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.

Blog post with an 1835 letter from John Hankins to his wife Susan. John was in Philadelphia selling lumber he had rafted down the Delaware from their home in Sullivan County, New York hankinsnewyork.blogspot.com/2025/09/1835... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #NewYork #SullivanCounty

Ivory Flame photographed remotely from U.K. to Maryland #Photography #ModelPhotography #IvoryFlame

EXCELLENT ! @wtopnews.bsky.social wtop.com/maryland/202...

@bannermoco.bsky.social Is there an RSS feed for the Montgomery County page on the Banner site? www.thebanner.com/montgomery/ I still like to read the morning news in an RSS reader. Thanks

So happy to see a source independent local news for MoCo Maryland! We just subscribed this morning! #MoCo #Maryland

Found a great newspaper article from Australia about my grandmother's cousin Floyd Christy #Vaudeville #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Australia

DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO QUACK BACK 🐥‼️ Duck deliveries are incoming, but you still can put $3 to letting your Congressional representative know via. duck messenger to #ImpeachRFK and remove the Quack! act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...

Nothing like a photograph of an unidentified woman and a previously unheard family story to send me down a rabbit hole... pattyhankins.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Yeah!!! Fall camp for genealogists starts today! Really looking forward to the class on Repository Research from IGHR. Instructors include @cyndingle.bsky.social of @cyndislist.bsky.social @cataplin.bsky.social and @paulastuartwarren.bsky.social #IGHR #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Shadows in the Sand #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Shadows #NorthCarolina #OuterBanks

More family photos from 1911. What I to know is what is going on with the groundhog? It's in 3 photos in the album so far pattyhankins.blogspot.com/2025/09/earl... #Photography #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Helen Elizabeth Call with Cat - 1911 - Cyanotype Topaz Photo AI Facial enhancement tool used on this photo. Cat's face reconstructed in Photoshop #Photography #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #CatsOfBluesky #Cyanotype #AltProcess #AlternativeProcess

Orange & Yellow Dahlia #Photography #FlowerPhotography #BloomScrolling #Dahlia #MacroMonday

Zoe West @zoecwest.bsky.social #Photography #ModelPhotography

Keep 'em coming

Breaking News: Saying the CDC has become “a political tool,” California, Oregon and Washington announced plans to form an alliance that would coordinate vaccine recommendations for the three states.

Little Girl (probably Helen Elizabeth Call) with groundhog! From 1911 I never know what I'm going to find in my family photo collection! More photos at pattyhankins.blogspot.com/2025/09/earl... #Photography #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #GroundHog #WoodChuck