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Torben WürtzCreated with AI.<br> Appalachia is a geographic region located in the central and southern part of the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. Far out in the countryside, the rural laboratory technicians thrive and multiply.<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/appalachia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#appalachia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/appalachians?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#appalachians</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AppalachianTrail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/appalachianmountains?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#appalachianmountains</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hillbilly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hillbilly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/derelict?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#derelict</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mountain?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountain</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mountains?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mountainlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountainlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rural?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rural</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rurallife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rurallife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ai?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aiart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartcommunity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aiartcommunity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartwork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aiartwork</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aiartist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartists?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aiartists</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aigenerated?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aigenerated</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/laboratory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#laboratory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/labtech?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#labtech</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/labtechnician?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#labtechnician</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/labcoat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#labcoat</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/stablediffusion?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stablediffusion</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/adobefirefly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adobefirefly</a>
Torben WürtzCreated with AI.<br> Appalachia is a geographic region located in the central and southern part of the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. Far out in the countryside, the rural laboratory technicians thrive and multiply.<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/appalachia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#appalachia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/appalachians?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#appalachians</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AppalachianTrail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/appalachianmountains?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#appalachianmountains</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hillbilly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hillbilly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/derelict?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#derelict</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mountain?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountain</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mountains?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mountainlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountainlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rural?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rural</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rurallife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rurallife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ai?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aiart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartcommunity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aiartcommunity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartwork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aiartwork</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aiartist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartists?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aiartists</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aigenerated?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aigenerated</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/laboratory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#laboratory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/labtech?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#labtech</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/labtechnician?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#labtechnician</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/labcoat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#labcoat</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/stablediffusion?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stablediffusion</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/adobefirefly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adobefirefly</a>
Ancestry Roads<p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> Short -</p><p>Moonshine Kate with Poor Girls Story.</p><p>Moonshine Kate, the daughter of Fiddlin' John Carson. He was considered one of the pioneers of Country Music.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/52yjCX361IQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/52yjCX361IQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/MusicShort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicShort</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/MusicVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicVideo</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/CountryMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CountryMusic</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/TuneTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TuneTuesday</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Singer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Singer</span></a></p>
Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson<p>Name for Southern Appalachian antifascist organization: </p><p>Hellbenders </p><p>"We're not going straight to hell. We'll take the scenic route."</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/redstateinsurgents" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>redstateinsurgents</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Hellbenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hellbenders</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TVAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TVAC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RedStateInsurgents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedStateInsurgents</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antifa</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Antifascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antifascist</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AntifaAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntifaAF</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ResInt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResInt</span></a></p>
Jacob Black Photography<p>Sky, land, and water merges in monochrome. </p><p>These were from the very last sunset I captured in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fall" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fall</span></a> of 2024 in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Appalachians</span></a> </p><p>We had the archetype of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tennessee</span></a> weather, with rain falling as sun rays were still bursting through the clouds to create amazing rays and highlights on the distant peaks. Truly a 1:1 moment that I was extremely happy to capture. I chose black and white as I feel it highlights the things that were most amazing within this scene</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monochrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>monochrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>landscapephotography</span></a></p>
