Rebecca Stanley
@genealogrebecca.bsky.social
History buff and amateur genealogist
#GenHour #AncestryHour
I think (hope) everyone on here would get a kick out of this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_xV...
I think (hope) everyone on here would get a kick out of this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_xV...
The Family Tree Is So Boring
YouTube video by Foil Arms and Hog
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November 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
#GenHour #AncestryHour
I think (hope) everyone on here would get a kick out of this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_xV...
I think (hope) everyone on here would get a kick out of this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_xV...
#GenHour - Question/Conundrum for US genealogists:
My great-aunt was born in NYC in 1921 so according to NYC, as a great-niece, I'm allowed to get her birth cert. However, since she died out-of-state (NJ), they need her OG death cert. AFAIK, I can't get her death cert b/c I'm not next-of-kin. Help?
My great-aunt was born in NYC in 1921 so according to NYC, as a great-niece, I'm allowed to get her birth cert. However, since she died out-of-state (NJ), they need her OG death cert. AFAIK, I can't get her death cert b/c I'm not next-of-kin. Help?
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
#GenHour - Question/Conundrum for US genealogists:
My great-aunt was born in NYC in 1921 so according to NYC, as a great-niece, I'm allowed to get her birth cert. However, since she died out-of-state (NJ), they need her OG death cert. AFAIK, I can't get her death cert b/c I'm not next-of-kin. Help?
My great-aunt was born in NYC in 1921 so according to NYC, as a great-niece, I'm allowed to get her birth cert. However, since she died out-of-state (NJ), they need her OG death cert. AFAIK, I can't get her death cert b/c I'm not next-of-kin. Help?
Hi #GenHour. This past week I ordered both of my maternal grandparents' death certificates (because I only have the photocopies of them) so I can then order their birth certificates once their death certificates come in!
How's your research coming along?
How's your research coming along?
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Hi #GenHour. This past week I ordered both of my maternal grandparents' death certificates (because I only have the photocopies of them) so I can then order their birth certificates once their death certificates come in!
How's your research coming along?
How's your research coming along?
Ok, #GenHour, I know this isn't exactly genealogy related but who here is going to watch (or is planning to watch) Ken Burns' "The American Revolution?" 🙋♀️
I know none my family didn't come over until more than 100 years after the Revolution but I'm still so excited about it! It's Ken Burns!
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I know none my family didn't come over until more than 100 years after the Revolution but I'm still so excited about it! It's Ken Burns!
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November 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Ok, #GenHour, I know this isn't exactly genealogy related but who here is going to watch (or is planning to watch) Ken Burns' "The American Revolution?" 🙋♀️
I know none my family didn't come over until more than 100 years after the Revolution but I'm still so excited about it! It's Ken Burns!
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I know none my family didn't come over until more than 100 years after the Revolution but I'm still so excited about it! It's Ken Burns!
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#GenHour - My research "Oops" from this week:
Background:
I'm trying to find my GGPs & mat GM in the 1920 US Census. Names-wise, based on Mom's non-meticulous research (but I found them in the doc), I found my GGPs parents & sibs in the 1920 census 2 pgs apart in the same apartment building ...
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Background:
I'm trying to find my GGPs & mat GM in the 1920 US Census. Names-wise, based on Mom's non-meticulous research (but I found them in the doc), I found my GGPs parents & sibs in the 1920 census 2 pgs apart in the same apartment building ...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
#GenHour - My research "Oops" from this week:
Background:
I'm trying to find my GGPs & mat GM in the 1920 US Census. Names-wise, based on Mom's non-meticulous research (but I found them in the doc), I found my GGPs parents & sibs in the 1920 census 2 pgs apart in the same apartment building ...
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Background:
I'm trying to find my GGPs & mat GM in the 1920 US Census. Names-wise, based on Mom's non-meticulous research (but I found them in the doc), I found my GGPs parents & sibs in the 1920 census 2 pgs apart in the same apartment building ...
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Hi #GenHour. My big thing from this week is that 1) I started doing genealogy research again & 2) I made a next steps list on my computer for each GP's line so I know what I need to do for each branch. Also had a research "Oops!" that I'll detail in my next tweet.
How's your research going?
How's your research going?
