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Heather Wylie

@unxpctdisvry.bsky.social

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Artist. Family historian. M.A. English. Storyteller. Coffee lover. M.A. History. Book fondler. Writer. Clean air lover. Climate concerned. She/her. More: https://www.hwylieart.com/welcome

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Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · Jul 7

I'm Heather. I'm a Texas-based artist and illustrator. I primarily work with acrylic and digital mediums. I love working with animals and animal imagery. You can find my available art, prints, and books on my website: www.hwylieart.com

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Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 2h

Very!

Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 3h

Exciting! #genchat

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 3h

And that is the hour! Thank you for virtually exploring the ACPL with me!

Our next #genchat will be on October 24 - an Open Mic on Family History Writing! Join us!

Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks for hosting! Have a great night! #genchat

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Jan Murphy @packrat74.bsky.social · 3h

#GenChat A5: This PERSI talk is especially useful for #LocalHistory and #OnePlaceStudies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS7i...

Finding Periodical Articles about Your Geographic Area of Interest Using PERSI

YouTube video by Allen County Public Library

www.youtube.com

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Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 3h

A5: It's a HUGE database. The brief overview says there are more than 3.2 million records! #genchat

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Jan Murphy @packrat74.bsky.social · 3h

#GenChat A3: This is one of my favorite all-time posts about making a customized workbook to use on a research trip.

(If I had an iOS mobile device, or a lighter laptop, I could do a digital version in Scrivener.)
onerhodeislandfamily.com/2014/12/11/a...

A Workbook for My Visit to the Family History Library

A visit to the Family History Library As an ambassador for the upcoming Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in February, 2015, to be held in connection with Rootstech at the Salt Palace…

onerhodeislandfamily.com

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Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 3h

A4: You can listen to some of the oral history interviews/life stories and they also have some great research guides by state #genchat

Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 3h

That's awesome! #genchat

Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 3h

A3: If you'd be going in-person, I think a consultation would be worth it. There are a few brick walls with my husband's family that I'd love to talk to someone about. Having a good, but flexible research plan is also a good idea #genchat

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Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 3h

The Life Stories interviews are awesome! #genchat

Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 3h

A2: It looks like they have some really awesome in-person classes (like how to care for your family archive, how to cite sources, etc.) and consultations in addition to records. Very cool! #genchat

Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 3h

Just looking around right now, I’ve started with some terms (and families) I’m very familiar with #genchat

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Jan Murphy @packrat74.bsky.social · 4h

#GenChat If you want the ACPL Genealogy Center, you'll want to zoom in and choose the GC playlist.

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The Genealogy Center - YouTube

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Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 4h

No, I haven’t! I’m looking at it right now though! #genchat

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Jan Murphy @packrat74.bsky.social · 4h

#GenChat just FYI, there is more to the Allen County Public Library than just the Genealogy Center (GC). If you sub to the ACPL main YouTube channel you'll see all their other hats.
www.youtube.com/@AllenCounty...

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Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 4h

Hello! #genchat

Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 7h

I'm having a sale on my physical paintings! The sale ends on Sunday, so be sure to check out my art before it's over!

Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 2d

I'm having a sale on all of my physical paintings. You can find them by clicking the link below. I don't usually have sales, so this is a great opportunity to click the link and check out some original artwork.

www.hwylieart.com/store/c2/Ava...

Available Art

Art by Texas Artist Heather Wylie

www.hwylieart.com

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 9h

Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans ripped health care away from 15 million people and are raising costs for millions more.

The numbers are damning.

Graphic showing the average ACA premium increase in each state. It's an average of 136% increase this year alone.

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Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 12h

Someone is trying to crowd fund a mural here 😬

Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 12h

Nice sweater!

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Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 13h

Not problematic at all.

Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 13h

NEW: The government shutdown is pushing air safety workers to the limit.

“One person can only answer, troubleshoot, and resolve so many problems at once,” an FAA employee tells @aarianmarshall.bsky.social:

The Shutdown Is Pushing Air Safety Workers to the Limit

Federal employees say that flying is still safe despite the strain on air traffic controllers. But expect even more airport delays ahead.

www.wired.com

Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 13h

Why. Why.

Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 19h

“In September, scientists at Stanford reported they had used A.I. to design a virus for the first time.”

Opinion | The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World

www.nytimes.com

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 13h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 13h

He's literally speaking out against the idea of representation for the American people and saying we have a corrupt SCOTUS that does what we want. Just saying it all out loud

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 15h

Beautiful pictures!

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