Katie Nappi
@katienappi.bsky.social
Genealogist. Retired from corporate America and living my best life! Proud Army veteran, sailing enthusiast, and mom.
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Katie Nappi
@katienappi.bsky.social
· Nov 14
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I’m pursuing my second act as a genealogist after retiring from corporate America. Obsessed with all things genealogy and love solving mysteries with the help of DNA!
I also run a youth sailing program in southwest Ohio. ⛵️
Army vet, girl mom, cat mom, and defender of democracy.
I’m pursuing my second act as a genealogist after retiring from corporate America. Obsessed with all things genealogy and love solving mysteries with the help of DNA!
I also run a youth sailing program in southwest Ohio. ⛵️
Army vet, girl mom, cat mom, and defender of democracy.
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Remember 23andMe? The company that gave customers saliva-based DNA testing kits to learn about their ancestry? Founded in 2006, the company also conducted health research and drug development.
One Tech Tip: How to protect your 23andMe genetic data
Remember 23andMe? The company that gave customers saliva-based DNA testing kits to learn about their ancestry?
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June 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Remember 23andMe? The company that gave customers saliva-based DNA testing kits to learn about their ancestry? Founded in 2006, the company also conducted health research and drug development.
Traveled out to Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park, where my third great grandfather was a prisoner during the Civil War. #genealogy
April 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Traveled out to Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park, where my third great grandfather was a prisoner during the Civil War. #genealogy
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Thinking of summer and warmth. Cuttyhunk. #photography #cuttyhunk
April 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Thinking of summer and warmth. Cuttyhunk. #photography #cuttyhunk
Bracing for another day of watching my life savings decimated by an incompetent fool.
Time for Congress to act to stop this madness.
Time for Congress to act to stop this madness.
April 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Bracing for another day of watching my life savings decimated by an incompetent fool.
Time for Congress to act to stop this madness.
Time for Congress to act to stop this madness.
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When the California biotech firm filed for bankruptcy, there was one looming question for customers: What's going to happen to my data?
How to delete your 23andMe data after the company filed for bankruptcy
When the California biotech firm filed for bankruptcy, there was one looming question for customers: What's going to happen to my data?
www.npr.org
March 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When the California biotech firm filed for bankruptcy, there was one looming question for customers: What's going to happen to my data?
Look what came in the mail today!!! My first FOIA response from the VA!! @reclaimtherecords.org
March 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Look what came in the mail today!!! My first FOIA response from the VA!! @reclaimtherecords.org
Congrats @lxmack.bsky.social ! Can’t wait to read your new book!
Today is the day! I am thrilled to announce the release of my book Talking to Stakeholders. It's a "Hot New Release" in Business Communication Skills" and if you act fast you can snag a digital copy for $1.99. amzn.to/4bDsJnI
Talking to Stakeholders: How to Add Value and Make An Impact by Building Strategic Relationships
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March 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Congrats @lxmack.bsky.social ! Can’t wait to read your new book!
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#genealogy in the news
Their job is to **identify American soldiers** killed in combat and Trump has told them to stand down and stop their work.
"Forensic genealogists who help identify U.S. soldiers killed in combat were told to pause their efforts..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"Forensic genealogists who help identify U.S. soldiers killed in combat were told to pause their efforts..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
DOGE’s $1 spending card limit touches everything from military research to trash pickup
The crackdown on routine expenses is part of a campaign by the president and Elon Musk to reset the scope and mission of America’s sprawling bureaucracy.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
#genealogy in the news
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NEW: Among the work jammed up by the Trump administration's freeze on government purchase cards is genealogy research that the Army sees as essential to identify the remains of soldiers who went missing in combat.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
March 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
NEW: Among the work jammed up by the Trump administration's freeze on government purchase cards is genealogy research that the Army sees as essential to identify the remains of soldiers who went missing in combat.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
In honor of International Women’s Day, I wanted to celebrate Kristen Ohliger, the first female Apache pilot in the National Guard! Krissy and I were “battle buddies” at Army ROTC Advanced Camp in the summer of 1990. youtu.be/GwlpgBZvrOo?...
1st Female Apache Pilot in the National Guard
YouTube video by NCNationalGuard
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March 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
In honor of International Women’s Day, I wanted to celebrate Kristen Ohliger, the first female Apache pilot in the National Guard! Krissy and I were “battle buddies” at Army ROTC Advanced Camp in the summer of 1990. youtu.be/GwlpgBZvrOo?...
Looking forward to virtually attending #rootstech !!
March 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Looking forward to virtually attending #rootstech !!
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You don’t have to travel to Salt Lake City to take advantage of #RootsTech. Plus you can do it on your time. tinyurl.com/k67pdted
Attending RootsTech Virtually in 2025
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for attending the RootsTech 2025 conference virtually.
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March 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
You don’t have to travel to Salt Lake City to take advantage of #RootsTech. Plus you can do it on your time. tinyurl.com/k67pdted
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The recording of the 2 March webinar "Saving A Nation’s Stories: The US National Archives and Why Advocacy Matters" is now available for viewing at www.apgen.org/advocacy.php. Thanks to our panelists and presentation underwriter Civil War Records. Available for a limited time.
