Suitcase Genealogist
@suitcasegen.bsky.social
@hjarmstrong.bsky.social's eventual genealogy, heritage, history and preservation travel project. Also building @yoretravel.bsky.social.
Humbled daily by my ancestors. Neurodivergent and a misfit.
Humbled daily by my ancestors. Neurodivergent and a misfit.
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Right, another key thing that historians do is working with important records that have not been digitized.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
it's literally impossible for an LLM to do a historian's job
it's not even LLMs sucking it's that they need data input to do anything and where's that data supposed to be coming from without historians
never met a computer that can dig through a thousand year old book in a library
it's not even LLMs sucking it's that they need data input to do anything and where's that data supposed to be coming from without historians
never met a computer that can dig through a thousand year old book in a library
February 11, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Right, another key thing that historians do is working with important records that have not been digitized.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
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With the 250th coming up, this seems to be arising frequently. What questions do you have about #Connecticut and the American Revolution? #genealogy #ancestry #familyhistory
February 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM
With the 250th coming up, this seems to be arising frequently. What questions do you have about #Connecticut and the American Revolution? #genealogy #ancestry #familyhistory
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PLEASE REPOST 🥺🙏
The Canadian Letters & Images Project is an online digital archive of Canadians’ experience during wartime at home & in battle. It contains thousands of personal letters & photos that reveal people’s experience through their own words & eyes.
www.canadianletters.ca/content/abou...
The Canadian Letters & Images Project is an online digital archive of Canadians’ experience during wartime at home & in battle. It contains thousands of personal letters & photos that reveal people’s experience through their own words & eyes.
www.canadianletters.ca/content/abou...
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Love this. What a character.
A student received a posthumous postcard from his former professor, Don Glickman, who was known for his humor. He instructed his daughter to send over 100 postcards.
The gesture went viral and reflected Glickman's unique approach to life and death.
The gesture went viral and reflected Glickman's unique approach to life and death.
A postcard arrived: ‘If you’re reading this I’m dead, and I really liked you’
Don Glickman’s daughter sent his favorite people the postcard he designed before his death.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Love this. What a character.
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Looks like Irishgenealogy.ie is getting its annual update tomorrow! This is in the Sunday Indo.
February 8, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Looks like Irishgenealogy.ie is getting its annual update tomorrow! This is in the Sunday Indo.
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Central Park is so iconic that folks all over the world, know and visit it when they come to NYC.
What most don't know, is that it is built on Seneca Village, a thriving free Black community that was lied about and seized, in order to create it.
Happy Black History Month✊🏽
youtu.be/HdsWYOZ8iqM?...
What most don't know, is that it is built on Seneca Village, a thriving free Black community that was lied about and seized, in order to create it.
Happy Black History Month✊🏽
youtu.be/HdsWYOZ8iqM?...
The lost neighborhood under New York's Central Park
YouTube video by Vox
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Central Park is so iconic that folks all over the world, know and visit it when they come to NYC.
What most don't know, is that it is built on Seneca Village, a thriving free Black community that was lied about and seized, in order to create it.
Happy Black History Month✊🏽
youtu.be/HdsWYOZ8iqM?...
What most don't know, is that it is built on Seneca Village, a thriving free Black community that was lied about and seized, in order to create it.
Happy Black History Month✊🏽
youtu.be/HdsWYOZ8iqM?...
The infuriating bastardization of US history.
1/ @motherjones.com reported extensively on this group, Freedom 250—and the larger effort to whitewash our history and get corporations to fund that destruction—in our cover story that went up last week: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
by @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
by @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The infuriating bastardization of US history.
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Scottish GENES Webinar: Tracing the Irish in Scotland, Saturday, 21 Feb 2026 at 7pm UK time. (Recording available for 1 week after, & handout supplied)
Event registration us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... - fee is just £10 Sterling.
I hope to maybe see you there!
Chris Paton
#genealogy
Event registration us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... - fee is just £10 Sterling.
I hope to maybe see you there!
Chris Paton
#genealogy
February 7, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Scottish GENES Webinar: Tracing the Irish in Scotland, Saturday, 21 Feb 2026 at 7pm UK time. (Recording available for 1 week after, & handout supplied)
Event registration us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... - fee is just £10 Sterling.
