Lincolnshire @lincolnshireuk.bsky.social News and updates from the county of Lincolnshire, UK - we originally started this service on another app in 2012 and now here on Bluesky
Lisa | Regency Relatives @regencyrelatives.bsky.social Hello, I'm Lisa. Family historian with a love of the Regency era, strong tea, and research rabbit holes. Honest about the chaos of genealogy. Founder of Regency Relatives: regencyrelatives.co.uk
Alan Godfrey Maps (3,900+ publications and counting!) @alangodfreymaps.bsky.social Reprinted Old Ordnance Survey Maps across Britain & Ireland introduced by specialist authors.
https://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/
USA sales - https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/alangodfreymaps?_trksid=p2334524.m570.l113337
#CombatCartography #MatchMap
Victoria Rose Richards @aerialembroidery.bsky.social I make aerial embroidery landscapes 🧵✈ Queer, autistic and obsessed with green! They/them or other neutral pronouns are preferred. All my current and previous work is on my site: https://linktr.ee/aerialembroidery
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Independent journalist, SnapStream brand ambassador, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
Free UK Genealogy (FreeBMD • FreeREG • FreeCEN) @freeukgenealogy.org.uk Free UK Genealogy is a charity providing free access to UK historical genealogy records for family historians worldwide.
Publishers of FreeBMD, FreeREG and FreeCEN.
Volunteer-powered | Open access | Genealogy for everyone.
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.
Louis Shalako @louisshalako.bsky.social Louis Shalako, founder of Long Cool One Books, is the author of twenty-seven books, available from major online retailers. Louis studied Radio, TV and Journalism at Lambton College, later studying fine art.
Former Social Work Student @terrapint.bsky.social Just a person formerly studying social work.
🙂👌
Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social Lecturer, dress & textile history. Author of The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes. Amateur stitcher
Fellow of the Royal Hist Soc
Framework Knitters Museum, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire @frameworkknitters.bsky.social We are a unique surviving example of a 19th century framework knitters’ yard, and still demonstrating this endangered craft.
Plus exhibitions, craft workshops, group visits, performances and more.
www.frameworkknittersmuseum.org.uk
Bethlem Museum of the Mind @bethlemmuseum.bsky.social A museum dedicated to the history of mental healthcare. Free admission.
Current exhibition - Kindred 16 January - 27 June 2026
The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social Online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas. Featuring 300+ essays — ✍️ submissions welcome. We also have a mighty fine prints shop.
https://publicdomainreview.org
Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social “Hilarious.” - Stephen Fry. “Made me laugh out loud.” - David Sedaris. “Very funny.” - Kate Atkinson. "Psychedelic." - The Guardian. “Not humerus at all.” - Amazon reviewer. https://www.tom-cox.com/
Erik Kwakkel @erikkwakkel.bsky.social Professor of Book History at UBC School of Information, Vancouver. Into medieval manuscripts. He/his. Blog: https://medievalbooks.nl. Writing a book on ads by medieval scribes.
“There is more to life than medieval books, but it's a good place to start.”
Brendan @monteoapati.bsky.social 🌳:🇺🇸 🪴:🇪🇸 🌿:🇮🇹 🌱:🇭🇺| 25, Languages, Genealogy, Travel, History, Music, Pop culture
#Langsky
Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social TV Writer/Producer (mostly heists & fire, see IMDb). Geek, mouthy dame, cat serf. I enjoy puzzles, karaoke, marginally competent crafting, & murder TV. TERFs, racists, antisemites, homophobes, etc - this is not the feed you're looking for. (she/her, grey)
Diarmid Mogg @diarmidmogg.bsky.social Mostly Edinburgh history, tenement life stories and the like. Current project - Tenement Town; Previous project - Small Town Noir.
Internet Archive @archive.org Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine.
Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social Historian of 18C/19C women, politics, sociability and cosmopolitanism. Frequently infuriated by politics. Reposting not necessarily a statement of personal beliefs.
Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social Does this look infected?
