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
⮕ Projectkin.Substack.com
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
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...
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...
From a Diary to a County Map #substack #shorts
YouTube video by Projectkin
youtube.com
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...
As America, our 250th has had me thinking about better highlighting the extraordinary array of posts added to the Projectkin’s #Stories250 effort.
Why not roll all posts and talk recordings into a new page: Projectkin.org/stories250
Stories: Around the world 👀
#GenHour #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Why not roll all posts and talk recordings into a new page: Projectkin.org/stories250
Stories: Around the world 👀
#GenHour #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Projectkin | Stories250
Bringing together Projectkin’s diverse Anglophone genealogy community to share stories about our ancestors’ roles at the time of the American Revolution.
Projectkin.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
As America, our 250th has had me thinking about better highlighting the extraordinary array of posts added to the Projectkin’s #Stories250 effort.
Why not roll all posts and talk recordings into a new page: Projectkin.org/stories250
Stories: Around the world 👀
#GenHour #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Why not roll all posts and talk recordings into a new page: Projectkin.org/stories250
Stories: Around the world 👀
#GenHour #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Bravo, @manchesterhistory.uk! I only wish I could come along on one of your tours virtually... 🤔 could happen.
If you were one of the 260+ brilliant people who supported me by coming on my Angel Meadow history walking tour this year, thank you. I have some big plans for next year. #Manchester #history #genealogy #genhour #walkingtours
Manchester history tour plans for next year
If you came on my Angel Meadow tour this year, thank you. I have some big plans for next year.
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Bravo, @manchesterhistory.uk! I only wish I could come along on one of your tours virtually... 🤔 could happen.
A surprising — and remarkable — project that highlights the potential of storytelling to heal, one stone, one place at a time. “Say their names.”
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
#Storytelling #OnePlace
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
#Storytelling #OnePlace
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
The Southern US county honouring its dark past
While other places in the US are increasingly censoring how they tell their multicultural histories to travellers, one community is highlighting them.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A surprising — and remarkable — project that highlights the potential of storytelling to heal, one stone, one place at a time. “Say their names.”
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
#Storytelling #OnePlace
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
#Storytelling #OnePlace
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
My follow-up discussion with Crystal Lorimor today was inspiring. What started as curiosity about townships in their #BelmontOH county has become an extraordinary research tool: open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Also, a fine example #Genealogy #OnePlace #FamilyHistory or more. #OhioGenealogy #Ohio
Also, a fine example #Genealogy #OnePlace #FamilyHistory or more. #OhioGenealogy #Ohio
November 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
My follow-up discussion with Crystal Lorimor today was inspiring. What started as curiosity about townships in their #BelmontOH county has become an extraordinary research tool: open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Also, a fine example #Genealogy #OnePlace #FamilyHistory or more. #OhioGenealogy #Ohio
Also, a fine example #Genealogy #OnePlace #FamilyHistory or more. #OhioGenealogy #Ohio
The extraordinary team at Belmont County, OH have turned the historic 1787 Seven Ranges Survey project into a web app linking a GIS map to land patents and FamilySearch data.
See the talk at Projectkin, then join us live at 10 am / 1 / 6 pm PT/ET/GMT.
projectkin.substack.com/p/special-st...
See the talk at Projectkin, then join us live at 10 am / 1 / 6 pm PT/ET/GMT.
projectkin.substack.com/p/special-st...
Special: Storytelling, County GIS Maps & Land Patents » The 7 Ranges & Belmont Co., OH
Leads for this incredible Belmont Co. Ohio project, Crystal Lorimor, Jason Garczyk, and Anthony Atkins demonstrate this new way to view connections between historic land grants, people, and places.
projectkin.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The extraordinary team at Belmont County, OH have turned the historic 1787 Seven Ranges Survey project into a web app linking a GIS map to land patents and FamilySearch data.
See the talk at Projectkin, then join us live at 10 am / 1 / 6 pm PT/ET/GMT.
projectkin.substack.com/p/special-st...
See the talk at Projectkin, then join us live at 10 am / 1 / 6 pm PT/ET/GMT.
projectkin.substack.com/p/special-st...
Come on in and explore to see what the excitement is all about for GIS Mapping in Belmont County, Ohio, documenting the 7 Ranges, the first US land survey in 1787.
