Category: Ancestry

NEW: Weekly Lessons on Sundays via Zoom!

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Facebook group, FamilySearch, How To, How to Think, Patreon, Reparational Genealogy, Zoom

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!” »

YouTube: Please Subscribe!

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Accessible, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, YouTube, Zazzle

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!” »

The Uvalde and Buffalo Victims Were EXPLOITED on Find-a-Grave. Please Sign the Petition

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Courtesy, Death Records, Find-a-Grave, How To

The exploitation of murdered adults and children for personal glorification by “grave collectors” (or ghouls) in the Buffalo and Uvalde shooting massacres are the tip of a very ugly iceberg in today’s genealogical circles. Find-a-Grave is haunted with ghouls. These ghouls are breaking multiple guidelines AND Federal copyright law, but Find-a-Grave and parent company Ancestry … Read More “The Uvalde and Buffalo Victims Were EXPLOITED on Find-a-Grave. Please Sign the Petition” »

PODCAST Ep 504: BioADay2022 – Wiley Franklin Odom

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
#BioADay2022, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Biography, Birth Records, Census, Death Records, DNA, Family Lore, Folklore, Marriage Records, My Discoveries, Names, Podcast episode, Research, YouTube

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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PODCAST Ep 502: BioADay2022 – Calvin Walker

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
#BioADay2022, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Blogging, Census, Death Records, Documents, FamilySearch, Federal Census, Find-a-Grave, How To, Marriage Records, Names, Podcast, Podcast episode, Research

Have you ever set a goal or {shudder} made a New Year’s Resolution, and then not kept it? Yeah, you’re allowed to look at me and point on that one. I am a terrible offender. But this year, I don’t have a goal, or a resolution, I just have a hashtag. A THING, if you … Read More “PODCAST Ep 502: BioADay2022 – Calvin Walker” »

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PODCAST Ep 410: Get Lost, 2021 – Hello, #BioADay2022!

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
#BioADay2022, Ancestry, Biography, Clubhouse, Facebook group, Family Cookbook, FamilySearch, History, How To, Podcast, Podcast episode, Recipe, Research, Social Justice Saturdays, Teaching, Twitter, Zoom

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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Social Justice Sunday, 3 October – free class

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Birth Records, Census, Clubhouse, Consecration, Death Records, DNA, Documents, Enslaving Ancestors, Family Cookbook, Family Lore, Federal Census, Find-a-Grave, Folklore, History, How To, Join the Conversation, Keys to Genealogy, Latter-Day Saints, Learning, Marriage Records, Names, Q&A, Recipe, Reparational Genealogy, Research, Shrubbing, Teaching, Tips and Tricks, Zoom

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” »

PODCAST Ep 408: Skelly Rellies, Jeffreys and Consecration, Oh My!

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Clubhouse, Consecration, Courtesy, FamilySearch, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Zoom

  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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