J. Paul Hawthorne
@jphawthorne.bsky.social
Genealogist, desert trekker, world traveler, music lover, book reader, classic movies.
Genealogy Blog: https://www.geneaspy.com/
Social sites: https://jpaulhawthorne.carrd.co/
Genealogy Blog: https://www.geneaspy.com/
Social sites: https://jpaulhawthorne.carrd.co/
#WeirdWednesday: A classic joke I heard back in the 90s. I turned it into a visual using ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#WeirdWednesday: A classic joke I heard back in the 90s. I turned it into a visual using ChatGPT.
I created this visual from a joke using ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I created this visual from a joke using ChatGPT.
#TicketStubTuesday: Randy Newman – August 9, 2006 – Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay, San Diego, California. (Ticket stub missing!)
Pic not from me.
Pic not from me.
November 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
#TicketStubTuesday: Randy Newman – August 9, 2006 – Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay, San Diego, California. (Ticket stub missing!)
Pic not from me.
Pic not from me.
Experiment with #AI.
Prompt: "Generate a family tree diagram with pedigree collapse."
1. CoPilot couldn't even figure it out.
2. ChatGPT was simple and to the point.
3. Perplexity was better, but also gave an excellent description of pedigree collapse. See below in comments.
#Genealogy
Prompt: "Generate a family tree diagram with pedigree collapse."
1. CoPilot couldn't even figure it out.
2. ChatGPT was simple and to the point.
3. Perplexity was better, but also gave an excellent description of pedigree collapse. See below in comments.
#Genealogy
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Experiment with #AI.
Prompt: "Generate a family tree diagram with pedigree collapse."
1. CoPilot couldn't even figure it out.
2. ChatGPT was simple and to the point.
3. Perplexity was better, but also gave an excellent description of pedigree collapse. See below in comments.
#Genealogy
Prompt: "Generate a family tree diagram with pedigree collapse."
1. CoPilot couldn't even figure it out.
2. ChatGPT was simple and to the point.
3. Perplexity was better, but also gave an excellent description of pedigree collapse. See below in comments.
#Genealogy
The wonders of AI (see below), but I also figured it out by myself before plugging it in. :)
November 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The wonders of AI (see below), but I also figured it out by myself before plugging it in. :)
#ThrowbackThursday: Sunday, November 16, 1986, Carreg Cennen Castle, Trap, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK.
November 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#ThrowbackThursday: Sunday, November 16, 1986, Carreg Cennen Castle, Trap, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK.
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Today, in 1863, my 2nd. Great-Grandmother, Martha McMahon, was born in Madison County, Texas.
Daughter of James Daniel McMahon & Narcissa Neeley.
I paid my respects at her grave last year.
#Genealogy
Daughter of James Daniel McMahon & Narcissa Neeley.
I paid my respects at her grave last year.
#Genealogy
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Today, in 1863, my 2nd. Great-Grandmother, Martha McMahon, was born in Madison County, Texas.
Daughter of James Daniel McMahon & Narcissa Neeley.
I paid my respects at her grave last year.
#Genealogy
Daughter of James Daniel McMahon & Narcissa Neeley.
I paid my respects at her grave last year.
#Genealogy
#TicketStubTuesday: 1. Ratt – Opening act, Fastway and Mama’s Boys – August 7, 1984 – SDSU Open Air Theatre, San Diego, California.
October 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
#TicketStubTuesday: 1. Ratt – Opening act, Fastway and Mama’s Boys – August 7, 1984 – SDSU Open Air Theatre, San Diego, California.
October 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
#ThrowbackThursday: My brother and I after a hard night of trick-or-treating.
#Halloween, October 31, 1979, San Diego.
Homemade Gene Simmons costume. My brother is Ace Fehley of #KISS.
#Halloween, October 31, 1979, San Diego.
Homemade Gene Simmons costume. My brother is Ace Fehley of #KISS.
October 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
#ThrowbackThursday: My brother and I after a hard night of trick-or-treating.
#Halloween, October 31, 1979, San Diego.
Homemade Gene Simmons costume. My brother is Ace Fehley of #KISS.
#Halloween, October 31, 1979, San Diego.
Homemade Gene Simmons costume. My brother is Ace Fehley of #KISS.
