Really Useful Podcast

Family history research can quickly become an expensive hobby. However, there is a wealth of free resources that we can use to help with our research while keeping costs down. We discuss some of the different free (online and in-person) resources available in this episode.

Joe is joined by Jackie Depelle, family and local historian, speaker and tutor; Janet Barrie, historian and chair of the Society for One-place Studies and Margaret Roberts, sports historian and editor of the Playing Pasts online sports history magazine, publicity officer for the FHS of Cheshire and Society Liaison Officer for the Federation and part of the A Few Forgotten Women research team,

Jackie Depelle  http://www.yourfairladies.co.uk,

Janet Barrie http://www.springhillhistory.org.uk/

Margaret Roberts http://www.playingpasts.co.uk, https://www.fhsc.org.uk, https://afewforgottenwomen.wixsite.com/affw.

It can be very enjoyable to write about our family history. It is also a useful way to focus our research. In this episode our guests discuss the different ways to write up our family histories and offer some advice for doing so.

Joe is joined by Natalie Pithers, who runs the Curious Descendants Club which helps people write their family history https://genealogystories.co.uk, Mish Holman, professional genealogist who researches and writes up family histories into books https://www.familyhistorygifts.co.uk/, Paul Chiddicks, Family Tree magazine’s ‘Dear Paul’ and blogger at https://chiddicksfamilytree.com and https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/ and Matthew Abel, museum professional at the V&A and family historian.

Family History Federation: www.familyhistoryfederation.com

By learning about occupations, we gain a better understanding of the lives of our ancestors such as their health conditions and how they spent their spare time. Our guests share stories and offer advice in this special extended episode.

Joe is joined by Margaret Roberts, sports historian and editor of the Playing Pasts online sports history magazine, Publicity Officer for the FHS of Cheshire and Society Liaison Officer for the Federation http://www.playingpasts.co.uk and https://www.fhsc.org.uk, Sophie Kay, professional genealogist at Khronicle https://www.khronicle.co.uk/ and Ian Waller, retired professional genealogist, Vice-Chairman and Education Officer of the Federation, Fellow of the Society of Genealogist and author of three books in the ‘My Ancestor Was…’ series.

Family History Federation: www.familyhistoryfederation.com

Collaboration is incredibly valuable for historical researchers of all kinds. Members of the Historians Collaborate group discuss their activities, why we should all work together and how we might do so. https://historianscollaborate.com

Joe is joined by Else Churchill, Genealogist at the Society of Genealogists https://www.sog.org.uk, Jackie Depelle, family historian and family history teacher https://depellejg.wixsite.com/mysite, Mike Esbester, lecturer in history and co-lead on the Railway Work, Life & Death Project http://www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk and Julia Laite, professor of history at Birkbeck, University of London https://www.bbk.ac.uk/our-staff/profile/8009689/julia-laite

Family History Federation: www.familyhistoryfederation.com

One of the most rewarding things we can do as genealogists is to talk about our family history with relatives. We discuss approaching family members for their knowledge as well as sharing findings with our families.

Joe is joined by Kelly Cornwell, professional genealogist, speaker and blogger https://whoamifamilytreeresearch.co.uk, Mish Holman, professional genealogist and blogger https://theswancircle.co.uk and https://www.familyhistorygifts.co.uk and Jane Hough, family historian and blogger https://www.allthosebefore.org.uk Andrew Martin, family historian, cataloguer, digital archivist and host of The Family Histories Podcast https://li.sten.to/familyhistoriespodcast https://www.familytreeuk.co.uk

Family History Federation: www.familyhistoryfederation.com

While it is certainly true that not everything is online, an increasing amount of source material for family history can be found through the internet. Our guests share some of their favourite, lesser-known places to find online genealogy resources.

Joe is joined by Kelly Cornwell, professional family historian, blogger and speaker https://whoamifamilytreeresearch.co.uk, Natalie Pithers, professional family historian and founder of the Curious Descendants Club https://genealogystories.co.uk and Margaret Roberts, editor of the Playing Pasts online sports history magazine, Publicity Officer for the FHS of Cheshire and Society Liaison Officer for the Federation http://www.playingpasts.co.uk and https://www.fhsc.org.uk

Family History Federation: www.familyhistoryfederation.com

Every family historian has a story about how they got into family history. We share our experiences of starting out with this great hobby and share tips for others who are just beginning.

Joe is joined by Mish Holman, professional genealogist who is particularly interested in theatre ancestors and census enumerators https://www.familyhistorygifts.co.uk/, Kelly Cornwell, professional family historian, blogger and speaker https://whoamifamilytreeresearch.co.uk, Jane Hough, amateur genealogist and blogger https://www.allthosebefore.org.uk/ and Andrew Martin, family historian, author, digital archivist and host of The Family Histories Podcast https://li.sten.to/familyhistoriespodcast https://www.familytreeuk.co.uk/

Family History Federation: www.familyhistoryfederation.com

Joe is joined by Mish Holman, professional genealogist who is particularly interested in theatre ancestors and census enumerators, Margaret Roberts, speaker, editor of the Playing Pasts online sports history magazine and Publicity Officer for the FHS of Cheshire, Paul Chiddicks, blogger and Family Tree Magazine’s ‘Dear Paul’ and Natalie Pithers, professional family historian, blogger and host of the YouTube/Podcast series #TwiceRemoved.

Newspapers are a superb yet under-used resource for family history. We discuss the kinds of information you can find within them ranging from accidents to awards and how to go about searching for genealogy gold.

Mish Holman: https://www.familyhistorygifts.co.uk

Margaret Roberts: http://www.playingpasts.co.uk and https://www.fhsc.org.uk

Paul Chiddicks: https://chiddicksfamilytree.com

Natalie Pithers: https://genealogystories.co.uk

Family History Federation: www.familyhistoryfederation.com

Music: www.bensound.com

Joe is joined by Janet Few, historian, President of the Family History Federation, former chair of the Society for One-Place Studies and author on the subject, Pam Smith, former professional genealogist and passionate local historian who is co-founder of the local history data management app Name & Place and Elizabeth Walne, professional genealogist, writer, tutor, speaker and One-Place researcher.

One-Place Studies are rich local and community histories that involve similar skills and sources as family history. We discuss how to go about choosing and carrying out your own study and the pleasures and pitfalls of doing so.

Janet Few: https://thehistoryinterpreter.wordpress.com

Pam Smith: https://www.nameandplace.com

Elizabeth Walne: https://elizabethwalne.co.uk

Family History Federation: www.familyhistoryfederation.com

Music: www.bensound.com

Joe is joined by Kelly Cornwell, professional family historian, blogger and speaker, Jane Hough, amateur genealogist and blogger, and Margaret Roberts, editor of the Playing Pasts online sports history magazine and Publicity Officer for the FHS of Cheshire.

During the pandemic of 2020-1 many events in the family history world moved online and it looks as though many meetings, talks and conferences will have an online element ongoing. We discuss the excitement and variety of online family history events and how attendees and organisers can get the most out of them.

Kelly Cornwell: https://whoamifamilytreeresearch.co.uk

Jane Hough: https://www.allthosebefore.org.uk

Margaret Roberts: http://www.playingpasts.co.uk and https://www.fhsc.org.uk

Family History Federation: www.familyhistoryfederation.com

Music: www.bensound.com