July 2024 Newsletter

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Shorts Featured on YouTube July and Podcast 2024

New York Public Library Comes Through for Genealogy.  (<1min)

A media/writer client was looking for a needle in the haystack. We determined that the story we were looking for was salacious enough to hit an obsure South Asian newspapers. but obtaining this American Samoan dual translated newspaper for every publication for the two plus years needed was not easy. Finally I found a source that had every issue.  Listen in to what the NY Public Library did.

Moving in Place (<5min)

They stood still, and yet moved. That's why their records can be found in unexpected cities, counties & even states (i.e. NC to TN or VA - earlyKY). They didn't move their records did! Chewey's Mystery explains it best. 

For a more detailed explanation visit the Article: Chasing Counties: Use County Formation Maps.

July Podcast Featured
As we always say "Your ancestors wanted their secrets to go the grave with them. But their secrets don't have to go to the grave with you." Our featured author, David W. Jackson  has contributed to over 60 titles. He is the founder of the Orderly Pack Rat.

He even covers the free publishing tool of Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and their offerings and services. It seems to be his favorite, for now.

For the Professionals - Another AI Chat GPT Test

Although this presentation has already been launched to colleges/universities, I was most excited on our use in applying AI as a tool. This month has been about writing, and publishing. With that, we must hone in on our marketing skills too. Check out our July Podcast topics above. 

Plus you asked how can AI help a speaker. Check out this case using AI-  
History: Powered by Her Story

Our Hittin' the Bricks with Kathleen hosts was featured in the VoyageKC magazine article Daily Inspiration: Meet Kathleen Brandt. Use link for full article.

July 2024 Featured Genealogy Articles

We do blogposts to 1) complement our podcast episodes 2) for those who want the how-to instructions fleshed out 3) researchers just looking for the Resources Needed 4) believe it or not, everyone has not yet jumped on the podcast / Youtube bandwagon. I myself have not yet figured out Tiktok. Thats ok...we need to put the instructions and resources in writing for future references anyway. 

Plus, we are dedicated to helping the DIY genealogists and family historians. Each of our podcasts have an associated blog post article. Matter of fact, even our YouTube channels have associated podcast episodes. Just subscribe to our one stop Genealogy Reference Guide (linktr.ee/hittinthebricks) for both the podcast and a3genealogy associated articles.  

Following are the topics featured in July

Where to find these posted how-to articles? We give you choices:

1) All of our how-to articles since 2008 can be found on our a3Genealogy site.

2) If you are only looking for the longer explanation and cast studies for our podcast, just go to our Hittin' Bricks with Kathleen tab.

3) If you want everything written on a topic, either cleak on the tabs in gray, or there's a search bar in the upper left-hand corner. Just type in your topic or keyword (i.e. Civil War, that we narrow down all the titles that are under Military/NARA).

We do suggest you bookmark, follow or subscribe to your preferred method.   

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Feedback and Suggestions Welcomed.
We are gifting an ancestryDNA kit for one lucky August "suggestion/feedback" giver. 

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