Congratulations to the U.S. Men’s and Women’s hockey teams, Alysa Liu, Breezy Johnson, Mikaela Shiffrin and all the amazing Olympic athletes representing Team USA.

Happy Year of the Horse! 🧧 As a symbol of vitality and progress, the horse perfectly mirrors our ambitions as we reach the historic milestone of the UofG's 575th anniversary. 🐎 Our Principal, Professor Andy Schofield, wishes our community a very happy and prosperous Spring Festival.

Losing our words is a writer’s worst nightmare. Don’t forget to backup your work. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub

#IrishGenealogy #CanadianGenealogy #FamilyHistory

Have you ever seen an old photograph of your house? See what you can find with these websites 🏡 www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

Sunshine Mathon, executive director of Piedmont Housing Alliance, writes about his personal experience with housing instability and how it informs his work in affordable housing.

Do you know what your surname means? We investigate what surnames can tell you about your family history: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

History work isn't just about preservation. Which stories get told is essential to the truth-telling at the core of the enduring question: Whose lives are treated as fully human, and whose can be confined, erased, or excused away? Dr. Shelley Murphy does the work. mailchi.mp/jeffschoolhe...

Scottish GENES Webinar: Gaelic Scotland for Family Historians, Saturday 25 October at 7pm (UK time). UK £10 to register, via us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... (A recording will be available for registrants for a week after, and a handout supplied). I hope you can join me! #genealogy #FamilyHistory

Happy Internet Archive Day to all who celebrate. The Internet Archive is hitting its trillionth webpage archived, and - as a long time collaborator and historian of both web archiving more generally as well as the Internet Archive specifically - am happy to join them for this milestone.

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

Here’s my Top Genealogical Tip of the day! “Not everyone who has the same name is the same person.” I hope it’s not too technical for you all but if everyone just understood that one basic fact, it would make wading through Ancestry’s online trees *SO* much easier. That’s it. That’s all I’ve got…

This is the first year of not scheduled to teach since 2009! Are they trying to tell me something?

This is his name: Johnson Smith! #love genealogy challenges

Brian Sheffey Director of the Family History Center @iaam-cfh.bsky.social speaks about Pierce #Butler of Carlow www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com

African American genealogy isn’t impossible... Don't ever believe the myth that African American ancestry is impossible. CFH's genealogists are here to help you break through your ancestral brick walls. Find out more at tinyurl.com/CFHGenealogyHelp #blackgenealogy #blackfamilyhistory

The stated value of an administrator or executor's bond may be tied to the value of the estate--check state statute. Some bonds may state that the bondsmen have a net "worth" of at least the bond's value. #genealogy genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/20...

The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.

Ready to finally figure out how to use DNA most effectively in your research? IGHR's Genetics for Genealogists: Fundamentals of DNA is your ticket to getting over that hurdle. No waiting - it starts on March 27th! Registration ends on March 20. ighr.gagensociety.org/course-five/ #IGHR #IGHR2025

Today's #genealogy tip of the day. "Who is included?" genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/20...

She read this book which was dedicated to her son! 94 and hanging in! Dr. Robin A. Murphy. Thank you Marcus at the Center for Homeopathy Education, London UK

For example, this is how I'll do new blog post releases now: My latest post 'Juggling Act' is out now. Read it on: Substack: danielloftus.substack.com/p/juggling-act My Blog Archive [WordPress]: danielmloftus.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/j... #Genealogy

This is a deliberate insult to historians. Trump’s furious at being excluded from an elite club he imagines exists. In reality, it’s just a research library. He looks like a petulant child craving attention. That’s just sad. www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...

YES!

Be studious and cautious with your DNA matches. See post for a quick explanation. rootsrevealed.com/2025/02/12/b...

If Mustard on the Beets is good enough for Kendrick... 😏 www.food.com/recipe/dijon...

I hope you'll consider joining us this Sunday as we talk about all things genealogical! www.irishancestors.ie/a-conversati...

Good one!

In this week's roundup, a conversation with the Irish Genealogical Research Society coming soon, act to preserve vital records, and more! megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-ro...

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day! Need a last-minute gift? What about an IGHR 2025 course for the genealogist in your life? (And if that's you, give yourself the gift!) Registration starts March 1. ighr.gagensociety.org/ighr-courses/ #IGHR #IGHR2025

Blue plaque unveiled 150 years after the death of chimney sweep George Brewster who became trapped in a chimney at Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire. Thanks to historian Joanna Hudson who made this happen 👇 Blue plaque unveiled to remember boy chimney sweep in Fulbourn - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Are you surprised? gizmodo.com/microsoft-st...

70% of the world’s population has universal healthcare, but not the US We are the only highly developed nation without it Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare

Neurology Study: Long-Term Intake of Red Meat in Relation to Dementia Risk and Cognitive Function in US Adults 

Take one of our online homeopathic courses. We have courses on various topics to deepen your understand and ability in homeopathy. www.lotushealthinstitute.com/homeopathy-c...

My weekly (more or less) #genealogy blog update went out yesterday. It's at conta.cc/40JsZwv

Just not going to engage in any conversations related to any felons!

For lovers of indie bookstores, "The Quest for Annie Moore of Ellis Island" is now available at Bookshop.org! Bonus! There's a slight discount & they just announced today that they're offering eBooks, so I'm hoping the eBook version will be available there before long! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

The USA just wants to ignore all of the BS! I can not believe where half or more of the country’s mind is. They can’t even explain it. I am so sorry for all of us.

Thank you President Carter for your incredible leadership, legacy and life of service.

From RTÉ Archives in June 2014: www.rte.ie/archives/202... One of the last lines in this video I find still rings true today. “The subject of #MotherAndBabyHomes was not chosen for a topical debate in the Dáil this evening.” It's still the case for much of the topic now, almost 11 years later.