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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 405: All About Blogs with Lisa Lisson

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

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VIDEO – How to use “My Contributions” in the FamilySearch Family Tree app (captioned in English)
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 214: My Interview on Genealogy Adventures (with embedded video)

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PODCAST Episode 214: My Interview on Genealogy Adventures (with embedded video)
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 212: Naming Babies from Your Tree, aka Don’t Make Your Baby Hate You (with transcript)

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PODCAST Episode 212: Naming Babies from Your Tree, aka Don’t Make Your Baby Hate You (with transcript)
Accessible, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Birth Records, Census, Death Records, Documents, Family Lore, FamilySearch, Federal Census, How To, Latter-Day Saints, Names, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Public Records, Show Notes, Teaching

Mormons, do you have nine 1st cousins, all of whom are named Brigham? Non-Mormons, are you considering Kayden, Jayden, Rayden and iPod as names for your next child? STOP THE MADNESS! Follow your family history pied piper and I will lead you to consider some better sources for baby names. Well, one better source: your … Read More “PODCAST Episode 212: Naming Babies from Your Tree, aka Don’t Make Your Baby Hate You (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 208: What’s Going On…

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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 205: An Interview with Melanie McComb

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PODCAST Episode 205: An Interview with Melanie McComb
American Ancestors, Interview, NextGen, Podcast, Podcast episode, Research, Teaching, Tips and Tricks

While I truly enjoy meeting my ancestors, I have learned that the greatest joy in genealogy and family history work is the live people I meet and get to know. Melanie McComb is one of those people. I met her first on Twitter, and she taught me by example how to encounter and engage in … Read More “PODCAST Episode 205: An Interview with Melanie McComb” »

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PODCAST Episode 203: An Interview with Kenyatta Berry

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PODCAST Episode 203: An Interview with Kenyatta Berry
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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