XanthH
@xanthh.bsky.social
#NOWAR! Scottish-German painter, writer, gardener, actor, photographer and family historian. Editor of German language online lexicon on nuclear weapons, "Atomwaffen A-Z". Living in Berlin, often in Greece.
Hi #genhour people! Today was an excellent day. I got to know a half-second cousin who was adopted and looking for her family. Turns out her father belongs to mine and I was able to give her the whole tree.
February 19, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Hi #genhour people! Today was an excellent day. I got to know a half-second cousin who was adopted and looking for her family. Turns out her father belongs to mine and I was able to give her the whole tree.
Here's the latest episode in my Berlin memoirs: "Back in the Day in Berlin. I get a job in an Irish Pub and meet someone from my past...
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#Berlin #Memories
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#Berlin #Memories
Seeking the brightest star
If you wanted to look for work in West Berlin, you had to have a magical piece of paper that was impossible for a beginner to master: an Aufenthaltsgenehmigung (resident’s permit).
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February 19, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Here's the latest episode in my Berlin memoirs: "Back in the Day in Berlin. I get a job in an Irish Pub and meet someone from my past...
open.substack.com/pub/backinth...
#Berlin #Memories
open.substack.com/pub/backinth...
#Berlin #Memories
Hi, #AncestryHour people. I'm doing a deep dive on the Indian hill station Shimla, or Simla as it was called during the British Raj. Anyone done an OPS or studied Simla out there? Reading quite a bit of Rudyard Kipling.
February 17, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Hi, #AncestryHour people. I'm doing a deep dive on the Indian hill station Shimla, or Simla as it was called during the British Raj. Anyone done an OPS or studied Simla out there? Reading quite a bit of Rudyard Kipling.
Researching my grandmother Norah's life in British India at the beginning of the 20th C. My cousin sent me this wonderful photo. The dogs were big, but she was also tiny. I know so little about her and we never met, but I really want to know more.
#familyhistory #genealogy
#familyhistory #genealogy
February 16, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Researching my grandmother Norah's life in British India at the beginning of the 20th C. My cousin sent me this wonderful photo. The dogs were big, but she was also tiny. I know so little about her and we never met, but I really want to know more.
#familyhistory #genealogy
#familyhistory #genealogy
West Berlin, 1985. I'm 25 and ready for adventure. Read the next episode of Back in the Day in Berlin here: open.substack.com/pub/backinth...
#storytelling #Berlin #TheWall
#storytelling #Berlin #TheWall
We can be heroes
So, that was it: decision made.
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February 14, 2026 at 12:58 PM
West Berlin, 1985. I'm 25 and ready for adventure. Read the next episode of Back in the Day in Berlin here: open.substack.com/pub/backinth...
#storytelling #Berlin #TheWall
#storytelling #Berlin #TheWall
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Kundgebung und Unterschriftenübergabe am 16.2.: Wir fordern die Freilassung von Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya und der anderen willkürlich inhaftierten palästinensischen Mitarbeiter*innen des Gesundheitswesens. Jetzt noch unterzeichnen: www.change.org/p/free-dr-hu...
February 13, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Kundgebung und Unterschriftenübergabe am 16.2.: Wir fordern die Freilassung von Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya und der anderen willkürlich inhaftierten palästinensischen Mitarbeiter*innen des Gesundheitswesens. Jetzt noch unterzeichnen: www.change.org/p/free-dr-hu...
My first post on "Back in the Day in Berlin" is out! I tell the story of my first visit to Berlin back in 1985 that changed my life. open.substack.com/pub/backinth...
#storytelling #Berlin #TheWall
#storytelling #Berlin #TheWall
Life in colour
My first impressions of West Berlin
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February 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
My first post on "Back in the Day in Berlin" is out! I tell the story of my first visit to Berlin back in 1985 that changed my life. open.substack.com/pub/backinth...
#storytelling #Berlin #TheWall
#storytelling #Berlin #TheWall
The new Bundestag President Julia Klöckner should criticise Israel's plans to build new settlements in the West Bank!
