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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hi #GenHour! My news of the week is that on Monday, I received a photocopy of my mat GF’s birth certificate. As I suspected, it lists his father as deceased & that while he’s the 4th child born only 3 survive. (His father died 8 days & his sister died 7 months (respectively) before he was born.)

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#AncestryHour For those who want to see my mat GF’s original birth cert copy (the transcribed one‘s in the embedded post), I got this yesterday. Also, source-wise, I got this from the county but the copy says it’s from the state, so do I source the county, the state, or both the county & the state?

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hi #GenHour! On Tuesday, I sent out order requests to Michigan for 4 birth certificates, 1 marriage certificate, & 3 death certificates for my maternal GF, his siblings, & the marriage certificate was for his mother & stepfather. 1/2

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hi #AncestryHour. On Saturday, I received a notice from NYC stating that they couldn't find my mat GM's birth certificate based on the info I gave them & a second page to give them alternate info for them to try again for free. 1/2

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hi #AncestryHour. This past week: ✅ Came up with column names for my Order Requests tab on my Thomas MacEntee research log ✅ Input the Order Requests tab on 2 logs and implemented it on 1 ✅ Sent off a birth certificate request for my maternal GF to Wayne County, Michigan 1/2

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Hi #AncestryHour. No new news his week. Hopefully, I’ll send out some BMD record request forms out to Michigan soon. (Maybe this week? 🤞)

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Hi #GenHour. I’ve been getting a bit back into genealogy this week by doing source citation. How’s your research going?

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Hi #Ancestry. I’ve gotten back into genealogy mostly doing source citations. ~2 yrs. ago, I took photos on my phone of photos Mom’s cousins had. Is it better to transfer them to my Mac via Airdrop (so they a heic, I think) or to email them to myself & download them (so they’re a jpg). Thoughts?

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hi #GenHour. I went on FS last night looking for something else & looked at the hints. It had a 1920 census for my mat GM & GGPs. First names, rough ages, husband‘s birthplace, & occupation were right but had their last name was Nagorsky (nowhere near Savodnik) & living in the Bronx … 1/2 #GenHour

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

#OTD my paternal grandparents, John STANLEY and Margaret “Margie” WEINER got married 82 years ago (ie in 1944). Happy anniversary to them! #AncestryHour

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Hi #GenHour. My quasi-genealogy news this week is that about a week ago, I *finally* shifted over from my old computer to my (semi) new one!

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Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 16/07/2026

You might like to give your views on this, #GenHour folks...

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Hi #GenHour. Nothing new solidly genealogy-wise this week. However - tangentially genealogy-related (in terms of probably having more room for pictures and other documents) -, I did try to set up my (semi) new computer last night. I wasn’t fully successful so I’m going to try again tonight. #GenHour

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Hi #GenHour! I’m back! I’ve been away for several weeks on a trip through part of Europe. The genealogy highlight of that trip (and really, almost only the sole genealogy thing I’ve done in the past month) is a full-day tour regarding the history of Jewish Vienna (where my pat GF is from).

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Hi #GenHour. I don’t have more news genealogy-wise but this is what happened this week.

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Hi #AncestryHour. My news for this week is that I finally got Mom’s cousin’s photocopies of relevant grave registry book pages from a cemetery in Detroit. (I already had his analysis of the pages.) We’re still trying to figure out if a specific gravestone is my great-aunt’s (& what it says)….

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genbird8 @genbird8.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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[images of immigration/ship papers and a ship]

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Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

#GenHour - do you have any Jewish ancestors? If so, join us for My Ancestor was Jewish is a hybrid study day on 19 June exploring Jewish ancestry, identity, and family history research through expert talks and case studies. In-person or online, 10:00–17:00 Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

On the grounds that there’s no bad time to share this video of a squirrel having a jolly good go, here’s this video of a squirrel having a jolly good go

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Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

#GenHour - we are looking for speakers: NextGen 2026 (online, 14 Nov) Aged 16–35? Share your genealogy ideas on this year’s theme: New Connections. 20-min talks + Q&A. Free prep sessions available. Deadline: 12 July sog.org.uk/nextgen2026/

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I want to thank @sogorg.bsky.social for their Mental Health and Family History Day on Monday. I had fun and it was such a warm and welcoming environment. Thank you for putting it on!

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Hi #GenHour! Please come to this! I will be speaking - along with Jude Rhodes - about Alzheimer’s and dementia and family history at 8 pm GMT (3 pm ES/12 pm Pacific). It’s this coming Monday, FYI.

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Last call for #AncestryHour! I will be speaking with Jude Rhodes on 11 May at 8 pm GMT (3 pm ES/12 pm Pacific) at the Society of Genealogists’ Mental Health and Family History Day about family history tips for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Please come! portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

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Mental Health and Family History

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Hi #AncestryHour. On a personal not, I don’t have any news genealogy-wise about records found or anything but I did do 2 hours of genealogy research on Sunday and I think I might’ve cracked the code for myself on how to get genealogy research done after work on workdays and not get distracted!

