Sharon Clontz Rowe
@stranraer.bsky.social
Professional genealogist (Genealogy Adventures researcher), former income tax preparer, and retired librarian. Enslavers' descendant. Adherent of the Oxford Comma. Currently owned by one aged cat. "A Road Trip in Search of Ancestors" is my Facebook group.
My small city of Alamogordo, New Mexico is on this map (which I knew) but that is not a good thing. Border patrol checkpoints on two sides of my city, with mountains on the third side and an unimpeded road on the fourth.
~65% of Americans live within this 100 mile exclusion zone. SCOTUS has repeatedly upheld this weakened 4th Amendment area, allowing CPB/ICE to conduct "papers please" stops based solely on "reasonable suspicion", warrant not included.
Link provides case law:
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Link provides case law:
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
January 14, 2026 at 11:09 PM
My small city of Alamogordo, New Mexico is on this map (which I knew) but that is not a good thing. Border patrol checkpoints on two sides of my city, with mountains on the third side and an unimpeded road on the fourth.
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About the only things uplifting in this cruel world now are the venerable monks and their beloved canine, Aloka. 😭 #WalkForPeace 💙
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
About the only things uplifting in this cruel world now are the venerable monks and their beloved canine, Aloka. 😭 #WalkForPeace 💙
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Someone bought the domain Nazis.us and pointed it to the DHS website. #GoodTrouble
Home | Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Homeland Security: With honor and integrity, we will safeguard the American people, our homeland, and our values.
Nazis.us
January 14, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Someone bought the domain Nazis.us and pointed it to the DHS website. #GoodTrouble
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After centuries of decline, mesquite bosques are rebounding in Arizona. These riparian forests are bringing back biodiversity and hope for the future. Read more here: https://nature.ly/4bDIHA6
January 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
After centuries of decline, mesquite bosques are rebounding in Arizona. These riparian forests are bringing back biodiversity and hope for the future. Read more here: https://nature.ly/4bDIHA6
Meanwhile today my cat slept soundly in her window ledge bed while five birds hopped from branch to branch in the tree five feet from her window.
Good morning cat lovers! Here’s some feline divination to start your day:
For this reading, our Oracle sat on the symbol of The Hunter’s Blind🌱 which encourages observation, study, and laser focus❤️✨ #catsky #divination #tarotsky
For this reading, our Oracle sat on the symbol of The Hunter’s Blind🌱 which encourages observation, study, and laser focus❤️✨ #catsky #divination #tarotsky
January 14, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Meanwhile today my cat slept soundly in her window ledge bed while five birds hopped from branch to branch in the tree five feet from her window.
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Getting ready to discuss @jgiesber.bsky.social's fantastic new book with my newsletter book group.
January 12, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Getting ready to discuss @jgiesber.bsky.social's fantastic new book with my newsletter book group.
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Time to offer up some website domains I've had for a long time. I was going to sell them, but my preference is for them to go to people in the genealogical community, so I'm offering them in exchange for a donation to @reclaimtherecords.org. Tried this once before and 2 went to wonderful homes!
January 12, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Time to offer up some website domains I've had for a long time. I was going to sell them, but my preference is for them to go to people in the genealogical community, so I'm offering them in exchange for a donation to @reclaimtherecords.org. Tried this once before and 2 went to wonderful homes!
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The little Christmas Carol kittens are all up on Petfinder now and ready to find their forever families, as well as two of our Shakespearean ladies (as well as Shoyu, our longest resident, and the Auto Club family).
Located in Elkton, MD.
Check them all out at www.petfinder.com/search/pets-...
Located in Elkton, MD.
Check them all out at www.petfinder.com/search/pets-...
January 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
The little Christmas Carol kittens are all up on Petfinder now and ready to find their forever families, as well as two of our Shakespearean ladies (as well as Shoyu, our longest resident, and the Auto Club family).
Located in Elkton, MD.
Check them all out at www.petfinder.com/search/pets-...
Located in Elkton, MD.
Check them all out at www.petfinder.com/search/pets-...
