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With yet more restrictions being imposed on how you can use Twitter, here are two ways you can still keep up to date with the #Genealogy community on Twitter.
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The first way (and this is not intended to be self-promotion) is my Twitter community. All sorts of genealogy blog posts, and dilemmas are here. I will work on bringing discussions into this as well. To join, go here: twitter.com/i/communities/ā¦
Way number two (and the majority of this thread) will be using Twitter lists. They are not my favourite, but with the feeds being loopy - this might be the primary way I see things now.
To find the lists feature, if you're on your PC, see picture one, phone - picture two.
To find the lists feature, if you're on your PC, see picture one, phone - picture two.
Elon's mother was #Canadian.
Did she, like #Justin's mother, get herself impregnated by a #Communist leader???
Official history makes out that #MaoZedong was some random peasant, but #British and #Jesuit schemers had been sowing wild oats in #China for generations previously.
Did she, like #Justin's mother, get herself impregnated by a #Communist leader???
Official history makes out that #MaoZedong was some random peasant, but #British and #Jesuit schemers had been sowing wild oats in #China for generations previously.
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Bahmani Sultanate of Deccan 1347-1527.
This was the 1st Independent Muslim Monarchy of Deccan/South #India established by Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah.
180 years of complete Genealogical History of 18 Sultans.
#BahmaniSultanate #Deccan #History #Genealogy #Bahmani @HiHyderabad
Bahmani Sultanate of Deccan 1347-1527.
This was the 1st Independent Muslim Monarchy of Deccan/South #India established by Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah.
180 years of complete Genealogical History of 18 Sultans.
#BahmaniSultanate #Deccan #History #Genealogy #Bahmani @HiHyderabad
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Companion youtube video for #Bahmani #Sultanate - First Independent #Muslim #Monarchy of #Deccan - 180 years of #History 1347 to 1527.
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Companion youtube video for #Bahmani #Sultanate - First Independent #Muslim #Monarchy of #Deccan - 180 years of #History 1347 to 1527.
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If you are finding it difficult to read the chart please load the image in 4K by clicking 3 dots on right or click this link to find high res. copy on my #reddit.
reddit.com/user/AndChronoā¦
If you are finding it difficult to read the chart please load the image in 4K by clicking 3 dots on right or click this link to find high res. copy on my #reddit.
reddit.com/user/AndChronoā¦
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Family Tree of #Rohan, House of Eorl, Complete Ancestry & Genealogy of #Ćowyn, #Ćomer & #ThĆ©oden. #LOTR
This is my 10th Chart in Middle-earth series based on J.R.R. #Tolkien's works.
A detailed thread on the #Genealogy of the House of #Eorl
#LordOfTheRings #LOTR
Family Tree of #Rohan, House of Eorl, Complete Ancestry & Genealogy of #Ćowyn, #Ćomer & #ThĆ©oden. #LOTR
This is my 10th Chart in Middle-earth series based on J.R.R. #Tolkien's works.
A detailed thread on the #Genealogy of the House of #Eorl
#LordOfTheRings #LOTR
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High Resolution link for this Chart
#LordOfTheRings #LOTR #TheHobbit #Tolkien
reddit.com/user/AndChronoā¦
High Resolution link for this Chart
#LordOfTheRings #LOTR #TheHobbit #Tolkien
reddit.com/user/AndChronoā¦
I seem to have drifted back to this a/c from my @ancestorsreuni1 one, but as Iāve got some DM convos on the go Iāll stay on this one for a while, just need to remember to tag myself more often š
Soā¦ #geneaology #Genealogy #FamilyHistory : my paternal grandparents gifted my sister @JeanTho35976906 & I with literally hundreds of family photos, some of whom we still havenāt identified. Because we have many cousins w/shared ancestors out there, Iāve decided to post someā¦
.. of them here & on @ancestorsreuni1 , both known & unknown faces, in the hope that, just maybe, someone might recognise a face/surname. Please may I ask you all to RT each photo, on the off chance that a follower may recognise someone? Iād really appreciate the exposure! š
A thread of threads to free, open access resources to historical United States primary sources by states, territories, and federal district.
