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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 of GenClub, we sit down with Lauren Maguire, the voice behind The Heirloom Detective and Lulu Mackenzie of the Archives, for a conversation about what it means to pursue family history with both precision and heart. A former practicing attorney turned genealogical storyteller, Lauren brings a detective's rigor to the records and a writer's sensibility to the page — especially when it comes to restoring the untold stories of women in history. The panel explores how a simple conversation in Lauren's kitchen became the seed of a story — a reminder that the archive isn't only something you find, but something you make through attention, voice, and care.
GenClub Episode 6: Lauren Maguire, of The Heirloom Detective
GenClub Episode 6: Lauren Maguire, The Heirloom Detective
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Watch for our Next Episode with Lori Olson White!
Our Next episode of GenClub will drop in April. If you’d like to read along with us, we will be talking with Lori Olson White of The Lost and Found Story Box, Culinary History is Family History, and The Bicentennial Memory Project.
We will read her article:
Coming soon at the GenStack Coterie:
Stewardship Matters is coming soon. It’s for family historians who have done the research and now feel the pull to do something more with it.
What happens when we realize our family history is not just ours to keep, but ours to steward?
If we do not write these stories, source them well, publish them, and make them findable, will they outlast us?
Stewardship Matters explores how we move from private research to enduring public contribution.
Making the ephemeral enduring.
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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.
Genealogy and Family History Videos Published this Week
Genealogy and Family History Podcasts Published This Week
The Wonder of It All Alice Goldbloom
When fact and fiction collide Alison Baxter
Women’s History Month ~ A Letter to an Ancestress Anna Marcella
‘Glenmark’ Barry Rees
Living in Kashmir: A Year of People, Places and Memories Carmel’s Corner
America (nee) Bowen Davis Mauldin, ca 1859 - 1900 Carol
He Called Himself a Kind, True, and Loving Husband. CShiels Angie Hansen
Illuminated Ancestry and a 1774 Kutná Hora Baptism Daniel Winkler
Four Generations Back: A Structural Framework for Identifying Great-Great-Grandparents Nate Douglas
Finding My Grandfather’s World War II Naval Records Deborah Sweeney
A Conversation with Rhonda Douglas About Craft, History, and the Story That Wouldn’t Let Me Go Diane Wahn Shotton
The potted history of a Camberwell ‘tec Dr Nell Darby
Why Your Family Tree Might Be the Secret to Your Emotional Intelligence: 5 Insights from New Research: Family history is often dismissed as a sedentary hobby for retirees or a niche interest for those Dr. Claire Brisson-Banks, AG
Sixteen Fran Davis
Finding Albert Bedford: My Biological Great-Grandfather Freya Thompson
Getting the message out Linking WikiTree Profiles to the Family Search Tree profile Gadsby Family History
Last Call – For Now: A Note from Amy and Penny Genealogy Happy Hour
Same Day Naturalizations, Recent Tips, and FamilySearch Presentations Genealogy Tip of the Day
What Is Forensic Genealogy? Genera Genealogical Services
Gathering Wild Greens in the Puglian Countryside, and a Recipe for Pancotto Giovanna Solimando
Tonight I’m telling Harry’s story at an international conference Helen Parker-Drabble
The Need to Hear Family Stories Jeannette Holland Austin
Telling my Brothers and Sisters Jenny Hawran
First Five Years on the Kling Homestead Jill Swenson
Class in Cookery: 24 August 1951 Kaye Prince-Hollenberg
There’s No Discharge in the War: A Slow Descent into Madness Lex Knowlton
Emma #220: June-July 1946 Linda Hoopes
When Rails and Love Collided: Jim and Hilma’s Story Links To Their Life
1949: Ruth’s Dotted Swiss Cake Lorinda Brandon
How to Tell Your Children What’s What and Who’s Who Marian Beaman
Don’t Leave Your Descendants Guessing Maureen Taylor
Not Everything Belongs Yet: My Method For Floating Family Lines Melanie Kowal
Oregon Was Not a Detour. It Was the Decision Point. Michael Lee Stills
A Brick Wall revisited Michelle Rees
Those Who Remained IV: Hugh and James Mightier Acorns
Eastern European SIG at the Washington DC Family Search Center MoCo MD Genealogical Society
A Rose for Sharon Nancy Gilbride Casey
HERE’S AN APRIL FOOL’S JOKE that happened during the horse and buggy days. Naomi Yaeger
The Prince Consort Nolene
The Box On The Floor Ollie - ifOnlyi...
Life Memoir of Frederick Schaffner (1828-1899) in San Francisco in 1899 Randy Seaver, Geneaholic
Hungarian “Ethnic” Surnames Rhonda Mária Copher, PhD
History Hides Among Us Rita McConnell
Organizing an archive Roberto Argentina
The genealogy privacy trap: what happens when you try to leave your AI tool. Jenny Grouiller-Ruhland
A Hidden SPAR: Discovering the World War II Service of Helen Louise Camin RootsGenie
The shoemaker of Terrebonne Savanna King
A Tale of Inheritance With A Spark of Magic Shell Norman
When Records Shape Families Stephanie Kolonko-Weet
Turn Anything into a GEDCOM File — With Any AI Tool Steve Little
Drinking with my grandmother, and her admonitions about how to properly polish silver and eat jam Rob Melton
The Shoebox of Letters: Note from the Archive The Long Conversation
Cherry Blossoms, a New Baseball Season, and The Big Ice Storm William Larry Groves
The Return of the Omitted: History Strikes Back! Natalie Zett
Modernizing Your Roots: Essential Tech Tips for the 21st-Century Genealogist Carole McCulloch
Hand of God Xanthe Hall
Ancestoring: Understanding Records, Family, and Ourselves by Darcie Hind Posz (Genealogical Publishing Company, 2026) Emma Jolly
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