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Karen Ray's avatar

Projectkin provides a uniquely fun and interesting space for those of us in the family history "sandbox" to learn and play together while inspiring each other. Thank you for all you've done to create this community!

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Barbara at Projectkin's avatar

Blush... You're too kind. You've been here since Projectkin was an idea hatched in the nest of Ponga. 🥰

I'm charmed by that "sandbox" metaphor. As you might have guessed, I spent a fair amount of my childhood building castles. Would you hand me that crenellation mold? I am working on the parapet for this tower.... 😉

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Denyse Allen's avatar

So glad to see you doing this. Onward!

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Barbara at Projectkin's avatar

Blush. Thanks for the support.

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Linda Teather's avatar

Thank-you Barbara for all your help and encouragement since I met you and Kathy Stone in the Ponga days. It opened a whole new world for me. I am not a writer but reading articles on Substack is rewarding.

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Barbara at Projectkin's avatar

That's what it's all about, Linda. Substack is full of so many incredibly gifted writers that it almost feels like a guilty pleasure to read them.

And yet every day I'm reminded of the rest of us, the ordinary people who don't quite feel worthy of writing these incredible narratives. I loved your poster, for example, precisely because it conveyed stories, family, and connection in entirely different ways.

I'm so glad you're here, too.

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Jennifer Jones's avatar

This makes sense as the next step for this wonderful community that you have created. We will benefit even more from you creativity.

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Barbara at Projectkin's avatar

Aw, thank you. More than anything, I want to be able to dial down the noise of managing a platform so I can focus on creativity. Sure, I want to have room to be creative, but I'm so inspired by all of you. 🥰

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Jane Chapman's avatar

Given where Projectkin is in its development and the benefits to it of doing this, it all makes absolute sense to do this.

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Barbara at Projectkin's avatar

And surprise... we welcomed a bunch of new subscribers today. I'm still a little mystified by how they calculate numbers now, but I can feel the dynamism. It's a step in the right direction, certainly.

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Kathy Stone's avatar

Congratulations! I see this as the next step. With your guidance we have built a great community here with a broad selection of education, tools and inspiration for all things needed to tell our stories. As they say in the theater Bravo!!

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Barbara at Projectkin's avatar

Thank you so much. I was 👇 as I said, fretting over a visual metaphor for the idea. Then we went to see a movie at the Grand Lake Theater. Bingo. There it was.

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Marci Keats Rudolph 🇨🇦's avatar

Mind blown. In a great way! 👏🏻

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Barbara at Projectkin's avatar

🥹 Thank you. I fretted over this for days.

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Paul Chiddicks's avatar

Interesting developments

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Paul Chiddicks's avatar

No need to say thanks Barbara it’s a team effort without all the players we don’t have a team!

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Barbara at Projectkin's avatar

Exactly right. 🥰

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Barbara at Projectkin's avatar

Well, I hope so. It's really just about growing up and taking the training wheels off. There are so many people who've invested their time and talent into building this community, I want to find ways to make it sustainable for the long run. I know now this is more than just a crazy idea of time. (I have a few of those... 🤔) lol.

Thank you, Paul, for your ongoing support, not just for me, but for all you've done to help build and support this growing family history and genealogy community on Substack.

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