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?
⮕ Projectkin.Substack.com
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
⮕ Projectkin.Substack.com
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
The power of memoir and storytelling may take generations, but it is real.
Rest in peace, Viola Fletcher.
#FamilyHistory #memoir #tulsa #ViolaFletcher
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Rest in peace, Viola Fletcher.
#FamilyHistory #memoir #tulsa #ViolaFletcher
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The power of memoir and storytelling may take generations, but it is real.
Rest in peace, Viola Fletcher.
#FamilyHistory #memoir #tulsa #ViolaFletcher
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Rest in peace, Viola Fletcher.
#FamilyHistory #memoir #tulsa #ViolaFletcher
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
This morning Tami Mize reported on #Ancestry ‘s ToS change re Law enforcement in her weekly ConfKeeper newsletter.
Thoughts?
I’m guessing the issue is a defense against the Homeland security’s anti-immigration campaign.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ConfKeeper
Thoughts?
I’m guessing the issue is a defense against the Homeland security’s anti-immigration campaign.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ConfKeeper
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This morning Tami Mize reported on #Ancestry ‘s ToS change re Law enforcement in her weekly ConfKeeper newsletter.
Thoughts?
I’m guessing the issue is a defense against the Homeland security’s anti-immigration campaign.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ConfKeeper
Thoughts?
I’m guessing the issue is a defense against the Homeland security’s anti-immigration campaign.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ConfKeeper
I was disappointed to miss #GenHour, but it was a good cause as I compiled the notes from Projectkin's Emma Explores program. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Always a fun one, you can see the recording (and the series) for free here:
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Always a fun one, you can see the recording (and the series) for free here:
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I was disappointed to miss #GenHour, but it was a good cause as I compiled the notes from Projectkin's Emma Explores program. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Always a fun one, you can see the recording (and the series) for free here:
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Always a fun one, you can see the recording (and the series) for free here:
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Join @Emma - Journeys into Genealogy and me tomorrow as Emma Explores the publishing empire of here 2x great-grandfather, Edward William Cox (1809-79). #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #GenHour #VictorianEra
Join us, won’t you? Local time and registration details in the link:
tockify.com/eventscalend...
Join us, won’t you? Local time and registration details in the link:
tockify.com/eventscalend...
November 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Join @Emma - Journeys into Genealogy and me tomorrow as Emma Explores the publishing empire of here 2x great-grandfather, Edward William Cox (1809-79). #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #GenHour #VictorianEra
Join us, won’t you? Local time and registration details in the link:
tockify.com/eventscalend...
Join us, won’t you? Local time and registration details in the link:
tockify.com/eventscalend...
The Coffin Family Through Line in the American Revolutionary War
A fun #FamilyHistory story for me to explore and an eye-opener too. #Genealogy
#Stories250
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
A fun #FamilyHistory story for me to explore and an eye-opener too. #Genealogy
#Stories250
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
The Coffin Family Through Line in the American Revolutionary War
In the Revolutionary War, many members of the Society of Friends would be recognized as war veterans. My Coffin ancestors played their role as pacifists as the brutal war came to them.
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Coffin Family Through Line in the American Revolutionary War
A fun #FamilyHistory story for me to explore and an eye-opener too. #Genealogy
#Stories250
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
A fun #FamilyHistory story for me to explore and an eye-opener too. #Genealogy
#Stories250
open.substack.com/pub/projectk...
Bravo, @tadmaster.bsky.social what an accomplishment and a kindness you’re passing forward to future generations.
A major addition to the Callin Family History project stemmed from the thinnest of clues. Thanks to random strangers on the Internet, I was able to build those clues into a tree with hundreds more cousins.
The Scott Family: Milton Township Diaspora
A major addition to the Callin Family History project stemmed from the thinnest of clues. Thanks to random strangers on the Internet, I was able to build those clues into a tree with hundreds more cousins.
mightieracorns.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Bravo, @tadmaster.bsky.social what an accomplishment and a kindness you’re passing forward to future generations.
Reposted by Barbara at Projectkin
Coming up on Thursday/Friday. Check your time zone and event details in the link. Don’t forget to register for your free Zoom link. We’d love to see you there
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 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Coming up on Thursday/Friday. Check your time zone and event details in the link. Don’t forget to register for your free Zoom link. We’d love to see you there
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...
tockify.com
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, ...
tockify.com
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
tockify.com/eventscalend...
@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!