Many thanks to the team at #BelmontOH
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Storytelling #OnePlace
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Many thanks to the team at #BelmontOH
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Storytelling #OnePlace
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Special: Storytelling, County GIS Maps & Land Patents » The 7 Ranges & Belmont Co., OH
Leads for this incredible Belmont Co. Ohio project, Crystal Lorimor, Jason Garczyk, and Anthony Atkins demonstrate this new way to view connections between historic land grants, people, and places.
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Come on in and explore to see what the excitement is all about for GIS Mapping in Belmont County, Ohio, documenting the 7 Ranges, the first US land survey in 1787.
Many thanks to the team at #BelmontOH
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Storytelling #OnePlace
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Many thanks to the team at #BelmontOH
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Storytelling #OnePlace
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
October 30!
Crystal Lorimor, Anthony Atkins, and Jason Garczyk are sharing this incredible program they’ve come up with in Belmont County, Ohio. Connecting land records to GIS coordinates and creating lookups by people!
There's still time to join us live: tockify.com/eventscalend...
Crystal Lorimor, Anthony Atkins, and Jason Garczyk are sharing this incredible program they’ve come up with in Belmont County, Ohio. Connecting land records to GIS coordinates and creating lookups by people!
There's still time to join us live: tockify.com/eventscalend...
Storytelling, County GIS Maps & Land Patents: The 7 Ranges & Belmont Co., OH
Thu 30 Oct, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM [PDT]: This talk will unveil a new map resource prototype for anyone researching the Seven Ranges or ancestors who purchased land from the U.S. federal government in th...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
October 30!
Crystal Lorimor, Anthony Atkins, and Jason Garczyk are sharing this incredible program they’ve come up with in Belmont County, Ohio. Connecting land records to GIS coordinates and creating lookups by people!
There's still time to join us live: tockify.com/eventscalend...
Crystal Lorimor, Anthony Atkins, and Jason Garczyk are sharing this incredible program they’ve come up with in Belmont County, Ohio. Connecting land records to GIS coordinates and creating lookups by people!
There's still time to join us live: tockify.com/eventscalend...
When you weren’t looking, I posted the November episode in our Stories250 series. My guest: Lori Olson White. Substack Live in our Atlantic-friendly slot — Sunday, November 16.
Details, and your local time in the events calendar 👇
tockify.com/eventscalend...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Details, and your local time in the events calendar 👇
tockify.com/eventscalend...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Projectkin Live: Patriot or Loyalist? Lori Olson White Shares for Stories250
Sun 16 Nov, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM [PST]: Each week, I host a special Projectkin guest to discuss the week's special projects or programs. This week, I'll welcome my next guest in the Stories250 series, ...
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October 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
When you weren’t looking, I posted the November episode in our Stories250 series. My guest: Lori Olson White. Substack Live in our Atlantic-friendly slot — Sunday, November 16.
Details, and your local time in the events calendar 👇
tockify.com/eventscalend...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Details, and your local time in the events calendar 👇
tockify.com/eventscalend...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
When I first heard about what a trio of civil servants at Belmont County were doing to connect BLM Data about land patents in the Seven Ranges area of #Ohio, I was astounded… then gobsmacked.
Join us on Thursday, 10/1 PT/ET, Free
tockify.com/eventscalend...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #OnePlace
Join us on Thursday, 10/1 PT/ET, Free
tockify.com/eventscalend...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #OnePlace
Storytelling, County GIS Maps & Land Patents: The 7 Ranges & Belmont Co., OH
Thu 30 Oct, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM [PDT]: This talk will unveil a new map resource prototype for anyone researching the Seven Ranges or ancestors who purchased land from the U.S. federal government in th...
tockify.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
When I first heard about what a trio of civil servants at Belmont County were doing to connect BLM Data about land patents in the Seven Ranges area of #Ohio, I was astounded… then gobsmacked.
Join us on Thursday, 10/1 PT/ET, Free
tockify.com/eventscalend...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #OnePlace
Join us on Thursday, 10/1 PT/ET, Free
tockify.com/eventscalend...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #OnePlace
Aw, thanks so much for the support, Mitch. It was fun. Whit and magic each time these two get together.
@yycphoto.bsky.social and @photodetective.bsky.social
@yycphoto.bsky.social and @photodetective.bsky.social
#ProjectKin & Kathy’s Corner with Maureen Taylor was incredible. Metadata isn’t just data — the breadcrumb trail to our ancestors’ stories. 🖼️ Every pixel has a past!
projectkin.substack.com/s/kathys-cor...
