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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
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
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Watch for our Next Episode with Bill Moore!
Our Next episode of GenClub will post the first week of February. If you’d like to read along with us, we will be talking with Bill Moore of Family History with Bill Moore. We will read the first three in his My Moore Family in America series:
You know your genealogy work is important. So why does it feel so hard to keep going?
The isolation gets heavy. Decisions about what to work on next feel overwhelming. Motivation comes and goes, and there’s no one who really understands.
You need more than tips. You need structure, community, and a guide who gets it.
That’s what GenStack Coterie provides: a research-grounded system for sustainable creative work, a supportive community that values stewardship over speed, and clear frameworks that help you keep moving forward with confidence.
Join the GenStack Coterie. Your work deserves this kind of support.
This week we explore what it means to have a clear vision for the family history content you want to create:
Vision is what gives that navigation system direction. Without it, you are just managing difficulty without knowing where you are trying to go. With it, every decision has a reference point. Every challenge can be evaluated against a clear destination.
If you are doing family history stewardship work, you might recognize the feeling of caring deeply, having real skills, and still getting stuck. Not because you are not disciplined enough, but because the usual frameworks for content creation were built for speed, not care.
My book, Creative Agency, is a practical path for making meaningful work sustainable. It helps you notice what is actually under pressure, name the signal, and choose a response that fits. Inside you will find the Four Domains, 25 common challenges with reflection prompts, and a Strategy Bank you can draw from when momentum drops or the work starts to feel heavy.
If you want a steadier way to keep showing up to work that matters, Creative Agency is for you.
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Stacked Between the Leaves
Here is what you will find in this week’s GenStack
Stacked this Week (29 Stacked)
EduStack (2 Stacked)
Storyteller Challenges ( 4 Stacked)
Video Presentations (15 Stacked)
Podcast (13 Stacked)
Additional This Week (54 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 Cynthia Boatright Raleigh Lynda Heines Dr. Mary M. Marshall Deborah Carl DearMYRTLE
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.
February 2026
Discover Your Past: From Research to Novel
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 3! 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 10, 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
Writing Family Stories Cross Languages, Borders, and Time Annette Gendler
WWI Draft Cards: Physical Descriptions Misty Hamilton Smith - Author
General Register Office Search Online Indexes - Maiden Names Barry Rees
Paper Saints: Discovering Lecce’s Art Born from Scarcity Branches to Roots
Medical Mystery Tour Bryan Demchinsky
Aniello Pezzulo, 1901 - 1918 Carol
Testament of Twelve Souls Carole McCulloch
Our Welsh Ancestors 250 Years Ago & Upcoming Talks GenealCymru
Part I of My second great grandfather Hermann Winkler fought for workers’ rights and lost his life during the fight Daniel Winkler
I Love Maps! (No, really) Diane Wahn Shotton
I Wasn’t Born to Shrink Away Dominus Owen Markham
Re-sharing author’s reflection and remembrance: the re-discovery of my grandfather, Col. James Goodwin Hall’s remarkable aviation career & taking an open-cockpit flight. Doug Hall
A Gentleman and a Fraudster Dr Nell Darby
Hilda Stone - The Queen of the Rum Runners Erin E. Moulton
Research Logs: The Tool Behind Real Genealogy Work Family History Hound Notebook
The Driftless Ledger: 153 Streams in the Land the Glaciers Missed Garry E Moore
Why You Don’t Really Have a Billion Ancestors Graham Ward
THOMAS CAMP---FATHER OF 24 CHILDREN ! Jeannette Holland Austin
Interpreting Education, Not Proving It Jen Baldwin
The Cost of War is Greater Than We Know Jennifer Holik
The Warroad Cigar Factory Jill Swenson
Class in Cookery: 29 June 1951 Kaye Prince-Hollenberg
The Wine That Triggered a Love Affair Kevin Ferguson
Why My Genealogy Research Breakthrough Hasn’t Happened Yet Our Growing Family Tree
Fanning Mills and Mangel-Wurzels Leslie Still
Emma #212: March-April 1945 Linda Hoopes
The Scandal and Early Death of Nellie (Jeudevine) Brundage (1861-31 December 1892) Linda Stufflebean
1949: Brazil Nut Refrigerator Slices Lorinda Brandon
Aunt Ruthie’s Diary and a London Family Video Marian Beaman
WE HUNT IN THE GAPS Michael Lee Stills
A favourtie photograph Michelle Rees
January at MightierAcorns.com Mightier Acorns
Getting a Helping Hand on Edward Elliot’s Crown Land Petition Nancy Gilbride Casey
The First Signal From Co. Mayo. Nate Douglas
Ferry Boat Sinks on Last Run, Passengers and Crew Escape Neil Sagebiel
When Children Did Not Survive Nolene
My Dad Needed My Help, So I jumped. Ollie - ifOnlyi...
A small Treasure box Paula Collins
Build It And They Will Come Rain Aldous
Randy’s Memories - Road Trip!! Two Weeks In New England In 1994 Randy Seaver, Geneaholic
The American Household: 1920-1940 Rhonda Mária Copher, PhD
How to unlock the meaning of ancestor stories, poems Rob Melton
19. The first Pompeo and his times, the XVII century. Roberto Argentina
The Artillery of Henry Knox Scott Osborn
Into the Dark Waters Shell Norman
In the Hand Sorinth
DNA PSA 1.31.26 Stephanie Renée
Moltbook: The Strangest Story You’ll Read This Month Steve Little
Per Mundum : Across The World The Clay of England Society
A Very Big Announcement The Genealogian
Local Contact, Goal Review, First Time Use, Who Knew, My Partial DNA Map, and Manual Searches Genealogy Tip of the Day
DNA Match Analysis for Genealogical Research Genera Genealogical Services
‘Of unsound mind’: Tracing a Berkeley County family through loss, scandal and the limits of care Tiffini Theisen
Wondering if I’m 1.56% Indigenous… Tim Grover
Well - What can I say - So much fabulous content to work through here ...