It's been a couple of weeks since we've had a blog post at The Hipster Historian, but summer vacations, pirate camps (yes, really), and "real life" jobs have gotten us a little busy here. But we are back with a new posting schedule (3x a week) and a surprise new venture (a podcast!) on the... Continue Reading →
Genealogy In The Works: Found Photos with Kati Dimoff
Have you ever read a story that was just so fascinating you had to know more? I knew when I read this story about Kati Dimoff of K Dimoff Photography who found undeveloped photos in a vintage camera of the Mt. St. Helen's explosion from 1980 -- I just had to get in contact with her.... Continue Reading →
Genealogy in the Works: The Genetic Genealogist
This week we are interviewing one of my favorite genealogists and genetic experts, Blaine Bettinger author of The Genetic Genealogist. I first came across Blaine's work with his book The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy that my mother purchased me for Christmas this last year. On a quest to understand more about what... Continue Reading →
Genealogy in the Works: The Ultimate Genealogist Blogger
Genealogy waits for no man (or woman) and it's been a few weeks since I was able to get an interview for Genealogy In The Works out on the blog. But wait no longer, today's interview is with Thomas MacEntee from Geneabloggers. Thomas and I met when I posted my first Genealogy In The Works... Continue Reading →
Genealogy in the Works – Reuniting Families
Happy President's Day! It seems like this month has gone by so quickly - but most February's do. We here at The Hipster Historian were able to get out to a cemetery in the county and take a few pictures (see here) as well as interview our newest member of the Genealogy in the Works... Continue Reading →
Genealogy in the Works: Infertility and Genealogy
I'm absolutely loving the interest generated by the Genealogy in the Works series here at The Hipster Historian. It has been so much fun interviewing everyone and I can't wait to share future stories with you. Have you missed the last two weeks? Check out my interview here and Patrick Barrett's "Being Gay in Genealogy"... Continue Reading →
Genealogy in the Works: Being Gay in Genealogy
It's been a couple days since we've gotten to blogging, but in that time our transcription service, Life Stories was published in WhatcomTalk.com (thank you!!) and had a chance to attend a family reunion for Grandpa's 93rd birthday -- what an age! But we were eager to get back and share with you another interview in... Continue Reading →
Genealogy in the Works: What it Means to be a Genealogist
Genealogy. When you hear it most often images of older folks or Mormons come to mind, but put that aside for a moment. Genealogy is so much more than dates and places. It is people, it is lives, it is stories that we shouldn't forget. In this series, Genealogy in the Works we will be... Continue Reading →