#UnitedStates #USA #twitterstorians #Archives #libraries #Genealogy
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#UnitedStates #USA #twitterstorians #Archives #libraries #Genealogy
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Alabama
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Alaska
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Free, open access resources to historical American Samoa primary sources - a thread.
#AmericanSamoa #twitterstorians #Archives #libraries #Genealogy
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#AmericanSamoa #twitterstorians #Archives #libraries #Genealogy
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University of North Texas (UNT) Digital Library - "American Samoa"
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digital.library.unt.edu/search/?q6=%22ā¦
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digital.library.unt.edu/search/?q6=%22ā¦
Free, open access resources to historical Guam primary sources - a thread.
#Guam #twitterstorians #Archives #libraries #Genealogy
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#Guam #twitterstorians #Archives #libraries #Genealogy
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Loyola University Chicago Special Collections Catholic Church Extension Society
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luc.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/ā¦
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luc.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/ā¦
Free, open access resources to historical Northern Mariana Islands primary sources - a thread.
#NorthernMarianaIslands #twitterstorians #Archives #libraries #Genealogy
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#NorthernMarianaIslands #twitterstorians #Archives #libraries #Genealogy
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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Oral History Project
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archives.marianas.edu/index.php
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archives.marianas.edu/index.php
Hey #Genealogy Twitter, don't scroll past this yet!
So as time progresses, I've seen people wondering if Twitter does go down in a ball of fire or people leave, where to go?
One of these suggestions was Mastodon.
So as time progresses, I've seen people wondering if Twitter does go down in a ball of fire or people leave, where to go?
One of these suggestions was Mastodon.
While it's been described as not an alternative to Twitter, it's very similar to how it operates. You can respond, boost (retweet) and favourite (like) tweets and even see all the hustle and bustle of Twitter.
There are also some improvements to Mastodon that aren't on Twitter.
There are also some improvements to Mastodon that aren't on Twitter.
One of these things is the character count in a post. You can have 500 characters in a post on M compared to 280 characters on T. Another thing is there are no ads or algorithm-suggested/popular tweets, who you follow is all that will appear in your timeline unless...
1/11 This @CTW_ATC discussion outlines my book on how the Western intelligentsia of the global theory industry has helped consolidate the "compatible" Left (i.e. compatible w capitalism & imperialism). š§µ
#FrenchTheory #Postmodernism #FrankfurtSchool
#FrenchTheory #Postmodernism #FrankfurtSchool
2/ I explain the work of #Derrida w "anti-totalitarian" dissidents funded by the NED (a CIA cutout), while rehabilitating an unrepentant Nazi (Heidegger), collaborating w a Nazi collaborator (De Man) & foreclosing any analysis of "context."
#PostStructuralism #Postmodernism
#PostStructuralism #Postmodernism
3/ I've provided detailed scholarly accounts of #Derrida's idealist misreadings of philosophic history in these two books, which demonstrate that even his 'internal analyses' leave much to be desired:
editions-hermann.fr/livre/97827056ā¦
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-interventā¦
@EditionsHermann @EdinburghUP
editions-hermann.fr/livre/97827056ā¦
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-interventā¦
@EditionsHermann @EdinburghUP
Paul Lowe, head of @NatRecordsScot, is giving evidence to Parliament this morning on the census fiasco. Meeting starts at 8.45, you can watch it live here:
scottishparliament.tv/meeting/constiā¦
#Genealogy #Scotland
scottishparliament.tv/meeting/constiā¦
#Genealogy #Scotland
@NatRecordsScot On the day NRS is criticised for its lack of transparency, it's not a good look for the Committee to decide to consider NRS' evidence on the census in private.
Paul Avery of Prospect is talking about budget constraints (read: cuts) affecting government bodies responsible for national collections, with restrictions on how they can raise funds/charge for services. Suggests this means inevitable focus on core statutory services.
And I shall! Second tech tip of the day, who wouldāve thought it! So #genealogy folks who have either an iPhone or iPad, this is for you. (Android folks, stay tuned - I may have a similar way)
Hereās how you can get TweetDeck as an app.
Hereās how you can get TweetDeck as an app.
