For a variety of reasons, there's quite a number of my ancestors I don't have photos of who lived past 1950. But none drive me as mad as my 2x great-grandfather, Joe Gooding, because I have one of his FATHER, John Goodin. Here's John Goodin, Joe's dad, and James Gooding, Joe's son. #genealogy

Woke up late today but planned to do some chores and work on some necessary reading. Then I got a letter from Gopher Records that the Civil War pension for John Goodin is ready! Goodbye Saturday! 😁 #genealogy

Was surprised to learn Ogle County, Illinois is named for my 8th great-grandfather, Cpt Joseph Ogle, given that he never lived there! But they were early families to Illinois, so I guess that's why haha. One day I'll have to visit. Wish I had done so on my #genealogy road trip last year!

I wish I knew the story of how my great-grandparents met. I'm not sure how most of them met, but these two seemed to have been so in love. Only great-grandparents I had who never separated (that I know of). All accounts were of them being happy. I don't even know when these 2 married! 😭 #genealogy

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

12 years into #stuttering acceptance, and it's still amazing (not in a good way) how much it impacts my decisions when I'm nervous. Like... I'm far less nervous that I used to be! So much more confidence in myself and my voice! But geez. I wonder if I'll always have to face this massive self doubt

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.

The ability to remove your post when a hostile account quote-tweets you is a great feature of Bluesky. To do it, go to their quote-tweet of you, click on the three dots in the bottom right, then click “detach quote.” It shows up as “removed by author.”

I have had multiple people tell me to do a podcast series about my grandfather's cousin who spent 37 years in jail and a murder that I PERSONALLY don't think he did. I have his 400 page prison file lol. Very interesting guy. I would love to but idk how much actual interest? #genealogy

Regarding the news today, all I have to say for now is... subscribe to The Onion. Thank you for believing in us and thank you for your patience.

Very exciting release day for the first dysfluent studies handbook! Great work, Stuttering Commons! And it's free to access! 😍 www.stutteringcommons.org/handbook #stuttering #stammering #DisabilityStudies

Just made the connection that my grandma's 2% West African DNA (my 1% Ghana/Ivy Coast) is from her father's side... so longtime Southerns. Several of her "Babb" matches share the 1% Nigerian Woodland/Tiiv, so I am assuming it's from that line. Oye. #genealogy

On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey. I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.

Came across a bunch of FamilySearch profiles with AI photos. Oye. Photo has been removed but the 'portrait' on the profilr still shows 🤦🏼 #genealogy

Hmmm so my brick's wall brother, William P Moore, helped my out by listing all his brothers in his 1862 will. #genealogy I've been trying to figure out his death date from his probate, but also I found this headstone. Uploaded to FG in 2024. Question for yall: ⬇️ www.findagrave.com/memorial/273...

Submitted some stuff to Gopher Records due to their discount, and decided to play around in the War of 1812 pension records on Fold3 after seeing a mention of John Bazwell, an ancestor of mine. #Genealogy I decided to go through the Moore records of SC, feeling like it may be fruitless. BUT....

Finding out that I had great-grandparents who were supportive and kind and good and openly loving has been one of the hardest parts of #genealogy for me, weirdly enough. It takes so long to heal, but it's so easy to break. It doesn't take much to destroy everything.

One piece of the right's reaction to Charlie Kirk's death that we need to get in the news is MAGA family losing their minds and accusing their children or other family members of murder. I've been collecting stories I come across that sound like mine or are worse, and I have over 20 from (cont)

This might be the longest and most free-wheeling public conversation I've ever had about my stutter. Thanks, Madeline Wahl, for interviewing me for your new podcast, "Stuttering as Art." madelinehwahl.podbean.com/e/barryyeoman/ #stuttering

like this is the most irresponsible level of hysteria i’ve ever seen. most of these people are either paid by the republican party, or are high level advisors and allies. this is insane

Do your mental health a favor and turn this on for today. You really don't want to watch this. It is awful.

I had an interesting #genealogy week last week while visiting family. There's a lot to be said of the possibility for generational healing through this. My mom, who has held a lot of anger her whole life and is now 65, texted me thanking me for what I've been doing... that she's able to let go. 🥹

Power was out for most of the day - my WiFi AND cellular data went out. But I needed to get tickets for the #KnowledgeFight live show, which went on sale at 9am. Went on a drive. Bought them once I got to a place with service around noon. Tickets sold out around 3pm. WHEW. Excited to see JorDan 🤩

Last weekend I was in San Diego, and my mom and I met her brother about their father's family. He had this lovely photo from Del Mar in the 1940s. Their father is the boy in the front. The dog's name is Boots 🐾. How is it I feel the love radiating from this family?

I am so annoyingly picky with voices and podcast and it takes me so much effort to adjust to new voices. But when I realized that I almost always preferred male voices, I realize I had to work I needed to do . I realized a big factor for me is getting comfortable with ANYTHING unfamiliar, and (1/

I am so undeniably picky with voices and podcast and it takes me so much effort to adjust to new voices. But when I realized that I almost always preferred male voices, I realize I had to work I needed to do . I realized a big factor for me is getting comfortable with ANYTHING unfamiliar, and (1/

AI generated photos are so weird. I'm honestly surprised people regularly use them in articles

I have 3 direct ancestors who fought for the Union, but I wonder if my Confederate ancestor may have accidentally done the most damage to the South. Really wish I could learn exactly why he was demoted from 1st Lieutenant to private, called incompetent, and discharged.

I believed so fully that no one would ever want me in journalism or communication roles because I #stutter that I got my degree in *Accounting*. I've been trying to career pivot for years. It is so hard. Please don't negotiate with yourself. Please fight for a life you want from the start.

Been talking a lot about #stuttering as it relates to disability this last week. It just shocks me there's people who wouldn't want to be part of such a powerful community that's fought so hard for rights. Like... denying that you have a disability doesn't make it go away lol

Made a #stuttering starter pack. Next to do is to make a more curated feed. The stuttering hashtag is a rough place that I don't recommend lol. Let me know if you know of people who should be on this list. Or if you want to be removed. No fluency grifters. #StutteringAwareness go.bsky.app/9N9QArF

What #ableism and internalized ableism looks like: You don’t call yourself “disabled” or a “person with a disability” even though it fits the definition under the law You don’t call yourself disabled or a PWD even though your “condition” affects the way you live, decisions, job opportunities, etc

Mainstream news: Hogan (real name Terry Bollea) single-handedly propelled wrestling into the mainstream, though he became a polarizing figure later in life Every person that knows even 1% more about Hogan than that audience: I'm actively working on plans to ruin that monster's funeral

Hogan fucked over his *entire field* by ratting out an attempt at unionization. Plenty wrestlers have had worse quality of life or even *died* because he was afraid of losing e fraction of his wealth. Fuck that man.

And to think, Hulk Hogan was only the third worst WWE personality alive. Linda McMahon gets bumped to third unless y'all think otherwise?

News: A bill to end subminimum wage for disabled workers federally was just re-introduced in the House. This comes after the federal government withdrew a potential rule to end it federally.

The primary author of the ADA, Tony Coelho, said this about this piece.

Welp, I offered to help my local #genealogy society with social media. Right now we only have a Facebook page I think. I plan to suggest some changes to how we post, but I also want to suggest we get on BlueSky. Thoughts? Mostly we want to provide info about our events and updates

I constantly am torn about if I should use my legal/birth name for #genealogy, or my preferred name I go by. My mom's family is very conservative and it's somewhat awkward to tell them I use Ezra, otherwise I'd just do that.

Very funny to me that my (MAGA) mom is torn between my (QAnon) brother and (leftist) me on the topic of Andrew Tate. Sickened by literally everything I tell her. Then relieved when my brother says it's made up. Then horrified when I offer to send video clips of some of the things he says.

Cannot stress how much I want a fully remote job so that I can visit other cities for genealogy research lol

Awesome win. My mom's cousin mailed her a packet of family history to share with me. Wooooot!!

I mask up when traveling but get nervous to share a photo of me doing it because I don't want it to seem like I'm virtue signaling, since I don't keep the mask on at events. Being chronically online has its downfalls lol Do you still mask on airplanes or when traveling?

#Stuttering is a disability. It's also a neurological condition. Our funny little brains work a little differently in a way that impacts our speech. We who stutter do best when we embrace our community and build connections with each other.

On behalf of people who stutter, this sucks.

Just learned that Brad Pitt has prosopagnosia, and reminding myself that him being my 4th cousin does not support my suspicion that I have mild prosopagnosia. lol. It's quite likely we share 0 DNA.

Posted about the name Lorenzo Dow LASTNAME on Reddit and have gotten a ton of replies. I've got an ancestor with the name and it always stood out to me. Stumbled randomly upon a podcast about traveling circuit preacher Lorenzo Dow and learned about the namesake. Do you have one? #genealogy

I don't really understand why people choose to comment on a video of me #stuttering just to insult me and say they'd discriminate against me This is why education isn't enough, disabled people need legal rights. This person could've just not commented... an option they had.

It's embarrassing how much anxiety phone calls give me. I don't know if it's the ADHD or the stutter, but I have missed so many opportunities to connect with people in #genealogy world because they only want to speak on the phone. I wish it were easier for me.

It kinda bums me out to know I've never been to and will probably never go to a family reunion for my own family. Everyone is estranged on my dad's side (for good reason lol), and it seems very unlikely on my mom's side. *maybe* my mom's dad side if I planned it but even then idk #genealogy