Photo showing the River Severn flowing through the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire. There are trees on either side of the river in the foreground (the deciduous trees have no leaves), a footbridge crosses the river in the near distance (at a point where the river turns to the right and disappears from view) and many houses and other buildings.

Researching #FamilyHistory, #LocalHistory or a #OnePlaceStudy in #Shropshire? Ancestry has just added a new record set, Shropshire, England, Wills and Probate, 1858-1940. These are registered copies of wills held by Shropshire Archives. Very useful following last year’s Probate Search price hike!

David Walker's Declaration of Independence Join the Boston Public Library's Special Collections for a talk from scholar Dr. Leon Jackson entitled David Walker’s Declaration of Independence: Building Community and Fighting Racism in Antebellum ...

Hey, #Boston friends! I'll be giving a talk on David Walker at Boston Public Library on 21 May, and I'd love it if you were able to join me! The talk is free, and you can sign up at the link below! 🗃️

Medford's "Mother" of the Boston Tea Party recognized with modern honor Sarah Bradlee Fulton is also said to have acted as a spy for General Washington and nursed at the Battle of Bunker Hill

Medford's "Mother" of the Boston Tea Party recognized with modern honor

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#Rev250 #RevolutionaryWar #WomensStoriesinHistory

Three New Databases for 10 Million Names The United States of America, 1855, J. H. Colton, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons We are excited to share three new 10 Million Names databases today: The United States: Freedmen’s Bureau…

#genealogy AmericanAncestors-dot-org Database News:
Three New Databases for 10 Million Names dbnews.americanancestors.org/2026/03/23/t...

I have started reading the fascinating Charles Booth's London Poverty Maps book which is about the survey undertaken between 1886 & 1903 which offers unrivalled insight into the lives & living conditions of Londoners. The colour coded Poverty Maps show the distribution of rich & poor, street by /1

Good Morning! On this day, (Tuesday) April 14 in 1866 Anne Sullivan was born. She was an American teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller. At the age of five, Sullivan contracted trachoma, an eye disease, which left her partially blind. #Herstory

Samuel Johnston, president of the Provincial Congress

April 13, 1776: The North Carolina Provincial Congress names a committee to draft a new constitution to formally replace royal governance. Yesterday the delegates took the historic step of calling on the Continental Congress to declare the colonies independent. 1/2

Dixon and Hunter’s Virginia Gazette, Williamsburg

April 12, 1776: “A most unnatural murder” is reported from near Roanoke Island, N.C., where a visitor from New Jersey stabbed to death a boatman ferrying him. Local inhabitants “subdued the villain.”

Denbighshire ancestors? Good news! The first 6.5k new records for the 1851 census have been added to our FreeCEN database, since the start of this year. Search now: www.freecen.org.uk #VolunteerTranscribers

On this day in 1945, Canadian troops liberated 876 people from Camp Westerbork in the Netherlands.
A transit camp, it was used as a staging area before the concentration camps.
Anne Frank was in Westerbork in 1944 before she was sent to Auschwitz.

Recently we have been working on a big project to catalogue and index Dundee school records to make them accessible to the whole community. To hear more about these records and the project in general, come along to the launch: www.eventbrite.co.uk...
#CommunityArchives #Archive30

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰?
Most of the DNA we use in genetic genealogy is not genes!

This black-and-white portrait of Frances Perkins captures her in a dignified, close-up pose. She is wearing a dark, structured tricorn-style hat and a coat with a voluminous, dark fur collar that frames her face. A small white bow or decorative element is visible at her neckline. Her expression is calm and composed, with a slight, thoughtful smile as she looks directly at the camera. The background is a soft, neutral grey, keeping the focus entirely on her.

Frances Perkins was a principal architect of the New Deal.

As FDR’s Secretary of Labor (1933–1945) & the first woman to serve in a US cabinet, she was one of the most important figures shaping the New Deal’s landmark labor & social welfare programs.

She was born #OTD in 1880. (1/2)

Images of microfilm boxes and "New! 1955, 1956 Marriages" Love is in the air! 💚 Both 1955 and 1956 marriages are now available on microfilm! These are available for in-person research only. For mailed and certified copies of post-1950 marriages, you still need to go through the Department of Health. Click the link to schedule your Microfilm Room Appointment! https://bit.ly/njsaappointments

#NewJerseyGenealogy #FamilyHistory

1955 and 1956 New Jersey marriages are now available at the Archives.

Well done!

In the early 1900s, people weren't getting smallpox vaccines and the disease started to make a comeback. Boston's Public Health Dept published this pamphlet with horrifying photos of the consequences to encourage vaccination cityofboston.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

7 April 1908 | A Polish man, Wiktor Poborczyk, was born in Warsaw. A paramedic.

In #Auschwit from 4 September 1941.
No. 20401
He was transferred to KL Neuengamme. He survived the war.
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

I found it to be very accurate. I had a professional translator translate a record and recently ran it through Scribe AI. No hallucinations, and it pointed me to a collection that I can use to get more information on one of my ancestors. I find it very different than a ChatGPT, Claude, etc.

Users Love Scribe AI on MyHeritage - MyHeritage Blog Since launching Scribe AI one week ago, we’ve been thrilled to see the enthusiastic reactions from users around the world. This new feature on MyHeritage

Users Love Scribe AI on MyHeritage

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#genealogy

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Cute!

Ugh - reminds me of when I shared Chanukah menorah lightin on TikTok. Most nights were all good comments but then one went particularly viral and I had some of the worst bots and people posting calling me a Nazi and posting other offensive images.

A portrait ID photo of a young woman. She has nicely styled long curly dark hair, she is wearing make up, and has earrings and a pendant. She is wearing bright veil blouse.

6 April 1919 | French Jewish woman, Andrée Levy, was born in Strasbourg.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 10 February 1944. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

March 29, 1926: A spectacular fire destroys a garage in Philadelphia’s Center City, destroying 66 automobiles. The blaze spreads to a stable next door but the owner runs in to free his 30 horses, saving their lives.

I've been doing some tree cleanup on Ancestry and MyHeritage using Pro Tools and Consistency Checker, respectively #genealogy

Weekly free research advice from the Genealogical Society of Ireland

Wednesday at 11.00hrs (UTC+1) (Irish Summer Time) - All Welcome.

We're on the hunt for someone with a Toronto story to tell. The 2026 Toronto History Lecture will be held via Zoom on August 4—our 15th annual THL. We're open to proposals on any aspect or era of Toronto history. For previous topics and submission details: torontofamilyhistory.org/learn/toront...

Would you like to help with our next research project? #WomensHistory #FamilyHistory #Genealogy www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/forgott...

We've revealed the details for nearly TWENTY talks available at our online conference on 26th April. Pick and choose your favourites, or load up with snacks and settle in for a marathon!

SEE THE FULL LINEUP & TICKETS AT:
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