Paula
@paulastb.bsky.social
Mainly retired but you can find me from time to time working at the library. Best job ever. 💙📚
I love reading, walking travel and I spend a lot of time researching my family history.
You can read my family tree stories on https://shakingthebranches.com/
I love reading, walking travel and I spend a lot of time researching my family history.
You can read my family tree stories on https://shakingthebranches.com/
A really interesting and entertaining read. Nothing about it made me want to take up cycling or visit America but I do admire his courage and determination.
A Ride Across America
Simon Parker
💙📚 #BookSky #LibrarySky
A Ride Across America
Simon Parker
💙📚 #BookSky #LibrarySky
August 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
A really interesting and entertaining read. Nothing about it made me want to take up cycling or visit America but I do admire his courage and determination.
A Ride Across America
Simon Parker
💙📚 #BookSky #LibrarySky
A Ride Across America
Simon Parker
💙📚 #BookSky #LibrarySky
Just finished Home Before Dark by Eva Björg Ægisdottir. I just love Iceland and Icelandic crime fiction and Ægisdottir is one of the best. Available at your local library.
💙📚 #BookSky #LibrarySky
💙📚 #BookSky #LibrarySky
August 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Just finished Home Before Dark by Eva Björg Ægisdottir. I just love Iceland and Icelandic crime fiction and Ægisdottir is one of the best. Available at your local library.
💙📚 #BookSky #LibrarySky
💙📚 #BookSky #LibrarySky
Some very helpful information here
August 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Some very helpful information here
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#GenHour Thanks for another lively chat! See you all next week!
And for those who are able, join us for #GenChat on Friday the 8th on BlueSky or on Saturday the 9th on Mastodon.
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And for those who are able, join us for #GenChat on Friday the 8th on BlueSky or on Saturday the 9th on Mastodon.
bsky.app/profile/genc...
August 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
#GenHour Thanks for another lively chat! See you all next week!
And for those who are able, join us for #GenChat on Friday the 8th on BlueSky or on Saturday the 9th on Mastodon.
bsky.app/profile/genc...
And for those who are able, join us for #GenChat on Friday the 8th on BlueSky or on Saturday the 9th on Mastodon.
bsky.app/profile/genc...
What’s everyone reading right now? I’m enjoying this one which is a recent arrival at the library.
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August 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
What’s everyone reading right now? I’m enjoying this one which is a recent arrival at the library.
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#booksky
#currentread
#librarysky
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#booksky
#currentread
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Should’ve updated sooner but I loved this book. Historical crime fiction featuring issues that sadly still exist. #booksky #librarysky 📚💙
New it at the library! I love to get a brand new book.
Have loved the Raven and Fisher series so far so looking forward to getting started. #BookSky 📚💙
#LibrarySky
Have loved the Raven and Fisher series so far so looking forward to getting started. #BookSky 📚💙
#LibrarySky
July 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Should’ve updated sooner but I loved this book. Historical crime fiction featuring issues that sadly still exist. #booksky #librarysky 📚💙
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Hello #AncestryHour! Today I finalised my website: rowenagenealogy.com Short and sweet!
June 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Hello #AncestryHour! Today I finalised my website: rowenagenealogy.com Short and sweet!
New it at the library! I love to get a brand new book.
Have loved the Raven and Fisher series so far so looking forward to getting started. #BookSky 📚💙
#LibrarySky
Have loved the Raven and Fisher series so far so looking forward to getting started. #BookSky 📚💙
#LibrarySky
June 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
New it at the library! I love to get a brand new book.
Have loved the Raven and Fisher series so far so looking forward to getting started. #BookSky 📚💙
#LibrarySky
Have loved the Raven and Fisher series so far so looking forward to getting started. #BookSky 📚💙
#LibrarySky
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June 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Then and now. Great day out this week visiting “the street” where my ancestors lived. Think we found the remains of a chimney. The houses were built 1830s and belonged to the Coltness Iron Works. #GenHour #FamilyHistory
June 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Then and now. Great day out this week visiting “the street” where my ancestors lived. Think we found the remains of a chimney. The houses were built 1830s and belonged to the Coltness Iron Works. #GenHour #FamilyHistory
Checking census records today and I found a Russian family living in the village of Newmains, Lanarkshire in 1891. Father was a labourer. Anyone any thoughts on how the could’ve ended up there? #GenHour #FamilyHistory
June 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Checking census records today and I found a Russian family living in the village of Newmains, Lanarkshire in 1891. Father was a labourer. Anyone any thoughts on how the could’ve ended up there? #GenHour #FamilyHistory
What a party at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall last night! Jesus ‘Aguaje’ Ramos & His Buena Vista Orchestra. Was so looking forward to this and it did not disappoint. Amazing! #MusicSky
May 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
What a party at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall last night! Jesus ‘Aguaje’ Ramos & His Buena Vista Orchestra. Was so looking forward to this and it did not disappoint. Amazing! #MusicSky
Just finished this and I really enjoyed it. I could totally picture the town and hear the voices of the characters. I was sad to finish and I want to know more about Majella #BookSky #LibrarySky
Michelle Gallen tells us about her book, Big Girl, Small Town, and the language she would love to see it translated into.
