Bryna O'Sullivan
@charteroakgen.bsky.social
Historian, genealogist, and genealogical translator, specializing in French to English translation, Connecticut history and genealogy, and lineage society applications.
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Q: Why does AI re-imagine a photo instead of editing it?
A: It doesn't "restore" your photo — it paints a new one, guessing details from millions of other images. Eye color, skin tone? Fabricated. Always label. Always cite. Illustration, not evidence. #genealogy
A: It doesn't "restore" your photo — it paints a new one, guessing details from millions of other images. Eye color, skin tone? Fabricated. Always label. Always cite. Illustration, not evidence. #genealogy
November 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Q: Why does AI re-imagine a photo instead of editing it?
A: It doesn't "restore" your photo — it paints a new one, guessing details from millions of other images. Eye color, skin tone? Fabricated. Always label. Always cite. Illustration, not evidence. #genealogy
A: It doesn't "restore" your photo — it paints a new one, guessing details from millions of other images. Eye color, skin tone? Fabricated. Always label. Always cite. Illustration, not evidence. #genealogy
I've been getting a lot of use out of a French Republican calendar converter lately! During the French Revolution, the Revolutionaries switched to a different calendar, which can make it a bit challenging if you're trying to store all dates on a Gregorian calendar system. #genealogy #French
The French Republican calendar
Date conversion form between the Gregorian and Revolutionary calendars, covering the entire period when the latter was used in France
www.napoleon-empire.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I've been getting a lot of use out of a French Republican calendar converter lately! During the French Revolution, the Revolutionaries switched to a different calendar, which can make it a bit challenging if you're trying to store all dates on a Gregorian calendar system. #genealogy #French
Delighted to join the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society on 18 August 2026 for "From New England: Migrations to the Midwest." To register: register.gotowebinar.com/register/786... #genealogy #Wisconsin #familyhistory #ancestry
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November 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Delighted to join the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society on 18 August 2026 for "From New England: Migrations to the Midwest." To register: register.gotowebinar.com/register/786... #genealogy #Wisconsin #familyhistory #ancestry
The Nathan Hale Homestead is planning a Hale family reunion. Details - and mailing list sign up- here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/iwkmLoU .
#genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #Connecticut
#genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #Connecticut
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lp.constantcontactpages.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Nathan Hale Homestead is planning a Hale family reunion. Details - and mailing list sign up- here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/iwkmLoU .
#genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #Connecticut
#genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #Connecticut
What questions do you have about researching an ancestor in #Connecticut? #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry
November 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
What questions do you have about researching an ancestor in #Connecticut? #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry
The topic of counties in #Connecticut #genealogy is... complicated...
This memo from the state provides a good overview of timeline and records. www.cga.ct.gov/PS98/rpt%5Co... #familyhistory
This memo from the state provides a good overview of timeline and records. www.cga.ct.gov/PS98/rpt%5Co... #familyhistory
County Government Abolishment
You asked for reasons why county governments were abolished in Connecticut; a description of their organization; what functions the counties performed when a viable form of government; what taxes, if any, the counties imposed; and how many persons were employed when county government was abolished.
www.cga.ct.gov
November 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The topic of counties in #Connecticut #genealogy is... complicated...
This memo from the state provides a good overview of timeline and records. www.cga.ct.gov/PS98/rpt%5Co... #familyhistory
This memo from the state provides a good overview of timeline and records. www.cga.ct.gov/PS98/rpt%5Co... #familyhistory
revolutionaryroots.americanancestors.org
American Ancestors has launched a Revolutionary War research page. #genealogy #familyhistory #RevolutionaryWar
American Ancestors has launched a Revolutionary War research page. #genealogy #familyhistory #RevolutionaryWar
American Ancestors® - A National Center for Family History, Heritage and Culture
American Ancestors® is a national nonprofit center for family history, heritage & culture based in Boston, Massachusetts, that has been setting the gold standard for family history research since its ...
