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News topics that affect us in our family history projects. Includes special event coverage, like RootsTech, as well as other topics of interest to our members.
Too often, a lack of confidence, knowledge, or resources gets in the way of a fabulous idea to capture and share your story. By working together as a community we can take advantage of the best available ideas and tools. It's not necessarily expensive either — sometimes we've got workarounds to save you money too.
When you start thinking about Family History STORIES as PROJECTS, all kinds of things get simpler. As “projects," your stories don’t have to take any particular form. Let the form follow the story. Start with your goal and consider any constraints, then plan your project.
Tutorials on technologies and other occasional topics of interest to members.
A section of the Projectkin Community dedicated to celebrating the family history storytelling of our members. Explore the stories, add comments, and support their writing by sharing what you read with friends, family, and colleagues.
Archives of our Kathy's Corner events. These remarkable events bring you the expert advice of a professional archivist and photo manager as she tackles her own collection. To learn more about the next Project Recipes scheduled, see Projectkin.org/events
Join us as Emma Cox, genealogist, author, and podcaster at Journeys into Genealogy, shares the challenges of discovering and sharing her own family stories in a series of monthly programs, "Emma Explores…Stories, Mysteries and Fame"
Archives of our Project Recipe events as shared with all subscribing members. Each month we share new recipes with downloadable details, resources, and a transcript. To learn more about the next Project Recipes scheduled, see Projectkin.org/events
These are special, members-only events that cover topics of interest to family historians hooked on stories. To learn more about coming events, see Projectkin.org/events, and join our newsletter to be the first to know what's coming!
A six-part series for storytellers and family historians that explores how we memorialise and preserve the stories of people who have died. The series is a collaboration between Jane Hutcheon of The Juvenile Geriatric Newsletter and Projectkin.org, a community of family historians hooked on stories.
This newsletter will include all recordings and Members' Corner submissions during the special "All About That Place" programming in September and October 2024.
Archives of our Project Clinic events and our special brainstorming sessions allow anyone with a story to tell their tale and bring it to this open lab. Together we sort through the best way to tell it as a family history project. Stay tuned for a new schedule as we restructure these events for 2024.