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
cc: @projectkin.bsky.social @photodetective.bsky.social
projectkin.substack.com/s/kathys-cor...
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
cc: @projectkin.bsky.social @photodetective.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Aw, thanks so much for the support, Mitch. It was fun. Whit and magic each time these two get together.
@yycphoto.bsky.social and @photodetective.bsky.social
@yycphoto.bsky.social and @photodetective.bsky.social
A great conversation today with @photodetective.bsky.social and @yycphoto.bsky.social. If you missed it... no worries:
Kathy’s Corner » Metadata and Other Strategies with Guest Maureen Taylor » October 2025
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Digitizing #Metadata
Kathy’s Corner » Metadata and Other Strategies with Guest Maureen Taylor » October 2025
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Digitizing #Metadata
Kathy’s Corner » Metadata and Other Strategies with Guest Maureen Taylor » October 2025
Kathy's very special guest Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective, joined today to share a backgrounder on image metadata and strategies for using it in today’s complicated genealogy world.
open.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
A great conversation today with @photodetective.bsky.social and @yycphoto.bsky.social. If you missed it... no worries:
Kathy’s Corner » Metadata and Other Strategies with Guest Maureen Taylor » October 2025
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Digitizing #Metadata
Kathy’s Corner » Metadata and Other Strategies with Guest Maureen Taylor » October 2025
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Digitizing #Metadata
I try to keep to my lane, but every now and then I slap a bumper sticker on to remind our #Genealogy and #FamilyHistory community about the importance of topics like #privacy.
From the Human-Centered AI Lab at Stanford — @stanfordhai.bsky.social.
hai.stanford.edu/news/be-care...
From the Human-Centered AI Lab at Stanford — @stanfordhai.bsky.social.
hai.stanford.edu/news/be-care...
Be Careful What You Tell Your AI Chatbot | Stanford HAI
A Stanford study reveals that leading AI companies are pulling user conversations for training, highlighting privacy risks and a need for clearer policies.
hai.stanford.edu
October 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I try to keep to my lane, but every now and then I slap a bumper sticker on to remind our #Genealogy and #FamilyHistory community about the importance of topics like #privacy.
From the Human-Centered AI Lab at Stanford — @stanfordhai.bsky.social.
hai.stanford.edu/news/be-care...
From the Human-Centered AI Lab at Stanford — @stanfordhai.bsky.social.
hai.stanford.edu/news/be-care...
There's still time to register for Kathy Stone's special edition of Kathy's Corner scheduled for tomorrow, 23rd of October, when she welcomes Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective, as her guest to talk about #Metadata.
tockify.com/eventscalend...
@yycphoto.bsky.social @photodetective.bsky.social
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@yycphoto.bsky.social @photodetective.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
There's still time to register for Kathy Stone's special edition of Kathy's Corner scheduled for tomorrow, 23rd of October, when she welcomes Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective, as her guest to talk about #Metadata.
tockify.com/eventscalend...
@yycphoto.bsky.social @photodetective.bsky.social
tockify.com/eventscalend...
@yycphoto.bsky.social @photodetective.bsky.social
I was so tied up in some personal stuff going on last weekend that I neglected to post these clips from Kathy Stone's (@yycphoto.bsky.social) takeover of my Substack live program with Lori Olson White:
youtube.com/shorts/AcogW...
Postcards as family history documents. Join us at Kathy's Corner!
youtube.com/shorts/AcogW...
Postcards as family history documents. Join us at Kathy's Corner!
Don't Dismiss That Old Postcard—It Might Be Priceless #substack #shorts
YouTube video by Projectkin
youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I was so tied up in some personal stuff going on last weekend that I neglected to post these clips from Kathy Stone's (@yycphoto.bsky.social) takeover of my Substack live program with Lori Olson White:
youtube.com/shorts/AcogW...
Postcards as family history documents. Join us at Kathy's Corner!
youtube.com/shorts/AcogW...
Postcards as family history documents. Join us at Kathy's Corner!
