Melanie McComb
@shamrockgen.bsky.social
Professional genealogist. Interested in Irish, Jewish, Atlantic Canadian, military records, DNA, and more. Blog at www.theshamrockgenealogist.com
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Ancestry have “added nearly 720,000 British Army service record files from 1939–1959, digitised in partnership with The National Archives, bringing remarkable military detail to your fingertips. They’re now available to search on Ancestry.”
Still upset about not having found out more about our little 3 year old chimney sweep. fakehistoryhunter.net/2022/07/26/n...
Head up for the #Genealogy folks here. Ancestry has started pushing out their new DNA Region updates. This looks like it's using the same technology as SideView, but is now splitting regional ancestry by GRANDPARENT 🤯 👏
Also, if you've got stuck with a #genealogy brick wall, then why not tell us about it - as we're making some special minisodes for later this year... and therefore maybe we can help? familyhistoriespodcast.com/specials
My Ancestry DNA results are looking much more accurate! Ireland simplified to Ulster, Ireland with a two percent of Donegal My Jewish percentages also flip flopped with more in Eastern Europe & Russia vs. Central & Southeastern Europe Lithuania percentage remained the same #genealogy
Every day's a school day! The testator in an early 17th century will was described as, 'being visited in bodie but of p[er]fect memorie and understanding'. The Oxford English Dictionary gives this (obsolete) definition of 'visited': Afflicted with illness; attacked by plague or other epidemic.
Oct. 7, 1926: George DeWitt Clinton, 80. re-enacts how his grandfather, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton, opened the Erie Canal in 1825 by pouring the waters of Lake Erie into the Atlantic Ocean off New York City. It's part of a 101st anniversary celebration of the canal, using the original keg.
Oct. 6, 1926: At age 12, Una Smith is one of the youngest firefighters in America. She drives and operates a pumping engine in Portland, Maine, without assistance.
Oct. 6, 1926: The mother of 9-year-old Virginia Allen is in a standoff with the school in Jeffersonville, Ind., which banned the girl from entering so long as she wears pants-like knickerbockers that violate a dress code. Mrs. Allen backs her child’s right to wear "free and comfortable" clothes.
On this day in 1645 Mary Lakeland, also known as the Ipswich Witch or Mother Lakeland, was burned at the stake on Rushmere Heath. Find out more about her and the brutal Suffolk witch trials in Witches: Suffolk’s Dark Legacy. It runs from 16 October at The Hold. Book https://orlo.uk/eRQ8V
Rosh Hashanah in 2026 begins at sundown on 11th September. Here is depicted a man blowing a shofar. BL Or 10641; Maḥzor for the entire year, Western-Ashkenazi rite (Worms); 1650 CE-1651 CE; Germany (Worms); f.22v @britishlibrary.bsky.social
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Maryland Matters@marylandmatters.org · last mo.Historians at the Maryland Museum of Military History hope that genealogy whizzes or military history buffs might help them identify the 45 Union soldiers from the Eastern Shore, in a rare collection of individual tintypes, each in its own intricate metal frame. marylandmatters.org/2026/09/06/m...
#OTD Louisa Ann Swain was 70 years old and casted her ballot in Wyoming. She voted 30 minutes before Augusta C. Howe (the wife of U.S. Marshall Church Howe).
Less than a week to #WTChallenge 9! We're growing connections for Justin York, an award-winning genealogy software developer ⌚ 10-17 Sep, Noon ET No special skills needed, just curiosity🔍 www.wikitree.com/g2g/2068539 #CollaborativeGenealogy #WhereGenealogistsCollaborate
#genealogy news via Thomas MacEntee: AncestryUS is running a Labor Day Sale from September 1 through September 8, 2026. Up to 50% off 6-month memberships.* *new memberships only *US residents only www.ancestry.com/offers/subsc...
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#genealogy News via Thomas MacEntee: MyHeritage has opened its entire U.S. and Canada census holdings for free through September 8, 2026. Search US Census records (including some state census records) here. www.myheritage.com/research/rec...
Join me for a free webinar on researching patriotic service during the American Revolution on Thursday, August 27th at 6:30 PM EST hosted by the Handley Regional Library #genealogy #Rev250 Register at www.handleyregional.org/event/no-bat...
***Letter-Writing Campaign Against NARA Closures*** The federal government recently announced that it will be closing the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) branches in San Bruno, CA (near San Francisco) and Chicago, IL. A thread - 1/4
Heading off to the East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference this morning where I am giving a talk on using DNA to identify ancestral origins. This will be recorded for registrants. #genealogy
Did you know? In the Victorian era, a transgender man named Albert Cashier fought through the American Civil War and then lived openly as a man for decades afterward? He was already living as a man before he enlisted and continued to do so for the remainder of his adult life. #Victorian #history
Latest parish register transcript index - Dunwich Deanery Marriage Index (1538-1649) - now available on our online shop - www.suffolkfhs.co.uk... £10 for CD or download but 20% discount if a member. CD have to add p+p of course
17 August 1790 The Capital city of the USA moved from New York City to Philadelphia (the home of the Liberty Bell). It would subsequently move again to Washington DC where it has remained. #History #HistoryMatters
Aug. 17, 1926: The Customs Division bans from the U.S. a British magazine, The Key to London, because it contains an ad for Grant’s Morella Cherry Brandy. The Volstead Act bans not only the sale, but also advertising for alcoholic drinks; exceptions are made for foreign newspapers but not magazines.
Those pre-1880 US census records don't give relationship to head of household. There could be many different realistic scenarios...not just the ones shown here. #genealogy
We are accepting applications for a FREE teacher workshop in Boston, MA. Each participant will receive a $250 stipend. Feel free to share this opportunity with any classroom teachers or librarians who might be interested. Cost: Free + $250 stipend www.americanancestors.org/2026-three-d...
Jeanne Gibson, one of the last surviving Rosie the Riveters, died on July 29, 2026. She was 100 Years old. Born in Minneapolis in 1926, she was only 18 when she moved to Seattle to weld U.S. Navy destroyers at Todd Pacific Shipyards. Rest in peace, Jeanne
Day 2 of the #WarsawUprising and 23 year old medic, Maria Kwiecinska, codename, "Maja" was killed alongside her husband Lieutenant Zbigniew Kwieciński, codename "Pretwicz". They were part of a group of insurgents who launched an attack on a Dominican Monastery in the southern part of Warsaw.
I am honored to share that I have been elected as a resident member of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts.
