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Stacked Between the Leaves
Here is what you will find in this week’s GenStack
Stacked this Week (28 Stacked)
Storyteller Tuesday Posts (3 Stacked)
July BookStack ( 8 Stacked)
Video Presentations (21 Stacked)
Podcast (9 Stacked)
Additional This Week (37 Stacked)
Genealogy and Family History Blogs and Newsletters Published this Week
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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 should address the prompt/question directly and meet the Tuesday deadline. That’s it.
After that, watch for links to the amazing posts right here in the Storyteller Tuesdays section of GenStack.
Last week for Storyteller Tuesday…
Your challenge, INSIDIOUS INJUSTICE was accepted by the following authors, who tell great stories. Check them out here:
This week for Storyteller Tuesday, the challenge is HISTORY HAPPENED:
July BookStack
Crowdsourced Book Suggestions for anyone interested in Genealogy and Family History.
MENNONITE DAUGHTER: THE STORY OF A PLAIN GIRL
By Marian L Beaman
This title is the story of my experience as a Mennonite girl in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It contains two family trees, recipes, and charts my path to a larger life. ~
ONLY A FEW BONES
By John Philip Colletta
This is an excellent example of methodology, going from a family legend, through censuses, newspaper accounts, books, court records, city directories, cemetery research, vital records and more to piece together in considerable detail the story behind the family legend. It is an engrossing tale, and a wonderful well-documented example of genealogical research. ~
LIGHTNING DOWN: A WORLD WAR II STORY OF SURVIVAL
By Tom Clavin
A fascinating read that contains multiple present day insights from the pilot who survived some very brutal treatment. Some details are deeply disturbing, but I believe we all need to know the real facts as told by someone who was there. The book contains a great weaving of the storyline from multiple perspectives and is well researched from outside sources. It ends well and beautifully. I gained knowledge to imagine the possible experiences of my POW uncle, who did not tell many stories or details. The gentle and kind spirit of this American hero shines through. ~
LIAR, TEMPTRESS, SOLDIER, SPY: FOUR WOMEN UNDERCOVER IN THE CIVIL WAR
By Karen Abbott
While these women were outliers, it gives us a glimpse into how women behaved and were treated at the time. ~
GENEALOGY IN REVERSE: FINDING THE LIVING. A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR GENEALOGISTS
Opens up a new vein of sources for people who are stuck in their research. ~ Joe Garonzik
GRANDMA GATEWOOD’S WALK
By Ben Montgomery
It’s a quiet, powerful story of resilience. A 67-year-old woman hikes the Appalachian Trail alone after surviving years of hardship. Emma Gatewood wasn’t famous, but her quiet strength and determination feel epic. The book brings you back to a different time in America, with all its rough edges and unspoken rules. She’s not my ancestor, but reading her story made me think deeply about the lives my ancestors lived and what they had to carry to survive. ~
IRELAND’S WELCOME TO THE STRANGER; OR AN EXCURSION THROUGH IRELAND, IN 1844 & 1845, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERSONALLY INVESTIGATING THE CONDITION OF THE POOR.
by Asenath Nicholson 1792-1855
A great look into Ireland in 1844.An American woman's walk through Ireland.Before the Great Hunger of 1845-52. ~ Patk Morrison
OUR NAMES DO NOT APPEAR: A MEMOIR
by Judy Labensohn Lev
A poignant exploration of a family story combining a personal odyssey with both a recollection of past details and creative recreation of events. ~ Susan Podlog
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A goldmine too cool not to share immediately!
Hard Times: The Story of Lester Frye
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Devine Justice
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Why Women 'Fail' at Work - Even When Successful
No Fit Ending Mighty Acorns
John Francis Naughton, 963, Pte AIF
Bertha von Suttner
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Another Letter of Sad News
The Truth About Ada: Chasing a Family Legend Part One
Thank you Robin. Mine was a late post which you managed to find for your weekly list of good reads.
Thanks Robin!
So much richness in the mine of family/genealogy writers and podcasters and videographers and cooks and storytellers, and...