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Helping families explore, capture, and preserve their stories — in any form that works. We inspire one another with creativity, resources, and encouragement through online events and conversations.

My Stories

Private Ezekiel Ross (1756-1845), the Revolutionary War, and the Call of the West

In the very ordinary stories of my 5th great-grandfather, a private in the Revolutionary War, lie the extraordinary heartache of war and a nation's…

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Truth, Betsy Ross, and the Rabbit Hole of the American Revolution 250 Years Ago

With family stories, it’s easy to expand on details to appeal to an audience. Family historians may have to rein in the enthusiasm to find the…

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Community

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About Projectkin

What this is all about

Social

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Press

A few of the places we've appeared

Speakers’ Corner

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Speakers’ Corner » Legacies Can Take Many Forms » Lori Olson White and Diane Burley

In this third episode in the series, Jennifer Jones is joined by Projectkin members Lori Olson White and Diane Burley. Their stories have us dwelling on…

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Projectkin Speakers' Corner Line-up. Two Stories about Legacy in our Family History

Join us later this week to listen to my guests Projectkin members Diane Burley and Lori Olsen White, discuss the Legacies from the females in their…

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Speakers’ Corner » Two Stories About Women in Our Families » Aryn Youngless and Bill Moore

In this second episode in the series, Jennifer Jones is joined by Projectkin members Aryn Youngless and Bill Moore. Dismissed as ‘witches’ or as simply…

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Speakers' Corner Line-up: Two Stories About Women in Our Families

Join us this week as we focus on the work of two genealogists: Bill Moore and Aryn Youngless. They'll dig into their archives to share stories about…

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Speakers’ Corner: Caroline Chisholm » Jennifer Jones & Anne Young

In our premier episode experienced genealogists Anne Young and Jennifer Jones explore the stories that have made English humanitarian Caroline Chisholm…

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Anne’s Family History

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All About That Place

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#AATP25: Learning About Local History — All About That Place 2025 w/ Jude Rhodes

Watch now (27 mins) | With connections at every organization sponsoring the AATP25 series of talks and events, I can think of no one better than Jude…

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#AATP25: Revisiting “Naynee’s Healing Garden” with artlyn mali’o johnson

In a new take on live: artlyn mali'o johnson is a medicine maker, herbalist, and genealogist living in Berkeley, California. She shares traditional…

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#AATP25: Revisiting “Eldorado, IL And One Old Sorehead” with Cynthia Raleigh

From Champaign Illinois, Cynthia brings curiosity for genealogy mysteries to her AATP with a focus on Eldorado, a small town of railroads, coal and a…

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#AATP25: Revisiting “Bayleys Plantation: Home of a National Hero” with Diane Grant

From Bayley's Plantation in Barbados, Diane's place for her AATP talk last year, our conversation today took us to explore the context for genealogy…

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News

Changing Seasons, Changing Times

Next month, our Northern Atlantic and Southern Pacific clocks start their Spring forward and Fall back. Let's get ahead of it with a planned schedules…

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Stories250: Share Your Ancestors’ Stories at the time of the American Revolution

It was the Age of Enlightenment and revolutions were rocking the planet, do you know where your ancestors were? Projectkin's Stories250 expands to…

Aug 16 •

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Putting a Little History into Family History

Next week, I'm delighted to welcome Substacker, historian, and family historian Lisa Maguire to talk about how micro-history can inform our explorations…

Jul 31 •

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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…

Mar 19 •

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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.

Feb 19 •

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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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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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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…

Nov 20, 2024 •

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LIVE

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Projectkin Live: Follow-up to GIS Mapping Project with Crystal Lorimor

This incredible GIS mapping project for Belmont County, Ohio expanded to the original Seven Ranges of the first American land survey, has demonstrated…

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Projectkin Live: Bill Moore as Stories250 as Guest for the Stories250 Series

Watch now (31 mins) | Today's ancestral story from 250 years ago is from Bill Moore as he shares the compelling story of his maternal 5th…

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Projectkin Live: Kathy Stone and Lori Olson White Takeover!

Our live program steps into a new dimension today as Kathy Stone and Lori Olson White takeover to preview Kathy's Corner conversation with Maureen…

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Projectkin Live: 7 Ranges GIS Event Preview with Crystal Lorimor and Anthony Atkins

Connecting patent records to GIS coordinates in the Seven Ranges section was just the start. Belmont Co. Ohio's Crystal Lorimor and Anthony Atkins share…

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The latest from

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Projectkin Live: Follow-up to GIS Mapping Project with Crystal Lorimor

Kathy Stone

Kathy’s Corner » Metadata and Other Strategies with Guest Maureen Taylor » October 2025

Jennifer Jones

Speakers’ Corner » Legacies Can Take Many Forms » Lori Olson White and Diane Burley

Jane Hutcheon

Forget-me-not » Ailsa Piper in conversation with Jane Hutcheon

Recent posts

Kathy’s Corner » Metadata and Other Strategies with Guest Maureen Taylor » October 2025

Kathy's very special guest Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective, joined today to share a backgrounder on image metadata and strategies for using it in…

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Projectkin Live: Kathy Stone and Lori Olson White Takeover!

Our live program steps into a new dimension today as Kathy Stone and Lori Olson White takeover to preview Kathy's Corner conversation with Maureen…

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Emma Explores… Philipps and Fonblanque letters » October 2025

Watch now | Emma dives deep into full-text search as she explores FamilySearch collections to discover family history books with previously hidden…

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