Heather Wilkinson Rojo
@heatherrojo.bsky.social
Genealogy blogger https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/ Genealogist, past Governor of the New Hampshire Mayflower Society, past president of the Londonderry, NH Historical Society, weathervanes, Lego, Girl Scout leader, grandmother, butler to two cats
It's Weathervane Wednesday! Here's a very intricately detailed sailboat we spotted in Boothbay, Maine. It's a very appropriate choice for the area, and it sits above the Boothbay town offices. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-sa...
December 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
It's Weathervane Wednesday! Here's a very intricately detailed sailboat we spotted in Boothbay, Maine. It's a very appropriate choice for the area, and it sits above the Boothbay town offices. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-sa...
History quote of the day
“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists." ― Franklin D. Roosevelt ― April 21, 1938
December 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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My forensic and military genealogist friends are still facing roadblocks to their research at NARA due to the shutdown, fired archivists, and archivists quitting (who would want to work with Trump as your boss). I never thought I’d see an administration so anti veterans. Or so anti-genealogy.
Their job is to **identify American soldiers** killed in combat and Trump has told them to stand down and stop their work.
"Forensic genealogists who help identify U.S. soldiers killed in combat were told to pause their efforts..."
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"Forensic genealogists who help identify U.S. soldiers killed in combat were told to pause their efforts..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
DOGE’s $1 spending card limit touches everything from military research to trash pickup
The crackdown on routine expenses is part of a campaign by the president and Elon Musk to reset the scope and mission of America’s sprawling bureaucracy.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My forensic and military genealogist friends are still facing roadblocks to their research at NARA due to the shutdown, fired archivists, and archivists quitting (who would want to work with Trump as your boss). I never thought I’d see an administration so anti veterans. Or so anti-genealogy.
This is one of my favorite stories from my family tree - the first Christmas tree in Hawaii. Do you have a favorite Christmas story you have uncovered from previous generations? nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/12/adve...
Christmas in Hawai'i 1858
A recent Christmas Tree at Washington Place, Honolulu My great aunt (sister to my 4x great grandmother) was Mary Lambert Jones. She was...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is one of my favorite stories from my family tree - the first Christmas tree in Hawaii. Do you have a favorite Christmas story you have uncovered from previous generations? nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/12/adve...
How did the Puritans celebrate Christmas in New England? Did this influence our holiday celebrations today? From the Nutfield Genealogy blog - nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-...
The Puritans and Christmas
On the first Christmas in the New World, 25 December 1620, the Mayflower passengers stranded in Plymouth, Massachusetts spent the day workin...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
How did the Puritans celebrate Christmas in New England? Did this influence our holiday celebrations today? From the Nutfield Genealogy blog - nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-...
Are we Mayflower cousins? Check out my list of Mayflower passenger ancestors, and see if we can make a cousin connection - nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/11/happ... #thanksgiving #genealogy #Mayflower
Happy Thanksgiving! My Mayflower Ancestors
I post this almost every year at Thanksgiving time. This is the time of the year when people traditionally wondered "Did I have ancesto...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Are we Mayflower cousins? Check out my list of Mayflower passenger ancestors, and see if we can make a cousin connection - nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/11/happ... #thanksgiving #genealogy #Mayflower
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
Did you ever wonder what happens at a meeting of the Mayflower Society? It's not a secret! Find out what we are up to! nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2015/06/what...
What Goes On at a Mayflower Society Meeting?
I've met several people who were extremely curious about what happened at at Mayflower Society meeting. We have no secret ceremonies, no se...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Did you ever wonder what happens at a meeting of the Mayflower Society? It's not a secret! Find out what we are up to! nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2015/06/what...
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This is fu*king outrageous!
The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards.
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The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards.
apnews.com/article/utah...
Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses
The federal government has dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines worth thousands of dollars during the pandemic.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is fu*king outrageous!
The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards.
apnews.com/article/utah...
The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards.
apnews.com/article/utah...
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You absolutely have the constitutional right to record ICE, Border Patrol, or any law enforcement officer in public, and with everything happening in Charlotte right now, people need to understand that clearly.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
You absolutely have the constitutional right to record ICE, Border Patrol, or any law enforcement officer in public, and with everything happening in Charlotte right now, people need to understand that clearly.
Is there a Pilgrim in your family tree? Here are ten things to try when researching your Mayflower ancestry. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/01/10-n... #Thanksgiving #Mayflower #Genealogy
10 New Things to Know About Researching a Pilgrim in Your Family Tree
This is an updated version of a blog post from 2015. There has been a lot of new information about researching Mayflower passengers wit...
