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Cynthia Raleigh
@cerydwyn.bsky.social
980 followers 770 following 290 posts
Author of genealogy mysteries, Colonial American supernatural, and true crime. RN. Aspiring to create entertaining stories as well as give voice to those who can no longer speak for themselves.
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 6d
It’s a way to map out what the brain sometimes doesn’t want to deal with all at once.
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 7d
Oh same.....I have to stop to organize every now and then or I completely lose focus and can't find anything. I am considering a larger cork board than the one I have so I don't wind up taping reams of paper together and plastering it on the wall.
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 7d
My genealogy version of a cold case team’s investigation board. I have the yarn and push pins, just need a huge bulletin board now…because there’s more, so much more.

#genealogy #familyhistory
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 12d
Neva Skelton became a physician in 1926, the first female doctor in her county.
“Lady Doctor” Neva Skelton, MD
tinyurl.com/yujnzm37

#GenealogyStorytelling #familyhistory #history
#author #writer #Eldorado #OnePlaceStudies
#AllAboutThatPlace
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 13d
My interview with Barbara Tien of Projectkin @projectkin.bsky.social. Revisiting All About That Place.

#Projectkin #AATP #AllAboutThatPlace
#genealogy #oneplacestudies

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#AATP25: Revisiting “Eldorado, IL And One Old Sorehead” with Cynthia Raleigh
From Champaign Illinois, Cynthia brings curiosity for genealogy mysteries to her AATP with a focus on Eldorado, a small town of railroads, coal and a scandal or two.
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Barbara at Projectkin @projectkin.bsky.social · 15d
For good measure, the recording of my conversation with @cerydwyn.bsky.social is now available on YouTube and in the FB group for All About That Place!

youtu.be/tC9SJlGSwNQ
#AATP25: Revisiting “Eldorado, IL And One Old Sorehead” with Cynthia Raleigh
YouTube video by Projectkin
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 14d
Just back from the book launch for 'The Mist and The Flame' tonight; a magical retelling of Romeo and Juliet...literally with magic. Start off your autumn reading with Foschia Luminosa and Fiamma Fredda in this delicious story reimagined in the realm of enchantment!.
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Barbara at Projectkin @projectkin.bsky.social · 15d
And @cerydwyn.bsky.social, I’m thrilled to have you back to tell us about your research. Just 90 min from now! Details 👇
Graphic showing “live, All about that place #AATP25” also shown are headshots for Cynthia Raleigh and your host, Barbara at Projectkin.
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 15d
I’m looking forward to it!
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 19d
Look at this absolutely fantastic plaque made by @wayneq4444.bsky.social Wayne Quigg!!! Such woodworking talent. I can’t wait to paint it and hang it out for Spooky Season. The Lanthorne Ordinary Witches thank you!!!
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 19d
This is a fabulous piece that I am so grateful for. It is a concrete manifestation of the Lanthorne. Thank you!!!
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 20d
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 22d
That sounds exactly in keeping with the spirit of the Lanthorne.
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 22d
I'd be happy to paint it! You've done so much, and I can't tell you how much it will mean to have this piece. My dad could paint, so I'll try to 'channel' that! I meant to say I did pet portraits, as well as wildlife. Here's a couple of my drawings I still have around.
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 22d
I used to draw quite a bit. I did portraits.
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 22d
Oh wow, that’s not looking ahead. Hopefully, it won’t happen.
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 23d
It must have been. Was it from the Canadian Thames running through The city or something else? Other cities up the Ohio had even worse conditions, like Louisville and Cincinnati.
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 23d
Ha ha ha!! Not at all. It was a miserable time. Growing up, I heard stories from people still talking about it every January. Until recently, one of the original buildings on the waterfront was still standing and had the high water mark painted on it. I looked at it every time I drove past.
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 23d
How my Grandparents Spent their Honeymoon
tinyurl.com/ybn462b4

#GenealogyStorytelling
#familyhistory #history
#author #writer
#Evansville
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · 25d
.........um, May I help you? Mantis on the pepper plant today.
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · Sep 9
Almost Spooky Season! I made this Skellington lap afghan for my daughter a few years ago.

#Samhain #Halloween
#Skellington #Crochet
#afghan
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · Sep 9
Labyrinth, Allerton Park, Illinois
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · Sep 9
Greenman over an arched recess.
Greenman sculpted over a bricked archway.
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Cynthia Raleigh @cerydwyn.bsky.social · Sep 5
Sabray’s Postcard: Music in a Venetian Gondola
tinyurl.com/mtdaubjn

#GenealogyStorytelling #familyhistory #vintagepostcard
#history #author #writer #CampbellHill #Barrow
#Underwood
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