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Cynthia Raleigh

@cerydwyn.bsky.social

Author of genealogy mysteries, Colonial American supernatural, and true crime. RN. Aspiring to create entertaining stories as well as give voice to those who can no longer speak for themselves.

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Memories of Pounds Hollow Two Photos, Decades Apart

Two Photos, Decades Apart
tinyurl.com/2wf82zyr

#GenealogyStorytelling
#familyhistory
#genealogy
#PoundsHollow
#ShawneeNationalForest
#Boatright

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Heron by Susan Seddon Boulet

31.01.2026 03:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bellas Liv i Chicago Del To av en Kvinnelig Seriemorder

Del To - Kvinnelig Seriemorder: Bellas Liv I Chicago

tinyurl.com/mr4xsf4c

#Seriemorder #norge #Selbu
#HistorierfraUSA #BelleGunness

22.01.2026 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œChicago Girl,โ€ Marie Thomann.

tinyurl.com/mr257cxp

#GenealogyStorytelling
#familyhistory
#genealogy
#Chicago
#Thomann

19.01.2026 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ikke gรฅ glipp av det neste blogginnlegget om Belle Gunness som kommer denne uken. tinyurl.com/wt85t3ad

#Seriemorder
#gammeldagskrimhistorie
#NorgetilUSA
#Gunness

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Via My Victorian Nightmare.

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Murder of Crows Christmas greeting card by Theo van Hoytema, 1878.

#Victoriancards
#Christmas
#weird #macabre
#VictorianChristmas
#Victorian

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Barbara Tien, Ringleader of the Projectkin community, shares how she got Hooked on Stories. Barbara Tien shares her history in the technology field and how she uses that experience to encourage us to share our family history and creatively tell our stories in a variety of ways.

I was touched to be interviewed by @cerydwyn.bsky.social about my background. Cynthia Boatwright Raleigh is a remarkable writer and generous member of the Projectkin Community now thriving on Substack.

open.substack.com/pub/cynthiab...

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It was my pleasure.

29.11.2025 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Thanksgiving
--Thanksgiving Day - Arrival at the Old House.
Woodcut, Winslow Homer, 1858

27.11.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I love this evening light. A true Autumn day.

13.11.2025 22:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fashion as history. Balloon Dress March 1958. Found this while looking through an old set of my Dad's encyclopedias.

#fashion #fashionhistory #vintagefashion

03.11.2025 13:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's time for The Gray Lady!
tinyurl.com/mwt9a6xm

#Evansville #WillardLibrary
#ghost #haunting #Samhain
#Halloween #spooky
#paranormal #GenealogyStorytelling
#history #author #writer

29.10.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s a way to map out what the brain sometimes doesnโ€™t want to deal with all at once.

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Oh same.....I have to stop to organize every now and then or I completely lose focus and can't find anything. I am considering a larger cork board than the one I have so I don't wind up taping reams of paper together and plastering it on the wall.

09.10.2025 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My genealogy version of a cold case teamโ€™s investigation board. I have the yarn and push pins, just need a huge bulletin board nowโ€ฆbecause thereโ€™s more, so much more.

#genealogy #familyhistory

09.10.2025 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Neva Skelton became a physician in 1926, the first female doctor in her county.
โ€œLady Doctorโ€ Neva Skelton, MD
tinyurl.com/yujnzm37

#GenealogyStorytelling #familyhistory #history
#author #writer #Eldorado #OnePlaceStudies
#AllAboutThatPlace

03.10.2025 21:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#AATP25: Revisiting โ€œEldorado, IL And One Old Soreheadโ€ with Cynthia Raleigh From Champaign Illinois, Cynthia brings curiosity for genealogy mysteries to her AATP with a focus on Eldorado, a small town of railroads, coal and a scandal or two.

My interview with Barbara Tien of Projectkin @projectkin.bsky.social. Revisiting All About That Place.

#Projectkin #AATP #AllAboutThatPlace
#genealogy #oneplacestudies

open.substack.com/pub/projectk...

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#AATP25: Revisiting โ€œEldorado, IL And One Old Soreheadโ€ with Cynthia Raleigh
YouTube video by Projectkin #AATP25: Revisiting โ€œEldorado, IL And One Old Soreheadโ€ with Cynthia Raleigh

For good measure, the recording of my conversation with @cerydwyn.bsky.social is now available on YouTube and in the FB group for All About That Place!

youtu.be/tC9SJlGSwNQ

01.10.2025 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just back from the book launch for 'The Mist and The Flame' tonight; a magical retelling of Romeo and Juliet...literally with magic. Start off your autumn reading with Foschia Luminosa and Fiamma Fredda in this delicious story reimagined in the realm of enchantment!.
@letitiamoffitt1.bsky.social

02.10.2025 00:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And @cerydwyn.bsky.social, Iโ€™m thrilled to have you back to tell us about your research. Just 90 min from now! Details ๐Ÿ‘‡

01.10.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m looking forward to it!

01.10.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Look at this absolutely fantastic plaque made by @wayneq4444.bsky.social Wayne Quigg!!! Such woodworking talent. I canโ€™t wait to paint it and hang it out for Spooky Season. The Lanthorne Ordinary Witches thank you!!!

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This is a fabulous piece that I am so grateful for. It is a concrete manifestation of the Lanthorne. Thank you!!!

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That sounds exactly in keeping with the spirit of the Lanthorne.

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I'd be happy to paint it! You've done so much, and I can't tell you how much it will mean to have this piece. My dad could paint, so I'll try to 'channel' that! I meant to say I did pet portraits, as well as wildlife. Here's a couple of my drawings I still have around.

24.09.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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