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Hi #GenHour. My big thing from this week is that 1) I started doing genealogy research again & 2) I made a next steps list on my computer for each GP's line so I know what I need to do for each branch. Also had a research "Oops!" that I'll detail in my next tweet.
How's your research going?
How's your research going?
Question for US genealogists: Which newspaper site do you use - Newspapers.com or GenealogyBank? (I will admit that while I've used both, I haven't checked either of them out lately before asking the question. Sorry.) How do you pick between the two?
#AncestryHour
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November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Question for US genealogists: Which newspaper site do you use - Newspapers.com or GenealogyBank? (I will admit that while I've used both, I haven't checked either of them out lately before asking the question. Sorry.) How do you pick between the two?
#AncestryHour
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#AncestryHour
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I discovered this yesterday for my research #AncestryHour:
Bad news: I'm trying to get the birth certs for my mat. GPs, both died in not their birth state. Michigan says give us a copy of the death cert. NYC says give us the *original* death cert. Me: I don't have an original of either!
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Bad news: I'm trying to get the birth certs for my mat. GPs, both died in not their birth state. Michigan says give us a copy of the death cert. NYC says give us the *original* death cert. Me: I don't have an original of either!
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November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I discovered this yesterday for my research #AncestryHour:
Bad news: I'm trying to get the birth certs for my mat. GPs, both died in not their birth state. Michigan says give us a copy of the death cert. NYC says give us the *original* death cert. Me: I don't have an original of either!
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Bad news: I'm trying to get the birth certs for my mat. GPs, both died in not their birth state. Michigan says give us a copy of the death cert. NYC says give us the *original* death cert. Me: I don't have an original of either!
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Hi #AncestryHour. So I got back into genealogy yesterday (yay!) and since I hadn't spent any time on it in a year (!) it took me a good half-hour to figure out where exactly I was with every branch I'm working on.
How's your research going?
How's your research going?
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Hi #AncestryHour. So I got back into genealogy yesterday (yay!) and since I hadn't spent any time on it in a year (!) it took me a good half-hour to figure out where exactly I was with every branch I'm working on.
How's your research going?
How's your research going?
One bit of research I told a good friend I would do for her (due date is January):
- Subject: Lucille Frank (wife of Leo Frank; Leo, I believe, was the only Jew to ever be lynched; he died in 1915 in Atlanta, Georgia if I remember correctly)
- Time period: Her whole life
#GenHour
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- Subject: Lucille Frank (wife of Leo Frank; Leo, I believe, was the only Jew to ever be lynched; he died in 1915 in Atlanta, Georgia if I remember correctly)
- Time period: Her whole life
#GenHour
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November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
One bit of research I told a good friend I would do for her (due date is January):
- Subject: Lucille Frank (wife of Leo Frank; Leo, I believe, was the only Jew to ever be lynched; he died in 1915 in Atlanta, Georgia if I remember correctly)
- Time period: Her whole life
#GenHour
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- Subject: Lucille Frank (wife of Leo Frank; Leo, I believe, was the only Jew to ever be lynched; he died in 1915 in Atlanta, Georgia if I remember correctly)
- Time period: Her whole life
#GenHour
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Hi #GenHour! Sorry I haven’t been on in the past 2 months but it’s been a combination of the middle of the workday for me (it’s ~ 12:15 pm here) so I couldn’t get away or if I could, I wanted to catch up with GenHour first before diving back in (& then it became too many weeks to catch up on).
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Hi #GenHour! Sorry I haven’t been on in the past 2 months but it’s been a combination of the middle of the workday for me (it’s ~ 12:15 pm here) so I couldn’t get away or if I could, I wanted to catch up with GenHour first before diving back in (& then it became too many weeks to catch up on).
Hi #GenHour! So I have nothing to report genealogy-wise but I have good personal news! (And this is for #AncestryHour too.)
Two weeks ago as of tomorrow (Friday), I started a job! Unfortunately, this means that I likely won’t make it to #AncestryHour & (maybe) #GenHour for the foreseeable future.
Two weeks ago as of tomorrow (Friday), I started a job! Unfortunately, this means that I likely won’t make it to #AncestryHour & (maybe) #GenHour for the foreseeable future.
August 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Hi #GenHour! So I have nothing to report genealogy-wise but I have good personal news! (And this is for #AncestryHour too.)
