WHAT A GAME!!!⚾️⚾️⚾️

The original name of the city: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciúncula.

After five years archiving Wyoming history, library specialist fired in latest DOGE cuts - WyoFile When a National Endowment for the Humanities grant was cancelled last week, so was a project to make historical Wyoming newspapers more accessible.

Probably a worthless activity in the eyes of the DOGE bros. #genealogy #ChroniclingAmerica
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Lifelong Dodger fan, but 🤮🤮🤮

Although Full Text Search wouldn't figure that out, either, since the "text" is questionable.

Do you use Full Text Search? They keep adding to the collections (many of which were in unindexed collections).

Here's the problem: there are so many worthwhile newsletters - how many can you afford to subscribe to? Maybe these independents should band together.

Emergency live: let’s be loud! A recording from Adam Kinzinger's live video

Hey everyone! I did an emergency live over on Substack, reminding us all that we will win this thing! Take a look!

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Yes, you need to be proactive, as do all the Dems in Congress.

I generally don't like working on the FS family tree, but I had to make an exception and correct the place of arrival someone had listed for my husband's 2nd ggf, as "Ellis Island, New York, New York, United States" - in 1851.

The Story of Us Trump takes control of the National Archives. (Maybe.) Plus: a thank you.

This is scary for the genealogical community and for us as a nation.#genealogy www.thebulwark.com/p/the-story-...

My ProGen alum group was wondering today about what was going to happen to NARA.

Tuberville is dumber.

The whole article was very sad.

Really struggling with this (and him) as LAT is a good source of local news if you live in LA. Need to find a substitute.

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WtF???

Have you read 1984? The Ministry of Truth will take care of those annoying inconsistencies.

I guess that won't include Manischewitz kosher wine, though (no loss).

And the same age, living in the same place.

Definitely one of my favorite books. OL23 here, Progen 42.

Am I the only one having issues with the "new and improved" geographical breakdowns in #FamilySearch? Working on correcting broken archival links for a vital records database and pointing them to FS, but some of the towns have disappeared, despite a deep dive. I sent FS lots of feedback!

I see that Ancestry has added the ability to designated a "legacy contact" to assume responsibility for your account after you're gone.

She wrote a teaser for the Guardian, but decided not to dig deeper, in deference to her mother. Been there, done that, but I did write a bio of my black sheep grandfather while my mother (over 100 at the time) was still alive. Sent copies to my children and cousins, but never told her about it.

Did you purposely omit California???

Welcome!

They sold us a bill of goods that was apparently based on wishful thinking. And were hypocrites decrying the MSM coverage when they were part of the problem, too.