Teresa Eckford

Teresa Eckford

@tessaj65.bsky.social

Librarian/writer/genealogist/historian living on the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada. Married to @seaneckford@bsky.social Blogger at: http://writingmypast.wordpress.com

177 Followers 208 Following 134 Posts Joined Dec 2023
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The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February.

A record number of Americans are withdrawing from their 401ks to cover expenses.

Americans owe $18.5 trillion in debt — an historic high.

Meanwhile, the wealth of America's 935 billionaires soared by $1.5 trillion in 2025.

“Golden Age” for whom?

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6 days ago

hypocrisy...

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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

chiddicksfamilytree.com/2026/02/20/b...

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Cambridge University's historic women's prison records transcribed Volunteers are transcribing records of women imprisoned by Cambridge University in the 19th Century.

'Why is it always the women that get punished?'

Link 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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My sentiments exactly...

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Good to see that @freeukgen.bsky.social has joined here on #Bluesky. They’re the people behind #FreeBMD and #FreeCen. I bet you’ve used their resources! #GenHour

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Trace your ancestor's working life in new records | Blog Was your gran a 1920s teacher? You could find out with our latest record releases.

@fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp

Working lives are the theme of the 2 new databases at @findmypast.bsky.social this week

🚩𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟕
🚩𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝟏𝟖𝟖𝟓-𝟖𝟗

Link to blog with full details 👉 www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/wom...

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Join us 11 March, as Prof. Tom Licence tells the story of the Bayeux Tapestry. Book your spot today 👇🔗.

Sign up to Family Tree Plus and get access to this webinar and more every month

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Friday’s Family History Finds | Empty Branches on the Family Tree

emptybranchesonthefamilytree.com/2026/03/frid...

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MyHeritage launches Scribe AI - and it's impressive - Genealogy à la carte MyHeritage yesterday introduced Scribe AI, a very exciting new feature that transcribes, translates, and interprets historical family documents and photos. Anyone can use Scribe AI for free on a limit...

genealogyalacarte.ca?p=47150

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EXCLUSIVE!
These are the aforementioned Investigators investigating the aforementioned alleged drug dealing in Area 51 by the furry figure featured in an earlier grainy black and white photograph WHO IS CLEARLY VANCOUVER CITY COUNCILLOR SEAN ORR shirking a holiday gathering.

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The 1953 Soviet propaganda illustration depicting "War" served at a restaurant table while other social needs are ignored by Yuliy Ganf.

Published in 1953 for Krokodil magazine, it satirizes Western, particularly American, prioritization of militarism over social welfare.

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I would like an explanation as to why Americans keep believing Republicans ~ and republicans fuck them over every time ~ every single time

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Spain's leader with a message that should be adopted by every top Democrat

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I love all your articles and blog posts! Thanks for sharing your expertise...

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I love all your articles and blog posts! Thanks for sharing your expertise...

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@nikisharma.bsky.social You do realize where I live it will be dark until AFTER 9am? Have you any idea how depressing that is? #notoDSTinBC

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@nikisharma.bsky.social I don't believe half the people who voted for DST actually understood the effects in the winter...I'm very, very depressed at the thought. ST has been shown by physicians and psychologists to be better as it's NATURAL. Why were we not given the choice b/w Standard and DST?

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Jim Jordan: "When people step back and evaluate it, they say, 'This was the right decision. This was consistent with what the president told the American people when we the people elected him. He said he was going to do this.'" (Trump literally campaigned on no war with Iran!)

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Rubio Bypasses Congress to Send Israel $4 Billion in Arms

Rubio declares an emergency to bypass Congress to send $4 bn of arms to Israel. The possible orders include more than 35,000 bombs that are 2,000 lbs each—which US military officers say are unsuitable for urban combat—but which are responsible for the lion's share of civilian casualties in Gaza.

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Never stop learning… With RootsTech almost upon us once again, I'm taking the time to reflect on some recent learning opportunities, including Angela Packer McGhie's webinar focussing on crafting a Kinship Determination Project hosted by Legacy Family Tree Webinars1, her corresponding article on the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) website: Writing a KDP as a Narrative Lineage2, as well as an article…

See what I've learned recently from Angela Packer McGhie and @scientistsoph.bsky.social! #neverstoplearning #genealogyeducation #genealogylearning #familyhistorymagazines #genealogywebinars

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Genealogy Roundup, February 25 - Megan Smolenyak In this week’s roundup, discover a fun geography game, the identification of a WWII hero, and more!

In this week’s roundup, discover a fun geography game, the identification of a WWII hero, and more!

megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-ro...

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2 weeks ago

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The President continues to threaten to jail me.

My job is to stand up for the people of Illinois and stand in the way of him harming them.

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The senior Republican in Congress is all in for Trump shutting down all Medicare payments to Minnesota. Hope his electorate remembers that this November.

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3 weeks ago

That last sentence? That's the strategy. They've been pretty open about it.

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A gem uncovered at the Internet Archive I'm working on a longer piece right now, but don't want to go too long between regular posts, so I decided to share my excitement over a recent find at the Internet Archive. In the course of my recent research, I found a book at this valuable site titled Ickham : the friendly village by Jack C Coombs. It can be borrowed for free and read online if you have a free IA account, but not downloaded.

Stepping into the past and seeing the world the way your ancestors did... #genealogy #ancestralplaces #KentEnglandhistory #heritage #familyhistory

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eek!!!

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A bearded man in a red "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" hat is being detained by two officers wearing black uniforms and caps with "ICE" on them. Below the image, white text states: "POPULAR MAGA INFLUENCER JUNIOR PENA WHO PRAISED ICE AND DEPORTATIONS IS DETAINED AND FACES DEPORTATION BY ICE" followed by "CHUCKLE ZONE".

Junior Pena, a Brazilian social media influencer known for openly supporting ICE had previously reassured his followers that only “crooks” were targeted by immigration crackdowns.

#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News

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