Caitlin G. DeAngelis
@caitlindeangelis.bsky.social
graveyard historian; spouse to @fionawh.im; she/they 🏳️🌈
Cambridge, Massachusetts
THE CARETAKERS (War Graves gardeners in the French Resistance) https://www.globepequot.com/9781633888999/the-caretakers/
Cambridge, Massachusetts
THE CARETAKERS (War Graves gardeners in the French Resistance) https://www.globepequot.com/9781633888999/the-caretakers/
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On 8 Dec 1941, the modern fast Italian merchant MV Sebastiano Venier left Benghazi with over 2,000 POWs crammed into her holds. These were mostly New Zealanders and South Africans, bagged at Sidi Rezegh and on Zaafran.
About 500 of them would not live another 24 hours. #navalhistory
About 500 of them would not live another 24 hours. #navalhistory
The tragedy of the POWs killed at sea
Introduction Operation CRUSADER saw about 8,500 Commonwealth soldiers become prisoners of the Axis forces, in the fighting around Tobruk and during the counter offensive in January. See this older …
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December 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
On 8 Dec 1941, the modern fast Italian merchant MV Sebastiano Venier left Benghazi with over 2,000 POWs crammed into her holds. These were mostly New Zealanders and South Africans, bagged at Sidi Rezegh and on Zaafran.
About 500 of them would not live another 24 hours. #navalhistory
About 500 of them would not live another 24 hours. #navalhistory
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Hot take: I keep seeing people saying that the Trump administration putting Admiral Levine's deadname on her photo is "petty," and I honestly disagree. It's an act of violence. They're leveraging the power of the federal government to erase this woman's existence. That's not "petty," it's murderous.
December 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Hot take: I keep seeing people saying that the Trump administration putting Admiral Levine's deadname on her photo is "petty," and I honestly disagree. It's an act of violence. They're leveraging the power of the federal government to erase this woman's existence. That's not "petty," it's murderous.
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Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
Important notice: AI-generated archival references
www.icrc.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
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From surveying US migration history from the colonial period to 1888 in my forthcoming book, here's what U should know. Most European migrants were treated as "citizens in waiting", people whose legal citizenship was assured after a brief period of non-citizenship. Not true for others. 1/
They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
From surveying US migration history from the colonial period to 1888 in my forthcoming book, here's what U should know. Most European migrants were treated as "citizens in waiting", people whose legal citizenship was assured after a brief period of non-citizenship. Not true for others. 1/
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“Over 99 percent of all genetic genealogy investigations have used public records from Ancestry.” I've written about how tightly family history in the US from the 18thc forward is connected to law, politics, government. #GenealogyIsPolitical www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/n...
Cold Case Inquiries Stall After Ancestry.com Revisits Policy for Users
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
“Over 99 percent of all genetic genealogy investigations have used public records from Ancestry.” I've written about how tightly family history in the US from the 18thc forward is connected to law, politics, government. #GenealogyIsPolitical www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/n...
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I'm very excited to share my new book's cover design: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... It is bloodstain-inspired because species-of-origin bloodstain testing is a big part of the story. Out on 15 April 2026 & Open Access as part of the Corpus Juris book series @cornellupress.bsky.social
Fear of the False by Mitra Sharafi | Paperback | Cornell University Press
Fear of the False uncovers colonial South Asia's critical role in the development of forensic science. Around 1900, the government of British India created a web of institutions for the scientific det...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I'm very excited to share my new book's cover design: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... It is bloodstain-inspired because species-of-origin bloodstain testing is a big part of the story. Out on 15 April 2026 & Open Access as part of the Corpus Juris book series @cornellupress.bsky.social
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An intriguing inscription in a copy of Through French Windows by David Horner (1938):
To Sidney,
A small token, and appreciation, of your pilgrimage to the resting place of our dear one. Autheuil. May 1947.
C.(?) M. Parker
To Sidney,
A small token, and appreciation, of your pilgrimage to the resting place of our dear one. Autheuil. May 1947.
C.(?) M. Parker
December 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
An intriguing inscription in a copy of Through French Windows by David Horner (1938):
To Sidney,
A small token, and appreciation, of your pilgrimage to the resting place of our dear one. Autheuil. May 1947.
C.(?) M. Parker
To Sidney,
A small token, and appreciation, of your pilgrimage to the resting place of our dear one. Autheuil. May 1947.
C.(?) M. Parker
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it might seem surprising that the people who said “look, let trans people live their lives, but i have Reasonable Concerns about sports and toilets” aren’t up in arms about this, but what you have to remember is that those people who said that are liars who were lying
December 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
it might seem surprising that the people who said “look, let trans people live their lives, but i have Reasonable Concerns about sports and toilets” aren’t up in arms about this, but what you have to remember is that those people who said that are liars who were lying
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It's been like 5-10 years since we've had a cross-border relationship among captains. The current captains are dating their countrywomen.
And US-Canada international relations are the worst they've been in decades. Coincidence? I think not.
And US-Canada international relations are the worst they've been in decades. Coincidence? I think not.
December 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
It's been like 5-10 years since we've had a cross-border relationship among captains. The current captains are dating their countrywomen.
And US-Canada international relations are the worst they've been in decades. Coincidence? I think not.
And US-Canada international relations are the worst they've been in decades. Coincidence? I think not.
