Mastodawn

My great-grandfather's 1935 state death records have a name for his father that only appears on those records - no censuses, birth, death, or marriage.
The informant was his oldest son's wife (my grandmother) ... who just said what her inlaws told her.

GGF's mother appears in 1900 as married to another man - with her son (GGF) with her brother/his uncle in the next county and her 16-year-old daughter *married and living in yet another county*

That daughter was the last survivor of the nuclear family, and her death documents named her birth father. Which allowed me to find her parents' marriage records and their household in the 1880 census. The mother and daughter are buried next to each other, with the daughter's family and some of the mother's siblings.

As the last survivor (by more than a decade) GGF's sister made sure her own family knew the whole story.

Her father moved several counties over in the late 1880s and had a second family.
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RobertJackson Apr 23

Woke up this morning find #Ancestry are now only giving the initials of DNA matches on the match list.

Clowns.

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AnneTheWriter Apr 15

Bonus #DadJokes
Q: What type of tree likes to give high fives?
A: A palm tree.

Q: Why do trees hate riddles?
A: Because it’s too easy to get stumped.

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #DadJoke #DadJokes #Trees #Arbory #ArborDay #Tree #FamilyTree #FamilyTrees #Genealogy #Geneadons

Show thread

RobertJackson Apr 11

https://youtu.be/Y0nM0kEwrnA?si=pMdp5yU050onKD0C

Here is Dr Karen Cummings talking about her book.

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#Genealogy
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#Ancestry

Genealogy Methods and Techniques: an Introduction to My New Book

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Betsy Roberts Miller ⁂Apr 3

Register to join a free online webinar about the Digital Library of Georgia, a free, publicly available website that aggregates archival materials from all over the state.
Presented on Thursday 9 April 2026 from 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT.
Sponsored by the Georgia Genealogical Society.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

https://gagensociety.org/genealogy-events/uncovering-family-and-community-history-exploring-genealogical-resources-in-the-digital-library-of-georgia/

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#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Georgia #Free #Online #Webinar

Events for 04-2026

GGS Webinars are on ZOOM. FREE WEBINAR Event Details Are you interested in the past lives of a historic home? Looking for information about where and how an ancestor lived, worshipped, or spent their free time? Or curious about what your neighborhood looked like generations ago? These stories can be difficult to unearth but are incredibly meaningful

Georgia Genealogical Society

Katherine Borges Mar 27

I will keep editing my face with makeup for awhile...there's my disclosure. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #CRAIGEN #disclosure #CoalitionforResponsibleAIinGeneogy #genealogy #Geneadons
https://gptfamilytree.blogspot.com/2026/03/to-edit-or-not-to-edit-disclosure-is.html

To edit or not to edit? Disclosure is the answer

Salt Palace 2026 In today's news, the prompter and motion capture provider of AI creation, Tilly Norwood, is receiving death threats . An in...

Betsy Roberts Miller ⁂Mar 25

Register for free online lecture "Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America" sponsored by Historic Annapolis (part of their Virtual Lecture Series) and presented on Tuesday 14 April from 7-8:30 p.m. EDT.

Can’t watch live? Please register and you’ll receive the link to watch the recording after the event.

While we may think of Americans living in the 1700s as largely the subject of genealogy research, they were active participants in what was a foundational interest and practice in their own time. Family histories were deeply meaningful for diverse early Americans, but it was also baked into the very structures of their society through law, politics, and religion. Karin Wulf’s new book, Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America examines how we can understand the role of genealogy then, and its impact now.

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#Genealogy #Geneadons #EarlyAmerica #FamilyHistory #Virtual #Free #Online

https://www.annapolis.org/event/vls-lineage/

Lineage: Genealogy in Early America Virtual Lecture | Historic Annapolis

Join historian Karin Wulf for a virtual lecture on genealogy in early America and her book Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection.

Historic Annapolis

Katherine Borges Mar 23

Genetic genealogists and #AI users need to add “The Thinking Game” to your watch list. Doc on how #DemisHassabis and his team at #DeepMind solved the “protein-folding problem”. #geneadons #artificialintelligence #DNA #genetics #geneticgenealogy https://gptfamilytree.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-thinking-game-is-must-watch-for-ai.html?m=1

"The Thinking Game" is a must watch for AI and Genetic Genealogy enthusiasts

https://youtu.be/d95J8yzvjbQ?si=mrHOHVrLm41B9Bre The COVID-19 pandemic brought into sharp focus for me how precious time really is. You ca...

Betsy Roberts Miller ⁂Mar 15

Register to join a free, virtual genealogy event on Saturday 21 March 21 2026.

While sponsored by the Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board (AGAB) and the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records (ASLAPR), the sixth annual Arizona Genealogy Day IS NOT just for Arizonans - check out the list of topics!

Recordings will be made available to all registered attendees for two weeks post-event to accommodate anyone unable to attend on event day. The presentations will be on Zoom.

Registration is limited to 1000 participants.

Native American Genealogy ~ Add a Snapshot to Research ~ How the Weather Affected Your Ancestor
~ Liberate Your Family History Research: Using an “Open Access” Preservation Model ~ Finding Family: Genealogy in the Arizona Memory Project

#Genealogy #GenChat #FamilyHistory #NativeAmerican #Geneadons
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https://azsos.libcal.com/calendar/starl/azgenday26

Arizona Genealogy Day 2026

The Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board and the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records present a free, virtual event: The 6th Annual Arizona Genealogy...

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