James Colgan
@genealogy.ninja
History & #Genealogy. Science / IT / SciFi / #space geek. Blogger. Admin @ 'Fraudulent Astronomy Wall of Shame' on FB. #nptech, #edtech, Informal #SciEd, #OER
https://www.genealogy.ninja
https://www.genealogy.ninja
. @reclaimtherecords.org The VA appears to be busy. Yesterday, 12 acknowledgment letters, 3 that say nothing was found, 1 that they forgot to include a letter in. What are the best recommendations for handling "nothing found" letters?
May 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
. @reclaimtherecords.org The VA appears to be busy. Yesterday, 12 acknowledgment letters, 3 that say nothing was found, 1 that they forgot to include a letter in. What are the best recommendations for handling "nothing found" letters?
Hmm @reclaimtherecords.org #BIRLS "Due to current volume...". Sounds made-up. I received 2 disks for records I requested LAST. No acknowledgment even on my grandfather, whose I did first b/c occasionally my grandmother needs something from his stuff
February 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Hmm @reclaimtherecords.org #BIRLS "Due to current volume...". Sounds made-up. I received 2 disks for records I requested LAST. No acknowledgment even on my grandfather, whose I did first b/c occasionally my grandmother needs something from his stuff
My cousin Jack's Defense Superior Service Medal citation. He ended his career as US Naval attaché in Canada. He was injured in a skiing accident, but apparently that didn't stop him. 😆 He also received 3 Air Medals in Vietnam.
February 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
My cousin Jack's Defense Superior Service Medal citation. He ended his career as US Naval attaché in Canada. He was injured in a skiing accident, but apparently that didn't stop him. 😆 He also received 3 Air Medals in Vietnam.
Hey, @reclaimtherecords.org check these out (I got two because the files are more than one disc in size). Only like 5 weeks? Are you wizards?
February 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Hey, @reclaimtherecords.org check these out (I got two because the files are more than one disc in size). Only like 5 weeks? Are you wizards?
Hey, @reclaimtherecords.org what the heck?
I'm hoping to write up my experience, so others know what to expect. Is this a regular thing? They need to be signed for?
I'm hoping to write up my experience, so others know what to expect. Is this a regular thing? They need to be signed for?
February 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Hey, @reclaimtherecords.org what the heck?
I'm hoping to write up my experience, so others know what to expect. Is this a regular thing? They need to be signed for?
I'm hoping to write up my experience, so others know what to expect. Is this a regular thing? They need to be signed for?
About an hour ago, a genealogist filed the TEN THOUSANDTH FOIA REQUEST* to the VA made through our new BIRLS website. 🥳
Not bad for our first forty days online. 😎
Have you filed any FOIAs yet? We made it easy to do from your web browser, and FREE!
www.birls.org
Not bad for our first forty days online. 😎
Have you filed any FOIAs yet? We made it easy to do from your web browser, and FREE!
www.birls.org
Search the BIRLS Database - over 18 million records about deceased US veterans, from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, now online and FREE from Reclaim The Records
Search the BIRLS Database - over 18 million records about deceased US veterans, from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, now online and FREE from Reclaim The Records
www.BIRLS.org
February 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
w00t! Welcome to the #PublicDomain, "Singin' in the Rain"
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is now in the #publicdomain! 🎶☔️
Why celebrate? This 1929 song inspired the 1952 musical of the same name. Now it's ours to remix & reimagine.
Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/16/public-domain-spotlight-singin-in-the-rain/
#InternetArchive #PublicDomainDay
Why celebrate? This 1929 song inspired the 1952 musical of the same name. Now it's ours to remix & reimagine.
Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/16/public-domain-spotlight-singin-in-the-rain/
#InternetArchive #PublicDomainDay
January 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
w00t! Welcome to the #PublicDomain, "Singin' in the Rain"
Me too.
January 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Me too.
