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Ringleader at Projectkin.org, a community of family historians hooked on stories. Mingling as a free community, we explore family history stories in a modern digital world. Join us? ⮕ Projectkin.Substack.com #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
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Did ya miss Kathy Stone on Substack Live? @yycphoto.bsky.social She dialed in from the road to Calgary just to tell us about what’s ahead for Kathy’s Corner this week. Now you KNOW you won’t want to miss it, eh? #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WWIIStories #Artifacts tockify.com/eventscalend...

Oh, now, Graham @edintone.substack.com, this is brilliant, thank you. I totally appreciate how the numbers over at 🐘 might be small but the force is strong. What a delightful and leveraged solution! ✔︎ DONE! ☁️ to 🐘

One of our MissionGenealogy members on Substack stepped up to edit a column of tips for #familyhistorians and #genealogists on Substack. Join me in welcoming Deborah Carl to the role in a Substack live program on Tuesday! More in this post! open.substack.com/pub/missiong...

I saw this too! Should be terrific. Good job, Vivid-Pix, NGS, FamilySearch and crew. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Gosh, I was sorry to miss #GenHour here. I was busy wrestling the video recording for our Emma Explores program with Emma Cox for Projectkin. It came up in the context of a discussion about tools that might let you see where ancestors were at different periods of time. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Have you already registered to join us for Emma Explores with Emma Cox on Thursday, May 15? Though a professional genealogist, Emma brings us the joy of exploration and discovery every #FamilyHistory buff and #Genealogist craves. tockify.com/eventscalend... Event is free and shared over Zoom.

On June 12th, Randy Seaver will join Projectkin for a Project Recipe walking through his formula that integrates AI to get a leg up on producing ancestor bios at scale. ⮕Ancestor Bios: The “ABC” Process Register here for the free Zoom link: tockify.com/eventscalend... #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

What fun to have a new subscriber join us because they heard about it on Bluesky. It’s like a genealogy clubhouse on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/missiong...

Oh, delicious. 📺 Reality TV meets #Genealogy and #FamilyHistory in a NEW story. Premiers June 2. Do you think this is primarily targeting the American market? @acorntv.bsky.social and Jane Seymour. Interesting, eh? youtu.be/SxhumFf9G1w?...

There’s a lot of goodness in this story. Fun to see #FamilyHistory and #Genealogy take a front row seat in telling it. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...

Hope from the new pope. These are the #FamilyHistory realities our leadership today would prefer to ignore yet they may be key to bringing us together. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...

Spotted in my garden this morning, a Cooper’s Hawk. My remaining blue Americauna hen stealthily remained in the bushes just below the hawk. Wow. Credit to my cat Dax for spotting it. ᓚᘏᗢ Nature, up close and personal. Join me Saturday? #ebird #GlobalBIGDay ebird.org/news/global-...

Today's @nytimes.com featured a story by Kevin Nguyen about a parent’s project interviewing their siblings about their shared #FamilyHistory story of fleeing #VietNam50 years ago. It's the same PoV paradox highlighted by @irahyman.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/m...

#FamilyHistory and #Genealogy is fraught with dubious historical narrators. Brings to mind the Rashomon Effect. I was inspired by this 2021 piece by cognitive psychologist @irahyman.bsky.social … www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ment... How do YOU handle this in your family storytelling?

Government social media surveillance threatens free speech and privacy. Adding AI only compounds the harms. This makes the Trump administration’s "Catch and Revoke" program especially dangerous to our constitutional rights.

You can now listen to Kathy's Corner, Emma Explores, and our Project Recipe #FamilyHistory and #Genealogy events while on the road, in the garden, or at the gym through your favorite #podcasting app. open.substack.com/pub/projectk...

Indeed, Ann, we loved your so-called “low-tech” timeline. What genius! A solution should fit the problem, not the platform. #FamilyHistory #Oldphotos #Genealogy @photogenealogy.bsky.social substack.com/profile/1702...

Nearly a year ago, my friend Ron Chan shared his mother’s story as a short film: projectkin.substack.com/p/may-tom-st... May Tom passed a few months later. The film will now be linked to a plaque in a Park in her Isleton, CA home. #Storytelling #GenHour #FamilyHistory youtube.com/shorts/xiM-H...

Spot on and why I’m not going back to the Other Place. I practice #familyhistory and #genealogy where I feel safe.

“As we’ve seen time and time again, the collection and sale of location data can be weaponized to target many vulnerable groups—immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, and anyone seeking reproductive healthcare.” — it’s scary out there for regular people going about their business.

I was opening a new tab to comment on a #Genealogy post on Substack when Chrome tabs got stuck. After 2-3 clicks, (I swear) this turned up in my Chrome window. It’s kind of hypnotic, actually. Enjoy

In a little over 4 hours, @yycphoto.bsky.social will join me on Substack Live. We'll talk 🐣 🐇 and timelines for sorting through your family photos! Such #FamilyHistory #Genealogy fun on the holiday. Hug a loved one now, and join us later. Use this link to join us: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

As a little amusement break, enjoy #Caturday with little Kung Fu CatStack featuring Zarabeth and Jadzia Dax.

Ya gotta love an innovative #FamilyHistory project to delight future #genealogists. What's next, QR codes with links to @archive.org ... 🤔 actually, that's not such a bad idea, especially if it comes with a donation. (Tip: To future-proof, should probably come with a full URL) lol

Oh, Simon, what a touching reminder of connection and why a variety of different historical organizations like the Nubian Jak Community Trust are so important. 👏 Bravo!

We had another of our fun weekly Substack Live updates today! Joining me today was @jennifer-jones.bsky.social talking about her #AtoZchallenge, her #OnePlaceStudy, and more! We referenced a lot of other projects across the planet, catch the recording at: projectkin.substack.com/p/projectkin... 👋