👉 http://www.ukbirthadoptionregister.com/

 

Greater Manchester Police Museum

Link👉 https://gmpmuseum.co.uk/

Our Criminal Ancestors

Looking to find your criminal ancestors? Start here with these handy guides

Link👉 https://ourcriminalancestors.org/category/getting-started/

 

Free Irish Records

Some sites that you may find useful

National Library of Ireland

Guide to Irish Family History sources (NLI website): 

Link👉https://www.nli.ie/family-history/getting-started

RC parish records

Not indexed, best used in conjunction with free FindMyPast index

Link👉https://registers.nli.ie/

IrishGenealogy

Source of civil registration records (all island up to 1921) and information on other sources

Link👉https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/irish-records-what-is-available/civil-records

National Archives of Ireland

Genealogy links, Including the census, will calendars from 1858 (read the guide to testamentary records), and many other useful genealogy sources.

Link👉https://genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/ 

Swilson.info

Contains directories, maps and more

Link👉 https://www.swilson.info/

LibraryIreland:

Various sources including many town and county directories

Link👉https://www.libraryireland.com/Genealogy.php

AskAboutIreland:

Includes some Thoms Directories but most importantly the Griffiths Land Valuations: 

Link👉 https://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml

Townlands.ie

For places (townlands, electoral districts, civil parishes - important info for census and civil registration) se

Link👉https://www.townlands.ie/

Ordnance Survey maps

Link👉https://osi.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html...

Dúchas Schools Folklore Collection.

A project organised by the Irish government in the 1930s

Link👉https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes

Registry of Deeds Index Project:

Mostly deeds/mortgages related to land, some marriage articles/settlements and wills: 

https://irishdeedsindex.net/ 

Irish Manuscripts Commission

A variety of sources including King's Inn's Admission papers, Registry of Deeds and abstracts of wills from about 1708-1830, Guide to Irish Quaker Records, Books of Survey and Distribution

Link👉https://www.irishmanuscripts.ie/pro.../imc-digital-editions/

Virtual Treasury

A new collaboration and work in progress to try to reconstruct some of the sources lost during the fire in the Public Records Office in 1922

Link👉https://virtualtreasury.ie/

Resources and guides used in the Andrew Lloyd Webber episode of WDYTYA [1^st June 2023]

 

Old photographs

Your complete guide to cleaning, storing, and displaying your family photographs

Link 👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/photo-dating/old-photographs-clean-store-display/

 

When were the Napoleonic Wars?

Link 👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/military/best-websites-for-tracing-napoleonic-wars-ancestors/

 

How to read old handwriting

Link👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/feature/old-handwriting/

 

Marriage certificates

Link👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/feature/marriage-certificates/

 

Various Dutch Records online:

Remember you may need to press the 'Translate to English' button AND the records will be mostly in Dutch, so if you are searching the newspapers in particular remember to use your search terms in Dutch

OpenArchives

Search the genealogical data of Dutch and Belgian archives and societies

Link👉https://www.openarch.nl/

 

WieWasWie

Dutch Archives

Link👉https://www.wiewaswie.nl/

 

Archieven.nl

Discover and search hundreds of kilometres of predominantly Dutch archives

Link👉https://www.archieven.nl/en/

 

Delpher 

Historical Dutch newspapers, books, and magazines

Link 👉https://www.delpher.nl/

 

GenealogyOnline

Search for your ancestors and relatives in published family trees           

Link👉https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/

Dutch National Archives

Link👉https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en

 

CBG: Centrum voor familiesgeschiedenis

Dutch Centre for Family History

Link 👉https://cbg.nl/

It's the 1st of the month again so time for my list of FREE online events that members may be interested in - 

 

Fri, 2 Jun 2023 Starts at14:00 BST

Sensation, Scandal and Shock: 1963

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register👉https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sensation-scandal-and-shock1963-tickets-546205233557

 

Tue, 6 Jun 2023 19:00 - 19:45 BST

Maldon at the Gates: Sharing Stories of Disabled Christians

by Adult Learning at St Paul’s Cathedral

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/at-the-gates-sharing-the-stories-of-disabled-christians-tickets-634000010097

 

Tues, 6 June 2023 19:00-20:00 BST

Selsey Cathd’l and the Early Medieval Kingdoms of Sussex

by The Society for Church Archaeology

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dr-michael-shapland-selsey-cathl-the-early-medieval-kingdoms-of-sussex-tickets-629800047897

