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@davidmcgeoch9 Good morning, handsome!

Good morning beautiful people Can I get a Good morning David xx

@cbouzy Those who think hell hath no fury like a woman scorned should meet a slightly inconvenienced homosexual man. Neither of those can hold a candle to that!

I sincerely don't know why some people believe gay men can't fight.🤷🏾‍♂️

@BostonHistory Looking at it again, with the colon it is better to use the semicolons.

Dear Twitter Grammar Police - Is a period needed at the end of each of these 4 bullet points since each is a continuation of the sentence started with “In this unique book you will:”? Making last minute edits to my children’s book and need opinions on this. Thanks!

@BostonHistory You can use periods at the end of each or put semicolons after the first few with a period after the last one. Periods after each is slightly better but either is acceptable.

One of the mandatory stops ⁦@AudreyCollins23⁩ would make when she visited me in Boston. I stopped by today for a bit and let many wonderful memories sweep in.

@cbouzy Will continue to promote Spoutible to the entire genealogical community as a replacement for Twitter. Look forward to being able to put out more details.

@cbouzy So seriously bummed. I remember doing my preregistration, but I guess it never went through. Now I have to wait another week. I should have made certain.

🐳Today is the start of Black History Month, and it's a special day for all of us. Later today, I will launch the first Black-owned Twitter alternative that focuses on protecting its users and providing a safe environment for marginalized communities. Let's make history together!

@BostonHistory @Boston1775 Either is grammatically correct. But as an editor, I would also cut the word count for clarity and say “Jane Doe’s original grave marker.”

Looking for help from the grammar experts. If you had to choose between these 2 options which one would you use when referring to a grave marker? “The original marker of (a specific individual)” or “The original marker for (a specific individual)”? @Boston1775

@BostonHistory Not sure you’ll find one definitive, but the Mapping Boston book is very good.

Boston historians: Is there a definitive source that lists Boston's areas of made land, the number of acres, and the years they were filled in? I'm seeing two numbers for the Mill Pond - 50 acres and 70 acres.

So pleased to be selected as the new managing editor for the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly. bit.ly/2ZVmw3m

Regarding the highly classified President's Daily Brief, circulated to a tiny circle of top US officials, Biden says he "read it every single day as Vice President." Biden also says it's a "dereliction of duty" for Trump to ignore these intelligence briefings.

Got a shoutout from @MakingGayHistry for some work I did for the podcast on Wendell Sayer (bit.ly/2zqcwEz). What a great surprise for the day!

The National Archives of the UK has made digital images from their collections free to download during the pandemic. 10 per day, up to 50 per month. I started yesterday! Get the details at bit.ly/2KuITUN.

Legacy Family Tree Webinars has free webinars all month. Today is my intro to French Canadian Webinar. Free to everyone! bit.ly/2JOtNsX

If you're in Massachusetts the first weekend in April, join me at the Mass Gen Council's conference in Lowell for an excellent and diverse group of presentations! tinyurl.com/MGC2020-Michae…

The story of "Morse Code" for slaves hoping to escape into freedom. bit.ly/2S4EU4s

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I'm a writer/editor. You should see what happens when I tell them that two spaces after a period went away in the 80s. And that an apostrophe is only used to make possessives, not plurals! 😆

@CleverTitleTK Great interview with Drew @genealogyguys on the Genealogy Connection podcast. Couldn't agree more with the discussion that no name was ever changed at Ellis Island brings up. Happens to me all the time, too!

UMass student Peter Perry takes photos around Boston covering up part of the image with a historical pic of that place. What a great idea! bit.ly/2PcAAzX