Projectkin Special Livestream: All About That Place 2026
Neil’s curiosity about the 1937 flood began as a boy, hearing family members mention “The Flood” on our family’s visits to his father’s hometown of Jeffersonville, Indiana. He must have sensed early on that this story was a part of the family lexicon. Late in his father’s life, I had the opportunity to live near him and collect his memories of growing up in that place and also about the flood that changed his address and changed his life.
Three Days in Court: The Story of Enoch Whitehouse
Enoch Whitehouse (1893-1954) was born aboard a canal boat, the youngest of 10 children. Being a transient family who were based on the waterways of England, the Whitehouse family proved tricky to trace through government records. However, a search of the British Newspaper Archive revealed that Enoch appeared in court three times in his life – twice as a witness and once as the defendant. This talk looks at these fascinating legal cases, while also investigating how the newspaper reports can uncover more details about Enoch’s daily life.
Plotlines
PlotLines began with a conversation between a father and daughter about how difficult it can be to picture the worlds of classic novels. Created through an ongoing collaboration with AI, it transforms out-of-copyright books into animated journeys, plotting characters, places and key moments on maps of their own era. Quotations, period images and carefully researched routes add context, while uncertainty is made clear. In this recording, we’ll see PlotLines in action, following Professor Challenger and his companions from London to South America in Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Lost World.
Writing Your Life Story Club
What did you wear, and what memories do those clothes bring back? In this special short edition of the Society of Genealogists’ Writing Your Life Story Club, attendees reminisce about the fashions they loved—or perhaps regretted—including platform soles and other memorable styles. Their conversation shows how clothes can unlock vivid stories about particular times, places and stages of our lives. Enjoy a taste of this friendly, supportive monthly club, where prompts and shared memories help Gold members record their experiences for family, friends and future generations before those precious details fade.
Lost Anchors: The Irish of Rue Champlain, Quebec City
The wealth of 19th century Quebec City was built on the timber that flowed through its port and used in its shipyards. The Irish of Quebec built the ships and stowed the timber. Beneath the Citadel there is a road that follows the small strip of land between cliffs and the water. This road, rue Champlain, linked coves, docks, and shipyards. A study of the Irish immigrants who lived and worked along this waterfront in the waning age of wooden ships reveals a unique community lost to history.
Getting to Know a Nineteenth Century Rural Farming (U.S.) Neighborhood Through Maps
After discovering the log home of her great-great grandparents thanks to an 1888 map, Crystal has relied on old maps to tell more stories of the 19th century farming community than the census records alone ever could. Then she started building a new map to better understand a journal. While at the 1874 log house that started it all, hear stories of the neighborhood and get a peak at the online map now open to others.
SoG Book Club: The Dover Trunk Murders
Enjoy a special ten-minute mini edition of the SoG Book Club, recorded for AATP, with acclaimed author Nathan Dylan Goodwin. Hear us discuss his brand-new novel, The Dover Trunk Murders, including the inspiration behind the story, his research, and the challenge of transforming historical crime into compelling fiction. This recording offers a taste of the fascinating conversations, author insights and friendly atmosphere members enjoy at SoG Book Club events. Discover what the Book Club is like—and why joining the Society of Genealogists could open the door to future discussions.
From Research to Stories: Sharing Family History with Purpose
Genealogical research often answers who, what, when, and where. But moving from research to stories means answering one more question: “So what?” Drawing on real-world examples from my own work and that of others, we’ll explore how to communicate the significance of your discoveries to different audiences in engaging, historically responsible ways. Whether you’re writing for family, presenting to your community, creating an exhibit, or publishing your research, you’ll leave with tools to help others connect with the stories you share.
Sharing Family History Stories From PowerPoint to YouTube
We all have stories that need to be recorded. Big or little ones that make you smile, cry, laugh, and remember family, and memories in your One Place Study. But how do you record these in a fun way that the family will enjoy? This session will show examples of stories turned into short videos. Show images and talk about them in PowerPoint. Save as a mp4. Create a YouTube channel to store and share all of these videos.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Eating with the Ancestors
Pulpo Negro Alresford Hampshire, sophisticated award winning Spanish Restaurant today, but it hides the ghost of the past literally within its walls. A chance redecoration, and a cryptic inscription is exposed, no one knows its significance, until one day, one lunch, and one Genealogist. Become unstuck in time with the Time Detective, as Pulpo Negro gives up its past as The George Inn older than the Battle Agincourt, and how the mysterious inscription told a story of generosity and charity at a time when the only alternative was the Workhouse or the Pauper’s Prison. And how the characters became involved in the Greatest Victorian Inheritance Scandal!