Occupations

In this episode of the Really Useful Podcast, Joe Saunders is joined by Mish Holman, professional genealogist who is particularly interested in theatre ancestors and census enumerators; Mike Esbester, academic historian and co-lead on the Railway Work Life and Death Project and Judith Batchelor, professional genealogist, writer and tutor at IHGS.

Work affected our ancestors and shaped their fortunes. Occupational records can be used to research your family history and give a fuller picture of their lives. In addition, our speakers touch upon the need to think about women’s work, what drew people to certain occupations and offer some top tips for researching.

Mish Holman: www.familyhistorygifts.co.uk

Mike Esbester: www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk

Judith Batchelor: www.genealogyjude.com

Family History Federation: www.familyhistoryfederation.com

Music: www.bensound.com

Young People

Joe Saunders is joined by Janet Few, historical researcher, writer, speaker and President of the Family History Federation; Margaret Roberts, editor of the Playing Pasts online sports history magazine and publicity officer for the FHS of Cheshire and Daniel Loftus, Gen-Z Genealogist and founding member of The Hidden Branch group for young family historians.

Young people aren’t just the future of family history but the present. We discuss some of the problems young people face and how older genealogists and organisations can best interact with them for the massive benefit of all.

Janet Few: thehistoryinterpreter.wordpress.com

Margaret Roberts: www.playingpasts.co.uk and www.fhsc.org.uk

Daniel Loftus: beacons.page/thehiddenbranch and danielsgenealogy.weebly.com

Family History Federation: www.familyhistoryfederation.com

Music: www.bensound.com

Online Events

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 2020-21 many events in the family history world moved online and it looks as though many meetings, talks and conferences will have an online element in the future. 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: whoamifamilytreeresearch.co.uk

Jane Hough: www.allthosebefore.org.uk

Margaret Roberts: www.playingpasts.co.uk and www.fhsc.org.uk

Family History Federation: www.familyhistoryfederation.com

Music: www.bensound.com

Social Media

Joe is joined by Andrew Martin, family historian, author, digital archivist and host of The Family Histories Podcast; Margaret Roberts, editor of the Playing Pasts online sports history magazine and publicity officer for the FHS of Cheshire and Daniel Loftus, Gen-Z Genealogist and founding member of The Hidden Branch group for young family historians.

Social media can be a fantastic tool for both the individual family historian and societies to communicate and connect. We discuss the different platforms, their pros and cons and our guests offer some top tips on using them.

Andrew Martin: li.sten.to/familyhistoriespodcast and www.familytreeuk.co.uk

Margaret Roberts: www.playingpasts.co.uk and www.fhsc.org.uk

Daniel Loftus: beacons.page/thehiddenbranch and danielsgenealogy.weebly.com

Family History Federation: www.familyhistoryfederation.com

Music: www.bensound.com

One-Place Studies

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: thehistoryinterpreter.wordpress.com

Pam Smith: www.nameandplace.com

Elizabeth Walne: elizabethwalne.co.uk

Family History Federation: www.familyhistoryfederation.com

Music: www.bensound.com

Newspapers

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 Twice Removed.

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: www.familyhistorygifts.co.uk

Margaret Roberts: www.playingpasts.co.uk and www.fhsc.org.uk

Paul Chiddicks: chiddicksfamilytree.com

Natalie Pithers: genealogystories.co.uk

Family History Federation: www.familyhistoryfederation.com

Music: www.bensound.com