Firstly, what youāll want to do is open up TweetDeck on Safari on your device (it has to be Safari, from what Iāve tried) and make sure you sign into your account. Once youāve done that, and your TweetDeck has appeared. Hit the share button (box with an up arrow - as shown)
Once youāve done that, scroll down the options and select āAdd to Home Screenā.
(1/3) I think a lot about a certain phenomenon I've observed as a Jewish #genealogist. The generation born after the generation born after the Holocaust often mention in our consults "I don't think our family lost anyone" (if there's no explicit family story) (cont.)
(2/3) And invariably, even for the ones whose families were here decades before, there's always someone. There's a moment of silence when they discover their beloved grandmother lost cousins, aunts, uncles. When they learn the fates of their great great grandparents (cont)
(3/3) I was explicitly as a child who was murdered in my family. This is not the case for so many of us. Pain and the distance of generations let the memories fade into silence. It's my daunting and precious task to bring them back into living memory. #genealogy
Genealogy + Organization geek alert!
If you are seeking ways to get even more organized with your genealogy, you may enjoy this video. š #productivity #genealogy #organization #genealogyorganization #NotionApp
If you are seeking ways to get even more organized with your genealogy, you may enjoy this video. š #productivity #genealogy #organization #genealogyorganization #NotionApp
My friend Julie (@geneaJulie) and I chatted about Notion (@NotionHQ) & I shared how I use it to keep my life + my genealogy projects organized.
Check it out for it may give you ideas for how you can use Notion too! facebook.com/GenealogyInActā¦
Check it out for it may give you ideas for how you can use Notion too! facebook.com/GenealogyInActā¦
And, if you like the video, follow both @geneaJulie and to keep an eye out for future tweets related to Notion & genealogy!
Now that the #MRoots2022 #genealogy #familyhistory #history #storytelling #conference is behind us, I wanted to share some lessons and thoughts I had as chair for this new type of learning experience. š§µ
The future of #genealogy #familyhistory #education is happening NOW for things you want to see and have mainstream in 3-5+ years. Thereās no room for waiting. Thereās no room for wishful thinking of before 2020. Itās embrace change. Be the change maker. Or fold.
Stop stereotyping people into boxes of how you expect theyāll respond. Age. Experience. Heritage. Race. Dive in and discover together. Invest in new learning styles. Invest in rising/emerging professionals. Push #genealogy learning spaces to be learner inclusive.
Information. Genealogists and family historians are swimming in it all.of.the.time.
You have many ways of managing all of that info you consume.
What if I told you that you probably have not even begun to wrangle it all as best as you could?
Strong words, eh? A thread š§µš
You have many ways of managing all of that info you consume.
What if I told you that you probably have not even begun to wrangle it all as best as you could?
Strong words, eh? A thread š§µš
With strong words come strong conviction.
You see, I have recently purchased the book "Building a Second Brain" by Tiago Forte (@fortelabs) and I'm so excited!
What even is a #SecondBrain?
You see, I have recently purchased the book "Building a Second Brain" by Tiago Forte (@fortelabs) and I'm so excited!
What even is a #SecondBrain?
A "#secondbrain" is a personal knowledge ecosystem you build to capture info you consume.
You build it purposefully with a goal of organizing that information, understanding that info, with intention to make it easier to re-share and present it to the world.
You build it purposefully with a goal of organizing that information, understanding that info, with intention to make it easier to re-share and present it to the world.
Here's what to do if you see "No one home" in the address that you want in the #1950census. First, don't panic. Read the entry. It should say something like "See Sheet 71, Line 4." #genealogy /1
If the family wasn't home when the enumerator came around the first time, they were supposed to revisit them. The "revisits" begin on Sheet 71, at the end of that enumeration district. #1950census /2
"But there aren't 71 pages in my enumeration district!" That's ok. It doesn't matter what sheet number the regular visits end on. The revisits begin on Sheet 71. So the enumeration district could jump from Sheet 12 to Sheet 71 (no pages missing). /3
#Genealogy update! A thread on how I depend on the kindness of strangers.