Just My Nonsense:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2cz6x3e7thlqjc5cxa2hnbsn/feed/aaab3yqtmpox2
My Least Worst:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2cz6x3e7thlqjc5cxa2hnbsn/feed/aaadpxkw36ag6
Britain’s War Memorials @britwarmemorial.bsky.social Exploring Britain’s war memorials. Boer War, First World War (Great War), Second World War et al. Member of the Great War Group #LestWeForget #Remembrance
Rosemary Noble @chirose.bsky.social Retired librarian. Author of historical novels set in England and Australia, living the simple life, loves history, gardening, genealogy. Longing for common sense to come back to politics. https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Rosemary-Noble/author/B00J7TLMKC
Celia Richardson @celiarichardson.bsky.social Tea, scones, independent institutions and why they need looking after. Director of Communications @NationalTrust.bsky.social Trustee, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The posts are just mine.
Huddersfield & District Family History Society @huddsfhs.bsky.social We are an active UK family history society covering the area of Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Batley, Holmfirth and surrounding towns and villages - www.hdfhs.org.uk - posts usually by the Secretary
Huddersfield Exposed @huddersfield.exposed Exploring the history of the Huddersfield (UK) area. Account run by Dave (Library Systems Manager, University of Huddersfield).
https://huddersfield.exposed
https://huddersfield.click
Dr. Chase A. Thompson @chaseathompson.bsky.social Podcaster, Historian, Writer, living in Salinas, California. Check out the Interesting Pod: https://pod.link/1826088946. Doctoral degree in counseling, pursuing a history PhD. I love hiking, mystery reading, & eating cereal in perilously unhealthy volumes.
Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social Co-Creating Ireland's Public Involvement in Open Research Roadmap
ENGAGED is building a national roadmap to shape public involvement in open research in Ireland. We believe that research can and does play an important role in tackling societal challenges.
@thefamilyarchives.bsky.social @thefamilyarchives.bsky.social
DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social (she/her) Retired, single (not looking), Mom/Grammie/GreatGram, ITtech, Genealogist, voracious reader, history/space nerd, music/films, politics, Equal Rights/LGBTQIA+ Advocate, ProChoice, Military Daughter/Mom/Grammie, NO DM's (ask 1st) violate = BLOCK
Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social History buff and amateur genealogist
Lene D. Kottal @kottalgenealogy.com Danish professional genealogist. Check out my blog if you want free tips for finding your ancestors from Denmark - the latest post includes a photo of tiny me at my baptism!
https://www.genealogistkottal.com/blog/
Michael @mdstamper.bsky.social Sharing paintings and inspiration featuring #WomenInArt … and for those with time or interest: detailed #artText in the #AltText including art & artist info. All respect & credit to the talented artists & museum curators.
Mel / MJ (she/they) @emjayenzed.bsky.social I’m a queer, autistic, disabled, elder Millenial Pākehā from Aotearoa New Zealand. I read 200+ books a year, play World of Warcraft, and spend way too much time solving genealogy mysteries.
“The Earth is our mother / we must take care of her.”
Ruth Phair Mason @phairmason.bsky.social An American who is currently knuckles deep learning about her 18th-century family in the Lower Dales of Yorkshire.
Danielle Lautrec @daniellelautrec.bsky.social Genealogist. Educator with Society of Australian Genealogists. Author of The Good Genealogist. Blogger at generationsgenealogy.com.au and rustenivy.wordpress.com
Helen Parker-Drabble @helenpdrabble.bsky.social Award-winning author of Yet and creator of Who Do I Think You Were?® Recovering lives from the traces they leave behind. Genealogy, history, psychology: geneatherapy. New project — early access: helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-marybio/
The Surname Society @surnamesoc.bsky.social The Surname Society offers an innovative, collaborative and modern approach to surname studies.
Join us now for £5 a year!
Tabatha A Streng @tabbicat76.bsky.social History lover, looking up my family tree and found interesting people in it…loves reading and crafting.