March 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The recording of the 2 March webinar "Saving A Nation’s Stories: The US National Archives and Why Advocacy Matters" is now available for viewing at www.apgen.org/advocacy.php. Thanks to our panelists and presentation underwriter Civil War Records. Available for a limited time.
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It's here!!! Every year, I look forward to @bbfulton3.bsky.social's Oscars roundup. Check it out:
March 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It's here!!! Every year, I look forward to @bbfulton3.bsky.social's Oscars roundup. Check it out:
Could not agree more!
Members of #congress and big company #CEOs: the longer you refrain from speaking up, the more awkward it will be *for you* when you finally do. Link proverbial arms and do it together, today.
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The Two Groups Who *Do* Need to Do More, Stat
If I’m going to stick to my original plan to publish only once every two weeks, things are going to have to calm the f*** down.
kategace.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Could not agree more!
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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
Erin is the real deal! So impressed that we have such a phenomenally qualified candidate running for my local school board this year!!
February 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Erin is the real deal! So impressed that we have such a phenomenally qualified candidate running for my local school board this year!!
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Hey friends - I'm running for a seat on the Forest Hills board of education in November's election.
Our kids and community deserve a board that's willing to take the job seriously, do the work professionally, and put students at the center of its decision making.
Join me!
votejeffnye.com
Our kids and community deserve a board that's willing to take the job seriously, do the work professionally, and put students at the center of its decision making.
Join me!
votejeffnye.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Hey friends - I'm running for a seat on the Forest Hills board of education in November's election.
Our kids and community deserve a board that's willing to take the job seriously, do the work professionally, and put students at the center of its decision making.
Join me!
votejeffnye.com
Our kids and community deserve a board that's willing to take the job seriously, do the work professionally, and put students at the center of its decision making.
Join me!
votejeffnye.com
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This--still up on the CDC's website--was a thing #scientists accomplished when we (a bipartisan we) supported them and their work. Today, an unvaccinated child in Texas died and @apnews.com reports that vaccine skeptic/HHS secretary RFK Jr. "dismissed the Texas outbreak as 'not unusual.'"
February 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This--still up on the CDC's website--was a thing #scientists accomplished when we (a bipartisan we) supported them and their work. Today, an unvaccinated child in Texas died and @apnews.com reports that vaccine skeptic/HHS secretary RFK Jr. "dismissed the Texas outbreak as 'not unusual.'"
Late winter wildflowers are making an appearance. #wildflowers
February 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Late winter wildflowers are making an appearance. #wildflowers
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Update: BIRLS.org has now sent 12,400+ #FOIA requests in just the ~63 days since launch.
That's ~20% of what the VBA (the relevant sub-agency within the VA) usually gets in a single *year*!
And yet the letters *are* going out, and some people are starting to get their C-Files too. Kudos to the VA!
That's ~20% of what the VBA (the relevant sub-agency within the VA) usually gets in a single *year*!
And yet the letters *are* going out, and some people are starting to get their C-Files too. Kudos to the VA!
Search the BIRLS Database - over 18 million records about deceased US veterans, from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, now online and FREE from Reclaim The Records
Search the BIRLS Database - over 18 million records about deceased US veterans, from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, now online and FREE from Reclaim The Records
BIRLS.org
February 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Join APG on 2 March for a FREE webinar about the importance of the U.S. National Archives in our profession and how YOU can effectively engage with legislators to support archival access. Open to all; register at bit.ly/4hPJXRg. This presentation is underwritten by Civil War Records.
February 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Join APG on 2 March for a FREE webinar about the importance of the U.S. National Archives in our profession and how YOU can effectively engage with legislators to support archival access. Open to all; register at bit.ly/4hPJXRg. This presentation is underwritten by Civil War Records.
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Join APG on 2 March for a FREE webinar about the importance of the U.S. National Archives in our profession and how YOU can effectively engage with legislators to support archival access. Open to all; register at bit.ly/4hPJXRg. This presentation is underwritten by Civil War Records.
February 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Join APG on 2 March for a FREE webinar about the importance of the U.S. National Archives in our profession and how YOU can effectively engage with legislators to support archival access. Open to all; register at bit.ly/4hPJXRg. This presentation is underwritten by Civil War Records.
Are we great yet? 😡
But confusion over what's allowed under DEI directives has led to the removal of a poster of a child in a wheelchair and ended a lesson about women in science.
An organization that advocates on behalf of military children is urging Congress to pause the implementation of those orders:
An organization that advocates on behalf of military children is urging Congress to pause the implementation of those orders:
PTSA asks Congress for help to clarify rules at Defense Department schools on DEI directives
A private organization that advocates on behalf of military children in Europe is urging Congress to pause the implementation of executive orders on DEI policies for much longer and require Pentagon l...
www.stripes.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Are we great yet? 😡
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Are you a journalist, genealogist or historian who has ever used records from the National Archives? It's time to step up and take some simple steps to preserve federal records. And save our nation's history. Please visit this website. And share widely.
fundnara.com
fundnara.com
fundNARA.com - Congress must fund the National Archives at the current level!
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides core government functions necessary to preserve, protect, and make accessible records from all three branches of the federal government...
fundnara.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Are you a journalist, genealogist or historian who has ever used records from the National Archives? It's time to step up and take some simple steps to preserve federal records. And save our nation's history. Please visit this website. And share widely.
fundnara.com
fundnara.com