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Family History Federation @federationfhs.bsky.social · Mar 11

Many #FamilyHistory societies are now on Bluesky! Check out our list here to connect with them. Let us know if you would like your society added. #Genealogy go.bsky.app/VA4iydq

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · Feb 25

The Irish Genealogy website has had an update at www.irishgenealogy.ie #Ireland #genealogy

Irish Genealogy - Explore your Family History

www.irishgenealogy.ie

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John Boeren, LLM, MSc, QG 🇳🇱 @antecedentia.com · Feb 24

"Genealogy connects you to your heritage, makes you part of world history."
#genealogy #familyhistory

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David Allen Lambert @dlgenealogist.bsky.social · Feb 24

Please estroy this myth and share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited. #Genealogy #History #Library

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Steve Little @digitalarchivst.bsky.social · Feb 20

This classic advice is now two years old and still good; from Mollick's "Magic for English Majors" (2/23). #aigenealogy

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David Allen Lambert @dlgenealogist.bsky.social · Feb 18

My dear friend and colleague Robert Charles Anderson passed away yesterday. Bob was the finest scholar in the field of #Genealogy I had ever known. A library of knowledge is now gone, yet preserved in his scholarship with @americanancestors.bsky.social He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

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Merv Scott @bordersboy.bsky.social · Feb 18

Family Day today in fantastic #BC #Canada so Grampa was busy. Great day. I must label this photo well eh #genealogy friends?

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · Feb 15

Found a copy of the Ottawa Citizen from Feb 15, 1965 in my parent’s basement with Queen Elizabeth II proclaiming “a red flag of the proportions two by length and one by width, retaining in its centre a white square the width of the flag, bearing a single red maple leaf” to be Canada’s National Flag

Royal Proclamation concerning the Nationak Flag of Canada (Ottawa Citizen, Feb 15, 1965)

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Merv Scott @bordersboy.bsky.social · Feb 15

Excel for Family Archivists workshop - Expecting a sell out so get your zoom seat for this #genealogy workshop before they are gone. Popular presenter Mark Thompson of @victoriags.org Register now at www.victoriags.org/content.aspx...

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · Feb 13

I hope you'll consider joining us this Sunday as we talk about all things genealogical!

www.irishancestors.ie/a-conversati...

A Conversation with Megan Smolenyak

www.irishancestors.ie

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Feb 14

How did this story get even worse in the time it took me to write this?

kevinmkruse.substack.com/p/the-thursd...

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Merv Scott @bordersboy.bsky.social · Feb 14

So vety cool @nicholson-sonia.bsky.social I can't wait. #genealogy #familyhistory

Sonia Nicholson @nicholson-sonia.bsky.social · Feb 14

🚨Cover reveal!🚨

Paris is the City of Love, so it’s kind of perfect unveiling this beautiful new cover on Valentine’s Day, right? 💋

Say “oui” to a story about archives, family secrets, a charming but infuriating Frenchman, and fun and frivolity in Paris! Coming March 18 from She Rises Studios.

New cover for re-release of Provenance Unknown by Sonia Nicholson. Includes old letters, the Eiffel Tower, and a couple on a Vespa scooter.

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Merv Scott @bordersboy.bsky.social · Feb 14

Cooking and #genealogy. I've got to learn more.... and #FlorencePugh! thanks @megansmolenyak.com

Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · Feb 14

Enter "No Taste Like Home." Bummed to not have gotten to do this myself, but very glad it now exists as it sounds as if they've done a great job! (2/2) #genealogy

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Florence Pugh 'wasn't supposed to live' as she recalls heartbreaking diagnosis

The Oppenheimer actress opened up in a new cooking and genealogy series with Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski

www.getsurrey.co.uk

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Merv Scott @bordersboy.bsky.social · Feb 14

such a great idea!

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Merv Scott @bordersboy.bsky.social · Feb 14

Great speaker for #norway #scandinavian #genealogy workshop

Victoria Genealogical Society @victoriags.org · Feb 4

Hi Everyone. If you are trying to research your Norwegian roots you should find out how the Victoria Genealogical Society can help you. (Lefse anyone?)

