Twin mom, dog mom, proud NLer, amateur genealogist. PLCGS. Genealogy interests are mainly but not limited to NL, NS, PEI, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and genetics.https://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3m44ddhs3v22j26 Oct 2025 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m44ddhs3v22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lwhfrxwxtk2wIt's finally raining! It's not nearly enough, but it's something! 🎉 [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2025 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwhfrxwxtk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lw7tydd7vs2sWho locally needs a timeline cleanse from wildfires and evacuation alerts and orders? Doggy daycare celebrated the summer weather today!12 Aug 2025 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7tydd7vs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lw65czl6522lCan we please get some freaking rain??? And a lot of it???12 Aug 2025 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw65czl6522lhttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lvxwla6vzs2gI really hate complaining about fantastic summer weather. But we desperately need a solid week of rain. The entire province does, really. The current forest fires (and potential for more) is so unsettling - worse for those directly affected of course.09 Aug 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvxwla6vzs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lvjhcwangk2vWe had a great time, and ended up spending all afternoon together! 😁 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2025 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvjhcwangk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lvgaar7qqc2jI just made plans to meet my 2nd cousin in person for the first time tomorrow! She's a dual-citizen and recently moved here. 😃02 Aug 2025 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvgaar7qqc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lv6pgm7ayc2pJust watched Ozzy's funeral procession on YouTube, and poor Sharon looks frail. I know the family live very publicly, but dealing with grief is a whole other thing and I hope they can be allowed to do so privately as needed.30 Jul 2025 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv6pgm7ayc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3luyczkn56s2fVery busy weekend with the genealogy conference all weekend, but my 13 daughter also got home from Cadet camp last night after 3 weeks! It was her first time away from home more than just a couple of days, and she absolutely loved it! I may be in trouble now. 🙃😆 [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2025 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3luyczkn56s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3luxwlk3btk2dWhat a great weekend! I met David (and we share a NL surname in our trees, so we have to discuss that to see if we connect lol). Thanks so much for coming to St. John's @dlgenealogist.bsky.social! It's been a pleasure and an honour meeting you and hearing you speak in person. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2025 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3luxwlk3btk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lusvftgwxc2zFirst person I spotted at the archives tour this afternoon was @dlgenealogist.bsky.social but didn't get to say hi. And 15 minutes in, I spotted my 4th cousin whom I had never met in person and did get to chat. Great start to #RockBoundRoots! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2025 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lusvftgwxc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lu6yfktmcc2yI have a love/hate relationship with the Retinol commercial using Donna and David (iykyk). Because obviously I remember them, but the audacity to suggest I'm getting older. 😜 On an unrelated note, anyone know where I can stream BH90210 in Canada? 🤔17 Jul 2025 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6yfktmcc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3ltm3x4c7hs2cSunset last night from Corner Brook, NL over the Bay of Islands.10 Jul 2025 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltm3x4c7hs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lt5mhjbprs23Very short notice, but we found out this morning that my daughter got accepted to Cadet camp, Sailing in Kingston ON - her top choice! She leaves on Sunday! 😳 Bit of a hectic day today trying to sort everything out! So happy for her! 😃04 Jul 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt5mhjbprs23https://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lsvd2apv2s23Off to St. David's Park this morning (11:00) for Memorial Day before celebrating Canada Day after lunch! Who else is observing Memorisl Day?01 Jul 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvd2apv2s23https://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lsrjcj7pes2wI have a 🏳️‍🌈 bowtie attached to my dog's harness, and he keeps getting smiles and compliments on it everywhere we go: doggy daycare, pet store, pet expo, and various trails around town. I always overhear excited comments between families or groups of friends about "bowtie" lol. 😊29 Jun 2025 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsrjcj7pes2whttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lsmao4fmfk2hDaughter, 13, won the Reading award for her homeroom this year. I suspect it's because the library teacher saw her reading Crime and Punishment, lol. Very proud of her!27 Jun 2025 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsmao4fmfk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lsjgpe6rrc26My babies just finished grade 7. I don't know how that happened so quickly! 🤯26 Jun 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsjgpe6rrc26https://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lsfbxnkolc2sWho is attending Rockbound Roots genealogy conference in St. John's next month?24 Jun 2025 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsfbxnkolc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lrxb7p5kzc2jMy photo of Brian Wilson taken 13 years ago today in Toronto. We sang him him Happy Birthday because he turned 70 the next day. And now he's gone. 💔😭19 Jun 2025 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxb7p5kzc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lrg73w3tws2yToday's dilemma was deciding which of my four Beach Boys shirts to wear to honour Brian Wilson. I don't own any other band shirts, just them. Chose this one. Solid choice, I think.12 Jun 2025 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrg73w3tws2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lrdwwm7mcc2bI can't even begin to explain how heartbroken I am about Brian Wilson. I've been, well, obsessed really, with his music since I was 10 years old. I have a limited-edition autographed Brian Wilson doll, and every boxset I own is Beach Boys. He literally wrote the soundtrack to my life. 💔😭11 Jun 2025 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrdwwm7mcc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lrdvzf7luk2s😭 [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jun 2025 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrdvzf7luk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lqso54klq22b13 year old twins have a whole lot of attitude. And as one of them pointed out about me, "Well where do you think we got it from?" Holy hell, I'm living a nightmare of my own creation. https://media.tenor.com/GjR3xUvjd_kAAAAC/greg-davies-taskmaster.gif?hh=360&ww=29604 Jun 2025 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dlcboinbcqw2pew26logb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqso54klq22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/islandgenealogy.bsky.social/post/3lobdj4s4n22jAs a NLer, I found this pretty interesting. 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