Rob (MaineRoots)
@maineroots.bsky.social
Genealogist focused on New England & Denmark, cocktail bon vivant and tippler by night, fan of LGBTQ history and German literature. I'm probably watching Criterion Channel or TCM.
“If I could start this story fairly with an account of my infancy, going no farther back than my parents, I would certainly do so, for genealogies and family histories are tedious.” —Tiberius Claudius in “I, Claudius” by Robert Graves
February 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“If I could start this story fairly with an account of my infancy, going no farther back than my parents, I would certainly do so, for genealogies and family histories are tedious.” —Tiberius Claudius in “I, Claudius” by Robert Graves
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Professor who teaches African American studies here. If your school eliminates or bans it, I will personally host free zoom sessions, provide resources, or answer questions for students, parents/guardians, or teachers who are interested in learning or discussing African American studies.
Linda McMahon, Trump’s nominee for education secretary, said she’s not “quite certain” whether African American studies would be allowed under Trump’s executive order
Here’s What Linda McMahon, Nominee for Education Secretary, Had to Say About Higher Ed
She discussed dismantling the Education Department, investigating colleges over antisemitism and DEI, and increasing access to noncollege opportunities.
www.chronicle.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Professor who teaches African American studies here. If your school eliminates or bans it, I will personally host free zoom sessions, provide resources, or answer questions for students, parents/guardians, or teachers who are interested in learning or discussing African American studies.
Here's an interesting long-read interview with Ryan Woods and Lindsay Fulton at American Ancestors in Boston about Harvard partnering with them to advance descendant research in the "Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative". news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... #genealogy
Harvard, American Ancestors expand efforts to reconstruct family histories — Harvard Gazette
Partnership laying groundwork for University to engage with direct descendants of those who were enslaved.
news.harvard.edu
February 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Here's an interesting long-read interview with Ryan Woods and Lindsay Fulton at American Ancestors in Boston about Harvard partnering with them to advance descendant research in the "Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative". news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... #genealogy
"Harvard University Expands Partnership with American Ancestors in Support of Slavery Remembrance Program" www.harvard.edu/vice-provost... #genealogy
Harvard University Expands Partnership with American Ancestors in Support of Slavery Remembrance Program
Harvard University has expanded its existing partnership with American Ancestors, a national center for family history, heritage, and culture, and the oldest genealogical nonprofit in America. As part...
www.harvard.edu
February 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Harvard University Expands Partnership with American Ancestors in Support of Slavery Remembrance Program" www.harvard.edu/vice-provost... #genealogy
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Watch to the end to meet my favorite office assistant 🤣
More info on our symposium and registration here: genealogyheadquarters.com/education/
#genealogy #germany #history
More info on our symposium and registration here: genealogyheadquarters.com/education/
#genealogy #germany #history
February 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Watch to the end to meet my favorite office assistant 🤣
More info on our symposium and registration here: genealogyheadquarters.com/education/
#genealogy #germany #history
More info on our symposium and registration here: genealogyheadquarters.com/education/
#genealogy #germany #history
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The Archivist of the United States has been fired in the purge.
February 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Archivist of the United States has been fired in the purge.
If you need some peace of mind in the evening, try listening to the gorgeous Blue Note jazz tracks mentioned in this excellent NYTimes article (includes links to Spotify & Apple Music). [Gift article link--free without subscription.] www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/a...
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Blue Note Records (Gift Article)
This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — and it’s still going. Hear tracks by Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Robert Glasper and more from the Blue Note catalog.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
If you need some peace of mind in the evening, try listening to the gorgeous Blue Note jazz tracks mentioned in this excellent NYTimes article (includes links to Spotify & Apple Music). [Gift article link--free without subscription.] www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/a...
Woohoo! I got the newly published “Forensic Genealogy: Theory and Practice.” Congratulations to authors Michael S. Ramage and Catherine B. W. Desmarais! www.ngsgenealogy.org/forensic-gen... #genealogy
February 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Woohoo! I got the newly published “Forensic Genealogy: Theory and Practice.” Congratulations to authors Michael S. Ramage and Catherine B. W. Desmarais! www.ngsgenealogy.org/forensic-gen... #genealogy
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It is clear that data critical to genealogy (and other disciplines) is being systematically stripped from federal websites. Census Bureau data IS being removed, and census data geeks at IPUMS verify and are taking whatever steps they can to preserve the data for the future. Scary times we live in.
February 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It is clear that data critical to genealogy (and other disciplines) is being systematically stripped from federal websites. Census Bureau data IS being removed, and census data geeks at IPUMS verify and are taking whatever steps they can to preserve the data for the future. Scary times we live in.
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The difference between liberal 'resistance' and actually principled refusal in the face of unjust commands that cause harm to others is "Do not obey in advance" vs "Do not obey, period."
February 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The difference between liberal 'resistance' and actually principled refusal in the face of unjust commands that cause harm to others is "Do not obey in advance" vs "Do not obey, period."
