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Genealogy and Family History Blogs and Newsletters Published this Week

Barbara at Projectkin

Cynthia Boatright Raleigh

The last two weeks have been busy over here. As summer enjoyed its official kickoff, I unexpectedly found myself cohosting two different tea parties. It seemed like the perfect occasion to dust off m…

a month ago · 9 likes · 7 comments · Julie Dove

Legacy Carvers

A Reunion, a Sanitarium, and Some Very Flammable Pants

Reunions at the Genetics Center…

a month ago · 8 likes · Nancy G. Carver

ancestory

Beaubassin 1684: Part 7 - He's a Witch

In the winter of 1688, my Morin ancestors were expelled from their village of Beaubassin, Nova Scotia. They walked into the Canadian winter wilderness taking only what they could carry. The exile of the Morins is an Acadian legend. But to k…

a month ago · 9 likes · 9 comments

Keepsake Chronicles

Lisa's Spoons

What if the only evidence of someone’s life was a set of engraved silver spoons…

Listen now

22 days ago · 6 likes · J.D. Murgolo

Paul Chiddicks

Everybody's Loved By Someone.....

The reason that I research my family history and care so much about my ‘forgotten ancestors’ is beautifully summed up in the poem below…

24 days ago · 10 likes · Paul Chiddicks

Paul Chiddicks

The Chiddicks Observer Edition 15

The weeks quickly come and go, as the pace of life continues to move faster than an aging family historian can cope with sometimes. As I become more and more engaged with the wonderful genealogy community that we have here on Substack, I am continually inspired by the depth of knowledge and the exceptional quality of the writing shared by others. This o…

a month ago · 15 likes · 11 comments · Paul Chiddicks

Paul Chiddicks

Why Your Ancestor Might Be Missing from the Census (And How to Find Them)

21 days ago · 7 likes · 5 comments · Paul Chiddicks

From Research to Novel

June 2nd Monday Motivation!

Happy Monday!! Here is a little creative spark to get your week off on the write foot! (see what I did there…

a month ago

From Research to Novel

The Notebook

I wake up each day and write. Not a family history. Not a historical fiction. I write in my journal…

a month ago · Aryn Youngless

Genealogy by Aryn

The Pullman Strike: When Federal Power Crushed Labor

Picture this: It’s 1894, and across America, the mighty steam locomotives that connected a growing nation suddenly fall silent. The Pullman Strike had brought the railroad industry to its knees, crea…

24 days ago · 8 likes · 6 comments · Aryn Youngless

From Research to Novel

Three Ways Your Ancestors' Jobs Can Shape a Compelling Character

When developing fictional characters, creative fictional writers often look to their own families and friends for inspiration. By using Genealogical Research about our own family or other people in our lives or throughout history who inspire us, a great place to start character building are occupations. Ancestral occupations tell us a lot about a person. It is a window into their lifestyle, social class, education, and more…

23 days ago · Aryn Youngless

Genealogy Storytelling

Katherine 'Katie' Wall

Continuing the biographical vignettes of the ladies who signed an 1882 Autograph book I found at a flea market. The young women were classmates at St. Mary’s Academy, a boarding school for girls on the campus of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana…

21 days ago · 4 likes · 2 comments · Cynthia Boatright Raleigh

Serengenity

Whelp, I got that wrong!

Early in my genealogical endeavors, I found within the 1880 census in the column for place of birth the word “Byron.” I then became the worlds expert in places named Byron. It only took about ten years to eventually solve the phonetic error. My Gr Gr Grandfather Johann Martin Mayer had been born in Russia (Eastern Ukraine) but was culturally German nami…

25 days ago · 19 likes · 15 comments · David Shaw

Heines Sight

Stitched in Time

Aprons come in all styles and fabrics, each stitched with memory and meaning. Lori's recent post about aprons reminded me just how powerful these simple garments can be…

22 days ago · 13 likes · 15 comments · Lynda Heines

BJNL's Genealogy

Richard Lang: #4 Building a Life in Spanish East Florida

Much of what I know about Richard Lang and his family comes from secondary sources which is not ideal. Both information and evidence are incomplete in places…

25 days ago · 7 likes · Jane Chapman

Mightier Acorns

Understanding Our Differences

As I’ve been writing about the branches of my children’s ancestry this year, I've had to consider many points of view that are very different from my own. Most of those differences are due to the religions practiced by those ancestors…

