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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) on Feb 15, 2025

I don’t often get the chance to share our particular approach to family history storytelling. When I do, I always ask to share the recording with you here in the Projectkin Community. Valerie Schlink and the fine team at the Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society were gracious enough to allow me to do that. I’d encourage you to look at their society and the incredible resources they develop and manage. It’s a compelling set of resources for families with Quaker ancestors.

This project was a variation on my first Project Recipe, “Project Recipe: A Map, Timeline, & Story: Two Ways.” I was visiting my brother and his family at their beach home in North Carolina and wanted to bring him a gift that might express my fascination with our family history. His home was just a few miles from where our shared Quaker ancestors had lived in the so-called Dismal Swamp area of the Albemarle Sound over 300 years ago. The project had two components:

  • A digital collage that was printed and framed.

  • A view and comment link to the digital collage.

Soon after I presented it, I realized that my audience would want to explore the collage. But, since it was a gift, I didn’t feel right sharing it as a demo. Instead, I prepared this variation that you’re more than welcome to explore. I was delighted to be able to share it through the NWIGS.

To support that presentation, I prepared this handout:

Presentation Handout for NWIGS 15 Feb 25
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Presentation handout included key references in the presentation and links. You're welcome to download and share this handout.
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The handout refers to these two links:

And these are the slides I used.

Slides: NWIGS presentation: Riding A Cabinet Card Into Indiana's Historic Past
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PDF version of the slides used in this video. For questions, please reach out to Barbara at Projectkin.org@gmail.com
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You’ll find our growing collection of Projectkin Project Recipes here:

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If this approach to storytelling is new to you, join us and learn more. It’s a free community, we’re all just hooked on stories. Projectkin.org/about

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