GenStack
November 9, 2024
GenStack Featured: A Podcast
Each week, GenStack highlights Featured Posts that are recommended for anyone interested in genealogy and family history. You will find them here, and also in my new podcast, GenStack Featured with Robin Stewart.
The Lost & Found Story Box
This week’s GenStack Featured selection comes from Lori Olson White who has written a serialized story that pulls us in from the beginning and captures our curiosity through each chapter. If you haven’t read Call Me a Bastard yet I highly recommend it.
Hi, I’m Lori! I’ve been collecting, researching, writing and sharing lost and found stories for decades, and I’ve seen firsthand their amazing ability bring people together, to spark curiosity, creativity and conversation. Who doesn’t want more of THAT in their life? I opened The Lost & Found Story Box on June 25, 2024, with a serialized lost & found story I titled, “Call Me a Bastard”. Set during America’s gilded age, the true story of Aimee Henry and Mary Martha has all elements of a Hollywood blockbuster, including a surprise ending even the best fiction writer would never dare include! Although “Call Me a Bastard” was released over the course of several months, not every lost & found story will be that long, but they’ll all show up in your inbox on Tuesdays and Fridays.
~ Lori Olson White
The Lost & Found Story Box | Lori Olson White | Substack
GENUKI with Brian Randell
by Journeys into Genealogy
Have you heard of GENUKI? It’s an essential tool to help find out more about records for individual countries, counties and parishes within the UK and Ireland. Brian Randell was one of the co-founders and he explains about its history, structure and some of the wealth of records that can be found in this “union of libraries”. Plus we also talk briefly about GENEVA the genealogy event diary.
The Family Histories Podcast “The Marchioness” with Bob Sorrentino
The Ancestor Digest will replace the Sixteens Section in GenStack. Each week, more ancestors written about in blogs, newsletters, and other forms of digital media will be added to The Ancestor Digest, a curated gallery of articles and posts about specific ancestors. Each new entry during the week will be noted here in this section.
This will take some time to curate so please be patient with me.
Hackett, Ruth 1893 by
Kirk, James 1794 by
Kirk, Benjamin by
Dana, Charlotte Frances 1820 by
Mission Genealogy | Office Hours
Hey Family Historians! There is only one day left to vote for your choice of topics that
will cover in Office Hours. Go to “A Question: Office Hours Nov-12” below and vote.After you vote, make sure to register for the event!
Tue November 12th 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (PST)
Story Magic in Projects
Thursday November 14th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (PST)
Reframing family history storytelling into projects
In this special presentation, Barbara will explain why she focuses on projects for family history work. She will share the examples and inspiration you need to fire up your creative juices and get started on projects.
Forget Me Not: How We Memorialise
Wed Nov 20th 12:00am - 1:00am (PST)
“Forget Me Not” is a six-part series for storytellers and family historians that explores how we memorialise and preserve the stories of people who have died. The series is a collaboration between Jane Hutcheon of The Juvenile Geriatric Newsletter and Projectkin.org, a community of family historians hooked on stories.
⮕ To join us live, please visit the Zoom registration page.
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Rest assured, all the wonderful articles will still be available on each GenStack. You will find them below.
Saturday Round-Up of Family History Substack Posts for the Week.
I share the Family Historian Community’s posts that were stacked during the week.
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Letting Mot Go?
Feature Friday : The Genealogy Academy
Drowning Bear
Friday Genealogy Miscellany #3
125th birthday
The Family Historian's Guide to Journaling the 2024 Election: Capture the Moment for Future Generations
Business before the Pope
Turning Hate into Hope
Mastering Historical Research: In Several Rounds with the Help of Loops
John King, alias Aaron King, of Michigan, who donated 2,500 books to a public library
The Seventh Generation
"Wanders aimlessly about the house.” | Gunner Charles Hailstone
Activity 12: Follow a Migrant's Journey
Build your essential AI skills for Genealogy!
The Underworld of Mountain View During Prohibition
The value of paid genealogy sites
An elite affair
In loving memory
Estate of Namaypoke (1840-1916)
4. BEFORE THE FOUNDING OF FRANCAVILLA
More Frustration & Dead Ends
Cats And dogs
5 Tips to Write a Better Veteran Story
A Cornish Cargo
What happened to Quincy Akers?
