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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:
Coterie Collab Meeting | February 2026
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Join this family history content creator community and find the kind of support you’ve been looking for. We talk about our projects, the hurdles, and the successes. You’re not alone in your family history stewardship.
This week in GenStack Coterie:
This week we explore what the four domains of Creative Agency are and how they impact the family history content you want to create:
Strengthening Personal Belief is your trust in your ability to create, evaluate, and follow through on your content.
Values in Action is the alignment between what you believe matters and how you actually engage with your work.
Building Momentum is your capacity to engage consistently over time without relying on intensity or urgency.
Creative Resilience is your ability to remain in relationship with your work when it becomes emotionally demanding or disrupted.
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Stacked Between the Leaves
Here is what you will find in this week’s GenStack
Stacked this Week (24 Stacked)
EduStack (2 Stacked)
Storyteller Challenges (4 Stacked)
Video Presentations (12 Stacked)
Podcast (15 Stacked)
Additional This Week (53 Stacked)
Genealogy and Family History Blogs and Newsletters Published this Week
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 Lynda Heines 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 6! Articles for the Your Sixteens Storyteller Tuesday Challenge!
Here are the posts made by 6 amazing family history writers here on Substack. Make sure you visit their publications to find much more on their families and genealogy advice.
Have you checked out where these Your Sixteens Storyteller Tuesday Challenges live on Genealogy Matters?
Your Sixteens - The World Around Them
Your Next Challenge
Due: February 17, 2026
BookStack
Crowd-sourced Book Suggestions for anyone interested in Genealogy and Family History.
Do you have a book to suggest? Add it here.
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 Ann G. Forcier
Gratitude and grief Amy Abbott
My Non-”Who Do You Think You Are?” Moment Anna Marcella
The Moment I Knew Annette Gendler
The Legal Cold Shoulder: Finding Ancestors in “Warning Out” Records Misty Hamilton Smith - Author
Marriage of Freda Christine Rees (1926-2011), to Jeremiah Peter O’Callaghan (1918-1983) on 1st March 1958 Barry Rees
New Cape Genealogy Content Cheryl Rutledge-Brennecke
A Favorite Photo Carol
From the Archive: A Serious Little Girl: Alice Ruhl Miller, 1863-1914, Lancaster County, PA Carol MacKay
AI Helps with Family History Blogging Carole McCulloch
Chocolate Ingots and Scud Missiles Dominus Owen Markham
From divorce to death Dr Nell Darby
How Photos, Memory, and Connection Come Together Family History Hound Notebook
Before Women Could Vote, A Child of Slaves Began Her Rise to Fame (and Became the First Female Self-Made Millionaire) Flora M Brown
What is the Genealogical Proof Standard? Genera Genealogical Services
160th birthday bibliothekla
Where to Find Georgia Death Records Jeannette Holland Austin
Not Everyone is Chosen for this Sacred Duty Jennifer Holik
Mom and Dad’s marriage Jenny Hawran
How Warroad’s New Cigar-Maker Met His Wife Jill Swenson
Eater Joe Neuhaus
Researching Yorkshire Ancestors Jude Rhodes
Class in Cookery: 6 July 1951 Kaye Prince-Hollenberg
My Favorite Family Photograph (For Now) Our Growing Family Tree
Another George King - Part 1 Leslie Still
Always Check Reords for Yourself Lex Knowlton
Emma #213: May-June 1945 Linda Hoopes
1949: Mardi Gras Spice Cake Lorinda Brandon
A Wrong Date for Miss Odie Morse Maureen Taylor
Band of Ballard Brothers: Or Not? Michael Lee Stills
What the Census Suggests Michelle Rees
Ahnentafel #14: Bud Holmquist (1920-1996) Mightier Acorns
New Developments in the Elliot/Darragh/Dillane Project Nancy Gilbride Casey
Epigenetic Genealogy and War Trauma Nate Douglas
The Son Who Stayed Nolene
What The 1984 Olympics Taught Me Ollie - ifOnlyi...
What the Face of the Country Masks Sean Patrick Hill
Following a Feeling Rain Aldous
Ask AI: Describe Lyle Carringer Family’s Daily Life in San Diego, California in March 1935 Randy Seaver, Geneaholic
A Wartime File Rhonda Mária Copher, PhD
Walking Dad Home : Checking In Rita McConnell
Whoohooo! Kyla Bayang
What Are You Doing Here? Shell Norman
“The Agonizing Odyssey of Two People in Love”, Pt. 2 stephanie
They did not want to forget, but they also wanted to forge a better future. Rob Melton
Practicing Patient Genealogy: Working in Snippets, Building in Layers Taneya Koonce
Per Mundum : Across The World The Clay of England Society
Looking for an Old New Jersey. The Genealogian
Strengthening Your Society’s Volunteer Base Tyler Loiselle
Part III of Changing names and identities to rebel, hide, and survive Winkler and Mucha Family Tree
Locate Lost Cemeteries with USGS Historical Maps Steve Johnson
The Olympics, Community, and the Power of Neighbor History John Cass
We can be heroes Xanthe Hall
Thanks, Robin! Happy Valentine's Day!