Two weeks ago as of tomorrow (Friday), I started a job! Unfortunately, this means that I likely won’t make it to #AncestryHour & (maybe) #GenHour for the foreseeable future.
Two weeks ago as of tomorrow (Friday), I started a job! Unfortunately, this means that I likely won’t make it to #AncestryHour & (maybe) #GenHour for the foreseeable future.
Hi #AncestryHour. No news from me today.
I also want to let you know that while it's not 100% certain, I might be starting a job soon so this might be my last #genealogy chat (for both #AncestryHour and #GenHour) for a while.
I also want to let you know that while it's not 100% certain, I might be starting a job soon so this might be my last #genealogy chat (for both #AncestryHour and #GenHour) for a while.
August 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Hi #AncestryHour. No news from me today.
I also want to let you know that while it's not 100% certain, I might be starting a job soon so this might be my last #genealogy chat (for both #AncestryHour and #GenHour) for a while.
I also want to let you know that while it's not 100% certain, I might be starting a job soon so this might be my last #genealogy chat (for both #AncestryHour and #GenHour) for a while.
Ok, #GenHour. I’m going through old photos, what photos would you consider tossing? I’m thinking of the following reasons but if you have any others, let me know:
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August 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Ok, #GenHour. I’m going through old photos, what photos would you consider tossing? I’m thinking of the following reasons but if you have any others, let me know:
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Hi #GenHour. This past week my aunt & I started going through 1 of the boxes & labeling photos. There are a LOT of photos so it’s going to take a while. We barely made a dent/barely skimmed the top of one box in about 2 hours of working.
August 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Hi #GenHour. This past week my aunt & I started going through 1 of the boxes & labeling photos. There are a LOT of photos so it’s going to take a while. We barely made a dent/barely skimmed the top of one box in about 2 hours of working.
Hi #AncestryHour.
The good news is that this past Sunday my aunt & I started on the boxes - specifically labeling pictures - & there are a lot of pictures.
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The good news is that this past Sunday my aunt & I started on the boxes - specifically labeling pictures - & there are a lot of pictures.
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August 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Hi #AncestryHour.
The good news is that this past Sunday my aunt & I started on the boxes - specifically labeling pictures - & there are a lot of pictures.
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The good news is that this past Sunday my aunt & I started on the boxes - specifically labeling pictures - & there are a lot of pictures.
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Quick #GenHour question: What kind of pencil do you use to write on the backs of photos? I feel like @photogenealogy.bsky.social told me once in a reply and I forgot what it was. Sorry!
July 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Quick #GenHour question: What kind of pencil do you use to write on the backs of photos? I feel like @photogenealogy.bsky.social told me once in a reply and I forgot what it was. Sorry!
Hi #AncestryHour. I spent a bit of time this past week organizing some of the ~100+ docs abt my GF's BIL I got a few yrs ago from the USHMM. My in-house German translator has translated a handful of them but I didn't know for sure which he had translated & which he hadn't.
How's the research going?
How's the research going?
July 31, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hi #GenHour. I thought those of you who have (British) relatives who fought in WWI might want to watch this:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1o08...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1o08...
Did Franz Ferdinand’s death REALLY start WW1?
YouTube video by HistoryExtra
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July 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Hi #GenHour. I thought those of you who have (British) relatives who fought in WWI might want to watch this:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1o08...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1o08...
Out of curiosity, #AncestryHour, what are fact categories that you have inputted into your genealogy program that your genealogy program didn't have initially?
July 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Out of curiosity, #AncestryHour, what are fact categories that you have inputted into your genealogy program that your genealogy program didn't have initially?
Hi #AncestryHour. I spent a bit of time this past week organizing some of the ~100+ docs abt my GF's BIL I got a few yrs ago from the USHMM. My in-house German translator has translated a handful of them but I didn't know for sure which he had translated & which he hadn't.
How's the research going?
How's the research going?
July 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Hi #AncestryHour. I spent a bit of time this past week organizing some of the ~100+ docs abt my GF's BIL I got a few yrs ago from the USHMM. My in-house German translator has translated a handful of them but I didn't know for sure which he had translated & which he hadn't.
How's the research going?
How's the research going?
This is for #GenHour.