#WestBank #Israel #Bundestag
#WestBank #Israel #Bundestag
Siedlungsbaupläne: Zum Antrittsbesuch von Julia #Klöckner in #Israel fordern wir die Bundestagspräsidentin auf, die Pläne zum israelischen #Siedlungsbau scharf zu kritisieren und die Einhaltung des Völkerrechts zu fordern!
www.ippnw.de/presse/artikel/de/siedlungsbauplaene-ippnw-fordert-ein.html
www.ippnw.de/presse/artikel/de/siedlungsbauplaene-ippnw-fordert-ein.html
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 AM
The new Bundestag President Julia Klöckner should criticise Israel's plans to build new settlements in the West Bank!
#WestBank #Israel #Bundestag
#WestBank #Israel #Bundestag
I've been writing family stories for the last year. Now it's time for my stories. So here's a new Substack: Back in the Day in Berlin. The first story (with genuine photos from eighties Berlin) is in the making...
#Storytelling #Berlin #familyhistory
#Storytelling #Berlin #familyhistory
Coming soon...
Back in the Day in Berlin
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February 12, 2026 at 5:39 AM
I've been writing family stories for the last year. Now it's time for my stories. So here's a new Substack: Back in the Day in Berlin. The first story (with genuine photos from eighties Berlin) is in the making...
#Storytelling #Berlin #familyhistory
#Storytelling #Berlin #familyhistory
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New START, das letzte große Abkommen zur atomaren Abrüstung, ist gestern ausgelaufen. Doch was für eine Bedeutung hatte der Vertrag – und wie ist er zustande gekommen? Nachzulesen auf Atomwaffen A-Z: www.atomwaffena-z.info/glossar/begr... #NewSTART @xanthh.bsky.social @cvlieven.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
New START, das letzte große Abkommen zur atomaren Abrüstung, ist gestern ausgelaufen. Doch was für eine Bedeutung hatte der Vertrag – und wie ist er zustande gekommen? Nachzulesen auf Atomwaffen A-Z: www.atomwaffena-z.info/glossar/begr... #NewSTART @xanthh.bsky.social @cvlieven.bsky.social
Sad to have missed #genhour (yet again) but there has been a family crisis and it ended in death, tragically. Hope to make it next week.
February 6, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Sad to have missed #genhour (yet again) but there has been a family crisis and it ended in death, tragically. Hope to make it next week.
Wer mehr über den #NewSTART Vertrag erfahren will, kann bei #Atomwaffen A-Z Infos bekommen: www.atomwaffena-z.info/glossar/begr...
February 6, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Wer mehr über den #NewSTART Vertrag erfahren will, kann bei #Atomwaffen A-Z Infos bekommen: www.atomwaffena-z.info/glossar/begr...
Anyone else done research on Lower Orphan Schools in India? I'm doing a deep dive and found some excellent reads, like Maureen Evers 2 Part piece for the FIBIS journal. I immediately became a member!
#genealogy #familyhistory #BritishIndia
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#genealogy #familyhistory #BritishIndia
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February 2, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Anyone else done research on Lower Orphan Schools in India? I'm doing a deep dive and found some excellent reads, like Maureen Evers 2 Part piece for the FIBIS journal. I immediately became a member!
#genealogy #familyhistory #BritishIndia
www.fibis.org
#genealogy #familyhistory #BritishIndia
www.fibis.org
Deep in the woods near Berlin is a secret bunker three floors deep, hardened to allegedly withstand nuclear attack, for the ministry of defence and the GDR army to hole up during WW3. These are my photos. Enjoy.
#photography #lostplace #GDR #ColdWar #nuclearwar
#photography #lostplace #GDR #ColdWar #nuclearwar
Harnekop Nuclear Bunker
Deep in the Brandenburg woods is a monolithic building with three underground floors, built to withstand a nuclear bomb. The Harnekop nuclear bunker was the main safe place for the defence ministry an...
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January 30, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Deep in the woods near Berlin is a secret bunker three floors deep, hardened to allegedly withstand nuclear attack, for the ministry of defence and the GDR army to hole up during WW3. These are my photos. Enjoy.
