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dr. e. katherine

@actualkatherine.bsky.social

tired goth historian, tour guide, folk artist, baseball fan, on Conestoga-Susquehannock land (ask me about it!). Tours, contact info, resources, art @ https://linktr.ee/actualkatherine [any pronouns. non-Native. still queer.]

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02.03.2026 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awww thank you πŸ’œ

02.03.2026 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The other Newfies I've met were bigger than me (i am smol)

02.03.2026 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A small one I think??? But a good one. I love them

02.03.2026 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
It me. Wearing a colorful plaid jacket and a panda bear hat.

It me. Wearing a colorful plaid jacket and a panda bear hat.

Pals someone stole my cute ass jacket from a MEMORIAL SHOW and I am beginning my scorched earth campaign to get it back RIGHT FUCKING NOW because it’s cute AF & HOW VERY DARE

If you see this distinctive jacket that not many ppl have, GET THAT SHIT BACK TO ME

It’s actually rather sentimental!

02.03.2026 05:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wasn't kidding! πŸ˜… bsky.app/profile/actu...

02.03.2026 04:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The same dog being pet by the same human, who now has an extra-derpy grin. You can see more of the historic rowhouses in the background in this photo.

The same dog being pet by the same human, who now has an extra-derpy grin. You can see more of the historic rowhouses in the background in this photo.

Photo credit: Mr E

02.03.2026 04:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯Ή

02.03.2026 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow thanks for reading!!!!

02.03.2026 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OMG

02.03.2026 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A fluffy black and white dog looks through a fence at a person dressed in black, who is giving the dog some good quality skritches.

A fluffy black and white dog looks through a fence at a person dressed in black, who is giving the dog some good quality skritches.

Everything is awful so here is a moment of sweetness for the skyline: I met a Very Good Dog while exploring more of a favorite neighborhood today

02.03.2026 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a tour group walking down a historic, narrow residential side street in Fells Point, Baltimore.

Photo of a tour group walking down a historic, narrow residential side street in Fells Point, Baltimore.

Photo of a tour guide (and a couple of tour guests) walking up a wide modern street in downtown Baltimore.

Photo of a tour guide (and a couple of tour guests) walking up a wide modern street in downtown Baltimore.

Only ONE WEEK until our outdoor walking tours are back!! Come join us outside as the weather warms up!
Sunday, March 8, 5pm: Frederick Douglass’ Fell’s Point
(1.5 hours, $15/$12)
Friday, March 13, 6pm: Revolution in Baltimore Town
(1.75 hours, $20/$15)
Info/tix @ fullstorybaltimore.tours/our-tours/

01.03.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation hiring Digital Content Researcher & Producer in Williamsburg, VA | LinkedIn Posted 12:30:03 AM. Who We AreFounded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

I'm hiring! πŸ›οΈ

This is a VA-based, hybrid 3-year position for a historian working on digital projects related to religious history. We'll also be hiring a historian working on onsite programming and training related to religious history.

Feel free to reach out! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

27.02.2026 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 173    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5

Oh GOD

02.03.2026 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, this is Galicja, an entirely different region of Europe

02.03.2026 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What is Galicia? - Forgotten Galicia Galicia is a historical and geographical region in central-eastern Europe, today divided between western Ukraine and eastern Poland. Galicia as a geopolitical entity was created in 1772 with the estab...

🀨 forgottengalicia.com/about/what-i...

02.03.2026 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/actu...

02.03.2026 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fair, thank you! I meant those blueskyers are slavic-american, but i can see the confusion and will delete the post

02.03.2026 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Mr E tells me that a Hoffberger also partially/mostly owned the Baltimore Orioles team in 1954–1979. Galician-American baseball sickos rise up πŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺ

02.03.2026 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

TIL: the Hoffberger family, the people primarily responsible for the success of National Bohemian (Natty Boh) beer and the iconic Mr Boh, were immigrants from the Polish part of Galicia πŸ’ͺ

02.03.2026 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You'd need that much to fix it up! 😭

02.03.2026 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Side note: get hype for a walking tour of this neighborhood

02.03.2026 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

!!!!!!!

02.03.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL

02.03.2026 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me too!!!! Hopefully after March 15 when it goes on sale properly

02.03.2026 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Search and Rescue: Baltimore’s Old Tubs and Ornate Mantels Are Salvaged for a Second Chance Originally printed June 19, 2003 in The Washington Post, written by Doug Brown.

E.g. at/by/for Second Chance secondchanceinc.org/library/sear...

02.03.2026 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Architectural salvage, probably

02.03.2026 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Possibly because they're one thing that can't be ripped out for architectural salvage. Mantelpieces, though... bsky.app/profile/knke...

02.03.2026 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Idk!!!!!!!!!

02.03.2026 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

....unless......

02.03.2026 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0