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Simon Young, One Ancestor at a Time
@simonsaidthis.bsky.social
Creator, OneAncestor.co
Tech and Media Guy, Pacific Enterprise People
Candidate, Master of Technological Futures
Matai, Leauvaa, Samoa
Discover the story: The silent wisdom of trees vist.ly/4duup
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I started listening to an audiobook about civilisational collapse (as one does) and finding it hard to get past the narrator’s pronunciation of “collapse” as “claps”!
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
At 11am on the 11th of November, 1918, World War I came to an end. An estimated 16 to 20 million people lost their lives. Others survived, but were forever changed.
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Discover the story: Meet my parents vist.ly/4dpmk
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Discover the story: The Search for Samuel: How my great-great-grandfather brought the world to Whanganui vist.ly/4djfw
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Learning to introduce myself in Te Reo changed the way I see identity. Kia ora. vist.ly/4dgsw
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Reposted by Simon Young, One Ancestor at a Time
Our guests for this 10th season are;

- Dr. Wanda Wyporska
- Simon Howard
- DearMYRTLE @dearmyrtle.bsky.social
- Roberto and Ramón Parra
- Kathy Wilshaw @kathyw.bsky.social
- Simon Young @simonsaidthis.bsky.social
and Lene D. Kottal @kottalgenealogy.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Ever wondered what it's like to survive a naval disaster? This one's personal. vist.ly/4dchq
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Discover the story: The Search for Samuel: How my great-great-grandfather brought the world to Whanganui vist.ly/4d7ch
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A reminder that kindness changes lives. Meet Brian. vist.ly/4c25k
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Learning to introduce myself in Te Reo changed the way I see identity. #Respect vist.ly/4cuny
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Discover the story: The silent wisdom of trees vist.ly/4cpnr
November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Discover the story: Meet my parents vist.ly/4ck5d
November 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Discover the story: You'll never believe how far he went for love vist.ly/4ci9s
November 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Discover the story: You'll never believe how far he went for love vist.ly/4cfh6
October 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Discover the story: 8 must-have family history tools for better storytelling vist.ly/4cb3x
October 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A reminder that kindness changes lives. His story will move you. vist.ly/4c6vj
October 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Remembering the tragic end of my 2nd great-grandfather Lamont Henry Graeme Young, who went missing, presumed killed, on this day in 1880 in Bermagui, New South Wales. He was a geologist exploring opportunities for gold prospecting.

October 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Discover the story: 8 must-have family history tools for better storytelling vist.ly/4b2nn
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A reminder that kindness changes lives. Meet Brian. vist.ly/4bwdn
October 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Discover the story: Introducing One Ancestor at a Time vist.ly/4bsrr
October 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Learning to introduce myself in Te Reo changed the way I see identity. Kia ora. vist.ly/4bq2f
October 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
What does it mean to be pakeha in Aotearoa? This is one way I try to answer. vist.ly/4bnkg
October 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A reminder that kindness changes lives. Meet Brian. vist.ly/4bhz5
October 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Learning to introduce myself in Te Reo changed the way I see identity. #Respect vist.ly/4bdkz
October 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM