Get ready with me: Irish literary heritage edition 🎩📚 Every June 16th, Dublin celebrates Bloomsday - a tribute to Ulysses by James Joyce, one of Ireland's most iconic writers. But for those exploring Irish family history, it's more than literature - it's a glimpse into what life looked like for our ancestors in 1904 Dublin. This is how one actor steps into the past to bring that era to life. 😉 Waistcoat? Check. Pocket watch? Check. Strolling streets your ancestors might've walked? Absolutely.

53K views · 366 reactions | June 19, 1865 marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people were freed. The troops arrived two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. It is a day of celebration, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. As of June 16th, 2021, Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. This is the history of #Juneteenth. | HISTORY | Facebook

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