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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 19d

Let me have all the gossip of Jane's wedding.

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 19d

And changes in borders over time obviously create different places of which our ancestors called "home."

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 19d

in time. And we can reference that when learning/talking about our ancestors.

Sorry, I'm terrible at articulating this, and I probably sound like an idiot.

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 19d

I understand they're a construct, but I feel, as labels, they're helpful w/ understanding cultures, places and events over time. Meaning there is no single heritage or homeland to claim but that a mixture of places, peoples, traditions, etc. can make a heritage or homeland at a point or range

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 20d

It really has.

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 20d

Solid. 😂

Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 20d

Look what we have here then.

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 20d

Registered for #RootsTech2026! How about you? #genealogy #familyhistory #NotatRootsTech

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 26d

P.S. Those roses are beautiful.

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 26d

Happy, happy birthday, Heather! Wishing you a magical day. 🎉

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 26d

The Cultural Destruction of Gaza

pen.org/report/all-t...

All That Is Lost

The war has inflicted a catastrophic blow to Gaza’s cultural life and heritage, erasing records of Palestinian history that go back hundreds of years.

pen.org

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 26d

NetNewsWire for Mac.

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 26d

It looks sooo nice.

Oh, man. Personally, I don't think I have the bandwidth right now to put together applications for DAR/Mayflower Society memberships (any memberships, really). So, kudos to you for doing so. I'd love to know how it goes!

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 26d

*HEART ATTACK*

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 26d

THIS IS GIVING ME ANXIETY, KATHERINE. LOL.

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 26d

I meant question the other historical references.

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 26d

Bluesky needs more travel & tourism publication & industry organization accounts. The big travel magazines/websites are notably absent. More DMOs need to be over here promoting their locations. More travel & tourism analysis pubs (Hi, @skift.com!), too.

There's a huge hole & at a critical time.

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 26d

Great! Thanks, Claire.

Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 26d

Oof. I'd probably finish reading it but would question everything else in the book going forward.

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 26d

I know a lot of folks have moved to using newsletters and even replacing their websites with the newsletter's platform/site. But, there are still a lot of people that have websites with feeds, so those are the folks I'm appealing to.

Also, my inbox weeps daily under the heavy load.

Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · 27d

I'm creating a genealogy feed in my newest RSS feed app, and unfortunately, many of the blogs/publications I imported from another app no longer exist. ☹️

So, if you have a genealogy or history blog or are an org/society publication with a RSS feed, please drop a link below!

Happy to reskeet, too.!

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Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social · Aug 14

"Even when the world seems to be on fire, caring for culture is not a distraction from urgent problems – it is part of the solution. Heritage sustains identity, supports recovery, fosters innovation, promotes security, and connects us across time and space."

Cambridge University Press - Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org · Aug 14

Why should we care about #archaeology, #monuments, traditions, art, and architecture when survival itself is threatened? Read Morag M. Kersel's blog for the SAA's @saa-aap.bsky.social: ▶️ cup.org/46Ryg9X

#culturalheritage
#culturalproperty