Weird Genealogy Finds
@weirdgenealogy.bsky.social
Sharing the weird, funny, and messed up things found doing amateur genealogy for 25+ years.
Warning: Some of the historical documents posted here may be upsetting and may of them are offensive.
Based in Denver, CO.
Warning: Some of the historical documents posted here may be upsetting and may of them are offensive.
Based in Denver, CO.
Pinned
Intro: Gov lawyer by trade. History B.A. Got into genealogy after a middle school project in the 90s. Gen experience: primarily U.S. southern colonizers (Ulster Scots, Scottish, English). Also working on husband’s gen: Eastern European Jews early 20th c —>U.S. East Coast cities and London, UK.
@gregjenner.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social Are there any plans to make the Totally Chaotic History books available in e-book format in the U.S.? My kid loves Horrible Histories (and I love You’re Dead to Me) so I was hoping to buy the books for her new e-reader.
December 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
@gregjenner.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social Are there any plans to make the Totally Chaotic History books available in e-book format in the U.S.? My kid loves Horrible Histories (and I love You’re Dead to Me) so I was hoping to buy the books for her new e-reader.
RFK Jr. is probably sad he missed this one.
Camden Commercial Courier (South Carolina). June 16, 1838. #pseudoscience #history #genealogy #southcarolina #racistbullshit
Camden Commercial Courier (South Carolina). June 16, 1838. #pseudoscience #history #genealogy #southcarolina #racistbullshit
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
RFK Jr. is probably sad he missed this one.
Camden Commercial Courier (South Carolina). June 16, 1838. #pseudoscience #history #genealogy #southcarolina #racistbullshit
Camden Commercial Courier (South Carolina). June 16, 1838. #pseudoscience #history #genealogy #southcarolina #racistbullshit
Intro: Gov lawyer by trade. History B.A. Got into genealogy after a middle school project in the 90s. Gen experience: primarily U.S. southern colonizers (Ulster Scots, Scottish, English). Also working on husband’s gen: Eastern European Jews early 20th c —>U.S. East Coast cities and London, UK.
November 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Intro: Gov lawyer by trade. History B.A. Got into genealogy after a middle school project in the 90s. Gen experience: primarily U.S. southern colonizers (Ulster Scots, Scottish, English). Also working on husband’s gen: Eastern European Jews early 20th c —>U.S. East Coast cities and London, UK.
This 1840s inmate log from the Tennessee State Penitentiary is #oddlyspecific. Source: Tennessee Convicts: Early Records of the State Penitentiary by C.A. and T.M. Sherrill. #TN #genealogy #history
November 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This 1840s inmate log from the Tennessee State Penitentiary is #oddlyspecific. Source: Tennessee Convicts: Early Records of the State Penitentiary by C.A. and T.M. Sherrill. #TN #genealogy #history
Attempted grave robbery for belated #Halloween creepiness. May 2, 1889, Georgia. Via @universityofga.bsky.social Digital Library of Georgia. #genealogy #history #georgia
November 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Attempted grave robbery for belated #Halloween creepiness. May 2, 1889, Georgia. Via @universityofga.bsky.social Digital Library of Georgia. #genealogy #history #georgia