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Pam from Michigan

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Lifelong learner. Love books, music, geography, history, maps, and math. Detroit sports & 🎾 fan; Dabble in genetic genealogy and am currently using DNA to verify my family tree research. Solved two adoptions❤️ Truth, integrity, and the Rule of Law matter.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
On Oct. 14, 1942, the SS Caribou was transporting 46 crew and 191 passengers to Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. Suddenly, U-69 emerged and hit the ship with a torpedo. The sinking killed 137 people. This is the story. 📸 Memorial University of Newfoundland 🧵 1/12
Black and white photo of a ship named "Caribou" docked at a pier, with two men in suits standing on the dock nearby. The ship has a prominent bow and a single smokestack, with ropes securing it to the pier. The scene appears historical, with a railway track running along the dock.
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
My fave #Michigan writer of Rust Belt rural fiction, @bonniejo.bsky.social has a new book out! "In this contemporary Christmas Carol, Campbell has created a gritty, spooky, and ultimately heartening holiday story that unfolds in an isolated farmhouse." #Books #BookSky wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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The Spirits
The best-selling author of The Waters (a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick) returns with a tale of love, transgression, and the miraculous healing power of the holiday table., The Spirits, A Novel, Bonni...
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Biochemist Dr. Florence Seibert developed the Purified Protein Derivative in the 1930s that standardized tuberculosis testing worldwide by 1952. Before her work, TB skin tests were inconsistent/unreliable.It remains the basis for the TB skin test used today. Born #OTD in 1897. #WomenInSTEM
A vintage black-and-white studio portrait features biochemist Dr. Florence Seibert (1900–1991), famed for developing the Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) that standardized tuberculosis testing worldwide. Captured from the chest up, she poses in a three-quarter turn while looking directly at the camera with a subtle, intelligent smile, establishing a serene, professional, and historically significant mood. Her dark hair is styled in a classic 1920s short bob featuring prominent finger waves framing her forehead. She wears delicate, rimless spectacles and a light-colored blouse designed with a prominent collar and soft ruffled detailing along the edges. The composition employs soft-focus lighting typical of early 20th-century photography, casting gentle highlights across her face against a smooth, dark, non-descript studio backdrop. In the bottom right corner, a faint, embossed photographer's stamp adds an authentic period touch to this archival image celebrating a foundational figure in medicine.
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Nature @nature.com · 07/10/2026
None of this year's science Nobel Prizes have gone to women. The number of these prizes to go to women remains at 27 out of more than 600. See how many you can name in our quiz: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Detroit Romanian American Women's Club group photograph Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan · Sunday, December 15, 1940 #genealogy #ancestry #michigan #Detroit #Romania
Detroit Romanian American Women's Club group photo

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Detroit, Michigan · Sunday, December 15, 1940
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"The Things We Never Say" by Elizabeth Strout, shortlisted for #BookerPrize It puts into words the inner turmoil I've been feeling, discussing mental health & living in today's unstable environment. I also thought of how it would piss off some. #BookSky #Books thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Cover photo of Audiobook; The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
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Detroit Tigers (Unoffical) @nottigers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The best mound visit of JV’s career. 🥹
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Japan just hit a new longevity milestone. More than 100,000 people in the country are over 100 years old.
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Japan just hit a new longevity milestone
More than 100,000 people in the country are over 100 years old
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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On September 17, 1889, the grand Detroit International Exposition and Fair opened on 72 acres in the area known as Delray: www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online...
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All Roads Led to Detroit: 1889 Detroit International Fair and Exposition
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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"Georgia O’Keeffe: Architecture" is now open at the Detroit Institute of Arts thru Jan 3, 2027 - dia.org/events/exhib... The groundbreaking exhibition features nearly 40 paintings that reveal a lesser-known side of the artist and invite you to see the built world in a whole new way.
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Georgia O’Keeffe: Architecture | Detroit Institute of Arts Museum
The Detroit Institute of the Arts is located in Detroit’s cultural corridor. Our address is 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202.
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Here is a real banger: Brandi Carlile covering Alanis Morissette's "Uninvited" at the #NewportFolkFestival #BrandiCarlile #AlanisMorissette #GirlsWithGuitars #music youtu.be/kyvDyZoyGUg?...
