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."

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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 🏺

I recently launched a new website and the first post on the blog is about my one-name study, so what better day to share it for the first time, than #OnePlaceWednesday! www.davidbartonresearch.co.uk/the-archive/... @oneplacestudies.bsky.social #OnePlaceStudy

Today begins the process of removing interpretive assets across National Park Service sites that violate the president's EO. If you work for the NPS, please let me know what, if any, changes are taking place at your site. No names will be used. Thank you. #NationalParks 🗃️ cwmemory.com/contact-me/

Taking an indoor #WalksOnWednesday today to feature a very rare Paul Revere letter, currently on loan to us from Bruce R. Bartlett and only on display in our Visitor Center this month! Revere wrote it to his son Joseph Warren Revere in June of 1810. Come see it if you can!

I want to go to a train festival! Unfortunately, this one is too far way for me right now.

Just bought this book. Can't wait to read it!

Earlier this year, we received a mysterious package with no return address. Its contents were a brick and this note: "My husband took this from the crypt. We have had a string of bad luck and we want to return the brick." Read the full story! www.boston.com/travel/trave...

Despite widespread claims, there are not many mediaeval pubs still serving. The ones that survive are all inns. The best preserved is the New Inn at Gloucester. We know from tree-ring dating that construction began in 1432 and it was first mentioned in the records in 1455 🧵

Came away with a couple great ideas from this #genchat. Thanks everyone!

A5: As part of a larger upload of all of my research and media when I die since I have no one to pass it all on to. #genchat

I hadn't thought of this. Definitely going to cross reference some newspaper clippings with Internet Archive next week. #genchat

I have not. Just lots o' books. That would be awesome, though. #genchat

All these archives are available to see in the @librarywales.bsky.social. #WelshHistory #Wales #Witchcraft #WitchTrials #WritingSky #Research #Library

Open access, built by libraries. 🌐 We go behind the scenes with Peggy Glahn to show how Reveal Digital's primary source collections grow and how partners contribute. Read the interview and explore the collections: https://bit.ly/4piXx3s

Check out events listed on my Witches of Massachusetts Bay website. The annual Sails & Trails programs starts now! Plus there are talks & walks about witch hunts, 17th century lives, cemeteries, and more. www.witchesmassbay.com/events/list/...

Just a reminder that the final edition of History and Heritage Yorkshire magazine is now available from payhip.com/b/RXVYk As always, the magazine is available on a pay what you can basis — with no minimum amount. Bringing Yorkshire's Past to Life for everyone.

Oooh, this looks interesting.

The asshole genealogist: "My 5th great-grandfather died roughly seven mothers ago."

Over the next month I’ll be doing a few presentations both online (Allen Co) and in-person (Morris/#NJ) on Investigative Genetic Genealogy and the offerings at the Ramapo College IGG Center. Hope you can join me! Click on the link in my profile to sign up for either of the library presentations.

“When this you see remember me” - a simple epitaph on a simple yet charming gravestone for Agnes Anderson, 1754, at Old South Killingly Cemetery in Killingly, Connecticut. Carved by the so-called “Killingly Egg Carver,” an unidentified local carver.

🎒 Back to School for family historians! #GenHour Our Stage 3 Family History Skills Course starts 27 Sept — 12 weeks of expert-led sessions to help you take your tree beyond the 18th century. 💻 Online | Sat mornings | Recordings included 👉 Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Ev...