Valorie
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Valorie
@valorie.bsky.social
· Sep 11
So much violence, hatred and pain in this world.
Aeschylus: "In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God."
Peace is the only way to peace.
Aeschylus: "In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God."
Peace is the only way to peace.
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Join Kyla Bayang and me on Substack Live as we take a look at the sessions and fun activities that will take place at RootsTech 2026. #Genealogy
December 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Join Kyla Bayang and me on Substack Live as we take a look at the sessions and fun activities that will take place at RootsTech 2026. #Genealogy
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“Bible teaching, he noted, is to have ‘special care for strangers, aliens and sojourners.’
‘It is not rocket science, but the Word of God’…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
‘It is not rocket science, but the Word of God’…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
U.S. Bishops Elect New Leader as Concerns Mount Over Treatment of Migrants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“Bible teaching, he noted, is to have ‘special care for strangers, aliens and sojourners.’
‘It is not rocket science, but the Word of God’…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
‘It is not rocket science, but the Word of God’…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
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The Coffin Family Through Line in the American Revolutionary War
A fun #FamilyHistory story for me to explore and an eye-opener too. #Genealogy
#Stories250
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
A fun #FamilyHistory story for me to explore and an eye-opener too. #Genealogy
#Stories250
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
The Coffin Family Through Line in the American Revolutionary War
In the Revolutionary War, many members of the Society of Friends would be recognized as war veterans. My Coffin ancestors played their role as pacifists as the brutal war came to them.
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Coffin Family Through Line in the American Revolutionary War
A fun #FamilyHistory story for me to explore and an eye-opener too. #Genealogy
#Stories250
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
A fun #FamilyHistory story for me to explore and an eye-opener too. #Genealogy
#Stories250
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
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I was dabbling around with a Christmas poem.
1-The meaning glows in quiet candlelight, hope stitched on frosted glass, in a quilt of stories we cast. Excitement buzzes like tinsel in the air, the tree hums with promises, bright bells never fade.
1-The meaning glows in quiet candlelight, hope stitched on frosted glass, in a quilt of stories we cast. Excitement buzzes like tinsel in the air, the tree hums with promises, bright bells never fade.
December 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I was dabbling around with a Christmas poem.
1-The meaning glows in quiet candlelight, hope stitched on frosted glass, in a quilt of stories we cast. Excitement buzzes like tinsel in the air, the tree hums with promises, bright bells never fade.
1-The meaning glows in quiet candlelight, hope stitched on frosted glass, in a quilt of stories we cast. Excitement buzzes like tinsel in the air, the tree hums with promises, bright bells never fade.
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2-Anxiety threads through the stockings,nerves thaw in the chorus of cheeks, as courage grows. Anticipation stands at a doorway,waiting for dawns we haven’t met;between gifts and greetings, hope listens. Love wraps us in warmth,family threads through dawn to dusk; laughter spills in the kitchen air.
December 22, 2025 at 5:53 AM
2-Anxiety threads through the stockings,nerves thaw in the chorus of cheeks, as courage grows. Anticipation stands at a doorway,waiting for dawns we haven’t met;between gifts and greetings, hope listens. Love wraps us in warmth,family threads through dawn to dusk; laughter spills in the kitchen air.
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3-Disappointments ring softly,
they fade in forgiving hands,
and in togetherness, we find grace. We gather, bright and imperfect, choosing to remember: love is the answer, again and again.
they fade in forgiving hands,
and in togetherness, we find grace. We gather, bright and imperfect, choosing to remember: love is the answer, again and again.
December 22, 2025 at 5:53 AM
3-Disappointments ring softly,
they fade in forgiving hands,
and in togetherness, we find grace. We gather, bright and imperfect, choosing to remember: love is the answer, again and again.
they fade in forgiving hands,
and in togetherness, we find grace. We gather, bright and imperfect, choosing to remember: love is the answer, again and again.