💙Ctnative 🌻🌻 🏳️🌈🇺🇸💙 @ctnative.bsky.social Wife, mom, Grandma!! Ret. Banker, 🏳️🌈, #Resist, #veterans, #ACLU, #democracy, #dogs, #cooking, #vegetarian, #science, #ukraine, #lgbtq, #PsoriaticArthritis, #Sjogrens, #Birds, #photography, #politics, #vegan, #wordle,#flowers, #connections
Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie Fostering excellence and scholarship to enrich society, e. 1785.
Home to the RIA Library, 8 research programmes & a publishing house.
www.ria.ie
Reg. Charity No. 20003524 - Reg. Revenue No. CHY 2795
Graeme Coles-Andrew @genealogygraeme.bsky.social Project Tooting180.org commemorates the victims of the "Tragedy at Tooting" in 1849.
Surname interests: Andrew, Behagg, Caldwell, Coupe, Hawkins, Hellfritzsch
www.youtube.com/@GenealogyGraeme
#Genealogy #Tech #SQL #PHP #WordPress #Podcast #Puns
Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social Devoted to vintage Ladybird books and the other work of their artists. My exhibition The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Artists has been travelling since 2018. Twitter: @lbflyawayhome
Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social Metropolitan Police lives and stories 1829-now.
Open to researchers and visitors by appointment.
Like/repost/follow≠endorsement
No bio or posts, no follow back.
https://t.co/f5xOlVyLoc
Aimee Cross Genealogy Hints @ancestryaimee.bsky.social Build your family tree with me and let's take your family history to the next level! YT videos: https://www.youtube.com/@ancestryaimee or visit my website: https://ancestryaimee.com
Ulster Historical Foundation @ulsterhistory.bsky.social We are a leading Irish family history research organisation and book publisher.
www.ulsterhistoricalfoundation.com
National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social Sharing Ireland's stories through our unique collections/ Ag roinnt scéal na hÉireann tríd ár mbailiúcháin uathúla.
Explore our collections: https://www.nli.ie/collections/our-collections
Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social The membership body for recordkeeping professionals in the UK & Ireland.
Posts are by Deborah Mason, Head of Communications for ARA. You can reach her on deborah.mason@archives.org.uk (quicker than a DM).
Find our more about ARA here www.archives.org.uk
IrelandXO @irelandreachingout.bsky.social Ireland Reaching Out (IrelandXO) is a volunteer based non-profit that builds vibrant, lasting links between the global Irish diaspora and parishes of origin in Ireland.
https://linktr.ee/irelandxo
Cork Genealogical Society Ireland @corkgenealogysoc.bsky.social Ancestor Bothering in Cork City, Cork County,The World ❤️🩹 🇮🇪🧩🧬📚
Volunteers Society based in Cork City. Check our website corkgenealogicalsociety.com
John Browne Ayes @ayesart80.bsky.social Published Author, genealogist, historian,8 photographer, visual artist, Juan Ponce de Leon reenactor, actor for historical documentary.
Received Certificate of Congressional recognition for History and Genealogy
copyright 𝖆𝖞𝖊𝖘𝖆𝖗𝖙80.@𝖇𝖘𝖐𝖞.𝖘𝖔𝖈𝖎𝖆𝖑
@lincolnshirefhs.bsky.social @lincolnshirefhs.bsky.social Founded in 1990, The Lincolnshire Family History Society covers Holland, Kesteven, Lindsey & the Isle of Axholme, the four parts of the Historic County.
#Lincolnshire #genealogy #familyhistory #Volunteers
https://lincolnshirefhs.org.uk
Cite-Builder - The Citation Generator for Genealogists @cite-builder.bsky.social Web-based app to generate citations for genealogical sources.
TweetSue @tweetsue.bsky.social Bachelor of Social Science | researcher | feminist | troublemaker | weaver of words | genealogist
Central Coast NSW: Darkinjung land
The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social The Material Culture of Wills, England 1540-1790: a Leverhulme Trust funded project using digital tech & volunteers to transcribe 30,000 wills.
