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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 15h

In this week’s roundup, a rare in-person event, genealogy research resource for Slovak-Americans, genealogy humor, a Korean War hero is identified, and more.
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Genealogy Roundup, October 8 - Megan Smolenyak

In this week’s roundup, an upcoming in-person event, a genealogy research resource for Slovak-Americans, a little genealogy humor, a Korean War hero is identified, and more.

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 2d

In this case, the host organization latched on to an old photo of me, but the outcome is the same! 😄

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 2d

P.S. Please know that I do NOT look like this anymore! 😆 This photo is something like 18 years old. 😏 (2/2)

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 2d

Hey, y'all, just a reminder that I'll be doing my first in-person event in eons on Nov 22nd in Palm Harbor, Florida. If you live in the area or happen to be a snow-bird, I hope you'll consider joining us. #genealogy (1/2)

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 2d

This man is winning at life.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Scientist learns he has won Nobel prize while on digital detox in US mountains

Fred Ramsdell’s wife switched on her phone and screamed – it was full of messages congratulating her husband Out on a digital detox in the western US backcountry, scientist Fred Ramsdell was startled when his wife let out a yell. He feared she had spotted a grizzly bear, only to discover a far better surprise – he had won the Nobel prize in medicine. The Nobel committee had been unable to reach the immunologist, whose phone was on airplane mode as he was on a hiking and camping trip, but finally got through to the couple early on Tuesday morning, Swedish time. Continue reading...

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 2d

PSA: It's such a bummer when a company you used to love goes bad. Y'all, please stay away from Blue Apron. 🤨

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 3d

for no particular reason

Doug Aoki @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 3d

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 3d

I hope everyone watches this.

Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 4d

From Netflix Insta: "Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall, a UN Messenger of Peace, sat down for a deeply reflective conversation about her legacy & to immortalize her final words w/ the understanding that it would only be shared w/ the world after she passed."

“Famous Last Words” is now on Netflix

Banner for Famous Last Words, Dr. Jane Goodall, now showing on Netflix.

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Emily @librarymet.bsky.social · 5d

Omg #genealogy people there’s an Onion article about us!

The Onion @theonion.com · 5d

Weird Relative At Family Reunion Knows How Everyone Related To Each Other https://theonion.com/weird-relative-at-family-reunion-knows-how-everyone-rel-1819579336/

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 6d

#genealogy 🧬

Nathan Dylan Goodwin @nathandylangoodwin.bsky.social · 6d

I have been asked lots, "PLEASE make your audiobooks available on other sites!" The Asylum and Hiding The Past are available EVERYWHERE... Click the link for global and local retailers.
Let anyone know who you heard say they can't get it because now they can! Enjoy... 😊

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Get it now:

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

‘We’re all in this together’: New York cathedral pays tribute to immigrants with new mural

At St Patrick’s Cathedral, the largest permanent artwork commisioned in its 146-year history is a plea for acceptance and community at a difficult time

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 7d

Jane Goodall speaking about climate change at the Tropicana stadium in St Petersburg, Florida last September 24th. On October 9th, the roof you see would be torn off by Hurricane Milton.

RIP to a magnificent woman. 😔

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 7d

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

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Submit a Claim

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 7d

In this week’s roundup, a Korean War soldier identified, Blackstone mulls options for Ancestry, Find a Grave do's and don’ts, Ancestry’s push for Scottish records, and more.
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Genealogy Roundup, October 1 - Megan Smolenyak

In this week’s roundup, a Korean War soldier identified, Blackstone mulls options for Ancestry.com, Find a Grave do's and don’ts, Ancestry’s push for Scottish records, and more.

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 7d

Aw, no. So glad I got to see her speak last year - as it happens, at the Tropicana stadium that was ripped up by a hurricane just weeks later. She was there to raise the alarm about climate change. What a stunning legacy's she's left.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 7d

RIP to Jane Goodall, who opened the world's eyes to our closest relatives. (Photo by NatGeo's Hugo Van Lawick)

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 7d

Yeah, we've watched that series, but we've been watching British TV for years. Enjoy!

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 7d

If you share any of those sensibilities, I think you'll enjoy it - although you'll definitely enjoy it more if you've read any of the books in this series. 2/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5n0...

Tim Sullivan | Joy with Craig Ferguson #107

YouTube video by Craig Ferguson

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 7d

My escapism these days is most British TV and mystery books, and I *love* the George Cross series by Tim Sullivan. I'm also a longtime fan of Craig Ferguson, so was delighted to come across a recent video/podcast of Ferguson interviewing Sullivan. 1/2

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Diahan Southard @yourdnaguide.bsky.social · 8d

Breaking DNA News!
Did you see your new 23andMe Ancestry Composition update? Check out your results and let us know, did you find anything new or exciting? #genealogy

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 9d

My father is spinning in his grave at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 10d

An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 10d

Moldova 🇲🇩 👍

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George Hahn @georgehahn.com · 9d

Just by being a cultured, well-read heterosexual male with good manners, sharp wit, and incomparable style, Bill Nighy will be in a league of his own among podcast hosts. “Ill-Advised” drops 10/9. Can't wait to listen.

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 9d

Honored to have researched the family of Sgt. Roger Laurent Raoul Duquesne whose entire life was heroic. So glad he's been identified. #KoreanWar (2012)

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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 13d

Real post on another network:

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 13d

More: www.tradingview.com/news/gurufoc...

Blackstone Explores Exit for Ancestry.com Sale or IPO on the Table

Blackstone (BX, Financials) is weighing whether to sell Ancestry.com or take it public, according to people familiar with the matter.The firm purchased the genealogy platform in 2020 for $4.7 billion....

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