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Don't trust your family history to the cloud or an online software company. #Ancestris version 13 is out. https://www.ancestris.org/index.html It's free and has some unique tools and reports not foun…

This week’s #WWBC prompt: What fictional thing do I wish were real?
My answer is time travel—but only to observe, not interfere. History, family mysteries, ancient burials, WWII… and the very real safety risks.
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Back to Then: My Case for Time Travel – Bob Mueller
A WWBC post on time travel: visiting history without changing it—and the safety risks and paradoxes that could unravel everything.

This is a truly fascinating use of LLMs. I hope we get to see this soon.
https://github.com/DGoettlich/history-llms
A family of 4 billion (B) parameter LLMs based on the Qwen3 architecture trained on 80B tokens of historical data up to knowledge-cutoffs : 1913, 1929, 1933, 1939…

GitHub - DGoettlich/history-llms: Information hub for our project training the largest possible historical LLMs.
Information hub for our project training the largest possible historical LLMs. - DGoettlich/history-llms

6.5 million nonconformist records added to MyHeritage. This is the National Archives collection that is already available elsewhere. #NonConformists @… #genealogy

6.5 million nonconformist records added to MyHeritage | Who Do You Think You Are Magazine
Family history website MyHeritage has added 6.5 million nonconformist records from England and Wales, dating from 1660 to 1848

Self-interest over ideology
as disparate inner circle shapes Trump foreign policy
Administration officials,
his family and even
Mar-a-Lago guests
wield outsized influence
on a mercurial president
“Trump is more accessible to a broader range of voices than any president in recent history,”
said Ian Bremmer,
president of the Eurasia Group.
“He’s on his phone constantly and people
– friends, business associates, media
– co…

His family says he designed Hall of Fame's gold jacket, claims 'NFL erased him from history' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6994306/2026/01/27/pro-football-hall-of-fame-gold-jacket-designer-lawsuit/

His family says he designed Hall of Fame's gold jacket, claims 'NFL erased him from history' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6994306/2026/01/27/pro-football-hall-of-fame-gold-jacket-designer-lawsuit/

Arming teenagers recklessly for Christmas has a long and sordid history. @… https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/115802572107327288

Hidden on page 1692 of his great-grandfather Siegfried’s unpublished memoir, the writer Joe Dunthorne discovers a confession. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002c4x0 A tragic family story but an example of retelling for the next generation. Available globally as 'The History Podcast'

BBC Radio 4 - The History Podcast, Half-Life, 1. Daughter of Radium
Hidden on page 1692 of his great-grandfather's memoir, Joe Dunthorne finds a confession.

"The number of women globally who commit violent crimes is very small – in 2021 they were responsible for just 10% of homicides. Indeed, women are far more likely to be victims than perpetrators. But when women do kill, in many cases the victim is a male partner or family member and there is a history of domestic abuse."

Will You Watch the Super Bowl?
I’ve loved watching football at every level, from fifth-grade games to college stadiums and the NFL. When it comes to the Super Bowl, family history, favorite teams, and personal memories all shape who I root for—and why I always tune in.
https://www.bobmuellerwriter.co…

Will You Watch the Super Bowl? – Bob Mueller
WWBC asks if I will watch the Super Bowl. A lifelong love of football, family ties, favorite teams, and who I’m rooting for this year.

The Jim Henson Studios lot is a cultural landmark, built by Charlie Chaplin in the late 1910s as his first film studio
— and it’s where he built sets and shot many of his most recognizable movies.
It’s also home to the Henson Recording Studios, formerly owned by A&M Records, where stars like Joni Mitchell, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles have recorded albums. 

That’s why speculation swirled around what might happen to the history-steeped lot when the Henson family announ…

The House at Number 48: When Antony Easton's father passes away, he begins a ten-year quest to uncover his family’s dark past and reclaim their fortune, stolen under the Nazis. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002l461 An excellent example of researching and retelling a family tragedy to the next…

BBC Radio 4 - The History Podcast, The House at Number 48, 1. Made in Britain
A man’s quest to uncover his family’s dark past & reclaim a fortune stolen under the Nazis

A little Christmas theology, a little history, a little football, and a lot of wandering thoughts. From censuses and mangers to Michigan football and year-end reflections—this week’s post covers a lot of ground. 🎄🏈📖
https://www.bobmuellerwriter.com/censuses-

Censuses, Carpenters, and the Myth of the Lonely Manger – Bob Mueller
Thoughtful reflections on censuses, Christmas myths, family, football, and faith—reexamining the Nativity story and a year in review.