SusanM
@samcaligal.bsky.social
Family historian, travel enthusiast, ret. public health nurse, reader, writer, & researcher, author of two books on early French-Canadian history. California - USA
Website: www.tracingsbysam.com
Website: www.tracingsbysam.com
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SusanM
@samcaligal.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Genealogy Tip Use local history to paint a more complete picture of your ancestor’s life. If you have #FrenchCanadian ancestry, these two books will be useful.
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Thank you Eugene Goodman for saving Democracy during the Capitol insurrection #January6th
January 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Thank you Eugene Goodman for saving Democracy during the Capitol insurrection #January6th
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Never forget.
January 6, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Never forget.
I am smiling. ☺️ Thank you.
January 6, 2026 at 7:03 AM
I am smiling. ☺️ Thank you.
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Reading A Guide to Tracing Your Donegal Ancestors and the first thing in the summary is that Donegal has fewer genealogical records than most of Ireland.
Thanks, ancestors! You couldn't settle somewhere with a plethora of records? lol
This also explains why my line ends with my 3rd ggparents
Thanks, ancestors! You couldn't settle somewhere with a plethora of records? lol
This also explains why my line ends with my 3rd ggparents
January 6, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Reading A Guide to Tracing Your Donegal Ancestors and the first thing in the summary is that Donegal has fewer genealogical records than most of Ireland.
Thanks, ancestors! You couldn't settle somewhere with a plethora of records? lol
This also explains why my line ends with my 3rd ggparents
Thanks, ancestors! You couldn't settle somewhere with a plethora of records? lol
This also explains why my line ends with my 3rd ggparents
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January 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
And then there are the Epstein files and a noncompliant court.
January 5, 2026 at 8:20 PM
And then there are the Epstein files and a noncompliant court.
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I absolutely HATE it when Marjorie Taylor Greene makes sense.
January 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I absolutely HATE it when Marjorie Taylor Greene makes sense.
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#Genealogy #FamilyHistory ICYMI, here are 5 most popular posts from 2025 on my genealogy blog. Topics are bloggers, new Find a Grave memorials, FamSearch collaborative tree, full-text search on FamSearch, downloading gedcoms to backup online trees climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2026/01/my-t...
My Top 5 Blog Posts of 2025
Genealogy research and commentary by Marian Burk Wood, speaker and author of "Planning a Future for Your Family's Past," available from Amazon.com.
climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory ICYMI, here are 5 most popular posts from 2025 on my genealogy blog. Topics are bloggers, new Find a Grave memorials, FamSearch collaborative tree, full-text search on FamSearch, downloading gedcoms to backup online trees climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2026/01/my-t...
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You don’t need a paid subscription to make real progress in your family history. Some of the most powerful genealogy tools are completely free.
Here are five free genealogy websites every researcher should know. #genealogy
Here are five free genealogy websites every researcher should know. #genealogy
January 5, 2026 at 3:07 PM
You don’t need a paid subscription to make real progress in your family history. Some of the most powerful genealogy tools are completely free.
Here are five free genealogy websites every researcher should know. #genealogy
Here are five free genealogy websites every researcher should know. #genealogy
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NEWS: Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Mark and Melissa Hortman, released statements after Trump reposted false claims about their parents’ deaths. Sophie Hortman urged Trump to remove the post, saying, “I ask President Trump to please consider the pain and sadness we have faced.”
January 5, 2026 at 1:34 AM
NEWS: Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Mark and Melissa Hortman, released statements after Trump reposted false claims about their parents’ deaths. Sophie Hortman urged Trump to remove the post, saying, “I ask President Trump to please consider the pain and sadness we have faced.”
My FAVORITE resources for research on the #FrenchCanadian Pioneers ... Check out the list!
www.tracingsbysam.com/frenchcan.html
www.tracingsbysam.com/frenchcan.html
January 5, 2026 at 2:18 AM
My FAVORITE resources for research on the #FrenchCanadian Pioneers ... Check out the list!
www.tracingsbysam.com/frenchcan.html
www.tracingsbysam.com/frenchcan.html
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These people are out of their minds. They are endangering the whole world. This has to stop. This is the wife of the man who is currently running foreign policy for the United States:
January 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
These people are out of their minds. They are endangering the whole world. This has to stop. This is the wife of the man who is currently running foreign policy for the United States:
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My next Scottish Research Online course through Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd starts tomorrow, Monday 5th, and there are still spaces available if interested in improving your genealogy research knowledge for 2026! scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/11/scot... #genealogy #Scotland
Scottish Research Online course returns 5 January 2026
From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.
scottishgenes.blogspot.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
My next Scottish Research Online course through Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd starts tomorrow, Monday 5th, and there are still spaces available if interested in improving your genealogy research knowledge for 2026! scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/11/scot... #genealogy #Scotland
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If ever there were a time you might want a separate but equal branch of the United States government to run a check on the president, it would be now ….
