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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
Screenshot reads: SMALL CHANGE, HUGE IMPACT Ancestry.com recently updated their Terms of Service to include ”In exchange for access to the Services, you agree... Not to use the Services in connection with any law enforcement investigation or judicial proceeding."
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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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...
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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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:

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November 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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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
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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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
November 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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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.

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October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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The full-text search feature on FamilySearch has revealed the rich material that Family History books include about other families. In tomorrow's Emma Explores, we'll hear more about Emma Cox's discoveries in her Fontblanque family line.

#FamilyHistory #Genealogy

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October 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Projectkin Live: GIS Event Preview with Crystal Lorimor and Anthony Atkins.

Connect land grant data from the original Seven Ranges section of eastern Ohio to not only GIS data but also individual data on FamilySearch.

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#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
October 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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On this quiet Friday afternoon as the US and Canada prepares for a three-day weekend, I had the fun of chatting with Emma Cox of the Journeys into Genealogy podcast about her Emma Explores program next Thursday.

#familyhistory #genealogy #GenHour
October 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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From @jennifer-jones.bsky.social's incredible Speaker's Corner guests today, Diane Burley and Lori Olson White. Here in conversation about legacy and how we keep stories alive.

See the full conversation: open.substack.com/pub/projectk...

#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #legacy #storytelling
October 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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In case you missed it, @jennifer-jones.bsky.social has a fantastic line-up for tomorrow’s Speakers’ Corner:

A little sneak preview of Lori Olson White with Diane Burley. #FamilyHistory #Legacy #FamilyStories #Genealogy

Get your local time for the Zoom, register here: tockify.com/eventscalend...
October 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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What an incredible Live program today with Lori Olson White and Diane Burley in conversation with @jennifer-jones.bsky.social. Hysterically funny, poignant, and thought-provoking. All at once.

oh… and rabbit holes everywhere! 🕳️🐇

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October 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Always mindful of #OnePlace studies, sometimes it’s best to step carefully around obstacles.

Many thanks to everyone in this community who helped make #AATP25, out #miniAATP such a success. Kudos to @sogorg.bsky.social, @oneplacestudies.bsky.social and @balhnews.bsky.social. 🥳
Dax, one of two Projectkin cats, doing the catwalk high above the Projectkin HQ. More at Projectkin.org All Rights Reserved.
October 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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This whole #AATP25 series has been full of surprises, today's added a special twist as artlyn johnson of Hush Harbor Rootworks here in Berkeley, CA joined me in-person, live.

See the full recording at Projectkin.org/aatp25, our YouTube channel and.. . the FB All About That Place group.
October 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Tomorrow’s installment of #AATP25, takes us into the quiet spaces of gardens, women, and midwives. I’m honored to welcome artlyn malio johnson back to Projectkin.

artlyn will share stories of this special healing garden, “Naynee's Healing Garden.”

Learn more at tockify.com/eventscalend...
Graphic image promoting an event: All About That Place #AATP25 featuring artlyn malio johnson in conversation with Barbara at Projectkin Projectkin Live: #AATP25 A Conversation with artlyn johnson Thu Oct 2nd 4:00pm - 4:30pm (PDT) AATP25-artlyn artlyn mali'o johnson of Hush Harbor Rootworks will join Barbara from Projectkin in this special 10-day All About That Place celebration for 2025 (#AATP25) with the Society for Genealogists, the Society for One-Place Studies, and the British Association for Local History (BALH). In artlyn's talk for All About That Place 2024, Pacific Edition, she shared stories about her grandmother's “Healing Garden” in Florida. artlyn mali'o johnson is a medicine maker, herbalist, and genealogist living in Berkeley, California. As a storykeeper of her family, she shares the traditional folkways of her unique ancestral heritage with many lessons and an appreciation for place learned from her grandmother, Naynee.
October 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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And @cerydwyn.bsky.social, I’m thrilled to have you back to tell us about your research. Just 90 min from now! Details 👇
Graphic showing “live, All about that place #AATP25” also shown are headshots for Cynthia Raleigh and your host, Barbara at Projectkin.
October 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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To explore more from the Live programs we've been doing for the #miniAATP25, enjoy these clips Substack drops directly into YouTube Shorts.

Since I've been doing these daily (with a break today) you can see the whole series in my Shorts stream:

www.youtube.com/@projectkin/...
#AATP25 #OnePlace
A clip of recent Youtube shorts posts on Youtube.com/@projectkin in support of #AATP25
September 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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A snapshot of my #AATP25 #miniAATP conversation with @diggydiaspora.bsky.social in our Livestream today, revisiting “Bayleys Plantation: Home of a National Hero” with Diane Grant

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September 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Oh yes! #AATP25 continues right on through the weekend. Over here in the Projectkin tent🎪we're featuring a special live program timed for our friends in the Pacific featuring @anneyoungau.bsky.social. Learn more at tockify.com/eventscalendar/detail/115/1759100400000
September 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Zarabeth and Dax, able, behind-the-scenes supporters at Projectkin pause for a moment on #Caturday during this busy #AATP25 series. ZB couldn’t help insert herself during today’s talk. Treats. It’s all about the treats.

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September 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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And the full recording of Karen de Bruyne's talk for All About That Place, is now posted to both YouTube and Substack.

You'll find the Substack link at Projectkin.org/aatp25

The YouTube link is at youtu.be/X44dTdIaPFY

Join us tomorrow: Projectkin.org/aatp25-events

#AATP25 #GenHour
September 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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As #AATP25 gets rolling, I'm delighted to welcome my first Livestream guest for our Projectkin series: Karen de Bruyne who returns to talk about researching the records of ancestors in India.

(This time at a more civilized hour for the UK, 😉 6 pm BST)

Join us: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
September 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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As #AATP25 kicks off today, I'm delighted to announce that Jude Rhodes, @juderhodes.bsky.social, will join us in a Livestreamed session on the last day of the 10-day run to help me close out the series.

Learn more: 👉 projectkin.substack.com/p/mini-aatp2...
Graphic image titled "All About That Place" The ‘Mini’ #AATP25 Pacific Edition" includes images of Allison Singleton, Karen de Bruyne, artlyn mali'o johnson, Cynthia Raleigh, Annette Burkey Lyttle, Diane Grant, Jude Rhodes, and Anne Young
September 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Since it was already a help to me, I thought others tracking #AATP25 for the @sogorg.bsky.social, @oneplacestudies.bsky.social and @balhnews.bsky.social might appreciate a nifty short code for our schedule of LIVE #FamilyHistory events All About That Place:

projectkin.org/aatp25-live
All About That Place, Live series (#AATP25) Speakers: Karen de Bruyne, Allison DePrey Singleton, Annette Burke Lyttle, Anne Young, Jude Rhodes, Diane Grant, Cynthia Raleigh, and artlyn mali'o johnson. Join us won't you?
September 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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In case you missed it, Emma Cox of the Journeys into Genealogy Podcast and I had a fun, “rich” conversation today in anticipation of next week's Emma Explores program. Join us won't you?

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September 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM