Ali Kimlinger
@akimlinger.bsky.social
My loves are WWI history, hockey and my cat. American in Canada, studying at uOttawa researching Americans in the CEF. War Bore with the Great War Group!
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Ali Kimlinger
@akimlinger.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Not sure how I ended up with so many followers! You all even seem to be real people? In any case, hello out there. I'm a budding historian of the First World War & more generally American & Canadian military + international history. Proud @greatwargroup.bsky.social member!
Sending out good vibes.
Sending out good vibes.
New! On my Substack: War Memorial Monday. This summer I'll be sharing war memorials from around the world that I've visited along with stories of the places, people and connections to the war they represent. Today it's francophone communities in Manitoba: open.substack.com/pub/akimling...
June 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
New! On my Substack: War Memorial Monday. This summer I'll be sharing war memorials from around the world that I've visited along with stories of the places, people and connections to the war they represent. Today it's francophone communities in Manitoba: open.substack.com/pub/akimling...
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The Society for Military History is now archiving historical materials related to military history that are disappearing from federal or state websites. We are open to submissions, anonymously or otherwise. Please see www.smh-hq.org/archivedreso... and note there the submission links.
Archived Resources | The Society for Military History
www.smh-hq.org
April 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Society for Military History is now archiving historical materials related to military history that are disappearing from federal or state websites. We are open to submissions, anonymously or otherwise. Please see www.smh-hq.org/archivedreso... and note there the submission links.
Un gros MERCI to the French national archives - emailed looking for some guidance on documents that they not only found for me, but digitized and sent by email. Heroes.
March 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Un gros MERCI to the French national archives - emailed looking for some guidance on documents that they not only found for me, but digitized and sent by email. Heroes.
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I'd almost forgotten I had ever created this. Only came to mind today when someone mentioned it elsewhere. And this is why I give my full support to Canada. #WW1 #FWW #Canada #Ypres www.longlongtrail.co.uk/battlefields...
Battlefield tour "Canada at Ypres" - The Long, Long Trail
Introduction See all the main sites associated with the Canadian forces fighting in the Ypres salient and pass through the battlefield areas […]
www.longlongtrail.co.uk
March 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I'd almost forgotten I had ever created this. Only came to mind today when someone mentioned it elsewhere. And this is why I give my full support to Canada. #WW1 #FWW #Canada #Ypres www.longlongtrail.co.uk/battlefields...
Archival visit today hitting hard - looking at documents related to the unveiling of the Canada Cross at Arlington National Cemetery.
March 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Archival visit today hitting hard - looking at documents related to the unveiling of the Canada Cross at Arlington National Cemetery.
Bristol or bust ! May the countdown begin.
Dates and venue for our 2025 conference have now been announced. Join the Great War Group via this link in order to take part in this year’s event, dedicated to learning about the Great War, with a group of like minded history nerds 🤓
greatwargroup.com/about/
greatwargroup.com/about/
March 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Bristol or bust ! May the countdown begin.
My question is - then how come the Mexican food sucks here? I’ll believe this when I can find a decent burrito.
“Those nasty Canadians are ripping us off and are controlled by Mexican cartels. They’re poisoning us with fentanyl and need to become the 51st state or they will pay a high price” is a belief that literally ZERO Americans had six weeks ago. It’s entirely invented from scratch.
March 6, 2025 at 4:59 AM
My question is - then how come the Mexican food sucks here? I’ll believe this when I can find a decent burrito.
Scenes from Ontario. Elbows up.
March 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Scenes from Ontario. Elbows up.
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Here's a fact most Americans don't know:
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world.
The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits.
We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world.
The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits.
We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.
February 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Here's a fact most Americans don't know:
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world.
The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits.
We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world.
The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits.
We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.
I don’t have a lot of positive thoughts or things to say right now, but here is my cat and she has no idea what a tariff is.
February 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I don’t have a lot of positive thoughts or things to say right now, but here is my cat and she has no idea what a tariff is.
We literally fight and defend ourselves and each other side by side, together.
We manufacture and grow and produce things, together.
This tariff war is complete insanity and self-destructive.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-figh...
We manufacture and grow and produce things, together.
This tariff war is complete insanity and self-destructive.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-figh...
Fighter jets scrambled from Alaska and Canada as Russian warplanes spotted in the Arctic, NORAD says
Several hours later, NORAD said it also scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Alaska to Greenland.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We literally fight and defend ourselves and each other side by side, together.
We manufacture and grow and produce things, together.
This tariff war is complete insanity and self-destructive.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-figh...
We manufacture and grow and produce things, together.
This tariff war is complete insanity and self-destructive.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-figh...
The Rideau Canal Skateway opened today! I have been looking forward to winter in Ottawa, I am a winter girl at heart.
January 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The Rideau Canal Skateway opened today! I have been looking forward to winter in Ottawa, I am a winter girl at heart.
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New Year’s Morning battlefield walk to Lost Avenue in Gettysburg 🇺🇸
January 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New Year’s Morning battlefield walk to Lost Avenue in Gettysburg 🇺🇸
More Gettysburg today, a hike in a less traveled area of the battlefield. Walking the ground like this connects the books and stories to the physical world, and I always leave with a renewed vigor to learn more. Having awesome people to share it with makes it all the better. Happy New Year!
January 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
More Gettysburg today, a hike in a less traveled area of the battlefield. Walking the ground like this connects the books and stories to the physical world, and I always leave with a renewed vigor to learn more. Having awesome people to share it with makes it all the better. Happy New Year!
Wrapping up 2024 in the best way possible - battlefielding at Gettysburg. Checking out the newly updated Little Round Top, paying homage to the Minnesota boys and wishing General George Meade a Happy 209th Birthday.
December 31, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Wrapping up 2024 in the best way possible - battlefielding at Gettysburg. Checking out the newly updated Little Round Top, paying homage to the Minnesota boys and wishing General George Meade a Happy 209th Birthday.
Love that the chief war bore went to see my local war memorial!
City and county workers pass by the names of Ramsey County war dead every day - Memorial Hall in Saint Paul City Hall / Ramsey County Courthouse was dedicated to them, the names are inscribed in marble in this lovely art deco building.
City and county workers pass by the names of Ramsey County war dead every day - Memorial Hall in Saint Paul City Hall / Ramsey County Courthouse was dedicated to them, the names are inscribed in marble in this lovely art deco building.
And after Prince, on a tip from @akimlinger.bsky.social the stunning art deco memorial for Ramsay County at the Court House in St. Paul
December 20, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Love that the chief war bore went to see my local war memorial!
City and county workers pass by the names of Ramsey County war dead every day - Memorial Hall in Saint Paul City Hall / Ramsey County Courthouse was dedicated to them, the names are inscribed in marble in this lovely art deco building.
City and county workers pass by the names of Ramsey County war dead every day - Memorial Hall in Saint Paul City Hall / Ramsey County Courthouse was dedicated to them, the names are inscribed in marble in this lovely art deco building.
Can’t wait for this one to make it to 🇨🇦!
If you haven’t followed the GWG yet on BlueSky, be sure to.
If you haven’t followed the GWG yet on BlueSky, be sure to.
It’s always a little later for November because of conference, but we’re particularly proud of this edition of Salient Points!
You can find out how to join at greatwargroup.com 🧵
You can find out how to join at greatwargroup.com 🧵
December 1, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Can’t wait for this one to make it to 🇨🇦!
If you haven’t followed the GWG yet on BlueSky, be sure to.
If you haven’t followed the GWG yet on BlueSky, be sure to.
What are the mental gymnastics you play with yourself to be productive?
When I need to start writing a paper, I have to make the document title something super non-threatening. Right now one my term paper drafts is titled "Blank Page."
When I need to start writing a paper, I have to make the document title something super non-threatening. Right now one my term paper drafts is titled "Blank Page."
November 27, 2024 at 4:47 PM
What are the mental gymnastics you play with yourself to be productive?
When I need to start writing a paper, I have to make the document title something super non-threatening. Right now one my term paper drafts is titled "Blank Page."
When I need to start writing a paper, I have to make the document title something super non-threatening. Right now one my term paper drafts is titled "Blank Page."
First time at LAC! The real fun begins!
November 22, 2024 at 3:41 PM
First time at LAC! The real fun begins!
Every time I find one of my old mutual follows on Bluesky
a man and a woman are dancing in a room with their arms in the air
ALT: a man and a woman are dancing in a room with their arms in the air
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November 20, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Every time I find one of my old mutual follows on Bluesky
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Today’s full length feature is up. In 1983 a biographer of George V called him a coward for not offering asylum to the Tsar.
Find out how it wasn’t his decision to make, why politically it would have been a terrible idea, and what a devastated King did do for his tragic Russian relatives…
Find out how it wasn’t his decision to make, why politically it would have been a terrible idea, and what a devastated King did do for his tragic Russian relatives…
FULL FEATURE: George V and the Fate of the Romanovs
In 1983 Kenneth Rose, a biographer of King George V, wrote that: “the British Government would willingly have offered [the Russian Imperial Family] asylum but for the fears expressed by Buckingham Pal...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Today’s full length feature is up. In 1983 a biographer of George V called him a coward for not offering asylum to the Tsar.
Find out how it wasn’t his decision to make, why politically it would have been a terrible idea, and what a devastated King did do for his tragic Russian relatives…
Find out how it wasn’t his decision to make, why politically it would have been a terrible idea, and what a devastated King did do for his tragic Russian relatives…
For the past few weeks I’ve been knee-deep in the Cold War for my courses, including a project on the Cuban Missile Crisis. So many interesting aspects to it but my favorite thing continues to be how President Kennedy was reading the recently published Guns of August and it influenced his decisions.
November 19, 2024 at 1:30 PM
For the past few weeks I’ve been knee-deep in the Cold War for my courses, including a project on the Cuban Missile Crisis. So many interesting aspects to it but my favorite thing continues to be how President Kennedy was reading the recently published Guns of August and it influenced his decisions.
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I need everyone’s input on a very important matter.
What is *the best* hot chocolate mix? For making at home.
Bonus points if it’s available in Canada.
What is *the best* hot chocolate mix? For making at home.
Bonus points if it’s available in Canada.
November 18, 2024 at 1:56 PM
I need everyone’s input on a very important matter.
What is *the best* hot chocolate mix? For making at home.
Bonus points if it’s available in Canada.
What is *the best* hot chocolate mix? For making at home.
Bonus points if it’s available in Canada.