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RIP Betty.
Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s oldest ranger, has died. She was 104.
Betty Reid Soskin, Oldest U.S. Park Ranger and Trailblazing Historian, Dies at 104 | KQED
Betty Reid Soskin, the nation’s oldest National Park Service ranger and a pioneering historian at Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park, devoted her life to preserving Black histo...
www.kqed.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
RIP Betty.
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The latest Really Useful Bulletin is out now, full of the latest #FamilyHistory news and information! www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/files/1066-1...
December 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The latest Really Useful Bulletin is out now, full of the latest #FamilyHistory news and information! www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/files/1066-1...
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War memorial organ. The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Madley, Herefordshire. A thank offering for victory in the 1914-1918 war. First World War. #LestWeForget
December 22, 2025 at 8:17 AM
War memorial organ. The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Madley, Herefordshire. A thank offering for victory in the 1914-1918 war. First World War. #LestWeForget
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This account will be taking a break until the New Year. We wish you all the very best for 2026, from the Family History Federation!
December 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This account will be taking a break until the New Year. We wish you all the very best for 2026, from the Family History Federation!
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There is still beauty in the world.
Credit: Magdi Tassy
Vienna, Austria.
Credit: Magdi Tassy
Vienna, Austria.
December 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
There is still beauty in the world.
Credit: Magdi Tassy
Vienna, Austria.
Credit: Magdi Tassy
Vienna, Austria.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Looking forward to Colleen Robledo Greene's presentation "Visual Sources and Digital Tools for Telling Your U.S. Veteran’s Military Story" at the upcoming National Genealogical Society's Family History Conference this May.
www.colleengreene.com/military-dig...
#NGS2026GEN #Genealogy
www.colleengreene.com/military-dig...
#NGS2026GEN #Genealogy
My Military Digital Storytelling Session at the 2026 NGS Conference
Want to share your U.S. military veteran ancestor stories but you have no or very few photos of your veteran ancestor?
www.colleengreene.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Looking forward to Colleen Robledo Greene's presentation "Visual Sources and Digital Tools for Telling Your U.S. Veteran’s Military Story" at the upcoming National Genealogical Society's Family History Conference this May.
www.colleengreene.com/military-dig...
#NGS2026GEN #Genealogy
www.colleengreene.com/military-dig...
#NGS2026GEN #Genealogy
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"Passing Through" - Photographed July 13, 2013, in Palmyra, Virginia. 📷
#deer #animal #wildanimal #nature
#deer #animal #wildanimal #nature
December 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"Passing Through" - Photographed July 13, 2013, in Palmyra, Virginia. 📷
#deer #animal #wildanimal #nature
#deer #animal #wildanimal #nature
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Your ancestors built your past now you can build your future
#FamilyResearch #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Ancestry #DNA #GeneticGenealogy
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#FamilyResearch #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Ancestry #DNA #GeneticGenealogy
[email protected]
December 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Your ancestors built your past now you can build your future
#FamilyResearch #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Ancestry #DNA #GeneticGenealogy
[email protected]
#FamilyResearch #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Ancestry #DNA #GeneticGenealogy
[email protected]
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Sending love to the lonely and to those finding times tough; sending love to those who are in pain, and all the people sleeping rough. Sending love to everybody missing somebody this year; sending love to everyone not full of festive cheer.
December 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Sending love to the lonely and to those finding times tough; sending love to those who are in pain, and all the people sleeping rough. Sending love to everybody missing somebody this year; sending love to everyone not full of festive cheer.
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MINNESOTA RESISTS ~
Scott Dworkin article
In Minnesota, on Saturday, thousands marched in downtown Minneapolis against Trump’s immigration abuses. Peacefully pushing back against Trump’s federal goons at an inspiring pace—especially given the sub-zero temperatures they’ve faced.
