Category: Best Practices

PODCAST Ep 601: Confirmation Bias, Ethel McKinney, Harley Bowers, and Solon Selleck

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Ep 601: Confirmation Bias, Ethel McKinney, Harley Bowers, and Solon Selleck
#BioADay2022, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Biography, Death Records, Documents, FamilySearch, Google Maps, How To, How to Think, Names, Newspapers.com, Podcast, Podcast episode, Public Records, Research

First off, welcome back – to us all! Glad to be recording again. This season will be all about confirmation bias and the many ways it can get in the way of writing accurate life stories. My focus has been on FamilySearch in the past few years, so we’ll be talking about writing those Brief … Read More “PODCAST Ep 601: Confirmation Bias, Ethel McKinney, Harley Bowers, and Solon Selleck” »

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NEW: Weekly Lessons on Sundays via Zoom!

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
NEW: Weekly Lessons on Sundays via Zoom!
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!” »

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” »

Social Justice Sunday, 3 October – free class

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Social Justice Sunday, 3 October – free class
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
PODCAST Ep 408: Skelly Rellies, Jeffreys and Consecration, Oh My!
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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Social Justice Sunday, September 19 – free class

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Social Justice Sunday, September 19 – free class
Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Birth Records, Census, Clubhouse, Death Records, Documents, Enslaving Ancestors, Family Lore, FamilySearch, Federal Census, Find-a-Grave, Folklore, How To, Keys to Genealogy, Learning, Marriage Records, Names, Reparational Genealogy, Teaching, Tips and Tricks, Zoom

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” »

Social Justice Sunday, September 12 – free class

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Social Justice Sunday, September 12 – free class
Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Enslaving Ancestors, FamilySearch, History, How To, Join the Conversation, Learning, Names, Reparational Genealogy, Research, Teaching, Tips and Tricks, Zoom

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

PODCAST Ep 407: A Zoom Class, Simulcast on Clubhouse!

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Ep 407: A Zoom Class, Simulcast on Clubhouse!
Ancestry, Best Practices, Clubhouse, FamilySearch, How To, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Zoom

At long last, a proper Zoom class! I’m holding my first class on September 5, 2021 at 3pm ET – cleaning trees in Ancestry, and the basics of FamilySearch, in order to get moving on transferring reparational trees (for those who want this service). If you attend, you’ll learn a lot of basics FOR FREE. … Read More “PODCAST Ep 407: A Zoom Class, Simulcast on Clubhouse!” »

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PODCAST Ep 405: All About Blogs with Lisa Lisson

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Ep 405: All About Blogs with Lisa Lisson
#Blog2020, Best Practices, Blogging, Learning, Names, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Show Notes, Teaching, Tips and Tricks

Have you ever wondered what it takes to have a genealogy blog? Whether amateur or professional, blogging is a great way not only to publish family information, but to find information from others. Lisa Lisson, author of the “Are You My Cousin?” blog, stopped by for a chat last year and told me all about … Read More “PODCAST Ep 405: All About Blogs with Lisa Lisson” »

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