Susan Smith-Josephy

@SSJ
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Humour, history, research, genealogy, heraldry, Sherlock Holmes. SFU alumna. Immigrant. I wrote some books. Might write some more
Has anyone ordered a Finnish birth certificate from the 1890s? My friend is wanting to get her great-grandfather's cert. Please pass this info on, someone must know the procedure. Websites and FB group's haven't been useful so far. Thanks! #genealogy #familyhistory #Finland
Well, that was interesting. Just used AI (ChatGPT) to write an intro to my next monthly newsletter (confessed to it so readers would know😆). If you'd like to subscribe, you can sign up here (right column). Thanks! #genealogy #Geneadons
https://megansmolenyak.com/
April 2023 WikiTree Connect-a-Thon Livecast

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Well, this is cool. The 2nd most popular episode of "Top Chef" ever is the Ellis Island one I about killed myself researching. Was doing the genealogical equivalent of quick fire challenges 19 hours a day, 7 days a week to prep for this episode! 😆
#genealogy #Geneadons
https://collider.com/top-chef-most-rewatchable-episodes-reddit/#top-chef-texas-episode-11
'Top Chef': 10 Most Rewatchable Episodes, According to Reddit

Top Chef has plenty of rewatchable episodes, from Dim Sum Lose Some to Restaurant Wars.

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@azurerae @wikitree Having a great time rolling along with new WikiTree #Genealogy profiles. OK, I did take a few tiny detours to edit Find a Grave memorials of those people too. Down the rabbit hole but not too far🐰
A new book added to my physical #Genealogy library: Hanes Plwyf Llanwenog, 1939 [A History of the Parish of Llanwenog]. Woo! It had a list of the parish vicars like I hoped, but my ancestor, Rev. David Evans, is suspiciously missing from it. Hmmm...
HMS Barham Crew List

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Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project
@deKay they’re charging for the API from the 9th of Feb, which has prompted loads of people to promote migration bots before they die and loads of helpful people explaining how to join Mastodon, like @SSJ who helped me migrate today.
‼️🇺🇦Officials: Explosions reported at Russia’s military sites in occupied Mariupol, Melitopol (more) https://kyivindependent.com/news-feed/officials-explosions-reported-at-russias-military-sites-in-occupied-mariupol-melitopol #Ukraine #News #War #Russia
Officials: Explosions reported at Russia’s military sites in occupied Mariupol, Melitopol

An explosion was reported at a Russian military base in the occupied port city of Mariupol in eastern Donetsk Oblast, according to the Mariupol City Administration. Mariupol council did not provide additional information. Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov reported explosions at the Russian

The Kyiv Independent
A great talk about discovering the slave-holders and the enslaved in your ancestry. I am Southern through and through and have ancestors from every southern state. I have run across many slave-holders in my ancestry and have been struggling with how to mark them and what to do with them. I have also wanted to do something about the genealogy of those enslaved by my ancestors.
#genealogy #FamilyHistory #Enslaved #Enslavers #SlaveHolders #AfricanAmericanGenealogy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URrn71yOQzY&t=231s
Documenting the Enslaved in Your Family Tree | Ancestry

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