It's hard to tell exactly what is going on today. This is so bizarre. #Greenland
January 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
It's hard to tell exactly what is going on today. This is so bizarre. #Greenland
I'm trying to keep up with a compiling a record of the bizarre things going on today, starting with the quickly-growing territorial claims of the United States.... *confusion*
January 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I'm trying to keep up with a compiling a record of the bizarre things going on today, starting with the quickly-growing territorial claims of the United States.... *confusion*
me, when in the hospital.... #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG
January 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
me, when in the hospital.... #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG
I've started a Facebook group for my #OnePlaceStudy of the #genealogy and #localhistory of the 15th Ward in #Philadelphia, a heavily-immigrant area during its boom in the 19th century. www.facebook.com/groups/phill...
January 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I've started a Facebook group for my #OnePlaceStudy of the #genealogy and #localhistory of the 15th Ward in #Philadelphia, a heavily-immigrant area during its boom in the 19th century. www.facebook.com/groups/phill...
one of my #genealogy favorites...not a ton of genealogy memes out there. May we all aspire to be 15-year-old Catharine Cudney.
January 8, 2025 at 4:24 AM
one of my #genealogy favorites...not a ton of genealogy memes out there. May we all aspire to be 15-year-old Catharine Cudney.
I'm doing some free #BIRLS – Veterans Affairs record requests for #genealogy (and my grandmother) – thanks to the easy-to-use BIRLS.org site by @reclaimtherecords.org, which even does the faxing for you. Huge improvement over slow free fax site use. My sympathies to the worker handling my requests.
January 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm doing some free #BIRLS – Veterans Affairs record requests for #genealogy (and my grandmother) – thanks to the easy-to-use BIRLS.org site by @reclaimtherecords.org, which even does the faxing for you. Huge improvement over slow free fax site use. My sympathies to the worker handling my requests.
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Working on updating my family #genealogy site + #Colgan / #McColgan #OneNameStudy resources on
www.colgan.family
Uploaded my comprehensive spreadsheet of all Colgan listings in City Directories (1830-1925); all known Colgan Philadelphia birth/death/Catholic baptism records
www.colgan.family
Uploaded my comprehensive spreadsheet of all Colgan listings in City Directories (1830-1925); all known Colgan Philadelphia birth/death/Catholic baptism records
December 28, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Working on updating my family #genealogy site + #Colgan / #McColgan #OneNameStudy resources on
www.colgan.family
Uploaded my comprehensive spreadsheet of all Colgan listings in City Directories (1830-1925); all known Colgan Philadelphia birth/death/Catholic baptism records
www.colgan.family
Uploaded my comprehensive spreadsheet of all Colgan listings in City Directories (1830-1925); all known Colgan Philadelphia birth/death/Catholic baptism records
@superbugs.bsky.social Go raibh maith agat 💕
December 26, 2024 at 5:34 AM
@superbugs.bsky.social Go raibh maith agat 💕
off to my grandmother's kitchen for #Christmas #dinner prep. Wait until she sees what a phaser can do to mashed potatoes. #StarTrek
December 25, 2024 at 4:39 AM
off to my grandmother's kitchen for #Christmas #dinner prep. Wait until she sees what a phaser can do to mashed potatoes. #StarTrek
@levisabastian.bsky.social Thanks. Is this scam still available?
December 25, 2024 at 4:20 AM
@levisabastian.bsky.social Thanks. Is this scam still available?
Working on the regional Colgan / McColgan family stories to add to www.colgan.family
December 24, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Working on the regional Colgan / McColgan family stories to add to www.colgan.family
December 24, 2024 at 1:02 AM
@marksology.bsky.social Thanks. Are there more essential #genealogy folks to follow around these parts, because I'm a bit lost here
December 14, 2024 at 12:18 PM
@marksology.bsky.social Thanks. Are there more essential #genealogy folks to follow around these parts, because I'm a bit lost here
agh...what time is it?
December 6, 2024 at 9:28 AM
agh...what time is it?