What are or will be the consequences of the war on Iran for its nuclear programme and for nuclear non-proliferation? Here's a short overview: peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/03/06/w...

Hallo everybody at #genhour! I'm late getting in this evening and just catching up with all your posts. I've been writing Ancestral Women's stories for Women's History Month. The last one was hard-going, lots of babies dying ...

Die IPPNW hat Bundeskanzler Merz und Außenminister Wadephul aufgefordert, sich nicht an völkerrechtswidrigen Maßnahmen im Iran-Krieg zu beteiligen und die Militärinterventionen nicht zu unterstützen. Deutschland darf außerdem keine Waffen in die Region liefern: ippnw.de/presse/artik... #Völkerrecht

Helen lost seven of her thirteen children. Did she rise up again after such loss? Or did she simply survive? A tragic story of a mother who had no time to grieve. #familyhistory #genealogy

Die deutsche IPPNW verurteilt die völkerrechtswidrigen Angriffe der USA und Israels auf den #Iran und fordert die Bundesregierung auf, sich wie Spanien und Norwegen klar und unmissverständlich für ein sofortiges Ende der Angriffe einzusetzen. ippnw.de/presse

In which I get a new haircut, move flats, and go to a Live Aid party. The Summer of ‘85 was hot and people were taking their clothes off, while I was trying to be less English. #WestBerlin #storytelling #LiveAid

Mi 04.03. online | "Resilienz und Militarisierung des Gesundheitswesens" – Was bedeutet es, wenn das Gesundheitswesen „kriegstüchtig“ gemacht werden und sich den Erfordernissen des Militärs unterwerfen soll? Was können wir als Beschäftigte dagegen tun? ippnw.de/bit/0403

It's #OnePlaceWednesday and I've been digging deeper into Simla, now called #Shimla, in India, looking for my grandparents house. With a lot of help from Hugh of Pagoda Press I've found it! They lived in Ada Villa just on the northern edge of Simla. #genealogy

Just catching up with the @familyhistpod.bsky.social podcast, and I loved this one: S10EP05 - 'The Adventuress' with Kathy Wilshaw familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/12/09/s... #genealogy #familyhistory #adoption

Kino International on Karl-Marx-Allee reopens after major renovation. Today was open day and the results are stunning. #Berlin #streetphotography

Hi #genhour people! Today was an excellent day. I got to know a half-second cousin who was adopted and looking for her family. Turns out her father belongs to mine and I was able to give her the whole tree.

Here's the latest episode in my Berlin memoirs: "Back in the Day in Berlin. I get a job in an Irish Pub and meet someone from my past... open.substack.com/pub/backinth... #Berlin #Memories

Hi, #AncestryHour people. I'm doing a deep dive on the Indian hill station Shimla, or Simla as it was called during the British Raj. Anyone done an OPS or studied Simla out there? Reading quite a bit of Rudyard Kipling.

Researching my grandmother Norah's life in British India at the beginning of the 20th C. My cousin sent me this wonderful photo. The dogs were big, but she was also tiny. I know so little about her and we never met, but I really want to know more. #familyhistory #genealogy

West Berlin, 1985. I'm 25 and ready for adventure. Read the next episode of Back in the Day in Berlin here: open.substack.com/pub/backinth... #storytelling #Berlin #TheWall

Kundgebung und Unterschriftenübergabe am 16.2.: Wir fordern die Freilassung von Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya und der anderen willkürlich inhaftierten palästinensischen Mitarbeiter*innen des Gesundheitswesens. Jetzt noch unterzeichnen: www.change.org/p/free-dr-hu...

Hi #genhour people! Anyone here done any research on Lower Orphan Schools in India?

My first post on "Back in the Day in Berlin" is out! I tell the story of my first visit to Berlin back in 1985 that changed my life. open.substack.com/pub/backinth... #storytelling #Berlin #TheWall

The new Bundestag President Julia Klöckner should criticise Israel's plans to build new settlements in the West Bank! #WestBank #Israel #Bundestag

Today's Zen doodle. #zentangling

I've been writing family stories for the last year. Now it's time for my stories. So here's a new Substack: Back in the Day in Berlin. The first story (with genuine photos from eighties Berlin) is in the making... #Storytelling #Berlin #familyhistory

New START, das letzte große Abkommen zur atomaren Abrüstung, ist gestern ausgelaufen. Doch was für eine Bedeutung hatte der Vertrag – und wie ist er zustande gekommen? Nachzulesen auf Atomwaffen A-Z: www.atomwaffena-z.info/glossar/begr... #NewSTART @xanthh.bsky.social @cvlieven.bsky.social

Sad to have missed #genhour (yet again) but there has been a family crisis and it ended in death, tragically. Hope to make it next week.

Wer mehr über den #NewSTART Vertrag erfahren will, kann bei #Atomwaffen A-Z Infos bekommen: www.atomwaffena-z.info/glossar/begr...

