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December 28, 2024

Robin Stewart

Dec 28, 2024

If you are a family historian who appreciates quality content from other family historians who are committed to genealogy and love it just as much as you do, you have arrived at just in time for this week’s Saturday Roundup!

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Between the Leaves

Here is what you will find in this week’s GenStack

Stacked this Week
Video Presentations
Coming Events
GenStack News
Additional This Week

Ollie - if Only i

Jennifer Jones

Nancy At Legacy Carvers

Mightier Acorns

Anne’s Family History

Emma - Journeys into Genealogy

Crystal Lorimor

Tracking Down The Family

Accentuate the Positive 2024 Geneameme

It’s become a tradition over the past few years that at the end of the year blogger Jill Ball, aka Geniaus, has thrown out the challenge to family history bloggers, to review their year in genealogy and find the positives in their blogging year by responding to given prompts, in a Geneameme. I look forward to it each year as it’s a great way to look ba…

23 days ago · 4 likes · Jennifer Jones

Legacy Carvers

A Modern Spin on an Old Family Holiday Story

Back in 2021, I made a video of one of my dad’s Christmas stories with the help of extended family. Was it easy? You've heard the term "herding cats"? Yup. Exactly…

23 days ago · 3 likes · 1 comment · Nancy At Legacy Carvers

Ollie - if Only i

It Really Was The Flight From Hell! What Happened?

If only I…hadn’t drunk the beer to accompany my chili. I would not have lost ALL respect from one of Holywood’s greatest actors…

23 days ago · 1 like · Ollie - if Only i

Mightier Acorns

The Case of the Missing Bellamys

Sarah Jane Bellamy was born in Cabell County, Virginia, on 17 December 1836. She is my maternal grandfather’s paternal grandmother—and she is one of My Sixteen. Since writing about her grandfather, Matthew Bellamy, in The Slaveholders, I have spent some time improving the WikiTree profiles for this family, and most of that time has been focused on learn…

24 days ago · 3 likes · Mightier Acorns

Dominus Owen Markham

Fraser One, Fraser One, This is Control...

Following on from the meeting in London of all the heads of departments, there was something niggling me about the partially whispered words of the Director of Security as I left…and continued to nudge my thoughts for the next 6 months.Dominus Owen Markham is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a f…

25 days ago · 2 likes · Dominus Owen Markham

Anne’s Family History

19th century miniature portrait of an Officer

Edwin Mainwaring was my second cousin six times removed. He was the sixth and youngest son of Edward Mainwaring (1744 – 1803) and Elizabeth Judith Mainwaring nee Reeves (1768 – 1837…

25 days ago · 2 likes · Anne’s Family History

Dr. Mary Marshall's Collection

An Early Christmas Surprise

It’s Christmas. Breakfast is over or just being served in some homes and finished in others. Some stragglers are still sleeping from wrapping presents and partying half the night! “Oh, what fun it’s been so far…

25 days ago · 3 likes · Dr. Mary M. Marshall

Mightier Acorns

50 Years of Christmas Cards

We lost my Aunt Vicki this summer…

a month ago · 7 likes · 1 comment · Mightier Acorns

Ollie - if Only i

Made with Love! Merry Christmas Sis.

ifOnlyi…had continued with my new-found passion back then, I would be somebody different today. Working with one’s hands is a gift from the heavens. I genuinely miss that old passion I once had…

a month ago · 5 likes · Ollie - if Only i

The Lost & Found Story Box

Christmas Magic Comes to Nashville: Part 4

Christmas Magic Comes to Nashville is a four-part holiday story based on actual events which took place in and around Nashville, TN between 1883 and 1888. Some creative liberties have been taken in bringing this wonderful lost & found story back to life, however, every effort has been made to honor the heart, soul and sentiments of the original story th…

a month ago · 10 likes · 3 comments · Lori Olson White

Serengenity

Calling all History Nerds! An end of the year review of favorite books and tools.

Coming in 2025…

a month ago · 9 likes · 4 comments · David Shaw

The Creighton Cabin

New Things, Old Things, & The Same Things

I’ve been trying to learn new skills and platforms. As I’ve been doing that, I’ve been surprised about how some things never change and how some things we do today we think are new when actually, they are the same old things just with new tech entwined…

a month ago · 7 likes · 6 comments · Crystal Lorimor

Highlighted RootsTech Session

Lisa Lisson is the genealogy expert behind Are You My Cousin?, a website designed to help genealogy researchers around the world grow their family trees without the overwhelm. Through hundreds of genealogy articles, YouTube videos and international speaking opportunities, Lisa shares research strategies and how-to genealogy tutorials. Callisto Media recently published her latest book 100 Questions for Grandma.

Write Powerful AI Prompts to Unlock Your Family History

Lisa Lisson

Explore the strategic use of artificial intelligence (AI) prompts in genealogical research. By understanding how to craft clear and compelling prompts, you will learn how to unlock the full potential of AI tools and improve your research outcomes.

Learn how AI can assist researchers in uncovering social history details about their ancestors, brainstorm brick wall ancestors, generate captivating story ideas for family narratives, and streamline the research process.

Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/speakers/lisa-lisson/en

GenStack

December 28, 2024

If you are a family historian who appreciates quality content from other family historians who are committed to genealogy and love it just as much as you do, you have arrived at just in time for this week’s Saturday Roundup!

How can you support these amazing Family Historian Community Authors and Content Creators?

—ReStack, Comment, Recommend, and Like their publications.

How can you get their posts right when they are published?

—Subscribe directly to their Newsletters.

DM me! I’m always looking for new publications to add to GenStack.

Between the Leaves

Here is what you will find in this week’s GenStack

Highlighted RootsTech Session

Write Powerful AI Prompts to Unlock Your Family History

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