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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:  It's Saturday Night again - Time for some more Genealogy Fun!! Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible! music) is to: 1) Did you have good genealogy fun this past week? Did you add to your family Tree?…

. many small stones can wear down huge boulders… 🌊 💙 ☮️ 🕊️

🌱 “There is no such thing as ‘away’. When we throw anything away, it must go somewhere.” —Annie Leonard

Some photos from today's No Voice Too Small protest in #Concord #NH - Share and enjoy! flic.kr/s/aHBqjCeKKp @nh50501.bsky.social #NH50501 @50501movement.bsky.social #NHPolitics

🌱 Healthy soil is the foundation of a resilient future.

#poetry

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The Other Side. Great source for researching & confirming your #americanrevolutionarywar #loyalist #volunteer #ancestors for #newjersey by William S. Stryker; published by Digital Ninjas Media, Inc. #genealogy #familyhistory #militaryhistory #localhistory #trentonnj #nj #research #colonial #dna

What a darling little home.

Good morning BlueSky 🌞 Hurricane Season starts June 1st. The Kentucky tornado scaled up to an F4 fast and FEMA is less prepared. There is a great deal of confusion as essential personnel appear to have been fired. We all want to take extra time to prepare this hurricane season.

Stained glass windows from Heptonstall Methodist Church.

The Devil’s Arrows also known as ‘the Three Sisters’ are three towering late Neolithic or early Bronze Age standing stones near Boroughbridge. Aligned almost perfectly north to south over a span of 374 metres two stand in a field, the third in a private garden.

Unknown Family 2 of 3. A lovely pic of one of the boys seated at a desk was taken in 1906. This is address of photographer: Schwerte, Bahnhofstr, Hoerde, Chaussestr, presume it’s also #Germany 🤔 Bought from @VintageTradingPost #OtteryStMary #Devon #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory

Do you know where you come from? #FamilyResearch #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Ancestry #DNA #GeneticGenealogy [email protected]

On 19-May-1776 the baptism of Thomas DIXON took place in Whitfield, Kent, England. This is just outside Dover and he is a 5x Great Uncle (DNA connection confirmed) and the son of Thomas DIXON and Elizabeth. Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Wow! 18th century French maps are just as beautiful as 18th century English maps! Who knew? 😆 🇫🇷 🗺️

Explore Your Genealogy is the go-to site full of information for doing your family history. With updates all the time. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory buff.ly/3EcpxCY

Jude Rhodes, AGRA Associate, is giving a talk on Family History & Dementia for the Society of Genealogists on 22 May. members.sog.org.uk/events/67e68...

What does your family tree look like? #FamilyResearch #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Ancestry #DNA #GeneticGenealogy [email protected]

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Monday’s Diggings Today’s item from my filing cabinet is a photocopied obituary for my Uncle Walter. The original clipping came from the Emporia Gazette, the hometown newspaper of his mother and sister, who were living there at the time of his death. Although I couldn’t locate a digitized version…

An important reminder to look for people between the decades. ❤️ We will tell their stories too. #FamilyHistory

There is still beauty in the world. (Opera House, Paris.)

“Strongest in the broken places.”—Former President Joe Biden abcnews.go.com/US/strongest...

🌱 “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” —Cicero

Today I choose hope.

The Hillsville Massacre: It All Started with A Kiss.

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Read the article here: https://learndirt.com/learn/birds-as-garden-pest-prevention/

Am so very grateful for this generous review of "The Quest for Annie Moore of Ellis Island" by Jillian Van Turnhout, MAGI. It makes me feel as if I accomplished what I set out to do, and that's an invaluable moment for any author!

As an APG member, your profile is listed in the searchable APG Directory, making it easier for potential clients to find YOU. Ready to grow your genealogy business? Learn more about the benefits of APG membership here. www.apgen.org/benefits_of_... #genealogy

🌱 Every garden needs more plants. 🔄 (Share if you agree!)

A Picnic, 1923 (The Hepworth) by Castleford born Albert Wainwright (1898-1943) a classmate and schoolfriend of Henry Moore. He was Influenced by the work of Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt and also by Aubrey Beardsley. Sadly he died suddenly on a bus to Harrogate in September 1943. after

Where does your journey take you? #FamilyResearch #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Ancestry #DNA #GeneticGenealogy [email protected]

🌟 Your dream garden starts here! Build beautiful, strong raised beds that keep your garden organized & your back happy. DIY so you can say you built them yourself! Get the plans now! 🌿 https://learndirt.com/raised-garden-bed-plans/

🌱 “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” —Chief Seattle, Duwamish

Wayne Shepheard is giving a talk tonight at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom called 'Looking for Elizabeth'. In describing his search for his wife's great grandmother Wayne will explain how and where to search for Scottish records, and the twists and turns one family history mystery can take. Register now!

Social Security ‼️‼️ #SocialSecurity Call your Senators! Call your Representatives! Keep the pressure on!!

Collaboration on Every Level skcgs.blogspot.com/2025/05/collaboration-on-every-level.html #Institutions #WashingtonStateGenealogySociety #Interdependence #Collaboration #LiteratureSurvey #Challenges #Orgranizations #MutualReliance

Sharing ABC Biographies As a blogger, have you ever wondered whether your posts are actually reaching your cousins—the very people who share your family history? While I have a loyal group of regular readers, most of them aren’t related to me. As I begin using AI tools to turn my RootsMagic data…

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🌱 “A forest is not a collection of trees, but a vast, living, interconnected system.” —Suzanne Simard

When two genealogists get together, you know there are going to be stories! Connie Knox from Genealogy TV and I took a break from researching to share some of our childhood memories. Come laugh and reminisce with us! #genealogy www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ0R...

In October 1862, 19-year-old Creed Amos wrote his parents from Camp Lincoln. Four months later, he was gone. His letter became key to their Civil War pension claim. Read his story & see images from the file in our latest post: civilwarrecords.com/blogs/news/a... #genealogy

🌱 The soil is the great womb of nature, whence all life springs and to which it must return.