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Recently, FamilySearch added 5.4 million new records to its free online archives 🎉📜 #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #HistoricRecords #FreeResources https://t.co/HKTzrh0rC9

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Celebrate #BillOfRightsDay 🇺🇸✨ The National Archives is hosting a virtual teacher workshop (Dec 5) and student webinars (Dec 13). #LearnHistory #ProfessionalDevelopment https://t.co/0qfCcFrV0w

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After 24 years of dedication, the Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland (APSS) has seen their replica Sopwith 1½ Strutter—a First World War biplane—take to the skies ✈️💫 #AviationHistory #WWI https://t.co/raOgwxc8eA

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Celebrated author Kate Atkinson, best known for her intricately plotted novels, recently uncovered unexpected twists in her own family history 🧬📜 #GenealogyDiscoveries #FamilyHistory #UnexpectedTwists https://t.co/vFmn8f1Y1p

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RootsIreland is delighted to announce an exclusive 25% discount on annual subscriptions, available from 22 November to 11 December 2024 🍀📜📖 #IrishGenealogy #FamilyHistory #RootsIreland #GenealogyDiscount #DiscoverYourRoots https://t.co/9n0TKLAHNF

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The service records of tens of thousands of volunteers from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution are now available on the family history platform Ancestry 🌊🚤 #RNLI #MaritimeHistory #FamilyHistory #SeaRescue https://t.co/IjZ7bVnY6e

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TheGenealogist has proudly announced the release of a collection of military records spanning over half a million names 📜🪖 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #MilitaryRecords #HistoryUncovered #TracingYourRoots https://t.co/78pB4oNwP8

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The Acadian Archives, situated on the University of Maine at Fort Kent campus, will host a genealogy workshop on Wednesday, December 4, at 6 p.m. 🗂️📜✨ #GenealogyWorkshop #FamilyHistory #AcadianHeritage #FrenchCanadianRoots https://t.co/PojYsmQVvU

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Recent breakthroughs in two separate cases highlight the potential of genetic genealogy to deliver long-overdue answers 🧬🔍 #GeneticGenealogy #ColdCaseSolved #ForensicScience #FamilyHistory https://t.co/iKlpXNtlpD

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Sharing stories of insight and inspiration took centre stage recently as the University of Northampton hosted its first county-wide culture and heritage event https://t.co/e3rBlAxaZ1 ☕️📚✨ #HeritageMixer #CulturalCuppa #NorthamptonshireHeritage

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Roots Ireland has significantly expanded its County Clare database by adding over 17,700 new birth, baptism, marriage, death, and graveyard records 📜🪦 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #RootsIreland #CountyClare #IrishAncestry https://t.co/0otwuToMJo

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Family history research can yield astonishing revelations, as seen in Reissa Spier’s journey of discovering her secret siblings! https://t.co/AgGLgZhe8K 🧬✨ #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #HiddenStories

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The free FamilySearch Library November 2024 English webinars will focus on how to use FamilySearch tools 📚🔍 https://t.co/Jbpup4HDpO #familysearch #webinar #genealogy

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The herring girls were the backbone of the UK fishing industry. Now, funding is secured to capture their stories with High Life Highland, Suffolk Archives, Norfolk Record Office & Hebridean Archives 🐟📜✨ #Heritage #History https://t.co/5UGV3H9k9p

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New hybrid event, titled Learn How to Transform Your Genealogy Research into a Personal or Family History, aims to guide researchers in creating compelling family narratives 📜✨ https://t.co/79EKejCqT2 #genealogyresearch #familyhistory #genealogy

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Archivists recently completed a months-long project to make the entire Power & Light: Russell Lee’s Coal Survey catalog digitally available to the public 📚💻✨ https://t.co/ih91amDTCC #Archives #DigitalAccess #RussellLee #CoalSurvey #HistoricPhotos

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Remembrance Day is approaching on 11th November—a time to reflect and honour those who sacrificed for our freedom 🕊️🌺 #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget https://t.co/f7nKVanMGF

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According to recent research published in Eye, having a family history of retinitis pigmentosa significantly increases the likelihood of experiencing more severe forms of the disease at diagnosis 👁️🧬👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 https://t.co/xl8gwBqRfm #familyhistory #retinitispigmentosa

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After 43 years of uncertainty, the identity of a 1980 homicide victim has been uncovered thanks to advances in genetic genealogy 🔬🧬✨ https://t.co/tMDS5Ly9ag #geneticgenealogy #genealogy #homicidevictim

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An exciting 3D scanning project, digitally capturing historical objects from various museums across the Highlands, was completed this week 🏰📸 https://t.co/pTkIeaUe1n #InvernessCastle #History #Highlands