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If you’re looking for the answer to the question, “Where can I find excellent genealogy or family history blogs, newsletters, podcasts, videos or books?” You’ll find them right here on GenStack. With so many content creators dedicated to family history and genealogy curated in weekly posts on GenStack, you are certain to find exactly what you’re looking for.
GenClub
Lively discussion, fresh insights, and plenty of fun with the panel.
The panel: Jane Chapman, Anne Wendel, Lynda Heines, Julie Dove Lisa Maguire & Robin Stewart
Our Latest Episode:
In this episode we talk with Bill Moore, the voice behind Family History with Bill Moore, a publication grounded in the belief that every family story deserves to be preserved. Bill brings a storyteller’s eye to genealogy, sharing accounts that range from remarkable achievements to the quiet rhythms of everyday life — the moments that shaped the people who came before him and, ultimately, shaped him.
Previous Episodes:
Watch for our Next Episode with Lauren Maguire!
Our Next episode of GenClub will drop in March. If you’d like to read along with us, we will be talking with Lauren Maguire of The Heirloom Detective: Lulu Mackenzie of the Archives. We will read her article:
This week in GenStack Coterie:
This week we explore how noticing Small Wins can build confidence and momentum:
What Makes This Different from Just Working
You might be thinking, “This is just breaking work into smaller pieces. I already know that.” But Small Wins is not only about size. It is about the relationship between action and evidence.
Most people do small actions but then dismiss them. “I only wrote one paragraph. That is barely anything.” They complete the work but refuse to count it as evidence of capability.
Small Wins requires you to notice and name what you did. To treat completion as meaningful. To let the evidence accumulate instead of dismissing it.
That shift, from dismissing small progress to recognizing it as evidence, is what rebuilds belief.
Read more here:
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Stacked Between the Leaves
Here is what you will find in this week’s GenStack
Stacked this Week (32 Stacked)
EduStack (2 Stacked)
Storyteller Challenges (4 Stacked)
Video Presentations (5 Stacked)
Podcast (15 Stacked)
Additional This Week (43 Stacked)
Genealogy and Family History Blogs and Newsletters Published this Week
Arik Hesseldahl Lisa Maguire Kirsi Dahl Diane Burley Alicia M Prater Paul Chiddicks Lori Olson White Denyse Allen JenealogyScrapbook Barbara at Projectkin Anne Wendel Helene | Letters from LaBelle Aryn Youngless Emma - Journeys into Genealogy Jennifer Jones Lauren Maguire Dr. Mary M. Marshall Deborah Carl DearMYRTLE Jane Chapman Bill Moore
GenStack Updates
💛Special Thanks!
To Randy Seaver, Geneaholic for sharing GenStack on his Best of Genea-Musings blog.
EduStack
Discover exceptional learning opportunities in Genealogy and Family History, led by independent genealogy educators. They share their expertise so you can gain the exact knowledge and skills you need.
Discover Your Past: From Research to Novel
Learn how to turn your family history into a compelling novel or work of creative nonfiction with professional genealogist Aryn Youngless.
Transform Your Family History into Compelling Fiction or Creative Nonfiction
Do you have fascinating family stories that deserve to be told? Join professional genealogist Aryn Youngless to learn how to transform your genealogical research into a captivating novel or work of creative nonfiction. This engaging webinar will guide you through the process of turning historical facts, family legends, and ancestral discoveries into compelling narratives that bring your family’s past to life.
Whether you’ve been researching your family tree for years or are just beginning to explore your heritage, this presentation will show you how to bridge the gap between historical documentation and storytelling. You’ll discover techniques for filling in the gaps where records end, creating authentic dialogue and scenes, and weaving together multiple family lines into a cohesive narrative.
Chronicle Makers
Denyse Allen of Chronicle Makers shows you how to use AI to give you personal, expert help on all genealogy research problems.
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.
The Your Sixteens - Storyteller Tuesday Challenge is an invitation to write about eight couples from that generation, one couple at a time, using storytelling prompts designed to move beyond names and dates and toward lived experience.
Week 7! Articles for the Your Sixteens Storyteller Tuesday Challenge!
We’ve had 4 authors who are nearly to the end and have been meeting the challenge consistently throughout! Let’s root them on! They’re on their last challenge in this series! And! The articles they’re writing are phenomenal! Just read them for yourself. Make sure you visit their publications to find much more on their families and genealogy advice.
Have you checked out where the Your Sixteens Storyteller Tuesday Challenges live on Genealogy Matters?
Your Sixteens - The World Around Them
Your Next Challenge (Last One in this Series!)
Due: February 17, 2026
BookStack
Crowd-sourced Book Suggestions for anyone interested in Genealogy and Family History.
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BookStack Archive
Visit the entire BookStack Archive to find family history and genealogy books suggested by family historians and genealogists.
Genealogy and Family History Videos Published this Week
Genealogy and Family History Podcasts Published This Week
Acadian diary #2 Ann G. Forcier
What Remains of a Life? Annette Gendler
Beyond the Plow: Decoding Ancestral Occupations in the 1880 Census Misty Hamilton Smith - Author
Henry Rees (1856-1934). ‘People never move far from where they’re born, do they?’ Barry Rees
Lots of Little Things Bill Schultz
Smoke, Oxygen, and the Skeleton of a Family Tree Nate Douglas
Typing “THE END” is only the beginning Diane Wahn Shotton
An Edinburgh detective Dr Nell Darby
Finding Mattie, Part 2 Erin Hoover
From the Iroquois to the Eastland: One Firefighter, Two Catastrophes Natalie Zett
Ten Children Buried, Now Remembered Freya Thompson
The Three Lives of Noah Hayes: Soldier, Arctic Explorer, and Healer Garry E Moore
Beyond Spell Check: The Steve Little Presentation GeneaBloggers
Pine or Jane, Cows Are Out, Refused to Test, Genealogy Attention Disorder, Religious Newspapers Genealogy Tip of the Day
A Beginner’s Guide to French-Canadian Genealogy Genera Genealogical Services
43. Erich Marx at Work II Geoffrey Marx
Source Citations when its confusing Gwynn Socolich
A Quick Resource for Genealogists Jeannette Holland Austin
The Acceptance of Not Learning More Jenny Hawran
They worked with what they had: the gifts the land and lake provided Jill Swenson
Pitchfork Incident Plants Seeds of New Winery Kevin Ferguson
One Address, Eight Census Records, 45 Years of Family Survival Our Growing Family Tree
Auntie Molly Leslie Still
Emma #214: July-August 1945 Linda Hoopes
1949: Mother’s Sponge Cake Lorinda Brandon
DNA and Trees Marcia Philbrick
Thank you Myrt! Ride Along with Rootstech Maureen Taylor
There’s a Story Behind My Mom’s Birth Name and Why The Spelling Changed MelRootsNWrites
A Big Decision Michelle Rees
Ahnentafel #15: Merilyn Martin (1923-1997) Mightier Acorns
Snippets for Aunt Sharon: The Kellings and the Founding of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church Nancy Gilbride Casey
What The Records Make Her Carry Nolene
The View That Brought Me Here Rain Aldous
David Jackson Carringer’s Life at Age 20 in 1849 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania Randy Seaver, Geneaholic
Gettin’ Ready for RootsTech! Kyla Bayang
Largest family history convention Rootstech 2025 is free online March 5-7, 2026 Rob Melton
Per Mundum : Across The World The Newsletter of The Clay of England Society The Clay of England Society
Connections & Conversations Crystal Lorimor
Your Friend Still The Long Conversation
When scarlet fever came to Gerrardstown Tiffini Theisen
“I’ll be diddly dad burned!” Tim Grover
One-Man Band William Larry Groves
Seeking the brightest star Xanthe Hall
Wow. GenStack keeps getting better and better. Thanks, Robin, for all the work you do to put this together for all of us.