Thanks for reading and commenting. A question … is anyone using this platform to basically be a repository for all their family history narrative and photos (not all, but some)? I’m on Ancestry and the other tree platforms, and I enjoy reading the few historical/tree-worth stories that people post, but I don’t see Ancestry as the place to actually compose your full family history.
Is that anything that’s been discussed? Thanks again!
Steve, this platform is primarily about story-writing, genealogy-info sharing, etc. Ancestry and other “tree” sites are more for the data, including photos. We have seen how there is a way to include a link on an Ancestry profile page, which could link to a Substack story. There is a group of genealogists that meet weekly and discuss various topics. It is led by @Barbara Tien of @Barbara at Projectkin and @Robin Stewart of @Robin of GenStack Coterie — they both are tremendous resources for the type of question you’re asking. I suspect you’ll be hearing from them soon, now that I tagged them. Also, Robin compiles a compedium of all the genealogy related content that comes out each week into a newsletter, which will also be a great resource.
Well, gosh, @Kirsi Dahl and @Robin Stewart, thank you so much for the references and tips. Yes (and thank you) to EVERYTHING you’ve just shared in reply. Thank you for subscribing to MissionGenealogy, and we look forward to seeing you at a coming event.
Robin and I built Mission Genealogy to be kind of the “welcome wagon” for familyhistorians and genealogists on Substack. We’re here to help each other find our way around and get the most out of the platform.
@Steve, you also raise a more significant point that I’ve made the focus of my Projectkin community.
At Projectkin, we look at the challenge of family history storytelling in terms of projects. Projects can be inspiring in that you’re freed to think of anything that best suits the story to be told.
What matters is getting the story told and having it shared with the people that matter. It could be a narrative shared on a stack. It could also be a published book, a film, or a theater production—maybe even a private podcasting channel shared only with cousins, siblings, and children.
Thank you @Kirsi Dahl! Hi Steve—I know that @Jane Chapman uses Weare.xyz which is good if you want to collaborate. I use Notion. It has a database that is searchable, which is helpful. You might get some more information from our Mission Genealogy Gathering. It’s coming up next week for one group and the following week for another group depending on your time preference and zone. It’s a great place to ask questions and get more information. https://missiongenealogy.substack.com/
Hi Steve ... Yes, as @Robin Stewart has said, I use the WeAredotxyz platform as the place where my core family history archives sit. My family history archives contain my trees and all the associated documents, media etc. etc. They are the repositories for pulling together everything ... One has its basis in my husband and my biological trees combined. The other has its basis in my adoptive tree. In my publication here on Substack, 'BJNL's Genealogy', I draw information from those repositories into narrative form as a means of sharing my research and, hopefully, finding people with research interests in common.
Thanks, Jane! I’m interested to look into these 3rd-party platforms. I have to say, in my six years of being “into” this stuff, I’ve come across a lot of good techniques for research and analyzing/utilizing the DNA matches. But I’m really interested in pursuing or trying out how best to actually format and organize something that 50 years would’ve been a book, but now going forward it can be so much more. So I’ll def check out your platform.
Welcome Steve! We have a great community here.
Thanks, Lynda. I’m looking forward to all of it.
Welcome! Can’t wait to read your stories.
Thanks for reading and commenting. A question … is anyone using this platform to basically be a repository for all their family history narrative and photos (not all, but some)? I’m on Ancestry and the other tree platforms, and I enjoy reading the few historical/tree-worth stories that people post, but I don’t see Ancestry as the place to actually compose your full family history.
Is that anything that’s been discussed? Thanks again!
Steve, this platform is primarily about story-writing, genealogy-info sharing, etc. Ancestry and other “tree” sites are more for the data, including photos. We have seen how there is a way to include a link on an Ancestry profile page, which could link to a Substack story. There is a group of genealogists that meet weekly and discuss various topics. It is led by @Barbara Tien of @Barbara at Projectkin and @Robin Stewart of @Robin of GenStack Coterie — they both are tremendous resources for the type of question you’re asking. I suspect you’ll be hearing from them soon, now that I tagged them. Also, Robin compiles a compedium of all the genealogy related content that comes out each week into a newsletter, which will also be a great resource.
Well, gosh, @Kirsi Dahl and @Robin Stewart, thank you so much for the references and tips. Yes (and thank you) to EVERYTHING you’ve just shared in reply. Thank you for subscribing to MissionGenealogy, and we look forward to seeing you at a coming event.
Robin and I built Mission Genealogy to be kind of the “welcome wagon” for familyhistorians and genealogists on Substack. We’re here to help each other find our way around and get the most out of the platform.
@Steve, you also raise a more significant point that I’ve made the focus of my Projectkin community.
At Projectkin, we look at the challenge of family history storytelling in terms of projects. Projects can be inspiring in that you’re freed to think of anything that best suits the story to be told.
What matters is getting the story told and having it shared with the people that matter. It could be a narrative shared on a stack. It could also be a published book, a film, or a theater production—maybe even a private podcasting channel shared only with cousins, siblings, and children.
We’re here to help each other. Welcome!
Wow, thanks for the info. I’m here for it all. Looking forward to spending time here and discovering everything.
I’m not asking, but just stating that I’m very open to suggestions and recommendations. And I take criticism somewhat well, usually ;)
Thank you @Kirsi Dahl! Hi Steve—I know that @Jane Chapman uses Weare.xyz which is good if you want to collaborate. I use Notion. It has a database that is searchable, which is helpful. You might get some more information from our Mission Genealogy Gathering. It’s coming up next week for one group and the following week for another group depending on your time preference and zone. It’s a great place to ask questions and get more information. https://missiongenealogy.substack.com/
Hi Steve ... Yes, as @Robin Stewart has said, I use the WeAredotxyz platform as the place where my core family history archives sit. My family history archives contain my trees and all the associated documents, media etc. etc. They are the repositories for pulling together everything ... One has its basis in my husband and my biological trees combined. The other has its basis in my adoptive tree. In my publication here on Substack, 'BJNL's Genealogy', I draw information from those repositories into narrative form as a means of sharing my research and, hopefully, finding people with research interests in common.
Thanks, Jane! I’m interested to look into these 3rd-party platforms. I have to say, in my six years of being “into” this stuff, I’ve come across a lot of good techniques for research and analyzing/utilizing the DNA matches. But I’m really interested in pursuing or trying out how best to actually format and organize something that 50 years would’ve been a book, but now going forward it can be so much more. So I’ll def check out your platform.
https://www.weare.xyz