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It’s Here! Season 2 of GenClub!
Join the GenClub Panel as they talk with Paul Chiddicks of Stories Behind the Records about his article, Adelaide Springett.
In this episode of GenClub, family historian Paul Chiddicks shares how one Victorian photograph of a young girl, Adelaide Springett, led him from "cold data" to a moving story of poverty, resilience, and survival in East London. The panel explores what the records reveal — and what they can't — asking: If we're not their voice, who will tell their stories?
Genealogy Matters Magazine
It’s Here!
Every family has a mystery, a memory, and a moment worth saving.
Volume 1, Issue 1 of Genealogy Matters Magazine is here — and we made you a little sneak peek. Watch the flipbook flip through its pages below and get a feel for the stories waiting inside: a century-old death that still raises questions, a harness maker’s shop frozen in a handwritten receipt, a wartime accident almost too dramatic to believe, and the one storytelling tool every genealogist needs.
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Or Get your copy of Volume 1, Issue 1 for $6.99 — or subscribe for a full year at just $4.92/issue.
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If you’re a Paid Subscriber to Genealogy Matters, you received your Member-Edition delivered right to your inbox on August 9th.
We are accepting Dear Descendant pieces for the magazine. Have you written yours yet?
Give Your Family History a Voice.
Somewhere in your family there’s a photograph with no name written on the back, a letter folded into a shoebox, a name fading on a ship’s manifest. You’ve spent years gathering the facts. But facts and dates only tell part of the story. Who will tell the rest?
That’s the question the Genealogy Storyteller Virtual Summit was built to answer.
Join us September 18–19, 2026 for a first-of-its-kind virtual gathering created for family historians who are ready to turn research into narrative — and narrative into something that lasts. Proudly presented by Aryn Youngless’ From Research to Novel and Robin Stewart’s Genealogy Matters, this is where your ancestors’ silent records finally find their voice.
Over two days, you’ll learn from writers, researchers, and preservationists who have devoted their lives to this work:
Chris Freeland, of the Internet Archive, opens the Summit with a keynote on preserving your family’s history in the Internet Archive — showing you how to make your research and stories part of the permanent record, safe from lost files, dead platforms, and time itself.
Rhonda Lauritzen helps you move past the fear of hitting “publish,” reframing the doubt every storyteller feels as proof that you’re exactly the right person to tell this story.
Lisa Maguire shows you how to place your ancestors inside the wider sweep of history, so a name on a census page becomes a person shaped by the world around them.
Aryn Youngless guides you through organizing your timeline and building the habits that carry a story all the way to the page.
Robin Stewart takes you through creating a counter archive and why it matters — building moments in your ancestors’ lives rather than settling for summaries.
You don’t need to be a professional writer. You don’t need a finished manuscript. You just need the willingness to believe that your family’s story — your story to tell — deserves to be more than a folder on a hard drive.
Here’s our promise: you’ll leave this Summit no longer a tenant of your own history, but its rightful owner and protector.
🎟️ Early Bird tickets are on sale now.
Click the link below to grab yours before they’re gone, and become the storyteller your family has been waiting for.
The Early Bird Prices end soon!
I'm excited to share my personal recommendation:
Changing the Ending, the new book from Rhonda Lauritzen and Rachel J. Trotter.
When I attended their class at RootsTech, I was fundamentally changed forever as a family history storyteller. Their expertise and down-to-earth approach to family history storytelling has made all the difference for me. — Robin Stewart
Rhonda and Rachel have spent a decade at Evalogue.Life conducting thousands of oral history interviews, writing client books, and coaching students — and this book distills what they’ve learned into a practical guide for anyone writing a memoir, autobiography, or family history.
Inside, you’ll find:
The power of story — how writing personal and family history can reshape difficult experiences and strengthen family bonds.
Field-tested methods — photo prompts, journaling techniques, and oral history approaches refined from real experience.
Practical writing tools — storyboarding, vignette writing, dialogue, and advice for handling sensitive subjects.
Guidance for family history writing — how to craft engaging, accurate narratives with the right amount of historical context.
Get the book + a free workshop
Changing the Ending releases December 15, 2026 (Post Hill Press, distributed by Simon & Schuster). Preorder now and get access to their publishing/printing workshop as a thank-you:
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Attend the live workshop on Saturday, August 15, or watch the replay.
Available at Barnes & Noble and wherever books are sold.
If you’ve been meaning to write your family’s story, I’d recommend starting here.
Learn more and preorder
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Genealogy Matters Magazine
A grassroots magazine by and for family history storytellers.
Our current Call for Submissions is now OPEN!
What does being part of Genealogy Matters Magazine really mean?
It means your family history story doesn’t disappear.
