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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Attending virtually VGS 2026 Fall Virtual Conference: Over, Around & Through: Outsmarting Your Virginia Brickwalls. #Genealogy #VGS

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I have #AlabamaFever! I finished “Alabama Cemeteries” and started “Dead Towns of Alabama”. #Alabama #History #Books #ReadMoreBooks

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#TicketStubTuesday: Celtic Fusion – April 11, 2001 – California Center for the Arts, Escondido, California.

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Another new book started at O'Dark Thirty this morning. Continuing my quest to understand my Salzburger immigrants to Georgia in 1734. #Genealogy #History #Salzburger #Georgia #Books #Read

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The North Carolina Genealogical Society's Journal has an index online. I made a list of two of my family surnames: Hawthorne and Baggett, with alternate spellings. The highlighted GREEN entries are issues I own. These are only 2 of about 6 or more surnames I'm interested in. #Genealogy #NCGS

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🚨 NEW EPISODE🚨 Census records & forgotten documents reveal far more than names and dates. @findmypast.bsky.social Jen Baldwin of @A Family History Of podcast to show how genealogists uncover stories of ordinary people in extraordinary times.🧬📚 🎧 pod.fo/e/636ff8 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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Karen Cummings @drkarencummings.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My new book “Genealogy Methods and Techniques” provides something for everyone, no matter what their level of experience. “This book is highly recommended and every genealogist should have a copy on their bookshelves” www.crowood.com/book/genealo... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ResearchMethods

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I started a new book called "The Salzburgers and Their Descendants" by P.A. Strobel, originally published in 1855. #Genealogy #History #Georgia #Salzburgers #Read #Books

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My schedule for the #NCGS 2026 Fall Conference. Website: www.ncgenealogy.org #Genealogy @ncgs1974.bsky.social

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's gonna be a great two days of learning about North Carolina #genealogy from #NCGS! Link: www.ncgenealogy.org/fall2026/lec...

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I started this book this morning. It has my Austrian ancestors listed. The Germans of Colonial Georgia, 1733-1783, by George F. Jones (1986), revised 1996. #Genealogy #Books #Read

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#TicketStubTuesday: Musicals, Plays, etc. Ring of Fire: The Johnny Cash Musical – August 8, 2010 – California Center for the Arts, Escondido, California.

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#NationalGrandparentsDay Thank you, President Jimmy Carter, for signing the official proclamation in 1978, following a campaign by Marian McQuade to honor elders and bridge generational divides. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Looks like I'm going to North Carolina in 2028! My ancestors came down the Great Wagon Road in the 1700s and settled in the vicinity! #NGS2028GEN #NGS #Genealogy

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#TicketStubTuesday: Led Zeppelin - July 17, 1977 - The Kingdome, Seattle, Washington. "1977 North America Tour" Sold out. Approx. 62,000 to 67,000 people. I didn't see this concert. I got this stub from a friend in Oregon whose brother went.

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Kenneth Marks @marksology.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

No chart or lookup table needed. Just enter the old occupation term and the modern equivalent is returned automatically. Try the free Old Occupation Converter: buff.ly/UDxYM97 #genealogy

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Edward Going, a free person of color in the Revolutionary War. A possible cousin of my maternal Gowens line. #Genealogy #NorthCarolina ncarchives.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/28/i...

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Marian Pierre-Louis @marianpl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A sail maker's house. A mayor's inheritance. A sea captain's family. One Gloucester home has seen it all. Come learn how to research the history of your own house through this local example. More info sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/10-... #HouseHistory #genealogy

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Week 3 of #IGHR’s South Carolina research course is off to a great start! I mapped out the colonial land patent process and turned it into a wall graphic to visualize how our ancestors acquired their land. #Genealogy #SouthCarolinaHistory #FamilyHistory #IGHR2026 @ighrgenealogy.bsky.social

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#TicketStubTuesday: I'm finished posting the 85 concerts I've seen. Next, I will post concert tickets I bought but didn't see.

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

As Robert Plant sings... "We [I] come from the land of the ice and snow From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow The hammer of the gods Will drive our ships to new lands To fight the horde, sing and cry Valhalla, I am coming." ~ Immigrant Song (1970) Led Zeppelin. #GeneticDNA #Vikings

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#FridayFunny: Apparently, I have a DNA connection to someone born in 93 BCE in Texas! 😱 #Genealogy

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

#TicketStubTuesday: The Brett Ellis Band – Opening acts, Mother America, Servants of Sound – October 20, 2023 - Navajo Live, San Diego, California.

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Spent 4 hours this morning creating a map of my ancestors' migration routes to and from SC. It took a while because I have so many gaps in my information. Prepping for my South Carolina course next week. #Genealogy #IGHR #IGHR2026 #SouthCarolina

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I have more books by tech genealogist Thomas MacEntee than anyone else on my Amazon account. #Genealogy #Books

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#WebinarWednesday! 8:30 AM - Uncovering Pre-1900 New England Church Records with Bonnie Wade Mucia 10:00 AM – How to Organize and Manage Your Ancestry Family Tree for Success with Christa Cowan 11:00 AM - Forgotten Records: U.S. Treasury Records with Craig R. Scott

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

#TicketStubTuesday: Brett Ellis – December 9, 2000 – Claire de Lune Coffee Lounge, San Diego, California. CD release party for Fernando Sor Vol. 2.

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Started a new book... "North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local History - Second Edition" by Helen F. M. Leary, C.G., F.A.S.G., (editor), 1996 (Originally published 1980). This is one of the "Bibles" of #Genealogy! Over 600 pages! I bought this 10 years ago, July 17, 2016. #Read #Books

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

"I'm just one leaf, on one branch, of a large and old tree" ~ JPH #Genealogy #FamilyHistory Image made with ChatGPT

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

You might be a Genealogist... if you keep #Ancestry open on one of your screens 24/7! #Genealogy #Genealogist #FollowYourBliss

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Started a new book... "White, Red, and Black: The Seventeenth-Century Virginian by Frank Craven (1971) #Books #Read #Reading #Virginia

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My favorite book so far this year was "On the Black Hill" by Bruce Chatwin (1982) for its descriptive vocabulary.

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I have read more books this year than in all my years of reading, starting in 1975/76. The previous productive reading years were in 1983 and 1984. NOTE: The books pictured in this graphic are NOT the ones I read, but the statistics are real. #Books #Reading #Read

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

#TicketStubTuesday: U2 – October 5, 2023 – Sphere at The Venetian Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada. Digital Ticket. “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere” Sold Out, attendance 16,512

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

My paternal 6th great-grandfather, Pierre Laurendine. Progenitor of all Laurendines in America. Born 1698, Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Italy). 18 Aug 1768 Died at age 70 in Mobile, British West Florida. Image: ChatGPT #Genealogy

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Got Johann? Researching a possible German ancestor and discovered (if true) that he named all his sons JOHANN! With different middle names. Reminds me of George Foreman's sons. #Genealogy

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Started reading a new book by my friend, Dr. Penny Walters. #Read #Books #Genealogy

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

#TicketStubTuesday: Ellis – January 24, 1998 – Golden Hall, San Diego, California. “Green Bay Bash ‘98” Part of the Super Bowl festivities.

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

How about my 6x great-grandparents? 😂

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J. Paul Hawthorne @jphawthorne.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I'm attending the South Carolina Genealogical Society, Inc. 53rd Annual Summer Workshop, July 17th and 18th, 2026. In preparation for my #IGHR #SouthCarolina course next month. #Genealogy #SCGS

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Derek Wood @derekdwood.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Somebody please score a goal, I need a nap

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