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PODCAST Ep 503 – News Bulletin! 4 Free African American Genealogy Seminars in February!

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Ep 503 – News Bulletin! 4 Free African American Genealogy Seminars in February!
Bonus, How To, Learning, News Bulletin, Podcast episode, Social Justice Saturdays, Zoom

This February is going to be on fire with four Saturday Zoom seminars, ABSOLUTELY FREE OF CHARGE: Dr Shelley Viola Murphy’s “African American Genealogy Challenges,” Angela Y Walton-Raji’s “Researching African/Native American Genealogy,” “African American Genealogy Research in the North Carolina Portion of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor” with Renate Yarborough-Sanders, and finally, a preview … Read More “PODCAST Ep 503 – News Bulletin! 4 Free African American Genealogy Seminars in February!” »

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PODCAST Ep 502: BioADay2022 – Calvin Walker

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PODCAST Ep 502: BioADay2022 – Calvin Walker
#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
PODCAST Ep 410: Get Lost, 2021 – Hello, #BioADay2022!
#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
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” »

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 404: Family Cookbook – Things That Go On, With, Or Next To Things

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PODCAST Ep 404: Family Cookbook – Things That Go On, With, Or Next To Things
Family Cookbook, How To, Podcast episode, Recipe

Isn’t it high time for a 2021 episode of The Family Cookbook? I think so, and not just because it’s grilling time in the Northern Hemisphere! I’d love to interview you about your family’s foodways, but in the absence of your recipes, here are four of my maternal grandmother’s: Pepper Hash, Chutney, Sweet Watermelon Pickles, … Read More “PODCAST Ep 404: Family Cookbook – Things That Go On, With, Or Next To Things” »

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PODCAST Episode 310: Announcement – Record Family Holidays on Zoom!

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 310: Announcement – Record Family Holidays on Zoom!
Best Practices, Family Lore, Folklore, Holidays, How To, Names, Podcast, Podcast episode

This is not an episode so much as an announcement: it’s holiday time and that means it’s time for taking folklore! But, with the increased need to stay home and separate, and with more people than ever relying on devices and video chat to communicate with family, why not see this as an opportunity to … Read More “PODCAST Episode 310: Announcement – Record Family Holidays on Zoom!” »

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