I see that PapersPast added a few more newspapers to their online collection last month. Great for anyone doing family research. The newspapers are:
- Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune (1937-1950)
- Matamata Record (1940-1950)
- North Otago Times (1919-1932)
'Curl up in a comfy chair and enjoy this intriguing romance!'
Amazon - http://mybook.to/ASummerOfSecrets
Other Retailers - https://books2read.com/ASummerOfSecrets
#ASummerOfSecretsByLornaPeel #BooksByLornaPeel #Romance #Mystery #Genealogy #GenealogyFiction #FamilyHistory #KindleUnlimited @bookstodon
@reiver one of the problems we already have is there are too many social media platforms genealogists use. There are those left behind on FB, BlueSky where there is little real engagement, WikiTree not so much chat, still a few emails groups. Then there is #Mastodon with #hashtags #genealogy #Geneadons @geneadons @genealogy #genchat Do we really need another space - discuss!
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I have long thought that an open-source Genealogical social-network (including a Genetic Genealogy components) would benefit the Genealogy and Genetic Genealogy communities.
It would be straightforward to create it as Fediverse / OpenSocial software — using the same ActivityPub, ActivityStreams, NodeInfo, WebFinger, etc technology that the rest of the Fediverse uses.
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23andMe is (also) a social-network.
A social-network that includes both living and deceased people.
Some of this is expressed in the form of a family-tree. But it goes beyond that, as living people can (and do) communicate with each other, too.
And, there is a recommendation system of who to connect, based on if you are potentially related to each other or not.
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I am sad at what is now happening to the 23andMe company — that it has filed for bankruptcy, and is being sold.
23andMe holds an important place in the history Genealogy — and in particular Genetic Genealogy.
Although 23andMe had many applications, Genetic Genealogy was by far the most popular usage of it.
I.e., using genetics to understand ones family history.
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It's official...
23&Me has filed for bankruptcy.
The company has been rejecting any buyout attempts, but their Board of Directors is now saying that a Court-supervised sale is the best path forward. Part of the reason for their financial troubles was a 2023 #DataBreach that affected millions of customers and hurt their credibility in the marketplace.
Yesterday, California's A.G. reminded consumers that they have the right to demand their data be deleted and that 23&Me destroy any genetic samples. (I would add that you also have the option of downloading your #DNA data and then uploading it to #GedMatch .)
@geneadons #Geneadons #Genealogy #GeneticGenealogy #23andMe #dnatestingfirmintrouble #DNAtesting #DataPrivacy #DNAdata #DNAdatabases
Jane Hollinger is a divorced family history tutor who loves her quiet life. When she meets Robert Armstrong, a famous actor who wants to solve a mystery in his family tree, he asks her out, but she soon realises dating a celebrity comes with challenges. How will Jane cope with being in the public eye and falling in love with a star?
Amazon - http://mybook.to/onlyyou
Others - https://books2read.com/OnlyYouByLornaPeel
#OnlyYouByLornaPeel #BooksByLornaPeel #Mystery #Romance #Genealogy #KindleUnlimited @bookstodon
My 7 x great grandfather John Bevan reporting that “things are well” in the Haverford Township, Philadelphia, 5 February 1734. The Bevan branch of my family were founders of the Welsh Tract in Pennsylvania.
'Best book I have read in years! I cannot remember being so engrossed in a story. I felt that I knew Rachel and Matthew. Romantic, funny, witty. Just sad I have finished it.' Amazon Review
Amazon - http://mybook.to/MyNameIsRachel
Other retailers - https://books2read.com/MyNameIsRachel
#MyNameIsRachelByLornaPeel #BooksByLornaPeel #Mystery #Suspense #Romance #MysteryRomance #Paperback #KindleUnlimited #Genealogy @bookstodon
The Records Preservation and Access Coalition is hosting its second Family History Hill Day on Wednesday 9 April 2025.
RPAC advocates and others in the genealogy community are invited to attend the event and meet Members of Congress and their staff in Washington, D.C.
Our focus in 2025 will be on funding for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
@geneadons @genealogy @histodons
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Research #NARA #NationalArchives
https://www.recordsadvocate.org/come-to-dc-register-for-family-history-hill-day-on-9-april-2025/
#OTD 14 March 1850 George Tookey was born in Chelsea, Middlesex, England, to William Tookey and Mary Ann Seymour, and was baptized at St. Pancras. He was the oldest of three siblings who became a carpenter. He married Lucy Hardcastle in 1884 and it appears they had no children. By 1901, he had disappeared, possibly dying in 1900. He was an older brother of my great-great-grandmother's last husband. Though his records are few, I hope his carpentry work was a good legacy.
#genealogy
Llysworney, Glamorgan, 1780, a scandal in the village - 27 April, Mary baseborn daughter of Richard John and his servant maid Elizabeth John was baptised, one of only four baptisms in Llysworney that year.
Byzantine Emperors Family Tree on UsefulCharts by @usefulcharts #history #genealogy https://youtube.com/watch?v=BUSz4POgCws