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If even one of every 10 Americans descended from Mayflower passengers gave a single dollar, they’d have plenty of money! #genealogy
Jacqueline LeMar an historian from South Carolina is attempting to save thousands of pounds to buy Scrooby Manor, Nottinghamshire which is up for sale. It was where Mayflower passenger & Puritan Separatist William Brewster was born in 1566/7.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Historian's plan to save 'forgotten' Pilgrim manor
Jacqueline LeMar, from North Carolina, is fundraising to buy Scrooby Manor in Nottinghamshire.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM
If even one of every 10 Americans descended from Mayflower passengers gave a single dollar, they’d have plenty of money! #genealogy
I lived in La Jolla in a previous lifetime.
Tonight’s sunset. Scripps Pier in La Jolla, San Diego, California
#sandiego #lajolla #beach #surfing #sunset #scrippspier #scripps #landscapes_lovers #photography
#sandiego #lajolla #beach #surfing #sunset #scrippspier #scripps #landscapes_lovers #photography
January 11, 2026 at 6:59 AM
I lived in La Jolla in a previous lifetime.
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BREAKING: Massive Crowds of Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota as we speak. The tide is turning. America is Fed Up.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
January 10, 2026 at 8:23 PM
BREAKING: Massive Crowds of Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota as we speak. The tide is turning. America is Fed Up.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
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I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
Epstein files. Invading other countries, shooting civilians in cold blood, what is next? Epstein files.
January 9, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Epstein files. Invading other countries, shooting civilians in cold blood, what is next? Epstein files.
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Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
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Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
January 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
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"Ohio" (1971) - written by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970. Performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. 🗃️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN_9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN_9...
Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Music And Song Courtesy:Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
YouTube video by peaceandfreedom2011
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January 7, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"Ohio" (1971) - written by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970. Performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. 🗃️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN_9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN_9...
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🧵1/ As Trump and his enablers work to cover up and rewrite the history of January 6, 2021, @npr.org is revealing more: audio and video from the insurrection and the subsequent legal cases, plus NPR’s own interviews with witnesses.
NPR: “Debunking Jan. 6 myths: political violence” (part 1)
NPR: “Debunking Jan. 6 myths: political violence” (part 1)
January 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
🧵1/ As Trump and his enablers work to cover up and rewrite the history of January 6, 2021, @npr.org is revealing more: audio and video from the insurrection and the subsequent legal cases, plus NPR’s own interviews with witnesses.
NPR: “Debunking Jan. 6 myths: political violence” (part 1)
NPR: “Debunking Jan. 6 myths: political violence” (part 1)
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The New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, which is tasked with preserving the history of state business, is increasingly grappling with a shift facing state archives across the country: the transition to “born digital” records. sfnm.co/4aK9lXL
New Mexico State Archive, with millions of records, adapts to digital
The records agency is grappling with a shift facing state archives across the country: the transition to "born digital" records.
sfnm.co
January 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, which is tasked with preserving the history of state business, is increasingly grappling with a shift facing state archives across the country: the transition to “born digital” records. sfnm.co/4aK9lXL
New Year's Day supper: Pinto beans, curly mustard greens with ham hock, and my grandmother's corn pone recipe, except with blue cornmeal.
January 2, 2026 at 7:00 AM
New Year's Day supper: Pinto beans, curly mustard greens with ham hock, and my grandmother's corn pone recipe, except with blue cornmeal.
I knew there was a price, just didn't know the going rate.
Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I knew there was a price, just didn't know the going rate.
Steven Rowe
As well as being Boxing Day, the second day of Christmas is also the feast day of St Stephen, the first Christian Martyr. The area around Robin Hood's Bay is home to not one but two churches dedicated to him. The historic Old St Stephen's Church (built in 1822) and the active one (built in
December 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Steven Rowe
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Thanks so much to the 5 of you that booked places over the holiday season for the Christmas Lecture... See you on Tuesday!
If anyone else wants to join us, you can sign up here...
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If anyone else wants to join us, you can sign up here...
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December 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Thanks so much to the 5 of you that booked places over the holiday season for the Christmas Lecture... See you on Tuesday!
If anyone else wants to join us, you can sign up here...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...
If anyone else wants to join us, you can sign up here...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...
I was very grateful last night for the medical device support person on phone duty, saving me a trip to the ER.
December 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I was very grateful last night for the medical device support person on phone duty, saving me a trip to the ER.