Barbara at Projectkin
@projectkin.bsky.social
Ringleader at Projectkin.org, a community of family historians hooked on stories. Mingling as a free community, we explore family history stories in a modern digital world. Join us?
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#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Oh my goodness, @genealcymru.bsky.social you have such a remarkable family!
That simple question of whether you CAN find the signatures of women in your family is now incredibly compelling. I love this.
#familyhistory #genealogy
That simple question of whether you CAN find the signatures of women in your family is now incredibly compelling. I love this.
#familyhistory #genealogy
@projectkin.bsky.social Each gen of signatures from my 2x great grandma, Anne Williams (signed as Mrs. Tom Davies), to my 12x grampie, David Evans of Pantcoy. The fact my 9x grandma could write her name in 1711 is so fascinating to me. Like where did she go to school??? #Genealogy
December 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Oh my goodness, @genealcymru.bsky.social you have such a remarkable family!
That simple question of whether you CAN find the signatures of women in your family is now incredibly compelling. I love this.
#familyhistory #genealogy
That simple question of whether you CAN find the signatures of women in your family is now incredibly compelling. I love this.
#familyhistory #genealogy
There are patterns in the signatures of our ancestors: curiosities and… bits of delight.
Join us TOMORROW to talk next about how to find them — and what to do with them when you have, as Emma Explores for Projectkin.
See ya! 👋
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #GenHour
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Join us TOMORROW to talk next about how to find them — and what to do with them when you have, as Emma Explores for Projectkin.
See ya! 👋
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #GenHour
tockify.com/eventscalend...
December 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
There are patterns in the signatures of our ancestors: curiosities and… bits of delight.
Join us TOMORROW to talk next about how to find them — and what to do with them when you have, as Emma Explores for Projectkin.
See ya! 👋
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #GenHour
tockify.com/eventscalend...
Join us TOMORROW to talk next about how to find them — and what to do with them when you have, as Emma Explores for Projectkin.
See ya! 👋
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #GenHour
tockify.com/eventscalend...
In anticipation of Thursday's Emma Explores episode, Emma Cox and I chatted live this morning. In this last program for the year, Emma will focus on Signatures.
Can you collect the signatures of all 8 of your great-grandparents?
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#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Signatures
Can you collect the signatures of all 8 of your great-grandparents?
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#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Signatures
December 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
In anticipation of Thursday's Emma Explores episode, Emma Cox and I chatted live this morning. In this last program for the year, Emma will focus on Signatures.
Can you collect the signatures of all 8 of your great-grandparents?
tockify.com/eventscalend...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Signatures
Can you collect the signatures of all 8 of your great-grandparents?
tockify.com/eventscalend...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Signatures
Yay, so the recording is out and what fun it was. You can see the full recording here. All free, not even a subscribe-me harassment popup. (At least, I don't think so. 🤭)
What fun, Thank you @tadmaster.bsky.social (Sorry to goof-up the name below.)
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
What fun, Thank you @tadmaster.bsky.social (Sorry to goof-up the name below.)
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
December 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Yay, so the recording is out and what fun it was. You can see the full recording here. All free, not even a subscribe-me harassment popup. (At least, I don't think so. 🤭)
What fun, Thank you @tadmaster.bsky.social (Sorry to goof-up the name below.)
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
What fun, Thank you @tadmaster.bsky.social (Sorry to goof-up the name below.)
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Wow, what fun in my conversation with @mighterAcorns Tad Callin. Nothing is ever clear cut. Family History shows us how. “People are still making the arguments.” Well put, Tad!
Watch for my update to the notes in an hour or two. Projectkin.org/live
#familyhistory #genealogy #SubstackLive
Watch for my update to the notes in an hour or two. Projectkin.org/live
#familyhistory #genealogy #SubstackLive
December 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Wow, what fun in my conversation with @mighterAcorns Tad Callin. Nothing is ever clear cut. Family History shows us how. “People are still making the arguments.” Well put, Tad!
Watch for my update to the notes in an hour or two. Projectkin.org/live
#familyhistory #genealogy #SubstackLive
Watch for my update to the notes in an hour or two. Projectkin.org/live
#familyhistory #genealogy #SubstackLive
Honestly, that sounds like a project for the folks at @familysearch.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy … it’s a database analysis problem for a new Developer in their advanced tech group that brought us Relativefinder.org.
(Sneak: I’ve created a RootsTech Ride Along Group, join us!)
(Sneak: I’ve created a RootsTech Ride Along Group, join us!)
December 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Honestly, that sounds like a project for the folks at @familysearch.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy … it’s a database analysis problem for a new Developer in their advanced tech group that brought us Relativefinder.org.