Michael kindly commented on my #Korsun rebbe thread and led me to the incredible work of #AlexKrakovsky, who digitized Ukrainian Jewish records even as Russia invaded: m.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=47ā¦
Michael kindly commented on my #Korsun rebbe thread and led me to the incredible work of #AlexKrakovsky, who digitized Ukrainian Jewish records even as Russia invaded: m.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=47ā¦
I owe my rudimentary Russian alphabet skills to my olā bestie @_atricapillus, who I shocked/amused once by singing the Russky alphabet to āTake Me Out to the Ballgame.ā
Any hope of reading Tsarist era handwriting is thanks to this Cyrillic cursive chart: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russā¦
Any hope of reading Tsarist era handwriting is thanks to this Cyrillic cursive chart: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russā¦
And to my haters who say it canāt be done, hereās the Russian Alphabet sung to āTake Me Out to the Ballgameā in slightly minor mode and in appropriate bass:
When the 1921 census was released, I found my only grandparent who was alive that year: William Herbert Jefferson, a Church of England priest. He is on the list of vicars at Christ Church, New Seaham, a church built for miners in County Durham that I last visited in 2015. (1/7)
William was a miner's son. On the day of the census (held at @UkNatArchives) he was 4 years and 11 months old. He was in Geoffrey Street, Whitburn, with his parents: William Herbert senior, a heaver at Marsden colliery who was āout of workā and Edith, who had āhome dutiesā. (2/7)
William Herbert Jefferson senior had fought in the First World War in the West Yorkshire Regiment, and was a prisoner of war in Germany. His son (my grandfather) was born in 1916, but did not see his father (my great-grandfather) until after the war had ended, in 1919. (3/7)
Iām taking a page from @PYMundGenealogy and microblogging a cool #genealogy find via @nycrecordsā NYC Historical Vital Records Project. This new site (thanks to @ReclaimTheRecs) provides FREE access to 13.3 million NYC birth, death & marriage records! a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov
So in one big gulp I found 50+ vital records from my Great-Grandma Bessā Russian Jewish American family, last name Davis, original name something like Davinsky. I noticed an interesting patternā¦
SIX family weddings (an aunt and her five nieces) taking place between 1899-1907 involved the same rabbi, Max Etkes (later Max Etkin)ā¦
I have a story to share about the impact of family history.
A moment that brought tears to my eyes - and the eyes of many other family members too.
Why? Because of the power of seeing family memories come to life.
A moment that brought tears to my eyes - and the eyes of many other family members too.
Why? Because of the power of seeing family memories come to life.
My grandmother, Cora, passed away in 2006. Until this past week, we had no video footage of her. Only photos. But, that changed this weekā¦
I now have digital footage from a birthday party given in 1987 as a surprise for one of her sisters, who also, is no longer with us. At that birthday party were many, many family members. Including myself, my siblings, and my dad. I had pictures of that party...
#CivilWar veteran Theophilus L Covington widowed two women and was a widower once before his own death in 1911.
I still have significant gaps in his story from his birth to 1875.
Where should I start? Maybe chronology will be key. So... #BHM #USHistory #MIHistoryš§µ
I still have significant gaps in his story from his birth to 1875.
Where should I start? Maybe chronology will be key. So... #BHM #USHistory #MIHistoryš§µ
1st sign I have of him is 1860 census where we see his wife Anna Ward Covington and daughter Gertrude, aged 2, born in Michigan. Living in Owosso, Shiawassee County - which became a sundown town. No Theophilus. 2/
During the Civil War, there were income taxes so I find Theophilus L Covington (fabulous uncommon name) in Houghton County Michigan by November of 1862 operating a saloon. 3/
If you like using newspapers for your #genealogy, #familyhistory research, you'll love this update. This month, we started our Tennessee Genealogy Indexing project to pull names from historical newspapers. And our volunteers have been doing an amazing job...
In just under 3 weeks, they've indexed about 3,000 names from historical newspapers around the state. We are using @_FromThePage_ as our crowdsourcing platform and it's been going so well!
Over in the @tngenweb Facebook group, I shared an example of why this project is so important. The example was an 1850 obit for Mrs. Martha Pettitt that was published in the Athens Post and found no online researchers that had her obit as a source...