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Merv Scott @bordersboy.bsky.social · Feb 14

one fun time wss free tickets for various draw prize boxes. prizes were like our society coffee cup mouse pad memory stick etc.

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Merv Scott @bordersboy.bsky.social · Feb 14

good point about community calendars. snd yes, a bigger event like a local history, heritage and famiky history fair. thanks for brainstorming.

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Merv Scott @bordersboy.bsky.social · Feb 14

my local society hosts a couple of open houses a year but we never put a concerted effort into getting media coverage. so the word doesn't get out well. usually attended by existing members only. how to make us interesting to journalists and easy to write about? make a media kit? what's that?

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Merv Scott @bordersboy.bsky.social · Feb 13

This #genealogy workshop should be on everyone's 'to take' list. thanks for developing it @makingfamilyhistory.com See you there!

Mark Thompson @makingfamilyhistory.com · Feb 6

I'm excited to offer 'Excel for Family Archivists' on Feb 22 - one of my favourite topics! If you have a hard time keeping track of the photos, documents, and heirlooms you hold for your extended family, this workshop will help you preserve them (and your sanity!).

victoriags.org/content.aspx...

Woman using Excel to keep track of her photos

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Merv Scott @bordersboy.bsky.social · Feb 13

Thanks for sharing @makingfamilyhistory.com #Norway #Scandinavia #genealogy #familyhistory

Mark Thompson @makingfamilyhistory.com · Feb 11

Yearning for a deep dive into Norwegian church records? Join expert genealogist, and President of Scandinavian Family Research, Torhild Shirley, for a virtual workshop on Feb 15, 10am PT. Hosted by the Victoria Genealogical Society for $21CAD (~$15US/Euro).

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Internet Archive @archive.org · Feb 4

Welcome to the public domain, ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1929) by Erich Maria Remarque. This masterpiece's portrayal of the human cost of war is timeless.
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Learn more. ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025

#PublicDomainDay #InternetArchive

Quote from Erich Maria Remarque's, All Quiet on the Western Front (1929), reads, "It’s all rot that they put in the war-news about the good humour of the troops, how they are arranging dances almost before they are out of the front-line. We don’t act like that because we are in a good humour: we are in a good humour because otherwise we should go to pieces." Quote framed by "Welcome to the Public Domain" text and graphic.

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Merv Scott @bordersboy.bsky.social · Feb 12

Thanks for the reminder @sharnwhite.bsky.social They always put on a great #genealogy #familyhistory #geneticgenealogy show #rootstech @victoriags.org

Sharn White @sharnwhite.bsky.social · Nov 17

Don’t forgets to register for RootsTech.

www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech...

Merv Scott @bordersboy.bsky.social · Feb 12

Good article @debbiekennett.bsky.social Thanks for sharing here for us #genealogy #familyhistory #geneticgenealogy lovers. From your friends at @victoriags.org

Debbie Kennett 🧬🌳 @debbiekennett.bsky.social · Feb 12

A little article I wrote for @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social with my top ten tips for working with your DNA matches. www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/dn... #GeneticGenealogy

10 things you should do with your Ancestry DNA test results to get the most from them

www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com

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Merv Scott @bordersboy.bsky.social · Feb 12

#genealogy

Diahan Southard @yourdnaguide.bsky.social · Feb 12

The countdown to #RootsTech is on! Join us for our next Ask the Experts session as we chat with Rhett Dabling, RootsTech Learning Manager. Don’t miss out—click below to set a reminder, and we’ll see you on Tuesday, February 18, at 2 PM ET! events.yourdnaguide.com/ask-the-expe...

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Bryna O'Sullivan @charteroakgen.bsky.social · Jan 29

Had a great conversation today with a public historian about how #genealogy can be used to document local history... and the ways we can make genealogy resources more accessible. Options included helping libraries establish FamilySearch affiliate status.

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