What did everyday life look like for your 18th-century ancestors? 🕯️Farm fields to crowded towns, from candlelight to community gatherings, and understanding daily life in the 1700s 🔗https://tinyurl.com/57edwunb #EchoesOfKinGenealogy #18thCenturyLife #EverydayHistory #GenealogyStories #FamilyHistory
My 3x great grandmother was Dorcas Vant. Written for a family history group meeting. #GenealogyStories #FamilyHistory sussexheritage.blogspot.com/2025/10/dorc...
It's been a while since I have written on my blogs but today I have been playing around with a suggested AI prompt that I used in Co-Pilot and was happy with the end result after a few revisions and addional information. #FamilyHistory #GenealogyStories
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I could ask AI similarly for contextual info for occupations of my ancestors in that place and that time. #GenealogyStories #Genealogy ....../🧵
children and relevant bmd during their lifetime for parents and spouse. Once I am happy it is relevant to their life I print the timeline for my paperwork and digitally save it in my spreadsheet. I use this for further research and for writing up short biographies. #GenealogyStories
This month's topic for my U3A FH group meeting has to begin with the letter T. I pondered tombstones,Travel, Tragedy, Trains, Turnpikes, Tithes, Troublemakers, Traditions and Timelines. I settled for Timelines as it is so helpful for finding gaps in my research. #Genealogy #GenealogyStories ../2
Our family history group meeting was a topic beginning with the letter S. I had fun writing and researching about a silver spoon my grandad won for Small Bore Miniature Rifle Clubs back in the early 1900s. #FamilyHistory #GenealogyStories sussexheritage.blogspot.com/2025/06/fran...
Poster at train station showing White Star cross Atlantic passenger liner and promoting Southern Railway
Today’s #GenealogyStories prompt is: Shipping
Instead of the usual words, I’ll leave you with this poster from my local railway station!
#Genealogy #Writing
Today’s #GenealogyStories prompt is: Sisters
✍️ A family with many sisters
✍️ Loving sisters
✍️ Sisters that took the same / opposite path in life
✍️ Sisters that fell out
✍️ Non biological sisters, adoptees, steps or friends
✍️ The Sisterhood
#Genealogy #Writing
Brothers who averaged seven feet tall. Years ago, my distant cousin sent this snippet about our Joseph Ryder of Bellerby. I haven't connected the Rev'd Dr.'s great uncle to our family but I hope the legendary giants do belong to us. #FamilyLore #GenealogyStories #FamilyHistory
I have a tall tale that proved to be true. One of my ancestors was alleged to have made 3,000 coffins and this fact was recorded on his gravestone. Turns out it was a different ancestor, and the figure was 6,600 … but it *IS* on his gravestone. #GenealogyStories #FamilyHistory #Writing
Today’s #GenealogyStories prompt is: Tall
✍️ Tall tales, proved true or false?
✍️ Tall ancestors, is it in your genes?
✍️ Height restricted professions
✍️ Standing tall with pride
#Genealogy #Writing
Latest #GenealogyStories word is: Plumbing
✍️ Evolution of the “bathroom”
✍️ Sewers, aquaducts, cesspits, septic tanks, natural water filters, water sources, rivers, lakes, wells…
✍️ Plumbing ancestors
✍️ Pipeline lines, blockages and clogs in your genealogy research
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
Another good prompt for me ....aghhhhh, I have memories taking over my mind now!!! #GenealogyStories
Ooooh, this one is right up the front of my memories as a child, in fact all my life as DH is a heritage railway fanatic. I must finish off the last of my "dogs" writing first though!! #GenealogyStories
Today’s #GenealogyStories prompt is: Vaccination (inspired by shared post).
✍️ Early vaccinated ancestors, advocates and protestors
✍️ Ancestors that died from conditions now vaccinated against
✍️ Pioneers in immunology
✍️ Vaccination records
#Genealogy #Writing
Train tracks and railway bridge
Today’s #GenealogyStories prompt is: Tracks
✍️ Wrong side of the tracks
✍️ On track!
✍️ Train tracks (rail or braces!)
✍️ Tracking back
✍️ Tracking source citations!
✍️ Off the beaten track
#Genealogy #Writing
Today’s #GenealogyStories prompt is: Prison
✍️ What is a crime? Now and then.
✍️ Local prison
✍️ Incarcerated ancestors
✍️ Prisons of the mind
✍️ Rehabilitation
✍️ Prison and Art
✍️ Punishment and reward
Inspired by Shepton Mallet prison day trip (highly recommended!) #Genealogy #Writing
#GenealogyStories prompt: Sunshine
✍️ A ray of sunshine
✍️ Make hay when the sun shines
✍️ Everything under the sun
✍️ A place in the sun
✍️ Summer holidays
✍️ A sunny disposition
✍️ Suncream and tanning
✍️ An Indian summer
#Writing #Genealogy
Today’s #GenealogyStories prompt is: Rabbit
✍️ Rabbit breeders and clubs
✍️ Pet bunnies
✍️ More rabbit than Sainsbury’s
✍️ Breeding like rabbits 😆
✍️ Rabbit pie
✍️ Peter Rabbit & other childhood stories from the same era
✍️ Poachers and game keepers
✍️ Rabbits and pest control
#Genealogy #Writing
If you follow @genealogystoriesuk.bsky.social you will find she occasionally post writing prompts. I am finding them very helpful. I have been saving them in a Word document so I can go back and choose different ones. #GenealogyStories #AncestryHour
Should have added #GenealogyStories hashtag!!
Of course today’s #GenealogyStories prompt has to be Easter:
✍️ Easter for Christian ancestors
✍️ End of suffering, forgiveness, fresh beginnings and rebirth
✍️ Spring celebrations & traditions
✍️ Egg hunts and egg decorating
✍️ Sheep farming ancestors or lamb dinners!
#Genealogy #Writing
