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Brilliantly bonkers as usual, Ripon Cathedral clergy taking part in the annual #PancakeDay run down Kirkgate!

⁦University of York⁩ have some great courses coming up. I’ve been to many. Our friend ⁦Joe Saunders⁩ has one coming up soon on Historic York pubs. ⁦Gillian Waters⁩ has some fab talks on medieval history too. ⁦The Backstreet Regents⁩ ⁦BALH⁩ centre

For Women's History Month: Early Women Occupations, Jobs & Avocations bit.ly/2NRT8ql #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #WomensHistoryMonth #women Credit: Mary Harrell-Sesniak

Brilliant talk tonight by Paul Bennett of CWGC ⁦Commonwealth War Graves⁩ at our monthly meet up. ⁦Family History Federation⁩ ⁦⁦We’re not here anymore – formerly @YorkLibrariesUK⁩ ⁦Emma Jolly⁩ ⁦Jonathan Cowap⁩ #war graves

#PhotoFriday This photo of Edmund Street c 1870 was probably taken from the site of the Council House. The spire of Christchurch on the left and the roof of the Town Hall on the right help with bearings. Ref - Edmund Street Photo 41 LibraryofBirmingham Brumpic

Steve Steve is doing one of his family history things on BBC radio York tomorrow around 10am. If you’re up and about just ask Alexa for BBC Radio York and you can listen in for three amazing tales! ⁦BALH⁩ ⁦Family History Federation⁩ ⁦We’re not here anymore – formerly @YorkLibrariesUK⁩

Now on BBC Sounds. Thank you York Family History Society. ⁦MillSociety⁩ ⁦We’re not here anymore – formerly @acombexplore⁩ ⁦Acomb Village News⁩ ⁦Society for One-Place Studies 1⃣🏘️🔎⁩ ⁦GuildOneNameStudies 🌳⁩ ⁦BALH⁩ ⁦Family History Federation⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

If you ever wondered what a Regency period gas world looked like then here is one in York built in 1822-23. Lovely. ⁦BALH⁩ ⁦The Backstreet Regents⁩ ⁦

Big celebration this year for local and family historians in Yorkshire. ⁦Heritage Hunter⁩ ⁦BALH⁩ ⁦Family History Federation⁩ ⁦UoY Borthwick Institute for Archives⁩ ⁦Holgate Windmill⁩ ⁦ClementsHallHistoryG⁩

Been doing some family history field work today after a meeting with ⁦Yorkshire Group FHS⁩. Long Street in Easingwold and the gravestone of Spence and Usher family in Low Catton. ⁦Family History Federation⁩ ⁦GuildOneNameStudies 🌳⁩ ⁦Society for One-Place Studies 1⃣🏘️🔎⁩ ⁦BALH⁩

Hope you all enjoyed this talk! Full house for it last night plus some unknown but very welcome Oglesby family members in attendance. It’ll be on YouTube soon for those who missed it….

One of our members, David Rigby, was a guest on BBC Radio York as part of the VE day commemorations. You can hear him from 10.20 talking about his research into the WW2 veterans in his family. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…. ⁦David Rigby 🌳🧬🪖⁩ for more information,

Fabulous day yesterday in sunny Islington with two amazing presentations by Dr Sophie Kay and Martin McDowell on DNA and genealogy. The Federation is a superb organisation and I would urge all local and family history societies to join. ⁦BALH⁩ ⁦Family History Federation⁩

Wow! My ancestors were baptised there!

Lovely day in Selby sunshine. A quiet place to breathe and give respect to the fallen from the Boer War and subsequent wars.

Did you know that water used to be transported from the river to houses and street standpipes in wooden pipes? Usually joined up to lead stopcocks and taps. Elm was the tree of choice as it didn’t rot. All the English elms have gone now though. ⁦⁦BALH⁩

You will all recall the naval battle of Flamborough Head in 1779 - the only time the Americans tried to invade us during the American War of Independence. John Paul Jones was Scottish by the way! The leased vessel Countess of Scarborough defended our northern shores. ⁦#battles

Ever wondered how we stop our old churches from collapse or demolition? Jonathan French will be telling us this Wednesday June 4th at our talk at 7:30 at New Earswick friends meeting house. Picture is St Crux - now sadly demolished. ⁦BALH⁩ ⁦Family History Federation⁩

So thrilled our Family and Local History 50th anniversary festival will be opened by our favourite DJ Jonathan Cowap. Loads of Societies attending plus Captain Tombola! Great prizes donated by Morrisons. 10 am June 28th Acomb PH. ⁦⁦✨ Visit York ✨⁩ ⁦