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November 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Is there a Pilgrim in your family tree? Here are ten things to try when researching your Mayflower ancestry. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/01/10-n... #Thanksgiving #Mayflower #Genealogy
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Leavitt: Why aren't you talking about what these members of congress are doing to encourage violence…. They're literally saying to 1.3 million active duty service members not to follow lawful orders
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Leavitt: Why aren't you talking about what these members of congress are doing to encourage violence…. They're literally saying to 1.3 million active duty service members not to follow lawful orders
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
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More than 240 New Hampshire voters were turned away under the state's new proof-of-citizenship law this year. Voting rights advocates say that should serve as a cautionary tale heading into the midterm elections. From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics
After 123 voters turned away at municipal elections, advocates criticize proof-of-citizenship law • New Hampshire Bulletin
Since a new law took effect November 2024, New Hampshire voters are required to produce hard copies of citizenship documents the first time they register to vote in the state.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
More than 240 New Hampshire voters were turned away under the state's new proof-of-citizenship law this year. Voting rights advocates say that should serve as a cautionary tale heading into the midterm elections. From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics
History quote of the day
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
History quote of the day
A bit of dry Maine humor for "Funny Friday" nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/03/frid...
Friday Funny ~ That's It!
Seen next to the cemetery in Alna, Maine... I guess you know that Maine is known for very dry humor.... ----------------- To cite/lin...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A bit of dry Maine humor for "Funny Friday" nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/03/frid...
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. It's a great time to think about the English colonists and Wampanoag villagers portrayed by re-enactors at the Plimoth Patuxet museums. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/11/a-ph...
A Photo Tour of Plimoth Patuxet Museum
Happy Thanksgiving! At the Plimoth Patuxet open air museum, this path leads to the English village. However, due to recent archeaological ...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. It's a great time to think about the English colonists and Wampanoag villagers portrayed by re-enactors at the Plimoth Patuxet museums. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/11/a-ph...
History moment for today…
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
History moment for today…
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12 Nov 2025 Some tips for finding birth records. #ancestry #genealogy
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
12 Nov 2025 Some tips for finding birth records. #ancestry #genealogy
November 13th is Indian Pudding Day! Here is a very old blog post about a very old recipe, beloved by New Englanders. Have you had your Indian Pudding today? nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/11/indi...
Indian Pudding Day, November 13th
Indian Pudding is the ultimate Yankee comfort food, made with few ingredients (if it calls for more than eight ingredients you don’t hav...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
November 13th is Indian Pudding Day! Here is a very old blog post about a very old recipe, beloved by New Englanders. Have you had your Indian Pudding today? nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/11/indi...
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
It's Weathervane Wednesday! Here is a fantastic weathervane of a crane, with a very historical backstory in Charlestown, Massachusetts by the river overlooking Boston! nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/09/weat...
Weathervane Wednesday ~ A Crane with a Great Story!
I post a series of weather vane photographs every Wednesday. This started with images of weathervanes from the Londonderry, New Hampshire a...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
It's Weathervane Wednesday! Here is a fantastic weathervane of a crane, with a very historical backstory in Charlestown, Massachusetts by the river overlooking Boston! nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/09/weat...
Today's Nutfield Genealogy post is all about our visit to Peaks Island, Casco Bay, Maine, to visit the unique little Umbrella Cover Museum. Have you been? Did your ancestors or relatives have any unique collections? nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/11/peak...
Peaks Island and the Umbrella Cover Museum
Yes, you heard correctly. There is an Umbrella Cover Museum on Peak's Island. The only one in the world! Keep reading to learn more. The...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Today's Nutfield Genealogy post is all about our visit to Peaks Island, Casco Bay, Maine, to visit the unique little Umbrella Cover Museum. Have you been? Did your ancestors or relatives have any unique collections? nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/11/peak...
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Kindness is the quiet force that holds the family history community together. Every act of help—sharing a record, decoding a document, treating another’s story with care—strengthens our bonds. Genealogy isn’t just data; it’s a human story preserved through empathy and respect. #genealogy #kindness
October 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Kindness is the quiet force that holds the family history community together. Every act of help—sharing a record, decoding a document, treating another’s story with care—strengthens our bonds. Genealogy isn’t just data; it’s a human story preserved through empathy and respect. #genealogy #kindness
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"