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Genealogy and Family History Blogs and Newsletters Published this Week

Legacy Carvers

Roots Cellar, 1989, and the Cousin Who Was Waiting for Me

OK, I'm pretty pleased with myself. Do you see the self-satisfied grin…

a month ago · 6 likes · 12 comments · Nancy G. Carver

Family History with Bill Moore

My Moore Family in America - Part 9

In December 1996, I did something very uncharacteristic for me. I took a chance. I packed up my clothes, computer, television, and other personal things, and moved from South Texas to New York City. I had never visited, I didn’t have a job lined up, although I did have a temporary place to stay. I was excited. And I was terrified. But my move across the…

a month ago · 12 likes · 13 comments · Bill Moore

ancestory

Quebec 1685: The Charge is Sorcery

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 · 8 likes · 8 comments

Paul Chiddicks

The Chiddicks Observer Edition 16

I can hardly believe we’re already halfway through the year which is a sure sign I'm getting older! This week, I’ve got another rich collection of stories to share with you, including some familiar favorites, plus a few ‘newbies’ as I explore a few different themes here on Substack…

a month ago · 15 likes · 6 comments · Paul Chiddicks

Genealogy by Aryn

The La Placita Raid

Los Angeles is a city deeply rooted in Mexican heritage, a history often overshadowed by Hollywood’s glitz and glamour. The 1931 La Placita Raid, a pivotal event in the city's past, exemplifies this …

a month ago · 2 likes · Aryn Youngless

Genealogy by Aryn

When Hope Turned to Tragedy

On May 1, 1886, nearly thirty-five thousand American workers in Chicago walked off their jobs with a simple demand: an eight-hour workday. At the time, they were working upwards of 10 to 14 hours a d…

a month ago · 6 likes · 3 comments · Aryn Youngless

Genealogy by Aryn

What Your Ancestors Ate

Have you ever wondered what your great-great-grandmother served for dinner on an ordinary Tuesday? From hardtack to homegrown produce, your ancestors' diets tell a rich story about class, region, and survival. The foods they ate—or couldn't eat—shaped their daily lives in profound ways. In this post, I'll explore how to research historical food patterns and what these culinary clues reveal about your ancestors' lives, challenges, and social standing…

a month ago · 3 likes · Aryn Youngless

From Research to Novel

June 9th 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

BJNL's Genealogy

Richard Lang: #5 - Arrest, Imprisonment, Displaced Family and Disaffection

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…

a month ago · 4 likes · 2 comments · Jane Chapman

Journeys into Genealogy

Suffolk Family History Society with Andy Kerridge

I recently interviewed Andy Kerridge, chair of the Suffolk Family History Society. We explored Suffolk, museums, universities, where to find records (some outside Suffolk) and what is available via the Society itself…

a month ago · 6 likes · Emma - Journeys into Genealogy

Mightier Acorns

Fear of the Foreigner

A couple of weeks ago, David Shaw of Serengenity made a salient comment (emphasis added) on my post about great-great uncle George’s 1911 Callin Family History…

a month ago · 2 likes · 3 comments · Mightier Acorns

Mightier Acorns

A True Test of Your Skills

In February 2024, I built a WikiTree page for a One-Name Study of my surname - the Callan Name Study. Since then, I’ve been keeping an eye on that page, hoping someone else would find it and take an interest. As of 1 Jun 2025, it had 854 views… but no nibbles…

a month ago · 5 likes · Mightier Acorns

Family History Bowerbird

50-Day Family History Blogging Challenge - Day 1

Jennifer Jones from TRACKING DOWN THE FAMILY has initiated a 50-Day Family History Blogging Challenge. This is a big writing commitment but I have decided to participate. My topic will be “Fragments of Family History”. I will write short posts of newspaper items or single stories connected to my family history. This may expand over the 50 days…

a month ago · 4 likes · 5 comments · Diane the FH Bowerbird

Family History Bowerbird

50-Day Family History Blogging Challenge - Day 2

Jennifer Jones fromTRACKING DOWN THE FAMILY has initiated a 50-Day Family History Blogging Challenge. This is a big writing commitment but I have decided to participate. My topic will be “Fragments of Family History”. I will write short posts of newspaper items or single stories connected to my family history. This may expand over the 50 days…

a month ago · 3 likes · Diane the FH Bowerbird

Culinary History is Family History

Summer lovin', had me a blast

Tupperware and Twin Pops…

a month ago · 6 likes · 5 comments · Lori Olson White

Jenny’s Scrapbook of Family History Stories

From Article to Audio

Thanks to Carole McCulloch for nudging me to use AI to transform my recent Substack article about my genealogical breakthrough, into a podcast using AI podcast generator, NotebookLM. It makes for great listening, even if I say so myself…

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a month ago · 2 likes · JenealogyScrapbook

Jenny’s Scrapbook of Family History Stories

By Jove, I Think I Found Them!

I haven’t posted any articles this past month, life just got a bit full, as it sometimes does. There was a milestone birthday (mine), a few funerals, and all the everyday bits in between. So, the writing took a back seat. But, if you’re anything like me, you’ll know that a family historian never really switches off. Amidst it all, I found myself chippin…

a month ago · 10 likes · 6 comments · JenealogyScrapbook

GenTales

When You Can Read the Heartbreak in the Records

I’ve started yet another new project (I know! I know! But I swear this one will…

a month ago · 3 likes · Alicia M Prater

DearMYRTLE's Village Square

Regarding “Using One’s Self as a Source”

Ol’ Myrt here was cognizant enough both then, at age 3, and now, to recall my mother’s baby blue car and my red, wide wale corduroy coat with huge buttons shown in the newspaper clipping above…

a month ago · 6 likes · 5 comments · DearMYRTLE

DearMYRTLE's Village Square

Awkward Society Meeting?

Following a post mentioning a 45-minute presentation and 15-minute Q&A speaker’s contract, I received the following private message, quoted in part with permission…

a month ago · 11 likes · 8 comments · DearMYRTLE

DearMYRTLE's Village Square

LIVE Mondays with Myrt - 9 June 2025 (FOR SURE)

WE’ BACK…

a month ago · 4 likes · DearMYRTLE

Genea-Quilters

400K WWII Quilts

Two years ago, Joanna Dermenjian visited Karen of the Just Get it Done Quilts YouTube Channel to talk about this is a monumental altruistic accomplishment. This is totally news to me…

a month ago · 2 likes · DearMYRTLE

Genea-Quilters

June 2025

You’ll need to log in with your Substack account to comment. Be sure to include a photo…

a month ago · DearMYRTLE

Mission: Genealogy

Karma, Reaping What You Sow, Genearosity…Whatever You Call It, Sharing Your Research Pays Off

Substack…

a month ago · 14 likes · 3 comments · Deborah Carl

Projectkin

Projectkin Live: This week—“ABC” Ancestor Bios with Randy Seaver

Thank you so much for joining us today. So many of your names flew by faster than I could follow, but I know I saw you, Jennifer Jones from tomorrow morning in Australia, and Jane Chapman in New Zealand. Meanwhile, this afternoon across Canada and the US, we watched as…

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a month ago · 22 likes · Randy Seaver and Barbara at Projectkin

Tracking Down The Family

50 Day Family History Bloggers Challenge - Day 1

Tracking Down The Family’s 50-Day Blogging Challenge Begins…

a month ago · 16 likes · Jennifer Jones

Tracking Down The Family

Deaths of George and Hanorah Lowe

Hanorah Ahern was my 4x great grandmother and my convict ancestor. This is the fifth 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, served her term, received her ticket of freedom and lived a prosperous life…

a month ago · Jennifer Jones

Chronicle Makers

Why most genealogy education doesn't work

If you've ever taken a genealogy webinar or online course, you probably know how it goes…

a month ago · 4 likes · Denyse Allen

Chronicle Makers

Turn years of research into stories in less than 10 days

I’ve got something special to share with you today…

a month ago · 6 likes · Denyse Allen

Anne’s Family History

Gentlemen Adventurers: A little drive to Yugoslavia

In 1955 when my father was a nineteen year old student he joined a group of five others to travel from England to Yugoslavia. They travelled by a second-hand ambulance, a vehicle chosen for its sturdiness. They camped at farmhouses along the way. Their journey, which took 24 days, had covered about 3,000 miles (just under 5,000 kilometers…

a month ago · 4 likes · 2 comments · Anne’s Family History

Anne’s Family History

Much love dear Pish – Posh

When she was a girl my grandmother Kathleen Cavenagh (Cudmore) Symes (1908-2013) was a close friend of my great aunt Nancy (Champion de Crespigny) Movius (1910-2003). In 1933 they became sisters-in-law when Kathleen married Nancy’s brother Geoff Champion de Crespigny…

a month ago · 4 likes · 4 comments · Anne’s Family History

Letters from LaBelle

The 1895 Class of Knox City Schools

#302 postmarked July 31, 1967 Addressed D- Green & Co, Superior, WI…

a month ago · 2 likes · Helene @ Letters…

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.