Helen Anderson
@helenand.bsky.social
Librarian, translator, knitter, family historian.
Current obsession: British Theatre 1775-1840, Edinburgh Stage. Mr and Mrs Meggett.
Current obsession: British Theatre 1775-1840, Edinburgh Stage. Mr and Mrs Meggett.
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Important message below from Ann 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
I just sent a letter telling AI companies they do not not have the right to use my work.
Use the @authorsguild's letter template to send your own:
actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...
Use the @authorsguild's letter template to send your own:
actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...
Tell AI Companies They Do Not Have the Right to Use Your Work
I just sent a letter telling AI companies they do not not have the right to use my work. Use the Authors Guild's letter template to send your own.
actionnetwork.org
March 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Important message below from Ann 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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Exclusive: Navajo Code Talkers disappear from military websites after Trump DEI order
Navajo Code Talkers get "DEI" label as military info disappears under Trump order
Also vanishing: The Civil War regiment from "Glory," women pilots from WWII and a Medal of Honor winner.
www.axios.com
March 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Exclusive: Navajo Code Talkers disappear from military websites after Trump DEI order
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So here it is folks my onscreen debut, my first ever video blog where I explain why I started researching my family tree, enjoy! #Genealogy #FamilyTree #Vlog #Blog
Don’t worry too much back to writing next time round!
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/01/24/s...
Don’t worry too much back to writing next time round!
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/01/24/s...
Stepping Into the Spotlight: My First Ever Vlog!
Make the most of this folks this might be a once in a lifetime opportunity as you catch a rare glimpse of me stepping outside of my comfort zone. You can watch my first ever video blog where I expl…
chiddicksfamilytree.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
So here it is folks my onscreen debut, my first ever video blog where I explain why I started researching my family tree, enjoy! #Genealogy #FamilyTree #Vlog #Blog
Don’t worry too much back to writing next time round!
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/01/24/s...
Don’t worry too much back to writing next time round!
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/01/24/s...
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Hey #GenHour, i wonder if we can get this family bible of the HART family with connections to Bromley, Middlesex (as it was), England back into its family?
#genealogy #ancestry #RAOK #heirloom
#genealogy #ancestry #RAOK #heirloom
🚨 Homeless Family Bible Alert 🚨
Spotted this very large old family bible with names and dates from the the HART family in late 1800s with connection to Bromley, written in the front, seen in Hyperion Auctions today www.hyperionauctions.co.uk
#Genealogy #ancestry #FamilyHistory
Spotted this very large old family bible with names and dates from the the HART family in late 1800s with connection to Bromley, written in the front, seen in Hyperion Auctions today www.hyperionauctions.co.uk
#Genealogy #ancestry #FamilyHistory
January 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Hey #GenHour, i wonder if we can get this family bible of the HART family with connections to Bromley, Middlesex (as it was), England back into its family?
#genealogy #ancestry #RAOK #heirloom
#genealogy #ancestry #RAOK #heirloom
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I believe I'm right in thinking that what IT people really want when things aren't working properly is for lots of people to tell them that things aren't working properly so I'd just like the IT people at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy to know that, currently, things aren't working properly...
March 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I believe I'm right in thinking that what IT people really want when things aren't working properly is for lots of people to tell them that things aren't working properly so I'd just like the IT people at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy to know that, currently, things aren't working properly...
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
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Trump and Vance have repeatedly claimed that Zelensky has not been sufficiently grateful for U.S. support throughout the war.
We compiled instances where Zelensky has publicly expressed gratitude to the U.S., its people, and its leadership for being Ukraine’s largest supporter.
We compiled instances where Zelensky has publicly expressed gratitude to the U.S., its people, and its leadership for being Ukraine’s largest supporter.
Zelensky thanks America for four minutes straight
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
www.youtube.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Trump and Vance have repeatedly claimed that Zelensky has not been sufficiently grateful for U.S. support throughout the war.
We compiled instances where Zelensky has publicly expressed gratitude to the U.S., its people, and its leadership for being Ukraine’s largest supporter.
We compiled instances where Zelensky has publicly expressed gratitude to the U.S., its people, and its leadership for being Ukraine’s largest supporter.
