Unexpected reference to Roger Bannyster in a will from 1564 today....I wonder how fast he could run...

Unexpected reference to Roger Bannyster in a will from 1564. I wonder how fast he could run?

DNA focused podcasts | IHGS

Podcast recommendations with a DNA theme from @ihgs.bsky.social this week! www.ihgs.ac.uk/dna-focused-...

Ann Ballard's series of popular & practical Tutorials continues.
Heraldic Sources 4: Blazoning & Papworth & other sources - Thursday 23 April 6:30pm
It will demonstrate further heraldic identification & the sources to use. For those with some basic heraldic knowledge www.ihgs.ac.uk/live-tutoria...

Still time to book on to tomorrow's 'Writing a Professional Research Report' online @ihgs.bsky.social zoom tutorial www.ihgs.ac.uk/tutorial-wri...

Book now for my 'Writing a Professional Research Report' zoom tutorial on 22nd April! @ihgs.bsky.social www.ihgs.ac.uk/tutorial-wri...

Do you have a Baden in your tree? | IHGS

Have you come across the forename Baden in your family? Almost certainly this commemorates the Relief of Mafeking, in May 1900, led by Robert Baden-Powell (of later Scouting fame). www.ihgs.ac.uk/do-you-have-... @ihgs.bsky.social

Postdoc Alert! The archaeology department here at Exeter are looking for a Research Fellow for Biocultural HIVE, part of the AHRC RICHeS Infrastructure Portfolio. The role (0.8 FTE for 5 years) involves managing our digital, lab and collections resources:
jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

Street addresses in a banns registers (but not the marriage register)? Yes please! www.ihgs.ac.uk/the-use-of-b... @ihgs.bsky.social

Who Do You Think You Are? spring 2026 line-up revealed The next instalment of the hit genealogy show sees another eight celebrities delve into their roots to discover their incredible family histories

Yesterday the BBC revealed their Who Do You Think You Are? spring 2026 line-up. Looking forward to the new series! bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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Large estate in Birchington may be derailed by 400-year-old will Campaigners say document states the land may still be bound by charitable obligations.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I've never seen 'Refugee' stated on the 1939 Register. A sobering reminder about the historic context in which this register was compiled.

Well I've never seen a carpet left in a will! @ihgs.bsky.social www.ihgs.ac.uk/the-intrigui...

Join us this Wednesday 25 March 6.30 for Advanced Pedigree Construction Zoom Tutorial with Ann Ballard
This popular & practical tutorial will include guidance on how to compile complex charts from multiple marriages to large extended families
www.ihgs.ac.uk/7
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Transcriber clearly couldn't decide between 1625 and 1626 so went with...no year of course!

The Dr Williams’s Trust Library Bursaries for Mid-Career Researchers The Dr Williams’s Trust has generously provided funds to support the work of mid-career historians researching the British Protestant dissenting traditions.

Dr Williams's Trust Library Bursaries for Mid-career Researchers of the British Protestant dissenting traditions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. £3,500 each. #Skystorians

Double Dating in registers after 1752? Apparently the clerks of this Yorkshire parish continued using it up until 1811! @ihgs.bsky.social www.ihgs.ac.uk/double-datin...

Researching Ancestors in Kent zoom tutorial - tomorrow! Book your place here www.ihgs.ac.uk/tutorial-res...

'In Summer & the weather fine a fair congregation, in winter only a small number; a Cold Chapel.' A telling comment from the 1851 religious census from a Chapelry in the Lake District! www.ihgs.ac.uk/the-1851-rel...

Researching Ancestors in Kent online tutorial | IHGS Charitable Educational Trust No: 313304 Companies House No: 01629916

Unmissable zoom session for anyone with ancestors in Kent! www.ihgs.ac.uk/researching-...

We are excited to announce our new course
Starting Your Scottish Ancestry Journey: Foundations for Family History
Designed for beginners learn how to navigate key records, understand their historical context & discover practical techniques to trace your ancestors with confidence
www.ihgs.ac.uk/2886

We are pleased to highlight the forthcoming book by IHGS graduate John Wintrip, LHG.

History of Parish Registers in England & Wales: From the Restoration to Civil Registration - Lutterworth Press 26 March 2026.

Several chapters are based on his IHGS Licentiate thesis.

www.ihgs.ac.uk/2894

Big birthday noted on the 1921 census! Taken 19th June so not long to wait for presents :)

Any sojourners in your tree? Given how mobile paper makers can be it's useful to have their mobility confirmed by the clerk adding this word www.ihgs.ac.uk/researching-...

‘I clicked on a button – and everything changed’: how a DNA test turned my life upside-down When I found out my father had been adopted, I was curious to know more about his side of the family. Nothing could have prepared me for what I would discover …

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Meet Coachwith Wilkins, baptised in 1769 in Runton, Norfolk. But what are the origins of his name? www.ihgs.ac.uk/coachwith-tr...

Snowdrops in the snow today

And what is the name of your son Mrs Midgley? Give me a break, he's only just born!