"O'Neill's ball rolled straight for the cup. In the meantime, Thornton's ball rolled upon the green and came to rest six inches from the cup, stopping In the path of O'Neill's putt. O'Neill's putt hit Thornton's drive and knocked it in the cup for a hole in one." That's one way to do it…

What if typewriter…as a service? www.newspapers.com/article/the-... [The Sioux City Journal, Fri, Mar 15, 1907]

I do sympathize with the person who posted this and why they think they want something like this, but to me as an amateur genealogist and archivist, this is so wrong in my opinion. And I thought all those bad AI colorized photos were atrocious! This is not history, it's fantasy. #Genealogy #AISlop

A festive reminder that Ancestry transcriptions are often appalling. I really wanted Hogmanay High Jinks to be a person. But no. It's the title of an article about New Year which Ancestry has got wrong. #Genealogy

Family historians - think of how essential newspapers are to your research and imagine how useless this AI search will render the archives. I'm feeling better and better about canceling my Post subscription. #genealogy

"William M, Byrne, head operator for the Utah Power & Light company at the generating plant at Riverdale, met death by electrocution last evening while attempting to kill fish with a wire charged with 220 volts." The Ogden Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, Mon, Jul 8, 1918 #genealogy

Why do you need to name your kid William just because your dad, his dad, his dad, his dad and his dad were all named William but you don't distinguish between the names AT ALL? #genealogy

Brick-and-mortar retailers have been having to fight off competition for more than a century. This is from Cuba City, Wisconsin on April 17, 1914 and back then it was "Mail Order" instead of online retailers. I'd have to guess this was part of some national or regional campaign? #TheyWantTheEarth!

Sometimes you see an ad in an old newspaper, and think "Wow, it never crossed my mind that you had to advertise that thing, that way." I give you the "5 ways to use a telephone" ad from The Oklahoma News, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Tue, Mar 15, 1932.

They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. So we're like super-flattered right now! But as you can see, our shiny new BlueSky account name is @reclaimtherecords.org -- meaning it's verified with our long-time domain name and our DNS records. We're the real deal, accept no substitutes. ;-)

For anyone interested in rigorous #genealogy, this probably isn't the account to follow, but if interested in the weird & strange things from the past I come across in the course of doing genealogy, I've migrated my old Twitter account and will be posting here again soon. The past was weird y'all.

Man, going through old newspapers is hilarious.

As an American who has tried to make sense of the place names associated with my English ancestors, this was very helpful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCc0OsyMbQk

As an amateur genealogist, I empathize with this story soooo much https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEV9qoup2mQ

The "Joseph W. Earl" in both instances is the same person. Was just amused that obviously someone hadn't revised the second reference.

I love the little moments of synchronicity that happen when doing genealogical research. Today, for the first time, I happened across a death record for my 3rd great-grandfather … exactly 130 years ago to the day after he passed.

Sometimes in my research, especially through old newspapers, I find little gems that have nothing to do with my genealogy, but that I clip and save anyway. Presenting: "The Queer Career of a Female Thief -- Making Love to a Cleveland Girl" 12 Dec 1872 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79430789/

Not my relative, but happened across this going through some old newspapers. I’m wondering if I should start a series of #StupidPeopleInHistory

Okay, I'm sure others have perhaps seen this before, but this was a new one on me: from a list of marriage license announcements in a Washington state newspaper in 1912 🧐 #HymensAltar

GEDmatch Goes Haywire https://thednageek.com/gedmatch-goes-haywire/ via @The_DNA_Geek

Church of England to launch a 'Google Maps for graves' within five years https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8068893/Church-England-launch-Google-Maps-graves-five-years.html

'They lied to us': Mom says police deceived her to get her DNA and charge her son with murder https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/they-lied-us-mom-says-police-deceived-her-get-her-n1140696

And this is why I removed my results from GEDmatch, rather than relying on rules they’ve shown a willingness to ignore repeatedly https://thednageek.com/there-is-no-opt-out/

The DNA database used to find the Golden State Killer is a national security leak waiting to happen - MIT Technology Review https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614642/dna-database-gedmatch-golden-state-killer-security-risk-hack/

Scraped Genotypes and Spoofed Relationships: Is That New Match Really Your Child? - The Genetic Genealogist https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2019/10/29/scraped-genotypes-and-spoofed-relationships-is-that-new-match-really-your-child/

So… @Ancestry: Two weeks of the site being utterly useless - no communication, no fixes, no end in sight.

The recent genealogy craze has turned into a boon for law enforcement. But it’s also a giant privacy conundrum https://slate.com/podcasts/if-then/2019/08/ancestry-and-genealogy-websites-crack-cold-cases-but-raise-privacy-concerns

Ancient DNA Reveals Complex Story of Human Migration Between Siberia and North America https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ancient-dna-reveals-complex-story-human-migration-between-siberia-and-north-america-180972356/

Love the fact the @Ancestry finally rolled out the updated DNA ethnicity reports to everyone. And very thankful for the comparison report between the old and the new. Very helpful

Sometimes, names really are your destiny 🤣#MeetFarmerFarmerJohns

Saw this on a set of divorce papers. I guess after awhile you just stop keeping close track of that sort of thing? 🤣

What Personal Genome Testing Can and Can't Do https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-personal-genome-testing-can-and-cant-do/

So if you see a family tree record with a portrait photograph attached and the person passed away in 1817, do you bother trying to tell the person that's just not possible? 😧

.@Ancestry You know, you'd think with the amount of money I've paid you, you might be able to do something more useful than this…

Hacked: 92 Million Account Details for DNA Testing Service MyHeritage https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/vbqyvx/myheritage-hacked-data-breach-92-million?utm_campaign=sharebutton

It's actually almost impressive how @ancestry can still charge you full price for your membership without providing a working website for weeks/months on end.

Why Do So Many Americans Think They Have Cherokee Blood? http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2015/10/cherokee_blood_why_do_so_many_americans_believe_they_have_cherokee_ancestry.html

New goal: Pun people from beyond the grave (not even getting into how odd a first name "Print" is)

Arrival of Beaker folk changed Britain forever, ancient DNA study shows https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/21/arrival-of-beaker-folk-changed-britain-forever-ancient-dna-study-shows?CMP=share_btn_tw

A "printout" from http://Ancestry.com is not valid ID to cruise to Canada #ThingsYouDidntRealizeNeededToBeExplained http://www.elliott.org/case-dismissed-2/ancestry-com-not-valid-id-cruise-canada/

Researchers piece together a 200-year-old genome using descendents’ DNA https://arstechnica.com/?post_type=post&p=1245139

UK’s north-south divide dates back to Vikings, says archaeologist https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/16/uk-north-south-divide-vikings-watford-gap

Of course the moment I complete a positive "Co-Pilot" check-in of Family Tree Maker 2017, the app starts crashing during syncs 🤬#FTM2017

White nationalists see a new enemy in pursuit of 'racial purity': Science http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/health/white-nationalists-see-a-new-enemy-in-pursuit-of-racial-purity-science/606461179

White Supremacists Have Stumbled Into a Huge Issue in Genetic Ancestry Testing https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/608673/white-supremacists-have-stumbled-into-a-huge-issue-in-genetic-ancestry-testing/ 🤣

Genetic evidence suggests the Canaanites weren’t destroyed after all https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/07/genetic-evidence-suggests-the-canaanites-werent-destroyed-after-all/

She thought she was Irish — until a DNA test opened a 100-year-old mystery http://wapo.st/dnafamily?tid=ss_tw

.@ancestry Is Close to Hiring Banks for 2017 IPO https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-19/ancestry-com-is-said-to-be-close-to-hiring-banks-for-2017-ipo

Sometimes you have to stop & try and figure out if the census taker was illiterate or your ancestors were… *sigh* #ThatsNotHowYouSpellThat