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honestly that was an extraordinary speech which I kinda recommend watching in full (starts 1:14)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces Canada's response to U.S. tariffs – February 1, 2025
YouTube video by cpac
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:55 AM
honestly that was an extraordinary speech which I kinda recommend watching in full (starts 1:14)
Super moon tonight.
November 16, 2024 at 4:46 AM
Super moon tonight.
In vain we look, in vain uplift
Our eyes to heaven, if we are blind,
We see but what we have the gift
Of seeing; what we bring we find.
—"Moonlight," by our beloved Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Our eyes to heaven, if we are blind,
We see but what we have the gift
Of seeing; what we bring we find.
—"Moonlight," by our beloved Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
November 16, 2024 at 4:22 AM
In vain we look, in vain uplift
Our eyes to heaven, if we are blind,
We see but what we have the gift
Of seeing; what we bring we find.
—"Moonlight," by our beloved Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Our eyes to heaven, if we are blind,
We see but what we have the gift
Of seeing; what we bring we find.
—"Moonlight," by our beloved Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Illusion! Underneath there lies
The common life of every day;
Only the spirit glorifies
With its own tints the sober gray.
The common life of every day;
Only the spirit glorifies
With its own tints the sober gray.
November 16, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Illusion! Underneath there lies
The common life of every day;
Only the spirit glorifies
With its own tints the sober gray.
The common life of every day;
Only the spirit glorifies
With its own tints the sober gray.
The very ground beneath my feet
Is clothed with a diviner air;
White marble paves the silent street
And glimmers in the empty square.
Is clothed with a diviner air;
White marble paves the silent street
And glimmers in the empty square.
November 16, 2024 at 4:20 AM
The very ground beneath my feet
Is clothed with a diviner air;
White marble paves the silent street
And glimmers in the empty square.
Is clothed with a diviner air;
White marble paves the silent street
And glimmers in the empty square.
One mass of shade,
The elm-trees drop their curtains down;
By palace, park, and colonnade
I walk as in a foreign town.
The elm-trees drop their curtains down;
By palace, park, and colonnade
I walk as in a foreign town.
November 16, 2024 at 4:19 AM
One mass of shade,
The elm-trees drop their curtains down;
By palace, park, and colonnade
I walk as in a foreign town.
The elm-trees drop their curtains down;
By palace, park, and colonnade
I walk as in a foreign town.
All things are changed.
November 16, 2024 at 4:18 AM
All things are changed.
Until at last, serene and proud
In all the splendor of her light,
She walks the terraces of cloud,
Supreme as Empress of the Night.
I look, but recognize no more
Objects familiar to my view;
The very pathway to my door
Is an enchanted avenue.
In all the splendor of her light,
She walks the terraces of cloud,
Supreme as Empress of the Night.
I look, but recognize no more
Objects familiar to my view;
The very pathway to my door
Is an enchanted avenue.
November 16, 2024 at 4:17 AM
Until at last, serene and proud
In all the splendor of her light,
She walks the terraces of cloud,
Supreme as Empress of the Night.
I look, but recognize no more
Objects familiar to my view;
The very pathway to my door
Is an enchanted avenue.
In all the splendor of her light,
She walks the terraces of cloud,
Supreme as Empress of the Night.
I look, but recognize no more
Objects familiar to my view;
The very pathway to my door
Is an enchanted avenue.
As a pale phantom with a lamp
Ascends some ruin's haunted stair,
So glides the moon along the damp
Mysterious chambers of the air.
Now hidden in cloud, and now revealed,
As if this phantom, full of pain,
Were by the crumbling walls concealed,
And at the windows seen again.
Ascends some ruin's haunted stair,
So glides the moon along the damp
Mysterious chambers of the air.
Now hidden in cloud, and now revealed,
As if this phantom, full of pain,
Were by the crumbling walls concealed,
And at the windows seen again.
November 16, 2024 at 4:17 AM
As a pale phantom with a lamp
Ascends some ruin's haunted stair,
So glides the moon along the damp
Mysterious chambers of the air.
Now hidden in cloud, and now revealed,
As if this phantom, full of pain,
Were by the crumbling walls concealed,
And at the windows seen again.
Ascends some ruin's haunted stair,
So glides the moon along the damp
Mysterious chambers of the air.
Now hidden in cloud, and now revealed,
As if this phantom, full of pain,
Were by the crumbling walls concealed,
And at the windows seen again.
This song of mine
Is a Song of the Vine,
To be sung by the glowing embers
Of wayside inns,
When the rain begins
To darken the drear Novembers.
Is a Song of the Vine,
To be sung by the glowing embers
Of wayside inns,
When the rain begins
To darken the drear Novembers.
November 13, 2024 at 3:34 AM
This song of mine
Is a Song of the Vine,
To be sung by the glowing embers
Of wayside inns,
When the rain begins
To darken the drear Novembers.
Is a Song of the Vine,
To be sung by the glowing embers
Of wayside inns,
When the rain begins
To darken the drear Novembers.