Scott Dworkin article
In Minnesota, on Saturday, thousands marched in downtown Minneapolis against Trump’s immigration abuses. Peacefully pushing back against Trump’s federal goons at an inspiring pace—especially given the sub-zero temperatures they’ve faced.
December 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
MINNESOTA RESISTS ~
Scott Dworkin article
In Minnesota, on Saturday, thousands marched in downtown Minneapolis against Trump’s immigration abuses. Peacefully pushing back against Trump’s federal goons at an inspiring pace—especially given the sub-zero temperatures they’ve faced.
Scott Dworkin article
In Minnesota, on Saturday, thousands marched in downtown Minneapolis against Trump’s immigration abuses. Peacefully pushing back against Trump’s federal goons at an inspiring pace—especially given the sub-zero temperatures they’ve faced.
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Fungi, especially mycorrhizal fungi, help plants access nutrients like phosphorus.
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Fungi, especially mycorrhizal fungi, help plants access nutrients like phosphorus.
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When considering what to do with more distant DNA matches, who you share fewer centimorgans with, and with whom a common ancestor isn't apparent, keep these three things in mind. #genealogy
December 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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John Merritt Lamb House (b.~1850-1870)
Dryden, Lapeer County Michigan.
Another reshoot of one of the first houses I posted about!
#photography #architecture #victorian #secondempire #oldbuildings #houses #winter #trees #sunset #village #dryden #lapeer #michigan #puremichigan
Dryden, Lapeer County Michigan.
Another reshoot of one of the first houses I posted about!
#photography #architecture #victorian #secondempire #oldbuildings #houses #winter #trees #sunset #village #dryden #lapeer #michigan #puremichigan
December 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
John Merritt Lamb House (b.~1850-1870)
Dryden, Lapeer County Michigan.
Another reshoot of one of the first houses I posted about!
#photography #architecture #victorian #secondempire #oldbuildings #houses #winter #trees #sunset #village #dryden #lapeer #michigan #puremichigan
Dryden, Lapeer County Michigan.
Another reshoot of one of the first houses I posted about!
#photography #architecture #victorian #secondempire #oldbuildings #houses #winter #trees #sunset #village #dryden #lapeer #michigan #puremichigan
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Free United States Online Church Records - Updated
Church Records are an excellent source of #genealogy information. They provide birth, baptism, marriage, death, burial, and membership records.
Check out the 9,730 Free Church Record Collections for the country at buff.ly/Yyrn6Se
Church Records are an excellent source of #genealogy information. They provide birth, baptism, marriage, death, burial, and membership records.
Check out the 9,730 Free Church Record Collections for the country at buff.ly/Yyrn6Se
December 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Free United States Online Church Records - Updated
Church Records are an excellent source of #genealogy information. They provide birth, baptism, marriage, death, burial, and membership records.
Check out the 9,730 Free Church Record Collections for the country at buff.ly/Yyrn6Se
Church Records are an excellent source of #genealogy information. They provide birth, baptism, marriage, death, burial, and membership records.
Check out the 9,730 Free Church Record Collections for the country at buff.ly/Yyrn6Se
Spit & Polish skcgs.blogspot.com/2025/12/2026-spit-polish.html
#GenealogicalProofStandard #GPS #Ciations #PublicTrees #Maps #Timeline #Photos #Screenshot
#GenealogicalProofStandard #GPS #Ciations #PublicTrees #Maps #Timeline #Photos #Screenshot
December 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Rob Reiner devoted his life to entertaining us and fighting to make the world a better place. We will honor his memory by continuing to show up for our democracy.
Our hearts are with everyone who loved Rob and Michele Singer Reiner.
Our hearts are with everyone who loved Rob and Michele Singer Reiner.
December 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Rob Reiner devoted his life to entertaining us and fighting to make the world a better place. We will honor his memory by continuing to show up for our democracy.
Our hearts are with everyone who loved Rob and Michele Singer Reiner.
Our hearts are with everyone who loved Rob and Michele Singer Reiner.