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The fact that Megyn Kelly minimized raping 15 year olds and wasn't immediately canceled from every platform, including @siriusxmprog.bsky.social and YouTube, tells you EVERYTHING that is wrong with right wing media and this country in general.

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - blog posts that touched, impressed, and helped me... #SaturdayNightGenealogyFun #genealogyeducation #genealogybloggers

Proving Parish Register entries incorrect... #genealogywork #genealogymethodology #familyhistory #KentEnglandgenealogy #Beakefamilygenealogy

Prepping for a post… I had hoped to publish another Beake-related account this week, but circumstances have conspired against me. Part of the reason is I am now much-more disciplined in the amount of work I do before beginning the actual writing. Let me explain. In times past, I'd write a post,…

and the horror in Ukraine continues ... imagine being that inured to air raid sirens ... my heart breaks for the people of Ukraine enduring this unending barage...

Nice to see in today's weekly roundup that this is the most-read story in the Art Newspaper this week. cc: @citizenwald.bsky.social

At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable.

📢 News Flash from @jkmorelli.bsky.socialQuébec Notarial Records are now available on FamilySearch Full Text Search. #NERGC #genchat

One of my favourite Kate Bush songs!

I remember now why I don't watch baseball on TV... so painfully slow-moving! #letsgobluejays

Schoolchildren at Grayrigg CofE school in Cumbria take on walking challenge to raise funds for a memorial at the grave of John Kent, 1805-1886, the UK's first black policeman who joined Maryport police in 1835. He was the son of Thomas Kent, a slave. /1 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why is Trump celebrating in a foreign country while Americans are going without a paycheck and millions are on the verge of losing SNAP?

Ready for my close-up! #BlackCatDay This photograph from the Bristol Unity Players' Club shows the cast of 'On Guard For Spain' (1938) with an unamused black cat. mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/BUP/... See our digital collection of archives on the Spanish Civil War warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

This is another great reminder that the whole idea that you can support an IP that comes from a toxic creator is nonsense. You might as well donate your money to your local hate group.

It's time to put Scotland's land in Scotland's hands

Farage: epic grifter

You can use this site to find your local food bank! Please donate if you are able - our neighbors need us. www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...

Re the below skeet: visit your local museum! There are all sorts of museums, probably one in your town, keeping history alive. A few years ago I stumbled into the Biddeford (Maine) Mills Museum. It’s in what used to be the mill but is now apartments and shops. Loved talking with the volunteers!

Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. RFK Jr. must resign.

Thank you, @jessicatarlov.bsky.social for saying what no one else will “The government has killed 32 people in 7 strikes with no proof they were traffickers. The admiral leading the mission quit. If we had evidence, they’d face a court, not a drone.”

Monday’s Diggings Today’s record comes from my BRILES folder and includes both my original research notes and an image of a deed. I first located this record years ago while scrolling microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. At the time, those handwritten notes and photocopies…

Trump screws his voters again: He just denied disaster aid to Maryland (while giving it to red states). But I took a look and it turns out the suffering Maryland counties are in Appalachia and backed him by 40 and 54 points. On the pod, @stevebenen.com and I discuss: newrepublic.com/article/2022...

1. Reagan’s speech is real 2. It’s public domain 3. Americans pay the cost of the added 10% tariffs, not Canadians 4. Trump keeps lying because he thinks you’re all too stupid to fact check 5. The average family will pay an extra $4900 this year because his tariffs

Which Elizabeth Beake...Part 4... #beakefamilygenealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogymethodology #KentEnglandgenealogy

So very sad to read this news...so young. A huge loss for the museum and academic history...

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun... Create a 500 Word Biography Using AI From a Genealogical Sketch/Notes/Timeline/AMT Facts #SaturdayNightGenealogyFun #GenealogyFun #Beakefamilygenealogy

Celebrate Family History Month Day 18! Research tips. Quick genealogy tip: Always check multiple spellings of surnames! A small detail can unlock big discoveries. #GenealogyTips #FamilyHistoryResearch #AncestorClues

Sunday Morning Genealogy Fun – Your Most Recent Ancestors With No-Known-Name Parents A fun little exercise for this stormy weekend on the coast of BC. As I'm still quite deep into a complicated post for my next post about the Elizabeth Beake conundrum, I'm grateful to Randy for setting this task…

Which Elizabeth Beake...Part 3...collecting evidence... #BeakeFamilyGenealogy #KentEnglandGenealogy #familyhistory #genealogymethodology

Something for BC to consider... news.ontario.ca/en/release/1... @davidebybc.bsky.social @christineboyle.bsky.social

The unusual conditions of Stephen Dowker’s will… When Stephen Dowker died in March 1763, he left behind his wife of 13 years, Elizabeth Beake Dowker1, and 4 children, having been predeceased by a son and a daughter: His first bequest was to Elizabeth: "Imprimis I Give and Bequeath unto Elizabeth…

Here's what integrity looks like (IMHO): (Photo: Christopher Appoldt)

Mr Dress-up 🥰

Sunday Evening Genealogy Fun - Pick an Ancestor: What Story Lines Do You Want To Explore? #SaturdayNightGenealogyFun #femaleancestors #Kentancestors #lineage #familyhistory

@davidebybc.bsky.social NOW will you and your government do something about the Langdale run? WHY do we not get a new ship? #bcferries #SunshineCoast #HorseshoeBayLangdaleroute #ferrybreakdown

Thank you for coming to my Teddy talk.

Which Elizabeth Beake…Part 2… Since my last Beake-related post, I've squeezed in some research and data-entry time to sort through the three cousins named Elizabeth Beake highlighted in two previous posts: Which Elizabeth Beake...Part 1 and  Mind-mapping the three Elizabeth Beakes and their…

Good morning! 📷: Portobello Beach, Edinburgh, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland 🤗

Peterborough librarian jobs may be saved www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterbo... The three full-time specialist librarian jobs that were to be cut at the Peterborough Public Library – including the only full-time children’s librarian position – might be saved after all.

historical maps are fascinating and a fine way to spend some time learning about the past #historicalmaps

Are you researching ancestors who lived in what's now Ukraine? There may be records scanned and online, just waiting for you to find them. Here's info abt a new site that may help you locate scanned and online records: #ancestry #genealogy #familyhistory larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/09/ukra...

Something to think about Ancestral Memory does it really exist? Ancestral Memory Is It Fact or Fiction? #Genealogy #BloggersTribe #Blog #FamilyTree #FamilyHistory #Ancestry #Memory #Blog #WritingCommunity #Blogging chiddicksfamilytree.com/2022/10/23/a...

a great example of how to use sources to make corrections on the FamilySearch Family Tree...

New Blog Alert! Young Genealogist Experience Winner, Megan Harrison, shares 5 skills you can gain through genealogy! Read now by clicking the link - family-wise.co.uk/2025/09/03/u... #Genealogy #Blog #Ancestry