Stephen J Caraccia
@sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social
Professional genealogist and CPA with extensive genealogy experience in USA, Italy, Puerto Rico, Ireland, Scotland & England. CPA for performing artists, licensed professionals & related SMBs. APGen member. Dead bird refugee. TaxTwitter. New York, USA
Pinned
Wistfully thinking about the last week or so. I can't help but remember these lines from Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises ...
𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁: “𝗢𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗲 . . . 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿,”
𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗲: “𝗜𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝗼?”
𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁: “𝗢𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗲 . . . 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿,”
𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗲: “𝗜𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝗼?”
File under collateral research...
I am constantly reminded that, often times, people are MUCH closer in real life than a family tree might otherwise indicate.
So, research those siblings and inlaws like crazy. Never assume some person is too far afield - you just never know.
FAN!
#Genealogy
I am constantly reminded that, often times, people are MUCH closer in real life than a family tree might otherwise indicate.
So, research those siblings and inlaws like crazy. Never assume some person is too far afield - you just never know.
FAN!
#Genealogy
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
File under collateral research...
I am constantly reminded that, often times, people are MUCH closer in real life than a family tree might otherwise indicate.
So, research those siblings and inlaws like crazy. Never assume some person is too far afield - you just never know.
FAN!
#Genealogy
I am constantly reminded that, often times, people are MUCH closer in real life than a family tree might otherwise indicate.
So, research those siblings and inlaws like crazy. Never assume some person is too far afield - you just never know.
FAN!
#Genealogy
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For all of my #genealogy and #ancestryhour peeps - you should know that recently Ancestry has changed its ToS to prevent searching of public records hosted on the Ancestry site to keep investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) practitioners and forensic genealogists (FGs) OUT. (Please read the whole 🧵)
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
For all of my #genealogy and #ancestryhour peeps - you should know that recently Ancestry has changed its ToS to prevent searching of public records hosted on the Ancestry site to keep investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) practitioners and forensic genealogists (FGs) OUT. (Please read the whole 🧵)
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#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Genearosity
I'm at my FSC this afternoon if any genies need a restricted record copy.
#PayItForward #SpreadTheWord
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I'm at my FSC this afternoon if any genies need a restricted record copy.
#PayItForward #SpreadTheWord
@alliethinks.bsky.social @allthosebefore.bsky.social @shamrockgen.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Genearosity
I'm at my FSC this afternoon if any genies need a restricted record copy.
#PayItForward #SpreadTheWord
@alliethinks.bsky.social @allthosebefore.bsky.social @shamrockgen.bsky.social
I'm at my FSC this afternoon if any genies need a restricted record copy.
#PayItForward #SpreadTheWord
@alliethinks.bsky.social @allthosebefore.bsky.social @shamrockgen.bsky.social
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#BlueSkyGenealogy
I am at my FamilySearch Center this afternoon, if anyone needs a restricted record copy.
#NewPCWorkout
#Genearosity #PayItForward #SpreadTheWord
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I am at my FamilySearch Center this afternoon, if anyone needs a restricted record copy.
#NewPCWorkout
#Genearosity #PayItForward #SpreadTheWord
@shamrockgen.bsky.social @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social @atcherleyons.bsky.social @alliethinks.bsky.social @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#BlueSkyGenealogy
I am at my FamilySearch Center this afternoon, if anyone needs a restricted record copy.
#NewPCWorkout
#Genearosity #PayItForward #SpreadTheWord
@shamrockgen.bsky.social @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social @atcherleyons.bsky.social @alliethinks.bsky.social @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social
I am at my FamilySearch Center this afternoon, if anyone needs a restricted record copy.
#NewPCWorkout
#Genearosity #PayItForward #SpreadTheWord
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Hi #GenHour. I have a technical Q. I'm looking at my mtDNA results. Mutations are all recorded AnnnnnD (A is Ancestral, nnnnn is the location, D is the Derived value). Most of the Derived values are upper-case, but some are recorded with lower-case letter e.g. C16259g.What does lower-case indicate ?
October 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hi #GenHour. I have a technical Q. I'm looking at my mtDNA results. Mutations are all recorded AnnnnnD (A is Ancestral, nnnnn is the location, D is the Derived value). Most of the Derived values are upper-case, but some are recorded with lower-case letter e.g. C16259g.What does lower-case indicate ?
