Kathie Ross, PhD, PG Cert. Gen.

BC-based genealogist, loves palaeography, family history. Strathclyde PG Cert. Genealogy. Family genealogy site

[Kathie Ross, PhD, PG Cert. Gen. @diggerross_ca]

Not happy @PayPal Three times I have contacted customer service. Three times they told me it would be resolved in two days. Every time they confirm they have everything they need from me. I’m still waiting for resolution. #BadCustomerService

[Gareth Harney @OptimoPrincipi]

Roman portable sundial in the shape of a cured ham. The whimsical yet precision-crafted bronze timepiece was unearthed in Herculaneum in 1760 and quickly identified as a rare pocket sundial by its grid markings. The exact workings of the 'pork clock' have, however, only recently come to light thanks to new research.

Historians at Wesleyan University created an exact 3D-printed replica of the sundial, complete with its lost gnomon (the part of a sundial that casts a shadow) which was described by an 18th-century museum curator as having been in the shape of a pig’s tail.

Outdoor experimentation with the sundial confirmed that the device would be hung from a chain with the sun on its left side, allowing the pig tail to cast its shadow across the grid. Vertical lines on the grid represent the months of the year, while the horizontal lines indicate the number of hours past sunrise or before sunset.

The Roman user aligned the tip of the tail's shadow to fall on the vertical column of the current month. They then counted the number of horizontal lines from the top of the grid to the tip of the shadow, to reveal the hour of the day.

While fixed sundials were common in towns across the Roman world, this prosciutto clock is one of only around 25 portable sundials to survive from antiquity and one of the earliest known to exist.

[Kathie Ross, PhD, PG Cert. Gen. @diggerross_ca]

Sure to be a great conference!

[Register of Qualified Genealogists @RegQualGenes]

RQG request a call for papers for our conference on 20 Apr 24 ‘Sharing Memories: Uncovering your Family History through Storytelling'‘. Details incl submission guidance is available on conf webpage https://t.co/Rsbl86X2XU @RegQualGenes #genealogy #familyhistory #storytelling

[Register of Qualified Genealogists @RegQualGenes]

RQG request a call for papers for our conference on 20 Apr 24 ‘Sharing Memories: Uncovering your Family History through Storytelling'‘. Details incl submission guidance is available on conf webpage https://t.co/Rsbl86X2XU @RegQualGenes #genealogy #familyhistory #storytelling

[Kathie Ross, PhD, PG Cert. Gen. @diggerross_ca]

Just finished a wonderful live virtual session with @DNAdiahan and @NathanDGoodwin to solve a case. Highly Recommended for #Genealogy fun and learning. There is room in the session tomorrow if you hurry and sign up. https://t.co/nP3rPF0jER

[#AncestryHour - Tues Chat On Hold but ... @ancestryhour]

The #AncestryHour hashtag is still in operation while we investigate new ways to chat as a team! In the meantime please continue to share your #genealogy gems and #familyhistory chat as usual, but please note tweets are currently unmoderated.

[Dr Paul O'Brien @FearStairLmk]

Help needed! I am desperately searching for the maps from Mason’s Parochial Survey (1816 volume, Kilrush specifically), can anyone help? @RMcMnow

[Kathie Ross, PhD, PG Cert. Gen. @diggerross_ca]

Have you seen this? The catalogue of Guides from Irish Records. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Irish

https://t.co/GQvpZFEj3R

[Kathie Ross, PhD, PG Cert. Gen. @diggerross_ca]

@DeckOfAncestors @GeneaSpy It was real - it has been updated for years. https://t.co/WbpJPZItp1

[Glasgow Information & Kultural Identity Taskforce @Glaikit_Scot]

For anyone visiting Glasgow for the @UciWorldCycling and who wants to learn a little more about the host city, we have provided a number of informative plaques. They're not remotely not true, but they are informative!

#glasgow #glaikit #glasgowhistory #glasgowhumour

[Kathie Ross, PhD, PG Cert. Gen. @diggerross_ca]

That is an interesting search result.

[Lauren 🧬 @lauren___mullen]

Also, been working on an unknown parentage case for the last year, Acadian endogamy 🥴 but finally found the bio parent this week…. Aaaaand they are the victim in a 45 year old unsolved murder case 😳

[Lauren 🧬 @lauren___mullen]

Also, been working on an unknown parentage case for the last year, Acadian endogamy 🥴 but finally found the bio parent this week…. Aaaaand they are the victim in a 45 year old unsolved murder case 😳

[Kathie Ross, PhD, PG Cert. Gen. @diggerross_ca]

@lauren___mullen @samsposting Holy Cow.

[Baile Mor Books @bailemorbooks]

Another completed cutaway model – this one a medieval style binding. Oak boards, parchment flyleaves and spine linings, and there the accuracy of materials ends. But it shows the construction well!

[Kathie Ross, PhD, PG Cert. Gen. @diggerross_ca]

Gotta love it.

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

A brief update: After going back a few times with Amazon on this issue, I was notified the books would not be removed based on the information I provided. Since I do not own copyright in these AI works and since my name is not trademarked, I'm not sure what can be done.

[Northants FHS @northantsfhs]

Kettering Vestry Minutes May 1723 #NorthantsFHS

[WDYTYA? Magazine @wdytyamagazine]

BREAKING: Over 80,000 questionnaires distributed to Second World War POWs are now available on Ancestry - including one by a survivor of the 'Great Escape':

https://t.co/bZOB2oF6vY

[Kathie Ross, PhD, PG Cert. Gen. @diggerross_ca]

@photogenealogy Here is one of my favourites of my grandmother all dressed up.
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#OldPhoto #Genealogy #FamilyHistory