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Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada 👏
Prime Minister of Canada 👏
February 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada 👏
Prime Minister of Canada 👏
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"We will never, ever be part of the United States in any way, shape, or form." #MarkCarney
February 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
"We will never, ever be part of the United States in any way, shape, or form." #MarkCarney
Trying to recall something, perhaps someone can help me
Did I see a recent post about an online event on February 28th where the focus or theme will be standards for presenting dna evidence?
Or did I dream it?
#genealogy
#ancestryhour
#genchat
Did I see a recent post about an online event on February 28th where the focus or theme will be standards for presenting dna evidence?
Or did I dream it?
#genealogy
#ancestryhour
#genchat
February 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Trying to recall something, perhaps someone can help me
Did I see a recent post about an online event on February 28th where the focus or theme will be standards for presenting dna evidence?
Or did I dream it?
#genealogy
#ancestryhour
#genchat
Did I see a recent post about an online event on February 28th where the focus or theme will be standards for presenting dna evidence?
Or did I dream it?
#genealogy
#ancestryhour
#genchat
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Hey, #Genealogy community, assuming I am competent enough to have done this right. (😅) with #RootsTech2025 not too long away, any post relating to RootsTech [which will pick up various hashtags], that'll be the one-stop feed to pin to keep up with it all!
bsky.app/profile/dani...
Please RT!
bsky.app/profile/dani...
Please RT!
February 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Hey, #Genealogy community, assuming I am competent enough to have done this right. (😅) with #RootsTech2025 not too long away, any post relating to RootsTech [which will pick up various hashtags], that'll be the one-stop feed to pin to keep up with it all!
bsky.app/profile/dani...
Please RT!
bsky.app/profile/dani...
Please RT!
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Catch all episodes of our Eighth Season binge-worthy “box set” here: familyhistoriespodcast.com/series-eight/ #genealogy #ancestry #podcast #FamilyHistory
Series Eight - The Family Histories Podcast
Full episode list from Series Six of The Family Histories Podcast, which begins on 31st October 2023.
familyhistoriespodcast.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Catch all episodes of our Eighth Season binge-worthy “box set” here: familyhistoriespodcast.com/series-eight/ #genealogy #ancestry #podcast #FamilyHistory
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This essay about 🇨🇦 from the head of the Juno Beach Centre struck me deeply. Happy 60th to the 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦.
Dispatch on the 60th Anniversary of the Canadian Flag : Juno Beach Centre
Welcome to
www.junobeach.org
February 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This essay about 🇨🇦 from the head of the Juno Beach Centre struck me deeply. Happy 60th to the 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦.
I knew that my 2nd great grandfather Archibald Megget (1808-1876) was a public health doctor with an interest in hydrotherapy. Now, thanks to FamilySearchFullText, I know that he briefly ran a bath (cold, warm and showers) at Priors Haven in Tynemouth Northumberland in 1848.
#familysearchfulltext
#familysearchfulltext
February 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I knew that my 2nd great grandfather Archibald Megget (1808-1876) was a public health doctor with an interest in hydrotherapy. Now, thanks to FamilySearchFullText, I know that he briefly ran a bath (cold, warm and showers) at Priors Haven in Tynemouth Northumberland in 1848.
#familysearchfulltext
#familysearchfulltext
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Meet my cousin, Manuel the pharmacist! Here's how #FamilySearch full-text search and Google helped me piece together Manuel Joaquín Vásquez's journey from Panama to Massachusetts to Cartagena, Colombia and beyond: geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com/2025/02/full... #genealogy #AI
February 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Meet my cousin, Manuel the pharmacist! Here's how #FamilySearch full-text search and Google helped me piece together Manuel Joaquín Vásquez's journey from Panama to Massachusetts to Cartagena, Colombia and beyond: geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com/2025/02/full... #genealogy #AI
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The Prize Papers will change the way we see the past. The research possibilities are almost unlimited. Join us for the conclusion of the three-part series “Secrets of the Prize Papers” with insights from @lhaasis.bsky.social and @mouseemperor.bsky.social – pod.link/1460242815
#earlymodern #history 🗃️
#earlymodern #history 🗃️
February 12, 2025 at 5:31 AM
The Prize Papers will change the way we see the past. The research possibilities are almost unlimited. Join us for the conclusion of the three-part series “Secrets of the Prize Papers” with insights from @lhaasis.bsky.social and @mouseemperor.bsky.social – pod.link/1460242815
#earlymodern #history 🗃️
#earlymodern #history 🗃️
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To the non-left among you who aren't beholden to Trump: please, if you won't take me seriously about the state of science now, will you listen to a respected politics-averse science blogger (who surprised his readership when he reluctantly endorsed Clinton in 2016)?
