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This wonderful Genealogy Community on Substack has grown leaps and bounds in the months since Robin and I started MissionGenealogy in August 2024.
The idea then was to create a free publication as a community resource where we could find each other like “birds of a feather,” and…
Meet in virtual gatherings, such as tomorrow’s Office Hours or next week’s Roundtable gatherings — each designed for our Anglophone community from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Share what we learn to get the most out of the platform.
Encourage and get to know each other with introductions and guidance.
Well, look what’s happened since!
With Deborah Carl’s guide as editor, we now publish a weekly series of community-contributed Tips each Monday, giving anyone an easy way to share what they learn.
(After hosting an 8-part series for AATP hosted on Substack Live, I’ll release best practices for Substack Live tomorrow!)
It turns out, it’s not about MissionGenealogy… it’s about supporting each other in our shared mission of Genealogy!
Our burgeoning community features so many talented writers, storytellers, and experts that it’s hard to keep up!
Maybe now’s a good time to offer a shout-out to celebrate all of you. Thank you for what you do, I see you 👀, and warmly welcome ALL you do:
Robin Stewart of genealogymatters.substa… for her incredible weekly GenStack bringing us together, BookStack, virtual bookclub GenClub, Coterie, and so much more.
Paul Chiddicks of chiddicksfamilytree.sub… for his thoughtful, curated discussion of posts from around the community.
Jennifer Jones of trackingdownthefamily.s… for her lovely roundup with a considered perspective from down under. I have to mention the monthly projectkin.org/speakers… that Jennifer also hosts.
DearMYRTLE, with her fantastic bi-monthly Mondays with Myrt hosted on YouTube shares the latest in news and inspiration.
Linda Stufflebean, with her periodic integration of blogs she follows from her Feedly stream reported into Substack.
Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: 20+ years on Blogger and explorations into AI, yield near daily explorations for geneaholic.substack.com show us what can be done.
Denyse Allen With her Chronicle Makers at denyseallen.substack.com and the immense support she offers for leveraging AI in genealogy.
Taneya Koonce, who has welcomed her incredible Academy of Legacy Leaders into Substack with thoughtful posts and engaging connections.
Michael’s Genealogy Tip of the Day brings us engaging tips from everywhere, well… daily.
But here’s the thing. THAT is just the tip of the iceberg!
⮕ There are so many generous contributors out there sharing your work in stories, tips, suggestions, news items, and more — I can’t keep up. There are so many outstanding contributors, apologies for missing you.
Drop your genealogy-centered publication in the comments.
I’d love to have you join us at any of the upcoming MissionGenealogy events. The linked calendar includes the Q&A scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday in Euro/Americas and Wednesday in Asia/Pac) and next week for our roundtable gatherings. See events in your local time at
Have an idea for a new way MissionGenealogy can support the community? I’m all ears👂! Message me. 💬