 

Wed, 7 Jun 2023 18:00 - 19:15 BST

A Duty to Care: The Emotional Community of Nursing in the Second World War

by The Royal College of Nursing College and Archives 

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-duty-to-care-the-emotional-community-of-nursing-in-the-second-world-war-tickets-608674039437

 

Wed, 7 Jun 2023 19:00 - 20:00 BST

The Battle of Maldon

by History Indoors

Link with more details and to register 👉https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-battle-of-maldon-tickets-638086071617

 

Wed, 7 Jun 2023 Starts at 19:30 BST

Small Inventions That Made a Big Difference

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/small-inventions-that-made-a-big-difference-tickets-546211381947

 

Thu, 8 Jun 2023 18:30 - 19:30 BST

I Met Lucky People: The Story of Romani Gypsies with Yaron Matras

by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/i-met-lucky-people-the-story-of-romani-gypsies-with-yaron-matras-tickets-637372968707

 

Thu, 8 Jun 2023 19:30 - 20:45 BST

Before the Zip

by Glamorgan Family History Society  

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/before-the-zip-tickets-616653726897

 

Fri, 9 Jun 2023 Starts at 14:00 BST

Colour and Light in Miniature: Illuminated Medieval Documents

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/colour-and-light-in-miniature-illuminated-medieval-documents-tickets-546221251467

 

Tues, 13 Jun 2023 Starts at 14:00 BST

From Strangers to Citizens: Immigration and Citizenship Records

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-strangers-to-citizens-immigration-and-citizenship-records-tickets-546222735907

 

Tues, 13 June 2023 starting at 15:00 BST

Eric Williams: Capitalism and Slavery: Debates, Legacies and New Direction for Research  

by The Royal Historical Society  

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/capitalism-and-slavery-debates-legacies-and-new-directions-for-research-tickets-597832993577

 

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:30 - 20:00 BST

Travellers, Tombs and Terror: Gothic Tourism in Egypt's 'Mummy Pits' and Victorian Fiction

by ISSE [The International Society for the Study of Egyptomania]

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/isse-virtual-lecture-travellers-tombs-terror-by-t-baber-l-bruce-tickets-627494301347

 

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:00 - 16:00 BST

Researching Your House History

by National Library of Scotland

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researching-your-house-history-tickets-630728324397

 

Fri, 16 June 2023 14:00 BST

The Story of Empire Windrush in Ten Documents

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-story-of-empire-windrush-in-ten-documents-tickets-546228202257

 

Mon, 19 June 2023 14:00 BST

Archives Live: Windrush 75

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-live-windrush-75-tickets-597709915447

 

Mon, 19 June 2023 19:30 BST

Command: How the Allies learned to Win the Second World War with Al Murray

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/command-how-the-allies-learned-to-win-the-second-world-war-with-al-murray-tickets-546226206287

 

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:00 - 17:00 BST

Women’s Lives and Writing: Online Resources for Scottish Residents

by National Library of Scotland

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-lives-and-writings-online-resources-for-scottish-residents-tickets-638013083307

 

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 Starts 19:30 BST

Spinning Stories with Esther Freud

by Friends of Highgate Library

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/esther-freud-spinning-stories-online-tickets-632695227457

 

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:00 - 15:15 BST

Your Research and the Media: An Introduction and Guide for Historians

by The Royal Historical Society 

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-research-and-the-media-an-introduction-and-guide-for-historians-tickets-560691231567

 

Wed, 21 June 2023 19:30 BST

Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anne-boleyn-elizabeth-i-the-mother-and-daughter-who-changed-history-tickets-546230107957

 

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:00 - 21:00 BST

Who was St Edmund?

by History Indoors

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/who-was-saint-edmund-tickets-575514097157

 

Sat, 24 Jun 2023 18:30 - 20:00 BST

Travel, Tourism and Soldiering in Egypt during the Great War

by ISSE [The International Society for the Study of Egyptomania]

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/isse-virtual-lecture-travel-tourism-soldiering-in-egypt-by-s-shepherd-tickets-627498784757

 

Thu, 28 Jun 2023 17:00 - 18:00 BST

Literary Agents and Dead Authors

by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/literary-agents-and-dead-authors-online-talk-tickets-638680549717

 

Fri, 30 June 2023 14:00 BST

Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nuts-and-bolts-seven-small-inventions-that-changed-the-world-tickets-546232093897

 

📷Image by Htc Erl from Pixabay

Notice fron Staffordshire Archives and Heritage 

 

"All of our enclosure maps are now online!

