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Anna Matthews @relativelyhistoric.bsky.social · 4h

My Canadian mother's cousin emailed me about coming to the US to see her. I told her that she should not come here. They are both in their late 80s and my mother can't make the trip there. It breaks my heart that they likely will not see each other again. #FDT

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Canadian Resistance 🇨🇦 @cdnresistance.bsky.social · 7h

For the ninth straight month now, Canadian road trips to the United States continue to plunge. Boycott the U.S.A. Elbows up!

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 6h

Diane Keaton was one of the absolute greats, in movies of course, but also in displaying and popularizing a personal fashion that befit modern women. people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

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Anna Matthews @relativelyhistoric.bsky.social · 5h

visit twice and I was there for the second visit. The army also sent a photo of the grave to the family before the final stone was erected. Students and others from the area remember the soldiers who liberated Holland and decorate their graves every Christmas, a sacred and beautiful tradition.

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Anna Matthews @relativelyhistoric.bsky.social · 5h

#31daysofgraves Day 11-Military
L/Cpl Lawrence Nimmo Dean, Perth Regiment, Canadian Army, was killed in action in Nijmegen, Holland, less than 6 weeks before V.E. day and was buried at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. He was my grandmother's baby brother. My mother and grandmother were able to 1/2

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h

Cartoon by John Deering.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 7h

We will need Nuremberg-like trials

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 10h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 15h

okay who did this?

A display of wild swimming books. At the bottom of the display, under all the other books is a copy of JAWS by Peter Benchley.

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Anna Matthews @relativelyhistoric.bsky.social · 21h

and her siblings. This is still the only Irish family on either of our trees that I have successfully traced back to Ireland and found in Irish records!

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Anna Matthews @relativelyhistoric.bsky.social · 21h

#31daysofgraves Day 10- Urn
The headstone of my partner's 2nd great-grandmother, Winifred Coughlin & other family at Calvary Cemetery in Queens, NY.
Calvary has the largest number of burials of any cemetery in the United States at about 3 million.
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Anna Matthews @relativelyhistoric.bsky.social · 2d

Some time with tearless eyes we’ll see;
Yes, there, up there, we’ll understand."

Anna Matthews @relativelyhistoric.bsky.social · 2d

#31daysofgraves Day 9 - Hand
This is the headstone of my 1st cousin, 3x removed, Alice Maude Dean. She is buried at Reedsville Cemetery in North Hatley, Quebec with her parents and sister. Her epitaph, from a hymn, reads: "God knows the way, He holds the key,
He guides us with unerring HAND;
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ceascape 🇨🇦 @ceascape.bsky.social · 2d

If you have an interest in #genealogy and are around #vancouver #canada drop in. Great space

British Columbia Genealogical Society @bcgs.bsky.social · 2d

BCGS is having another Open Research Day on Sunday, October 19, 2025 from 9:30 AM 4:00 PM! #genealogy #FamilyHistory

www.bcgs.ca/bcgs-events/...

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Anna Matthews @relativelyhistoric.bsky.social · 4d

#31DaysofGraves Day 7 - Not listed on the stone but buried in this grave at Mount St. Mary Cemetery in Flushing, Queens, NY are at least 3 children of Giuseppe and Maria Scalise; ANGELo, ANGELina and Tomas. Their sister Tessie was my partner's grandmother.

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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 18d

#Genealogy #Free on Oct 15 at 10 am Eastern US time: My live webinar about Bite-Sized #FamilyHistory projects, including gift ideas now that holiday time is approaching. #AncestryHour #GenHour It's a good good time to try #Ancestor coloring books & more! To register: pmlib.libnet.info/event/14103057

Bring Family History Alive in Bite-Sized Projects

Discover creative, bite-sized ways to document and share your family history through short, focused projects like ancestor bios, heirloom stories, and photo or video keepsakes. Attend via Zoom only.

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Áine ní Donnghaile 🍃🌳 ⚾ 🫖 💙☘ 🍷💉🌊 @ainedonnghaile.bsky.social · 11d

Upcoming programs from #NYG&B - many free.
#ItalianGenealogy #NewYorkGenealogy

Upcoming Program Highlights at the NYG&B

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Anna Matthews @relativelyhistoric.bsky.social · 11d

Excuse me????

From a 1931 issue of the Sherbrooke Daily Record via BAnQ (Bibliothèque et Archives national du Québec).
#snakeoil #oldnewspapers #genealogy #Quebec

An ad for Bengay ointment from a 1931 Quebec newspaper, Sherbrooke Daily Record. The text reads "sore throat---Releive your sore and aching throat with the penetrating warmth of BAUME BENGUE (pronounced Ben-Gay). Excellent for every ache and pain. Ask for "Ben-Gay" Accept No Substitutes

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11d

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband.

Today they attacked two journalists.

We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork

ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of

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Anna Matthews @relativelyhistoric.bsky.social · 18d

And the way your billers responded @northwellhealth.bsky.social was completely unprofessional. During my first phone call they told me it was an error and I had no balance. Then I get another bill 10 days later.

Anna Matthews @relativelyhistoric.bsky.social · 18d

@northwellhealth.bsky.social urgent care is trying to charge me $154 for this splint. A hunk of tin and an ace wrap! A brace from the drug store was $20.

No way. Northwell. Absolutely not!

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Kathleen O'Grady 🇨🇦 @kathleenogradyca.bsky.social · 23d

Well, it turns out I have #COVID not a cold. After five years of not having ever had COVID, this is a bit of a surprise. My kid brought it home from school.

We took precautions just in case and I still got it so it’s highly contagious.

So just a heads up #Ottawa #Ontario, it’s making the rounds

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23d

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.

sbgi.net/tv-stations/

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 23d

And the pope is a catholic.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Privately educated still have ‘vice-like grip’ on most powerful UK jobs

Those in top roles are five times as likely to have been to private school than general population, study finds

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 23d

They know what they’re doing.

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Liz Gil @lizcgil.bsky.social · 23d

your daily reminder that humor is the #1 enemy of fascism. with every fiber of your being - engage in mockery. embrace that biting sarcasm. craft your savage one-liners, as one would a work of art. subscribe to @theonion.com. ridicule is resistance

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