Jim Ross Jr.
@jprossjr.bsky.social
Taphophile. I like genealogy cats movies bbq hiking reading biking travel dogs dining outside and my wife.
In a bold act of bravery and whimsy, I put on my left shoe first.
December 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
In a bold act of bravery and whimsy, I put on my left shoe first.
In my daily search for the comics in the print edition of @stltoday.com I notice there is still an "Everyday" section, but it is printed only one day each week. Hmm?
October 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In my daily search for the comics in the print edition of @stltoday.com I notice there is still an "Everyday" section, but it is printed only one day each week. Hmm?
My favorite part of camping: sitting by the fire, under a sky full of stars.
Everyone else’s favorite part: turning their campsite into a runway and then going inside for the night.
Everyone else’s favorite part: turning their campsite into a runway and then going inside for the night.
October 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
My favorite part of camping: sitting by the fire, under a sky full of stars.
Everyone else’s favorite part: turning their campsite into a runway and then going inside for the night.
Everyone else’s favorite part: turning their campsite into a runway and then going inside for the night.
#PorchFest is one of my favorite annual events. It's a beautiful day in St. Louis #STL. porchfeststl.com
September 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
#PorchFest is one of my favorite annual events. It's a beautiful day in St. Louis #STL. porchfeststl.com
In "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Bonnie Tyler sings, "Turn around, bright eyes." Every time I hear it I can't help but think she's singing about Taylor from the original "Planet of the Apes." That was Zira's nickname for him before he regained his voice. #PotA
August 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
In "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Bonnie Tyler sings, "Turn around, bright eyes." Every time I hear it I can't help but think she's singing about Taylor from the original "Planet of the Apes." That was Zira's nickname for him before he regained his voice. #PotA
My parents first took me on the Moonlight Ramble in #STL when I was about 10 years old. I thought it was magical. In the good ol' days it started at 12:01 a.m. Now it starts at 10:00 p.m. It's just not the same.
August 10, 2025 at 5:40 AM
My parents first took me on the Moonlight Ramble in #STL when I was about 10 years old. I thought it was magical. In the good ol' days it started at 12:01 a.m. Now it starts at 10:00 p.m. It's just not the same.
🔍 Dig deeper into the National Archives!
Join StLGS on Aug 9 @ 10 a.m. CST for a free talk with Nancy Schuster on hidden genealogical resources.
📍Clark Family Branch or
💻 via Zoom.
Details: stlgs.org/events/meeti...
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #StLGS #NationalArchives
Join StLGS on Aug 9 @ 10 a.m. CST for a free talk with Nancy Schuster on hidden genealogical resources.
📍Clark Family Branch or
💻 via Zoom.
Details: stlgs.org/events/meeti...
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #StLGS #NationalArchives
July 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'm on the waitlist for PerplexityAI's @perplexityai.bsky.social new agentic browser, Comet: www.perplexity.ai/comet @perplexitycomet.bsky.social
Perplexity Comet
Browse at the speed of thought.
www.perplexity.ai
July 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I'm on the waitlist for PerplexityAI's @perplexityai.bsky.social new agentic browser, Comet: www.perplexity.ai/comet @perplexitycomet.bsky.social
Rock Opera jamming in Carondelet Park ("Blue Collar Man" Styx) Dang it's hot!
July 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Rock Opera jamming in Carondelet Park ("Blue Collar Man" Styx) Dang it's hot!
Reposted by Jim Ross Jr.
Today at 10AM! Attend in person or sign up to attend online at stlgs.org/events/meeti...
July 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Today at 10AM! Attend in person or sign up to attend online at stlgs.org/events/meeti...
Reposted by Jim Ross Jr.
German genealogy friends!
Sat, Jun 21 • 1 pm CT—“Status Designation in German Church Records: A Mirror of Local Society” with genealogist Ute Brandenburg. Free hybrid meeting (in person @ StLGS Maplewood or on Zoom—register).
Details 👉 stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
Sat, Jun 21 • 1 pm CT—“Status Designation in German Church Records: A Mirror of Local Society” with genealogist Ute Brandenburg. Free hybrid meeting (in person @ StLGS Maplewood or on Zoom—register).
Details 👉 stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
June 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
German genealogy friends!
