What a cracking great read! I’ve just finished reading @nathandylangoodwin.bsky.social’s latest novel. I was absolutely hooked from beginning to end. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

#Genealogy Ancestry now prohibits use of its database for law enforcement purposes--such as solving cold cases via #GeneticGenealogy analyses. “Ancestry is intended solely for family history research, not law enforcement,” company says. Gift article from NY Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/n...

Thanks to our friends at @reclaimtherecords.org, the index of deaths in New York State from 1880-2017 is now public! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory Reclaim built an innovative database featuring natural language search & more. My search took a nanosecond: climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/12/sear...

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory TY to @reclaimtherecords.org for creating a special highly searchable site for the New York State Death Index you won for us! www.newyorkdeathindex.com

Seasonal reminder that "The Quest for Annie Moore of Ellis Island" and "In Search of Our Ancestors" make great gifts for genealogists and history buffs!

#Thanksgiving Greetings on Throwback Thursday, a colorful penny postal greeting that was received by hubby's family in Cleveland, Ohio in 1910. #FamilyHistory

#Thanksgiving In 1949, 50, 51, 52 my "honorary aunt" Lee Wallace was head of the famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Remembering her and celebrating #FamilyHistory today!

#Holidays2025 #Handcrafts I'm stitching small felt ornaments for the younger generation, with a little bit of bling 🎄 Future #FamilyHistory artifact?!

#AncestryHour A little late! I've been filling in the blanks on in-laws and their families. Too often they are forgotten or incomplete. Truly I 💙 ancestor inlaws. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

#genchat Open Mic coming up this Friday!

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Genealogists: We don’t keep skeletons in a closet. We cite them, publish them, and present them at conferences. #genealogy #FamilyHistory

With all this loose talk about a utopian AI text search in Ancestry, I am forced to remind the public that the old problems remain. Here the errors in the Ancestry catalogue cannot be fixed by some fancy dystopian AI tools. Remember the old computer adage: GARBAGE IN EQUALS GARBAGE OUT. #GenHour

#GenHour Early this yr, I searched for a UK family whose ancestors wrote my grandparents after meeting my aunt, a WAC in WWII. Using family trees, I found a distant cousin of that family & now he thinks he found an actual descendant. I want to give the 1940s letters to the descendant 😀#FamilyHistory

@ainedonnghaile.bsky.social Please when you go to a FamSearch location sometime (no rush at all) would you kindly pull this death cert image for me? It's for Lucy Wood who died in Sept 1870. Many thanks! 🫶https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6X1-14M

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #FOIA Following advice from @reclaimtherecords.org I requested #Veterans files from US Vet Affairs, received skimpy or no data. Reclaim's experts said to appeal! Response to appeal: I have to wait patiently for review. Ugh. climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/11/upda...

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory My "Aunt" Lee Wallace headed the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in the 1950s. What happened when I looked at the "AI Overview" of recent search results for her? A deep dive into the fanciful results. climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/11/deep...

“The American Revolution,” a new six-part series from @kenlburns.bsky.social begins Nov. 16 on @pbs.org! Follow along with us all this week as we share more about the diverse people and complex events that sparked the American Revolution. #AmericanRevolutionPBS 🎬: https://to.pbs.org/4oYOcwI

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory I would love to see this Bronx, New York newspaper digitized & searchable (not just on microfilm). So I requested that the newspaper database firms look into acquiring the issues. You can make that kind of request too! climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/11/ask-...

It feels like an age since the last #genchat we had…and it’s coming up again this Friday!

"Finding Your Roots" Returns for a New Season. To see the celebrity guest roster for Season 12 and watch the new season trailer, click this link: buff.ly/tTwMC2L #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

I just noticed that my blog (A Deck of Ancestors - deckofancestors.wordpress.com) has been featured the main page of the BCGS website! Thanks, @bcgs.bsky.social, I will enjoy my fleeting moment of fame as long as this is up. 😁 www.bcgs.ca #genealogy #FamilyHistory

Visit the Newspaper Research Academy at buff.ly/qTFcAkO #genealogy

A #History researcher contacted me about a #WorldWarII article describing a tense Atlantic crossing in 1943 & he shared a link to a book abt the 3 big Cunard ships that brought 1 million servicepeople to war in the 1940s! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/11/more...

Not all veterans are honored equally. Let's take time today to honor those most often overlooked. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.legalgenealogist.com/2025/11/11/v...

On #VeteransDay I'm remembering with gratitude the many members of my family tree who served their country during #WorldWarII. This is my father, who was in France, Germany, and Belgium serving with the US Army Signal Corps.