I "come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow"! Led Zeppelin.
Yes, Iceland!
October 2025 #AncestryDNA update.
#Genealogy
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow"! Led Zeppelin.
Yes, Iceland!
October 2025 #AncestryDNA update.
#Genealogy
October 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I "come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow"! Led Zeppelin.
Yes, Iceland!
October 2025 #AncestryDNA update.
#Genealogy
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow"! Led Zeppelin.
Yes, Iceland!
October 2025 #AncestryDNA update.
#Genealogy
#TicketStubTuesday: [Missing Ticket] The Beach Boys – December 27, 1976 – The San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California. NOTE: My first concert! Also, note the Olympic rings; the summer games just finished in Montreal four months earlier.
October 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#TicketStubTuesday: [Missing Ticket] The Beach Boys – December 27, 1976 – The San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California. NOTE: My first concert! Also, note the Olympic rings; the summer games just finished in Montreal four months earlier.
I joined a new #genealogy society: Mobile Creole Cultural and Historical Preservation Society.
I am descended from some of the original Creoles in Mobile, #Alabama.
Website: mobilecreolesociety.weebly.com
I am descended from some of the original Creoles in Mobile, #Alabama.
Website: mobilecreolesociety.weebly.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I joined a new #genealogy society: Mobile Creole Cultural and Historical Preservation Society.
I am descended from some of the original Creoles in Mobile, #Alabama.
Website: mobilecreolesociety.weebly.com
I am descended from some of the original Creoles in Mobile, #Alabama.
Website: mobilecreolesociety.weebly.com
Find a Grave Tip: Make sure your reflection isn't on the stone! 🤣
This was a trip I took in 2022 to Conecuh County, Alabama. Not a relative, just thought it was cool with a picture of him with a guitar.
#FG #FindaGrave #Genealogy #FindaGraveFriday
This was a trip I took in 2022 to Conecuh County, Alabama. Not a relative, just thought it was cool with a picture of him with a guitar.
#FG #FindaGrave #Genealogy #FindaGraveFriday
October 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Find a Grave Tip: Make sure your reflection isn't on the stone! 🤣
This was a trip I took in 2022 to Conecuh County, Alabama. Not a relative, just thought it was cool with a picture of him with a guitar.
#FG #FindaGrave #Genealogy #FindaGraveFriday
This was a trip I took in 2022 to Conecuh County, Alabama. Not a relative, just thought it was cool with a picture of him with a guitar.
#FG #FindaGrave #Genealogy #FindaGraveFriday
October 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Happy Birthday, Meagan Smolenyak Smolenyak!
October 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Happy Birthday, Meagan Smolenyak Smolenyak!
October 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#TicketStubTuesday: Rush – November 21, 2012 – Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, California.
October 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#TicketStubTuesday: Rush – November 21, 2012 – Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, California.
RIP Jane Goodall.
Pic of my original National Geographic December 1965 issue.
Pic of my original National Geographic December 1965 issue.
October 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
RIP Jane Goodall.
Pic of my original National Geographic December 1965 issue.
Pic of my original National Geographic December 1965 issue.
October 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
#WeirdWednesday
...And as Fox Mulder would say, "I want to believe".
...And as Fox Mulder would say, "I want to believe".
September 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
#WeirdWednesday
...And as Fox Mulder would say, "I want to believe".
...And as Fox Mulder would say, "I want to believe".
There were three Seminole Indian Wars in Florida between 1817 and 1858 to force the original people off their lands by the US government for the sake of settlers. It's heartbreaking to learn my direct ancestor and cousin was part of that, but I'm just a genealogist learning about history #Genealogy
September 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
There were three Seminole Indian Wars in Florida between 1817 and 1858 to force the original people off their lands by the US government for the sake of settlers. It's heartbreaking to learn my direct ancestor and cousin was part of that, but I'm just a genealogist learning about history #Genealogy
#TicketStubTuesday: 1st. Marine Division Band – January 31, 2014 – California Center for the Arts, Escondido, California.
#Oorah #NewYearsEve
#Oorah #NewYearsEve
September 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
#TicketStubTuesday: 1st. Marine Division Band – January 31, 2014 – California Center for the Arts, Escondido, California.
#Oorah #NewYearsEve
#Oorah #NewYearsEve