I'm probably not going to use this platform a whole lot but don't want to close my account in case I come back! But if you're into #genealogy or my research into mother and baby homes, you can follow me elsewhere (safest bet is my Substack) here: https://danielloftus.carrd...
05:05 PM - Jun 08, 2023
New post “A trip down memory lane” is out now!
If you've always wanted to learn about how to digitise what's on those pesky VHS tapes, read this! https://danielloftus.subst...
If you've always wanted to learn about how to digitise what's on those pesky VHS tapes, read this! https://danielloftus.subst...
03:34 PM - Apr 11, 2024
A 'from the beginning to now' podcast episode on how the #SaveOurWills situation arose and what YOU can do to help.
Episode 6, '#SaveOurWills', is out on all platforms.
Episode 6, '#SaveOurWills', is out on all platforms.
04:08 PM - Jan 10, 2024
3 Threaded Spouts
#History & #Genealogy people of Spoutible, please spread this far & wide. If you’re a UK citizen / resident, please consider signing the below petition to stop the MoJ from destroying over 100 million physical copies of probate documents.
Link in next spout. 🧵
Link in next spout. 🧵
05:40 PM - Jan 09, 2024
So well deserved! 👏👏👏 He's earned it a thousand times over. And it's just like Curt Witcher to donate his prize to Allen County Public Library's #Genealogy Center's gift fund.
https://www.fwbusiness.com...
https://www.fwbusiness.com...
fwbusiness.com
08:18 AM - Dec 19, 2023
Looking for someone who can help with a #Canva #font issue: I have a paid-for font with ligatures/swashes. I opened the character map and copied it into Canva. But it appears as a rectangle with an X in it. (This method does work in Word.)
Ideas on how to resolve?? #fontnerds #fontawesome
Ideas on how to resolve?? #fontnerds #fontawesome
11:02 PM - Nov 20, 2023
A piece that I got my mother, Sharon to join me in writing. ❤️
The latest blog post "Brought to light", is now fresh off the press.
Give it a read below. You might be as emotional reading it as I was writing it.
#genealogy #motherandbabyhomes
https://danielloftus.subst...
The latest blog post "Brought to light", is now fresh off the press.
Give it a read below. You might be as emotional reading it as I was writing it.
#genealogy #motherandbabyhomes
https://danielloftus.subst...
03:08 PM - Nov 20, 2023
02:00 PM - Nov 14, 2023
If people were to ask me why I do genealogy, I would respond with: "#History remembers and celebrates the famous, #Genealogy remembers and celebrates everyone else", because how often are the lives or sacrifices of anyone else ever discussed in other settings than genealogy?
05:55 PM - Nov 05, 2023
Oh, what a tangled web mother and baby homes weave…
My vent for the day.
My vent for the day.
07:43 PM - Nov 01, 2023
When posting, I always try to listen to what people want to know about, then I try to mix that in with what I post. For instance, is there anything you want to know about #genealogy wise or #motherandbabyhome wise?
I'll try to answer what I can of course, but if I can't I'll try to find the answer!
I'll try to answer what I can of course, but if I can't I'll try to find the answer!
06:49 PM - Oct 30, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
Happy Birthday, Lady Liberty! On this day in 1886, the Statue of Liberty was officially unveiled in New York Harbor as a symbol of freedom and hope. I am joining StatueEllisFdn, the non-profit dedicated to restoring and preserving the Statue of Liberty, to celebrate her special day.
10:23 AM - Oct 28, 2023
These two are getting serious mileage out of their twindom! 😆
https://www.washingtonpost...
https://www.washingtonpost...
10:29 AM - Oct 25, 2023
Visiting #Cobh today on my field trip & popped by the Annie Moore statue. Thought of @megansmolenyak who had done the research into determining the Annie Moore who went through Ellis Island. #genealogy
https://megansmolenyak.com...
https://megansmolenyak.com...
05:23 AM - Oct 25, 2023
7 Threaded Spouts
After being encouraged by @eilsen_baddie , to just try and try again when posting, I'll try to spend more time here. So, if you aren't familiar with me, I have been a genealogist for the last six (almost seven) years. I love #genealogy and that interest led me to start Project Infant.
05:50 PM - Oct 24, 2023
7 Threaded Spouts
After being encouraged by @eilsen_baddie , to just try and try again when posting, I'll try to spend more time here. So, if you aren't familiar with me, I have been a genealogist for the last six (almost seven) years. I love #genealogy and that interest led me to start Project Infant.