revolutionaryroots.americanancestors.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
revolutionaryroots.americanancestors.org
American Ancestors has launched a Revolutionary War research page. #genealogy #familyhistory #RevolutionaryWar
American Ancestors has launched a Revolutionary War research page. #genealogy #familyhistory #RevolutionaryWar
Remembering my great-grandmother, a Yeoman (F) ("Yeomanette") on this Veterans Day... and her sister, barely too young to enlist in WWI, who served as a WAC in World War II, and their pride in the fact that they were able to serve their county... #genealoy #familyhistory
The Story of the Female Yeomen during the First World War
Fall 2006, Vol. 38, No. 3 | Genealogy Notes By Nathaniel Patch Enlarge A yeoman (F) on Submarine K-5 gazes through her binoculars. (80-G-1025873) I've been in frigid Greenland and in sunny Tennessee, ...
www.archives.gov
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Remembering my great-grandmother, a Yeoman (F) ("Yeomanette") on this Veterans Day... and her sister, barely too young to enlist in WWI, who served as a WAC in World War II, and their pride in the fact that they were able to serve their county... #genealoy #familyhistory
Remembering those who served on this Veterans Day. For resources in tracing #Connecticut ancestors, libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/militaryr.... #genealogy #familyhistory
LibGuides Home: Military Records: Military Records
LibGuides Home: Military Records: Military Records
libguides.ctstatelibrary.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Remembering those who served on this Veterans Day. For resources in tracing #Connecticut ancestors, libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/militaryr.... #genealogy #familyhistory
At least one lineage society has added a requirement for transcription to their guidelines. #genealogy #familyhistory
Transcribe or not to transcribe?
Not everyone reads handwritten documents easily. How do you proceed when you need to submit a deed, will, or other long handwritten document with your lineage society application? Short answer: ask…
charteroakgenealogy.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
At least one lineage society has added a requirement for transcription to their guidelines. #genealogy #familyhistory
One of the - if not the - most common mistakes I see in documenting #Connecticut Revolutionary War service. #genealogy #familyhistory connecticutroots.org/2025/11/09/i...
Is this service right?: Connecticut Revolutionary War ancestor with service from a different town…
This is one of the most common errors I see with Connecticut Revolutionary War service – most often when someone is looking for lineage society membership. They’ve found DAR or SAR qual…
connecticutroots.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
One of the - if not the - most common mistakes I see in documenting #Connecticut Revolutionary War service. #genealogy #familyhistory connecticutroots.org/2025/11/09/i...
The Connecticut State Library History and Genealogy division's finding aids are perfect "how to guides" for #Connecticut #genealogy #research.
LibGuides Home: History & Genealogy: Reference
LibGuides Home: History & Genealogy: Reference
libguides.ctstatelibrary.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Connecticut State Library History and Genealogy division's finding aids are perfect "how to guides" for #Connecticut #genealogy #research.
Translator frustrations: When you need to be able to read a record to resolve a conflict... and while you read the other two languages used in this country at this time, you don't read the one the record is written in... #genealogy #translation
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Translator frustrations: When you need to be able to read a record to resolve a conflict... and while you read the other two languages used in this country at this time, you don't read the one the record is written in... #genealogy #translation
This is neat! Connecticut State Library now has a search function for the Special Genealogical Files collection. What is the collection? It's a set of #genealogy notes; copies of Bible pages; and more. I've often used them as a way to check for Bible entries. #Connecticut #familyhistory
LibGuides Home: Special Genealogy Files: Home
LibGuides Home: Special Genealogy Files: Home
libguides.ctstatelibrary.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is neat! Connecticut State Library now has a search function for the Special Genealogical Files collection. What is the collection? It's a set of #genealogy notes; copies of Bible pages; and more. I've often used them as a way to check for Bible entries. #Connecticut #familyhistory
For those preparing holiday shopping lists, what are your favorite #Connecticut #genealogy and #history resources?
