Author Eric J. Ostroff, Historical Novelist and Genealogist
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Author Eric J. Ostroff, Historical Novelist and Genealogist
@ericjostroff.bsky.social
Author of The Metacom Saga, a historical fiction series recounting the tragic events of King Philip’s War, one of the bloodiest conflicts in American history.

Genealogist, specializing in pre-colonial and colonial New England.
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Labeled as the war you never knew, the #MetacomSaga is the true story of the events surrounding King Philip’s War. Fifty years after the landing at Plymouth Rock, this tragic conflict is considered one of the bloodiest in American history. #WritingCommunity #HistoricalFiction #amwriting #WriteSky
In today's video, we explore the ambitious idea of mapping a family's 200-year migration, a process that typically involves extensive genealogy research.

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200 Years of Ancestor Migration Visualized with One AI Prompt
YouTube video by Trace Your New England Roots
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January 17, 2026 at 6:21 PM
In today's video, we tackle one of our viewers' genealogy brick walls. Every family has an ancestor who feels like a ghost, a name on a page with no origin or story—a true genealogical brick wall. T

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#genealogy #genealogytips #GenealogyResearch #familytree #brickwall #howto
Stuck in Your Family Tree? Here's What We Found
YouTube video by Trace Your New England Roots
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January 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This video explores the frustration of encountering these "genealogy brick walls" when a family story and a classic New England name don't align with available records.

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#genealogy #genealogytips #genealogyresearch #brickwall #ancestors #MigrationJourney
Why Genealogists Lose the Trail: The New England Migration Problem
YouTube video by Trace Your New England Roots
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January 14, 2026 at 2:40 AM
January 14, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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The War of the Roses series - Margaret Beaufort, Anne Neville, Elizabeth of York and Marguerite of Anjou were key players during the era.

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##HistFicThread
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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'This is not a gentle book. It's not about nuns praying over candles. Life was hard.' 'I loved this story. History brought to life by Judith Arnopp.' - ##Review

http://mybook.to/sistersofarden

Also on ##Audible~ narrated by
@alexleeaudio

##HistoricalFiction
January 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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How do you recover from the havoc wrought by history’s cruellest plague?

FORTUNE’S WHEEL, The First Meonbridge Chronicle, Silver Medal winner in the Coffee Pot Book Club Awards 2020 for #Medieval #HistFic

#Kindle #KU #Paperback #Audible

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January 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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Reposted by Author Eric J. Ostroff, Historical Novelist and Genealogist
"One of the best books I have ever read! Almost the whole of English history, told through the eyes of generations and generations of the same family." Review

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##HistoricalFiction ##medieval ##Vikikngs ##wotr ##kindle ##KU
January 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM
In this video, we walk you through a clear, step-by-step approach for building an accurate family tree and understanding your family history.
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#genealogy #genealogytips #genealogyresearch #familyhistory
Don't Make This ONE Mistake in Genealogy Research
YouTube video by Trace Your New England Roots
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January 12, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Chapter 20 completed!

#WritingCommunity #WriterSky
January 11, 2026 at 2:32 AM
At the center of that story is Miles Standish. To survive, the Pilgrim fathers made a morally difficult choice: they relied on a professional soldier—an outsider to their faith—to protect their families and their future.

#genealogy #mayflower #newenglandhistory #history

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Miles Standish: The Man the Pilgrims Couldn't Live Without
YouTube video by Trace Your New England Roots
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January 7, 2026 at 12:32 AM
This video explores the new frontier in DNA sequencing, where companies now offer to examine all three billion letters of an individual's DNA. But, is it worth it?

#Genealogy #GeneticGenealogy #Ancestry #DNA

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Is Whole Genome Sequencing Worth It For Genealogy
YouTube video by Trace Your New England Roots
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January 6, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Reposted by Author Eric J. Ostroff, Historical Novelist and Genealogist
Enter a dark new level of horror

Read MIRACLE MAN
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FREE on Kindle Unlimited

Also on #audible

*** For mature readers only
*** Contains gore and violence
You've been warned.

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January 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM