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Forgotten Women Article One of our team, Margaret Roberts, has written a beautiful article about A Few Forgotten Women and the work we do. It features Sarah Wildblood, who Margaret researched for our 1819 Forgotten Women Fri...

A Few Forgotten Women article by Margaret Roberts in this month's Really Useful Bulletin www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/forgott... Do check it out #WomensHistory #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Who’s That Man? A slight, dapper man, with a small, neatly trimmed moustache, well turned out, sometimes carrying a cane and, more often than not, sporting plus fours and a natty pair of argyle socks, his eyes alw…

Great research and a great story, Megan! Serendipitously, I’ve just published *my* first blog in a long time and it’s also the story of my quest to discover the identity of a mystery man in a photo…

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Identifying the Mystery Man in My Baby Photo I was born into an American military family stationed in France, and as the first child of young parents (20 and 24 at the time of my…

First article in a long time! For my dad who would have been 90 today.🎂 (friend link) #Genealogy

Identifying the Mystery Man in My Baby Photo
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Clara Dawson aged 20 in 1876

Great Grandmother Clara Dawson died 77 years ago today. This is the story of her early life as a housemaid #FamilyHistory #Genealogy www.grannystales.co.uk/clara

Image: Photo White Goose Flying - Royalty free from pickpic.com

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#Genealogy #Research #Ancestry®ProTools #DNAmatches #OldResearch

Defying CDC, Pediatricians Recommend All Kids Get Vaccinations Against 18 Diseases The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations for hepatitis B, influenza and other shots buck changes made by the Trump administration.

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SAME HERE.
my grandmother was the only survivor of her whole large family.

This is not abstract or ancient history.

Abigail Spanberger taking the oath of office with her family by her side.

BREAKING:

Abigail Spanberger is officially sworn in as the 75th Governor of Virginia, and the first female Governor in the state's history.

Congratulations to Gov. Spanberger and everyone who worked so hard to make this victory a reality.

It was not Hitler or Himmler who abducted me, beat me, and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor — who received a uniform and then believed they were the master race. - Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor

For those that don’t history…..

Does this sound familiar???

#Trump and his regime have never hid their intentions….we just live among #Nazis & hateful idiots.

#SheShed

While doing ancestry work on my family tree, I was contacted by a woman who said, 'I think you and I have the same grandfather.' In an instant my grandfather's history of bigamy, that was long buried, became known. Some of my extended family knew, mine did not.

🧵 I don't want to leave social media, but I've got to distance myself from it. Renee Good's death has affected me and my mental health more than I realized, due to my own family history and how similarly the facts (and the lies told) are.

I've always tried to avoid footage of police killings. 1/

...watching history be debated as if it’s theoretical, while my family lived it."

That protestor shouting while holding a family burial flag* is very powerful.

* the flag specially folded in tricorne (triangle) shape + only given to family of those honorably discharged upon their funerals.

We’re on the right side of history and everyone knows it. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

“Papers please” and I pull out a copy of the family genealogy tracing 5 generations of Norwegian-American farmers

Skeletal remains that washed up on Washington beach identified as Oregon mayor who vanished 20 years ago Remains found in 2006 and nicknamed "Grays Harbor County John Doe" were identified as those of Edwin Asher, who was presumed to have drowned while crabbing off the Oregon coast.

Skeletal remains that washed up on a Washington beach are identified as those of a former Oregon mayor who vanished in 2006, ending a 20-year mystery with the help of genetic genealogy.

Screenshot of a pair of threaded Bluesky posts. Norah Woodsey writes: Oh my god I just realized I have an appointment with an orthopedic doctor for a leg issue at the hospital where an ancestor of mine died of a compound fracture to the leg (pre-antibiotics) Second post: A screenshot of an archival document with the printed text "and that the cause of his death was" and below it, in handwriting: "Compound Fracture of the leg (struck by machinery)."

The hazards of studying genealogy @norahwoodsey.com

#Genealogy 😎

Yesterday a geneticist emailed me about my book on the history of genealogy as politics in early America. It was amazing to hear how he connected my arguments with his work and experience. Hearing from readers is amazing!

Image: photo by Ron Strutt. Hop garden at Syndale Farm, Kent, UK. CC BY-SA 2.0

The Hop-Pickers Murders https:/

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#BookReview #MurderMystery #NathanDylanGoodwin #Hops #HopPickers #UK #Poverty

The regime shot Renee Nicole Good and then labeled her a domestic terrorist.

But they didn’t do it because they’re strong — they did it because they’re weak and scared.

Congress must answer the people’s call to get ICE Out For Good: indivisible.org/ice-out-sena... #ICEOutForGood

Our history shows that this warning is wise. "Happy" MLK Day

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Amid ICE clashes, New Hampshire bishop urges clergy to prepare their wills The Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire told priests protesting ICE to get their wills and affairs in order. Some praise the bishop, while other priests say they never signed up to be martyrs.

"I've asked them to get their affairs in order to make sure they have their wills written... because it may be that now is no longer the time for statements, but for us with our bodies to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable..."

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The Genealogy of the Virgin (left wing), Saints Stollanus and Emerentia (right wing), The Annunciation (closed), c.1500 by Master of the Family of Saint Anne

S08EP09 - 'The Invisible' with Jane Hough and Kathryn Burtinshaw - The Family Histories Podcast Host Andrew Martin welcomes back genealogist Jane Hough, and author Kathryn Burtinshaw, for an episode exploring mental health history and Jane's ancestor, Maud.

ICYMI: Our first episode of 2025 was 'The Invisible' with two brilliant guests - Jane Hough (@allthosebefore.bsky.social ) and Kathryn Burtinshaw: familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/03/18/s... #genealogy #MentalHealth #ancestry #podcasthon #FamilyHistory

Excellent article Thomas! Thank you. Finding painful truths is part of why our research is important

The Norfolk and Portsmouth Yellow Fever Epidemic - Encyclopedia Virginia The Epidemic Arrives Market Square, Norfolk In 1855, Norfolk was a prosperous city of some 16,000 residents with one of the busiest harbors on the East Coast, five large hotels, five newspapers, and e...

Amazing to think that my great-great-grandfather Charles Smith was one of the victims of this. What a baker from Derby was doing in Norfolk VA I still have no idea. His wife and children were still at home in England. #genealogy encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/epid...

Winter Road Trip Drive With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To Kirriemuir Angus Scotland

Tour #Scotland 4K #Winter travel photograph and video Blog of a road trip drive, with #Scottish bagpipes music, on #ancestry, #genealogy, #history visit to #Kirriemuir in #Angus tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2026/01/wint...

I'm a genealogist. I deal with stress by yelling into the void at dead people who cannot hear me, even though their lack of accurate birthdates often makes me more stressed.

#genealogy #FamilyHistory

Old Photograph Fishwives Shelling Mussels Stonehaven Scotland

Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of fishwives shelling Mussels in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. According to legend, mussels have been cultivated in Europe since 1235 tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2015/06/old-...