I hope to maybe see you there!
Chris Paton
#genealogy
Event registration us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... - fee is just £10 Sterling.
I hope to maybe see you there!
Chris Paton
#genealogy
I am not guilty of this.
At all.
Ever.
Nope.
At all.
Ever.
Nope.
No genealogist would *ever* do this. 😜
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I am not guilty of this.
At all.
Ever.
Nope.
At all.
Ever.
Nope.
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Don't forget, every Saturday at genealogyalacarte.ca, Gail Dever (@genealogyalacarte.bsky.social) posts a weekly "crème de la crème", a round up of weekly blog posts and articles. It's your reward for making it to the weekend!
[This week's post is at genealogyalacarte.ca?p=46994 ]
[This week's post is at genealogyalacarte.ca?p=46994 ]
This week's crème de la crème - February 7, 2026 - Genealogy à la carte
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAncestry Updates Ontario Births and Deaths, Royal Newfoundland Regiment Service Files and Get More Hits from Full Text Search by John Reid on Anglo...
genealogyalacarte.ca
February 7, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Don't forget, every Saturday at genealogyalacarte.ca, Gail Dever (@genealogyalacarte.bsky.social) posts a weekly "crème de la crème", a round up of weekly blog posts and articles. It's your reward for making it to the weekend!
[This week's post is at genealogyalacarte.ca?p=46994 ]
[This week's post is at genealogyalacarte.ca?p=46994 ]
"Revealed" "Exclusive" LMAO.
About 2-3 years behind with this revelation.
About 2-3 years behind with this revelation.
February 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
"Revealed" "Exclusive" LMAO.
About 2-3 years behind with this revelation.
About 2-3 years behind with this revelation.
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NJ’s history is one of innovation. This Black History Month, I honor the contributions of Black inventors and scientists to this legacy as we work to expand the Einstein Corridor.
Meet Lewis Howard Latimer, most famous for his work with the lightbulb at Edison Laboratory.
Meet Lewis Howard Latimer, most famous for his work with the lightbulb at Edison Laboratory.
February 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM
NJ’s history is one of innovation. This Black History Month, I honor the contributions of Black inventors and scientists to this legacy as we work to expand the Einstein Corridor.
Meet Lewis Howard Latimer, most famous for his work with the lightbulb at Edison Laboratory.
Meet Lewis Howard Latimer, most famous for his work with the lightbulb at Edison Laboratory.
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In 2026 we celebrate our 21st Birthday. Join us in the first of our events in July 2026, a week of webinars with friends of Pharos on the theme 'The Ones Who Got Away'!
Details: www.pharostutors.com/webinars
Booking opens soon! #WatchThisSpace #FamilyHistory #GenealogyTalks #OnlineTalks
Details: www.pharostutors.com/webinars
Booking opens soon! #WatchThisSpace #FamilyHistory #GenealogyTalks #OnlineTalks
February 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
In 2026 we celebrate our 21st Birthday. Join us in the first of our events in July 2026, a week of webinars with friends of Pharos on the theme 'The Ones Who Got Away'!
Details: www.pharostutors.com/webinars
Booking opens soon! #WatchThisSpace #FamilyHistory #GenealogyTalks #OnlineTalks
Details: www.pharostutors.com/webinars
Booking opens soon! #WatchThisSpace #FamilyHistory #GenealogyTalks #OnlineTalks
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A search engine is available on the only database needed to find all the Ukrainian archive records going online in the massive nationwide effort. My post has search tips and a 4-page free downloadable file on using the database with Google Translate . lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/v...
Vast database tracking Ukrainian archives going online improves with search engine
Keeping track of the Ukrainian archive cases going online is an overwhelming task. Thankfully, Inspector Duck continues to crawl on the sites with those records to post the links to find them. Now,…
lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:18 PM
A search engine is available on the only database needed to find all the Ukrainian archive records going online in the massive nationwide effort. My post has search tips and a 4-page free downloadable file on using the database with Google Translate . lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/v...
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Hello, genealogy and family history societies!
It is 2026, and I noticed that some of you still don't include a link to your website in your bio or provide links to the events that you promote in your posts.
