PODCAST Episode 213: October Announcements (with transcript)

I have three quick announcements, all of which are time sensitive, so hey, why not make a quick episode of them? Tune in to watch me be interviewed on Sunday the 13th on Facebook Live, add one of my new Facebook Profile Photo Frames to your photo on FB, and be sure to submit a Skelly Relly recording for the Halloween episode by Saturday, October 26th. Join in the fun!

Hey everyone! A quick announcement from me, Carolynn ni Lochlainn, your hostess with the mostest at From Paper To People podcast. I’m excited to tell you that I am being interviewed LIVE on Sunday, October 13th at 4pm Eastern Time. That’s in two days! My cousins Brian Sheffey and Donya Papoose Williams are generously welcoming me to their Facebook Live podcast, Genealogy Adventures Live. Extra fun: Brian, Donya and I are all cousins through Cecilius Calvert, the 2nd Lord Baltimore and his wife, Anne Arundel. Extra EXTRA fun: Brian is related to The Reparational Genealogy Project’s first focus, Raymond Byrd, and Donya works at the DAR, and processed my DAR application!

You can watch us on Facebook Live at facebook.com/genealogyadventuresusa, or you can watch it there any time after the interview is completed. It will be a permanent post on their page.

Speaking of Facebook…I’ve created a profile picture frame for Facebook. It lets you add the podcast’s logo and #IWelcomeAllCousins to your picture. It’s a first try, and I’ll definitely make better ones as I get better at it, but in the meantime, I hope you’ll give it a try with a black-and-white ancestor photo.

To add it to your profile picture, go to facebook.com/profilepicframes. In the search bar to the left of your photo, enter “from paper to people.” Then, if you want to select a new profile picture, click on the button at the upper right marked “Change Picture.” Arrange the photo’s size and orientation as you like it. Choose how long you want the frame on your photo from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the screen, then click on “Use As Profile Picture.” It will become active immediately.

For this holiday season that just started with Yom Kippur and that extends through the New Year, I challenge you all to use a baby photo or other black-and-white ancestor photo with this frame to show your respect for your ancestors, your willingness to welcome all cousins to your family, and your support for the message this podcast teaches: family love.

And as a final holiday note for this minute, I am still accepting Skelly Relly recordings until October 26th. Hurry to get yours in soon because IT’S TIME TO GET SPOOPY!!! I’m recording a Skelly Relly episode for Samhain or Halloween, and I want you to be a part of it. Think of an ancestor or relative who stands out to you, for whatever reason, and tell me what makes that person interesting. It’s nothing to be 👻👻👻afraid of…just speak like you’re leaving me a phone message. It can be funny, sad, scandalous, creepy…whatever you choose.

Record it as an mp3 or mp4 file on your phone or computer, save it, and send it to me at ancestorsalivegenealogy@gmail.com. Put “Skelly Relly” and your full name as you want it used on air on the subject line. Remember: the DEADLINE is in two weeks, on Saturday, October 26th.

I hope you’ll join me in these three fun ways. I’ll talk with you soon, and in the meantime: EXPECT SURPRISES!

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If you want to be on the podcast from ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD using the Zoom platform and a good mic and earphones (how about that Family Cookbook series??), you can contact me at https://bit.ly/2Kxb6rm.

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