Just in time for the wrap of #GenHour, see our just-published recording of
“Emma Explores… Philipps and Fonblanque Letters » October 2025”
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
“Emma Explores… Philipps and Fonblanque Letters » October 2025”
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Emma Explores… Philipps and Fonblanque letters » October 2025
Watch now | Emma dives deep into full-text search as she explores FamilySearch collections to discover family history books with previously hidden family letters between two lines of her Huguenot link...
open.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Just in time for the wrap of #GenHour, see our just-published recording of
“Emma Explores… Philipps and Fonblanque Letters » October 2025”
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
“Emma Explores… Philipps and Fonblanque Letters » October 2025”
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
The full-text search feature on FamilySearch has revealed the rich material that Family History books include about other families. In tomorrow's Emma Explores, we'll hear more about Emma Cox's discoveries in her Fontblanque family line.
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
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#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
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October 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The full-text search feature on FamilySearch has revealed the rich material that Family History books include about other families. In tomorrow's Emma Explores, we'll hear more about Emma Cox's discoveries in her Fontblanque family line.
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
tockify.com/eventscalend...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
tockify.com/eventscalend...
Projectkin Live: GIS Event Preview with Crystal Lorimor and Anthony Atkins.
Connect land grant data from the original Seven Ranges section of eastern Ohio to not only GIS data but also individual data on FamilySearch.
projectkin.substack.com/p/projectkin...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Connect land grant data from the original Seven Ranges section of eastern Ohio to not only GIS data but also individual data on FamilySearch.
projectkin.substack.com/p/projectkin...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
October 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Projectkin Live: GIS Event Preview with Crystal Lorimor and Anthony Atkins.
Connect land grant data from the original Seven Ranges section of eastern Ohio to not only GIS data but also individual data on FamilySearch.
projectkin.substack.com/p/projectkin...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Connect land grant data from the original Seven Ranges section of eastern Ohio to not only GIS data but also individual data on FamilySearch.
projectkin.substack.com/p/projectkin...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
On this quiet Friday afternoon as the US and Canada prepares for a three-day weekend, I had the fun of chatting with Emma Cox of the Journeys into Genealogy podcast about her Emma Explores program next Thursday.
#familyhistory #genealogy #GenHour
#familyhistory #genealogy #GenHour
October 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
On this quiet Friday afternoon as the US and Canada prepares for a three-day weekend, I had the fun of chatting with Emma Cox of the Journeys into Genealogy podcast about her Emma Explores program next Thursday.
#familyhistory #genealogy #GenHour
#familyhistory #genealogy #GenHour
What a wonderful gift. Her enthusiasm created a space for others to enter and express their joy.🥹
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for the Loyola Chicago men's basketball team who became an international celebrity during their 2018 Final Four run, has died. n.pr/4h16TNw
Loyola's Sister Jean, who became a March Madness icon, dies at 106
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for the Loyola Chicago men's basketball team who became an international celebrity during their 2018 Final Four run, has died.
n.pr
October 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
What a wonderful gift. Her enthusiasm created a space for others to enter and express their joy.🥹
From @jennifer-jones.bsky.social's incredible Speaker's Corner guests today, Diane Burley and Lori Olson White. Here in conversation about legacy and how we keep stories alive.
See the full conversation: open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #legacy #storytelling
See the full conversation: open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #legacy #storytelling
October 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
From @jennifer-jones.bsky.social's incredible Speaker's Corner guests today, Diane Burley and Lori Olson White. Here in conversation about legacy and how we keep stories alive.
See the full conversation: open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #legacy #storytelling
See the full conversation: open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #legacy #storytelling
In case you missed it, @jennifer-jones.bsky.social has a fantastic line-up for tomorrow’s Speakers’ Corner:
A little sneak preview of Lori Olson White with Diane Burley. #FamilyHistory #Legacy #FamilyStories #Genealogy
Get your local time for the Zoom, register here: tockify.com/eventscalend...
A little sneak preview of Lori Olson White with Diane Burley. #FamilyHistory #Legacy #FamilyStories #Genealogy
Get your local time for the Zoom, register here: tockify.com/eventscalend...
October 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
In case you missed it, @jennifer-jones.bsky.social has a fantastic line-up for tomorrow’s Speakers’ Corner:
A little sneak preview of Lori Olson White with Diane Burley. #FamilyHistory #Legacy #FamilyStories #Genealogy
Get your local time for the Zoom, register here: tockify.com/eventscalend...
A little sneak preview of Lori Olson White with Diane Burley. #FamilyHistory #Legacy #FamilyStories #Genealogy
Get your local time for the Zoom, register here: tockify.com/eventscalend...