05:50 PM - Oct 24, 2023
I’ve a question. Are the discussions here mainly politically focused or are there other bits?
05:09 PM - Oct 24, 2023
Whether you do genealogy or not, have mental health struggles or are as 'right as rain' (if there even is such a thing) - this one is for you:
"Foot off the pedal"
https://danielloftus.subst...
"Foot off the pedal"
https://danielloftus.subst...
03:36 PM - Sep 07, 2023
This week is about prepping lectures for Saturday’s seminar for the Dallas Genealogical Society. All material is reviewed. I want to be sure that everyone gets new, helpful information. Join us virtually or in person!
https://dallasgenealogy.or...
https://dallasgenealogy.or...
08:45 PM - Jul 18, 2023
I realize this is late in the day, but I just now learned about this. Later today, Tuesday, July 18, 2023 from 6pm - 7pm Eastern.
Chinese Exclusion in the US and Canada
Abt exclusion policies impacted Chinese Americans and Chinese Canadians.
https://www.chineseamerica...
Chinese Exclusion in the US and Canada
Abt exclusion policies impacted Chinese Americans and Chinese Canadians.
https://www.chineseamerica...
03:51 PM - Jul 18, 2023
It’s amazing what can be done with determination. I hope that those who died in mother and baby homes will be found. There are too many missing women and children.
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Megan Smolenyak @MeganSmolenyakI hope we see a lot more of this kind of thing going forward. #genealogy https://youtu.be/KUoKT9fnv...07:12 AM - Jul 17, 2023![Video]()
Stolen Irish skulls snatched from graveyard finally returned to Inishbofin island - YouTube
Thirteen human skulls stolen from an Irish island more than 130 years ago have been returned and reinterred at the site from which they were taken. The 400-y...
01:15 PM - Jul 18, 2023
Spouting from the iOS app! I may or may not check in here a bit more… 🙂
01:14 PM - Jul 18, 2023
Second attempt at an #introduction ! My interests include #genealogy / #familyhistory , my Atcherley #OneNameStudy , #OnePlaceStudies (of #Fawsley in #Northamptonshire + Waters Upton and Marton Hall in #Shropshire ), #wildlife , #wildlifephotography , #scifi and (mostly dreadful) humour. 👋
01:28 PM - Jul 06, 2023
I'm probably not going to use this platform a whole lot but don't want to close my account in case I come back! But if you're into #genealogy or my research into mother and baby homes, you can follow me elsewhere (safest bet is my Substack) here: https://danielloftus.carrd...
05:05 PM - Jun 08, 2023
I came across a box of assorted bibles that belonged to a few ancestors, not quite sure what to do with them. Suggestions?
08:24 PM - Apr 23, 2023
And that's a wrap! The #THBCareers Day went by very smoothly thanks to our amazing speakers in no particular order: Kirsty Gray, Lisa Alzo, Shannon Combs-Bennett and Cairenn Binder.
Info on recordings here:
#genealogy
Info on recordings here:
#genealogy
01:48 PM - Apr 23, 2023
For anyone on #genealogy Spoutible wanting to get a job in genealogy. The Hidden Branch are hosting an event to facilitate this discussion. All info here: https://thehiddenbranch.co...
05:42 PM - Apr 08, 2023
In 2008, I researched then-VP Biden's roots. It was March 2013 before I met him in person. Amazing to watch his return to Ireland as President. He and his Blewitt cousins have become quite close, and I wish them the happiest of family reunions in Ballina today! ☘️ #ireland #genealogy #biden
09:33 AM - Apr 14, 2023
For anyone on #genealogy Spoutible wanting to get a job in genealogy. The Hidden Branch are hosting an event to facilitate this discussion. All info here: https://thehiddenbranch.co...
05:42 PM - Apr 08, 2023
#genealogy can be mighty poignant when it likes. Doing research into Protestant-run mother and baby homes. I found a pair of twins. Daisy and Violet Bennett. I can only find a death for Daisy. I wonder what happened to Violet and did she know what happened to Daisy? 😔
02:59 PM - Apr 03, 2023
How is everyone's #genealogy research going? Anyone else working on the surname Armstrong?
02:27 PM - Apr 02, 2023