Ancestry Roads<p>We, <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a>, love our <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/holiday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>holiday</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/traditions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>traditions</span></a>. </p><p>While many customs align with broader, modern Valentine’s Day practices, there are unique <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachian</span></a> twists—practical in decades past and still cherished today.<br> <a href="https://ancestryroads.blogspot.com/2025/02/appalachian-valentines-traditions.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ancestryroads.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/02/appalachian-valentines-traditions.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/valentine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>valentine</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>family</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>The Nature Conservancy announces 17 clean energy projects on former coal mines <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/737547/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/737547/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BESS</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CleanEnergyDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergyDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CoalMineConversion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoalMineConversion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CumberlandForestLimited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CumberlandForestLimited</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ENGIE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ENGIE</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GridReliability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GridReliability</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LevelTenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LevelTenEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SunTribeDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SunTribeDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheNatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheNatureConservancy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Human use of fire has produced an era of uncontrolled burning: Welcome to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pyrocene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pyrocene</span></a></p><p>by Stephen Pyne, The Conversation, January 22, 2025</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> is burning, but it isn't alone. In recent years, fires have blasted through cities in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colorado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colorado</span></a>, the southern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a> and the island of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maui</span></a>, along with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Portugal</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greece</span></a>. What wasn't burned was smoked in.</p><p>"Is this another case of a future not only dire but strange, without a narrative to join past to present or an analog for what is to come?</p><p>"I'm a historian of fire, and my reply is that we have both a narrative and an analog. The narrative is the unbroken saga of humanity and fire, a companionship that extends through all our existence as a species. The analog is that humanity's fire practices have become so vast, especially in recent centuries, that we are creating the fire equivalent of an ice age."</p><p>[...]</p><p>Welcome to the Pyrocene</p><p>"Widen the aperture a bit, and we can envision Earth entering a fire age comparable to the ice ages of the Pleistocene, complete with the pyric equivalent of ice sheets, pluvial lakes, periglacial outwash plains, mass extinctions and sea-level changes. It's an epoch in which fire is both prime mover and principal expression.</p><p>"Humanity's firepower underpins the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anthropocene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anthropocene</span></a>, which is the outcome not just of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/anthropogenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropogenic</span></a> meddling but of a particular kind of meddling, made possible by humans' species monopoly over fire. Even climate history has become a subset of fire history.</p><p>"Fires in living landscapes, fires burning lithic landscapes—the interaction of these two realms of fire has not been much studied. It's been enough of a stretch to fully include human fire practices within traditional ecology. Yet humans—the keystone species for fire on Earth—are merging the two arenas of earthly burning with a give and take that is reshaping the planet in what resembles a slow-motion <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ragnarok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ragnarok</span></a>.</p><p>"Add up all the effects, direct and indirect: the ice driven off by fire, the areas burning, the biogeographical <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/migrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>migrations</span></a> as biotas move to accommodate changed conditions, the collateral impacts with damaged <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/watersheds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>watersheds</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/airsheds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airsheds</span></a>, the unraveling of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a>, the pervasive power of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RisingSeaLevels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RisingSeaLevels</span></a>, a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassExtinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassExtinction</span></a>, the disruption of human life and habitats. The result is a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pyrogeography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pyrogeography</span></a> that looks eerily like an ice age for fire. You have a maturing Pyrocene.</p><p>"If you doubt it, just ask California."</p><p>Full article (it's a good read):<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-01-human-era-uncontrolled-pyrocene.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-01-human-er</span><span class="invisible">a-uncontrolled-pyrocene.html</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildfires</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UncontrolledFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UncontrolledFires</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HistoryOfFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfFire</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PyroceneEra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PyroceneEra</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ControlledBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ControlledBurning</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a></p>
Ancestry Roads<p>#2025. I did my obligatory shot of <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/moonshine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moonshine</span></a> and going back to bed. </p><p>We <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a> do have our <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/traditions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>traditions</span></a>, required <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a>, quirky <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/celebrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>celebrations</span></a>, something called a Watch Night.</p><p>Happy New Year to all. May 2025 bring you peace, joy, and happiness. And, a trip to <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a></p><p>Quick read on the blog.<br><a href="https://ancestryroads.blogspot.com/2025/01/appalachian-new-years-traditions.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ancestryroads.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/01/appalachian-new-years-traditions.html</span></a></p>
Ancestry Roads<p>I revitalized my <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> for 2025 and sharing the <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a>, <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a>, and <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> of <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a>. A companion to my <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genealogy</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcasts</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/webcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webcasts</span></a>. </p><p>Rarely about me but my 2024 recap is deeply personal. </p><p>Four People, Two Pets</p><p>My Journey of loss and sharing the songs that got me through 2024. </p><p><a href="https://ancestryroads.blogspot.com/2024/12/you-couldnt-pay-me-to-do-this-year-again.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ancestryroads.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">4/12/you-couldnt-pay-me-to-do-this-year-again.html</span></a></p>
