Thank you Garry E Moore, Jill Swenson, Bill Moore, Kristin Rapinac, Jane Chapman, Nancy G. Carver, Linda Teather, Sheri Handel, Kyla Bayang, Bill Moore, Becky Hetchler, Lisa Rex, Richard Hogan, MD, PhD(2), DBA, MamaCarole, and many others for tuning into Jennifer Jones’ live preview of this week’s program with Crystal Lorimor and Kelli Cedarfield.
I can’t tell you how much it means to us to see you join us from across the planet. Your thoughts, comments, and encouragement are the glue that holds this global community together. Were you there? Did I miss you? The chat isn’t captured, but your additions can be by dropping them into the comments below.
Sneak Peeks into Crystal and Kelli’s Stories
As so many of us settle back into our pre-RootsTech routines, somehow something seems a little different, eh? Our Ride-Along was incredible, and I expect that many of us (like Jennifer and me) are still catching up on everything that happened. From my vantage point here in California, I have a sense of connection reaching from Europe and Britain, out across the Pacific to Western Australia and the Asian continent.
All of that makes today’s conversation all the more poignant. We gathered to peel back the movie myths of the American Old West to understand real life among the native and European immigrant peoples in these lands, newly opened to Western settlers in the early 19th century.
Crystal Lorimor & The Creighton Cabin
As background, you may want to explore not only Crystal’s GIS project accomplished with her associates in Belmont County, Ohio, in the historic Seven Ranges area.
Special: Storytelling, County GIS Maps & Land Patents » The 7 Ranges & Belmont Co., OH
Let me start by saying thank you to Jennifer Jones, Bill Moore, Bill Butcher, Cathy Horvath, Paul Zuros, director of the museum at Historic Fort Steuben, and so many more of you who attended today’s program. This was a very special program made possible by a suggestion from one community member and introductions from another. It’s precisely the kind of thing that, as family hi…
Learn more about Crystal’s Creighton Cabin in her recent post,
The connections she referred to among community members came about as a result of the RelativeFinder.org, a remarkable tool produced by the BYU Family History Lab and updated during the RootsTech. To find community members, navigate to Groups and search for Projectkin. You’ll need to request access. I should grant it within 24 hours or so.
Kelli Cedarfield and Pawnee Language Learning
Kelli is a writer of historical fiction who also loves food gardening, quilting, family, and culture. As she shared with us today, it was in the context of genealogy research that she found her way to exploring her cultural inheritance from the Pawnee side of her family. In her publication, Pawnee Language Learning, you might want to explore her series focusing on the Pawnee people and early Americans:
These are exactly the kinds of untold stories Projectkin’s Speakers’ Corner was designed to celebrate. Stories, told in your own words. Shared, they inspire others, and create a record your family can appreciate for generations to come. All speakers get file copies of program video recordings to archive for themselves.
Our soapbox queue is filled for 2026, but if you’re eager to share a story, drop your name in the form anyway: Projectkin.org/speakers-queue. We might turn to you if we have any cancellations or find a way to work your story into another series. Certainly, we can put you in the queue for 2027.
We’d love to help you get your story told. Video, with an eager audience, is such a compelling form. You can message Jennifer or me, Barbara at Projectkin, with any questions, or complete our simple form to get into the queue. 🎉
