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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!” »

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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PODCAST Episode 307: The Conversation in Specifics – Black Lives Matter in Genealogy, Too (with transcript)

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Accessible, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Biography, Blogging, DAR, Enslaving Ancestors, Facebook group, History, How To, Join the Conversation, Learning, My Discoveries, Names, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Research, Show Notes, YouTube

This is the soundtrack of the YouTube video I released on June 10th, combined with some further explanations and discourse in reference to Reparational Genealogy. It contains challenges to White American genealogists to use social media platforms to start to publicize the facts about their slaveholding ancestors. For those White American genealogists whose ancestors didn’t … Read More “PODCAST Episode 307: The Conversation in Specifics – Black Lives Matter in Genealogy, Too (with transcript)” »

PODCAST Episode 306: Hygienealogy and Scaffolding in the Time of COVID

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Ancestry.com, BeenVerified, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Documents, Facebook group, FamilySearch, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy

The world is upside down, and even those of us who work from home are a bit, shall we say, off. I know that I am having trouble with concentrating. Are you? Today is an off-the-cuff episode. I’m discussing my solutions for the problem of being distracted and worried while needing to stay involved with … Read More “PODCAST Episode 306: Hygienealogy and Scaffolding in the Time of COVID” »

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PODCAST Episode 217: Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020! (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Accessible, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Facebook group, Family Lore, Folklore, Interview, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Research, Show Notes, Twitter

It’s been a year, you know? Like, a YEAR. In fact, this has been Year 2 of From Paper To People, and it saw some successes as well as some…shortcomings. This is my chance to mull over what worked and where I fell short, and to thank all of the people who have supported the … Read More “PODCAST Episode 217: Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020! (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 214: My Interview on Genealogy Adventures (with embedded video)

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Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Evidence, Best Practices, DNA, Facebook group, FamilySearch, Folklore, How To, Interview, Latter-Day Saints, Names, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Show Notes, Shrubbing, Teaching, YouTube

Are you familiar with Genealogy Adventures? You should be. They are two cousins (both cousins of mine, actually) who interview different guests about different topics on a weekly basis. This is the audio of our Sunday, October 13th interview about Reparational Genealogy, and we had a lot of fun while having some serious discussions, as … Read More “PODCAST Episode 214: My Interview on Genealogy Adventures (with embedded video)” »

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PODCAST Episode 208: What’s Going On…

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So, have you been wondering where the heck I’ve been? In 2018 I was publishing weekly, yet I seem to have dropped off the podcasting Earth in 2019. I’m here to give you the reasons why, in hopes that we can hang together as I repair and resume work on the podcast. Subscribe: RSS | … Read More “PODCAST Episode 208: What’s Going On…” »

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PODCAST Episode 206: Get Out of Your Head! (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
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No, seriously, get out of your head, Whenever you hit a brick wall, a Jeffrey, a Jeffreytina, one of Ancestry’s infamous hang-ups, someone who’s a 125cM match on AncestryDNA but who won’t build a tree (but asks YOU to do it for him/her), or the documents start swimming before your eyes, it’s time to STEP … Read More “PODCAST Episode 206: Get Out of Your Head! (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 32: The Genie News – Podcast Episode (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
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Time for a quick episode of The Genie News, to keep you apprised of a week of good things and some things you might not have known. Listen to the end for the best news of all! The podcast is now on iHeartRADIO – you can catch it on ALL SORTS of devices using the … Read More “PODCAST Episode 32: The Genie News – Podcast Episode (with transcript)” »

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