Stories250: Media Matters to Our Stories While working on a draft of the Stories250 Magazine, I re-discovered the first principles of media literacy: How a story is delivered absolutely affects how you receive it. Also, sneak peeks. 👀

Come see a work-in-progress, our first effort at a community #FamilyHistory magazine. All about our connection with to #AmericanHistory with #stories250

#Genealogy Submission deadline is June 30!

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Linda Stufflebean of EmptyBranchesontheFamilyTree.com treated us to a masterclass today of genealogical perseverance in her story of John Adams.

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#Stories250 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #AmericanRevolution

July 2026 | Commemorating Your Stories250 Our American Revolution series has resonated family historians across the Anglophone world. Now we'll conclude the Series with a special event on July 9th and a commemorative “Stories 250 Magazine.”

This Projectkin post, scheduled for just a few hours from now, captures nearly a year of work for our community focused on #Stories250. These are family stories, at a global scale, 250 years ago. 🥹

#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Storytelling #America250

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LIVE SOON: Stories250 with guest Dr. Mary Marshall Shares the Springfield Baptist Church Starting Feb 15 at 1:00 PM EST

As part of my Stories250 series my guest today will be Dr. Mary M. Marshall and center on the Springfield Baptist Church in Georgia and its place country's culture as a whole and in the resilience of the Black community. #Oneplace #BHM #stories250 #FamilyHistory

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Education in a Small Welsh Place. “This rural, unassuming parish now had its first lending library... Other such libraries were popping up in the area around this time too. The neighbouring town of Lampeter and other rural parishes like Llandyssul and Llanwnen also received their own. In fact, these chests of books weren’t just sent to Wales or even across the British Isles, they were sent all around the world to far-off places like the West Indies, Bengal, Newfoundland, and South Africa. The American colonies of Maryland, Virginia, New York, and Pennsylvania were home to the earliest and largest of these collections..” Explore post Cellan’s Lending Library. All Saint’s Church, Cellan, by Roger D. Kidd, 2010, Geograph, cc-by-sa2.0 From Cellan’s Lending Library, a post by Dai Davies

A new post for Stories250 series this afternoon as @genealcymru.bsky.social released this for Projectkin's Stories250 timeline, map, and page. You can see it on Projectkin at Projectkin.org/stories250. Scroll to Sept 1765.

#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Stories250

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Screenshot of the post Left Behind by Deborah Carl in the Projectkin Stories250 timeline https://yourfamilyquest.substack.com/p/left-behind at Projectkin.org/stories250-timeline

Screenshot of the post WeDon't Believe you by Deborah Carl in the Projectkin Stories250 timeline https://yourfamilyquest.substack.com/p/we-dont-believe-you at Projectkin.org/stories250-timeline

I’ve just added a couple more posts to the #Stories250 timeline, page, and map from Deborah Carl of YourFamilyQuest on Substack. These two additions are at around 1757 and 1775.
See them all at Projectkin.org/stories250

#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #OnePlaceWednesday

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 as the brutal war came to them.

The Coffin Family Through Line in the American Revolutionary War

A fun #FamilyHistory story for me to explore and an eye-opener too. #Genealogy

#Stories250

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Projectkin | Stories250 Bringing together Projectkin’s diverse Anglophone genealogy community to share stories about our ancestors’ roles at the time of the American Revolution.

I have only just caught up with this because I was on a plane on the way to Melbourne during #GenHour today. Yes, I agree with @projectkin.bsky.social, the page Projectkin.org/stories250 is certainly worth checking out #Stories250

Projectkin | Stories250 Bringing together Projectkin’s diverse Anglophone genealogy community to share stories about our ancestors’ roles at the time of the American Revolution.

As America, our 250th has had me thinking about better highlighting the extraordinary array of posts added to the Projectkin’s #Stories250 effort.

Why not roll all posts and talk recordings into a new page: Projectkin.org/stories250

Stories: Around the world 👀

#GenHour #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

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 westward expansion.

We’re finding non-political ways to share #familystories of our ancestors around the world at the time of the American Revolution.

#Stories250 join us! We have a shared, interactive timeline and map.

#FamilyHistory #Genealogy

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Betsy Ross, Truth, and the Rabbit Hole of the American Revolution 250 Years Ago With family stories, it’s easy to expand on details to appeal to an audience. Family historians may have to rein in the enthusiasm to find the extraordinary stories that lie dormant. Stories250

With family stories, it’s easy to expand on details to appeal to an audience. Family historians may have to rein in the enthusiasm to find the extraordinary stories that lie dormant. #Stories250

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#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #AmericanRevolution #BetsyRoss

The Lexington Alarm The Battle of Lexington, 19 April 1775, Oil on canvas by William Barns Wollen, 1910. National Army Museum, London. Retrieved through Wikimedia Commons. On the night of 18 April 1775 British troops …

At the time of the American Revolution the Dana family had been living for several generations in America. At least ten Danas responded to the Lexington Alarm, the urgent messages sent after the skirmishes with the British at Lexington & Concord #stories250
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Thanks, Barbara ... It's an honour to help you 'kick off' the #Stories250 series. Thanks for asking me!

Our Ancestors’ Stories at the Time of the American Revolution: Posts & Live Chats Announcing a novel new series, "Stories250." The idea is to bring together our diverse Anglophone genealogy community to share stories about our ancestors’ roles at the time of the American Revolution...

Did I neglect to name you, @janechapman.bsky.social. 🤦‍♀️Silly me. This is such a thrill. I still pinch myself to realize that I get to have my Kiwi friend kick off this series commemorating stories at the time of the #AmericanRevolution.

#Stories250 series.

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Graphic image "Our Ancestors' Stories at the Time of the Revolution": This week I'm thrilled to welcome Jane Chapman of BJNL's Genealogy in Wellington, New Zealand to join me on Substack Live to share a preview of our new monthly series celebrating the stories of our ancestors from the time of the American Revolution. Jane will share background about two of her ancestors, Richard Lang (1744-1817) and Samuel Gray (1752-1837). Learn more about this series in a new post released on July 26, "Our Ancestors’ Stories at the Time of the American Revolution: Posts & Live Chats.”

This week, I'm thrilled to welcome Jane Chapman of BJNL's Genealogy in Wellington, New Zealand, on Substack Live. This kicks off a new monthly series celebrating #FamilyHistory ancestors' stories from the American Revolution (+/- 50 years). #Stories250.

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Yes, it is a great opportunity to write and share stories about a range of people who were living at the time and who were impacted by the events of the time #Stories250