#photography #lostplace #GDR #ColdWar #nuclearwar
#photography #lostplace #GDR #ColdWar #nuclearwar
Read the second part of my grandfather's story and the final part of "The Blenkiron" brothers. Bernard moves from occupying India to occupying Northern Ireland, and finally to Germany to be part of steering Europe towards petroculture.
#genealogy #familyhistory
#genealogy #familyhistory
Bernard — Entertainment, Occupation and Oil
Second part of my grandfather's story
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January 30, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Read the second part of my grandfather's story and the final part of "The Blenkiron" brothers. Bernard moves from occupying India to occupying Northern Ireland, and finally to Germany to be part of steering Europe towards petroculture.
#genealogy #familyhistory
#genealogy #familyhistory
The next story in the series "The Blenkiron Brothers" is that of my grandfather, Bernard. In two parts, it tells a tale of colonialism, loss of Empire, war, occupation, and oil. This is the first part.
#familyhistory #genealogy #worldwar #burmahshell
#familyhistory #genealogy #worldwar #burmahshell
Bernard – the Oil Man
Part 4 of The Blenkiron Brothers
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January 29, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The next story in the series "The Blenkiron Brothers" is that of my grandfather, Bernard. In two parts, it tells a tale of colonialism, loss of Empire, war, occupation, and oil. This is the first part.
#familyhistory #genealogy #worldwar #burmahshell
#familyhistory #genealogy #worldwar #burmahshell
Mehr zur Weltuntergangsuhr bei Atomwaffen A-Z: www.atomwaffena-z.info/glossar/begr...
January 28, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Mehr zur Weltuntergangsuhr bei Atomwaffen A-Z: www.atomwaffena-z.info/glossar/begr...
Hallo, just thought I'd say hallo before #genhour is over. I've only just started getting your messages. I kept missing it and now I'm here the hashtag is lagging.
January 22, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Hallo, just thought I'd say hallo before #genhour is over. I've only just started getting your messages. I kept missing it and now I'm here the hashtag is lagging.
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5 Years – 5 Reasons to support the #nuclearban: Recipe for Human Survival – Protect our Livelihoods – Strengthen International Law – Justice for Survivors – Everyone has a say
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@ippnwsweden.bsky.social @ippnw-schweiz.bsky.social #tpnw
@nuclearban.bsky.social @mcs-medact-ippnw.bsky.social
@ippnwsweden.bsky.social @ippnw-schweiz.bsky.social #tpnw
January 22, 2026 at 3:23 PM
5 Years – 5 Reasons to support the #nuclearban: Recipe for Human Survival – Protect our Livelihoods – Strengthen International Law – Justice for Survivors – Everyone has a say
@nuclearban.bsky.social @mcs-medact-ippnw.bsky.social
@ippnwsweden.bsky.social @ippnw-schweiz.bsky.social #tpnw
@nuclearban.bsky.social @mcs-medact-ippnw.bsky.social
@ippnwsweden.bsky.social @ippnw-schweiz.bsky.social #tpnw
Took a break to do some Zen tangling on this little canvas board (20x20 cm) using acrylic paints and pens.
#art #zentangle
#art #zentangle
January 22, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Took a break to do some Zen tangling on this little canvas board (20x20 cm) using acrylic paints and pens.
#art #zentangle
#art #zentangle
Today the #Wikitree #ConnectAThonXVI came to an end with a total of 80,336 profiles added. I myself added 112 which was 12 more than my personal goal. The next one is Apr 10-13 and I'm already looking forward to it.
#genealogy
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#genealogy
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Connect-a-Thon XVI Highlights - WikiTree G2G
Hi WikiTreers! Connect-a-Thon XVI is officially in the books-and wow, what an incredible weekend it ... for our next Connect-a-Thon (April 10-13)!
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January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Today the #Wikitree #ConnectAThonXVI came to an end with a total of 80,336 profiles added. I myself added 112 which was 12 more than my personal goal. The next one is Apr 10-13 and I'm already looking forward to it.
#genealogy
www.wikitree.com/g2g/1989223/...
#genealogy
www.wikitree.com/g2g/1989223/...