So much of what we uncover — the late nights tracing ship manifests, the courthouse records, the handwritten letters — lives in notebooks, blog posts, and memory. Here, it gets a permanent home. A citable, archivable, lasting home.
Genealogy Matters Magazine exists because family history deserves more than a footnote. It deserves a place on the shelf.
And it deserves to be written by people like you.
This magazine exists because of this community. Thank you for being part of it.
— Robin, Founder & Editor, Genealogy Matters Magazine
Genealogy and Family History Videos Published this Week
Genealogy and Family History Podcasts Published This Week
Wake Up! Back Up! Don’t Lose Your Blog Content Nancy Gilbride Casey
The Story Chaser The Stories We Carry
George Hill: The Arrest, the Confession and What Happened Next Emma (Deep Roots Genealogy)
Off by Two: Observing the Military Spouse Commission Homefront Archives
Migration Stories: following the paths to Australia’s goldfields Anne’s Family History
The Man I Got Wasted With, Once Annette Gendler
Build Your Appalachian Research Toolkit Misty Hamilton Smith
Family Day Wilma Jones
Alnwick Road ‘The Pan’ - 1961 Barry Rees
A day with the Shakers Charlotte Zureick
Can’t Read Your Scottish Records? Old Handwriting, Explained Chris | Scottish Genealogist
A 1913 Journey through Maramureș County: #2 Christine Leviczky Riek
The Distance Between Christopher Padgett
Cadwyn’s Chronicle Carole McCulloch
Buried Threads Season 2 Episode 15: Season Send Off CShiels and Angie Hansen
From Minden to Winona to Portland - College and Work Cyn Harris
Madonna in the index, and a name that wouldn’t sit still Daniel Winkler
When DNA Matches Start Acting Weird Nate Douglas
American Ancestors Webinars Deborah Carl
Hiding in the Shadows Dr Nell Darby
Tragedies in our past Dyfan Gwyn Jones
A Pitiable Sight: A Postmaster Remembers the Eastland Natalie Zett
The Town That Made Room for Anne Fran Davis
Can’t Fight AI, Recent Tips of the Day, Is It My Peter Bieger Genealogy Tip of the Day
How to Un-Russify Your Ukrainian Family History Genera Genealogical Services
Building a Legacy — Preserving, Sharing & Publishing Your Research Greg Maxfield
John Riddell the unqualified sheriff in New Jersey 1752 and the petition against him. Gwynn Socolich
What a Facsimile Preserves Helen Parker-Drabble
Along the Mad River Jason Ferenczi
Free Land for Irish Immigrants Jeannette Holland Austin
A New Medical History Jenny Hawran
An extraordinary gift from Don Kakaygeesick Jill Swenson
Those Indiana Girls! The AAGPBL’s Central Indiana Girls Baseball League Kaye Prince-Hollenberg
Missing Pieces coda Lesley Lawson
Knext Gen Weekly #2 Lex Knowlton
1949: Aunt Mary’s Favorite Pie Lorinda Brandon
I’m a Pantser & You? MamaCarole
Sarah Jane Thompson Marcia Philbrick
Tale of Charlie - Part 3 Marlene Muses About the Past
Introducing the Glassmire Brothers Maureen Taylor
MoCoGenSoc’s Fall 2026 Programs MoCo MD Genealogical Society
The Board Is Not Broken Nate Douglas
How I Met Flood Survivor Lettie Hatcher Clark Neil Sagebiel
The First-Class Carriage Nolene
A Time Traveling River Paige
Ask AI: “Describe the Life of Rebecca Spangler at Age 14 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania in 1846” Randy Seaver, Geneaholic
Stop fearing the AI badge - trust the connection. Jenny Grouiller-Ruhland
Unlock Your Surname’s Story — Register for My August 13th One-Name Studies Presentation Taneya Koonce
Per Mundum: The Newsletter of The Clay of England Society The Clay of England Society
All Roads Lead Back to... the Original Landowner Map Crystal Lorimor
January 6, 1894 — The Nursery Maid Goes Back to School The Long Conversation
The State of Iowa Vs Mathias Baldes Part:4 The Meridian
Sweet memories and lasting legacies: Remembering Ryan’s Nut Shop in Martinsburg Tiffini Theisen
Mushroom at Thomas Mitchell Park Tim Grover
Coaching is the best strategy in life Rob Melton
Thanks for another great issue with lots of reading. And many thanks for the mentions.
I often use Genstack as my bible for knowing who to follow here on Substack and which articles to read to further my own knowledge and understanding of genealogy and family history writing.
Whenever I get a mention for my own articles, it leaves me feeling very overwhelmed and it its greatly appreciated.
Thank you Robin.