Coming Events at Projectkin
Events are the lifeblood of our community. In live conversations over Zoom, we get to know each other and connect over shared interests and experiences with Family History and Genealogy.
April is off to a busy start here at the Projectkin Community. With events now presented at Projectkin.org/events and registration at Zoom, some of the logistics should be easier to familiarize with. I wanted to give you a preview of what’s coming.
Each month includes a combination of some formal events like recipe events and specials, or unstructured events like our unstructured Clinics (with “Atlantic” and “Pacific” editions1) and discussions about digitizing at Kathy’s Corner. Sometimes, I layer in one or more special tutorials to cover topics in conversations and comments.
At least once a month, invite fellow Projectkin members to talk about projects they’ve completed themselves and share the “recipe” for how they accomplished it in Project Recipe events.
We've organized several events related to privately publishing books based on feedback after our 6-pack of events during RootsTech. Good stuff!
Let’s get into the calendar!
While our Projectkin Events page makes exploring and registering for each event easy. I thought you might appreciate this summary of the thinking behind what’s ahead for the next few weeks, starting this week, April 15:
Publishing!
That’s two back-to-back SPECIAL events about private publishing on April 24th and May 1st. In some ways, these are a follow-up to our talk on March 21 with Kathryn Graven about her new memoir project, “Weaving a Grandmother’s Letters into a Story.” To make these two events extra special, members,
Karen Ray
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, . How cool is that? Join us, won’t you?Why a Book & What Kind of Book on April 24 and
How to Actually Get Your Book Published on May 1.
Of course, these two events are just the start.
We’ll still be looking in on each other as members with our brainstorming Project Clinics for the Atlantic and Pacific time zones and the amazing
as our “Sherpa over Mt. Intertia” (this month a week early — THIS WEEK — on April 18) AND THEN… on May 9, we have a very special program, already quickly filling up with superstar, of the . Jane joins us for “Beginning, Middle, and End,” a special preview of her creative approach to embarking on Family History Storytelling projects.My Secret Plan
I know many of you are new, and you may not have heard yet about my secret plan. 😉 Events are important to our community because they give us a chance to get to know each other as human beings. These events are all a plot to rope you in. With comments and suggestions, we inspire each other. I can already see how so many of you decide to join Projectkin after signing up and participating in one or more events.
Many of our Project Recipe events have already occurred after ideas are discussed in clinics. Two members have already stepped up to share Project Recipes. You don’t have to be a member to attend our events, though we’d love to invite you to join. You’re welcome to share individual recordings' posts, but only members get the recording links as part of our newsletter mailings.
Have an idea? We’d love to hear it.
Join one of the upcoming Project Clinic events and share the idea. We’d love to have you join us. 👋
Is this a helpful way to view the calendar? Let me know in Chat or in the comments below. If you’re not yet a member, subscribe, log in, and you’re good to go.
What’s this, you might wonder? No single time slot is convenient for everyone in scheduling events that span the English-speaking globe. However, I realized that from California, there are two time windows each day convenient for members along the Atlantic and Pacific. You’ll note we use these routinely for events.
Atlantic events are at 10 AM PT, 1 PM ET, 6 PM GMT, 19:00 CET
Pacific events are at 4 PM PT, 7 PM ET, 11 AM AEDT
There are variations to accommodate the changes of seasons, but you get the idea.