Sat, Jun 21 • 1 pm CT—“Status Designation in German Church Records: A Mirror of Local Society” with genealogist Ute Brandenburg. Free hybrid meeting (in person @ StLGS Maplewood or on Zoom—register).
Details 👉 stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
Sat, Jun 21 • 1 pm CT—“Status Designation in German Church Records: A Mirror of Local Society” with genealogist Ute Brandenburg. Free hybrid meeting (in person @ StLGS Maplewood or on Zoom—register).
Details 👉 stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
It's that time of year. I am burying the heads in the backyard.
May 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
It's that time of year. I am burying the heads in the backyard.
I've always loved offbeat presidential trivia. This man and his brother have long been among my favorites. www.richmonder.org/harrison-ruf...
Harrison Ruffin Tyler, grandson of 10th U.S. president and longtime Richmonder, dies at 96
The Richmond resident, preservationist and chemical engineer, for whom William & Mary’s history department is named, also had the distinction of being the grandson of a man who became U.S. president i...
www.richmonder.org
May 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I've always loved offbeat presidential trivia. This man and his brother have long been among my favorites. www.richmonder.org/harrison-ruf...
#AI success story: I need a really good book to read. I told #ChatGPT my favorite genres, my five favorite books and some authors I consistently like, and asked for a recommendation. It gave me several very promising titles, and not surprisingly, a few that I've previously read and really enjoyed
April 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Klose Kuarters @ Hwy 61
April 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Klose Kuarters @ Hwy 61
Let your past meet the future! Join us May 3 at the STLGS Family History Conference and hear from featured speaker Steve Little, AI Program Director for NGS & co-host of The Family History AI Show.
🎟️ Register: www.stlgs.org/events/family-history-conference
#STLGS2025 #FamilyHistoryAI
🎟️ Register: www.stlgs.org/events/family-history-conference
#STLGS2025 #FamilyHistoryAI
Family History Conference - St. Louis Genealogical Society
53rd Annual Family History Conference: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and DNA: Tools for Unlocking Your Past Featuring Steve Little Jim Brewster, and Josiah Schmidt Saturday, 3 May 2025 9:00 a.m. ...
www.stlgs.org
April 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It's stories like this that make me keep checking the news. gizmodo.com/worlds-oldes...
World’s Oldest Satellite Has Been in Space for 67 Years. Engineers Want to Bring It Home
A proposed mission seeks to retrieve Vanguard-1 and display it as an ancient relic of the space age.
gizmodo.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
It's stories like this that make me keep checking the news. gizmodo.com/worlds-oldes...
I fear the decision to move printing of @stltoday.com Post-Dispatch 100 miles away will turn out to be the final nail. I would rather have the paper delivered at 9am than have it devoid of evening news. The absence of the mayoral election result on the front page is just sad.
April 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I fear the decision to move printing of @stltoday.com Post-Dispatch 100 miles away will turn out to be the final nail. I would rather have the paper delivered at 9am than have it devoid of evening news. The absence of the mayoral election result on the front page is just sad.
I just renamed 20 of the 75 podcasts I follow to remove the word "The" as the first word of the title. Now they will alphabetize themselves into a more intuitive order.
April 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I just renamed 20 of the 75 podcasts I follow to remove the word "The" as the first word of the title. Now they will alphabetize themselves into a more intuitive order.
Please destroy this myth and Share if you have visited and researched in a library or archives recently! Please RT And give a shout out to your favorite library or archives you have ever visited show them some support #Genealogy #History #Library
April 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The weather forecast for our camping trip scheduled for Tuesday is terrible! We looked at some Illinois state parks for an alternate destination. But IL requires 3-4 days lead time to make a reservation. Missouri SPs have no such restriction, so we found a new campsite in our home state.
March 31, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The weather forecast for our camping trip scheduled for Tuesday is terrible! We looked at some Illinois state parks for an alternate destination. But IL requires 3-4 days lead time to make a reservation. Missouri SPs have no such restriction, so we found a new campsite in our home state.
My emailed suggestion was discussed on the latest episode of the Genealogy Happy Hour podcast. Cool!
March 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
My emailed suggestion was discussed on the latest episode of the Genealogy Happy Hour podcast. Cool!