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Bryna O'Sullivan @charteroakgen.bsky.social · 1h

Planning your 2026 #genealogy class schedule for your genealogy society, club, or public library? #RevoutionaryWar #Connecticut
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Programs and Group Classes: Sample Topics

Are you looking for a genealogy lecture to fit an existing series? Are you hoping to start a new genealogy program? A sample of our programs are listed below, organized by topic. We can also develo…

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 2h

#Genealogy Tomorrow morning, 10 am US Eastern, FREE #FamilyHistory talk. Sign up now, a few spaces are available!

Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 20d

#Genealogy #Free on Oct 15 at 10 am Eastern US time: My live webinar about Bite-Sized #FamilyHistory projects, including gift ideas now that holiday time is approaching. #AncestryHour #GenHour It's a good good time to try #Ancestor coloring books & more! To register: pmlib.libnet.info/event/14103057

Bring Family History Alive in Bite-Sized Projects

Discover creative, bite-sized ways to document and share your family history through short, focused projects like ancestor bios, heirloom stories, and photo or video keepsakes. Attend via Zoom only.

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Vera @veranmiller.bsky.social · 3h

So why aren’t you on the MyHeritage DNA database? Join me on MyHeritage. I can’t wait to see this today. Http://www.myheritage.com

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Karen Pickell @karenpickell.bsky.social · 3h

"Most current commercial DNA test only read about 700,000 base pairs of nucleotides, looking for shared patterns. Whole genome sequencing will read around three billion base pairs giving unprecendented insight into our genetic code." #Genealogy
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First consumer DNA test to provide low-cost whole genome sequencing goes on sale | Who Do You Think You Are Magazine

MyHeritage has become the first consumer DNA testing company to offer whole genome sequencing

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 22h

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 22h

#Genealogy You are so kind! The document I needed today was luckily visible from home. But one of these days... #Genearosity #PayItForward

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Áine ní Donnghaile 🍃🌳 ⚾ 🫖 💙☘ 🍷💉🌊 @ainedonnghaile.bsky.social · 1d

#BlueSkyGenealogy
I am at my FamilySearch Center this afternoon, if anyone needs a restricted record copy.
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#Genearosity #PayItForward #SpreadTheWord
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ALCS @alcs.co.uk · 1d

For those whose works were included in the Anthropic class action, the Authors Guild and settlement administrators are hosting a webinar on what you need to know: authorsguild.org/event/anthro...

You can check if your works have been included here: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/

Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know - The Authors Guild

Copyright holders recently secured preliminary approval of a $1.5 billion class settlement in the Bartz v. Anthropic case, in which authors Andrea Bartz, Kirk Johnson, and Charles Graeber led a class-...

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Helen Parker-Drabble @helenpdrabble.bsky.social · 1d

WIN USA! CLOSES 23 Oct

Win a signed hardback or one of 10 ebooks of ‘Yet’: A Story of Triumph over Childhood Separation, Trauma, & Disability. Please share!

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"No one believed me. ‘Children couldn’t have been treated like that.’ But we were."

#MemoirGiveaway #TrueStory

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 1d

#HappyCanadianThanksgiving My husband had 3 great uncles who celebrated Thxgiving as Canadian military bandmasters: Capt. John Slatter, Capt. Albert Wm Slatter, Capt. Henry Arthur Slatter. Saluting their service on this Thanksgiving. #Genealogy climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/10/salu...

Saluting Military Bandmaster Ancestors on Canadian Thanksgiving 2025

Genealogy research and commentary by Marian Burk Wood, speaker and author of "Planning a Future for Your Family's Past," available from Amazon.com.

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 2d

Excited to see my #Genealogy book is top best-seller in the category on Amazon! Still on sale until morning of Oct 16 at bargain price of 99 pence (Amazon UK) or 99 cents (Amazon US). Get ideas for curating, organizing, preserving your #FamilyHistory photos & documents for the future!

Genealogy ebook is top best-seller in the category on 12 October 2025, only 99 cents in US or 99 pence in UK on Amazon

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Society of American Archivists @saa-official.bsky.social · 2d

#AskAnArchivist Day is coming up this Thursday, October 16, and we want YOU to participate. Join SAA and archives across the country to promote the work of archives. Participate across social media, with #AskAnArchivist.

For more information, see our announcement: https://ow.ly/Hhr950X1LYR

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks so much! Grateful for all the support and hope my book gives people some ideas and motivation for saving #FamilyHistory for the future.

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 2d

#Genealogy "Who will care?" is a real concern and you are a good friend to help organise that #FamilyHistory stuff! Even when our descendants aren't very interested, other researchers and some institutions may be interested.

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 2d

Excited to see my #Genealogy book is top best-seller in the category on Amazon! Still on sale until morning of Oct 16 at bargain price of 99 pence (Amazon UK) or 99 cents (Amazon US). Get ideas for curating, organizing, preserving your #FamilyHistory photos & documents for the future!

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you! Sorry Amazon prevents me from putting ebook on sale except in US & UK, grateful you've got it in your hands anyway. Enjoy! #Genealogy

Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 2d

TY very much! Enjoy. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 2d

TY so much! Hope it's informative and useful #Genealogy

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 2d

I'm sending a healing hug your way and hope you are on the mend very soon.

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 2d

TY! 📖 For UK #Genealogy readers, the link to this big sale on ebook is: www.amazon.co.uk/Planning-Fut... Sale ends morning of 16 October.

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 3d

#Genealogy My ebook about curating & sharing #FamilyHistory materials is still on sale till morning of Oct 16 on Amazon US (only 99 cents) & Amazon UK (only 99 pence). Please check it out & if you've read it, would you be kind enough to review? Thanks! On Amazon US: www.amazon.com/Planning-Fut...

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 9d

#FamilyHistory Still spots left for this FREE live webinar on Oct 15 at 10 am Eastern US time. #Genealogy (no recording will be available)

Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 20d

#Genealogy #Free on Oct 15 at 10 am Eastern US time: My live webinar about Bite-Sized #FamilyHistory projects, including gift ideas now that holiday time is approaching. #AncestryHour #GenHour It's a good good time to try #Ancestor coloring books & more! To register: pmlib.libnet.info/event/14103057

Bring Family History Alive in Bite-Sized Projects

Discover creative, bite-sized ways to document and share your family history through short, focused projects like ancestor bios, heirloom stories, and photo or video keepsakes. Attend via Zoom only.

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 3d

#GenChat I subscribe to the monthly newsletter for tips and tricks! #Genealogy Gems - Back issues are available online as well: www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/ge...

Genealogy Gems Newsletter | Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

Genealogy Gems Read our monthly newsletter full of genealogy tips and tools to guide your research!

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 3d

ACPL is one of my fave #Genealogy libraries anywhere in part because of the open stacks and ability to wander through looking at books and resources. #GenChat A3. I found some great biographical info for hubby's ancestors in the alphabetized genealogies.

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 4d

#GenHour My #Genealogy ebook on sale for one week, only 99 cents. Learn how to organize, curate, preserve, share #FamlyHistory for sake of future generations. Even if you have no obvious heirs, you can still save your family history! Please check it out on Amazon US: www.amazon.com/Planning-Fut...

sale notice for genealogy ebook, on Amazon US & UK, https://www.amazon.com/Planning-Future-Your-Familys-Past-ebook/dp/B09F6PS92G

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