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Projectkin Live: Preview as Emma Explores the Influential Women in Her Family Tree
Many thanks to all of you, , , , , , , , , , and so many more of you for joining Emma - Journeys into Genealogy and me today. Apologies again for a rather rocky start as we had trouble completing the livestream connection.
I can’t tell...
Speakers' Corner: Memories and Stories of Food with Lynda Heines and Lorinda Brandon
Many thanks to , , , , , our showrunner, , and our fantastic guests, Lynda Heines of Heines Site, and Lorinda Brandon of Name on the Recipe Card. Your ❤️s, comments, and the ensuing conversation are a gift that helps bring this recording t...
Termini Imerese Sicily to Buffalo NY
Map: “Southern Part of Italy,” from: “Universal Atlas: Comprising Separate Maps of All the Principal Empires, Kingdoms & States Throughout the World and Forming a Distinct Atlas of the United States” by Jeremiah Greenleaf, 1849. Source: Dav...
Pale of Settlement to NYC and beyond
Map: Europe from: “Universal Atlas: Comprising Separate Maps of All the Principal Empires, Kingdoms & States Throughout the World and Forming a Distinct Atlas of the United States” by Jeremiah Greenleaf, 1849. Source: davidrumsey.com.
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Failing Westward from New Amsterdam
Map: “New York,” from: “Universal Atlas: Comprising Separate Maps of All the Principal Empires, Kingdoms & States Throughout the World and Forming a Distinct Atlas of the United States” by Jeremiah Greenleaf, 1849. Source: DavidRumsey.com...
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I'm the "ringleader" for Projectkin.org. As a community, we capture, preserve, and share our stories in every conceivable form. We inspire and encourage one another in posts, events, and conversations.
I'm a historian, writer, and researcher with a knack (and passion) for finding and telling interesting stories.
Your family has a story. Your family were makers of history. ancestory is the place where family stories and history meet.
Author of forthcoming THE LAND OF EVERLASTING SKY: A MEMOIR OF LOSS AND LEGACY ON LAKE OF THE WOODS (June 2026 from She Writes Press)
Author, journalist, mom of two sons. I braid lost moments of history, what has us wincing, and personal experience to offer stories with heart, hope, and humor — because God knows we need all three. I'm always looking for the light.
Retired Professional Photo Manager working on her own family legacy and stories, and helping others do the same through Kathy's Corner with @Projectkin, and @Kathy'sCoaching.
I'm Emma Cox, a genealogist and family historian based in Kent, UK. I host a podcast called Journeys into Genealogy. I am particularly interested in DNA, what we inherit from our ancestors medically and also skills and expertise.
I'm the author of three books: How to Write Compelling Stories from Family History, the memoir Jumping Over Shadows, and a children’s book. Occasionally, I offer online workshops, but mainly, I write my Substack The Past and the Present.
Author, Historian, Genealogist and Story Collector
Australian family historian and passionate amateur genealogist, researching for over 40 years and sharing stories from my family’s past.
In 2021, Helene found herself gifted w/ a treasure trove of 885 hand-written letters penned by her deceased great-grandmother between 1961 to 1975. Follow along on the journey as she reads through these letters and dives into family history.
Family history researcher and Family Tree Magazine columnist. I write the stories behind the records — the people, places and history that connect us all. Creator of The Chiddicks Observer on Substack. Full-time storyteller, part-time Lego builder.
Teenage genealogist turned retired reading teacher living on Anne time now! Summer vacation every day: read, blog, research, find cousins, live on ancestors' land. Goals for rest of life: be a pro genealogist, write my Roots, rebuild my Rev War house
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