Jill Ball aka GeniAus
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Jill Ball aka GeniAus
@geniaus.bsky.social
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Ancient Australian Amateur Ancestor Hunter formerly Geek Librarian and IT Guy. Loves Family and Books and Travel🌳🧬🇦🇺 📚 ✈️ 🛳️ 📷
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🧩This Week's #ConnectionCheckers: New Zealand Edition!🇳🇿 #SirEdmundHilary
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How close are you to Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to summit Everest? Play now
#CollaborativeGenealogy
🧩This Week's #ConnectionCheckers: New Zealand Edition!🇳🇿 #SirEdmundHilary
Kia Ora, genealogy enthusiasts! This week we're taking our family tree game to Aotearoa! 🌿 ➡️ https://www.WikiTree.com/g2g/1947577 THE CHALLENGE: How closely are you connected to New Zealand's…
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October 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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archive.org
This week, join Sir Tim Berners-Lee & Brewster Kahle for a conversation on the past, present & future of the Web.

📅 Thurs Oct 9, 7:30 PM PT
🎟️ In-person
➡️ blog.archive.org/event/buildi...
Headshots of Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Brewster Kahle.
October 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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sogorg.bsky.social
🖼️ The Boy in the Painting: Marcus Thomas 1768–1816
Join us online this Thursday, 9 Oct, 14:00–15:00, for a talk tracing the life of Marcus Richard Fitzroy Thomas. #BlackHistoryMonth

🎟️ Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/Ev...
October 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
geniaus.bsky.social
#convicts #australia #transportation #familyhistory
dundeecityarchives.bsky.social Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · Oct 5
200 years ago a woman named Margaret McDonald was transported to Australia for using and passing on forged bank notes. We found her in some rare documents in the archives. This is her story. #Dundee #Archives
The Female Convict of 1825
We found an interesting series of documents tucked away in the Towns Clerk’s correspondence file of 1825.
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October 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
geniaus.bsky.social
Listening to Animal #Stories on the weekly Friday Hangout with the SAG @socaustgen.bsky.social #familyhistory #genealogy
October 3, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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📢 The #InternetArchive is celebrating an extraordinary milestone: 1 trillion web pages preserved by the #WaybackMachine. 🎉

Join us!
📆 Weds, Oct 22

🎟️ IN-PERSON: 5–10 PM PT (SF) ⤵️
www.eventbrite.com/e/1626438133...

💻 ONLINE: 7–8 PM PT ⤵️
www.eventbrite.com/e/1626431011...

#Wayback1T
Poster with a gradient blue background. Large text reads “the web we’ve built.” Smaller text says “Celebrating 1 trillion web pages archived.” Pixelated 3D icons of a floppy disk, magnifying glass, cursor arrow, computer window, and others radiate outward from a bright starburst in the center. On the right, text lists event details: “Wednesday, October 22, 5–10PM PT. Live stream: 7–8PM PT. 300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco.” The Internet Archive logo appears in the bottom right corner.
October 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
geniaus.bsky.social
Identify the gaps in your #research #genealogy #familyhistory
oneplacestudies.bsky.social Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · Oct 2
Loved seeing this on our Bluesky feed yesterday after we posted about our Blogging and Social Media Prompt for October, #OnePlaceTimelines! Timelines can be great tools for researching, and presenting info about, #FamilyHistory and #OnePlaceStudies.
October 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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debbieohi.com
Love this “Curse Against Book Stealers” in the Special Collections room of Dalhousie’s Killam Memorial Library in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 😂
#LibrarySky #Uplift
Printed sign on a wall titled “Curse Against Book Stealers,” describing a curse from the Monastery of San Pedro in Barcelona that threatens severe punishments—including being bitten by serpents, afflicted with disease, gnawed by bookworms, and consumed by the flames of Hell—for anyone who steals a book from the library.
October 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
geniaus.bsky.social
#Travel got in the way of my #reading in the past few months. I only managed to read ten #books
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A Lean Three Months
As we travelled for two of the last three months my reading suffered. Somehow, even though I didn't read much, I am still on track to reach ...
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October 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
geniaus.bsky.social
Latest post on my #oneplacestudies blog. careybay2283.blogspot.com/2025/09/seli...

#familyhistory #localhiistory #CareyBay #LakeMacquarie
Selina the Socialite
Mrs Squirrell (nee Selina Burnage) featured regularly in the newspapers on Trove . She appeared to be socially active into her tenth decad...
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October 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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helen60.bsky.social
I've just received a reply to an email I sent in June 2017! 😁 The email was to a hotel in Shimla, India, which was built by Charles Harris Barrett a relative of my husband, in the early 1800s. I think they want to use the information on their website! #genealogy
September 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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climbingfamilytree.bsky.social
#Genealogy #Free on Oct 15 at 10 am Eastern US time: My live webinar about Bite-Sized #FamilyHistory projects, including gift ideas now that holiday time is approaching. #AncestryHour #GenHour It's a good good time to try #Ancestor coloring books & more! To register: pmlib.libnet.info/event/14103057
Bring Family History Alive in Bite-Sized Projects
Discover creative, bite-sized ways to document and share your family history through short, focused projects like ancestor bios, heirloom stories, and photo or video keepsakes. Attend via Zoom only.
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September 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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allthosebefore.bsky.social
My top tip would be to look for Facebook groups based on a location you’re interested in. Groups like “history of ” or “old photos of ” can be an amazing resource. They’re useful for #OnePlaceStudies as well as #FamilyHistory. I’ve even connected with cousins this way! #AncestryHour
September 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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ainedonnghaile.bsky.social
#NewYorkGenealogy #FamilyHistory

