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Genealogy, native plants, Allen INGenWeb

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"It's unmistakable what happens at the age of 75," says Dr. Peter Attia, an innovator in longevity medicine. His goal: make people's final years of life as enjoyable and physically active as possible.

25.10.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
ACGSI - Funeral Card Collection

The Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana accepts digitized funeral cards for our website. Prefer local but take others.
www.acgsi.org/funeral/

28.09.2025 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This combined with the Wired article on surrogacy makes for a hell of a combo in terms of the super-wealthy and the rest of us.

03.09.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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First founded in 1665, The London Gazette is Britain's paper of record. Discover how you can search it for free to find out more about your family history:

www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

02.09.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What's the music?

21.08.2025 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'level' is a close second, right?

14.08.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 889    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 7
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Lincoln County just made history by allowing the digitization of county clerk records! As one of Kentucky’s original three counties, formed in 1780, Lincoln’s history reaches back before statehoodβ€”touching countless families across the nation. #Genealogy Thank you Clerk Nancy Johnson!

14.08.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Buried in the regime's political takeover letter of the Smithsonian is the worst bit. Unlike exhibits, which are non-destructive towards primary materials, temporary in nature, and reversible, the foundational collections are irreplacable. They want to be able to throw stuff out.

13.08.2025 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2121    πŸ” 1028    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 114
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You can reverse image search using ChatGPT β€” here's how ChatGPT lets you reverse image search in just a few clicks

β€œThere are many reasons for wanting to perform a reverse-image search. You may want to discover the original source of an image or find out if someone else is using it. You may want to check for higher-resolution versions or put a name to a face.” #AI #artificialintelligence #responsibleuse #CRAIGEN

05.08.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

yet another effort to rewrite history

25.07.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.

19.07.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I like to post this as a reminder that we can’t always believe what we see ~ clever use of the conventions of perspective means that most of us perceive this as a gate leading to a 3-D gated passageway. But actually, it’s just a gate (Gymnasium Theresianum, Vienna)

01.07.2025 06:07 β€” πŸ‘ 211    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

Money πŸ’°

08.06.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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About this Collection | Chronicling America | Digital Collections | Library of Congress Search America's Historic Newspaper Pages through 1963 Please Note: The Library of Congress has transitioned the longstanding Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers website to this new digi...

Some sad confirmation from @bcgl.bsky.social while I was at UW last weekβ€”the National Digital Newspaper Programβ€”which builds Chronicling Americaβ€”has been shut down

Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general publicβ€”for genealogy, local historyβ€”it’s such a loss

12.05.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1055    πŸ” 701    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 210

Good golly.

A β€˜minced oath’ is a euphemistic expression formed by deliberately misspelling, mispronouncing, or replacing a part of a profanity.

Many minced oaths avoid taking the Lord’s name in vain.

For example, β€˜gee whiz’ is mostly a minced oath for β€˜Jesus.’
πŸ§΅β¬‡οΈ

22.05.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 785    πŸ” 143    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 44
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McGovern: My state of Massachusetts funds states like Indiana where the gentlelady is from. We get back less than we give. And so how dare she or anybody else vote to steal our tax money and give it to billionaires?

22.05.2025 06:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3409    πŸ” 881    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 43

The price?

07.05.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.

The Associated Press wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists, citing the 1st Amendment.

08.04.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7145    πŸ” 1751    πŸ’¬ 267    πŸ“Œ 187
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AP PHOTOS: Hundreds of carnivorous plants on display lure in visitors in Colombia Hundreds of carnivorous plants were displayed this weekend at BogotÑ’s botanical garden in an exhibit that invited visitors to allow themselves to be β€œtrapped” by these colorful, deceptive specimens.

Hundreds of carnivorous plants were displayed this weekend at Bogota's botanical garden in an exhibit that invited visitors to allow themselves to be "trapped" by these colorful, deceptive specimens.

07.04.2025 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 171    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Sometimes when we borrow words from other languages, English can become delightfully redundant.

02.04.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2240    πŸ” 332    πŸ’¬ 85    πŸ“Œ 47
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Did you know there are two kinds of male DNA? Discover the difference between STR and SNP DNA - and how they can help your family history research 🧬

www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

31.03.2025 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Indiana's HB 1148 could expand birth record restrictions from 75 to 99 years, making it one of the most restrictive states. It’s passed the House and heads to the Senate. Our work relies on record accessβ€”let’s fight to keep it! Learn more & take action: www.apgen.org/news_manager...

31.03.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with 'improper ideology' President Donald Trump has issued an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls β€œdivisive narratives” and β€œimproper ideology.”

BREAKING: President Donald Trump aims to reshape the Smithsonian museums and zoo with an order targeting funding to programs with "improper ideology."

27.03.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 695    πŸ” 423    πŸ’¬ 242    πŸ“Œ 373
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Indiana's HB 1148 could expand birth record restrictions from 75 to 99 years, making it one of the most restrictive states. It’s passed the House and heads to the Senate. Our work relies on record accessβ€”let’s fight to keep it! Learn more & take action: www.apgen.org/news_manager.php?page=39804

26.03.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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State Democratic party clings to the past rather than welcoming the next generation β€’ Indiana Capital Chronicle The Indiana Democratic Party does not prioritize sustainable leadership, clinging to the past instead of the next generation

COMMENTARY: State Democratic party clings to the past rather than welcoming the next generation

24.03.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Judith Keys Obituary (2025) - Lewiston, NY - Buffalo News View Judith A. "Jude" Keys's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

Write your own obituary. Seriously. This is a hoot.
www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...

23.03.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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APG is raising the alarm on Indiana House Bill 1148, which would extend restrictions on accessing historical birth records from 75 to 99 years. Learn more about the bill & how to take action now:
www.apgen.org/news_manager.php?page=39804
#genealogy

22.03.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Former Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb lands director job on clean energy developer's board β€’ Indiana Capital Chronicle Holcomb’s first role since leaving state office will be as board director for a Philadelphia-based renewable energy developer.

Former Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb lands director job on clean energy developer's board

21.03.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have you ever thought about designing a photobook to display your family photographs? Find out how to get started with our tips:

www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

19.03.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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14.03.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

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