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Caitlin G. DeAngelis

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graveyard historian; spouse to @fionawh.im; she/they 🏳️‍🌈 THE CARETAKERS (War Graves gardeners in the French Resistance): https://www.prometheusbooks.com/9781633888999/the-caretakers/

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · Jan 16

Happy birthday to my book, which is out today in the US!

rowman.com/ISBN/9781633...

Cover of The Caretakers: War Graves Gardeners and the Secret Battle to Rescue Allied Airmen in World War II
by Caitlin Galante DeAngelis

sepia cover with black and white images of gardeners' mugshots and a cemetery decorated with flowers

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KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 1h

Inside the Allen County Public Library, a group of African American genealogists is helping people in Fort Wayne, IN, uncover their roots and preserve their stories.

www.21alivenews.com/2025/10/09/a...

African American Genealogical Society shares success stories, helping people find ‘family they never knew’

If you’ve ever tried tracing your family’s roots, you know how tricky it can be to uncover your own history.

www.21alivenews.com

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 14h

Congratulations!

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 14h

agree

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Alyssa S. @drsepinwall.bsky.social · 18h

A 🗃️ colleague at Rutgers has been mercilessly doxxed for being a scholar of the history of antifascism - and his family (including another historian colleague) were prevented from leaving the country last night, in a very alarming development. See below for how to help!

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 19h

Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.

It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.

Thank you for your consideration.

"Help us leave safely" on FreeFunder

Click here to support "Help us leave safely" by Dara on FreeFunder!

www.freefunder.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d

*screaming*
(This is US distributor. The Concordia UP pre-order page AND DISCOUNT CODE go live next month, when I'll start up the promo machine. But lookee that covvvver 🤤)

Illuminating Media

Reveals the hidden power of medieval manuscript decoration and its lasting influence today. The overlooked art of late medieval English manuscript illumination—its initials, borders, and non-figurativ...

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 21h

My high schooler just told me their English teacher required use of AI for a recent project . . . which I will be bringing up in the parent-teacher conference this evening.

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 1d

The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! This week, art historian Lachelle Oglesby discusses obelisks, Roman colonialism, & the AAR summer school. Then, a video game on repatriation, the Nubian ivory trade, a new Roman wood workshop, new ancient world journals by @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & much more.

Pasts Imperfect (10.9.25)

This week, art historian and AAR Classical Summer School attendee Lachelle Oglesby discusses obelisks, Roman colonialism, and lived experiences in ancient Rome. Then, a new video game allows you to "r...

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 1d

Video: ICE agents clash with Forest Park cemetery workers attempting to help man in Des Plaines Rive

YouTube video by WGN News

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 23h

One reason why we should never believe anything cops say is that it's considered assault when they try, and apparently fail, to carry you

www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...

Four officers were hurt and taken to the hospital, with injuries ranging from broken bones to a back injury from carrying a suspect. The officer whose nose was broken will also reportedly require reconstructive surgery.

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 23h

You would have a conversation piece forever!

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 23h

I always want the journalists to ask, "You keep saying 'traditional' — what does that mean to you?"

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 23h

One thing I appreciate about the officers of the Canadian War Graves Detachment (1919-1921) is how openly they detest the Imperials.

"Col. Beckles Willson, Town Major of Ypres, By The Grace of God, is arriving this day—Business—To sell property which does not belong to him."

My dear Cheyne,
Just a line to know when I may expect the clerk who is coming to give us a hand?-it is pretty hard work alone and the last few days crowds of people have been in about graves.
My wife has gone to England for ten days or so-one wants a little change after living in the se surroundings.
The flying bed is on the rocks and Horne !! is covered in oil and the language ought to make it blow up. Earl Boughton of Hooge has arrived in Ypres and flags are flying all over the town. I also understand that Col. Beckles Willson, Town Major of Ypres, By The Grace of God, is arriving this day-Business-To sell property which does not belong to him.
clans some day.
No more news let us have a meeting of the
Kind regard.
Yours Sincerely,
1. H. Chanter.
Y PRES 26-6-20.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 23h

Janitors and cafeteria workers _contracted_ by the federal gov’t will likely see no backpay at all.

“It’s so sad that they think they can play with ppl’s lives,” said Smithsonian Museum of American History cleaner Audrey Murray. “Stop this. Stop messing w/ppl. We have families who depend on us.”

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 23h

WIC, which for decades has fed kids and new moms, could run out of funding within two weeks.

Furloughed federal workers are stressing about bills and seeing promised backpay threatened.

The regime’s mass deportation operation, however, continues on uninterrupted during the shutdown.

Priorities.

America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 1d

"While new moms worry about formula for their infants and furloughed federal workers stress about next month’s rent or mortgage, the administration’s mass deportation obsession will continue uninterrupted," writes @tusk81.bsky.social

This says everything about this administration’s priorities.

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FreeLinkophant sHELLey B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 1d

Free breadsticks doesn't mean free labor!
Free Olive Garden waitress!

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 23h

Even my aunt, who is the most devout of the three and maybe not quite as liberal as the others, is absolutely ferocious on protecting and welcoming immigrants. She lived in Arizona for many years, and their church was doing God's work giving people water, shelter, and safety every single day.

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 23h

My dad's family were conservative Republicans (including my immigrant grandfather). But all three kids from that family—raised in that midcentury urban Catholic environment—are all pretty far left of center, which they consider to be inextricably linked to their Catholic values.

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 1d

My parents are exactly the same age as the Pope and grew up with immigrant parents/grandparents, attending parish schools in a small city dominated by immigrant communities. They were raised on a blend of post-WWII American optimism and Catholic social justice from the beginning.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

"Shut up and sprinkle incense"

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks!

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 1d

Is this a Suffolk Co court docket book?

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, really interesting! Thanks!

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Lucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Publication day to me! 🥳
Jungle Commandos is out now! @ospreypublishing.bsky.social

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Jon Piccini @jonpiccini.bsky.social · 1d

So I submitted the complete manuscript of my new book to the publisher. Hope it'll be out in the world late next year. It's about why Australia's role as an overseas coloniser was strikingly obvious to all and sundry till the 1970s, then was abruptly (and conveniently) forgotten.

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 1d

Stay strong, Nonna.

an elderly Italian woman dressed in black with a big black bow on her collar

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