(Sneak: I’ve created a RootsTech Ride Along Group, join us!)
(Sneak: I’ve created a RootsTech Ride Along Group, join us!)
Yesterday, @jennifer-jones.bsky.social and I celebrated the holidays as Projectkin with our Speakers’ Corner speakers, each sharing a holiday memory and inspiring each other. What fun. The recording is now live:
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Storytelling #Holidays
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#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Storytelling #Holidays
December 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Yesterday, @jennifer-jones.bsky.social and I celebrated the holidays as Projectkin with our Speakers’ Corner speakers, each sharing a holiday memory and inspiring each other. What fun. The recording is now live:
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Storytelling #Holidays
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Storytelling #Holidays
Join us for a swapping of holiday stories, and perhaps a little inspiration to help you through the fuss of the weeks to come from our Speakers’ Corner holiday with @jennifer-jones.bsky.social .
Find your local time and register to get your personal Zoom link here:
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Find your local time and register to get your personal Zoom link here:
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December 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Join us for a swapping of holiday stories, and perhaps a little inspiration to help you through the fuss of the weeks to come from our Speakers’ Corner holiday with @jennifer-jones.bsky.social .
Find your local time and register to get your personal Zoom link here:
tockify.com/eventscalend...
Find your local time and register to get your personal Zoom link here:
tockify.com/eventscalend...
The recording is now up for last night’s joyful celebration of the visual stories in postcards. Bravo, @yycphoto.bsky.social for a terrific year-end celebration 🎊. #familyhistory #genealogy #postcards
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Kathy’s Corner » Postcards: Pictures, Stories, Art, and History » December 2025
Closing out 2025, Kathy Stone has invited Jill Swenson, Linda Teather, Dr. Mary Marshall, Ellen Thompson-Jennings, Jayme Blenkarn, and Paula Collins as her guests to share stories about postcards.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The recording is now up for last night’s joyful celebration of the visual stories in postcards. Bravo, @yycphoto.bsky.social for a terrific year-end celebration 🎊. #familyhistory #genealogy #postcards
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open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
How did you know we were talking about your study in the pacific edition of mission genealogy this week. @genealcymru.bsky.social will remember our conversational visit to Wales.
#oneplace #familyhistory #wales
#oneplace #familyhistory #wales
I’ve had a few months away from my One Place Study of Haverfordwest, Wales but I’m happy to be back now. Sharing this post that I wrote last year for @projectkin.bsky.social to show why I chose Haverfordwest as my place #oneplacestudy @oneplacestudies.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Haverfordwest
My One-Place Study choice was the birthplace of my great-great-grandparents, John Taylor and Martha Lloyd, and their last home in Wales before a journey that took them to our home in Australia. Part o...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
How did you know we were talking about your study in the pacific edition of mission genealogy this week. @genealcymru.bsky.social will remember our conversational visit to Wales.
#oneplace #familyhistory #wales
#oneplace #familyhistory #wales
Join us! Holiday stories… remember that time when you caught Santa kissing mommy?
#GenHour #FamilyHistory
#GenHour #FamilyHistory
To celebrate the Speakers’ Corner series and the end of the year, we've planned a very special two-event program with each of our speakers sharing stories from their family holiday events. Join us on Sunday/Monday depending on your Timezone. tockify.com/eventscalend...
Projectkin Live: Speakers’ Corner Holiday Preview
Sun 7 Dec, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM [PST]: Our launch of the Speakers’ Corner has been one of the most successful programs yet for Projectkin. To celebrate the series and the conclusion of the year, we've ...
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December 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Join us! Holiday stories… remember that time when you caught Santa kissing mommy?
#GenHour #FamilyHistory
#GenHour #FamilyHistory
This is our very special year end program of @yycphoto.bsky.social Kathy’s Corner… it’s going to be a hoot! And free. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #genhour
A Special Kathy's Corner
I hope you can join us Thursday Dec 4 at 5 PM MT for a look at some fascinating postcards and the stories behind them. @projectkin.bsky.social
I hope you can join us Thursday Dec 4 at 5 PM MT for a look at some fascinating postcards and the stories behind them. @projectkin.bsky.social
A Special Kathy's Corner
Postcards: Pictures, Stories, Art, and History
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December 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This is our very special year end program of @yycphoto.bsky.social Kathy’s Corner… it’s going to be a hoot! And free. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #genhour
Join us Thursday for a very special Kathy's Corner with Kathy Stone @yycphoto.bsky.social, where we'll be talking about the postcards in our family collections.
What to do with them, how to use them, and how to preserve them.
Join us free, register for the Zoom link: tockify.com/eventscalend...
What to do with them, how to use them, and how to preserve them.
Join us free, register for the Zoom link: tockify.com/eventscalend...
December 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Join us Thursday for a very special Kathy's Corner with Kathy Stone @yycphoto.bsky.social, where we'll be talking about the postcards in our family collections.
What to do with them, how to use them, and how to preserve them.
Join us free, register for the Zoom link: tockify.com/eventscalend...
What to do with them, how to use them, and how to preserve them.
Join us free, register for the Zoom link: tockify.com/eventscalend...
I was touched to be interviewed by @cerydwyn.bsky.social about my background. Cynthia Boatwright Raleigh is a remarkable writer and generous member of the Projectkin Community now thriving on Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/cynthiab...
open.substack.com/pub/cynthiab...
Barbara Tien, Ringleader of the Projectkin community, shares how she got Hooked on Stories.
Barbara Tien shares her history in the technology field and how she uses that experience to encourage us to share our family history and creatively tell our stories in a variety of ways.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I was touched to be interviewed by @cerydwyn.bsky.social about my background. Cynthia Boatwright Raleigh is a remarkable writer and generous member of the Projectkin Community now thriving on Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/cynthiab...
open.substack.com/pub/cynthiab...
The power of memoir and storytelling may take generations, but it is real.
Rest in peace, Viola Fletcher.
#FamilyHistory #memoir #tulsa #ViolaFletcher
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Rest in peace, Viola Fletcher.
#FamilyHistory #memoir #tulsa #ViolaFletcher
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The power of memoir and storytelling may take generations, but it is real.
Rest in peace, Viola Fletcher.
#FamilyHistory #memoir #tulsa #ViolaFletcher
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Rest in peace, Viola Fletcher.
#FamilyHistory #memoir #tulsa #ViolaFletcher
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
This morning Tami Mize reported on #Ancestry ‘s ToS change re Law enforcement in her weekly ConfKeeper newsletter.
Thoughts?
I’m guessing the issue is a defense against the Homeland security’s anti-immigration campaign.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ConfKeeper
Thoughts?
I’m guessing the issue is a defense against the Homeland security’s anti-immigration campaign.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ConfKeeper
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This morning Tami Mize reported on #Ancestry ‘s ToS change re Law enforcement in her weekly ConfKeeper newsletter.
Thoughts?
I’m guessing the issue is a defense against the Homeland security’s anti-immigration campaign.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ConfKeeper
Thoughts?
I’m guessing the issue is a defense against the Homeland security’s anti-immigration campaign.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ConfKeeper
I was disappointed to miss #GenHour, but it was a good cause as I compiled the notes from Projectkin's Emma Explores program. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Always a fun one, you can see the recording (and the series) for free here:
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Always a fun one, you can see the recording (and the series) for free here:
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I was disappointed to miss #GenHour, but it was a good cause as I compiled the notes from Projectkin's Emma Explores program. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Always a fun one, you can see the recording (and the series) for free here:
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Always a fun one, you can see the recording (and the series) for free here:
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Join @Emma - Journeys into Genealogy and me tomorrow as Emma Explores the publishing empire of here 2x great-grandfather, Edward William Cox (1809-79). #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #GenHour #VictorianEra
Join us, won’t you? Local time and registration details in the link:
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Join us, won’t you? Local time and registration details in the link:
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November 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Join @Emma - Journeys into Genealogy and me tomorrow as Emma Explores the publishing empire of here 2x great-grandfather, Edward William Cox (1809-79). #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #GenHour #VictorianEra
Join us, won’t you? Local time and registration details in the link:
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Join us, won’t you? Local time and registration details in the link:
tockify.com/eventscalend...
The Coffin Family Through Line in the American Revolutionary War
A fun #FamilyHistory story for me to explore and an eye-opener too. #Genealogy
#Stories250
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A fun #FamilyHistory story for me to explore and an eye-opener too. #Genealogy
#Stories250
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
The Coffin Family Through Line in the American Revolutionary War
In the Revolutionary War, many members of the Society of Friends would be recognized as war veterans. My Coffin ancestors played their role as pacifists as the brutal war came to them.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Coffin Family Through Line in the American Revolutionary War
A fun #FamilyHistory story for me to explore and an eye-opener too. #Genealogy
#Stories250
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
A fun #FamilyHistory story for me to explore and an eye-opener too. #Genealogy
#Stories250
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Bravo, @tadmaster.bsky.social what an accomplishment and a kindness you’re passing forward to future generations.
A major addition to the Callin Family History project stemmed from the thinnest of clues. Thanks to random strangers on the Internet, I was able to build those clues into a tree with hundreds more cousins.