NYG&B releases major addition: free, enhanced index FamilySearch digital collection New York, Land Records, 1630–1975. The searchable index consists of 63.5 million records for more than 32 million transactions, including deeds, mortgages, patents, and land grants.
Now Launched: New York Land Records Index
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September 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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vicarchives.bsky.social
This #WorldPodcastDay is the perfect time to catch up on our Look History in the Eye episodes. From prison escapes to flappers, there's something for everyone: prov.vic.gov.au/look-history...
a man's mugshot with the words 'pentridge prison escape' a drawing of aquatic style buildings with the words 'utopian paradise or monstrous monuments?'
September 30, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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notquiteold.bsky.social
Smile at yourself!
Every time you see a mirror today,
(Maybe drink a lot of water
so it’s often)
Look at yourself and
Smile.
Big smile. Little smile.
Shy smile. Silly smile.
Maybe even laugh.
See how it feels.
Maybe do it
Not just for today.
Every day.
Henry's smile
September 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
geniaus.bsky.social
A unique way to honour your #ancestors or people in your #oneplacestudy #familyhistory #genealogy
fotc.au Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · Sep 29
Every day in October we'll be posting photos as part of #31DaysOfGraves.

You can play along to... Post a cemetery or headstone photo that matches each day's prompt and tag it with #31DaysOfGraves.

Day 1:Flower
Day 2: Nautical
Day 3: Tomb...

See the full list in the image and alt text below.
Day 1: Flower Day 2: Nautical Day 3: Tomb Day 4: Languages Day 5: Bird Day 6: Gender Day 7: Angel Day 8: Glass Day 9: Hand Day 10: Urn Day 11: Military Day 12: Notable woman Day 13: Skeleton Day 14: Inside Day 15: Damaged Day 16: Obelisk Day 17: Relocated Day 18: Mistake Day 19: Social group Day 20: Wreath Day 21: Bronze Day 22: Landscape Day 23: Cross Day 24: Unique animal Day 25: Graveside ornament Day 26: Figure Day 27: Tree Day 28: Column Day 29: Occupation Day 30: Colour Day 31: Memento mori
September 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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wikitree.bsky.social
We're honored to announce David Allen Lambert as a Speaker for the WikiTree Symposium! www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Wi... Registration for this free genealogy conference opens Oct 1st
#WikiTreeSymposium2025
September 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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We're honored to announce Maureen Taylor as a Speaker for the WikiTree Symposium!
www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Wi...
Registration for this free genealogy conference opens Oct 1st

#WikiTreeSymposium2025
September 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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genejean.bsky.social
Delighted to return to @familyhistpod.bsky.social!

Andrew & I discuss the IHGS Licentiate, #GingerGoodwin & how I solved my brick wall on Sir Richard Etherington in #Rillington #OnePlaceStudy

I was one of the first guests back in Series 1 & the first to take part in the Brick Dust series.
familyhistpod.bsky.social The Family Histories Podcast @familyhistpod.bsky.social · Sep 26
S01EP09 – BRICKDUST with Pam Smith

Join host Andrew and guest Pam Smith from Season One for this first Brickdust episode: Did Pam break through her brick wall and find the Etherington connection?
S01EP09 – BRICKDUST with Pam Smith
Join host Andrew and guest Pam Smith from Season One for this first Brickdust episode: Did Pam break through her brick wall and find the Etherington connection?
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September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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davelifelines.bsky.social
Essential reading for genealogists, whether you have Scottish ancestry or not…

scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/ance...
Ancestry and the NRS - when the corporate genealogy world turns ugly
From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
geniaus.bsky.social
More #books from #Australia for my TBR list.
September 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
geniaus.bsky.social
Someone at my house is now ten years old. Meet Paddy.
#dogs
September 24, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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megansmolenyak.com
Uptick in people using DNA for citizenship
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#geneticgenealogy
Citizenship: How ancestry DNA tests can lead to a new passport
The presenter of the BBC's DNA Trail explains how she battled to become a New Zealand citizen.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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archive.org
The Wayback Machine doesn’t just save websites: it saves birthdays. 🎂

1 trillion pages archived. Even recipes, traditions, & memories live on.

Join us this October—register for our anniversary celebration!
blog.archive.org/trillion/

#Wayback1T
Gradient blue background with the limb of the Earth peeking into the bottom of the image, and features the Internet Archive logo modified so that two of its four pillars make the characters 1 T, for one trillion web pages. Testimonial text reads: "My partner and I got together to bake lavender cake, something we do only on each other's birthdays. The website with the recipe had been taken down…until I discovered that, sure enough, Wayback had archived the page entirely! The Wayback Machine literally saved my birthday." Signed Alex M., Canada.
September 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM