It's that time again! Here at The Hipster Historian, I love interviewing anyone who loves history, genealogy, and death positivity -- my trifecta of passions. I've interviewed DNA experts, yoga genealogists, and others; and today, we have yet another amazing genealogist, Melanie from The Shamrock Genealogist. Keep scrolling to hear about what genealogy means to... Continue Reading →
Every day I learn more and more about different genealogists and those that are in love with the idea of ancestry and family history. It comes through Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and many other social media platforms. I've been able to meet so many fascinating folks and I can't wait to meet more. Today's interview in... Continue Reading →
We are lucky enough to have one of my favorite genealogists here at The Hipster Historian for an interview. Meet Katherine Wilson, the Social Media Genealogist. Her work in creating resources as related to social media and research in family history has been invaluable to so many genealogists, including myself. Katherine and I met online... Continue Reading →
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. Â But we are back with a new posting schedule (3x a week) and a surprise new venture (a podcast!) on the... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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. 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 →
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