From Abbots Bromley to Wombourne, the A-Z (sort of) of Staffordshire is available to explore on Past Track.

Congratulations to our collections team, and thank you to Midland Ancestors for your support!"

 

Step back in time here: http://ow.ly/flvQ50Owhsx

Family History Software

For members with a 'The Genealogist' subscription - or those who are thinking of one.

They have an excellent offer at moment of £78.95 for the Diamond Annual subscription which will renew going forward at that price instead of the usual £139, for as long as you stay with them.

This less-than-half-price lifetime discount on the Diamond subscription offer closes on  1st June, the discount code you need is ENTGMAYL23, howevver the link below takes you to the payment page where this discount is applied

https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/basket/?discount_code=ENTGMAYL23

FHSC is pleased to announce that the guest speaker at this year's AGM is Peter Higginbotham. Peter is the renowned expert on the history of the workhouse and his talk will relate the general history of the workhouse and its systems, with a ‘Cheshire’ slant, it certainly will be educational, enjoyable and entertaining in equal measures. Learn more about Peter and his work by visiting his website - https://www.workhouses.org.uk.

 

The formal business section of the AGM will follow at 3pm

 

This event is for members only and registration to attend is required. Registration is now open and closes on the morning of the AGM.

 

REMEMBER, you need to be logged into the website using your user name and password to register, then please click on the blue AGM event title, then click ‘Join’, followed by ‘Save’ – You will receive an email confirmation of your request to attend the talk and the zoom links/meeting protocol will be forwarded 2 days prior to the event.

If you run into any difficulties with this, then please contact Margaret Roberts on or see the 'Seminar Talks and how to Register' section under 'Online Talks and Meetings' in the FAQ section of the website.

 

PLEASE NOTE: We will be unable to record Peter's talk.

Saturday 16 September 2023 at the Palace Hotel in Buxton

 

Presenters:

 

Mary Evans – ‘Chasing those Brickwalls!’

Dave Annal – Death & Taxes

Jackie Depelle – “Digging into the Parish Chest”

Dr Penny Walters – “Why the Welsh left Wales”

 

Tickets: £30. Book early to avoid disappointment - it’s always very popular.

Includes talks, refreshments & 2-course finger buffet lunch

 

Parking:

Blue Badge holders – may park or drop off at hotel

Others - use side streets or the pay & display car parks

For car parks in Buxton see: https://en.parkopedia.co.uk/parking/buxton/

 

Exhibitors:

Once again, about 15 exhibitors will be there – old friends & new:

We plan to offer delegates a free goody bag and a free prize draw again. 

To book your place, please complete the booking form on this link:

https://forms.gle/mXnsgpBhQpmafuNU6

Please put your surname and postcode as a reference if paying by BAC - [ So we can match your payment with your form.]

 

Tickets will be issued at our reception desk on the day, not posted.

Fabulous news if you have ancestry from Flint/Denbigh durinf the 1700s

 

North East Wales Archives have announced that they have scanned and uploaded to freely search and view a tranche of Quarter Sessions rolls

 

The date range of rolls available online is currently;

• Denbighshire Session Rolls 142 rolls digitised dated between 1706 and 1743 (all conserved and flattened rolls have now been scanned)
• Flintshire Session Rolls 77 rolls digitised dated between 1747 and 1769, with the intention of digitising up to the year 1797 in the forthcoming year

Read more at the following link 👉https://denbighshirearchives.wordpress.com/2023/05/05/unrolling-the-past-quarter-session-roll-digitisation-project/

 

Wed, 3 May 2023 15:00 - 16:00 BST

Researching your House History

by National Library of Scotland

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/researching-your-house-history-tickets-602477746157

 

Wed, 3 May 2023 19:30 BST

Bolton Wanderers: 100 Year Anniversary

by Bolton Family History Society

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bolton-wanderers-a-100-year-anniversary-meeting-at-bolton-arena-and-zoom-tickets-616366567997

 

