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Gena Philibert-Ortega

@genaortega.bsky.social
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Researcher, Author, Reader, Traveler. Loves: social history, women’s history, cemeteries, quilts, and other pieces of material culture.

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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Watched Sunset Boulevard on the big screen yesterday for the 75th anniversary (Fathom Events). Near the end you learn that Norma is 50 years old. I’d love to do a class on aging women in the cinema. This movie is a good example of what we think of “old” women.
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Just arrived. Make sure to check out Dr Wulf’s website for her essays. karinwulf.com . Looking forward to diving into this #genealogy #history.
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Happy #DNADay! NGS is offering $10.00 off their Genetic Genealogy in Practice book. Use the code below at checkout. www.ngsgenealogy.org/books/
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
#amreading
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
One of the best buys in #genealogy.
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
🚨House voting on SAVE Act today, worst voter suppression bill ever considered by Congress. Could disenfranchise: -21 million w/out access to citizenship docs -69 million women who took spouses last name -ends online + mail registration & voter reg drives www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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House Republicans are set to pass a voter suppression bill that would disenfranchise millions
“It's a five-alarm fire for American voters and for election officials”
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Bryna O'Sullivan @charteroakgen.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
IMLS staff have been put on administrative leave. www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n.... This decision is likely to have an immediate impact on genealogical records access in Connecticut. #genealogy
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Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
#amreading.
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Here’s a 🧵 of virtual courses
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Going to #GRIP Genealogical Institute? We have virtual courses that help you learn a #genealogy subject in-depth. Learn more at our website: grip.ngsgenealogy.org
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Going to #GRIP Genealogical Institute? We have virtual courses that help you learn a #genealogy subject in-depth. Learn more at our website: grip.ngsgenealogy.org
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
HI HELLO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
A vintage black and white photo taken during an American Library Association World War One book drive. A librarian in an suit with an ankle-length skirt speaks into a megaphone while standing atop an immense stack of books.
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Are you going to #NGS2025GEN? See you there!
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14/03/2025
Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website, part of an effort across the Defense Department to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.
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Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
Pentagon leaders have ordered that their websites and social media pages remove articles and images that “promote” DEI.
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Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Recently read and enjoyed "The Quest for Annie Moore of Ellis Island" by @megansmolenyak.com which is great for International Women's Day! #Genealogy climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/02/book...
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Book Review: The Quest for Annie Moore of Ellis Island
Genealogy research and commentary by Marian Burk Wood, speaker and author of "Planning a Future for Your Family's Past," available from Amazon.com.
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
It’s International Women’s Day! What women’s history books are you reading?
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Big Thank You to @myheritageofficial.bsky.social and @danielhorowitz.bsky.social for a dinner with Friends. Great sale in the MyHeritage booth at #RootsTech. Make sure to make your way over there before the Expo Hall close on 3pm on Saturday
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
You don’t have to travel to Salt Lake City to take advantage of #RootsTech. Plus you can do it on your time. tinyurl.com/k67pdted
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Attending RootsTech Virtually in 2025
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for attending the RootsTech 2025 conference virtually.
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Going to #RootsTech? Here’s some tips: tinyurl.com/24f6fsmw
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RootsTech 2025 in Person: 10 Things to Consider
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips to get the most out of the RootsTech 2025 conference, including links for additional information.
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Kate Smith @katesmithkc.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Genealogy & family history societies, libraries, archives, museums & institutions: submit projects/programs for the 2025 SLAM! Idea Showcase by 14 March. Highlight your work & inspire others. Winner(s) get $ + recognition at #NGS2025GEN! #NGSSLAM details: conference.ngsgenealogy.org/slam-idea-sh...
NGS 2025 SLAM! Idea Showcase - Enter by 14 March
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
What did you read in February? #amreading
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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Some very informative classes being offered virtually from the National Genealogical Society! #Genealogy #Technology #NGS www.ngsgenealogy.org/genealogy-co...
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GenTech Toolbox – Power Your Family History! - National Genealogical Society
Master using digital tools for family history in our online GenTech Toolbox workshops. Transform tech frustration into confident genealogy productivity.
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Leah Larkin @thednageek.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Will you be at RootsTech 2025 in Salt Lake City? I'll be manning the BanyanDNA booth (#1425) in the expo hall with live demos, swag, and expert advice. Stop by to get personalized feedback on your BanyanDNA projects or to just say hello!
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Looking forward to my latest @ugagenealogy.bsky.social SLIG course. Thanks @miscelena.bsky.social for posting about it.
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Have my copy. Looking forward to reading it! I love Megan’s books. #amreading #genealogy
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Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Every day all month long, I’ll be posting not just pictures but links to my favorite books on Black history, along with Blue Sky links if possible. Today is Day 14 from @uncpress.bsky.social. Use code 01HATM30 for 30% off this & everything else uncpress.org/book/9781469...
