Want to start learning the basics of how to use logic as well as rules to assemble a strong online family tree? It’s all happening! Starting April 7th at 7pm Eastern Time, I’m teaching a new series: How to Think About Genealogy. Collectively, we’ll examine problems and solutions in Ancestry and FamilySearch. Maybe we’ll work … Read More “NEW: Weekly Lessons on Sundays via Zoom!” »
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Hi all! I am inching my way toward new podcast episodes, but in the meantime, please subscribe to my YouTube channel. You’ll find all of my podcast episodes, with captioned for the hearing impaired. If you find a video that ISN’T captioned, let me know and you’ll get a surprise from my Zazzle shop! My … Read More “YouTube: Please Subscribe!” »
Here’s another biography I developed on my quest to achieve one biography per day on my platform of choice, FamilySearch. With each ancestor, I always start with the auto-generated Life Story on Ancestry, copy it and paste it in the LifeStory field on FamilySearch. Then, I augment it with facts from census, vital, and other … Read More “PODCAST Ep 504: BioADay2022 – Wiley Franklin Odom” »
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2021 is definitely in the running for my least favorite year EVER! It has given me reason to reexamine what I’m doing, however, both with the podcast and with my own work. Join me for a list of thank-you’s, and for an introduction of the quickest, easiest solution I’ve found so far to distractions, brick … Read More “PODCAST Ep 410: Get Lost, 2021 – Hello, #BioADay2022!” »
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It’s that time of year again – Happy Halloween, and Happy All Saints’ Day too! This episode is full of delicious stories and delicious recipes. Dai Davies of GenealCymru and Andrew Martin of Family Histories Podcast contributed their own stories to the episode, as have I. I’m also providing you family and historical recipes for … Read More “PODCAST Ep 409: Skelly Rellies 2021 – Bad to the Bone (partial transcription)” »
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This week, we’re working on the personal tree of Roneisha Gale. Roneisha’s cousin will be there, too!! The REAL WORK will be on Zoom – we’re researching, discussing, and transferring this tree together as an act of consecration. Message me on Twitter or Clubhouse for the private Zoom meeting room and passcode. Topic: Social Justice … Read More “Social Justice Sunday, 3 October – free class” »
I have three things on my mind today, and all opportunities for sharing and growth: Share an mp3 recording of an ancestor’s story that you think is interesting, unique, creepy, or fun! I will edit it into the Halloween, Skelly Rellies episode of the podcast. Soft deadline is October 15, hard deadline is October … Read More “PODCAST Ep 408: Skelly Rellies, Jeffreys and Consecration, Oh My!” »
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This week, we’re working for a second week on the Nomini Hall Tree with LaTonya Lawson Jones. The REAL WORK will be on Zoom – we’re researching, discussing, and transferring this tree together as an act of consecration. Message me on Twitter or Clubhouse for the private Zoom meeting room and passcode. Topic: Social Justice … Read More “Social Justice Sunday, September 19 – free class” »
This week, we’re working on the Nomini Hall Tree with LaTonya Lawson Jones. The audio simulcast will be on Clubhouse, but you really need to see what we’re doing to get it all. Here’s how to join on Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/join/reparational-genealogy/FQ43YoqA/M8B8vayJ