HelenVSmith

[Ancestry UK @AncestryUK]

Commemorating The Missing is a project focused on commemorating the 338,000 Allied Soldiers who are still missing from WWI and whose bodies have been been found. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved at: https://t.co/f96RX4CCxt

[National Library of Australia @nlagovau]

Yesterday we were honoured to meet 14 of the 6,500 WWII veterans in the The Reflections Project & to accept the project's official portrait book into our collection.

You can see the book in our Special Collections Reading Room for a month & find it here: https://t.co/HMvU5A9AkD

[David Leavitt 🎲🎮🧙‍♂️🌈 @DavidLeavitt]

A White House aide cannot forcefully remove microphone from a reporter for asking a question the President doesn’t like. This isn't Russia, where the leader can commit genocide and murder at will.

[FamilySearch @FamilySearch]

Dean Blackburn, who works at the University of Nottingham as a lecturer in modern #history, offers some recommendations to help beginning researchers make the most of their time researching history. Read more here: https://t.co/VdXxE4kZ3X

[HelenVSmith @DragonGenealogy]

Family History personalises history. #FGS2018

[Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer]

Judge Kavanaugh refused to say whether or not he agreed Roe v Wade & Planned Parenthood v Casey were correctly decided or assure me he believed these cases should be left alone

That should send shivers down the spine of any American who believes in reproductive freedom for women

[Amy Johnson Crow 🌳🧬 @AmyJohnsonCrow]

Congratulations to Curt Witcher of @ACPLGenealogy for receiving the Lou Szucs Service Award! #FGS2018 #genealogy

[Cheri Hudson Passey @CarolinaGirlGen]

Mornin' from the beach! Scanning project for client underway. She has her cloth ankle bracket from the hospital when she was born 75 years ago! Fun stuff! What are you up to today? Happy Thursday y'all! #genealogy #familyhistory

[Claire Santry @Irish_Genealogy]

RootsIreland @rootsireland has uploaded 38,000 RC baptism transcriptions (from five parishes) to its East Galway collection. Records for four of the parishes continue many years past those of other databases: https://t.co/dPLsoFIIS3 #IrishGenealogy #IrishFamilyHistory #Galway

[The Royal Canadian Legion @RoyalCdnLegion]

We will remember them.
https://t.co/96Rqy9C80Z

[FamilySearch @FamilySearch]

PRESS RELEASE:

FamilySearch CGO David Rencher Is New Family History Library Director 

SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch International announced today that David Rencher is the new director of the Family History Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.

https://t.co/s6orcvhgio

[Ancestry UK @AncestryUK]

Our ancestors are more than just a name and a photo. Find out more about their stories with Ancestry. Enjoy free access to our UK and IE records this weekend until August 27th. https://t.co/1nUWzyU5G1
#BankHoliday #BankHolidayWeekend #Ancestry

[HistoryExtra @HistoryExtra]

The volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted #OnThisDay in AD 79, destroying the #Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum… https://t.co/0EqvMO2pOL #Pompeii #OTD

[Olive Tree Genealogy @LorineMS]

A genealogist must have patience, attention to detail, curiousity & more. But what do you think is the MOST important characteristic a genealogist needs? I wrote a blog post with my thoughts: 10 Important Characteristics of a Good Genealogist at https://t.co/uWBcAQkPhh

[Family Tree Magazine @FamilyTreeMag]

If you have a genealogy research question that you're having trouble solving on your own, look no further than FamilySearch's Community! https://t.co/IaD1xCgJJh

[Mary Bernthal @BernthalMary]

Fort Wayne’s local media stars are getting emotional as @legalgen and @blaine_5 uncover the hidden stories of their ancestors. ❤️this. #FGS2018 #genealogy

[RootsTech @RootsTechConf]

Join us on Facebook Live Tuesday, August 28th, at 7 a.m. for an exciting #RootsTech announcement! https://t.co/vTknDmkZjw

[UKGenealogyNews @UKGenealogyNews]

1,622 'previously unseen' photos of 756 places have been added this month to the Francis Frith Collection as part of their ongoing digitisation project.
See them all now at https://t.co/0Oi6J2VcVh
#genealogy #localhistory #1placestudies #postcards #photos @francisfrith

[GenealogyBank @GenealogyBank]

On This Day: King Defeats Riggs in ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Tennis Match https://t.co/WOVUmsp1my #OTD #History #Tennis

[Ancestry @Ancestry]

OTD in 1814, "Star Spangled Banner" was published as a song written by Francis Scott Key. #USHistory