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#genchat 🦋
@genchat.bsky.social
BlueSky account for #genchat , the #genealogy chat on social media since 2013.

Hosted by Christine @geneapleau.bsky.social
A #genealogy “must read”!
Happy New Year, you guys! It's time for our 2025 Year in Review, and a look ahead to 2026 -- what records are going online next?!

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Reclaim The Records Year in Review 2025 - Reclaim The Records
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January 1, 2026 at 2:40 PM
OK, I'm getting tired & I need to do this again tomorrow on Mastodon! Peace out for now, but you'll see an occasional informational post from this account & of course stuff from my personal account! #genchat
December 13, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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So I invite all my fellow #GenChat peeps to take a look at Genealogy SE, to read the help, and think about how using a problem-focused approach can help your #genealogy research. If it's too nerdy for you to join, I get it, but you can still use the Q/A format as a framework for forming your Q.
December 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Feel free to hang out if you want to stay up a little! #genchat
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I just want to thank all the #genchatters past & present on Twitter, Mastodon & Bluesky. These past 13 years could not have happened without your collaboration, passion for #genealogy, welcoming spirit and friendship. You’ve made #genchat one of the best spots on social media.
December 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
A5 #genchat Keep sharing what you've learned, whether in person, on social media, in your blog, etc.
December 13, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Q5 #genchat How can you pass along what you’ve learned/are learning?
December 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
And now: dun dun dun... last question... #genchat
December 13, 2025 at 3:53 AM
A4 #genchat Legacy Family Tree webinars have been a staple of my early education, too.
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
A4 #genchat I think the ultimate link is: conferencekeeper.org
December 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Q4 #genchat Name some resources for genealogy education.
December 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
And so many more over the years! Yes, thanks to Jenna! I still have my blue sign & treasure it. #genchat
Some familiar faces including Blaine Bettinger, Melanie McComb, David Allen Lambert, Cyndi Ingle, D. Joshua Taylor, Mary Tedesco, Maureen Taylor, Michael Leclerc, Dick Eastman, and Crista Cowan at NERGC 2019 holding the #Genchat sign created by @seekingsurnames.bsky.social - Thanks Jenna!
December 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
A3 #genchat For years, I used Evernote to save all my webinar & other learning notes, complete with tags for author, topic, and venue (such as #RootsTech). But Evernote's whole paradigm has changed, so I offloaded everything from there.
December 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Q3 #genchat How do you organize all your learning materials?
December 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
A2 #genchat I was thinking about things like: how formal of an education do I want? Do I want to focus on a specific area? Can I do in-person, or should I stick to virtual?
December 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Q2 #genchat What questions do you need to ask yourself to make an educaitonal plan?
December 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
A1 #genchat I used to listen to every podcast, read every blog, absorb every little thing about #genealogy . But now I really love to hear about how it's done in different cultures, including different family structures, naming conventions, etc.
December 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Q1 #genchat What are your objectives with your education?
December 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I suppose many of us here are visual to an extent; after all, that's how #genchat is, isn't it?
December 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
ICEBREAKER #genchat I personally am a visual learner, but sometimes I do need that hands-on to see how things actually work.
December 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
ICEBREAKER #genchat What is your learning style?
December 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
It's time for our last #genchat on Bluesky & we're talking about #Genealogy Education Plans!
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
And now it's 10pm ET...do you know where your #genchat is? :)
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
See you all tomorrow! #genchat
December 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Approaching the last week of #genchat
December 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM