Disappearing ancestors - one minute you see them and then you don't! This is the story of a genealogical mystery involving my Rudman ancestors who I was unable to trace after the 1851 census and how I managed to solve the case: genealogyjude.com/2025/06/21/the… #familyhistory #genealogy

Excellent blog as always from Genealogy Jude which shows why we should check ALL possible sources before we reach our conclusions

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How do we leave a personal legacy? What information should we leave about our own lives for the benefit of descendants? If you have ever struggled with these questions, read my article about this very topic: genealogyjude.com/2020/02/24/who… #legacy #familyhistory #ancestry #familytree

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I have a lot of sympathy for Blaise Metreweli, the new female head of MI6. It’s been revealed that her grandfather, who she has never met, was a Nazi collaborator in Ukraine. It’s sad when a person’s family history can be used as a weapon against them. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

This is such a fresh way of sharing one's family history. Beautifully written, it conjures up what life was like in the past. Highly recommended! #ancestry #familyhistory #genealogy #familytree The Tree On The Green chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/06/26/the… via Paul Chiddicks

Tudor, Stuart, and Georgian Wills Transcribathon. Join researchers from the University of Exeter in person or online to help produce transcriptions of 25,000 Tudor, Stuart & Georgian wills Thursday, July 24 1 - 4pm. To find out more and to book eventbrite.com/e/tudor-stuart…

Just before midnight, on July 9th 1917, an explosion tore apart the battleship HMS Vanguard at Scapa Flow, killing 843 out of the 845 men on board. Included amongst them was my relative, Arthur John Maton. This is his story: genealogyjude.com/2020/02/08/bre… #OnThisDay #WW1 #familyhistory

Kelly Cornwell Richard Holt - Holt's Family History Research Paul Chiddicks Daniel Loftus is working on #ProjectInfant. 🌳🔎 Genealogy Jude Patricia Bruhn Emma Jolly 👇👇👇

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Looking forward to the IHGS Awards Day!

Great advice for genealogists on how to use AI for everyday tasks. #familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry

Historic newspapers are full of stories about ordinary people. Sometimes you find a story that has as much relevance today as it did then. In The Good Samaritan, read the tragic account of a lost boy and the actions of those who came across his path. genealogyjude.com/2020/03/07/the…

I have just returned from an amazing 5 days in France and Belgium touring #WW1 battlefields with Leger Battlefield Tours cannot praise Leger, the absolutely amazing tour guide and drivers enough, they made this such a special trip, thanks guys! Cannot recommend them enough

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Daniel Loftus is working on #ProjectInfant. 🌳🔎 Kelly Cornwell Emma Jolly Patricia Bruhn HistoricalTristan Charnwood Genealogy Genealogy Jude Debbie Kennett 🧬🌳 Lynn Heiden Richard Holt - Holt's Family History Research Paul Chiddicks

Keep an eye out this week for a brand new blog recounting the story of Private Harry Keyes who died in WW1, whose memorial I had the honour of visiting this summer #WW1 #Genealogy #Ypres #WesternFront #Essex #FamilyHistory