Beautiful night sky

It probably is. I kept thinking I was being lazy or I wasn’t getting enough sleep. Then I found an article and took more time off. Take care of yourself

I’ve been reading about this lately. I always feel like I could be doing more. But burn out is real.

#genealogy #familyhistory #fostercare #fosterplacement

I’ve been rescind about the Pre-ICPC "Dumping" Era in California and Arizona, am an interested to know if anyone else has had experience with this time period? Have you had to research ancestors who were affected by the wild of foster care before the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children?

Interesting! Let me think on it. That’s a good one. A topic I’d love to learn more about.

Planning out the next few months of content today! If you could pick one topic for me to break down in-depth, what would it be? Even if it’s a total curveball, I’d love to hear it. Drop your requests below.👇

#genealogy #familyhistory

Life in the New World: Indentured Servitude & Irish Colonial Labor THE IRISH DIASPORA & YOUR ANCESTRY - PART TWO

Part two of the four part series. Read it on substack! #irish #familyhistory

The Earl Grey Scheme: Orphans, Empire & Erased Records THE IRISH DIASPORA & YOUR ANCESTRY - PART ONE

If you’ve been searching for an Irish ancestor who vanished in the mid-1800s, this post may be for you.
#irish #genealogy

Breaking Democracy’s Chains Metin Pekin on Reforming Politics Without Parties

On #BigBlendRadio now, author Metin Pekin discusses his new book "Breaking Democracy’s Chains" and explores the idea of reforming modern democracy by moving beyond political party systems. Episode & Review: bigblendmedia.substack.com/p/breaking-d... #politcalvoice #democracy

The Dawes Arboretum: How Beeman and Bertie Dawes Created a Living Museum of Trees YouTube video by Big Blend Radio

In honor of #WomenHistoryMonth, discover the inspiring conservation legacy of Bertie Dawes and the founding story of The Dawes Arboretum @thedawesarboretum.bsky.social a living museum of trees rooted in education & environmental stewardship. Podcast: youtu.be/pAvBE6dKJjk?... #Trees #Ohio

Last night I found where my husband’s ancestor was born in Canada, which means (with Canada’s Bill C-3 that went into effect in December), I can start to gather the needed documents to establish his connection to Canada. 🇨🇦 #dualcitizenship #genealogy

A noir-toned background image of a rainy city skyscape, birds flying with a backdrop of smeared neon lights, with a detective standing on a rooftop in long coat and hat with one arm raised. Right-justified text on the image reads "open call for novellas, opens: 4.01.26, closes: 4.30.26." The Ruadán Books logo is centered above the text.

We're opening to novella manuscripts on 4/1/26! We're looking for dark thrillers, crime noir, & dark speculative fiction—if you've got a complete novella (25k-40k words) that fits, we want to hear from you.

Submission guidelines coming soon: links.ruadanbooks.com/cfs

#WriterSky #AuthorSky

Amazing!

Is that the moon?!

As some friends have brought to my attention, the TCM channel is airing the 1944 movie "GASLIGHT" starring Ingrid Bergman, running alongside the State of the Union drivel.

Well played, TCM!

I am going to be watching the TCM channel to give them the ratings instead, and I hope you'll do the same! 😁

Count me in

Green-Wood Merchandise Design Contest - Green-Wood Submit original artwork inspired by Green-Wood Cemetery for our first-ever Merchandise Design Contest. Selected designs will become official merchandise.

If you've got some artistic flair, here's a chance to design for Green-Wood, an amazing cemetery! #genealogy
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Ohhh!!!

Join me on February 11th for my From Research to Novel webinar.

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#writingcommunity #genealogy #historicalfiction

All the little red dots letting me know about the massive AT&T WiFi outage. This mean I’m currently paying for WiFi that doesn’t exist.

Discover Avoyelles Parish: Culture, Cuisine & Community in Central Louisiana YouTube video by Big Blend Radio

Find Your Center & Discover the Culture, Cuisine, and Community of Avoyelles Parish in Central Louisiana. New #BigBlendRadio Podcast: youtu.be/NdpVTcSptzA?... #TravelLouisiana #Louisiana #CENLA

a man in a striped sweater is sitting on a couch in front of a window . ALT: a man in a striped sweater is sitting on a couch in front of a window .

Nope! Thursday this will be me as I wait and see.

In my “to-do” list notebook I wrote “March 9 at 10am” and absolutely no clue as to what that means.

#winning

You probably know Wikipedia, but do you know about Wikibooks?

You can find a wide variety of educational material on Wikibooks, covering subjects from programming and mathematics to cooking and languages. Plus, GENEALOGY!
#familyhistory

Free United States Online School Records - Updated

An often neglected source of #genealogy information is School Records. They can provide age/birth, parental, and other useful data.

With new additions, there are 2,730 Free Online School Record Collections.

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#genealogy #familyhistory

If you have European heritage—I have a website for you! Check out “Europeana.” It “…provides cultural heritage enthusiasts, professionals, teachers, and researchers with access to Europe's digital cultural heritage.” Perfect for adding historical context to your Family Tree! (Link in next window)

Finding Your Loyalist Ancestors Research When Your Family Backed the Crown

Not everyone fought for independence. Some backed the Crown, lost everything, fled to Canada, and your family never mentioned it again. Here’s how to find your Loyalist ancestors anyway.

#revolutionarywar #genealogy #familyhistory