LBMack
@lbmack.bsky.social
Mom, wife, freelance editor, writer, compulsive reader, dog lover, avid genealogist, wanna-be gardener, StL Cardinals fan with a rock 'n roll heart
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Help request—I received this image from a person filing for unemployment in Missouri. The ID verification asks "Are you of Haitian heritage?" I've been unable to confirm additional info w the state or find others who saw it.
Any info, reach out:
Signal: marisakabas.04
Email: [email protected]
Any info, reach out:
Signal: marisakabas.04
Email: [email protected]
September 18, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Help request—I received this image from a person filing for unemployment in Missouri. The ID verification asks "Are you of Haitian heritage?" I've been unable to confirm additional info w the state or find others who saw it.
Any info, reach out:
Signal: marisakabas.04
Email: [email protected]
Any info, reach out:
Signal: marisakabas.04
Email: [email protected]
St Louis Genealogical Society is forming a new Italian special interest group (SIG)
#genealogy
#stl #stlouis
#missouri #italian
#italy #research
#genealogy
#stl #stlouis
#missouri #italian
#italy #research
If you wish to assist in planning for this new StLGS Italian SIG group, our first brainstorming Zoom meeting will be Sunday, Sept. 20th at 4:00 pm. To attend, please email Kathy Mazzeo at [email protected] for the Zoom link. Ciao!
September 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Free? Virtual? #genealogy ? Yes, please!
We’re delighted to be a Gold Sponsor of Society of Genealogists' All About That Place!
Join this free virtual genealogy event 7–16 October 2026.
Packed with over 100 recorded talks on genealogy and local history.
👉https://sog.org.uk/welcome-to-all-about-that-place/
#AATP #ancestryhour #genealogy
Join this free virtual genealogy event 7–16 October 2026.
Packed with over 100 recorded talks on genealogy and local history.
👉https://sog.org.uk/welcome-to-all-about-that-place/
#AATP #ancestryhour #genealogy
September 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Free? Virtual? #genealogy ? Yes, please!
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Did you know your St. Louis Public Library card gives you FREE access to NYT Cooking? 📚Discover new recipes, find inspiration for your next meal and explore thousands of dishes. Start cooking today: www.slpl.org/resources/co...
September 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Did you know your St. Louis Public Library card gives you FREE access to NYT Cooking? 📚Discover new recipes, find inspiration for your next meal and explore thousands of dishes. Start cooking today: www.slpl.org/resources/co...
Sleeping. Do I wake him for walkies?
July 26, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Sleeping. Do I wake him for walkies?
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#History #BookReview "The First 24 Hours of the American Revolution" by Jack Darrell Crowder shows what was happening hour by hour in April of 1775 at Lexington & Concord--with insights from both sides. Readable & fascinating. My take: climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2026/05/book...
Book Review: The First 24 Hours of the American Revolution
Genealogy research and commentary by Marian Burk Wood, speaker and author of "Planning a Future for Your Family's Past," available from Amazon.com.
climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com
May 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM
#History #BookReview "The First 24 Hours of the American Revolution" by Jack Darrell Crowder shows what was happening hour by hour in April of 1775 at Lexington & Concord--with insights from both sides. Readable & fascinating. My take: climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2026/05/book...
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Intercontinental Ballistic Balloon:
On this day in history, 81 years ago, May 5, 1945, 26-year-old Elsie Mitchell (pregnant with what would have been her first child) and five neighborhood children became the only WWII civilian deaths in America, killed by a bomb on a Japanese balloon. (1/5)
On this day in history, 81 years ago, May 5, 1945, 26-year-old Elsie Mitchell (pregnant with what would have been her first child) and five neighborhood children became the only WWII civilian deaths in America, killed by a bomb on a Japanese balloon. (1/5)
May 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Intercontinental Ballistic Balloon:
On this day in history, 81 years ago, May 5, 1945, 26-year-old Elsie Mitchell (pregnant with what would have been her first child) and five neighborhood children became the only WWII civilian deaths in America, killed by a bomb on a Japanese balloon. (1/5)
On this day in history, 81 years ago, May 5, 1945, 26-year-old Elsie Mitchell (pregnant with what would have been her first child) and five neighborhood children became the only WWII civilian deaths in America, killed by a bomb on a Japanese balloon. (1/5)
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“I hope one day that we can have a lot of books here that would interest people who want to come in and look up their family history and their genealogy,” Karen Mims said. “A lot of kids don’t know where they come from. They don’t know their family history.”