Friday, May 5 · 5pm BST

Script, Scribes and Scholars

with Professor Joanna Story 

by Royal Historical Society

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/script-scribes-scholars-rhs-lecture-booking-for-online-livestream-tickets-596871888887

 

Thu, 11 May 2023 14:00 - 15:00 BSTT

Tracing First World War Ancestors; Online Workshop

by Norfolk Record Office

Link with more details and to register👉https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tracing-first-world-war-ancestors-online-workshop-tickets-564228000137

 

Thu, 11 May 2023 19:30 - 20:45 BST

Ancient DNA for Genealogy: Viking? Neanderthal?

by Glamorgan Family History Society

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ancient-dna-for-genealogy-viking-neanderthal-tickets-611132191837

 

Fri, 12 May 2023 14:00 BST

Images of Power and Majesty: The Joy of Royal Seals

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register👉https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/images-of-power-and-majesty-the-joy-of-royal-seals-tickets-546074763317

 

Sat, 13 May 2023 14:00 - 15:30 BST

‘The Tiffany Windows’ and Joseph Briggs

with Douglas Jackson

by MLFHS Oldham & District Branch

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mlfhs-oldham-district-branch-monthly-meeting-and-talk-zoom-in-person-tickets-602714193377

Tue, 16 May 2023 14:00 BST

Researching your Family History: 20^th Century Sources

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researching-your-family-history-20th-century-sources-tickets-546100309727

 

Tue, 16 May 2023 19:20 BST

Untold London; Stories from Time-trodden Streets

with Dan Carrier

by Friends of Highgate Library

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/untold-london-stories-from-time-trodden-streets-dan-carrier-online-tickets-606711258707

 

Wed, 17 May 2023 14:00 - 15:00 BST

Maps for Family and Local History

by National Library of Scotland

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/maps-for-family-and-local-history-tickets-618888059847

 

Wed, 17 May 2023 19:00 - 20:00 BST

The British Army and ‘Regimental System’: 1868-1911

by History Indoors

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-british-army-and-regimental-system-1868-to-1911-tickets-599332067347

 

Tue, 23 May 2023 15:00 - 16:00 BST

Women’s Lives and Writings: Online Resources for Everyone

by National Library of Scotland

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/womens-lives-and-writings-online-resources-for-everyone-tickets-621639820437

 

Sat, 27 May 2023 14:00 - 15:30 BST

Poles Apart: Secrets of Three Country Houses and Polish Operatives in WWII

by Kresy Family

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poles-apart-secrets-of-three-country-houses-and-polish-operatives-in-wwii-tickets-620168289047

 

Sat, 27 May 2023 18:30 - 20:00 BST

Picnics on the Pyramid

with Dr Chris Elliott

by The International Society for the Study of Egyptomania

[Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/isse-virtual-lecture-picnics-on-the-pyramid-by-dr-chris-elliott-tickets-627487561187

 

Wed, May 31, 2023 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM BST

Introduction to Family History

 by National Library of Scotland

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/introduction-to-family-history-31st-may-2023-3pm-4pm-bst-tickets-615540075937

 

Wed, 31 May 2023 19:30 BST

Everyday Life in Victorian London

with Helen Amy

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/everyday-life-in-victorian-london-tickets-546131242247

The National Monument against Violence and Aggression will arrive at the start of May.

The Knife Angel is multi-purpose, helping to educate communities about the negative impacts of

knife crime whilst also acting as a poignant memorial to those who have lost their lives to it.

 Between 3rd and 31st May 2023
 Memorial Square, Crewe (CW1 2BJ)

The official Crewe Knife Angel event webpage is here:
https://www.crewetowncouncil.gov.uk/whats-on-events/knife-angel/

The programme of activities will be uploaded soon!

The origins of the Knife Angel:
https://www.britishironworkcentre.co.uk/the-knife-angel-official/

 

Would you like to observe and record events in your local area over the Bank Holiday weekend for the Mass Observation Coronation Project?

Your account can be written in any style and include drawings and photographs. You can also record any plans or preparations for the following events, which may include:

• 6^th May Coronation of King Charles III
• 7^th May Coronation Big Lunch
• 8^th May Big Help Out

Your account will inform research and teaching and be kept alongside records of all royal events from 1937 onwards, providing an invaluable record for future generations. 

Link to find out more - http://www.massobs.org.uk/write-for-us/coronation-project/13-write-for-us/245-take-part-coronation