Anyone else done research on Lower Orphan Schools in India? I'm doing a deep dive and found some excellent reads, like Maureen Evers 2 Part piece for the FIBIS journal. I immediately became a member! #genealogy #familyhistory #BritishIndia www.fibis.org

Deep in the woods near Berlin is a secret bunker three floors deep, hardened to allegedly withstand nuclear attack, for the ministry of defence and the GDR army to hole up during WW3. These are my photos. Enjoy. #photography #lostplace #GDR #ColdWar #nuclearwar

Read the second part of my grandfather's story and the final part of "The Blenkiron" brothers. Bernard moves from occupying India to occupying Northern Ireland, and finally to Germany to be part of steering Europe towards petroculture. #genealogy #familyhistory

The next story in the series "The Blenkiron Brothers" is that of my grandfather, Bernard. In two parts, it tells a tale of colonialism, loss of Empire, war, occupation, and oil. This is the first part. #familyhistory #genealogy #worldwar #burmahshell

Mehr zur Weltuntergangsuhr bei Atomwaffen A-Z: www.atomwaffena-z.info/glossar/begr...

OK, it's late here in Germany, so I'm off to bed. Nice chatting with you! #genhour

I've been doing a lot of stuff on #Wikitree lately. Apart from my first Connect-a-Thon, I adopted nine orphaned profiles. I feel like I'm slowly getting the hang of it now, but it was a steep learning curve. #genhour

Hallo, just thought I'd say hallo before #genhour is over. I've only just started getting your messages. I kept missing it and now I'm here the hashtag is lagging.

5 Years – 5 Reasons to support the #nuclearban: Recipe for Human Survival – Protect our Livelihoods – Strengthen International Law – Justice for Survivors – Everyone has a say @nuclearban.bsky.social @mcs-medact-ippnw.bsky.social @ippnwsweden.bsky.social @ippnw-schweiz.bsky.social #tpnw

Took a break to do some Zen tangling on this little canvas board (20x20 cm) using acrylic paints and pens. #art #zentangle

Today the #Wikitree #ConnectAThonXVI came to an end with a total of 80,336 profiles added. I myself added 112 which was 12 more than my personal goal. The next one is Apr 10-13 and I'm already looking forward to it. #genealogy www.wikitree.com/g2g/1989223/...

Have to stop on #Wikitree #ConnectAThonXVI because my head is buzzing and I need to save a bit of energy for my big photo tour tomorrow. Off to the GDR nuclear command bunker. So excited! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harneko...

Taking part for the first time in a #Wikitree Connect-a-thon this weekend, starting today. I'm all ready to go, registered with my team (Newt), Discord installed, watched the intro video, and added my last couple of great-grandparents who were missing. Let's go! #genealogy #familyhistory

Für ein Ende der Gewalt im #Iran! Die Bundesregierung muss die Abschiebung iranischer Staatsangehöriger sofort stoppen und sich gegenüber den USA gegen eine militärische Intervention einsetzen. Mehr dazu in unserer Pressemitteilung von heute: www.ippnw.de/presse/artik...

I have written before about my great-Uncle Alfred Victor or ‘Tony’, as he was known. In the meantime, I’ve dug deeper into his story and how it ended, so tragically. Read the third part of the series “The Blenkiron Brothers”. #familyhistory #genealogy

Today, one day after my presentation on Speakers' Corner, I received confirmation of the date of death for Samuel Leonard Thomas Ashworth, or "Uncle Len", who killed his third wife. #storytelling #familyhistory #truecrime

Such a tragedy, and a story wonderfully told. Your retelling of this series gives it a new nuance. You can hear Xanthe's segment starting at around 16:25 in the program. Show notes include links to Xanthe's series on her Substack, X-factored Stories. Superb: open.substack.com/pub/projectk...

Did this little picture for Christmas. 20x20 cm, acrylic on canvas board. #art #painting #zentangle

So great to have had the opportunity to tell this story of my Uncle Len, who killed his third wife, Lisbeth. She was an Austrian Jew who had already lost her parents to the Nazis. #familyhistory

Not sure if I can make #genhour tonight as I'm presenting on Speakers' Corner, but I have a question: Is there a virtual place where European family historians meet? 🧵 #familyhistory #ancestry

Reminder that tonight or tomorrow, depending on where you are in the world, I'll be telling the story of Uncle Len, Wife-Killer. Join me and Marian Beaman on Speakers' Corner.

Everyone's posting their plans and goals for 2026, so these are mine: - publish at least two posts a month, covering a total of 52 ancestors - write stories for all my Sixteens and as many of their siblings as I can - focus on the women, take part in Ancestral Women's Challenge #genealogy

Prof. Gottstein was an important person for the physicians' peace movement in Germany and internationally. He left behind an enormous family, both related by blood and related by deep affection. RIP Ulrich. ❤️🕯️

That's how I'm doing it too. Some of them will also be updates, or part of other challenges, like Ancestral Women and A-Z. But I want to total 52. #genealogy #familyhistory #storytelling

Another fantastic Live program with @jennifer-jones.bsky.social. It was our lead-up to the program later this week featuring Xanthe Hall and Marian Beaman. Here's a clip as Xanthe shared her story. See the full program at projectkin.substack.com/p/projectkin...

Happy New Year, everyone! My Speaker’s Corner is coming up on Jan 8. But if you’re not sure what to expect, then you can drop by online to the Preview on Sun, Jan 4. Here’s the link. #genealogy #familyhistory