Museum Reopening Restores Perry County History
The Perry County Museum in Runnelstown, Mississippi, is set to reopen on April 18, two decades after it was disrupted by Hurricane Katrina.
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April 20, 2026 at 9:45 PM
“I hope one day that we can have a lot of books here that would interest people who want to come in and look up their family history and their genealogy,” Karen Mims said. “A lot of kids don’t know where they come from. They don’t know their family history.”
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Reading Maureen Taylor's advice about captioning #FamilyHistory photos. This is an important part of #Genealogy, leaving descendants names/dates/places of each image, as far as we know. I like to caption photos in archival albums, not writing on actual photo maureentaylor.com/dont-leave-y...
Don’t Leave Your Descendants Guessing: How to Caption Family Photos
Sometimes captions on the back of photographs leave us wondering what the writer was thinking. The handwritten note on the back of this card photograph tells us just enough to be frustrating. The writ...
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April 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Reading Maureen Taylor's advice about captioning #FamilyHistory photos. This is an important part of #Genealogy, leaving descendants names/dates/places of each image, as far as we know. I like to caption photos in archival albums, not writing on actual photo maureentaylor.com/dont-leave-y...
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#DaylightSavingsTime #SpringForward #TheVictorianBookoftheDead
A wire frame used to make a "Sad Hour" clock for funeral display. The wire frame was stuffed with wet moss and then flowers were inserted. Sad Hour clocks indicated the deceased's time of death.
collections.si.edu/search/detai...
A wire frame used to make a "Sad Hour" clock for funeral display. The wire frame was stuffed with wet moss and then flowers were inserted. Sad Hour clocks indicated the deceased's time of death.
collections.si.edu/search/detai...
March 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
#DaylightSavingsTime #SpringForward #TheVictorianBookoftheDead
A wire frame used to make a "Sad Hour" clock for funeral display. The wire frame was stuffed with wet moss and then flowers were inserted. Sad Hour clocks indicated the deceased's time of death.
collections.si.edu/search/detai...
A wire frame used to make a "Sad Hour" clock for funeral display. The wire frame was stuffed with wet moss and then flowers were inserted. Sad Hour clocks indicated the deceased's time of death.
collections.si.edu/search/detai...
Team USA hockey wins the gold!!!! 🏒 🥅 🥇
February 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Team USA hockey wins the gold!!!! 🏒 🥅 🥇
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Time to offer up some website domains I've had for a long time. I was going to sell them, but my preference is for them to go to people in the genealogical community, so I'm offering them in exchange for a donation to @reclaimtherecords.org. Tried this once before and 2 went to wonderful homes!
January 12, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Time to offer up some website domains I've had for a long time. I was going to sell them, but my preference is for them to go to people in the genealogical community, so I'm offering them in exchange for a donation to @reclaimtherecords.org. Tried this once before and 2 went to wonderful homes!
Great chocolate at Crown Candy Kitchen. A St Louis icon. #supportlocalstl
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Great chocolate at Crown Candy Kitchen. A St Louis icon. #supportlocalstl
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#genealogy #NewRecords More states added on fold3 for Korean War-Era draft registrations:
Arizona
Indiana
Kentucky
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Washington
www.fold3.com/publication/...
Arizona
Indiana
Kentucky
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Washington
www.fold3.com/publication/...
US, Korean War Era Draft Registration Cards, 1948-1959
Post-WWII, Korean War era draft registration cards, 1948-1959. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; Record Group: 147. Work on this collection is ongoing. New records will be added as ...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
#genealogy #NewRecords More states added on fold3 for Korean War-Era draft registrations:
Arizona
Indiana
Kentucky
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Washington
www.fold3.com/publication/...
Arizona
Indiana
Kentucky
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Washington
www.fold3.com/publication/...
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#AncestryHour This is one of my favorite videos on using PERSI. #OnePlaceStudy people already know the value of doing research by place, but family historians who haven't studied #LocalHistory may need some help getting up to speed on searching by place.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS7i...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS7i...
Finding Periodical Articles about Your Geographic Area of Interest Using PERSI
YouTube video by Allen County Public Library
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October 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
#AncestryHour This is one of my favorite videos on using PERSI. #OnePlaceStudy people already know the value of doing research by place, but family historians who haven't studied #LocalHistory may need some help getting up to speed on searching by place.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS7i...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS7i...
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New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download!
California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Massachusetts
North Carolina Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Please share!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Massachusetts
North Carolina Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Please share!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
August 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download!