Fold3 is offering free access to its World War I and World War II collections from now until Nov. 16 at 9:59 p.m. Eastern time. Records include: Unit Histories, POW Records, Pension Files, Soldiers' Homes Records, and more. To begin searching, go to: www.fold3.com/go/free-acce... #genealogy

Did you miss Thomas MacEntee's "Genealogy Meets the Internet Archive and AI"? Watch before Dec 7! www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-UG... #WikiTreeSymposium2025

#VeteransDay #RemembranceDay #52Ancestors Remembering the sacrifice of Nurse Emily Hartman from the Voluntary Aid Detachment of the British Red Cross during #WorldWarI. Researching her meant casting a wide net & creating a memorial page of my own. climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/11/reme...

#Genealogy My latest bite-sized #FamilyHistory project is 20 pgs long, digitally printed in color, spiral bound, just $10 per booklet. Packed with research, documents, photos, maps, stories, written to engage younger generation with drama & more. climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/11/affo...

Here's a quick #genealogy tutorial on how you can download free NYC vital records for your #familytree. family-tree-advice.blogspot.com/2025/11/nyc....

This is neat! Connecticut State Library now has a search function for the Special Genealogical Files collection. What is the collection? It's a set of #genealogy notes; copies of Bible pages; and more. I've often used them as a way to check for Bible entries. #Connecticut #familyhistory

#Genealogy My latest bite-sized #FamilyHistory project is 20 pgs long, digitally printed in color, spiral bound, just $10 per booklet. Packed with research, documents, photos, maps, stories, written to engage younger generation with drama & more. climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/11/affo...

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory Excited to see how the "restore color" photo feature of @myheritageofficial.bsky.social brought back faded colors of this snapshot, showing elementary school kids at a summer dance fest in the Bronx, New York, circa 1960s. climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/11/danc...

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory Divorce papers aren't always easy to find, but my hubby's grandma's divorce case was in the full-text search of Family Search! Years ago I paid for photocopies but now it's free. What else will I find via full-text search?! climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/11/full...

I’m registered for the #WikiTree symposium & have the day off! #genealogy

A cartoon by Jon Adams, from 2023. #NewYorkerCartoons

I added 15 more links this month to my free website, New York Genealogy Links. This month, the links were added to church records, military records and newspapers and obituaries. To see the specific links added, please go to the website at: www.newyorkgenlinks.com/updates/ #genealogy

#HappyHalloween from early in the 20th century!

MyHeritage is offering free access to its more than 1.5 billion death, burial, cemetery, and obituary records from now until November 2. Since last Halloween, 18 collections in this category have been added or updated. To start searching, go to: www.myheritage.com/research/cat... #genealogy

Getting ready for #Halloween with this trio of adorable jack-o-lanterns colored by a young nephew

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Genearosity I'm at my FSC this afternoon if any genies need a restricted record copy. #PayItForward #SpreadTheWord @alliethinks.bsky.social @allthosebefore.bsky.social @shamrockgen.bsky.social

#Genealogy #NewYork #FamilyHistory #ColonialNewYork Looking for early New York ancestors? Check out this #Free Legacy Family Tree Webinar on Wednesday! familytreewebinars.com/webinar/colo...

#Genealogy #NewYork #FamilyHistory #ColonialNewYork Looking for early New York ancestors? Check out this #Free Legacy Family Tree Webinar on Wednesday! familytreewebinars.com/webinar/colo...

Latest jigsaw puzzle reflects actual autumn tree colors and light blue sky outside my window in New England! Full disclosure: I don't live next to an old barn with an old tractor, nor a marshy pond with two dogs 😅

#Genealogy Never expected to find a 2d cousin of my hubby who was born in Michigan and wound up working as a ranch hand in Wyoming when in his 50s and 60s. Most of his siblings stayed near big cities, but not this man. 🐴 #FamilyHistory

My terrific public #library is welcoming #Halloween with this adorable scare crow sitting right outside the front entrance 😃

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory The clock is ticking! Thanks to @reclaimtherecords.org for posting sample letters to use in appealing the unwarranted denials by US Vet Affairs sent in response to FOIA requests for US military veterans' records. My take: climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory The clock is ticking! Thanks to @reclaimtherecords.org for posting sample letters to use in appealing the unwarranted denials by US Vet Affairs sent in response to FOIA requests for US military veterans' records. My take: climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Veterans TY to @reclaimtherecords.org for suggested appeal letters for four different situations! I've already appealed the denial of my Dad's claims file, now I can appeal the other denials.