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The Strange History of the American Quadroon | Emily Clark | University of North Carolina Press
Exotic, seductive, and doomed: the antebellum mixed-race free woman of color has long operated as a metaphor for New Orleans. Commonly known as a "quadroon,"...
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 12/02/2025
“If a married woman hasn’t paid $130 to update her passport —assuming she has one, which only about half of Americans do— she may not be able to vote in the next election if the SAVE Act becomes law,” @wendyweiser.bsky.social tells Glamour
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The SAVE Act Could Stop Millions of Women From Voting. Here’s What You Need to Know
The bill would make it harder for women, people of color, young voters, and other marginalized groups to register to vote.
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Jessica T. @jesstlibrarian.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
I have been remiss in sharing. I'll be at NGS Family History Conference: Tales & Trails in Louisville, KY in May, talking about the potential bounty of USCT Widow's pension files. I hope to see/meet some of you there! #NGS2025GEN #genealogy #genchat #FamilyHistory
A slide reading "I'm Speaking, Tails & Trails 2025 Family History Conference 23-26 May, Louisville, KY" with conference logo resembling the outline of a horse head and the National Genealogical Society logo--a branching tree with roots. All in white on a green background with a dot pattern in a slightly lighter green.
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Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington @jgsgw.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
New York Wants to Lock Up Vital Records — Again! 😫 Here’s How We Can Stop It If We Act Fast A backdoor proposal to essentially ban public access to birth, marriage, and death records got snuck into their annual budget bill?! mailchi.mp/reclaimthere...
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Reclaim The Records
We’re Reclaim The Records, a new not-for-profit activist group of genealogists, historians, researchers, and open government advocates. We identify important genealogical records sets that ought to be...
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Super excited about this book. The history of family is the history of politics and economy and medicine and so much more and the more we know the more we know. Have downloaded some pieces and ordered the actual physical volume because #books. Fantastic work. 🗃️
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Marian Pierre-Louis @marianpl.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Legacy Family Tree Webinars is celebrating Black History month with 5 unlocked webinars for the month of February! familytreewebinars.com/black-histor... #genealogy #POCGenealogy #AfricanAmerican
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Black History Month 2025 at Legacy Family Tree Webinars - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
When Congressman John Lewis was a child, he tried to get a library card. He was turned away & told “The Library is not for coloureds” 💔 He’s a civil rights icon, lover of books, recipient of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. “The Library IS for Everyone” 💚 #BlackHistoryMonth
Mychal smiles in his “The Library is for Everyone” shirt from Out of Print clothing UNSTOPPABLE JOHN: How John Lewis Got His Library Card-and Helped Change History BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR PAT ZIETLOW MILLER, ILLUSTRATED BY JERRY JORDAN
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
And those who are researching #genealogy.
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Bryna O'Sullivan @charteroakgen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
#genealogists: If you have an interest in local or community #history and would be willing to share how your work has made an impact in those areas... The Connecticut League of Museums is looking for conference proposals. clho.org/conference/2... #Connecticut
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Connecticut League of Museums - 2025 Annual Conference
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Rereading a favorite in preparation for teaching at #SLIG2025 tomorrow. #genealogy
Book cover of Francois Weil’s Family Trees: A History of Genealogy in America.
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Melanie McComb @shamrockgen.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
The Holocaust Project at @wikitree.bsky.social is creating profiles for all victims at Auschwitz; our goal is to have all victims currently documented online by December 31, 2025, with at least one family member added for every person.
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Auschwitz 2025 Initiative
Wiki page on Auschwitz 2025.
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Reading now
Book cover for Boardinghouse Women
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
For SoCal friends, Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can. For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla
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Sean Vanderfluit @deckofancestors.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
"The names of around 425,000 people suspected of collaborating with the Nazis during the German occupation of the Netherlands have been published online for the first time." www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Netherlands: 425,000 suspected Nazi collaborators' names published
The names of Dutch people investigated for working with the Nazis during World War 2 are available online for the first time.
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
A few seats left. Join me virtually at SLIG this month! slig.ugagenealogy.org/cpage.php?pt...
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Make sure to watch The Six Triple Eight and then read the FamilySearch blog, www.familysearch.org/en/blog/6888... . Such an important piece of WWII history that deserves to be remembered. #womenshistory
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The True Story of the 6888th Battalion • FamilySearch
Did you know that the US Army had a Black women's battalion during World War II? Learn about the inspiring history of the 6888th!
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Gena Philibert-Ortega @genaortega.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Getting ready for my SLIG 2025 Material Culture course by mailing out postcards to my students. Gives each student a nice welcome and a piece of material culture to study. #genealogy #SLIG2025
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SusanM @samcaligal.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
#Genealogy Tip Use local history to paint a more complete picture of your ancestor’s life. If you have #FrenchCanadian ancestry dating back to 17th century Montreal, this book will be useful.
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