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@ponga @PBS @NewsHour My next event on June 8, 4/7 PM PT/ET GMT-7 focuses on #FamilyHistory #storytelling and how you can explore modern tools to find something that works for you. We'll start with @canva and their new whiteboard feature. Surprisingly good fit! Register at sendfox.com/lp/m80lp2

The promise of family stories is alive and well. We were touched to see Ponga in Jeffrey Brown's "Everyone has a story," from @PBS @NewsHour Weekend. pbs.org/newshour/show/…. Join us @postponga in our new community to freely explore alternatives. postponga.com

@danielmloftus You did, indeed. Bravo, @danielmloftus You not only did it, but you've inspired others. Keep reaching for the 💫 — we know you're just getting started.

Still hard to wrap my head around it…

@LVChristensen @photogenealogy You're so kind, thank you Lynne.

@photogenealogy @ponga Sorry to read this news ...

Really sorry to hear this. Loved @ponga. Looking forward to being part of the post-Ponga community!

@photogenealogy <blush> Thank you so much Ann... YOU and incredibly loyal members planted the seed for this post-Ponga community 🌱more at postponga.com ☺️

Farewell. Despite incredible feedback, we’ll be taking our platform offline on May 22nd. Details at Ponga.com. But... We’re in this together. Join our post-Ponga community to explore alternatives to weave family photos with stories. More at postponga.com

Our family stories intertwine with local history over and over again. This story by @iriskkwok for @berkeleyside highlights a new exhibition at the @BerkHistory, “Touching Ground, Putting Down Roots: Chinese in Berkeley.” berkeleyside.org/2023/05/08/ber…

@danielmloftus @johngrenham Bravo, think of the peeps who will follow YOU and faint when you notice THEM. You're a star, dude. (Remember the little people who have always had faith and respect for you. 🫶) lol

*screams in your work being recognised by @johngrenham* Pinch me… 🤩 Catch it here: youtu.be/CHuVF8G2_QA (timestamp on it 16:25 but watch the whole thing)

@chiddickstree Love this story... Well done, Paul @chiddickstree

Sometimes we discover a story that’s so remarkable that we feel compelled to make sure that the story is told chiddicksfamilytree.com/2023/04/17/the… #Titanic #Genealogy #WW1 #History #historyinthemaking #historyfacts #FamilyHistory #WritingCommunity #BloggersTribe #Blog #photograph

In a local angle to a national story, Rosa Grillo is covered for @SarasotaMagazin about an @smithsonian exhibition, ¡Presente!: A Latino History of the United States. Family stories intertwined in old photographs to tell the story of #AmericanHistory. sarasotamagazine.com/news-and-profi…

A New Yorker story from 2020 asks "Was Jeanne Calment the oldest person who ever lived?" a fun romp through the controversy as explored in old photographs as evidence. newyorker.com/magazine/2020/… 📸Credit: Wikimedia: Portrait de Yvonne CALMENT, fille de Jeanne Calment...

@DanielGenealogy Oh Daniel, you know I'm in... count me in as @barbaratien

I'm trying a platform to house the genealogy community, no algorithm, organised and peaceful. However before I go crazy in rolling it out, I would love to have some people help me test it out? Say, 10 people? Reply if you're interested and I'll (try to) invite you!

I've been working on my next talk this week and I thought I'd share my favourite Robert Pols books. So much fascinating and useful information. Recommended for any budding photogenealogists! #AncestryHour

@photogenealogy For my friends in the US, goodreads.com/author/show/27…

Descendants of the enslavers and the enslaved unite for a family portrait at the Arlington House, the former plantation once owned by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and his wife, Mary Custis Lee. Inspiring. npr.org/2023/04/24/117… #NPRTwitter, #ancestryresearch #familybonds

@DanielGenealogy That's pretty typical of tech companies with complex systems that might go down independently. You can probably search "status" for most any large platform. AWS is a great example. When you lose access to some sites but not others, try it.

So apparently status.ancestry.com is a thing, where has this status page been all my life?

NPR's Andrew Limbong talks with Dionne Ford about her new book, Go Back and Get It: A Memoir of Race, Inheritance, and Intergenerational Healing. A #FamilyHistory story that opens with a photograph of an enslaved woman. #NPRStory #nprtwitter npr.org/2023/04/14/117…

What a terrific question!

Forensic scientists have exhumed the remains of six victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, yielding DNA profiles that may be traced to living relatives. #Family Truth, stories, healing. So necessary. nyti.ms/3GMKpir

@photogenealogy @yycphotoorganiz Thanks so much for the support, @photogenealogy! Sometimes you've got to focus on the real challenges of the conversion from paper to digital photos. The challenge of #digitizing is real! Bravo, Kathy @yycphotoorganiz 👏 Check out her "8-steps" post on our community page!

Great chat with Barbara @ponga and Kathy @yycphotoorganiz during 'Kathy's Corner' last night! Watch the recording and register for the next 'Corner' at: ping.ponga.com/about/ponga-co… #OldPhotos #SharingStories #Photogenealogy