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Can We Tell Our Stories?
 • Barbara at Projectkin
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No Obituary, No Gravestone. I'm Okay with That. Would You Be?
 • Barbara at Projectkin
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Projectkin Live: This week—“ABC” Ancestor Bios with Randy Seaver
 • Randy Seaver and Barbara at Projectkin
Story Magic: Reframing family history storytelling in Projects
 • Barbara at Projectkin
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Poor Man's Feast
Elissa Altman
Story Arks
Story Arks
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Andrew Redfern
Andrew Redfern

Members’ Corner

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The Architect from Kowloon & his Famous Daughter, Nancy Kwan
Kwan Wing-hong, a Cambridge-trained architect, known during the War by his code names shares a remarkable history shared by his famous daughter, the…
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Montgomery Hom
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Inside the Burls: Who Owns the Story?
This is Part 4 of my series exploring burls as a metaphor for the complexity of family trees today. After looking at the power of telling a family…
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Kerri Kearney
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Forget-Me-Not

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Forget-me-not » Ailsa Piper in conversation with Jane Hutcheon
Listen now | In this last episode of her 6-part series about how we memorialize, Jane speaks with actor, director, and author, Ailsa Piper about…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Jane Hutcheon
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Forget-me-not » James R. (Bob) Hagerty in conversation with Jane Hutcheon
Listen now | Few people enjoy a well-crafted obituary more than genealogists and family historians.
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Jane Hutcheon
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Forget-me-not » Rhonda Lauritzen in conversation with Jane Hutcheon
Watch now (57 mins) | In an extraordinary discussion about the stories told at memorials and in biographies, Jane and Rhonda treated us to a larger…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Jane Hutcheon
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Forget-Me-Not » James Ware in conversation with Jane Hutcheon
When Cindy Booth Ware, the love of Jim's life, passed away, he turned to his consulting skills to craft a celebration worthy of her. In the effort, he…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Jane Hutcheon
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Forget-Me-Not » Peter Billingham in conversation with Jane Hutcheon
In this 2nd of our six-part series, Jane interviews Peter Billingham of The Art of Memorialising. In this episode, she dives into how we use eulogies to…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Jane Hutcheon
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Project Recipes

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Special » Ancestor Bios: The “ABC” Process with Randy Seaver
In April, Randy Seaver released a post for his GeneaMusings Blogger site and Geneaholic Substack to share his AI-based workflow for quickly generating…
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Randy Seaver
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Project Recipe » Lafayette’s Tour in a Timeline
Listen now | This presentation builds on an earlier project exploration about whether my ancestors had met the extraordinary Marquis de Lafayette on his…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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“Riding a Cabinet Card into Indiana's Historic Past” » Prepared for NWIGS
“How to Add Magic Pixie Dust to Your Family Story, Too!” A recording of a presentation delivered to the Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society (NWIGS…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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1:04:16
Howard & Elvira: Love and the German Chocolate Cake
Today's special dives into the way food becomes a vessel for the memories and love a family passes down across the generations. Lori Olson White's story…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Lori Olson White
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Specials

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Special » War Stories and Healing Paths with Jennifer Holik
Genealogist, military researcher, and spiritual coach, Jennifer Holik joined us to share her insights about taking on this kind of storytelling. These…
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Jennifer Holik
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Barbara at Projectkin
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One-Place Studies Workshop » Part 2: Taking it Further with Janet Barrie
In this 2nd of our two-part series, Janet Barrie of the Society for One-Place Studies introduces us to the perspective, tools, and resources for this…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Janet Barrie
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One-Place Studies Workshop » Part 1: Getting Up & Running with Janet Barrie
As a special workshop for us, Janet Barrie of the Society for One-Place Studies joins us to share the perspective, tools, and resources of this…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Janet Barrie
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Push & Pull of Platforms: Storytelling in blogs, newsletters & websites
This special event was a conversation with two genealogy bloggers who've captured their stories online for years. Recently, they've both been exploring…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Jane Chapman
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Jennifer Jones
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1:01:03
Story Magic: Reframing family history storytelling in Projects
It's time for a mindshift in how we go about our family history storytelling. The explosion in project forms we can use means it's time to think first…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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My Stories

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Can We Tell Our Stories?
We acquire knowledge and wisdom through stories. Facts build the roads, but stories take us around hairpin curves. We remember how the stories made us…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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No Obituary, No Gravestone. I'm Okay with That. Would You Be?
The pandemic forced us to get creative in our daily lives. Those of us who lost loved ones during that period were also to invent ways to memorialize…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Women’s Suffrage & Daughters
The fight for equal rights and universal suffrage took a winding road around the globe. Were the women in your family involved in the campaigns? A…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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My Sixteen: Ries, Moeller, Harger & Parker
In our budding community here on Substack, genealogists (and amateur family historians like me) have been sharing the stories of our sixteen 2x…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Happy Birthday, Projectkin 🎂
I now celebrate May 22nd as the birthdate for our magical community. The designation creates an opportunity to look forward, backward, and take a moment…
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Barbara Tien
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All About That Place

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Using Projects to Tell Stories About That Place » for “All About That Place” 2024
Watch now | You have a fantastic place and a story to tell. Now, consider how you tell the story. Don’t limit yourself to prose or presentations. Let’s…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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All About That Place, Pacific Edition » Talks by Julie Goucher and Anne Young
Listen now | Featuring ※ Julie Goucher | “Embracing Heritage in Pacific Nations” ※ Anne Young | “Homebush, a gold mining hamlet in central Victoria…
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Barbara at Projectkin
1:18:25
All About That Place, Pacific Edition » Talks by Cynthia Raleigh and Dr. Annette Laing
Listen now | Featuring ※ Cynthia Raleigh | “And One Old Sorehead” ※ Dr. Annette Laing | “Act Local: Getting The Most From Small Museums in US and UK…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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All About That Place, Pacific Edition » Talks by Allison DePrey Singleton and Karen de Bruyne
Listen now | Featuring ※ Allison DePrey Singleton | “Finding Family Locations with ACPL Genealogy Center” ※ Karen de Bruyne | “Found Great Uncle Bill in…
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Barbara at Projectkin
1:05:37
All About That Place, Pacific Edition » artlyn malio johnson and Edward Swierczewski
Listen now | Featuring ※ artlyn malio johnson | “Naynee's Healing Garden” ※ Edward J. Swierczewski Jr. | “Sacred Spaces in Urban Places: Cemeteries of…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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LIVE

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Live Preview: Potlucks & Family Storytelling with Cynthia Nims
The updated recording from Barbara's conversation with Cynthia Nims of the Long Live the Recipe Box and Seafood Savvy about the idea behind her Potluck…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Cynthia Nims
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Sneak Preview with Diane Burley, new memory event, July 29th!
As we scramble to prepare for our picnics and road trips to celebrate our founding principles on the Fourth of July, Diane Burley and I popped in for a…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Diane Burley
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Projectkin Live | The View from Kathy's Corner: Photos and Your Family History
This week I'm joined by Kathy Stone to share a little about what she has going on over at her new publication, Kathy's Coaching. Our conversation…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Kathy Stone
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Projectkin Live: This week at Kathy's Corner and Coming Soon, the Speakers’ Corner!
This week we're here to chat about this week's Kathy's Corner and Jennifer Jones as my special guest help me with a sneak peek at a new program starting…
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Jennifer Jones
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