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Granny, Amateur Genealogist, sometimes presenting as my Gt GrandAunt, Auntie Kate. DevonFHS, RyedaleFHG, Society for One-Place Studies (OPS Sticklepath near Okehampton Devon). IHGS slow stream student!

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It's Alright for you Women!  A Special VE Day 2025 Production by the Few Forgotten Women Team
It's Alright for you Women! A Special VE Day 2025 Production by the Few Forgotten Women Team YouTube video by A Few Forgotten Women

"It's Alright For You Women" a play to commemorate V.E.Day. Written by #AnnSimcock Cast #FewForgottenWomen and guests, Music, sound effects and editing by #GwilymSimcock recording / compilation by #MargaretRoberts.
Listen: youtu.be/-dw5qJJTmtE (Coffee Time! 30 mins remembering women's roles in WW2)

08.05.2025 09:04 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Well done Simcock Family! Brilliant play very well written and produced.

08.05.2025 08:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

HAve I written the wrong date somewhere? Tuesday 11th is Janet Few One-Place Pot Pour as far as I know. Janet Barrie is 8th APRIL. May is "Murder Sex and Mayhem in English Churches” by John Vigar

05.03.2025 19:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
11th February, 8 for 8.30 GMT Webinar program Alexandra Gilbert From a "Sinsbury's bag" to an OPS, Ann Simcock Joining the dots... Steve Pickthall How not to do a family re-constitution and Peter Burnhill - Joined in Time - 1819 Cohort Study.

11th February, 8 for 8.30 GMT Webinar program Alexandra Gilbert From a "Sinsbury's bag" to an OPS, Ann Simcock Joining the dots... Steve Pickthall How not to do a family re-constitution and Peter Burnhill - Joined in Time - 1819 Cohort Study.

#OnePlaceWednesday Our next Webinar is a member's contributions session on "Connections". Lots to learn from challenges and mistakes! Plus the opportunity to connect together in Peter Burnhill's exciting 1819 project. Don't miss it! #SOPS Society for One-Place Studies #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory

05.02.2025 14:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#OnePlaceWednesday Next SOPS Webinar on 11th February is Member's Contributions. Always good value with several speakers each talking for 10 minutes. Could you talk for 10 minutes?

29.01.2025 11:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Webinar 14th January 2025 8 for 8.30 GMT with Mark Hatton.  The Meaning, Mystery and Magic of the symbolism on Post-Reformation Gravestones.

Webinar 14th January 2025 8 for 8.30 GMT with Mark Hatton. The Meaning, Mystery and Magic of the symbolism on Post-Reformation Gravestones.

Rather a chilly #OnePlaceWednesday! Happy New Year to all members of the Society for #OnePlaceStudies. Our first Webinar for 2025 is next Tuesday and the topic sounds fascinating! Don't miss it! Link will be sent out to all members in advance.

08.01.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Members do join our last webinar of the year #OnePlaceWednesday #OnePlaceStudies #Genealogy

05.12.2024 00:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A Cushendall pony with a turf creel on a travoise. The harness and traces are all made of straw, plaited. There is an elderly woman standing with a very cute dog, outside a thatched cottage. 19th century photo of the NMNI

A Cushendall pony with a turf creel on a travoise. The harness and traces are all made of straw, plaited. There is an elderly woman standing with a very cute dog, outside a thatched cottage. 19th century photo of the NMNI

Anyway.
An archaeology break with a thread !
I want you to look at this lovely photo which belongs to the National Museums Northern Ireland. It's a turf travois up in 19th c Glendun. Now zoom on the harness ( welcome to my life ). Notice anything ? It's all straw

30.11.2024 10:43 πŸ‘ 379 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 16

PLEASE NOTE A NEW LINK IS BEING SENT TO ALL MEMBERS BY EMAIL AS THE PREVIOUS ONE IS DEFUNCT.

27.11.2024 19:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two screen grabs combined, showing the BlueSky profiles of the Devon Family History Society and the Glamorgan Family History Society.

Two screen grabs combined, showing the BlueSky profiles of the Devon Family History Society and the Glamorgan Family History Society.

Please join us in welcoming the #FamilyHistory Societies of Devon and Glamorgan to BlueSky!

@devonfhs.bsky.social

@glamorganfhs.bsky.social

#Genealogy #GenHour

10.11.2024 12:16 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

@danielloftus.bsky.social

08.11.2024 12:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0