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Are You Sitting Comfortably? Writing and Telling Your Family History. Writing your family history is the logical step after genealogical research, and sometimes while research is still in progress. www.pharostutors.com/are-you-sitt...

14.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A great start to the day at The Family History Show at Malvern. Lots of interest in our courses and upcoming webinar week. Do pop along and say β€œhello”!

14.03.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An exhibition of oil paintings depicting rural life in Lincolnshire has gone on display. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

14.03.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If you are looking to get a good foundation in genealogy then check out our Intermediate Certificate. www.pharostutors.com/family-histo... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DistanceLearning #OnlineCourses #GenealogyCourses

13.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Eddie, who lives near Hebden Bridge, has been metal detecting for more than 20 years - but an accidental discovery turned his attention to bottle digging. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

13.03.2026 08:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting Started with Local History. Local history helps you better understand localities that are important to you, the lives of individuals who lived within them and the regional, national and global tapestries which these places are a piece of. www.pharostutors.com/getting-star...

12.03.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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How a whole island was evacuated after a volcanic eruption. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

12.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Come and see us at The Family The Family History Show at Malvern at the weekend. @drkarencummings.bsky.social and Kelly @whoamiftr.bsky.social will be there to talk about our courses, upcoming webinar week and answer any questions you have.

11.03.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Scotland 1750-1850 - Beyond the Old Parish Registers. This is an intermediate level course in Scottish family history for those who are going back beyond 1850. It discusses sources that fill the gap when the OPRs are uninformative or missing. www.pharostutors.com/scotland-175...

11.03.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Historic England announces that the list entry for Greenway House in Devon has been revised and expanded to reflect its deep connection to Dame Agatha Christie. historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/in...

11.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My St Patrick's Day #genealogy talk "Irish Family History Resources Online" will run Tues 17 Mar 2026, 7pm (UK). A handout will accompany it, and a copy of the talk made available for a week after. To register, visit us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... (Β£10 fee).

I hope to see you there!

Chris

10.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Brilliant stuff Phil, well done indeed! A great piece to read.

11.03.2026 07:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The life and times of Thomas Cornforth Introduction I’ve recently finished the Pharos Tutors genealogy course on β€œDiscovering More About Your Agricultural Labouring Ancestors”. This course is about exploring the wider context in which y…

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A couple of weeks ago I finished the @pharostutors.bsky.social course discovering your Ag. Lab. ancestors. After many hours of hard labour, I've finally managed to write up the case study on my g-g-grandfather.

learnalittleeveryday.wordpress.com/2026/03/10/t...

10.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Scotland 1750-1850 - Beyond the Old Parish Registers. This course looks at a range of sources including kirk session and presbytery courts records, administrative records of the burgh and records generated through the feudal system. www.pharostutors.com/scotland-175...

10.03.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A visitor attraction on the site of a former castle will go ahead after a council agreed to plug a funding gap. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

10.03.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Organizing Your Genealogy. This three-week course is designed to help you get organized, stay organized and be ready for research online and on location by developing good record-keeping habits. www.pharostutors.com/organizing-y...

09.03.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A prominent thatched building that was once used as a bank has been granted Grade II listed status. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

09.03.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign up to our newsletter for all the latest Pharos information. www.pharostutors.com/subscribe-ne... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DistanceLearning #OnlineCourses #GenealogyCourses

08.03.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FindmyPast doubles British Newspaper Archive digitisation capacity From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

FindmyPast doubles British Newspaper Archive digitisation capacity
scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2026/03/find... #genealogy

06.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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More treasure was found in Norfolk in 2024 than in any other county in England, according to the latest record-breaking figures. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

08.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Organizing Your Genealogy. Whether you are just starting your research or whether you have been at it a while, it is important to be organized and have a record keeping system. www.pharostutors.com/organizing-y...

07.03.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are delighted to be hosting a week of webinars, ranging from case studies on tricky ancestors and more difficult to research groups of people to technological solutions: www.pharostutors.com/webinars We have a star-studded cast of speakers with 15 talks over 5 days. #Genealogy #OnlineTalks

07.03.2026 09:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Couple's surprise to see Welsh brick on Caribbean pavement. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

07.03.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Scottish GENES Newsletter 28 February 2026 The latest genealogy news from Scotland and Ireland

My latest #genealogy newsletter is available to read at eomail6.com/web-version?...

03.03.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FamilySearch.org Discover your family history. Explore the world’s largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources.

Although I'm #NotAtRootsTech my pre-recorded session on 'Timelines for Genealogy: a powerful research tool' is just about to go live. Free to listen please thumbs up if you like it www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech #RootsTech26

05.03.2026 06:27 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Foundations courses are a great way to help grow your family history research. Find out more here: www.pharostutors.com/courses #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #OnlineCourses

06.03.2026 09:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It was an unlikely romance: he was a Venezuelan revolutionary and she was a shoemaker's daughter from rural East Yorkshire. But together, Francisco de Miranda and Sarah Andrews helped pave the way for South American independence. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

06.03.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Scotland 1750-1850 - Beyond the Old Parish Registers. This course looks at a range of sources including kirk session and presbytery courts records, as well as the records of dissenting congregations, records of the burgh and feudal records. www.pharostutors.com/scotland-175...

05.03.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For TV presenter and academic Prof Alice Roberts, archaeology in the UK's capital is rather reminiscent of a famous Italian dish. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

05.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to Debbie and Kate who have passed our Family History Skills and Strategies Intermediate Certificate in Genealogy with Distinction. Very well done! πŸŽ“Read about our certificate programmes: www.pharostutors.com/family-histo... #Genealogy #OnlineCourses #DistanceLearning #FamilyHistory

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