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Skybridges Connect Communities Across Platforms

When Projectkin first launched on Substack, family historians and genealogists were rare finds. Now that we’ve become a vibrant community, it’s time to…

Jan 2 • Barbara at Projectkin

Changing Seasons, Changing Times

Next month, our Northern Atlantic and Southern Pacific clocks start their Spring forward and Fall back. Let's get ahead of it with a planned schedules…

Aug 30, 2025 • Barbara at Projectkin

Stories250: Share Your Ancestors’ Stories at the time of the American Revolution

It was the Age of Enlightenment and revolutions were rocking the planet, do you know where your ancestors were? Projectkin's Stories250 expands to…

Aug 16, 2025 • Barbara at Projectkin

Speakers’ Corner

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Speakers’ Corner » Surprises Kept Locked Away with Marian Beaman and Xanthe Hall

Jennifer Jones is joined by Marian and Xanthe as they each share harrowing stories previously hidden in their family history. Theirs are both…

Jan 8 • Barbara at Projectkin, Jennifer Jones, Xanthe Hall, and Marian Beaman

Speakers’ Corner » Remembrances of Holidays Past from our Storytellers

Jennifer Jones’ Speakers’ Corner series brought our audience to togethe in sharing stories and the joy of the season. Recording combines both Atlantic…

Dec 12, 2025 • Jennifer Jones and Barbara at Projectkin

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Speakers’ Corner » Strength & Resilience with Kathy Stone and Kyla Bayang

In this fourth and last regular episode in 2025, Jennifer Jones is joined by Kathy and Kyla to each share their ancestors' stories of immigration across…

Nov 14, 2025 • Jennifer Jones, Kathy Stone, Kyla Bayang, and Barbara at Projectkin

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Projectkin Speakers' Corner Line-up. Two Stories about Strength and Resilience.

Join us next week as I chat to my guests Kathy Stone and Kyla Bayang, as we discuss how Strength and Resilience has shown up in their families.

Nov 8, 2025 • Jennifer Jones, Kyla Bayang, Kathy Stone, and Barbara at Projectkin

Speakers’ Corner » Legacies Can Take Many Forms » Lori Olson White and Diane Burley

In this third episode in the series, Jennifer Jones is joined by Projectkin members Lori Olson White and Diane Burley. Their stories have us dwelling on…

Oct 9, 2025 • Jennifer Jones, Lori Olson White, Diane Burley, and Barbara at Projectkin

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The Coffin Family Through Line in the American Revolutionary War

In the Revolutionary War, many members of the Society of Friends would be recognized as war veterans. My Coffin ancestors played their role as pacifists…

Nov 15, 2025 • Barbara at Projectkin

Private Ezekiel Ross (1756-1845), the Revolutionary War, and the Call of the West

In the very ordinary stories of my 5th great-grandfather, a private in the Revolutionary War, lie the extraordinary heartache of war and a nation's…

Sep 20, 2025 • Barbara at Projectkin

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Projectkin Live: Stories250 with Diane Burley of Musings of a Storyteller

Barbara chats with Diane Burley about two of her stories that take place during the American Revolution and tie the Ryerson, Post, and Durkee families…

Jan 12 • Barbara at Projectkin and Diane Burley

33:17

Projectkin Live: Emma Explores Preview

Today's was a special New Year's of episode where we talked about the look back and look ahead planned for Emma's program next week. 33 minutes

Jan 9 • Barbara at Projectkin and Emma - Journeys into Genealogy

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Projectkin Live: Speakers’ Corner Preview with Guests Marian Beaman and Xanthe Hall

Jennifer Jones’ speakers today shared cliffhanger stories from their own families. These are the “whys” that inspire so many of us to explore our family…

Jan 4 • Jennifer Jones, Marian Beaman, and Xanthe Hall

28:38

Projectkin Live: Emma Explores Preview

In a special time this week, Emma shares what's ahead in this week's Emma Explores program when she'll take us on a journey of signatures in our family…

Dec 15, 2025 • Barbara at Projectkin and Emma - Journeys into Genealogy

Stories250

28:40

Projectkin Live: Stories250 with Diane Burley of Musings of a Storyteller

Barbara chats with Diane Burley about two of her stories that take place during the American Revolution and tie the Ryerson, Post, and Durkee families…

Jan 12 • Barbara at Projectkin and Diane Burley

33:28

Projectkin Live: Stories250 with Tad Callin of Mightier Acorns

Barbara chats with Tad Callin chat about the three Callin boys in the American Revolution, their battles, and the significance of sharing family stories…

Dec 14, 2025 • Barbara at Projectkin and Mightier Acorns

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Projectkin Live: Patriot or Loyalist? Lori Olson White Shares for Stories250

Today's extraordinary story250 comes from Lori Olson White who shares the complex tale of Hamby men in the South Carolina backcountry — a battleground…