California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Massachusetts
North Carolina Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Please share!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Massachusetts
North Carolina Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Please share!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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every once in a while you come across a life hack that is actually very good
June 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM
every once in a while you come across a life hack that is actually very good
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Volunteers Wanted to work with AmeriCorps St. Louis on 🌪 Tornado debris clean up
Please wear closed toe shoes and bring work gloves. Enter through Carter Ave, proceed to the school behind church
Please wear closed toe shoes and bring work gloves. Enter through Carter Ave, proceed to the school behind church
May 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Volunteers Wanted to work with AmeriCorps St. Louis on 🌪 Tornado debris clean up
Please wear closed toe shoes and bring work gloves. Enter through Carter Ave, proceed to the school behind church
Please wear closed toe shoes and bring work gloves. Enter through Carter Ave, proceed to the school behind church
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The Ancestor Hunt’s Top 100 Free Genealogy Websites
Do you have "go to" free websites for searching for pertinent #genealogy records and record collections? These are my 100 favorite/popular websites for you to visit from the U.S., Canada, Australia, the UK, and Europe.
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Do you have "go to" free websites for searching for pertinent #genealogy records and record collections? These are my 100 favorite/popular websites for you to visit from the U.S., Canada, Australia, the UK, and Europe.
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May 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Ancestor Hunt’s Top 100 Free Genealogy Websites
Do you have "go to" free websites for searching for pertinent #genealogy records and record collections? These are my 100 favorite/popular websites for you to visit from the U.S., Canada, Australia, the UK, and Europe.
buff.ly/Y66eV9S
Do you have "go to" free websites for searching for pertinent #genealogy records and record collections? These are my 100 favorite/popular websites for you to visit from the U.S., Canada, Australia, the UK, and Europe.
buff.ly/Y66eV9S
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Where to Find Thousands of Genealogy and Family History Books Online
Hundreds of thousands of local, family history, and #genealogy books have been digitized. Many are available via inter-library loan and available in subscription #genealogy databases.
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Hundreds of thousands of local, family history, and #genealogy books have been digitized. Many are available via inter-library loan and available in subscription #genealogy databases.
Check out these places at buff.ly/H7fcQ1o
May 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Where to Find Thousands of Genealogy and Family History Books Online
Hundreds of thousands of local, family history, and #genealogy books have been digitized. Many are available via inter-library loan and available in subscription #genealogy databases.
Check out these places at buff.ly/H7fcQ1o
Hundreds of thousands of local, family history, and #genealogy books have been digitized. Many are available via inter-library loan and available in subscription #genealogy databases.
Check out these places at buff.ly/H7fcQ1o
Some spring blooms from my yard #gardensunday
April 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Some spring blooms from my yard #gardensunday
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HELP NEEDED!
The IGRS had a great talk last Sunday on the IMIRCE collection. They are very keen to get more family letters and memoirs to / or from North America. Good reproductions of family letters are all that’s required. Click below to contribute: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/contrib...
The IGRS had a great talk last Sunday on the IMIRCE collection. They are very keen to get more family letters and memoirs to / or from North America. Good reproductions of family letters are all that’s required. Click below to contribute: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/contrib...
March 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
HELP NEEDED!
The IGRS had a great talk last Sunday on the IMIRCE collection. They are very keen to get more family letters and memoirs to / or from North America. Good reproductions of family letters are all that’s required. Click below to contribute: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/contrib...
The IGRS had a great talk last Sunday on the IMIRCE collection. They are very keen to get more family letters and memoirs to / or from North America. Good reproductions of family letters are all that’s required. Click below to contribute: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/contrib...
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Learn the latest (about #FamilyHistory techniques, collections, context, more) from big #Genealogy sites for #Free by reading their blogs & watching their videos. Details & links: climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/03/lear...
Learn for Free: Big Genealogy Sites' Blogs and Videos
Genealogy research and commentary by Marian Burk Wood, speaker and author of "Planning a Future for Your Family's Past," available from Amazon.com.
climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Learn the latest (about #FamilyHistory techniques, collections, context, more) from big #Genealogy sites for #Free by reading their blogs & watching their videos. Details & links: climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/03/lear...
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Today Cyndi's List is officially 29 years old! Still your FREE starting point for genealogical research. Please be sure to stop by and BROWSE the categories. Browsing helps prod your thinking and point you in new directions. Thank you for all your support all these years! cyndislist.com/categories
March 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Today Cyndi's List is officially 29 years old! Still your FREE starting point for genealogical research. Please be sure to stop by and BROWSE the categories. Browsing helps prod your thinking and point you in new directions. Thank you for all your support all these years! cyndislist.com/categories