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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 1d

We all knew this mashup was coming. #genealogy 🧬

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 1d

This upcoming NGS talk caused me to run out and snag the book. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #genealogy

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Culture Conversation with Michael O'Malley. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Join NGS for a Culture Conversation with Michael O'Malley. O'Malley is a Professor in the Department of History and Art History at George Mason University, and is the author of "The Color of Family: H...

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 2d

The myth that names were changed at Ellis Island

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 2d

My sympathies. It's endless.

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 2d

Ellis Island name change

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 5d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 3d

Was clueless about this. 👀

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 3d

You know what, let's do the Annual Mister Global National Costume thread tonight after all. Usual rules apply - this is all in fun, this isn't about the contestants looks or making fun of them, it's about the costumes and appreciating them (or, you know, making fun of them...)

Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 3d

Aw, no. 😔 Forever Annie Hall.

Adam Feldman @feldmanadam.bsky.social · 3d

RIP Diane Keaton, 79, one of a kind

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 3d

Should be very helpful for me!

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 3d

Just snagged it! Thanks!

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4d

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 4d

Yup.

Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 5d

morning walk

colonial woman in yellow dress strolling on a breezy morning

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 6d

In this week’s roundup, a rare in-person event, genealogy research resource for Slovak-Americans, genealogy humor, a Korean War hero is identified, and more.
megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-ro...

Genealogy Roundup, October 8 - Megan Smolenyak

In this week’s roundup, an upcoming in-person event, a genealogy research resource for Slovak-Americans, a little genealogy humor, a Korean War hero is identified, and more.

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 7d

In this case, the host organization latched on to an old photo of me, but the outcome is the same! 😄

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 7d

P.S. Please know that I do NOT look like this anymore! 😆 This photo is something like 18 years old. 😏 (2/2)

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 7d

Hey, y'all, just a reminder that I'll be doing my first in-person event in eons on Nov 22nd in Palm Harbor, Florida. If you live in the area or happen to be a snow-bird, I hope you'll consider joining us. #genealogy (1/2)

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 7d

This man is winning at life.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

Scientist learns he has won Nobel prize while on digital detox in US mountains

Fred Ramsdell’s wife switched on her phone and screamed – it was full of messages congratulating her husband Out on a digital detox in the western US backcountry, scientist Fred Ramsdell was startled when his wife let out a yell. He feared she had spotted a grizzly bear, only to discover a far better surprise – he had won the Nobel prize in medicine. The Nobel committee had been unable to reach the immunologist, whose phone was on airplane mode as he was on a hiking and camping trip, but finally got through to the couple early on Tuesday morning, Swedish time. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 8d

PSA: It's such a bummer when a company you used to love goes bad. Y'all, please stay away from Blue Apron. 🤨

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 8d

for no particular reason

Doug Aoki @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 8d

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 9d

I hope everyone watches this.

Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 10d

From Netflix Insta: "Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall, a UN Messenger of Peace, sat down for a deeply reflective conversation about her legacy & to immortalize her final words w/ the understanding that it would only be shared w/ the world after she passed."

“Famous Last Words” is now on Netflix

Banner for Famous Last Words, Dr. Jane Goodall, now showing on Netflix.

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Emily @librarymet.bsky.social · 10d

Omg #genealogy people there’s an Onion article about us!

The Onion @theonion.com · 10d

Weird Relative At Family Reunion Knows How Everyone Related To Each Other https://theonion.com/weird-relative-at-family-reunion-knows-how-everyone-rel-1819579336/

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 11d

#genealogy 🧬

Nathan Dylan Goodwin @nathandylangoodwin.bsky.social · 11d

I have been asked lots, "PLEASE make your audiobooks available on other sites!" The Asylum and Hiding The Past are available EVERYWHERE... Click the link for global and local retailers.
Let anyone know who you heard say they can't get it because now they can! Enjoy... 😊

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Get it now:

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11d

‘We’re all in this together’: New York cathedral pays tribute to immigrants with new mural

At St Patrick’s Cathedral, the largest permanent artwork commisioned in its 146-year history is a plea for acceptance and community at a difficult time

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 12d

Jane Goodall speaking about climate change at the Tropicana stadium in St Petersburg, Florida last September 24th. On October 9th, the roof you see would be torn off by Hurricane Milton.

RIP to a magnificent woman. 😔

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