WHY?!?!?!
It is 2026, and I noticed that some of you still don't include a link to your website in your bio or provide links to the events that you promote in your posts.
WHY?!?!?!
February 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Hello, genealogy and family history societies!
It is 2026, and I noticed that some of you still don't include a link to your website in your bio or provide links to the events that you promote in your posts.
WHY?!?!?!
It is 2026, and I noticed that some of you still don't include a link to your website in your bio or provide links to the events that you promote in your posts.
WHY?!?!?!
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Why fostering young professionals entering the heritage conservation field matters to the future of preserving Los Angeles's Black history: https://gty.art/4qVlfDl
February 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Why fostering young professionals entering the heritage conservation field matters to the future of preserving Los Angeles's Black history: https://gty.art/4qVlfDl
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🎉 🪻⛰️🌳 🚐 I am thrilled to share the beginnings of a major new project. This year, I’ll be travelling upon my camper-van-camino the full length of Britain, from the Highlands of Scotland to the far reaches of Cornwall later this February. Join me on my travels: 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
February 6, 2026 at 7:12 AM
🎉 🪻⛰️🌳 🚐 I am thrilled to share the beginnings of a major new project. This year, I’ll be travelling upon my camper-van-camino the full length of Britain, from the Highlands of Scotland to the far reaches of Cornwall later this February. Join me on my travels: 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
Get a copy of the 2024-25 Factbook here.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Get a copy of the 2024-25 Factbook here.
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It's the little things that make me smile. Like the name of this coroner seems somewhat apt. #NamesdefiningProfessions #Genealogy
February 6, 2026 at 4:48 AM
It's the little things that make me smile. Like the name of this coroner seems somewhat apt. #NamesdefiningProfessions #Genealogy
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Ok. Who wants to hire a badass pirate historian? 🥺
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Ok. Who wants to hire a badass pirate historian? 🥺
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Merch! We have merch! All proceeds from the Shameless Commerce division pay the bills and keep the site ad-free.
#Buffalo
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#Buffalo
buffaloresearch.com/shop-with-us...
Shop at BuffaloResearch.com and keep our local history and genealogy portal ad-free
Discover unique Buffalo merchandise, high-resolution downloads, and support indie bookstores with Bookshop.org.
buffaloresearch.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Merch! We have merch! All proceeds from the Shameless Commerce division pay the bills and keep the site ad-free.
#Buffalo
buffaloresearch.com/shop-with-us...
#Buffalo
buffaloresearch.com/shop-with-us...
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The East Anglia Region family history show - free entry18th April at the Burgess Hall St Ives Cambridgeshire
#familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #cambridgeshire #ancestors
#familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #cambridgeshire #ancestors
February 5, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The East Anglia Region family history show - free entry18th April at the Burgess Hall St Ives Cambridgeshire
#familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #cambridgeshire #ancestors
#familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #cambridgeshire #ancestors
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Aaaaand... Reuters joins the list of news outlets performing dutiful stenographic services for the administration, not questioning why this only came out two months after Rubio could no longer legally serve in the post, nor under what authority he delegated duties www.reuters.com/world/us/mar...
Marco Rubio steps down as acting head of the US National Archives
U.S. Secretary of State and national security adviser Marco Rubio is no longer the acting archivist of the United States, a spokesman of the National Archives and Records Administration said on Thursd...
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Aaaaand... Reuters joins the list of news outlets performing dutiful stenographic services for the administration, not questioning why this only came out two months after Rubio could no longer legally serve in the post, nor under what authority he delegated duties www.reuters.com/world/us/mar...
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Transatlantic Air Bookings Are Way, Way Down This Summer.
Gee, Wonder Why
www.frommers.com/tips/airfare...
Gee, Wonder Why
www.frommers.com/tips/airfare...
Transatlantic Air Bookings Are Way, Way Down This Summer. Gee, Wonder…
An airline analytics company reports that advance bookings for July European–U.S. travel are down by double digits. How will this affect your wallet?
www.frommers.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Transatlantic Air Bookings Are Way, Way Down This Summer.
Gee, Wonder Why
www.frommers.com/tips/airfare...
Gee, Wonder Why
www.frommers.com/tips/airfare...