Sean Vanderfluit

Proposed cuts to the Library and Archives Canada will negatively impact access to information requests. I will be answering Linda Yip's call to action and writing my Member of Parliament. via @past-presence.bsky.social #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

On my father's direct maternal line, I can get back to my 5xG Grandmother, Liesbeth Boerse, who was born on Texel probably sometime in the 1760s or 1770s. #genealogy #FamilyHistory #InternationalWomensDay

I created this for International Women's Day a few years ago, but only posted it on Facebook. It's as far back as I can trace my direct maternal line, which would be about the 1840s. #genealogy #FamilyHistory #InternationalWomensDay

I haven't had much need to do English research, so I was amazed and pleased to see civil registers of baptisms with the governing statute at the start of the book, complete with the format for the records required by the law. 😀👍 #genealogy #law #FamilyHistory

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It's #RootsTech weekend, and *of course* I have a million other things to do... 🙄

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Congratulations to @cyndingle.bsky.social! Cyndi's List celebrates 30 years this weekend! 🥳🎉🍾

(30?!? Already?? 🤯)

The BCGS website (www.bcgs.ca) was likely amongst the earliest links there, as it was one of the earliest genealogical societies on the web. #genealogy @cyndislist.bsky.social

I'm up to Week 5 of the #52Ancestors Challenge 2026! At this pace, I'll be done by 2028.😆

I'm now on my Great x4 Grandparents on my mother’s paternal line - the Mormon branch of my family - starting with Rachel Franklin. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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#RootsTech Now I'm watching about Crafting a Genealogical Proof Argument. I think I see a theme in my watchlist!

This week's crème de la crème - February 28, 2026 - Genealogy à la carte Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIreland Death Records: A Window into the Lives of Your Ancestors by Rachel J. Trotter on FamilySearch Blog. Try FamilySearch Simple Search in Beta ...

Genealogy à la carte's weekly crème de la crème never disappoints. #genealogy #FamilyHistory via @genealogyalacarte.bsky.social

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Betty Corrigall: A Woman the Church Would Not Bury Discover the dark tales of the past in my brand-new series: “Stories From The Grave.” Betty Corrigall’s grave is reputed to be the loneliest in the UK, yet it is probably one of th…

Today’s Stories From The Grave:

A Woman the Church Would Not Bury

Denied burial in consecrated ground in 18th-century Orkney, her grave became a symbol of exclusion — and, centuries later, of dignity restored.

Tales From The Tomb Friday
#Genealogy

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Sometimes here in Canada we can get pretty smug about what goes on south of the border. In Alberta, conservatives used the Notwithstanding Clause to enact discriminatory legislation. Here in BC, opposition conservatives voted to abolish the Human Rights Code in its entirety. Disgusting.

For anyone who hasn't been following just how extreme the disinformation campaign against fundamental human rights has become, there are 37 BC MLAs who today voted to abolish the entire Human Rights Code.

Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday Some transgender Kansans said they had received the letters from the Department of Revenue. Others hadn’t by Wednesday evening.

You know who's not in the Epstein files with Trump? Transgendered Kansans.

Fuck the GOP, Fuck MAGA, Fuck the Twice Impeached Convicted Felon.

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Transgender Archives - University of Victoria The Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria Libraries is committed to the preservation of the history of pioneering activists, community leaders, and researchers who have contributed to the...

In light of the President's hatemongering against trans people last night—reminder: BC's University of Victoria hosts trans archives, & sources around the world send their materials for safe-keeping.

They DIGITIZED the entire collection so you can access it worldwide:

We noticed a lot of guests on Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. had Welsh DNA, but they never seem to talk about Welsh ancestry on the show. Now my eldest child always jokes "How do you get Wales?!?" when the country comes up. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Dear authors,

If the cover of your book is clearly AI-generated, I will assume the contents are too.

Together, my Gx4 grandparents, Elisabetha Messer and Mathias Schmidt, bring an aircraft manufacturer to mind. They were far from that. #52Ancestors Week 4 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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This week's crème de la crème - February 21, 2026 - Genealogy à la carte Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsReading the Tea Leaves at LAC by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. New at the Archives – The Harada Family Records on Outside the Box — The Ri...

There have been so many tasks to do today I almost forgot it was Saturday! Finally taking a break and remembering that it's time for this week’s crème de la crème! #genealogy #FamilyHistory via @genealogyalacarte.bsky.social

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Reading the Tea Leaves at LAC - Anglo-Celtic Connections Like most federal departments, Library and Archives Canada is adjusting to reductions announced in the 2025 federal budget and the ongoing Comprehensive Expenditure Review. Most departments are managi...

More on this from John Reid of Anglo-Celtic Connections:

www.anglocelticconnections.ca/2026/02/13/r...

Library and Archives Canada to cut 56 positions Ninety-four employees at Library and Archives Canada have received notices that their jobs could be at risk, as part of the federal government’s plan to cut the size of the federal public service by 2...

"Library and Archives Canada to cut 56 positions"

This is a part of much larger cutbacks by the federal government.

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You can't always trust captions you might find on old photos! I don't have many docs of my Gx4 Grandparents, Katherine Geiger and Gregor Bechler, but enough show that the caption for this photo is inaccurate. #52Ancestors #genealogy #FamilyHistory

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Urka, an enslaved woman, escaped when her enslavers would sell her away from the colony of New Netherland. The seller had her captured, and wanted to force the sale, but the court did not agree.
Read Urka's story:
www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/new_netherla...
#BlackHistory #NewNetherland #genealogy

Pink Shirt Day is a chance to stand together against bullying. 💗 We invite everyone to wear pink on Wed, Feb 25 and help promote kindness, respect and inclusion.

For info on Pink Shirt Day activities in the city, visit richmond.ca/PinkShirtDay

Small actions can make a big difference.

#RichmondBC

Heritage BC and the BC Museums Association have issued a Joint Statement and written letters to the federal Ministry of Environment and Climate Change regarding Parks Canada’s plan to decommission the Canadian Register of Historic Places.

Read the full statement here: museum.bc.ca/the-loss-of-...

Write the book you would like to see someone pull from a higgledy piggledy pile in a secondhand shop 63 years after your death and say, "This looks fucking weird. I think I will buy it for Joan."

a man in a suit and tie is standing in a doorway and says honey i 'm old . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in a doorway and says honey i 'm old .

And I'm pretty sure I've been following it since the beginning...

I might be behind, but I've now doubled my output! Week 2 of the #52Ancestors Challenge, I share what little I know of my Gx4 Grandparents, Marianna Schmidt and Johannes Anton. #genealogy #FamilyHistory

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Good luck!

If you died and came back as an old timey moonshiner, you could call it reintarnation.

Of course, I shouldn't be one to laugh...