I had no idea this existed.

In light of the most recent controversy over the racist term 'Anglo-Saxon' I want to explain why it's important to have conversations about the existence of Black people, and wider cultural diversity, in early medieval England. THREAD🧵 1/

In this intriguing double portrait, Danish artist Peder Severin Krøyer depicts his artist wife Marie ~ reputed to be one of the most beautiful women in Copenhagen ~ and she depicts him. They also both appear, with dog, in Peder’s Summer Evening at Skagen Beach (1899)

I'm walking down the street where blood was shed and dead bodies 100 years ago in Tulsa. Greenwood District was 35 city blocks of Black businesses that was destroyed. There are plaques on the ground of Black businesses that once stood. Follow .

#perfect

My thirteen-year-old self would’ve been beside herself to know that I got a study grant to do research in France—and she is probably the only person who would fully appreciate the family tree I’ve assembled over the years. #Genealogy

Perfectly, perfectly put.

David Allen Lambert Great work & help is needed via GoFundMe donations to get the project moved forward. See gofundme.com/f/preservation…

When women began working in retail stores, so did concerns about the “temptations” presented by their male customers. bit.ly/3z7oNqE

An excellent point for days like today, and for whenever we want to memorialize something—and something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately with respect to the whole enterprise of #history and #FamilyHistory.

For #Caturday we have an engraving by Edith Craig & Edward Gordon Craig, the children of architect & designer Edward Godwin & actress Ellen Terry. Both Edith & Edward were extraordinary stage set & costume designers as well as innovative theatre directors. 📷 NT/ Nicci Obholzer

So cool.

[Giggles in genealogist...] #FamilyHistory #FunWithStatistics h/t @KHandozo