The Scott Family: Milton Township Diaspora
A major addition to the Callin Family History project stemmed from the thinnest of clues. Thanks to random strangers on the Internet, I was able to build those clues into a tree with hundreds more cousins.
mightieracorns.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Bravo, @tadmaster.bsky.social what an accomplishment and a kindness you’re passing forward to future generations.
Reposted by Barbara at Projectkin
Coming up on Thursday/Friday. Check your time zone and event details in the link. Don’t forget to register for your free Zoom link. We’d love to see you there
From today's preview: Speakers' Corner for Projectkin.
Here is @yycphoto.bsky.social sharing one of two #FamilyHistory stories of the Strength and Resilience of our ancestors' migrations.
See the full recording at open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#Genealogy @jennifer-jones.bsky.social
Here is @yycphoto.bsky.social sharing one of two #FamilyHistory stories of the Strength and Resilience of our ancestors' migrations.
See the full recording at open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#Genealogy @jennifer-jones.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Coming up on Thursday/Friday. Check your time zone and event details in the link. Don’t forget to register for your free Zoom link. We’d love to see you there
From today's preview: Speakers' Corner for Projectkin.
Here is @yycphoto.bsky.social sharing one of two #FamilyHistory stories of the Strength and Resilience of our ancestors' migrations.
See the full recording at open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#Genealogy @jennifer-jones.bsky.social
Here is @yycphoto.bsky.social sharing one of two #FamilyHistory stories of the Strength and Resilience of our ancestors' migrations.
See the full recording at open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#Genealogy @jennifer-jones.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
From today's preview: Speakers' Corner for Projectkin.
Here is @yycphoto.bsky.social sharing one of two #FamilyHistory stories of the Strength and Resilience of our ancestors' migrations.
See the full recording at open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#Genealogy @jennifer-jones.bsky.social
Here is @yycphoto.bsky.social sharing one of two #FamilyHistory stories of the Strength and Resilience of our ancestors' migrations.
See the full recording at open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#Genealogy @jennifer-jones.bsky.social
I grew up as an ex-pat American. I represented my country before I knew what it was.
For all we’re going through today, I hope this anniversary can remind us who we are, and why. 🥹 @pbs.org #kenburns
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...
#FamilyHistory #genealogy #Storytelling
For all we’re going through today, I hope this anniversary can remind us who we are, and why. 🥹 @pbs.org #kenburns
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...
#FamilyHistory #genealogy #Storytelling
The American Revolution | Official Trailer | The Revolution that Changed the World
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary from Ken Burns.
www.pbs.org
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I grew up as an ex-pat American. I represented my country before I knew what it was.
For all we’re going through today, I hope this anniversary can remind us who we are, and why. 🥹 @pbs.org #kenburns
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...
#FamilyHistory #genealogy #Storytelling
For all we’re going through today, I hope this anniversary can remind us who we are, and why. 🥹 @pbs.org #kenburns
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...
#FamilyHistory #genealogy #Storytelling
As we wrap up #GenHour... I don't know who it was that sent me to stevemorse.org/census/unifi...
But thank you, wow... I fell down the rabbit hole again, exploring the residents of my block in 1950. Our home was owned by a custodian. His wife was a housewife. The neighbor was a barber. #1950s
But thank you, wow... I fell down the rabbit hole again, exploring the residents of my block in 1950. Our home was owned by a custodian. His wife was a housewife. The neighbor was a barber. #1950s
Unified Census ED Finder
stevemorse.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
As we wrap up #GenHour... I don't know who it was that sent me to stevemorse.org/census/unifi...
But thank you, wow... I fell down the rabbit hole again, exploring the residents of my block in 1950. Our home was owned by a custodian. His wife was a housewife. The neighbor was a barber. #1950s
But thank you, wow... I fell down the rabbit hole again, exploring the residents of my block in 1950. Our home was owned by a custodian. His wife was a housewife. The neighbor was a barber. #1950s
Adding to #GenHour was this delightful moment when Crystal Lorimor told me about a new county-based initiative to map land records to... well, maps.
An old-fashioned #OnePlace FAN study meets the magic of GIS at #BelmontCounty #Ohio.
youtube.com/shorts/4urh0...
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An old-fashioned #OnePlace FAN study meets the magic of GIS at #BelmontCounty #Ohio.
youtube.com/shorts/4urh0...
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From a Diary to a County Map #substack #shorts
YouTube video by Projectkin
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November 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Adding to #GenHour was this delightful moment when Crystal Lorimor told me about a new county-based initiative to map land records to... well, maps.
An old-fashioned #OnePlace FAN study meets the magic of GIS at #BelmontCounty #Ohio.
youtube.com/shorts/4urh0...
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
An old-fashioned #OnePlace FAN study meets the magic of GIS at #BelmontCounty #Ohio.
youtube.com/shorts/4urh0...
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...