I am now quite literally all over the map. There's a pun in there somewhere. 🤪
#Genealogy #AncestryDNA
#Genealogy #AncestryDNA
October 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I am now quite literally all over the map. There's a pun in there somewhere. 🤪
#Genealogy #AncestryDNA
#Genealogy #AncestryDNA
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Virtually every family will have had ancestors serving in either the military or the navy at some time in their lives. Finding out about their military service is an integral part of family history and can be rewarding. www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/the-basics-o...
October 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Newly registered with us is Maxine Phillips’ Leigh-on-Sea One-Place Study. Maxine’s interest in this place began when she discovered that a 2x great grandmother was born there in 1848; she is now furthering her research into Old Leigh as a #OnePlaceStudy.
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Explore our members’ Registered Studies!
September 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Newly registered with us is Maxine Phillips’ Leigh-on-Sea One-Place Study. Maxine’s interest in this place began when she discovered that a 2x great grandmother was born there in 1848; she is now furthering her research into Old Leigh as a #OnePlaceStudy.
Explore our members’ Registered Studies!
Explore our members’ Registered Studies!
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Hey. The fragmentation of the social media landscape has been hard on indie #scicomm 🧪 projects
So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?
And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?
So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?
And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?
September 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hey. The fragmentation of the social media landscape has been hard on indie #scicomm 🧪 projects
So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?
And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?
So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?
And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?
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FindmyPast updates Scottish Roman Catholic records collections scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/find... #genealogy
FindmyPast updates Scottish Roman Catholic records collections
From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.
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September 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
FindmyPast updates Scottish Roman Catholic records collections scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/find... #genealogy
Catch David Ryan's @ryangenealogy.bsky.social next webinar, part of his Down Under series this Wednesday! #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #FamilyHistory
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From The Ashes: The 1922 Irish Public Record Office Fire and Irish Genealogy - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
The destruction of the Public Records Office in June 1922 at the outset of the Irish Civil War has cast a long shadow over Irish genealogical research. Anyone who...
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September 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Catch David Ryan's @ryangenealogy.bsky.social next webinar, part of his Down Under series this Wednesday! #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #FamilyHistory
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Keep your eyes open for your NYS Inflation Rebate check as they begin going out tomorrow. Amounts range from $150 to $400 for eligible taxpayers that filed a 2023 NYS Tax Return. #TaxSky #TaxTwitter
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September 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Keep your eyes open for your NYS Inflation Rebate check as they begin going out tomorrow. Amounts range from $150 to $400 for eligible taxpayers that filed a 2023 NYS Tax Return. #TaxSky #TaxTwitter
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Thank you to @familytreemag.bsky.social for publishing this!
You can read my piece below. ⬇️
#Genealogy
You can read my piece below. ⬇️
#Genealogy
Hot of the press! In this new article by @danielloftus.projectinfant.ie, explore the do's and don'ts for using Find a Grave: 🔗 bit.ly/46VRMBG #genealogy #familyhistory #findagrave
The Do’s and Don’ts of Find a Grave - Family Tree Magazine
Find a Grave is an excellent tool for genealogists. This article offers some tips of what to do and what to avoid as you use it.
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September 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Thank you to @familytreemag.bsky.social for publishing this!
You can read my piece below. ⬇️
#Genealogy
You can read my piece below. ⬇️
#Genealogy
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This one makes me so, so sad.
Rest in Peace, Robert Redford.
Rest in Peace. 💔
Rest in Peace, Robert Redford.
Rest in Peace. 💔
September 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This one makes me so, so sad.
Rest in Peace, Robert Redford.
Rest in Peace. 💔
Rest in Peace, Robert Redford.
Rest in Peace. 💔
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It is, once again, September 11. And, once again, it is time to stop, to reflect, to remember... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.legalgenealogist.com/2025/09/11/y...
Year 24… never forget…
24 years later... It was 24 years ago today. A stunningly beautiful day, one of those early fall days in the northeast that fills your heart with joy as you inhale the crisp morning air under deep blu...
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September 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It is, once again, September 11. And, once again, it is time to stop, to reflect, to remember... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.legalgenealogist.com/2025/09/11/y...
