@jochie Too true!
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I hope you enjoy your day. βοΈ
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116426049256880999","date_published":"2026-04-18T13:55:26+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"13:55","date_timestamp":1776520526,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88513658","content_html":"@joyce I'm eager to have that cool weather drift further south. In the meantime it's yardwork for hubby and cooking for me.
I hope you have a good writing day.
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","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116425822330475058","date_published":"2026-04-18T12:57:44+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"12:57","date_timestamp":1776517064,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88510288","content_html":"Sucking up to the wrong politician could ruin ones life.
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#OldGal #YoungPups
#OTD 17 April 1804, Ship Hindostan docked in Philadelphia, having sailed from Hamburg, Germany. Among the Germanic passengers was Herman Michael Bossick. Twelve years later Michael Bosseck indentured an 18-month-old baby in Botetourt County, Virginia. That baby, Christian Peter Bosseck, grew up to be my 4th-great-grandfather. A mystery not likely to be solved is whether Herman Michael Bosseck was the same man who indentured his child.
#genealogy
1. Did some adulting today.
2. Drip systems for our flower beds arrived.
3. Did some research on chair Tai Chi.
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","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116421747388672969","date_published":"2026-04-17T19:41:25+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 19:41","date_timestamp":1776454885,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88446271","content_html":"@jcrabapple That is a whirlwind!
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116420316726681591","date_published":"2026-04-17T13:37:35+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 13:37","date_timestamp":1776433055,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88445899","content_html":"@coachmark2PointOH Happy Friday, Mark!
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116420279637022093","date_published":"2026-04-17T13:28:09+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 13:28","date_timestamp":1776432489,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88444929","content_html":"@joyce We are also seeing the decline of the plants from 20+ years ago. I don't know enough about them to even guess. We want to bring in a plant doctor to look at what's going on. And yes, I'm further south and a few weeks ahead of you and Sharon. Do enjoy those redbuds! They are one of my favorites.
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116420184215342683","date_published":"2026-04-17T13:03:53+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 13:03","date_timestamp":1776431033,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88443807","content_html":"@joyce Is that a redbud? It sort of looks like it, but I wouldn't think it would grow in your area. Whatever it is, it's beautiful. Thanks for showing us.
Our azaleas are fading, but the rhododendrons are still going strong. After living so many years in the desert, all these flowering plants and trees are a feast for my eyes every year. Hubby wants to plant more, but with this drought it would be foolish.
Have a good Friday.
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116420109722120055","date_published":"2026-04-17T12:44:56+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 12:44","date_timestamp":1776429896,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88443287","content_html":"@Uncleharvey Just wait until tomorrow. I'll be hollerin for sure. Hubby says tomorrow's 94F is going to be too hot for yard work. He'll be underfoot all afternoon. π₯²
So it's time to figure out what I must do today and then enjoy my quiet Friday. I hope you enjoy yours.
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116420066498506779","date_published":"2026-04-17T12:33:57+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 12:33","date_timestamp":1776429237,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88442993","content_html":"@Sharonbw Good morning. We got a few little sprinkles this morning which hopefully subdued the pollen a bit. I'm almost afraid to see what my (theoretically) white truck looks like. Yellow polka dots? I hope we all get a decent bit of rain on Sunday.
Have a good one!
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116420046733297081","date_published":"2026-04-17T12:28:55+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 12:28","date_timestamp":1776428935,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88441888","content_html":"@jcrabapple Happy Friday, Jason!
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116419958935825105","date_published":"2026-04-17T12:06:36+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 12:06","date_timestamp":1776427596,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88441458","content_html":"@gazeshift Thanks. Your 3 is better. π
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116419930602641471","date_published":"2026-04-17T11:59:23+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 11:59","date_timestamp":1776427163,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88440371","content_html":"My granddaughters grew up loving Beauty and the Beast.
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#OldGal #YoungPups
#OTD 16 April 1890, Archie Franklin Maddox was born to Al Maddox and Lizzie Lake in Kingman County, Kansas. He was the youngest child, with four older sisters, including my great-grandmother. No family stories were shared about how he was treated by his sisters, leading me to suspect that the girls were not very kind to their little brother. The family moved to their Oklahoma homestead after the 1893 land rush. Archie became a farmer and married Glenn Vesta Purvines. They had 10 children before deciding to live at opposite ends of their house.
