The Cuban Giants (a Negro League Baseball Team) - photo from a family photo album. Likely taken 7 August 1913 at Perry, Wyoming County, New York pattyhankins.blogspot.com/2026/01/earl... #Baseball #CubanGiants #Photography #Genealogy #NewYork

The Indiana State Archives is planning hours for its new downtown location and wants input from genealogists and researchers. Take this quick four-minute survey and help shape future access. Your voice matters. #genealogy bit.ly/4pWgNDb

Join fellow genealogists in Washington DC on 15 April 2026 for Family History Hill Day when we advocate for NARA funding. www.recordsadvocate.org/register-for... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Advocacy

So apparently what my grandmother, her brother and their friends did for fun in 1913 was climb telephone poles . . . Photo was taken at Silver Lake, Wyoming County, New York More photos from the family album at pattyhankins.blogspot.com/2026/01/earl... #Photography #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Just a quiet moment of peace and beauty after a very stressful week. Bodie Island Sunrise Reflection #Photography #Sunrise #OuterBanks #SilentSunday

If one of your genealogy goals for 2026 is digitizing your family photos and papers, be sure to check out the free "Getting Started Digitizing Your Family Papers and Photographs" guide from American Ancestors @americanancestors.bsky.social hubs.americanancestors.org/getting-star...? #Genealogy

Happy new year! Let’s make 2026 the year America takes back our democracy.

Ivory Flame Taken at a photo workshop with Marie Otero #Photography #ModelPhotography #IvoryFlame

So you traded in the ugly sweater for returns cash? Some ideas on what to do with the dough... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.legalgenealogist.com/2025/12/26/t...

Flashback post and yep, still our favorite.

Anoush Anou @anoushanou.bsky.social Another photo from our fun photo session over the weekend. Anoush really brought my ideas for a Christmas themed photos to life. #Photography #ModelPhotography #Christmas

Anoush Anou @anoushanou.bsky.social Because everyone needs gingerbread cookies and hot chocolate for the holidays! #ModelPhotography #Christmas #Photography

Anoush Anou @anoushanou.bsky.social #photography #ModelPhotography #Christmas #Poisnettia

Behind the scenes with @anoushanou.bsky.social 🤣 #caturday

Kitty CJ is looking forward to seeing Anoush Anou this afternoon. He's helping us get the lights and props set up #caturday #photography

A win! The Institute of Museum and Library Services (the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries) has reinstated thousands of grants that had been canceled by the Trump administration, after a federal judge ruled the executive order mandating those cuts was unlawful.

Mighty Earthling #Photography #ModelPhotography #FallColor

Pink and Yellow Dahlias #Photography #FlowerPhotography #Dahlias #Bloomscrolling

American historical markers and memorials should honor all Veterans. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Next set of family photos is up at pattyhankins.blogspot.com/2025/11/earl... Photos are from 1911-1912 and include a photo of a 1912 Ladies' Aid Society meeting at the Mannix's in Stafford. My great grandmother Elizabeth Ann (Coe) Call is 2nd from the right in the back row #Genealogy #Photography

Next set of family photos is up at pattyhankins.blogspot.com/2025/11/earl... I think my great grandmother Elizabeth Ann (Coe) Call is wearing her white W.C.T.U. bow pin in the photos. I know she was a member. My great great grandmother founded the local W.C.T.U. group #Genealogy #Photography #WCTU

Next set of family photos are at pattyhankins.blogspot.com/2025/11/earl... Two photos are pre-1907 - they include my great great grandparents Albert Coe and Deborah Prentice #Photography #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Blog post from John Hankins to his wife Susan written at Trenton in December 1835. Apparently he was traveling during miserably cold weather in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania hankinsnewyork.blogspot.com/2025/10/1835... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Trenton #OnePlaceStudy

Happy Caturday from Henry and Jackson (who is NOT happy about having to share the top of the cat tree with his little bother!) #Caturday

This is mind-blowing. Truly. What a story. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

The Graveyard in Olney, MD Created & designed by Dana Noga. This is just a small portion of the tombstones that represent all the things that have been destroyed by the current administration. Zoom in - the shadows make some eerily difficult to read.

Frogs for Freedom all around the world - -

LEFT: Citizens assembling in Washington, DC to deride Donald J. Trump with a protest. RIGHT: Citizens assembling in Washington, DC to celebrate Donald J. Trump with a military birthday parade.

#NoKings #Bethesda #Maryland #NIH This is what DEMOCRACY looks like

#NoKings #Bethesda #Maryland #NIH This is what DEMOCRACY looks like

Photos from 1912 in Wichita Kansas on my blog at pattyhankins.blogspot.com/2025/10/earl... #FriendsUniversity #Genealogy #Photography #Basketball #MayDay #Wichita #Kansas

200 postcards ready to mail to Pennsylvania reminding people to vote #PostcardsToSwingStates #Vote #Pennsylvania

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th” 👉👉 nokings.org

Bethesda MD - a No Kings day event has been added at the NIH Metro Station next Saturday - info is at www.mobilize.us/nokings/even... Lots of public transportation - Red Line on the Metro, Ride on buses 30, 33, 34 and 45, and Metro Bus M70 (which replaced the J2 buses). #NoKings #Bethesda

Next set of photos are on my blog at pattyhankins.blogspot.com/2025/10/earl... taken in abt 1910 I love this photo of my grandmother's sister - ready to go ice skating. I don't know about anyone else - but I wouldn't want to try ice skating in a long skirt! #Genealogy #Photography #IceSkating

This feels like a trap.

Halo Haynes Photographed remotely from Tankspace to Bethesda #Photography #ModelPhotography #HaloHaynes #Tankspace

Next set of family photos is up at pattyhankins.blogspot.com/2025/10/earl... Photos are from 1911 at Silver Lake, Wyoming County, New York. And I'll just say I'm glad I didn't try swimming in the "bathing suits" the women are wearing! #Genealogy #Photography #SilverLake #NewYork

What is the definition of essential when it comes to a shutdown? twelvekey.com/2025/10/02/c...

Program Cover for Tivoli's Pleasure on Parade show in Sydney, Australia from 9 September 1937. My grandmother's cousin, Floyd Christy performed in the show! Huge thanks to the National Library of Australia that made it so easy for me to get a copy #Genealolgy #Vaudeville

If any other president in all of history said the military should use American cities as a training ground he would be removed from office that same day. The hardest thing to tolerate in all this is how relatively silent elected democrats are. It’s ridiculous.

People of Illinois, we need your help. Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

Next set of family photos are on my blog - cute photos of my Dad's cousins and a spectacular photo of the interior of a home (Still working on identifying who lived there!) pattyhankins.blogspot.com/2025/09/earl... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Photography #Stafford #NewYork

Looking for a Sunday read? I have one for you: substack.com/inbox/post/1...

My dearest Arielle, I write to you with a heavy heart. Our deployment continues to vex us. Yesterday our favorite food truck ran out of lobster rolls. We can only pray that President Trump never realizes he ordered us to invade the wrong Portland. Yours, Silas

Grape Hyacinth #Photography #FlowerPhotograpy #BloomScrolling

September 26, 2025

Exciting #Genealogy news! The War of 1812 pension files are for "U" and "V" are now digitized by #fold3 - As you may know these records are #FREE to use. They are now starting on "W" Thank you to all those from #FGS years ago who donated to make this happen.