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Hi #AncestryHour. I will be speaking with Jude Rhodes on 11 May at 8 pm GMT (3 pm ES/12 pm Pacific) at the Society of Genealogists’ Mental Health and Family History Day about family history tips for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Please come! portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

portal.sog.org.uk

Mental Health and Family History

One day Course with Expert Tutors

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Hi #GenHour. Update on my mat GF’s BMD record search in Michigan. (Forms aren‘t filled out yet.) 1. Called Wayne County (ie essentially Detroit): Not helpful at all in figuring out if they would send me my GF’s birth cert typed up or the original scan. MUST have a death cert to get birth cert. 1/4

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Please come! I’ll be giving a talk on family history and dementia/Alzheimer’s with Jude Rhodes at 8 pm GMT/3 pm Eastern/12 pm Pacific. #GenHour

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Hi #GenHour. I got my mat GF’s birth cert on Tuesday (see below). Question: Would this be an original (because it’s a birth cert) or derivative source (because the entire thing is typed up)? This is the first time I’ve encountered a birth cert that seems to be both an original and derivative record.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Federal Judge Approves Trump Effort to Extract List of Jews From Penn What could possibly go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/u...

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Federal Judge Approves Trump Effort to Extract List of Jews From Penn

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Hi #AncestryHour. I have nothing to post about #genealogy today because I’ve been busy prepping for Passover (Pesach) which starts tomorrow night.

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

For #GenHour. Please read the whole 2-part thread. Additionally, I started writing up a research plan about reconstructing my mat GF’s childhood family. (I think I already have 50-75% of the documents on my research plan from my “grab documents“ era! 😆)

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Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

📢 Call for speakers: NextGEN 2026 #GenHour - Are you aged 16–35 with a genealogy story or idea to share? 🎤 20-min talks 🌍 Online conference (14 Nov 2026) 🗓️ Deadline: 12 July Theme: “New Connections” Find out more: sog.org.uk/nextgen2026/

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Hi #AncestryHour. 2 things: 1. The tiny bit of genealogy research I did this week is look up my mat GF’s elementary school in Detroit on Archive Grid. I got one thing from 1907. The family went there ca. 1912-1921. 😞 Also looked up the hometowns for 2 of my mat. GGPs; got a hand of result. 1/2

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Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/03/2026

But seriously we are on the precipice of the demise of the USPS and too overwhelmed with crises to give it proper attention. The Constitution will not save it, the admin wants it dead, and Republicans in Congress are on permanent vacation. No one is coming to save it unless we show them it matters.

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WATCH LIVE: Postmaster General Steiner testifies at House hearing on financial future of USPS

David Steiner is scheduled to testify before Congress Tuesday about the Postal Service's financial struggles and the need to change longstanding rules and regulations that he considers burdensome. He ...

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Hi #AncestryHour. The only minor update I have is that I called the State of Michigan Vital Records (ie Civil Registration) office to see what’s up with my order for my mat. GF. They‘re going to get to my order next week or 2 (they’re backed up) & I’ll get it 7-10 days late! I can’t wait!

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Re: RT lectures (which I haven’t done yet), 1) Does anybody remember which goes over what‘s “reasonably exhaustive research“ & 2) Does any explain how you know if your research is proven? B/c I’m afraid I’d say X is proven (b/c they’re my family) but an outsider would say it’s not proven. #GenHour

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

For #GenHour This occurred yesterday. (And yes, this is the great-grandmother I’m named after.) 😊 In the first picture, he’s about 19 and she’s 17. The second picture (their 50th wedding anniversary) is when he’s 69 and she’s 67. (Sorry about the glare on the photos.)

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AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

This is in fact the normal way that we identifiable Jews live

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

#OTD 110 years ago, my great-GPs (Mom’s mat GPs), Isadore “Isie” SAVODNIK & Beckie GOLD, married in New York City. The collection was made by their 2nd daughter, my Great-aunt Frances, likely for their 50th anniversary. The 1st pic is from their 1915 engagement; the 2nd pic is from 1966. #Genealogy

A photo of a young man and woman standing next to each other. The label underneath the photo says “Mom & Dad at their Engagement 1915”

A Jewish marriage contract written in Hebrew and Aramaic

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Escaped Vienna (and then Europe) 1938-1940; later became an owner of a series of small businesses WWII vet who graduated medical school ~6 months before war broke out, was part of the Medical Corps in Europe during WWII; later a GP and then after that a Pathologist

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

For #GenHour To clarify what I said at the end below, based on a document I have, I suspect that my paternal GF was baptized at Christ Church in Vienna in 1938 for the very reason of trying to escape Vienna.

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The tiny bit of genealogy I’ve done this past week, #AncestryHour, is researching abt (Anglican) Christ Church in Vienna, Austria baptizing Jews in 1938 to help them escape & trying to find their records. BBC article abt this is below. I suspect my pat. GF was baptized. www.bbc.com/news/world-1...

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The British 'Schindler' who saved Austrian Jews

A British chaplain saved hundreds of Jews from the Nazis by baptising them as Christians to help them escape Austria, Mike Thomson reveals.

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Rebecca Stanley @genealogrebecca.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Hi #AncestryHour. 1) I didn’t realize RootsTech was this week until I saw a post abt it last Friday. 2) I’m thinking of not going to #NotAtRootsTech b/c while I’ll get excited for 2 hours while making my playlist, I won’t watch anything beyond this weekend. & I haven’t done much genealogy lately.

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