Ancestry Roads<p>Donating to <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/FoodBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodBanks</span></a> and/or for <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Disaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disaster</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/relief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relief</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Milton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Milton</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Helene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Helene</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a></p><p>A few things that I've collected from others working the front lines:</p>
Ancestry Roads<p>It has been a month since <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Helene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Helene</span></a> destroyed parts of my beloved <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a>. There were over 1900 documented landslides. </p><p>Don't let the <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a> be forgotten. Many are homeless. </p><p>** Help is still desperately needed. **</p><p>I know many prefer to not donate to a religious organization but Samaritans Purse IS getting the job done. </p><p>If you prefer a non religious, boots on the ground organization: <a href="https://donorbox.org/hurricane-helene-relief-2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">donorbox.org/hurricane-helene-</span><span class="invisible">relief-2</span></a></p><p>It will take years but these Communities will be back.</p>
Bill Minarik<p>A very informative structural geology teaching talk given today by Dr. Morgann Perrot (Univ. Quebec at Montreal). Basic concepts of fold orientation illustrated by amazing field photos.</p><p>Folds preserved in the Ayer's Cliff Formation, southeast Quebec Appalachians (from Perrot et al, 2020)</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/UQAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UQAM</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/McGillUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McGillUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/StructuralGeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StructuralGeology</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Quebec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quebec</span></a></p>
Robert Sanscartier<p>Appalachian power grids were hit hard by Hurricane Helene. But there’s a silver lining</p><p>Utilities in the region should take the opportunity to rethink their approach to electricity in the face of climate change</p><p><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91208463/appalachian-power-grids-were-hit-hard-by-hurricane-helene-but-theres-a-silver-lining" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fastcompany.com/91208463/appal</span><span class="invisible">achian-power-grids-were-hit-hard-by-hurricane-helene-but-theres-a-silver-lining</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Appalachians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GlobalBurning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateDestruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateDestruction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateSuicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateSuicide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassExtinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MassExtinction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>climate</span></a></p>
Ancestry Roads<p>Greater Goods is taking donations to help feed the pets and shelter dogs due to <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Helene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Helene</span></a></p><p>If you can, donate and send some food and love. </p><p><a href="https://greatergood.org/hurricane-helene-help-pets-now" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">greatergood.org/hurricane-hele</span><span class="invisible">ne-help-pets-now</span></a></p><p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a></p>
Tab Combs<p>Never ever talk about a disaster as an opportunity. Especially one of this magnitude. People are dead, grieving, homeless, cold, hungry, sick. </p><p>This isn't an opportunity. This is a consequence. </p><p>A consequence of blatantly ignoring the threat of <a href="https://transportation.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>. A consequence of the the oblivion of those--mostly on the outside-- who benefitted for generations from the exploitation of the southern <a href="https://transportation.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a> vast cultural and natural resurces. </p><p>And hopefully, it's a wake-up call. </p><p><a href="https://transportation.social/tags/Helene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Helene</span></a></p>
Ancestry Roads<p>Eric Church supports Hurricane Helene victims by donating royalties from new song: 'They’re in need'. It is emotional!</p><p>The country star's song, 'Darkest Hour,' pays tribute to the victims of Hurricane Helene, specifically those who live in Church's home state of North Carolina.</p><p>“‘Darkest Hour’ is a song dedicated to the unsung heroes, the people who show up when the world’s falling apart. </p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f-dMhzespOw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=f-dMhzes</span><span class="invisible">pOw</span></a></p><p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Helene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Helene</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Helene2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Helene2024</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/CountryMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CountryMusic</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appalachians</span></a></p>
Ancestry Roads<p>Dolly Parton announces $2 million donation to flood relief in East <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a></p><p>“I look around think, these are my mountains, these are my valleys, these are my rivers flowing like a stream. These are my people,” Parton said. “These mountains-colored rainbows, these are my people and this is my home.”</p><p>My gosh, I love that woman. </p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wjhl.com/news/local/live-dolly-parton-giving-aid-to-flood-relief/amp/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">google.com/amp/s/www.wjhl.com/</span><span class="invisible">news/local/live-dolly-parton-giving-aid-to-flood-relief/amp/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Helene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Helene</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Helene2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Helene2024</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/TNStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TNStrong</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appalachians</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Dolly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dolly</span></a></p><p>Photo credit: Walmart</p>
Ancestry Roads<p>The Pack Horse <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Library</span></a> Project was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) program that delivered books to remote regions in the <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachian</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mountains</span></a> between 1935 and 1943. </p><p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> were very involved in the project which eventually had 30 different <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> serving 100,000 people.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pack_Horse_Library_Project" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pack_Hor</span><span class="invisible">se_Library_Project</span></a></p><p>More Information: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/09/13/647329067/the-pack-horse-librarians-of-eastern-kentucky" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2018/09/13/647329067/t</span><span class="invisible">he-pack-horse-librarians-of-eastern-kentucky</span></a></p><p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Helene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Helene</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/HeleneRelief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeleneRelief</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Library</span></a></p>
Ancestry Roads<p>If Genealogy interests you, join us on the <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> Project on <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/WikiTree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WikiTree</span></a> and help us document the lives of these "Angels on Horseback". </p><p><a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Frontier_Nursing_Service" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Fronti</span><span class="invisible">er_Nursing_Service</span></a></p><p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Helene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Helene</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/HeleneRelief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeleneRelief</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a></p>