24 days ago · 9 likes · 1 comment · Mightier Acorns

Mightier Acorns

Wavetops: Adam Brookhouser (Juniors and Seniors)

You might recall that I talked about my wife’s ancestry in February—particularly the difficulty in tracing the Jones family of her 2nd great-grandmother, Alice Frances (Jones) McCullough. I had intended to follow up on the Jones family sooner than this, but today is the day…

22 days ago · 5 likes · Mightier Acorns

Culinary History is Family History

Revisiting a family love story that tastes like chocolate

I grew up knowing a family story by heart. It was about my grandparents, Howard Semerau and Elvira Stelljes, and a German chocolate cake, and for a long while, I thought it was a story about a recipe…

22 days ago · 10 likes · 5 comments · Lori Olson White

The Lost & Found Story Box

Margin Notes: The Curious Case of Eddie Krajic, Alexander Webster & Judge Adolph Sabath

Release date: June 5, 2025…

23 days ago · 8 likes · 1 comment · Lori Olson White

The Lost & Found Story Box

The Curious Case of Eddie Krajic, Alexander Watson & Judge Adolph Sabath

25 days ago · 26 likes · 13 comments · Lori Olson White

DearMYRTLE's Village Square

NGS: James Worris Moore Leadership Academy

From our friends at the National Genealogical Society…

25 days ago · 5 likes · DearMYRTLE

Mission: Genealogy

Are Footnotes Necessary?

Think of genealogy as a science experiment. Other family historians need to look at your research and come to the same conclusion. As with a science experiment, they need to know the materials you used, what you observed, and your conclusions. Sources are the materials…

a month ago · 19 likes · 8 comments · Deborah Carl

Soul Traveler

Projectkin Live: This week war and healing with Jennifer Holik

It’s been a busy few weeks so this is just a short note about my upcoming program with ProjectKin! But first, thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video on June 1! If you missed it I hope you’ll take a little time to listen to me chat with Barbara about war, writing, and healing…

Listen now

23 days ago · 2 likes · 2 comments · Jennifer Holik and Barbara at Projectkin

Tracking Down The Family

The Female Convict in Our Family: Hanorah Ahern

A Young Irish Girl…

25 days ago · 14 likes · Jennifer Jones

Tracking Down The Family

Sunday Snippets - 31 May 2025

Time for another in the occasional Sunday Snippets series. This is where I share what’s been happening during the past week, in my world of genealogy. I’ve had a busy week, deep diving into research, writing blog posts and reading some of the amazing family history stories that are published on Substack…

a month ago · 10 likes · 2 comments · Jennifer Jones

Tracking Down The Family

Norah Ahern From Convict Rags to Riches

Hanorah Ahern was my 4x great grandmother and my convict ancestor. This is the third in the series about my convict ancestors. Before reading this, it would be best to catch up with the story of Hanorah and how she came to be transported to Australia, serve her term and receive her ticket of freedom. We pick up Hanorah’s story as she is about to be mar…

22 days ago · 4 likes · 4 comments · Jennifer Jones

Chronicle Makers

Most beginning writers skip this step and regret it

Welcome back to Chronicle Makers, where we celebrate beginning family history writers, turning facts into stories (often using AI to help…

24 days ago · 14 likes · 4 comments · Denyse Allen

Chronicle Makers

Behind the Scenes: My story-writing workflow, step by step

Welcome back to Chronicle Makers, where we celebrate beginning family history writers, turning facts into stories (often using AI to help…

a month ago · 9 likes · 1 comment · Denyse Allen

Dr. Mary Marshall's Collection

An Eclipse

One hundred thirteen years (113) ago today, June 3, 1912, my grandmother, Mattie L. Williams wrote a letter to her mother detailing what was happening in her life away from home…

24 days ago · 8 likes · 3 comments · Dr. Mary M. Marshall

Storyteller Tuesdays

Your Story Matters

What are Storyteller Tuesdays? Each week, anyone in the family historian community here on Substack is invited to take the challenge. Your response to the challenge must be a less than 350 word Substack post and it must address the prompt/question directly. That’s it.

After that, watch for links to the amazing posts right here in the Storyteller Tuesdays section of GenStack.