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@cynblogger Happy birthday! π
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2. A pre-bagged salad that we bought 4 days ago was still in excellent condition when we opened it. That rarely happens, so I was thrilled.
3. Laundry is all caught up.
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","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116415246892131354","date_published":"2026-04-16T16:08:15+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 16:08","date_timestamp":1776355695,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88373978","content_html":"@sandsoftime5050 Bullshit, indeed!
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116414587728991870","date_published":"2026-04-16T13:20:37+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 13:20","date_timestamp":1776345637,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88373700","content_html":"@gazeshift Thanks!
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116414566859664787","date_published":"2026-04-16T13:15:19+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 13:15","date_timestamp":1776345319,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88373570","content_html":"@Uncleharvey Happy Thursday. I feel the ground-hog vibes, too. Enjoy!
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116414555985603582","date_published":"2026-04-16T13:12:33+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 13:12","date_timestamp":1776345153,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88373491","content_html":"@Sharonbw Yay for rain chances! We may get a little on Sunday, but nowhere near what is needed. I am ignoring your closet organizing! I need to, but no, just no. Maybe next winter. π
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116414547975968322","date_published":"2026-04-16T13:10:31+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 13:10","date_timestamp":1776345031,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88373296","content_html":"@joyce Good morning. I'm sorry to hear your night was so rough. It's hard to function on too little sleep.
Take care of yourself. I'm thinking now that I need a nap with a warm kitty.
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116414531152699860","date_published":"2026-04-16T13:06:14+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 13:06","date_timestamp":1776344774,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88371361","content_html":"@jhaworth π€£
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116414424111254402","date_published":"2026-04-16T12:39:01+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 12:39","date_timestamp":1776343141,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88370709","content_html":"@jhaworth That's too bad that she couldn't find anything.
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116414389546870406","date_published":"2026-04-16T12:30:13+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 12:30","date_timestamp":1776342613,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88369113","content_html":"@jhaworth That's chilling! How awful to fall at just the wrong time. It would be interesting to see if there was anything in the newspaper. I'd be happy to look for it if you want. You could DM me details.
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116414268667079847","date_published":"2026-04-16T11:59:29+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 11:59","date_timestamp":1776340769,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88368600","content_html":"@gazeshift But you know that the ancestors who had unusual lives are far more interesting than those with ordinary lives. One of my very recent subjects had an ordinary life. I had not looked into that generation at all because I didn't see anything worth researching. Yawn! Then I saw a multi-generational pattern. What I like about OTD is that I look at the database for events on a day and decide who to write about. Mostly I am repeating and editing tidbits from the past cycle, but not always.
","url":"https://mindly.social/users/bethroots/statuses/116414229831854997","date_published":"2026-04-16T11:49:36+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 11:49","date_timestamp":1776340176,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88367576","content_html":"Our ancestors used whatever was handy to measure things.
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#OldGal #YoungPups
#OTD 15 April 1910, A census taker visited the home of my great-grandparents in Chicago. Walter McFarlane, age 46, was recorded as a cemetery watchman. The family story says that he was a night watchman at historic Rosehill Cemetery. That job is unimaginable. About five years earlier he had suffered a traumatic brain injury on the job. He had been a motorman on the streetcars, which did not have a good safety record. A newspaper article in 1904 reported that 143 electric streetcar accidents had occurred in Chicago across 27 days in June, with 10 deaths and 166 injured. These accidents were so common that his never was reported in the newspaper, or I have not found it. Finding the timeframe took some digging several years ago, so I share this unusual blog post with you.
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https://scrappinmyhistory.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-binary-search.html
1. Temporary muting on Mastodon helped preserve my equilibrium today.
2. Books don't have commercials.
3. My UPS delivery driver kindly knocks on my door whenever he delivers a package that might tempt thieves. I appreciate his thoughtfulness.
","summary":"","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots/116412164845213184","date_published":"2026-04-16T03:04:27+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 03:04","date_timestamp":1776308667,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88296595","content_html":"We've only just started into spring and it's already too hot.
