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#genchat kinda sneaks up on you!

Before we wrap up for tonight: thanks for participating! And remember some of these tips for our NEXT #genchat Open Mic: Genealogy Road Trips! June 27!

Sally Ride smiles while wearing a communications headset inside the Space Shuttle Challenger during her historic 1983 mission as the first American woman in space.

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🚀👩🏻‍🚀 National Geographic's documentary "Sally" tells the story of astronaut Sally Ride through her 27-year relationship with life partner Tam O'Shaughnessy, including footage from her historic 1983 #space launch.

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If you hear about the war with Iran and Israel, knowing lots of innocent people will die, and you feel excitement because you think it means Jesus is about to rapture you to heaven, your theology is trash and you need to check your cold heart.

I love this! Would it be okay if I sent you a message here or on Facebook? I want to ask a favor about the fellowship I want to apply for to continue my research on my Uncle Bud.

#genchat is tomorrow! What #genealogy software do you use/like? Online or desktop? Any non-genealogy software that you adapt for genealogical use? We’ll talk at about it!

🔍 Help trace the Italian, French & Louisiana ancestry of Pope Leo XIV on @WikiTree!
Add sources, share discoveries, connect notable figures & more.
Let’s collaborate! 🌍🧬
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#CollaborativeGenealogy #FamilyHistory #PopeLeoXIV

I'm applying for a fellowship to do on-site research. I need three references from the #genealogy community. I have my proposal ready, and the deadline is approaching. I am incredibly uncomfortable asking, but I'm taking the risk! Feel free to message me privately.

#Genealogy friends, I'm applying for the Missouri State Archives and the Friends of the Missouri State Archives "Show-Me" Genealogy Fellowship to do onsite research related to Uncle Bud Ray. I need three references from the genealogy community to submit with my application. Who should I ask?

Don't forget to update the file format of those old files. Might even be a good idea to read and review what's on them. I started transcribing documents on #wordstar back in the day. #genealogy

BREAKING: We're suing to block a new Utah law that allows courts to strip people with disabilities of their civil rights without due process.

This law would allow a guardian to isolate the disabled person from their loved ones. Guardianships should be made less restrictive, not more.

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Tariffs are about to hit lifesaving medical equipment "It's really the most vulnerable of the most vulnerable...who need technologies to live."

"If tariffs drive up the cost of a piece of home medical gear, and if states don’t agree to quickly negotiate, people under Medicaid could be sent fewer supplies in a period, or may face greater co-pays."

Our access to care is being attacked from every angle.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

@geneapleau.bsky.social I keep forgetting that I have to come over here for @genchat.bsky.social now! Boo!!

SAVE Act: House Passes GOP Voting Bill That Could Disenfranchise Millions Read more here.

Who could be disenfranchised by the SAVE Act?

❌69M women who changed their name after marriage
❌21.3M Americans who don't readily have access to proof of citizenship documents
❌3.8M Americans who don't have proof of citizenship documents at all www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Free Online U.S. City Directories - Updated

An excellent source of #genealogy info is Historical City Directories. They provide substantial info between censuses, such as addresses, occupations, spouse.

For the country, there are 27,975 Free Collections to research.

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100 Best Free Online Genealogy Websites

Do you have "go to" websites for searching for #genealogy records and record collections? These are 100 popular websites for you from the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

Maybe there are a few you don't use or may not have even heard of.

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I'm currently working on a new network on Ancestry! The 1895 Murder Trial of William Jason "Bud" Ray. It might become a book. #genealogy #ancestry

It was hard for me to get used to because I wasn't sure what to put in. Now, I make an effort. It may not be the best effort, but I do try.

Free Southern States Online Cemetery and Burial Records

Updated with new collections. There are now 14,065 total collections for the region.

Check out these useful #genealogy resources at buff.ly/Jm9SuKK

#Genealogy question:

I've been trying to group my DNA matches on Ancestry, but some of my mom's paternal first cousins share three of her four grandparents, as they are/were my maternal grandmother's half-siblings. How do you suggest I group them/their shared matches?

Opinion | What Halle Berry, Harry Belafonte and George Washington Carver all share We should honor the legacies of disabled Black history makers to stand up to the double-headed monster of ableism and racism.

We joyfully celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, especially #DisabledBlackHistory heroes who inspire us as we continue the fight for civil rights. www.nbcnews.com/think/opinio...

The Harlem Jazz Singer Who Inspired Betty Boop: Meet the Original Boop-Oop-a-Doop, “Baby Esther” Jazz Age cartoon flapper, Betty Boop, inhabits that rare pantheon of stars whose fame has not dimmed with time. While she was never alive per se, her ten year span of active film work places her some...

The Harlem Jazz Singer Who Inspired Betty Boop: Meet the Original Boop-Oop-a-Doop, “Baby Esther”

Love you, Annie.

Free Online United States Immigration Records - Updated

Looking for Immigrant ancestors? 1,275 total links to Free Collections which include Passenger lists, alien declarations, ship manifests, etc. Immigration Records are chock full of very useful #genealogy information.

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Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie

I'm sorry. I'll try not to be so political here.