Rebecca Stanley
@genealogrebecca.bsky.social
History buff and amateur genealogist
Reposted by Rebecca Stanley
#GenHour - Aged 16–35 and passionate about genealogy? Proposals are open for NextGen 2026, SoG + @federationfhs.bsky.social online conference.
Submit by 12 July 2026: [email protected]
Free workshop to help you prep: From Passion to Presentation, 7 July, 8pm BST.
More info: sog.org.uk/nextgen2026
Submit by 12 July 2026: [email protected]
Free workshop to help you prep: From Passion to Presentation, 7 July, 8pm BST.
More info: sog.org.uk/nextgen2026
December 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#GenHour - Aged 16–35 and passionate about genealogy? Proposals are open for NextGen 2026, SoG + @federationfhs.bsky.social online conference.
Submit by 12 July 2026: [email protected]
Free workshop to help you prep: From Passion to Presentation, 7 July, 8pm BST.
More info: sog.org.uk/nextgen2026
Submit by 12 July 2026: [email protected]
Free workshop to help you prep: From Passion to Presentation, 7 July, 8pm BST.
More info: sog.org.uk/nextgen2026
Hi #GenHour! (Well, a day early.) Spent part of my time this past week labeling photos. 2 bits of good news though: 1) I started back at work again today (well, yesterday by the time #GenHour reads this) and 2) My maternal grandmother's death certificate came today/yesterday for #GenHour!
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December 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Hi #AncestryHour. I've gone back to labeling some photos this past week. Also, the other big news is that this is (very likely) my last live #AncestryHour before I go back to work.
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Hi #AncestryHour. I've gone back to labeling some photos this past week. Also, the other big news is that this is (very likely) my last live #AncestryHour before I go back to work.
#GenHour
I think all of my New York ancestors died in NYC but it'll still be worth it to check it out!
I think all of my New York ancestors died in NYC but it'll still be worth it to check it out!
#GenHour
I'm sure most of us are super excited about the big surprise this week. I logged into my #genealogy email yesterday to find the best Christmas present ever!
🎁https://www.newyorkdeathindex.com/search🎁
I'm sure most of us are super excited about the big surprise this week. I logged into my #genealogy email yesterday to find the best Christmas present ever!
🎁https://www.newyorkdeathindex.com/search🎁
Search Death Records | The New York State Death Index (1880-2017) - a FREE database from Reclaim The Records
Search historical New York State death records by name, county, and year
www.newyorkdeathindex.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
#GenHour
I think all of my New York ancestors died in NYC but it'll still be worth it to check it out!
I think all of my New York ancestors died in NYC but it'll still be worth it to check it out!
Hi #AncestryHour. I've been lazy for the past week so nothing to add on here. I will say that I got the updated Thanksgiving pictures done a little bit over a week ago so yay! I'm glad that's off my plate.
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Hi #AncestryHour. I've been lazy for the past week so nothing to add on here. I will say that I got the updated Thanksgiving pictures done a little bit over a week ago so yay! I'm glad that's off my plate.
#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
www.youtube.com
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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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
m.youtube.com
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...