Nov 16, 2025 • Barbara at Projectkin and Lori Olson White

The Coffin Family Through Line in the American Revolutionary War

In the Revolutionary War, many members of the Society of Friends would be recognized as war veterans. My Coffin ancestors played their role as pacifists…

Nov 15, 2025 • Barbara at Projectkin

30:57

Projectkin Live: Bill Moore as Stories250 as Guest for the Stories250 Series

Watch now (31 mins) | Today's ancestral story from 250 years ago is from Bill Moore as he shares the compelling story of his maternal 5th…

Oct 26, 2025 • Bill Moore and Barbara at Projectkin

Private Ezekiel Ross (1756-1845), the Revolutionary War, and the Call of the West

In the very ordinary stories of my 5th great-grandfather, a private in the Revolutionary War, lie the extraordinary heartache of war and a nation's…

Sep 20, 2025 • Barbara at Projectkin

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Emma Explores… A Reflection on 2025 Programs, Learnings & Insights » Jan 2026

Jennifer Jones

Speakers’ Corner » Surprises Kept Locked Away with Marian Beaman and Xanthe Hall

Kathy Stone

Kathy’s Corner » Postcards: Pictures, Stories, Art, and History » December 2025

Jane Hutcheon

Forget-me-not » Ailsa Piper in conversation with Jane Hutcheon

All About That Place

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#AATP25: Learning About Local History — All About That Place 2025 w/ Jude Rhodes

Watch now (27 mins) | With connections at every organization sponsoring the AATP25 series of talks and events, I can think of no one better than Jude…

Oct 3, 2025 • Barbara at Projectkin and Jude Rhodes

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#AATP25: Revisiting “Naynee’s Healing Garden” with artlyn mali’o johnson

In a new take on live: artlyn mali'o johnson is a medicine maker, herbalist, and genealogist living in Berkeley, California. She shares traditional…

Oct 3, 2025 • Barbara at Projectkin

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#AATP25: Revisiting “Eldorado, IL And One Old Sorehead” with Cynthia Raleigh

From Champaign Illinois, Cynthia brings curiosity for genealogy mysteries to her AATP with a focus on Eldorado, a small town of railroads, coal and a…

Oct 1, 2025 • Cynthia Boatright Raleigh and Barbara at Projectkin

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#AATP25: Revisiting “Bayleys Plantation: Home of a National Hero” with Diane Grant

From Bayley's Plantation in Barbados, Diane's place for her AATP talk last year, our conversation today took us to explore the context for genealogy…

Sep 30, 2025 • Diane Grant and Barbara at Projectkin

Forget-Me-Not

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Forget-me-not » Ailsa Piper in conversation with Jane Hutcheon

Listen now | In this last episode of her 6-part series about how we memorialize, Jane speaks with actor, director, and author, Ailsa Piper about…

Mar 19, 2025 • Barbara at Projectkin and Jane Hutcheon

Forget-me-not » James R. (Bob) Hagerty in conversation with Jane Hutcheon

Listen now | Few people enjoy a well-crafted obituary more than genealogists and family historians.

Feb 19, 2025 • Barbara at Projectkin and Jane Hutcheon

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Forget-me-not » Rhonda Lauritzen in conversation with Jane Hutcheon

Watch now (57 mins) | In an extraordinary discussion about the stories told at memorials and in biographies, Jane and Rhonda treated us to a larger…

Jan 22, 2025 • Barbara at Projectkin and Jane Hutcheon

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Forget-Me-Not » James Ware in conversation with Jane Hutcheon

When Cindy Booth Ware, the love of Jim's life, passed away, he turned to his consulting skills to craft a celebration worthy of her. In the effort, he…

Dec 18, 2024 • Barbara at Projectkin and Jane Hutcheon

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Forget-Me-Not » Peter Billingham in conversation with Jane Hutcheon

In this 2nd of our six-part series, Jane interviews Peter Billingham of The Art of Memorialising. In this episode, she dives into how we use eulogies to…

Nov 20, 2024 • Barbara at Projectkin and Jane Hutcheon

58:35

Recent posts

Speakers’ Corner » Surprises Kept Locked Away with Marian Beaman and Xanthe Hall

Jennifer Jones is joined by Marian and Xanthe as they each share harrowing stories previously hidden in their family history. Theirs are both…

Jan 8 • Barbara at Projectkin, Jennifer Jones, Xanthe Hall, and Marian Beaman

56:00

Projectkin Live: Speakers’ Corner Preview with Guests Marian Beaman and Xanthe Hall

Jennifer Jones’ speakers today shared cliffhanger stories from their own families. These are the “whys” that inspire so many of us to explore our family…

Jan 4 • Jennifer Jones, Marian Beaman, and Xanthe Hall

22:34

Skybridges Connect Communities Across Platforms

When Projectkin first launched on Substack, family historians and genealogists were rare finds. Now that we’ve become a vibrant community, it’s time to…

Jan 2 • Barbara at Projectkin

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