January 4, 2026 at 1:14 PM
If ever there were a time you might want a separate but equal branch of the United States government to run a check on the president, it would be now ….
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Rep. Seth Moulton comes on CNN and starts by saying: "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading / occupying / running Venezuela does not solve any of them."
January 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Rep. Seth Moulton comes on CNN and starts by saying: "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading / occupying / running Venezuela does not solve any of them."
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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More reaction to Maduro’s “arrest”
January 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
More reaction to Maduro’s “arrest”
We didn’t know these girls existed until we found their markers. And then a second cousin shared info from the family bible she inherited. Their mother (husband’s g-grandma) lost 3 of 6 children to childhood illnesses now preventable with vaccines.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
We didn’t know these girls existed until we found their markers. And then a second cousin shared info from the family bible she inherited. Their mother (husband’s g-grandma) lost 3 of 6 children to childhood illnesses now preventable with vaccines.
My FAVORITE resources for research on the #FrenchCanadian Pioneers ... Check out the list!
www.tracingsbysam.com/frenchcan.html
www.tracingsbysam.com/frenchcan.html
Resources for Research on French-Canadian Ancestors
Resources for research on the French-Canadian pioneers who settled in Quebec in the 17th Century
www.tracingsbysam.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
My FAVORITE resources for research on the #FrenchCanadian Pioneers ... Check out the list!
www.tracingsbysam.com/frenchcan.html
www.tracingsbysam.com/frenchcan.html
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“He spent the next 48 hours in a large room with 150 other men — in a room he was told was intended for 80 people. There were three metal toilets. The lights were always on.”
“They never turned it off,” he said. Estrada had no bed, no mattress, no blankets.”
“They never turned it off,” he said. Estrada had no bed, no mattress, no blankets.”
Insults, spoiled food and no bedding — inside a Chicago landscaper’s ordeal with ICE in Broadview
A Chicago man recounts 10 weeks in federal custody, where detention in Michigan was far more humane than at the Broadview facility.
chicago.suntimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:17 PM
“He spent the next 48 hours in a large room with 150 other men — in a room he was told was intended for 80 people. There were three metal toilets. The lights were always on.”
“They never turned it off,” he said. Estrada had no bed, no mattress, no blankets.”
“They never turned it off,” he said. Estrada had no bed, no mattress, no blankets.”
And from the Lord’s Prayer, “Deliver us from evil.”
January 2, 2026 at 6:32 PM
And from the Lord’s Prayer, “Deliver us from evil.”
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WATCH: MSF Executive Director @sana.msf.ca speaks to CTV about vital humanitarian activities in #Palestine at risk from Israeli registration rules.
MSF provides a vast amount of life-saving healthcare, yet even this is not enough to meet the overwhelming needs of people in #Gaza.
MSF provides a vast amount of life-saving healthcare, yet even this is not enough to meet the overwhelming needs of people in #Gaza.
December 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
WATCH: MSF Executive Director @sana.msf.ca speaks to CTV about vital humanitarian activities in #Palestine at risk from Israeli registration rules.
MSF provides a vast amount of life-saving healthcare, yet even this is not enough to meet the overwhelming needs of people in #Gaza.
MSF provides a vast amount of life-saving healthcare, yet even this is not enough to meet the overwhelming needs of people in #Gaza.
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If census records feel scattered or confusing, a timeline can change everything. Lining up dates, places, and households helps you spot patterns and catch mistakes fast. Watch the full video to learn how to use timelines to strengthen your research. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hKM...
January 2, 2026 at 2:39 PM
If census records feel scattered or confusing, a timeline can change everything. Lining up dates, places, and households helps you spot patterns and catch mistakes fast. Watch the full video to learn how to use timelines to strengthen your research. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hKM...
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Slowly, the world steps into 2026.
The new year will be what we help make it.
The new year will be what we help make it.
January 1, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Slowly, the world steps into 2026.
The new year will be what we help make it.
The new year will be what we help make it.