As you might guess, I'm the family genealogist, historian, "archivist".
February 16, 2026 at 7:53 PM
As you might guess, I'm the family genealogist, historian, "archivist".
I feel like there is an easier way to do that than using ChatGPT... just saying. You could actually hire a real genealogist instead.
February 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I feel like there is an easier way to do that than using ChatGPT... just saying. You could actually hire a real genealogist instead.
Sounds a lot like the debate Ann Landers did a column about an amateur genealogist that digitized colonial and civil war paperwork and documents and then shredded them and was amazed that the rest of the family and other genealogists were furious and appalled.
February 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Sounds a lot like the debate Ann Landers did a column about an amateur genealogist that digitized colonial and civil war paperwork and documents and then shredded them and was amazed that the rest of the family and other genealogists were furious and appalled.
As a genealogist, I love bursting bubbles 😁
February 15, 2026 at 11:47 PM
As a genealogist, I love bursting bubbles 😁
Will someone please pay me roughly $250,000 a year to be a professional genealogist so I can just look at old documents and read old cool story’s and solving family mysteries all day and be the happiest I’ve ever been?
February 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Will someone please pay me roughly $250,000 a year to be a professional genealogist so I can just look at old documents and read old cool story’s and solving family mysteries all day and be the happiest I’ve ever been?
Genealogist here, yes!
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Genealogist here, yes!
A DNA test can tell you if it’s from a male or female and what their ethnic makeup is very quickly. Using Ancestry, a genealogist could try to build a family tree and maybe find a possible suspect (a longer process though).
February 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
A DNA test can tell you if it’s from a male or female and what their ethnic makeup is very quickly. Using Ancestry, a genealogist could try to build a family tree and maybe find a possible suspect (a longer process though).
Key Living Descendants & Their Work:
Kenneth B. Morris, Jr.:
Nettie Washington Douglass:
Kevin Douglass Greene:
(Sorry, I am a genealogist and was actually working on his information when I clicked on Bluesky)
Kenneth B. Morris, Jr.:
Nettie Washington Douglass:
Kevin Douglass Greene:
(Sorry, I am a genealogist and was actually working on his information when I clicked on Bluesky)
February 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Key Living Descendants & Their Work:
Kenneth B. Morris, Jr.:
Nettie Washington Douglass:
Kevin Douglass Greene:
(Sorry, I am a genealogist and was actually working on his information when I clicked on Bluesky)
Kenneth B. Morris, Jr.:
Nettie Washington Douglass:
Kevin Douglass Greene:
(Sorry, I am a genealogist and was actually working on his information when I clicked on Bluesky)
He is my favorite genealogist. The work he does is amazing!!!
February 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
He is my favorite genealogist. The work he does is amazing!!!
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February 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM
🧬 Introduction to #Genealogy & #FamilyHistory
📅 Feb 18–Apr 8 | Wednesdays | 2–4:15pm
📍 Joly Theatre, National Library of Ireland
Learn how to research your family history with professional genealogist Seán Murphy: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/course-introduction-genealogyfamily-history
📅 Feb 18–Apr 8 | Wednesdays | 2–4:15pm
📍 Joly Theatre, National Library of Ireland
Learn how to research your family history with professional genealogist Seán Murphy: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/course-introduction-genealogyfamily-history
If a genealogist wrote candy hearts, they would be equal parts love language and research strategy. Sweet on the outside. Slightly obsessed on the inside
What would you add to a genealogist’s candy hearts?
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What would you add to a genealogist’s candy hearts?
#GenealogyHumor #FamilyHistoryFun #Genealogy
February 13, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I'm a genealogist, so I have quite a bit of experience trying to get records, etc. It varies so much by state and, in particular rural vs urban. It's costly and it can take so much time. I think it's dead in the Senate, but we'll see. Passports and Real ID can be off the table cost wise.
February 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
I'm a genealogist, so I have quite a bit of experience trying to get records, etc. It varies so much by state and, in particular rural vs urban. It's costly and it can take so much time. I think it's dead in the Senate, but we'll see. Passports and Real ID can be off the table cost wise.
If a genealogist wrote candy hearts, they would be equal parts love language and research strategy. Sweet on the outside. Slightly obsessed on the inside
What would you add to a genealogist’s candy hearts?
#GenealogyHumor #FamilyHistoryFun #Genealogy
What would you add to a genealogist’s candy hearts?
#GenealogyHumor #FamilyHistoryFun #Genealogy
February 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
If a genealogist wrote candy hearts, they would be equal parts love language and research strategy. Sweet on the outside. Slightly obsessed on the inside
What would you add to a genealogist’s candy hearts?