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Brandi Carlile - Uninvited (Newport Folk Fest 2026)
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Detroit Institute of Art Exhibition; Georgia O’Keeffe: Architecture September 11, 2026 - January 3, 2027 dia.org/events/exhib... "East River from the 30th Story of the Shelton Hotel" By Georgia O'Keeffe, 1928 #art #artsky #Detroit #PureMichigan #Michigan #GeorgiaOKeeffe
Painting: "East River from the 30th Story of the Shelton Hotel";
By Georgia O'Keeffe, 1928
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Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Abandoned Film Theatre in Dresden Germany #Cinema #Photography
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#genealogy #CivilWar #Maryland #Militaryhistory
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#maps www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The story of the Brontë family began in the historic village of Thornton, on the western edge of Bradford. Here, at the Brontë Birthplace on Market Street, Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne were born between 1816 and 1820, while their father, Patrick Brontë, served as curate of
This building is the historic Brontë Birthplace located at 72–74 Market Street in Thornton, Bradford. The Reverend Patrick Brontë lived here from 1815 to 1820 while working as the minister at the nearby St. James' Church. Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne Brontë were all born in the house during those years. The Brontë Birthplace will be free to visitors on 13 September as part of the national Heritage Open Days scheme. Image Tim Green CFC BY 4.0
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100 years ago news @100yearsagonews.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Aug. 30, 1926: A mob storms a jail in Georgia and lynches a 45-year-old prisoner who had been accused of murdering a woman. The case is unusual for the South in that the lynching victim is white—and many of the killers will be identified and convicted for their crime. 1/6
Atlanta Constitution Coffee County Courthouse
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Lackfield family of Blackley, Manchester, set off on a day trip in the rain, August 1942 (Daily Express/SSPL/Getty).
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Boy in a tin hat and his friends eat apples and read a comic, Liverpool, 1940, photo by Bert Hardy for Picture Post (Hulton/Getty).
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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Details (Pittsburgh-Corning sculptured glass module edition)
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
'You Blew Me Away' sculpture by Penny Hardy #womensart
Photo featuring a sculpture in a field setting, the work resembles a female figure facing right created with many rust coloured pieces of metal welded together to give the impression of the body being blown by a strong wind
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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
226 Ansel Adams Photographs of Great American National Parks Are Now Online
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226 Ansel Adams Photographs of Great American National Parks Are Now Online
Like many American stories, the story of the National Parks begins with pillage, death, deep cultural misunderstanding, and venture capitalism. According to Ken Burns’ film series The National Parks:
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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam Has Digitized 840,000 Works of Art, Including Great Works by Rembrandt and Vermeer
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The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam Has Digitized 840,000 Works of Art, Including Great Works by Rembrandt and Vermeer
Art may seem inessential to those who make the big decisions in times of crisis. But it never seemed more necessary to artists working in the time of plague. So it was 366 years ago when Rembrandt pai...
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dmercer.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Fabulous terra cotta on Irving School, Berwyn, Illinois
Coppery-colored terra cotta 2-story wall on a school. The Art Deco design features stylized eagles with outstretched wings, a sun shining on flowers (my interpretation), and ground-to-roof fluted pilasters topped with two volutes and a disc. It's luscious.
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
My ancestors lived in Toronto & SW Ontario at this time. Good coverage for 150 years ago. #NewspaperNerd #genealogy #Ontario #History #Canada
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Girls in #STEM www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/t...
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This High Schooler Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It Biodegrades
Eighteen-year-old Arya Satheesh created her award-winning Eco Purge to help address the global problem of plastic pollution
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 04/08/2026
Wyden and Merkley are urging federal regulators to crack down on prediction markets that allow users to wager on how long wildfires will burn and how much damage they will cause mrf.lu/2Zrth
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"After extracting and sequencing the boy’s DNA, scientists figured out that these centuries-old remains belonged to Private John Pumphrey of Maryland." #GeneticGenealogy #DNA #Genealogy
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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
How a woman from Hull found her Icelandic family after taking a DNA test. 👇 BBC News - How a shipwreck, a DNA test and Facebook solved a family puzzle - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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How a shipwreck, a DNA test and Facebook solved a family puzzle
When a woman from Hull discovered she was half-Icelandic, she set out to track down her relatives.
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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Archaeologists Find Hundreds of Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/w...
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Archaeologists Find Hundreds of Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon (Gift Article)
The geometric earthwork structures, carved into the ground with embankments and ditches, are in some cases more than 2,500 years old, researchers said.
