I'm being awarded the @ihgs.bsky.social Julian Bickersteth Medal - awarded 'to persons who have made notable and exemplary contributions to family history studies'. I've been working in genetic genealogy for over 25 years so this is a lovely honour. 😊
Congratulations to Professor Turi King on being awarded the Julian Bickersteth Memorial Medal. From leading the DNA analysis that identified Richard III to pioneering genetic genealogy her work is truly ground breaking.
“Family history and genetic genealogy have always been central to my work.”
Congratulations to Professor Turi King on her new publication
"The Secrets of our DNA: How Genetics has Changed the World".
Available through Waterstones etc www.waterstones.com/book/the-sec...
'Unequivocally expert.' Sunday Times
Many congratulations from all at IHGS. Very well deserved.
New WDYTYA? returns next week! @ihgs.bsky.social www.ihgs.ac.uk/new-wdytya-r...
Join Paul Carter's talk this Monday lunchtime
Data Management for Family & Local History Research Projects 8 June 12pm online & recorded
Advice on how to preserve & make accessible a wide array of historical documents, with practical guidance on digitising & organising your data.
www.ihgs.ac.uk/7
I’m very grateful for the sash windows in my #StreetStudy during this heatwave! 🥵But did you know that there’s a reason why they were designed this way?
👉🏻The science behind sash windows and how they ventilate our homes www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/science...
#OnePlaceWednesday
Maps website home page and map viewer changes at NLS Maps
maps.nls.uk/website-2026/
#OnePlaceWednesday
IHGS - The School of Family History
IHGS - The School of Family History
IHGS - The School of Family History
IHGS - The School of Family History
IHGS - The School of Family History
Turi King
Society for One-Place Studies
maps.nls.uk
Liz Yule
Do you want to learn to read old documents? Do you need to learn some Latin? The 49th Palaeography Summer School is for you! 👇 Tell all your friends. #palaeography #Skystorians #MedievalSky
palaeography.uk/study/short-...
Society for One-Place Studies
The School, formerly the Keele Latin and Palaeography Summer School, returns for its 49th year. In 2025 The Ranulf Higden Society took over the organisation of the Latin and Palaeography Summer Sch…
One Placers/Local Historians - just ordered this book but looking for ideas to track bad harvests in Southern England in the last quarter of the 16th Century. Any idea?s
#OnePlaceStudies #LocalHistory
After 25 years of researching #Rillington, I am delighted to share that I have been awarded the Licentiateship of @ihgs.bsky.social.
My thesis, “ALL CHANGE”: Railways & Societal Alteration in Mid-C19 Rillington, explores how one parish can reveal wider patterns of social change. #OnePlaceWednesday