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
For those preparing holiday shopping lists, what are your favorite #Connecticut #genealogy and #history resources?
Reposted by Bryna O'Sullivan
Join us on Nov. 14 for our upcoming seminar, "Analyzing Networks Through Pension Claims: African American Women's Community Making at the Turn of the Twentieth Century." Author Halima Haruna with comments by @alkleintop.bsky.social Register here: www.masshist.org/eve...
November 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Join us on Nov. 14 for our upcoming seminar, "Analyzing Networks Through Pension Claims: African American Women's Community Making at the Turn of the Twentieth Century." Author Halima Haruna with comments by @alkleintop.bsky.social Register here: www.masshist.org/eve...
A new to me occupation in today's #genealogy #translation:
portefaix (masc.): porter (of goods)
#French
portefaix (masc.): porter (of goods)
#French
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A new to me occupation in today's #genealogy #translation:
portefaix (masc.): porter (of goods)
#French
portefaix (masc.): porter (of goods)
#French
In today's installment of things you learn as a translator...
A "bouchonnier" manufactured cork stoppers.
#genealogy #translation
A "bouchonnier" manufactured cork stoppers.
#genealogy #translation
November 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In today's installment of things you learn as a translator...
A "bouchonnier" manufactured cork stoppers.
#genealogy #translation
A "bouchonnier" manufactured cork stoppers.
#genealogy #translation
Halloween + #genealogy = witch trial discussions. Who has ancestors involved in the #Connecticut witch trials?
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Halloween + #genealogy = witch trial discussions. Who has ancestors involved in the #Connecticut witch trials?
Undergraduate and graduate students studying American history can apply for a $25,000 scholarship from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) between November 1, 2025 and January 31, 2026. #genealogy #history
DAR America 250! Scholarships - $25,000 Each for Ten Students - Accepting Applications Nov. 1 Through Jan. 31
www.dar.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Undergraduate and graduate students studying American history can apply for a $25,000 scholarship from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) between November 1, 2025 and January 31, 2026. #genealogy #history
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#Genealogy #NewYork #FamilyHistory #ColonialNewYork Looking for early New York ancestors? Check out this #Free Legacy Family Tree Webinar on Wednesday! familytreewebinars.com/webinar/colo...
Colonial New York Research - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
New England, British, Dutch, or German, your early New York ancestors can be difficult to identify and trace. Where did they settle, and why? Where did they move...
familytreewebinars.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#Genealogy #NewYork #FamilyHistory #ColonialNewYork Looking for early New York ancestors? Check out this #Free Legacy Family Tree Webinar on Wednesday! familytreewebinars.com/webinar/colo...
... when the American #genealogy sites go down, research becomes more complicated! Guess I'm finishing some translation projects!
October 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
... when the American #genealogy sites go down, research becomes more complicated! Guess I'm finishing some translation projects!
I seem to be saying "have you done lineage match?" a lot lately. There's a reason: it can be a significant cost saver for Mayflower Society applications.
#genealogy #lineagesocieties
#genealogy #lineagesocieties
5 Tips for Completing a Mayflower Society application (from a lineage society genealogist)
Lineage society applications can feel overwhelming. There are a lot of documents to gather, which can be both expensive and time consuming. Everything must be checked to confirm that the society…
charteroakgenealogy.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I seem to be saying "have you done lineage match?" a lot lately. There's a reason: it can be a significant cost saver for Mayflower Society applications.
#genealogy #lineagesocieties
#genealogy #lineagesocieties
Congrats to my alma mater for this fantastic, student-driven research documenting the residence of a member of the 29th Connecticut! #genealogy #CivilWar #Connecticut www.thecountryschool.org/news-detail?...
Country School to be Added to Connecticut Freedom Trail
www.thecountryschool.org
October 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Congrats to my alma mater for this fantastic, student-driven research documenting the residence of a member of the 29th Connecticut! #genealogy #CivilWar #Connecticut www.thecountryschool.org/news-detail?...