"she was immediately woken up by noise caused by a worm infestation in the joists of her room"
noooooooo thank you
noooooooo thank you
December 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"she was immediately woken up by noise caused by a worm infestation in the joists of her room"
noooooooo thank you
noooooooo thank you
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HTR these!
[Pastedowns to John Henry Tudor's Diary, 1798-1801, Harvard University Archives] 🗃️
[Pastedowns to John Henry Tudor's Diary, 1798-1801, Harvard University Archives] 🗃️
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
HTR these!
[Pastedowns to John Henry Tudor's Diary, 1798-1801, Harvard University Archives] 🗃️
[Pastedowns to John Henry Tudor's Diary, 1798-1801, Harvard University Archives] 🗃️
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The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes thought two of their relatives would be coming home to rest, but because of unmarked graves and cemetery mismanagement, now researchers don't know where those bodies are.
www.kosu.org/news/2025-11...
www.kosu.org/news/2025-11...
Gravesite mismanagement forces 2 Cheyenne and Arapaho children to remain at former Carlisle boarding school
16 Cheyenne and Arapaho children who died while attending the Carlisle Indian Industrial School are finally buried with their relatives in Concho. But two other students did not return home due to gra...
www.kosu.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes thought two of their relatives would be coming home to rest, but because of unmarked graves and cemetery mismanagement, now researchers don't know where those bodies are.
www.kosu.org/news/2025-11...
www.kosu.org/news/2025-11...
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Tribes have been working to bring home the remains of children who died at government-run boarding schools. At the schools which opened in the late 1800s, Native kids faced widespread physical, sexual and emotional abuse and thousands died. -->
December 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Tribes have been working to bring home the remains of children who died at government-run boarding schools. At the schools which opened in the late 1800s, Native kids faced widespread physical, sexual and emotional abuse and thousands died. -->
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Fucking scary times here www.wwltv.com/article/news...
‘It’s attempted kidnapping’: Video shows masked agents chase US-born woman back to her Marrero home
The woman told CNN she was born and raised in the New Orleans area.
www.wwltv.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Fucking scary times here www.wwltv.com/article/news...
Went to stock the community fridge/pantry this morning and considered putting fruit and bread in the fridge to keep them warm.
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Went to stock the community fridge/pantry this morning and considered putting fruit and bread in the fridge to keep them warm.
I am seeing some comments like “what if pro athletes really did kiss???” and I am excited for those people to learn about the WNBA
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I am seeing some comments like “what if pro athletes really did kiss???” and I am excited for those people to learn about the WNBA
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TIL Maine didn't let Native Americans vote until 1954. This Silver Star recipient was told he couldn't vote after he showed up in uniform.
December 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
TIL Maine didn't let Native Americans vote until 1954. This Silver Star recipient was told he couldn't vote after he showed up in uniform.
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The Irish Health Minister denounces antitrans nonsense as a vile British import...
December 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The Irish Health Minister denounces antitrans nonsense as a vile British import...
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Trying to locate a children’s picture book—from the ‘90s or before—where a famous cheese is stolen, and also a submersible is sawed in half by a sawtooth shark. Thought the protagonist might be a mouse detective, which led me to the “Anatole” books, but that’s been a dead end.
Can anyone help?
Can anyone help?
December 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Trying to locate a children’s picture book—from the ‘90s or before—where a famous cheese is stolen, and also a submersible is sawed in half by a sawtooth shark. Thought the protagonist might be a mouse detective, which led me to the “Anatole” books, but that’s been a dead end.
Can anyone help?
Can anyone help?
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The death of Lia Smith shook many in the trans community to their cores, while online it seemed like the top priority of non-trans people was to insist there's no proof that the 21-year-old's ban from her beloved swim team caused her suicide.
Re-sharing as it was one of our top stories this year.
Re-sharing as it was one of our top stories this year.
Transgender Student-Athlete Lia Smith Remembered as a Friend and Fierce Advocate — Assigned
Lia Smith, a 21-year-old trans student-athlete in Vermont, took her own life last week. Her friends, family and community mourn, and remember her as a bright young woman who spoke on behalf of her com...
www.assignedmedia.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The death of Lia Smith shook many in the trans community to their cores, while online it seemed like the top priority of non-trans people was to insist there's no proof that the 21-year-old's ban from her beloved swim team caused her suicide.
Re-sharing as it was one of our top stories this year.
Re-sharing as it was one of our top stories this year.
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Found the 'people named after birds' page of the will register
December 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Found the 'people named after birds' page of the will register
I saved a screenshot of a comment a reader left on “Carmilla of Green Gables” because it makes me smile when I’m feeling bad about my writing.
It says, “ffs y did u give me nightmares goddamn I legit had to put my phone down a couple times just to avoid freaking out wtf”
It says, “ffs y did u give me nightmares goddamn I legit had to put my phone down a couple times just to avoid freaking out wtf”
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
December 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I saved a screenshot of a comment a reader left on “Carmilla of Green Gables” because it makes me smile when I’m feeling bad about my writing.
It says, “ffs y did u give me nightmares goddamn I legit had to put my phone down a couple times just to avoid freaking out wtf”
It says, “ffs y did u give me nightmares goddamn I legit had to put my phone down a couple times just to avoid freaking out wtf”
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The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
www.ala.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."