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Are you researching ancestors who lived in what's now Ukraine? There may be records scanned and online, just waiting for you to find them. Here's info abt a new site that may help you locate scanned and online records:
#ancestry #genealogy #familyhistory
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#ancestry #genealogy #familyhistory
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Ukrainan Online Records - Use the Duck!
Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog
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September 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Are you researching ancestors who lived in what's now Ukraine? There may be records scanned and online, just waiting for you to find them. Here's info abt a new site that may help you locate scanned and online records:
#ancestry #genealogy #familyhistory
larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/09/ukra...
#ancestry #genealogy #familyhistory
larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/09/ukra...
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Friendly reminder - CENSUS SEARCH - when you're certain where a family should be living, and they're just not coming up, swap the surname and forename. Just tracked down a family in the 1911 Irish Census using their address which matched 1909 and 1912 birth records. Sure enough, bingo! #Genealogy
September 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Friendly reminder - CENSUS SEARCH - when you're certain where a family should be living, and they're just not coming up, swap the surname and forename. Just tracked down a family in the 1911 Irish Census using their address which matched 1909 and 1912 birth records. Sure enough, bingo! #Genealogy
I received a handwritten Thank You note in the mail today, and can I just say that in today's f'ed up, impersonal, digital world in which we live, I was truly moved and touched. Think I'll go make some potato salad. ❤️ #PayItForward #Genealogy
August 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I received a handwritten Thank You note in the mail today, and can I just say that in today's f'ed up, impersonal, digital world in which we live, I was truly moved and touched. Think I'll go make some potato salad. ❤️ #PayItForward #Genealogy
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#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Half-Price
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August 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Discounted price on #FindMyPast subscriptions through #LostCousins.
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Looking for members help. Dr Maria Luddy and Dr Judith Harford are writing a book on the experiences of Irish women national school teachers, 1890-1950. They would love to hear from anyone with material such as diaries, letters, photographs, or other artefacts. email judith.harford@ucd.ie.
August 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Looking for members help. Dr Maria Luddy and Dr Judith Harford are writing a book on the experiences of Irish women national school teachers, 1890-1950. They would love to hear from anyone with material such as diaries, letters, photographs, or other artefacts. email judith.harford@ucd.ie.
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If you've ever worked a case with closely related parents, you need to read this post now.
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Revisiting the "Are Your Parents Related Tool" at GEDmatch - The DNA Geek
Most cultures have taboos against close relatives marrying (or mating with) one another. While some royal lineages historically used intra-family marriages…
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August 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
If you've ever worked a case with closely related parents, you need to read this post now.
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#MyHeritage #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
Free access to US and Canadian censuses from 27 Aug to 2 Sep 2025
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Free access to US and Canadian censuses from 27 Aug to 2 Sep 2025
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Free access to Canadian and US census records on MyHeritage - Genealogy à la carte
To mark Labour Day, MyHeritage is offering free access to all Canadian and American census records, from August 27 to September 2. For Canada, MyHeritage provides national census records starting in 1...
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August 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#MyHeritage #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
Free access to US and Canadian censuses from 27 Aug to 2 Sep 2025
genealogyalacarte.ca?p=46039
Free access to US and Canadian censuses from 27 Aug to 2 Sep 2025
genealogyalacarte.ca?p=46039
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Autumn #Genealogy program from the Appleton Library
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Next: Saturday, 13 Sep 2025 at 2 pm Central US
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Next: Saturday, 13 Sep 2025 at 2 pm Central US
Find Your Ancestors: Setting Goals to Focus Your Genealogy | Appleton Public Library
Join us in person at the library or virtually via Zoom for our monthly Find Your Ancestors series.Registration: No registration is needed to attend the program in the library. Zoom attendees must regi...
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August 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Autumn #Genealogy program from the Appleton Library
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Next: Saturday, 13 Sep 2025 at 2 pm Central US
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Next: Saturday, 13 Sep 2025 at 2 pm Central US
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From tomorrow (28 Aug 2025), Full Text is moving out of FamilySearch labs to become a permanent feature - it will be available in the drop-down 'search' menu. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
August 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
From tomorrow (28 Aug 2025), Full Text is moving out of FamilySearch labs to become a permanent feature - it will be available in the drop-down 'search' menu. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory