Dr Lesley Trotter: historian, professional genealogist, writer & archive addict. AGRA Associate. Author of 'The Married Widows of Cornwall'.
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So thrilled to have been part of telling Zoe Ball's family history story in Cornwall on the latest episode of Who Do You Think You Are. Now available to watch on BBC iPlayer. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
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Our recent Cornish Story Café on ‘Exploring Cornish Family History’ with @humblehist Dr Lesley Trotter is now available to view on our website and YouTube!
Watch the talk here cornwallheritagetrust.org/st…
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At the talk and social event taking place in The Church Rooms #Lostwithiel at 7.00 pm on Tues 30 Sept 2025
Dr Lesley Trotter, @humblehist will be presenting a talk entitled ‘More than Deeds and Wills — Surprises from a Solicitor's Office’. (Image Credit: Karen Arnold CC0)
Taking a break from researching the past to enjoy the present with a glorious morning out on the water with Marine Discovery Penzance. #Cornwall #Dolphins #MarineLife
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The idea that ‘historian’ is one of the jobs most at risk from AI is darkly funny; after all, in a world dominated by often-wrong AI what use could *a set of people with specialist training in chasing down and verifying the sources of information* possibly be?
Research for a client has just revealed an ancestor who worked as a steam navvy driver, which was a new one on me. Looked it up and found this great footage of one in action. A lovely way to bring family history to life. player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/… #FamilyHistory
Had the pleasure of unrolling this beautiful pedigree this afternoon. Mid-18thC with heraldic painting as good as new. #familyHistory #genealogy
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'Amazing' Cornish women in frame at new exhibition bbc.in/3Y4TH1S
Just booked my place at the Secret and Lies #FamilyHistory conference in Sept. So looking forward to it as the previous event was really good. #Genealogy @AGRAGenealogy secretsandlies.org.uk/
Just stumbled upon this great 1937 film on how one used to get birth certs. Well before my time, but do remember lugging those massive index volumes off the shelves at St Catherine’s House & Family Records Centre. #Geneaology #FamilyHistory @AGRAGenealogy youtu.be/Q-B8DqKNq-4?si=6LGm…
Fancy learning how to research family history in a fabulous setting on the Helford River in Cornwall? I have partnered with the award-winning 4-star @BudockVeanHotel to offer a 4-day beginner’s course on 16-20th Feb 2025. budockvean.co.uk/family-hist… #FamilyHistory @AGRAGenealogy
Until 6 Dec there’s a 50% off new Legacy #genealogy webinar membership that gives access to wide range of #FamilyHistory topics, including my webinar on researching Cornish ancestors. legacy.familytreewebinars.co…
Looking somewhat vertically challenged in this shot filming in St Agnes with Ben Robinson for BBC2’s Villages by the Sea! Out now on iPlayer. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0… #FamilyHistory #Cornwall #LocalHistory @AGRAGenealogy
Delighted to be able to spread the word about the history of St Day Old Church in an interview with ITV West Country.
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The restoration of the plaster ceiling of the long gallery at @nationaltrust Lanhydrock is a great chance to get close to some amazing 17th century characters.
Lovely weather for filming with ITV’s Kathy Wardle at St Day Old Church this morning. #LocalHistory #Cornwall @AGRAGenealogy
Memorable weekend giving a talk on Cornish women’s history on one of the quieter, and slightly less muddy, stages at Tunes in the Park at Port Elliot. Don’t normally get people dressed as flamingos at my talks! @AGRAGenealogy #WomensHistory #Cornwall #TunesInThePark
Slightly different experience for me this weekend when I’ll be sharing stories from Cornish women’s history at Tunes in the Park. Saturday 5.30pm in the Mad Hatters Orangery. tunesinthepark.com/ #Cornwall #WomensHistory