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#OTD 14 April 1824, Helen Mitchell was born to Peter Mitchell and Ann Taylor in Fife, Scotland. There was a start of a christening record in Kinghorn, as if the minister thought the christening would be in that church. The details are not filled in. Instead, Helen appears in a later list in Abbotshall parish (Kirkcaldy) with her three siblings, including my great-great-grandmother. Helen died just weeks before the 1841 census, as revealed in a cryptic notation in the parish records: Petter Mitchels Daughter in the South grave of John Taylers property 6 foot dep.
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1. I'm grateful that the internet is full of recipe sites that can make suggestions for how to use ingredients. It's so much better than leafing through cookbooks.
2. Some new stamp pads arrived to help replace old ones that are no longer useable.
3. Fresh towels.
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#OldGal #YoungPups
#OTD 13 April 1781, The widowed Γsten Sunnesson, 77, died in HannΓ€s parish, Kalmar County, Sweden. His wife, Margareta Larsdotter, had died six years earlier, after 46 years of marriage. They were both born about 1704 and married at about age 24. Their children alternated nicely between girls and boys. My 5th-great-grandmother, Stina Γstensdotter, was the third child of seven. Little else is known of their lives, as the church clerks did not record his occupation. Only in the tax records might it be possible to learn anything more.
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1. I joined the baking party and made ice cream bread. It is a hit.
2. I accidentally changed \"clean the messy kitchen\" Monday into \"make the kitchen messy\". Silly mistake with flour made me laugh.
3. A cousin joined Mastodon. She was on the hell site with me back in the day. She is a blue person in a USA swing state. When she gets her profile set, I'll share.
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#OldGal #YoungPups
#OTD 12 April 1910, Charles E Ramsey married Deora Maud Maddox in Enid, Oklahoma. They had a large age difference and the marriage was troubled, especially with Charley, a grain buyer, being overly fond of alcohol. They had two sons, but the youngest died at about two years old. Deora sought a divorce. She married a builder, George Larue Atkinson, and moved to Corpus Christi, Texas. The older son, Clifford, joined his stepfather after training as an architect. Deora was the youngest sister of my great-grandmother.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74572910/deora_maud-atkinson
1. I bought Lucky Charms today so I can revisit my childhood.
2. A book came off hold. β€οΈπ
3. Six weeks of wierd-tasting water ends tonight (or in a couple of days). The water provider returns to normal treatment chemicals in the morning. I am so glad to be done with buying ice cubes and bottled water for this year's exercise.
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1. Our rhododendrons are blooming.
2. Pizza for supper.
3. Identified a better candidate for my daily genealogy micro-blog. Did some research on the unresearched children and some tidying on the image archive.
","summary":"","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots/116389752729729232","date_published":"2026-04-12T04:04:45+00:00","author":{"name":"HistorySheWrote","url":"https://mindly.social/@bethroots","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fa.mindlycdn.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F254%2F741%2F212%2F929%2Foriginal%2Fb9f93a4db8ed3929.png","_microblog":{"username":"bethroots@mindly.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 04:04","date_timestamp":1775966685,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88083381","content_html":"#OTD 11 April 1846, Crofter Anders (Duhan) Jansson died in VΓ₯rdinge parish, Stockholm County. He was the son of a Navy man and was married to the daughter of a Cavalry soldier. Both Anders and his wife, Catharina Margareta (Bergman) Olsdotter, had a number of siblings who died in childhold. The couple raised all five of their children to adulthood, which was unusual for the time and place. The couple died 16 days apart from what was possibly typhoid fever. The croft, once held by his father-in-law, passed to his son-in-law. Three generations of my direct line worked the croft, which was named Rudetorp.
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They would find modern romance novels shocking.
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#OldGal #YoungPups
#OTD 10 April 1813, Ulrica was born to the widowed Brita Pehrsdotter. No father was named in the birth record, though Ulrica later took the name Ersdotter. Brita had been working at Eriksberg Castle in Stora Malm parish, SΓΆdermanland, when she became pregnant. Did Ulrica take the name Ersdotter due to her father being named Erik or did she base her name on Eriksberg? She followed in the footsteps of her mother, my ancestor. They each married a military man who died young and then had a later child out of wedlock.
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1. Had a shredding party.
2. The old shredder stopped working, which is actually good because I knew it needed to be replaced.
3. So I ordered a new shredder which will come sometime next week.
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Happy Friday and TGIF!
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