In Blúiríní (Irish for snippets), we meet the writer in a place of inspiration or in a space they feel at home.
@johnmurrays.bsky.social @algonquinbooks.bsky.social
In Blúiríní (Irish for snippets), we meet the writer in a place of inspiration or in a space they feel at home.
@johnmurrays.bsky.social @algonquinbooks.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Just finished this and I really enjoyed it. I could totally picture the town and hear the voices of the characters. I was sad to finish and I want to know more about Majella #BookSky #LibrarySky
Very much looking forward to this. I love the Raven and Fisher books. #BookSky #LibrarySky 📚
Finished copies of the new @ambroseparry.bsky.social have arrived, and they're looking gorgeous. It's out on June 5, but we've got a free short story coming very soon as an amuse bouche.
May 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Very much looking forward to this. I love the Raven and Fisher books. #BookSky #LibrarySky 📚
This is a fascinating book. The story is so well researched and beautifully told. A recommended read #LibrarySky #BookSky
April 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is a fascinating book. The story is so well researched and beautifully told. A recommended read #LibrarySky #BookSky
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Since I'm not sure if I'll make it to #GenHour today, I wanted to post this now, just in case.
If any of you have ancestors who were ordinary people living in Victorian England, you'll want to watch the following videos.
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If any of you have ancestors who were ordinary people living in Victorian England, you'll want to watch the following videos.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Since I'm not sure if I'll make it to #GenHour today, I wanted to post this now, just in case.
If any of you have ancestors who were ordinary people living in Victorian England, you'll want to watch the following videos.
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If any of you have ancestors who were ordinary people living in Victorian England, you'll want to watch the following videos.
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I was so lucky to be able to travel to Ireland to visit the hometown of my great, great grandmother. It was quite an emotional trip and I’ve fallen in love with County Mayo #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
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My Time In Westport
In late March I visited County Mayo to visit the home town of my great great grandmother, Sarah McLoughlin. She was the paternal grandmother of my maternal grandfather Hugh Brawley. Spending time i…
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April 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I was so lucky to be able to travel to Ireland to visit the hometown of my great, great grandmother. It was quite an emotional trip and I’ve fallen in love with County Mayo #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
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shakingthebranches.com/2025/04/15/m...
April 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
@martindoyle.bsky.social Bought this book while visiting Ireland last week. The people and their stories will stay with me for a long time. If you want to understand the impact of The Troubles this is the place to start #BookSky
April 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
@martindoyle.bsky.social Bought this book while visiting Ireland last week. The people and their stories will stay with me for a long time. If you want to understand the impact of The Troubles this is the place to start #BookSky
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#GenHour 🚂 Calling all railway history enthusiasts! 🚂
Railways transformed Britain, and many of us have ancestors who worked on the tracks, in the stations, or behind the scenes. This April, we're bringing you a series of talks to help you explore their stories. 📖
Railways transformed Britain, and many of us have ancestors who worked on the tracks, in the stations, or behind the scenes. This April, we're bringing you a series of talks to help you explore their stories. 📖
April 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
#GenHour 🚂 Calling all railway history enthusiasts! 🚂
Railways transformed Britain, and many of us have ancestors who worked on the tracks, in the stations, or behind the scenes. This April, we're bringing you a series of talks to help you explore their stories. 📖
Railways transformed Britain, and many of us have ancestors who worked on the tracks, in the stations, or behind the scenes. This April, we're bringing you a series of talks to help you explore their stories. 📖
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Timeline cleanse: I'm a genealogist. No reports, I just build trees. I mostly work in US records. If you're interested in my research, or my podcast, visit me here: ancestorsalivegenealogy.com #genealogy
I need some work!
I need some work!
March 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Timeline cleanse: I'm a genealogist. No reports, I just build trees. I mostly work in US records. If you're interested in my research, or my podcast, visit me here: ancestorsalivegenealogy.com #genealogy
I need some work!
I need some work!
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APPEAL: The Govan Stones needs more volunteers for our 2025 Season, which is shaping up to be our biggest and busiest since AD 900!
If you want to try your hand at pretty much anything we do at the museum, from working in the shop to tours, just email us at:
📨 info@thegovanstones.org.uk
If you want to try your hand at pretty much anything we do at the museum, from working in the shop to tours, just email us at:
📨 info@thegovanstones.org.uk
March 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
APPEAL: The Govan Stones needs more volunteers for our 2025 Season, which is shaping up to be our biggest and busiest since AD 900!
If you want to try your hand at pretty much anything we do at the museum, from working in the shop to tours, just email us at:
📨 info@thegovanstones.org.uk
If you want to try your hand at pretty much anything we do at the museum, from working in the shop to tours, just email us at:
📨 info@thegovanstones.org.uk
Been struggling a bit with my own tree recently so have started working on my husband’s very basic tree. Nice knowing there is so much to discover. #AncestryHour
January 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Been struggling a bit with my own tree recently so have started working on my husband’s very basic tree. Nice knowing there is so much to discover. #AncestryHour