Sherri Steele
tangledwebgenie.bsky.social
Sherri Steele
@tangledwebgenie.bsky.social
Tangled Web Genealogy
Professional Genealogists. Untangling your family history, one branch at a time.
https://tangledwebgenealogy.com
Member of APG.
Do you have Missouri ancestors? The 1974 Missouri Death Certificates have been digitized and indexed! Available now: buff.ly/3Z7nLJ3 #genealogy #MissouriStateArchives #deathcertificates #history #Missouri
Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1974
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February 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Ancient humans evolved new blood types after leaving Africa | Science | AAAS #DNA #GeneticStudy #Evolution www.science.org/content/arti...
Ancient humans evolved new blood types after leaving Africa
Genetic study also reveals blood groups modern humans acquired from Neanderthals
www.science.org
January 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Michigan woman finds rightful owners after she's sent #WWII medals by mistake www.wxyz.com/news/michiga...
Michigan woman finds rightful owners after she's sent WWII medals by mistake
Some World War II medals are now in the hands of the rightful family, thanks to the power of social media and the tight-knit community Downriver.
www.wxyz.com
January 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Ready for the new season of Finding Your Roots! Will you be tuning in? #FindingYourRoots #PBS www.facebook.com/share/v/18r9...
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January 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Why our ancestors didn't smile in photos (and it's not just because they had to be still): www.upworthy.com/why-didn-t-p... #genealogy
Why didn't people smile in old photographs? It wasn't just about the long exposure times.
​People blame these serious expressions on how long they had to sit for a photo, but that's not the whole picture.
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November 13, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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Reminder: #WikiTree's free #Genealogy #FamilyHistory talks are available for another couple of weeks, so check them out before they go away! This is the YouTube playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
WikiTree Week Symposium 2024 - YouTube
WikiTree Week: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:WikiTree_Week Symposium: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:WikiTree_Symposium Schedule: https://www.wikitr...
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November 13, 2024 at 9:14 PM
#OTD The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 was sweeping across the US causing public gatherings for the holidays and many WWI victory celebrations to be canceled. #History #1918Flu #WWI

history.nebraska.gov/the-1918-flu...
The 1918 Flu Pandemic in Nebraska - Nebraska State Historical Society
Nebraska State Historical Society - The 1918 Flu Pandemic in Nebraska - World War I killed millions of people, but the 1918 flu pandemic was far worse.
history.nebraska.gov
November 13, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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Annie & Arne: First and Last through Ellis Island 🗽
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Meet the First and Last Immigrants Who Passed Through Ellis Island | HISTORY
Annie Moore was a teenager from Ireland; Arne Petterssen was a Norwegian seaman who had overstayed his shore leave in New York.
www.history.com
November 12, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Genetic Genealogy team explains how they helped solve a 50-year cold case. #DNA #GeneticGenealogy #IGG
www.kare11.com/article/news...
Genealogy team explains how they helped solve 50-year cold case
The college staff from New Jersey cold-called the Dunn Co. Sheriff's Office after finding Mary Schais' case online and offered to help.
www.kare11.com
November 12, 2024 at 5:23 PM