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Stephen J Caraccia

@sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social

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Professional genealogist and CPA with extensive genealogy experience in USA, Italy, Puerto Rico, Ireland, Scotland & England. CPA for performing artists, licensed professionals & related SMBs. APGen member. Dead bird refugee. TaxTwitter. New York, USA

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Stephen J Caraccia @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social · Nov 15

Wistfully thinking about the last week or so. I can't help but remember these lines from Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises ...

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁: “𝗢𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗲 . . . 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿,”

𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗲: “𝗜𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝗼?”

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Áine ní Donnghaile 🍃🌳 ⚾ 🫖 💙☘ 🍷💉🌊 @ainedonnghaile.bsky.social · 4d

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Genearosity
I'm at my FSC this afternoon if any genies need a restricted record copy.
#PayItForward #SpreadTheWord
@alliethinks.bsky.social @allthosebefore.bsky.social @shamrockgen.bsky.social

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Stephen J Caraccia @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social · 5d

Collaboration comes in many forms. I'm ready to fight. 🥊🥊

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Áine ní Donnghaile 🍃🌳 ⚾ 🫖 💙☘ 🍷💉🌊 @ainedonnghaile.bsky.social · 20d

#BlueSkyGenealogy
I am at my FamilySearch Center this afternoon, if anyone needs a restricted record copy.
#NewPCWorkout
#Genearosity #PayItForward #SpreadTheWord
@shamrockgen.bsky.social @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social @atcherleyons.bsky.social @alliethinks.bsky.social @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social

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Stephen J Caraccia @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social · 24d

<hugs>

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Phil Grass 👊🇪🇺🕊️ @philgrass.bsky.social · 24d

Hi #GenHour. I have a technical Q. I'm looking at my mtDNA results. Mutations are all recorded AnnnnnD (A is Ancestral, nnnnn is the location, D is the Derived value). Most of the Derived values are upper-case, but some are recorded with lower-case letter e.g. C16259g.What does lower-case indicate ?

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Stephen J Caraccia @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social · 24d

I am now quite literally all over the map. There's a pun in there somewhere. 🤪

#Genealogy #AncestryDNA

Áine ní Donnghaile 🍃🌳 ⚾ 🫖 💙☘ 🍷💉🌊 @ainedonnghaile.bsky.social · 24d

#GeneticGenealogy #FamilyHistory
#DNAUpdate
Closer and closer to my #PaperTrail

Detailed DNA comparison showing changes from 2024 to 2025

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Áine ní Donnghaile 🍃🌳 ⚾ 🫖 💙☘ 🍷💉🌊 @ainedonnghaile.bsky.social · 26d

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Family History Federation @federationfhs.bsky.social · 26d

Virtually every family will have had ancestors serving in either the military or the navy at some time in their lives. Finding out about their military service is an integral part of family history and can be rewarding. www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/the-basics-o...

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Stephen J Caraccia @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social · Oct 2

You make good choices! 😊

Stephen J Caraccia @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social · Oct 2

Yeah, no. 🤣

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · Sep 27

Newly registered with us is Maxine Phillips’ Leigh-on-Sea One-Place Study. Maxine’s interest in this place began when she discovered that a 2x great grandmother was born there in 1848; she is now furthering her research into Old Leigh as a #OnePlaceStudy.

Explore our members’ Registered Studies!

Leigh-on-Sea One-Place Study.
Image: A photo of the Old Custom House at Old Leigh, a brick-built, two-storey, three-bay house with sash windows, a blue front door, and what looks like a slate roof with two chimney stacks.
One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · Sep 27

Hey. The fragmentation of the social media landscape has been hard on indie #scicomm 🧪 projects

So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?

And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · Sep 27

FindmyPast updates Scottish Roman Catholic records collections scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/find... #genealogy

FindmyPast updates Scottish Roman Catholic records collections

From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

scottishgenes.blogspot.com

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Stephen J Caraccia @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social · Sep 27

Catch David Ryan's @ryangenealogy.bsky.social next webinar, part of his Down Under series this Wednesday! #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #FamilyHistory

familytreewebinars.com/webinar/from...

From The Ashes: The 1922 Irish Public Record Office Fire and Irish Genealogy - Legacy Family Tree Webinars

The destruction of the Public Records Office in June 1922 at the outset of the Irish Civil War has cast a long shadow over Irish genealogical research. Anyone who...

familytreewebinars.com

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Stephen J Caraccia @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social · Sep 26

Keep your eyes open for your NYS Inflation Rebate check as they begin going out tomorrow. Amounts range from $150 to $400 for eligible taxpayers that filed a 2023 NYS Tax Return. #TaxSky #TaxTwitter
www.tax.ny.gov/pit/inflatio...

Picture of an envelope from the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance

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Daniel Loftus @danielloftus.projectinfant.ie · Sep 25

Thank you to @familytreemag.bsky.social for publishing this!

You can read my piece below. ⬇️

#Genealogy

Family Tree Magazine @familytreemag.bsky.social · Sep 25

Hot of the press! In this new article by @danielloftus.projectinfant.ie, explore the do's and don'ts for using Find a Grave: 🔗 bit.ly/46VRMBG #genealogy #familyhistory #findagrave

The Do’s and Don’ts of Find a Grave - Family Tree Magazine

Find a Grave is an excellent tool for genealogists. This article offers some tips of what to do and what to avoid as you use it.

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Stephen J Caraccia @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social · Sep 19

Wishing you the happiest of birthdays!! Have an amazing day!! 🎉🎂❤️

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Stephen J Caraccia @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social · Sep 16

Those hints feel like Ancestry's sardonic response to crazy. Only crazy can respond to crazy.

Stephen J Caraccia @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social · Sep 16

<hugs> ❤️

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · Sep 16

This one makes me so, so sad.
Rest in Peace, Robert Redford.
Rest in Peace. 💔

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Judy G. Russell @legalgen.bsky.social · Sep 11

It is, once again, September 11. And, once again, it is time to stop, to reflect, to remember... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.legalgenealogist.com/2025/09/11/y...

Year 24… never forget…

24 years later... It was 24 years ago today. A stunningly beautiful day, one of those early fall days in the northeast that fills your heart with joy as you inhale the crisp morning air under deep blu...

www.legalgenealogist.com

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Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · Sep 1

Are you researching ancestors who lived in what's now Ukraine? There may be records scanned and online, just waiting for you to find them. Here's info abt a new site that may help you locate scanned and online records:
#ancestry #genealogy #familyhistory
larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/09/ukra...

Ukrainan Online Records - Use the Duck!

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

larasgenealogy.blogspot.com

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Stephen J Caraccia @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social · Sep 3

So great to see you back! I pray for your continued strength and recovery. 🙏

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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Stephen J Caraccia @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social · Sep 3

Friendly reminder - CENSUS SEARCH - when you're certain where a family should be living, and they're just not coming up, swap the surname and forename. Just tracked down a family in the 1911 Irish Census using their address which matched 1909 and 1912 birth records. Sure enough, bingo! #Genealogy

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Stephen J Caraccia @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social · Aug 29

I received a handwritten Thank You note in the mail today, and can I just say that in today's f'ed up, impersonal, digital world in which we live, I was truly moved and touched. Think I'll go make some potato salad. ❤️ #PayItForward #Genealogy

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