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Thanks so much for mentioning my blog post about my Revolutionary War ancestor Colonel Joshua Burnham! I’m honored!

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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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:
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#BlackHistory #NewNetherland #genealogy

#Genealogy After appealing denial of #FOIA request from US Vet Adm in Aug 2025 for my Dad's VA records, no response since. Today I asked staff of my US Congressional Rep for help. They will try to get a response for me. Have you tried this @reclaimtherecords.org - any luck? Eager to get it resolved!

Internet moment for today.

A Merman for Weathervane Wednesday Today's weathervane was photographed in the small town of Zierikzee, in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, The Netherlands. ...

It's Weathervane Wednesday! This merman was spotted in the Netherlands. Do you know who he may represent? nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-me... #weathervanes

A big thank you to the genealogy gods for sending me a 1911 census entry with precise addresses given as the birthplaces of all 11 members of the household!

It also features the name (crossed out) and birthplace of a child who had died...

BIFHSGO to host first lecture of the Irish Genealogical Research Society's international tour - 'How Genealogy Has Transformed Our Understanding of the Irish in Canada' - Genealogy à la carte The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) will host the inaugural event in an international lecture series that will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Ir...

#IrishGenealogy #CanadianGenealogy #FamilyHistory

My Revolutionary War Patriots, Colonel Joshua Burnham of Milford, New Hampshire Colonel Burnham's Tavern, Milford, New Hampshire This is #1 in a series of posts I intend to write this year for the 250th Anniversary of th...

I'm starting a new series at my Nutfield Genealogy blog, where I will feature my many patriot ancestors who fought or contributed to the American Revolution. Today's post is #1 and I'm featuring Colonel Joshua Burnham of Milford, New Hampshire. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2026/02/my-r...

The US is traumatizing thousands of kids in detention camps. But we are also traumatizing *millions* of kids who are in hiding or fear their parents being snatched.

Like how we have tens of thousands of kids who have survived school shootings, and a whole generation shaped by active shooter drills.

Tabitha Longfellow Lewis Willey for Tombstone Tuesday Sacred To the Memory of Tabitha L. wife of  Dea. Stephen Willey, DIED Sept. 23, 1847 AEt. 40.  Thou art gone to the grave, but we will not...

It's Tombstone Tuesday! This family survived a disaster that took many of their relatives. The famous Willey landslide in Crawford Notch is part of New Hampshire History. Is there a natural disaster in your family history? nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2026/02/tabi...

You voted for a convicted felon and serial sexual predator. You don't care about the law.

Nor the US Constitution and all its amendments

Oh, my. Ten more redacted documents

@foxnews.com.web.brid.gy Watch out for lying on the air. Fox got in trouble for this before, and can land in trouble again.

Today at school dismissal, I followed a suspicious pickup around for a bit, keeping an eye on them, trying to figure out if they were ICE. Then I realized they were keeping an eye on me also. Then I realized they were, in fact, other parents. Life in Minnesota, January 2026.

I have one in my bedroom. It has only held junk for the past ten years. If you live in New Hampshire and can come get it, its yours.

A great collection! I've already discovered new items to pull at the Hawaii State Archives on my Dominis relatives in Honolulu.

It's a great collection! I've already identified several items to pull at the Hawaii State Archives this summer. It will be my third research trip to Honolulu.

Seaman Stephen Webb, War of 1812 Salem Vital Records, Deaths, page 315 WEBB, Stephen, s. Stephen, killed on board the Constitution in the action with the Java, Dec. 29, ...

Here is a blog post about a newclipping that reported a distant cousin, serving on board Old Ironsides (USS Constitution) killed in action during the War of 1812. My family tree has many connections to this one ship. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/10/seam...

It's Groundhog Day!

Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit! Happy February 1st!

Snowstorm media hype in 1831 After watching the television news and weather reports about winter storm Nemo, I heard the term "old fashioned storm" several times.  I al...

There were endless news reports during the last snow storm, and 24 hour coverage on TV Sunday. My 90 year old mother said "You would think they never saw snow before!" Is this kind of snow hysteria new? I don't think so... nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/02/snow...

It's Weathervane Wednesday! This rooster weathervane (Bluesky didn't show the whole thing) can be found close to home at the Beech Hill Farm in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-ro...

Tombstone Tuesday ~ Col. Joshua Burnham, Milford, New Hampshire This tombstone was photographed at the North Yard Cemetery on River Road in Milford, New Hampshire These tombstones are right in the ...

Today is the birthday of my Revolutionary War Patriot, Colonel Joshua Burnham of Milford, New Hampshire. He was born 26 January 1754 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, 272 years ago. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/10/tomb...

"Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes." "Families are torn apart; men, women, and children separated. Children come home from school to find their parents have disappeared." Anne Frank, 1943

A Burns Night poem by “The Rustic Bard” of Windham, New Hampshire Over the weekend, on January 25 th, is the night usually set aside to celebrate the Scots poet Robert Burns at dinners known as “Burns N...

Tonight is "Burns Night" honoring the birth of Scottish poet Robert Burns. Did you know that Nutfield, New Hampshire had their own Scottish poet known as the "Rustic Bard"? Robert Dinsmoor lived in Windham, New Hampshire 1757 - 1836. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-bu...

Virginia "Ginny" Oliver yeeting an undersized lobster over the side of her fishing boat.

RIP. This is the iconic photo of her that most people remember.

Happy Blogoversary!