Projectkin Live: A L👀k Ahead with Special Announcement from Kathy Stone!

Thank you Dr. Mary M. Marshall, Story Carrier, Jane Chapman, Jennifer Jones, DearMYRTLE, Iain Mackie, and so many others for tuning into our Projectkin live stream today.As we got started, we shared a little about the week ahead including tomorrow, Memorial Day here in the United States where we recognize the contributions of those who’ve given their lives in the service of this country. You’ll see more about that in posts in the coming week. Tomorrow, Monday is our next Mondays with DearMYRTLE. These fun programs bring the genealogy community together and occur every other Monday. I’ve added it to my calendar, go ahead, add it to yours. Then tap this link at the appointed time: 9 AM / 12 PM PT/ET or 5/6 PM BST/CET: * YouTube.com/@DearMyrtleArchive/liveMonday is also the unofficial start of summer, famously celebrated with cookouts and… potato salad (among other fun side dishes, but this one is special because of this bit of love that Lori Olson White started circulating in our community:)So, to our main event today: As a follow-up to last week’s Kathy’s Corner program, I asked Kathy Stone to rejoin us today to discuss her planned launch for her new Substack publication: Kathy's Coaching!In our conversation, Kathy shared * Some of the work she had been involved in led to her photo management business, including the famous post she wrote sharing tips for handling water—and smoke-damaged images.* One of Kathy’s most important posts for Projectkin has been this one that highlights what she’s described as the 8-steps from tubs to tales. It’s where I learned the magic of sorting before scanning: Other resourcesWe shared several resources (as one does), so here are the links: * Kathy was eager to use her newfound publication credentials to start making recommendations for others. Here’s the article from Mission: Genealogy she mentioned that describes some best practices for using recommendations in the family history community on Substack: The whole idea is for family historians to help each other here. Recommendations and tips are like wayfinders along our shared paths.* Kathy shared an April gift her family shared with her: A collection of Daguerrotypes and Tintypes from Facebook Marketplace. 🎉 * Related: * Make sure to mark the preservation papers you use to store your originals and any digital files to note that these people are not members of your own family. (Save someone else trying to figure that out later.) * Do future generations a favor and upload the scans to sites like DeadFred.com where they’re actively using facial organization technologies to connect descendants with old photos. Finally, if this was forwarded to you and you’re not yet a Projectkin subscriber, gosh, there’s an easy fix to that. Just subscribe! It’s a free peer group of family historians all hooked on stories? We share tips, creative ideas, and boundless encouragement. By the way, Substack always likes to promote their mobile app in each of these Live videos. Here’s why: Using the Substack app on phones and tablets gives you an elegant reading experience and a wonderful way to listen to recordings or watch videos on the go. Plus, to start your own Substack Live program you pretty much need to use the mobile app. That’s what Kathy and I did! If you have a story to share and are interested in joining me for one of these weekly Substack Live programs, send me a message. Let’s see what we can do! See next week, my Projectkin Live special guest will be Jennifer Holik of Soul Traveler. Take this link below and add it to your own calendar. I use it to join myself! This is ahead of her special program for Projectkin, “War Stories & Healing Paths,” on June 5th in our Atlantic-friendly time, 10 AM/1 PM PT/ET. We’ll see you then, again thank you all for your warmth and encouragement. That’s what it’s all about — well, that AND your storytelling. Get full access to Projectkin at projectkin.substack.com/subscribe