John Newmark
@transylvaniandutch.com
Genealogist. Research Admin. Father. Husband.
Blog: http://blog.TransylvanianDutch.com
Banner: Former Westminster Jews Free School, SoHo London. Great Grandfather attended late 1890s. Photo taken 2023. Building now used as a grocery.
Blog: http://blog.TransylvanianDutch.com
Banner: Former Westminster Jews Free School, SoHo London. Great Grandfather attended late 1890s. Photo taken 2023. Building now used as a grocery.
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Ancestry is trying out their “famous relative” feature again on their app. Shades of We’re Related and OneWorldTree. Just as inaccurate as before.
The below screenshot I found humorous as they messed up on gender, and that is something that should be easy to code.
The below screenshot I found humorous as they messed up on gender, and that is something that should be easy to code.
October 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Ancestry is trying out their “famous relative” feature again on their app. Shades of We’re Related and OneWorldTree. Just as inaccurate as before.
The below screenshot I found humorous as they messed up on gender, and that is something that should be easy to code.
The below screenshot I found humorous as they messed up on gender, and that is something that should be easy to code.
I found these images online as possible #photographs of my third great-grandparents. The woman died in 1880 and the man in 1873. The photographs would have been taken in Canada. I know photography was unusual in the #1870s, and was wondering if these are similar to other 1870s photos.
March 23, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I found these images online as possible #photographs of my third great-grandparents. The woman died in 1880 and the man in 1873. The photographs would have been taken in Canada. I know photography was unusual in the #1870s, and was wondering if these are similar to other 1870s photos.
March 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Today my legacy.com obituary alert notified me of an obituary from seven years ago.
February 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Today my legacy.com obituary alert notified me of an obituary from seven years ago.
Another genealogical pet peeve. The use of “Mrs. husband’s name” on documents. I want to know HER name.
But it’s not just genealogy. In 2025 my wife still gets mail addressed to her in this fashion. It really needs to stop.
But it’s not just genealogy. In 2025 my wife still gets mail addressed to her in this fashion. It really needs to stop.
February 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Another genealogical pet peeve. The use of “Mrs. husband’s name” on documents. I want to know HER name.
But it’s not just genealogy. In 2025 my wife still gets mail addressed to her in this fashion. It really needs to stop.
But it’s not just genealogy. In 2025 my wife still gets mail addressed to her in this fashion. It really needs to stop.
The look on a genealogist’s face when examining a census record.
February 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The look on a genealogist’s face when examining a census record.
Don’t forget to backup your data.
February 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Don’t forget to backup your data.
Another meme I created a few years ago. (This one in 2019 if my FB memories app is accurate)
#genealogy
#research
#science
#politics
#everything
#genealogy
#research
#science
#politics
#everything
February 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Another meme I created a few years ago. (This one in 2019 if my FB memories app is accurate)
#genealogy
#research
#science
#politics
#everything
#genealogy
#research
#science
#politics
#everything
February 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#genealogy - just because a “fact” fits the available records doesn’t mean it’s true.
November 20, 2024 at 7:59 PM
#genealogy - just because a “fact” fits the available records doesn’t mean it’s true.
A poem I wrote back in 2008 about my family history research. Full poem in the Alt Text.
November 14, 2024 at 6:21 PM
A poem I wrote back in 2008 about my family history research. Full poem in the Alt Text.
This is one of my favorite Ancestry index entries. The image is a few years old.
November 13, 2024 at 3:59 PM
This is one of my favorite Ancestry index entries. The image is a few years old.
November 14, 2023 at 4:15 PM
Follow me, I look like this.
July 12, 2023 at 11:44 PM
Follow me, I look like this.
My introduction to @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com was Don’t Panic. The second time he kept me awake was Good Omens. I think Eternals was my first comic of his.
July 6, 2023 at 1:57 AM
My introduction to @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com was Don’t Panic. The second time he kept me awake was Good Omens. I think Eternals was my first comic of his.
I like this response.
July 5, 2023 at 6:02 PM
I like this response.
I was there 2 weeks ago!
July 5, 2023 at 5:42 PM
I was there 2 weeks ago!
Reconnecting with my Twitter Mutants
July 4, 2023 at 1:39 AM
Reconnecting with my Twitter Mutants
Photo taken at Cardinals - Cubs London Series - Game 2
July 3, 2023 at 11:50 PM
Photo taken at Cardinals - Cubs London Series - Game 2
Westminster Jews Free School - Soho London - built in 1880s. My great grandfather attended 1890s. Photo taken by my wife last week. It’s now being used as a grocery store. We were in London to see the ballgames - but I naturally toured the streets of my ancestors.
July 3, 2023 at 11:38 PM
Westminster Jews Free School - Soho London - built in 1880s. My great grandfather attended 1890s. Photo taken by my wife last week. It’s now being used as a grocery store. We were in London to see the ballgames - but I naturally toured the streets of my ancestors.
The only celebrity I saw on a recent trip to #Edinburgh. Dolly was stuffed with haggis when I took her picture at the National Museum, but so was I.
July 1, 2023 at 11:52 PM
The only celebrity I saw on a recent trip to #Edinburgh. Dolly was stuffed with haggis when I took her picture at the National Museum, but so was I.