#GenealogyHumor #FamilyHistoryFun #Genealogy
What would you add to a genealogist’s candy hearts?
#GenealogyHumor #FamilyHistoryFun #Genealogy
my Mom (family genealogist) found her maiden name spelled a dozen different ways by different lines of her family. And it's not even a particularly unusual name (think like Eastwood, Easwode, Eswud, Iswod, etc, etc)
February 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM
my Mom (family genealogist) found her maiden name spelled a dozen different ways by different lines of her family. And it's not even a particularly unusual name (think like Eastwood, Easwode, Eswud, Iswod, etc, etc)
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February 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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One set of my great-great-grandparents is still a big mystery though. I can't find records of their births, marriage, or deaths. They are not found in any of the nearby cemeteries. A professional genealogist suggested that they could be buried in a private family cemetery on their old farm.
February 13, 2026 at 3:06 AM
One set of my great-great-grandparents is still a big mystery though. I can't find records of their births, marriage, or deaths. They are not found in any of the nearby cemeteries. A professional genealogist suggested that they could be buried in a private family cemetery on their old farm.
Remember when an Irish politician tried to honor JD Vance by having a genealogist research Vance's Irish ancestors only to discover he didn't have any, and it turns out Barack O'bama is more Irish than JD Vance
its weird how they all ideologically align with Roman and British empire but also identify with a kind of mythic Scottish and Irish anticolonial struggle in consolidating their whiteness
February 12, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Remember when an Irish politician tried to honor JD Vance by having a genealogist research Vance's Irish ancestors only to discover he didn't have any, and it turns out Barack O'bama is more Irish than JD Vance
I work as a professional genealogist and historian in the Netherlands and have only needed to visit an archive in-person two times in the past six years, including for my dissertation. Once to visit an archive that does not scan on demand, and once to consult restricted access WWII records.
February 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I work as a professional genealogist and historian in the Netherlands and have only needed to visit an archive in-person two times in the past six years, including for my dissertation. Once to visit an archive that does not scan on demand, and once to consult restricted access WWII records.
AI can help beyond research. “LLM Prompts for the Professional Genealogist” explores using large language models for business tasks like writing, SEO, and data organization. Practical guidance by Natalie Webb in the December 2025 APG Quarterly. #APGQ #Genealogy
February 12, 2026 at 2:55 PM
AI can help beyond research. “LLM Prompts for the Professional Genealogist” explores using large language models for business tasks like writing, SEO, and data organization. Practical guidance by Natalie Webb in the December 2025 APG Quarterly. #APGQ #Genealogy
I love the shade in this will (from Ballyhagan Meeting, Religious Society of Friends i.e. Quakers, using an article in The Irish Genealogist @igrs1936.bsky.social #IrishGenealogist
February 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I love the shade in this will (from Ballyhagan Meeting, Religious Society of Friends i.e. Quakers, using an article in The Irish Genealogist @igrs1936.bsky.social #IrishGenealogist
Doing it myself. I’m not sure what an attorney would do. A genealogist might be worthwhile.
If I could pay someone to do the legwork I’d consider it but only for the convenience.
If I could pay someone to do the legwork I’d consider it but only for the convenience.
February 12, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Doing it myself. I’m not sure what an attorney would do. A genealogist might be worthwhile.
If I could pay someone to do the legwork I’d consider it but only for the convenience.
If I could pay someone to do the legwork I’d consider it but only for the convenience.
Correct! Married women get caught up in this too. Photocopies won’t be accepted. As a genealogist I know many states there’s a long wait for documents. If people don’t know they need a doc or wait until near the election it’s quite possible they won’t get in time to register.
February 11, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Correct! Married women get caught up in this too. Photocopies won’t be accepted. As a genealogist I know many states there’s a long wait for documents. If people don’t know they need a doc or wait until near the election it’s quite possible they won’t get in time to register.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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This is an important class for every genealogist—no matter where you are in your journey.
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This is an important class for every genealogist—no matter where you are in your journey.
Get in touch with your local Mormon Church. The original Ancestrydotcom. There might be a trained genealogist living around the corner from you who's just itching to take on a new project.
February 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Get in touch with your local Mormon Church. The original Ancestrydotcom. There might be a trained genealogist living around the corner from you who's just itching to take on a new project.
You're making the assertion here that you believe I only have names and charting, and that when I said "professional genealogist" I meant something different than "person who finds actual records."
February 11, 2026 at 5:43 AM
You're making the assertion here that you believe I only have names and charting, and that when I said "professional genealogist" I meant something different than "person who finds actual records."