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

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
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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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” »

Social Justice Sunday, September 19 – free class

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
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
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 405: All About Blogs with Lisa Lisson

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
#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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PODCAST Episode 307: The Conversation in Specifics – Black Lives Matter in Genealogy, Too (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
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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)” »

VIDEO – How to use “My Contributions” in the FamilySearch Family Tree app (captioned in English)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Accessible, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Birth Records, Census, Death Records, Documents, Family Lore, FamilySearch, Federal Census, Find-a-Grave, History, How To, Latter-Day Saints, Learning, Names, Patreon, Public Records, Research, Teaching, Tips and Tricks, YouTube

You can watch this video with captions in English, so it’s full accessible to English-speakers! It’s about a new feature of FamilySearch’s Family Tree app, called My Contributions. It allows you to track a number of metrics on a year-by-year basis. It’s helping me to see what I’ve done so far in the one-word family … Read More “VIDEO – How to use “My Contributions” in the FamilySearch Family Tree app (captioned in English)” »

PODCAST Episode 203: An Interview with Kenyatta Berry

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Books, FTDNA, How To, Interview, Learning, Podcast, Podcast episode, Public Records, Q&A, Teaching

If you are a fan of PBS’ Genealogy Roadshow, you know who Kenyatta Berry is. If you are on Genie Twitter, you know who Kenyatta Berry is. If you have been to, or seen talks from, SLIG or RootsTech, you know who Kenyatta Berry is. And if you’re one of the many people who’ve bought The Family Tree … Read More “PODCAST Episode 203: An Interview with Kenyatta Berry” »

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PODCAST Episode 13: Why Am I Here?

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Practices, Family Lore, FamilySearch, Learning, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Research, Teaching, Tips and Tricks

I’m baaaaaaack! I think it’s time to revisit the basics of the podcast – just in time for lucky episode #13! But why am I here? Having learning disabilities and neurological issues has made me sensitive to the needs of a range of non-traditional students. Also, I’m self-righteous and I tend to think that other … Read More “PODCAST Episode 13: Why Am I Here?” »

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