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Stephanie Kolonko-Weet
@stephaniekw.bsky.social
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Professional genealogist. IHGS & RQG Student Member.
Married to @ckolonko.bsky.social. Cat mum. 🐾
Intersectional Feminist. Humanist. Socialist. Green.
EDS & POTS. Hard of Hearing (RSHL).
Norfolk, UK. She/Her. 🏳️‍🌈
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I really enjoy that IHGS have a stock image of Hide the Pain Harold. #genealogy
A screenshot of The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, featuring a stock image of a woman and a man, both with white hair. The man is noted for being a part of a meme, known as Hide the Pain Harold, due to his pained facial expression.
September 29, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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The latest addition to the Kolonko-Weet family! This is Pumpkin, a rescued four year old Scottish Fold.
Pumpkin is a dark grey coloured cat, with folded over ears. She has a bald patch on her side, due to being spayed. She is sleeping contently on her bed.
September 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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#TheBreakthrough is probably the most realistic depiction of genealogy I have seen. The amount of time, energy, and resources needed are often unestimated by those who don't have the experience.
Two men; one a detective, the other a genealogist, are closely sitting together and looking through records in an archive. They are wearing white gloves as they examine old parish records. The lighting is dimly lit, giving a shadowy effect and mood.
January 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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A green t-shirt with a slogan "I love Genealogy it's in my DNA"
January 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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The blazer appears to be a match! I found this from the Bury Grammar School archives. bgsarchive.co.uk/default.aspx
1960s blazer from Bury Grammar Schools. The blazer is dark blue and has white or cream piping. There is a swan crest on the breast pocket. 1950s blazer from Bury Grammar Schools. The blazer is dark blue with white or cream piping. There is a swan crest or logo on the breast pocket.
November 14, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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I did a quick Google and I think the swan on the blazer might belong to Bury Grammar Schools.
Bury Grammar Schools with a blue logo of a white swan holding a key in its mouth. "Santas Clavis Fires Apart" is written below the swan.
November 14, 2024 at 11:43 AM
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This is Poppy. She is our eldest. She enjoys food, naps, and anything warm. She is very attached to her blue blanket and looks sad whenever it goes in for a wash. #Cats #CatsofBluesky #CatSky
A calico cat. She has black markings surrounding her green/yellow eyes. Her body is white, and she has a gingery black tail. Her back leg is up due to scratching herself. A calico cat is lying upside down on a blue blanket. She has her front paws curled for absolute 100% perfection. A calico cat is lying on her side on a blue blanket. Her front paws are curled yet again because she's perfection.
November 13, 2024 at 9:13 PM
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This is Pepper. She is our youngest and our silliest. She will absolutely head-bonk everything in her line of vision. She screams for fusses and likes to steal anything that belongs to her sister, Poppy. #Cats #CatsofBluesky #CatSky
A close-up of a seal-point ragdoll cat's face. She has large blue eyes, black (or seal) tipped ears and a black nose. She has black (or seal) fur surrounding her nose and white whiskers. A close-up of a seal-point ragdoll cat's face. She has large blue eyes, black (or seal) tipped ears and a black nose. She has black (or seal) fur surrounding her nose. Her tongue is curled towards her nose. A seal-point ragdoll cat lying on a carpeted flooring. Her two front paws are crossed over. A blue ball is next to her. She looks bemused.
November 13, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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November 13, 2024 at 4:49 PM
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12 years together @ckolonko.bsky.social 🥰
A close-up of a beautiful bouquet of roses, in various colours from white, yellow, pink, and red.
November 11, 2024 at 12:54 PM
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The spicy one in question.
A calico cat lying on her side with her paws curled. She looks mild.
September 19, 2024 at 5:54 PM
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Hey, kids, we're eating dinner tonight.
Come on, Tiffany, Heather, Cody, Dylan, Dermot, Jordan, Taylor, Brittany, Wesley, Rumer, Scout...
#Genealogy
George Cruikshank, Taking the Census (1851), plate 3 from The Comic Almanack for 1851, published by David Bogue, London. It features a cartoon drawing of an extensive family and a census taker. The census taker is asking, "What! Not made out the list yet?!" The head of the household explains that "it isn't such an easy matter as you may think for" and proceeds to give a hilariously long list of various relatives' forenames.
September 19, 2024 at 3:09 PM
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I have been staring at manuscripts since this morning and the words are becoming a blurry mess.
I need to rest... With a cold pack over my eyes.
An image of an elderly man called Hayao Miyazaki, looking tired and frustrated. He has removed his glasses and has an unlit cigarette hanging from his mouth.
September 15, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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My husband knows my favourite kind of flower bouquet.
A bunch of flowers in a vase of various types and colours, such as Sunflowers, Blue Statice, Germinis, Carnations and Chrysanthemums.
September 10, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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Yesterday was a day of going through the Apprenticeship Indentures of St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, 1638-1713.
September 4, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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Chicken in trousers. Doodled in a maths book owned by 13-year-old Richard Beale in 1784. merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2018/10...
August 27, 2024 at 9:04 AM
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Elegant paw crossing. #Cats
August 22, 2024 at 9:12 AM
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Me with every report.
August 18, 2024 at 12:53 PM
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Husband is busy with band practice (he's a guitarist) and I'm rummaging through books. Just an average Tuesday.
August 13, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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Mapping of the censuses.
August 13, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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#Genealogy Credit: xkcd.
July 21, 2024 at 12:46 PM
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Virtual tree.
July 19, 2024 at 6:14 PM
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This is what it's like being married to an archaeologist. Except with @ckolonko.bsky.social it's anything vaguely wartime history!
July 9, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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Oh my god. I'm choking on the outrage here
June 21, 2024 at 10:11 AM
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June 19, 2024 at 11:08 AM