Great thread.

A reminder that not so long ago we honored immigrants in the US, even by carving monuments like this one at Immigration Point, over the Golden Gate connecting the Pacific to SF Bay. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

The Fort Worth African American Museum and Cultural Center is closer to becoming a reality, as a building has been purchased for the organization to preserve the history, culture and stories of African Americans in the Fort Worth area. Read more at: www.star-telegram.com/news/local/f...

Coming up soon... our limited run of ~Full Story @ the Walters: An Independent Museum Tour Centering Black History & Histories of Empire~! First one of these is Saturday, Jan. 17, at 11:00am. Come join us!🧡 Tickets and more info @ fullstorybaltimore.tours/our-tours/#w...

I haven't been able to attend #Genchat for a while (I haven't been on this account for a while, either, thanks to 55-hour work weeks over the holidays). So, of course, when I go searching to see if one will be happening tomorrow night, I find it has ended. 😭

I'm not sure why, though... 1/

For you consideration, an interesting, and sadly necessary, article by Thomas MacEntee of #Genealogy Bargains about Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Finding Your Roots genealogybargains.com/why-genealog...

How Did We Map the World Before Satellites? The Catalan Atlas, created in ~1375, was remarkably accurate and comprehensive for its time. How was such a thing created in medieval times? [kottke.org]

I'm really enjoying a band called Valtos on Edinburgh's Hogmanay First Footin' live stream right now. They play a blend of electronic and Scottish folk music. www.youtube.com/live/cLDFGni...

I just learned that some of the Hogmanay performances will be live streamed tomorrow! edwinterfest.com/first-footin...

Happy to find another person on BlueSky with French-Canadian ancestry! Are you aware of my webpage on resources for research on the 17th century #French-Canadian pioneers? www.tracingsbysam.com/frenchcan.html

Here to report that I will once again not be attending Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebration this year though I desperately want to. Hoping someone, anyone, I follow will attend and posts lots and lots of photos. *sigh* edwinterfest.com/hogmanay

A more detailed account of the purchase by @ricksteves.bsky.social of a neighborhood hygiene center, his plans to help improve it further, and him calling out a failure to support vulnerable people. What a mensch. Be Rick. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.

Happy Winter Solstice!

New episode! It’s the 252nd anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, so naturally, we’re diving into the unexpected story of coffee in early America From Caribbean plantations to Boston riots, this drink shaped a revolution 🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/429 What’s your favorite historical coffee fact?

Finally received a response to my third VA FOIA request from Jan. 28, and every single thing on the sheet said "Information is not a matter of record." A 326-day response period with zero communication about needing extensive additional time, and for nothing.

An idea for Ancestry dot com's next ad.

"The administration can appeal court decisions. Congress can choose to not fund IMLS in future years. ALA calls on everyone who values libraries to remind their...elected officials at every level why America's libraries deserve more, not fewer resources." www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...

Well done, @dnadoeproject.bsky.social. people.com/human-remain...

Tonight in 1940 the medieval city of Coventry was smashed by a Luftwaffe raid. Today the ruined cathedral stands as a memorial, around it fragments of its historic environment survive. Here is the History Hit film on the raid. access.historyhit.com/videos/the-n...

"Through 1950, census-takers commonly determined the race of the people they counted. From 1960 on, Americans could choose their own race. Starting in 2000, Americans could incl. themselves in more than 1 racial category. Before that, many multiracial people were counted in only 1 racial category."

😡

Evidence of at least one man in 1968 knowing what you should buy a woman to make her happy :)

The University of Glasgow looking terrifying in this spooky, moonlit postcard view of around 1904 🎃 #Glasgow #Halloween

MyHeritage is currently offering free access to more than 1.5 billion death, burial, cemetery, and obituary records – 18 collections in this category have been added or updated since last Halloween. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #OnePlaceStudies #GenHour

Holy smokes. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Whoa.

At my first ever Celtic festival and highland games this weekend. In Tucson, AZ. I am very warm right now. Thank the stars for cold cider and beer. My clan booth is a local family of Armstrongs that showed up with their tartan and various clan items to rep. Bless ‘em. They are so sweet and proud. ❤️

Let me have all the gossip of Jane's wedding.

Solid. 😂

Registered for #RootsTech2026! How about you? #genealogy #familyhistory #NotatRootsTech www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/

The Cultural Destruction of Gaza pen.org/report/all-t...

Bluesky needs more travel & tourism publication & industry organization accounts. The big travel magazines/websites are notably absent. More DMOs need to be over here promoting their locations. More travel & tourism analysis pubs (Hi, @skift.com!), too. There's a huge hole & at a critical time.

I know a lot of folks have moved to using newsletters and even replacing their websites with the newsletter's platform/site. But, there are still a lot of people that have websites with feeds, so those are the folks I'm appealing to. Also, my inbox weeps daily under the heavy load.

"Even when the world seems to be on fire, caring for culture is not a distraction from urgent problems – it is part of the solution. Heritage sustains identity, supports recovery, fosters innovation, promotes security, and connects us across time and space."

Yesss. Thanks, Alison!

Here's mine: buffaloresearch.com/we-occasiona...

I'm creating a genealogy feed in my newest RSS feed app, and unfortunately, many of the blogs/publications I imported from another app no longer exist. ☹️ So, if you have a genealogy or history blog or are an org/society publication with a RSS feed, please drop a link below! Happy to reskeet, too.!

Some food for thought: if you're reviewing a book & it has good, useful maps, say so in the review! And name the mapmaker if you can. Often, folks writing books don't know where to go for good maps. Making mention of them in your review helps everyone. #skystorians #midievalsky #historians

As it’s #OnePlaceWednesday let’s boost our pinned post, full of links to #OnePlaceStudies content on our website. Find out more about us and the studies we are passionate about, get inspiration from the amazing array of studies our members are working on, get OPS tips and advice, and maybe join us!

Cousin Bob is single-handedly propping up this business.

Thanks, Emily!

Incredible photo of yesterday's sunset! 📸 Mike Surette

I'm creating a genealogy feed in my newest RSS feed app, and unfortunately, many of the blogs/publications I imported from another app no longer exist. ☹️ So, if you have a genealogy or history blog or are an org/society publication with a RSS feed, please drop a link below! Happy to reskeet, too.!

Discover the story: Meet my parents vist.ly/476zj

Latest status of some cultural heritage sites in Gaza was presented by @gmandreou.bsky.social during an Everyday Orientalism webinar in Feb 2025. youtu.be/alb0mGJNJ9o?...

Labor, landscapes, and Lafayette! We have a little slice of history for everyone this weekend with our specialty tours! What’s your slice? 🍕 https://loom.ly/rHXLvDs • #HistoricNewEngland #HNE #NewEngland #SliceOfHistory

The Rock of Dunamase • Laois The shattered ruin of the once mighty castle on the Rock of Dunamase still dominates the landscape. It was constructed to guard fiercely contested border lands between the Norman colonists and powerful Irish families like the O'Moores. #Ireland #Medieval #Archaeology 🏺