Welcome to Cheshire. We are a very friendly and helpful Society, with a lot of knowledgeable volunteers always ready to help you find the Who, What, When, and Where of your ancestry no matter where it's based
https://www.fhsc.org.uk
The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳
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Don't forget #WDYTYA tonight
BBC1 @9pm - this week - Joe Swash
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#WhatsOn this week at @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social
Research Cen
Mon/Tue
Helpdesk
Chester, Wallasey
3 x Grp Meeting
Northwich, Crewe, Sale
Discussion Grp
Windows PC Users
Zoom
Walking With Your Ancestors: Mapping Strategies for Genealogists with @scientistsoph.bsky.social
Find out more 👉 fhsc.uk
50 Years of the National Waterways Museum (1976-2026)
The National Waterways Museum will be celebrating it's 50th year in style with live entertainment, traditional craft demos and a brand new exhibition at Ellesmere Port
canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do...
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
New Free Historical Records from 22 Countries, the June 2026 update from FamilySearch
👉 www.familysearch.org/en/blog/new-...
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
Nothing new at the BNA for #Cheshire, some #Lancashire & #NorthWales updates that might be useful
A few interesting new titles
🚩𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞
🚩𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞'𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫
🚩𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭
All updates in screenshots below, with #AltText as usual
@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
Trace social history with new records from Scotland and Sussex at @findmypast.bsky.social this week
🚩 #𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝
🚩 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 #𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞
🚩 #𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐱 𝐁𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬
Link to blog 👉 www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/sco...
Cousins reunited at Tyne Cot near Ypres for the funeral of Thomas Whitaker from Bradford & 5 other men after their remains were found in 2020. Whitaker was just 18 when he was killed by an explosion in a trench just a month before the end of WW1. 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A typical English high street, with a thumping great folly tower commemorating the author Mrs #Gaskell. #Cranford #Knutsford #Cheshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
The Wolf
On a canal in Stockport, Cheshire UK
Early 2005. The original photo was in color but it looks so timeless as a black and white image!
#digitalphotography #photography #blackandwhite #vintagephotos #2000s #UK #England #stockport #cheshire #canal #narrowboat
Now published: The Old Palace School disaster (1941).
A full account of the night 34 firefighters and firewomen lost their lives during the Blitz.
Every name remembered. Every story preserved.
#WW2 #Blitz #London #EastLondon #History #Poplar #Beckenham
open.substack.com/pub/oldpalac...
Discover exciting events at Ellesmere Port Boat Museum. Enjoy family fun, historic exhibitions, and canal-side activities in a unique setting.