www.science.org/content/blog...
www.science.org/content/blog...
Stand Up And Be Counted
www.science.org
February 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
To the non-left among you who aren't beholden to Trump: please, if you won't take me seriously about the state of science now, will you listen to a respected politics-averse science blogger (who surprised his readership when he reluctantly endorsed Clinton in 2016)?
www.science.org/content/blog...
www.science.org/content/blog...
Thinking of my 2nd great grandfather Edward Lever. As captain of the Eblana in the UK Merchant Navy, he and all hands were once rescued from their sinking vessel in 1878 in the Bay of Biscay only to be lost at sea in a storm in 1881.
Today is Plimsoll Day, an annual celebration of the life of social reformer and MP Samuel Plimsoll (born #OTD 1824), and his radical campaign to improve ship safety and protect seafarers' lives.
February 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Thinking of my 2nd great grandfather Edward Lever. As captain of the Eblana in the UK Merchant Navy, he and all hands were once rescued from their sinking vessel in 1878 in the Bay of Biscay only to be lost at sea in a storm in 1881.
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A debt of gratitude is owed to the data archivists who collected all of the CDC data before it could be deleted.
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
A debt of gratitude is owed to the data archivists who collected all of the CDC data before it could be deleted.
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A pair of 17th C. gloves with embroidery and lace. Note the sensible openings that allow wearers to remove the index & middle fingers and thumbs without removing the whole glove! #FunFact: the fingerless glove #style popular today can be seen in paintings as early as the 15th C.) #FashionHistory
January 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A pair of 17th C. gloves with embroidery and lace. Note the sensible openings that allow wearers to remove the index & middle fingers and thumbs without removing the whole glove! #FunFact: the fingerless glove #style popular today can be seen in paintings as early as the 15th C.) #FashionHistory
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Help me identify this WWII soldier for a story I'm writing. My deadline is Feb. 14. The portrait was made between 1943 & 1945 in Pittsburgh's Hill District. He has a rifle medal on his chest, Service Forces patch & a Corps of Engineers insignia on his hat. Please repost & help me ID him. 🗃️
January 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Y’all, we’re not exaggerating when we say that the time to divest from Big Tech is NOW.
They have very openly stated that they intend to use all of this AI to do state surveillance.
They have very openly stated that they intend to use all of this AI to do state surveillance.
in case your company uses Google Workspace and is despairing at how Gemini A.I. is getting pushed into everything—fear not! Slate's indefatigable IT chief embarked on a successful journey to get it removed from our end and wrote a detailed guide for the curious: slate.com/technology/2...
Google Quietly Installed A.I. to My Workspace. Getting Rid of It Was Creepy.
Opting out should not be a premium feature. It’s a basic right.
slate.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Y’all, we’re not exaggerating when we say that the time to divest from Big Tech is NOW.
They have very openly stated that they intend to use all of this AI to do state surveillance.
They have very openly stated that they intend to use all of this AI to do state surveillance.
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This is a great explainer. CBC showing how it’s done. 👏
IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.
Is Trump right about the U.S. 'subsidizing' Canada? | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
January 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is a great explainer. CBC showing how it’s done. 👏
@genealogystoriesuk.bsky.social Hi Natalie, I’m responding to your post re a knitting/genealogy Zoom on January 21st. I’m interested!
Helen
Helen
January 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
@genealogystoriesuk.bsky.social Hi Natalie, I’m responding to your post re a knitting/genealogy Zoom on January 21st. I’m interested!
Helen
Helen