Visit our website: https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcultureofwills/
Aryn S Youngless @arynsyoungless.bsky.social Author• Genealogist• Researcher • Los Angeles • LACHS Board Member
𝟙𝟜𝟙𝟠𝕔𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤 @fourteeneighteen.co.uk longlongtrail.co.uk / Hereford FC / Leicester Riders / Working on a history of 1st South Staffords
Familyhisthound @familyhisthound.bsky.social If I'm awake, I'm doing genealogy, genetic genealogy or preserving my photo and digital legacy. My daily goals are to read, write, move and relax.
Society of Australian Genealogists @socaustgen.bsky.social Educating family historians since 1932: courses, events, library, community & more www.sag.org.au #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #findyourfamily
National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social Scotland’s living memory. If you can think of it, we probably have it.
Áine ní Donnghaile 🍃🌳 ⚾ 🫖 💙☘ 🍷💉🌊 @ainedonnghaile.bsky.social #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
Researching Donnelly, Donelan, McGarrity, Hughes, Casey, Holleran, Reilly in Westmeath, Tyrone, Louth, & Mayo.
#Genearosity restricted records at FamilySearch Center & Affiliate Library #ACPL
Found Cousins Genealogy
Genealogy Assistant @genea.ca Genealogy Assistant for Google Chrome supercharges your research workflow on popular genealogy websites like Ancestry, MyHeritage and FamilySearch.
Try it out: https://install.genea.ca/
View all of our products and learn more at https://genea.ca/
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine is Britain's best selling family history magazine. Follow for the latest family history news and advice.
www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com
Family Wise Limited @familywiseltd.bsky.social 🔎 | Professional Genealogy Firm and People Finders
🧩 | Fitting together your family histories piece by piece
📍 | Calne, UK
Wilma T-M @witana.bsky.social Former nursing home doctor
Enthusiastic family historian.
My family roots are in
-Hessen
-Pas de Calais
-Versailles
-Rotterdam en Strijen
Pallab Ghosh @pallabg.bsky.social I am a science correspondent for BBC News. I post mostly about science, sometimes science journalism and very occasionally, Spurs. Please share any hot stories, ideas and opinions on all three and anything else currently inspiring you.
@kujayhawkfan26.bsky.social @kujayhawkfan26.bsky.social Kansas City! 🐕 & 🐈⬛ Mom. Jayhawks/Royals/Chiefs. News junkie, Democrat. If I follow you, it's most likely you love animals and/or will keep me sane the next 4 years
Family Tree Magazine @familytreemag.bsky.social Discover, preserve and celebrate your family history. #familytreemag #familytreemagazine
Bimonthly magazine (published six times per year) with print and digital subscriptions. Monthly podcasts. Daily and weekly e-newsletters.
Kiwi Nomad @kiwinomad06.bsky.social Manawatu inhabitant- Taranaki born. Family historian. Enjoyer of the outdoors but perfunctory gardener. Retired teacher. Volunteer. Ancienne pèlerine. Badge of honour: "She's a difficult socialist I guess."
@flyawayhome.bsky.social @flyawayhome.bsky.social
Time Team @timeteam.bsky.social The official Time Team! The future of the past!
https://linkin.bio/timeteamofficial
#TimeTeam #Archaeology
Lucy Worsley @lucyworsley.bsky.social Hello! I'm Lucy, I'm a historian, I write books like biographies of Agatha Christie and present a VERY GOOD @BBCSounds podcast called #LadyKillers. For ages I was Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, now an Ambassador for the charity.
Tracy Borman OBE @tracyborman.bsky.social Historian, author and joint chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces. A Lincolnshire lass and chancellor of Bishop Grosseteste University.
Judy G. Russell @legalgen.bsky.social Genealogist, photographer, owned by Ragdolls
Lonetester @lonetester.bsky.social Lover of genealogy, local history, blogging, my kitties, and my local koalas and kangaroos ... and rainbows.
#genealogy #familyhistory #koalas #kangaroos
A_Research_Guru @aresearchguru.bsky.social Mom. Grandma. Auntie. Genetic Genealogist. Purveyor of Public Records. A perpetually churning kaleidoscope of Native, Spanish & European ancestry.
I have stage4 Breast Cancer, death & dying spoken openly here. Community is everything. I swear, often. 🤭
Daily Michael Leunig @dailyleunig.bsky.social An unofficial fan page dedicated to Michael Leunig: cartoonist, philosopher, poet, political commentator. Australian Living Treasure. views my own. #innerduckmoments
Cyndi's List @cyndislist.bsky.social CyndisList.com, a FREE categorized & cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet
#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social BlueSky account for #genchat , the #genealogy chat on social media from 2013 until 2025.
Hosted by Christine @geneapleau.bsky.social
Findmypast @findmypast.bsky.social Findmypast helps you understand your family history. Delve deeper into your family tree by getting to know the world your ancestors lived in — their triumphs, setbacks, and heartbreaks — to uncover your family’s unique story. Here 9-5 weekdays.
Mems Dead @memsdead.com MemsDead.com is a tool to help you make the most of a wonderful source for researching Irish family history and local history. Created by @ShamrockRoots.com
Borthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social The Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York, UK, for records of the archdiocese, local parishes, businesses, hospitals etc. borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk
Caitlin Hollander @caitlinhollander.bsky.social NY-based Jewish #genealogist, Holocaust scholar & #historian. Co-founder @ Hollander-Waas Jewish Heritage Services. Compulsive myth smasher. Your ancestors’ names weren’t changed at Ellis Island- check the 📌
Emma Maxwell - Scottish Indexes @scottishindexes.bsky.social Professional Scottish genealogist and co-founder of scottishindexes.com. Regularly to be found in the National Records of Scotland untying Sheriff Court records. I also organise the Scottish Indexes Conferences.
North of Ireland Family History Society @nifhs.bsky.social 9 branches throughout the North of Ireland, monthly meetings, dedicated research centre and DNA innovation, education and promotion.
Ian D Richardson @idrmedia.bsky.social Australian-born ex print and broadcasting hack, including three decades with BBC World Service. Author of three books and contributed to others. Loved writing since his childhood. Now writing his memoir chapter by chapter on iandrichardson.substack.com
York and District Family History Society @yorkfhs.bsky.social contact@yorkfamilyhistory.org.uk
Genealogy Jude @genealogyjude.bsky.social Always thinking about the past & the people who lived in it. Genealogist (DipGen), tutor with @IHGS and genealogy columnist, otherwise known as Judith Batchelor. I love to share my passion for #familyhistory so check out my website: www.genealogyjude.com
Embracing Your History @familytreehuggers.bsky.social 🌿 Discover your family’s story with Embracing Your History! 🌳 Expert genealogy, education, and content await. Join us and uncover your story! 📜
Maureen West @genea-maureen.bsky.social Genealogist, family historian, researcher, teacher - New Zealand, England, Ireland, USA & POWs in Italy and Germany.
http://makingconnectionsgenealogy.blogspot.co.nz/
Colin @yesitscolin.bsky.social The “Tom Hanks of Bluesky,” or so I’ve been told. Wrote a couple true crime books, and a whole bunch of skeets. NY Post once called me a "woke Wikipedia user." Opinions are mine. He/him
Amy Johnson Crow @amyjohnsoncrow.bsky.social Helping people discover their genealogy and connect to their family's unique history. You can also find me at AmyJohnsonCrow.com and on YouTube at youtube.com/@amyjohnsoncrow
Ally Does Genealogy @allydoesgenealogy.bsky.social Stay-at-home parent working on my family tree during naptime. Currently researching my Milles/Mills (Russia ➡️ Chicago, IL) line.
VP @dcags.bsky.social
Volunteer for Stories Behind the Stars
#genealogy #familyhistory
Jessica Morgan @jtmorganwrites.bsky.social Accredited genealogist from Ancestry & NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” Top-notch mom, middling knitter, always writer (historical fantasy). ✍️ ✍️
rememberwithstories.com
Girl’s Own advice @girlsown.bsky.social Illustrations and genuine replies from the Girl’s Own Paper 1880-1899. (‘Girls’ at the time meant roughly age 15 to 29 years). Working back to the 33,000 followers I had in the other place! Caption contest every Sunday at 18:00 GMT