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Creepy old candy 🧵
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I watched a documentary about Wilmington, which was not taught in history class. Sickening way they rigged the courts and stole people's property. They Stole a City by Lauren Collins: 9781984878816 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/610949... #books #booksky #history
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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
During the Great Depression, Douglass Crockwell made several paintings for the Works Progress Administration including this work from 1932, which celebrates the industrial workers at the newspaper plant in the town of Glens Falls, New York.
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
"Chinese were persecuted, not for their vices, but for their virtues." From Chapter 9, "The Chinese Must Go!" Book: "Strangers in the Land" by Michael Luo www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/704981... #books #BookSky #history
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Strangers in the Land by Michael Luo: 9780593467725 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION • From New Yorker writer Michael Luo comes a masterful narrative history of the Chinese in America that traces the sorrowful...
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
10 months ago.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
On this day in 1897, The Excelsior docked in San Francisco. Three days later, the Portland arrived. On the two ships were Klondike prospectors who had collected $1.1 million in gold. The arrival of the ships sparked the Klondike Gold Rush. 📸 Library University Washington
Black-and-white historical photograph of a large crowd gathered along a harbour wharf to watch the steamship Excelsior arrive. The vessel is packed with people on deck, while spectators fill the dockside and surrounding pier areas. Masts, industrial buildings, and waterfront structures line the background, creating a busy late-19th-century port scene.
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Elizabeth Klinck @eklinck.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
73 years ago this week, the Stratford Festival in Ontario presented its very first performance under a tent: Richard III starring Alec Guinness.
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Old photo: "Leigh Court Barn is an outstanding example of English medieval carpentry, and the largest cruck framed structure in Britain. Built for Pershore Abbey in about 1325, it is over 42 metres long with 18 cruck blades each made from a single oak tree". Text: English Heritage. Photo: me.
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I remember watching this with my family. 🤣
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The first ever aerial shot (colourised) of Los Angeles — taken in 1887 by Edwin H.Husher (from a hot air balloon at 9,000ft).
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Pam from Michigan @pgtk.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
My dad has a 23&Me historical #DNA match to the recently announced settlers in Maryland. He matched a man from Wales, which is accurate. I just got the notification. Looking forward to finding out more. #genealogy blog.23andme.com/articles/new...
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 30/06/2026
A rare spring-run salmon was detected this month making its way up the Klamath River into the upper basin for the first time in more than a century.
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California’s historic dam removal notches another big win for salmon
A rare spring-run salmon was detected this month making its way up the Klamath River into the upper basin for the first time in more than a century.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
A portion of the Strøget street in central Copenhagen, Denmark, that widens out into a central “square” that often gets used for events or markets.
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Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Jun 28, 1886: the Canadian Pacific Railway begins regular passenger service between Montreal, Toronto and Port Moody, BC. Unlike the huge celebration in Montreal, there were no recorded festivities in Toronto marking this historic occasion. 1/3
A large crowd of spectators watch the departure of a train—possibly the first regular passenger train to the Pacific coast—from the Canadian Pacific Railway's Dalhousie Square Station in Montreal. Lithograph by an unknown artist, McCord Stewart Museum collection.
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Nature @nature.com · 27/06/2026
A 'megacluster' of genes found in a common soil bacterium can produce a range of antibiotics that can act against multi-drug-resistant bacteria go.nature.com/4aRR6ii
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Antibiotic cocktail made by soil bacteria can kill superbugs
Nature - Four antibiotic compounds produced in Streptomyces bacteria attack multiple parts of an essential metabolic pathway.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Bob Odenkirk is a national treasure. Take 44 seconds and watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rB...
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Baseball by BSmile @bsmile.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Lou Gehrig benches himself before a ballgame in Detroit after playing in 2,130 consecutive games with the New York #Yankees (May 2, 1939) #MLB #Baseball #History #4ALS #LouGehrigDay
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Timber Fronted House, Cowgate, Edinburgh, c.1880, photo by Archibald Burns (Scottish National Gallery).
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The Detroit News @detroitnews.com · 26/05/2026
A majority of Michigan voters don't know of the state's low national rankings on reading, unemployment and income, a Detroit chamber-backed poll found
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Voters unaware of Michigan's low education, income rankings, poll shows
A majority of Michigan voters don't know of the state's low national rankings on reading, unemployment and income, a Detroit chamber-backed poll found
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