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Are they the same person? Timelines can reveal important clues.
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Are Footnotes Necessary?
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Copyright and Images
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Get the Most out of Mission: Genealogy — Changes to Gatherings, Newsletters & Archives
We're here to help and support each other, we have a few ideas for ways to help each other in our genealogy research and family history storytelling.
Nov 1, 2025
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Deborah Carl
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Focused on Family History, too? Join us in the Mission:Genealogy “clubhouse”
Our ancestry spans the globe, and we share both a language and a fascination with Genealogy. Did you know we have a clubhouse to share, too? Here's an…
Apr 30, 2025
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Why Substack for a Family History Community?
We're cheerleaders for family history research and storytelling—not for platforms. Here's why we've chosen to build our community on Substack. We want…
Aug 6, 2024
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Barbara Tien
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Robin Stewart
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Timelines to Establish Identity
Are they the same person? Timelines can reveal important clues.
Mar 9
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Deborah Carl
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Tip Roundup for 2 March 2026
If you're doing family research, you have experiences and knowledge worth sharing.
Mar 2
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Deborah Carl
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Tips on Creating Videos
Watch now | Take time to learn your camera settings, optimize lighting, and look at the camera.
Feb 23
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Deborah Carl
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Alicia M Prater
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Newspapers
So many services and very little overlap. And then there are those little surprises that will break the bank.
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Deborah Carl
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Office Hours » October 2025 » Q&A
These small groups let us cover a range of topics. The question of footnotes in Substack and citations in family history writing more generally led the…
Oct 8, 2025
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Office Hours » September 2025 » Q&A
These small groups let us cover a range of topics. Today we drilled into embedding links from your own and external links. We also talked about a…
Sep 2, 2025
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Office Hours » August 2025 » Q&A
These small groups let us cover a range of topics. Today we drilled into account and publication links, how they are different, and why it matters. A…
Aug 6, 2025
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Office Hours » July 2025 » Q&A
In a small group, we had the time today to cover a range of topics from the Substack app (and strategies for using it on a desktop), Privacy, and ways…
Jul 1, 2025
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Office Hours » June 2025 » Q&A | Accounts, Publications, SEO & Embeds
Today's Pacific-friendly timed edition of these office hours featured a lively discussion of questions members had been wondering about plus a few…
Jun 4, 2025
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Mission Genealogy Podcast
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Saphyre, Family Roots
Episode 7
Dec 30, 2024
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Robin Stewart
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Emma Cox, Journeys into Genealogy
Episode 6
Nov 7, 2024
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Robin Stewart
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Emma - Journeys into Genealogy
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Dr. Mary Marshall
Episode 5
Oct 21, 2024
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Robin Stewart
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Dean Kirby, Manchester History Club
Episode 4
Oct 5, 2024
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Robin Stewart
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Dean Kirby
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The Mission: Genealogy Community on Substack
Episode 1 with Robin Stewart with Barbara Tien
Aug 3, 2024
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Robin Stewart
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Barbara Tien
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Kirsi Dahl of Stories from the Tree
Episode 2
Aug 2, 2024
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Robin Stewart
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Kirsi Dahl
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Barbara May of Heritage Hunters
Episode 3
Aug 1, 2024
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Robin Stewart
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Barbara Jean May
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Roundtable Discussion Insights » May 2025
These roundtable discussions are not recorded so that conversation can flow easily as we get to know and inspire each other. A few insights from today's…
May 14, 2025
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Gatherings » April 2025 » Candid Conversations & an Idea Swap
Gatherings allow us to connect as a community, like friends at a cafe or pub. Bring your work, your creativity, and your good humor.
Apr 9, 2025
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Robin Stewart
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Gatherings » March 2025 » “RootsTech” Debriefings, Plus — Changes Afoot
If there's one thing we have proof of, it's change. This month we made one change in how we handle gatherings. Now we've convinced ourselves to add a…
Mar 12, 2025
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Robin Stewart
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Gatherings: Office Hours & Roundtable Discussions twice each month
When MissionGenealogy started, our core goals were to help us as family historians and genealogists help each other here on Substack. Now we can help…
Jan 6, 2025
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Robin Stewart
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Roundtable Discussion is Today!
at 10 AM PT, 1 PM ET, 6 PM BST, 19:00 CET
Nov 26, 2024
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Robin Stewart
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Barbara at Projectkin
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Tip Roundup for 2 March 2026
If you're doing family research, you have experiences and knowledge worth sharing.
Mar 2
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Deborah Carl
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Tips on Creating Videos
Watch now | Take time to learn your camera settings, optimize lighting, and look at the camera.
Feb 23
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Deborah Carl
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Alicia M Prater
6
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17:32
Newspapers
So many services and very little overlap. And then there are those little surprises that will break the bank.
Feb 16
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Deborah Carl
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Finding Physical Photos and Artifacts
Thrift Shops, Ebay, Facebook Marketplace, Antique Shops—Sources of Family Treasures
Feb 9
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Kathy Stone
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Tip Roundup for 2 February 2026
If you're doing family research, you have experiences and knowledge worth sharing.
Feb 2
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Deborah Carl
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Focused on Family History, too? Join us in the Mission:Genealogy “clubhouse”
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