Megan Smolenyak
@megansmolenyak.com
Lifelong genealogist & stubborn solver of history mysteries. Don't try to hide from me. I *will* find you.
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#genealogy #history #democracy
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#genealogy #history #democracy
TFW you notice that AI changed a teamster into a "tea master." 😏 #genealogy
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
TFW you notice that AI changed a teamster into a "tea master." 😏 #genealogy
Worth taking a few minutes to see all that Reclaim the Records has done for us just in 2025! #genealogy
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Reclaim The Records Year in Review 2025 - Reclaim The Records
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January 2, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Worth taking a few minutes to see all that Reclaim the Records has done for us just in 2025! #genealogy
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Astonishing figures. Guessing that many of my fellow genealogists are among that 4% that does half the reading.
NEW: How many books did you read this year? If it was more than 2, congrats: you read more than the median American.
Read on for way more @today.yougov.com polling from me on America's book-reading habits in 2025. 1/
Read on for way more @today.yougov.com polling from me on America's book-reading habits in 2025. 1/
December 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Astonishing figures. Guessing that many of my fellow genealogists are among that 4% that does half the reading.
In this week’s roundup, preserving family stories, the unsung heroes of genealogy, an intriguing look at maiden names, and more!
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Genealogy Roundup, December 31 - Megan Smolenyak
In this week’s roundup, preserving family stories, the unsung heroes of genealogy, an intriguing look at maiden names, and more!
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December 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
In this week’s roundup, preserving family stories, the unsung heroes of genealogy, an intriguing look at maiden names, and more!
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What does it say about me that I can't wait for this movie?? 😆🐑🐑🐑
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Chris O’Dowd among star-studded cast of new film featuring talking sheep | The Irish Post
IRISH actor Chris O’Dowd is among the star-studded cast of a new murder mystery film being led by...
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December 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
What does it say about me that I can't wait for this movie?? 😆🐑🐑🐑
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Some interesting predictions here. #genealogy
December 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Some interesting predictions here. #genealogy
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Had great fun chatting about my girl, Annie Moore, with Damian Shiels!
Thanks Marian! I have it's a great book, we had Megan on the Transatlantic podcast to chat about it: shows.acast.com/transatlanti...
18. Annie Moore: The First Immigrant through Ellis Island | Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast
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December 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Had great fun chatting about my girl, Annie Moore, with Damian Shiels!
A life well lived, but still heartbreaking.
Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.
George, Edwin and Josephine Moran
Ed, Caroline, Jack, Rose and Rory
George, Edwin and Josephine Moran
Ed, Caroline, Jack, Rose and Rory
December 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A life well lived, but still heartbreaking.
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We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
December 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
I arrived one morning for a corporate gig I was doing and for some reason, it was in a waterfront condo in Baltimore. It was so early that almost no one else was around - except Bill Cosby. We encountered each other in a door way, both did quick double takes, and then walked on.
Please quote this from the time you didn't interact with someone famous.
I was visiting with family in New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the same time that Mother Theresa was there visiting her Missionaries of Charity. The bishop held a Mass for her at the church where I was baptized. I didn't go.
I was visiting with family in New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the same time that Mother Theresa was there visiting her Missionaries of Charity. The bishop held a Mass for her at the church where I was baptized. I didn't go.
Catching a train from Bristol Temple Meads, but they shifted the service along the platform because a scene from THE OUTLAWS was being shot where it would usually come in. The scene featured Christopher Walken and Stephen Merchant, but my train came before they shot it so I didn't see either of 'em.
December 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I arrived one morning for a corporate gig I was doing and for some reason, it was in a waterfront condo in Baltimore. It was so early that almost no one else was around - except Bill Cosby. We encountered each other in a door way, both did quick double takes, and then walked on.
Every family has a history. Here’s how to make sure it’s handed down. wapo.st/4qvRW9J #genealogy
Opinion | Every family has a history. Here’s how to make sure it’s handed down.
What happens when the children are the historians.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Every family has a history. Here’s how to make sure it’s handed down. wapo.st/4qvRW9J #genealogy
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
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Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
December 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
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Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
December 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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‘The hidden engine room’: how amateur historians are powering genealogical research www.theguardian.com/education/20...
‘The hidden engine room’: how amateur historians are powering genealogical research
Wealth of datasets compiled as private passions are now a goldmine for those hunting for their ancestors
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December 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Read this. Merry Christmas indeed
December 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Read this. Merry Christmas indeed