If you want to read about a few things I’ve already found in the boxes, my blog is at:
Rebeccasatticancestry.blogspot.com
(To read only abt the boxes, click on the tag “what is in the box.” However, you could just read the whole blog bc I don’t have many blog posts.)
If you want to read about a few things I’ve already found in the boxes, my blog is at:
Rebeccasatticancestry.blogspot.com
(To read only abt the boxes, click on the tag “what is in the box.” However, you could just read the whole blog bc I don’t have many blog posts.)
July 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is for #GenHour.
If you want to read about a few things I’ve already found in the boxes, my blog is at:
Rebeccasatticancestry.blogspot.com
(To read only abt the boxes, click on the tag “what is in the box.” However, you could just read the whole blog bc I don’t have many blog posts.)
If you want to read about a few things I’ve already found in the boxes, my blog is at:
Rebeccasatticancestry.blogspot.com
(To read only abt the boxes, click on the tag “what is in the box.” However, you could just read the whole blog bc I don’t have many blog posts.)
1. I'm horrified.
2. After I read this, this article reminded me of my grandfather's brother-in-law who was taken off the streets of Vienna in May 1938 with nothing but the clothes on his back for the crime of being Jewish & was sent to Dachau (& later Buchenwald).
This is the 1930s all over again.
2. After I read this, this article reminded me of my grandfather's brother-in-law who was taken off the streets of Vienna in May 1938 with nothing but the clothes on his back for the crime of being Jewish & was sent to Dachau (& later Buchenwald).
This is the 1930s all over again.
ICE is sweeping up people with disabilities now, making no accommodations for them.
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Deaf, mute and terrified: ICE arrests DACA recipient and ships him to Texas
Javier Diaz Santana, who is deaf and mute, was swept up in a federal immigration raid at his job in Temple City, unable to communicate in handcuffs. His attorney says U.S. agents "don’t care whether y...
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July 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
1. I'm horrified.
2. After I read this, this article reminded me of my grandfather's brother-in-law who was taken off the streets of Vienna in May 1938 with nothing but the clothes on his back for the crime of being Jewish & was sent to Dachau (& later Buchenwald).
This is the 1930s all over again.
2. After I read this, this article reminded me of my grandfather's brother-in-law who was taken off the streets of Vienna in May 1938 with nothing but the clothes on his back for the crime of being Jewish & was sent to Dachau (& later Buchenwald).
This is the 1930s all over again.
Hi #AncestryHour. I haven't done any genealogy research this week b/c of job searching.
In good news though, I'm hoping to go through the boxes w/ my aunt either at the end of this week or sometime next week so hopefully I'll have news for you on that front either next week or the week afterwards.
In good news though, I'm hoping to go through the boxes w/ my aunt either at the end of this week or sometime next week so hopefully I'll have news for you on that front either next week or the week afterwards.
July 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Hi #AncestryHour. I haven't done any genealogy research this week b/c of job searching.
In good news though, I'm hoping to go through the boxes w/ my aunt either at the end of this week or sometime next week so hopefully I'll have news for you on that front either next week or the week afterwards.
In good news though, I'm hoping to go through the boxes w/ my aunt either at the end of this week or sometime next week so hopefully I'll have news for you on that front either next week or the week afterwards.
#AncestryHour
For those of you who have the AncestryHour tab (feed?) up on the top as one of your feeds, when you click the AncestryHour tab does it say:
"Your feed is empty! You may need to follow more users or tune your language settings."
B/c that's mine. Does anyone else have this problem?
For those of you who have the AncestryHour tab (feed?) up on the top as one of your feeds, when you click the AncestryHour tab does it say:
"Your feed is empty! You may need to follow more users or tune your language settings."
B/c that's mine. Does anyone else have this problem?
July 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
#AncestryHour
For those of you who have the AncestryHour tab (feed?) up on the top as one of your feeds, when you click the AncestryHour tab does it say:
"Your feed is empty! You may need to follow more users or tune your language settings."
B/c that's mine. Does anyone else have this problem?
For those of you who have the AncestryHour tab (feed?) up on the top as one of your feeds, when you click the AncestryHour tab does it say:
"Your feed is empty! You may need to follow more users or tune your language settings."
B/c that's mine. Does anyone else have this problem?