Genealogy Matters
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GenStack (opens the original)
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GenStack (opens the original)
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GenClub with Diane Burley (opens the original)
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GenClub Episode 2: After the Orphan Train Pulls Away — A Conversation with Diane BurleyEpisode 2 of GenClub brought genealogy writer Diane Burley to the panel to talk about her essay “After the ‘Orphan Train’ Pulls Away,” a piece that traces the life of Alice G. Post, a girl adopted through a Catholic “placing-out” program in the early 20th century.If you have not read the essay yet, start here:<a class="embedded-post" href="https://dianeburley.substack.com/p/after-the-orphan-train-pulls-away?ut
GenStack (opens the original)
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Genealogy Matters Magazine September 2026 (opens the original)
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Hello, and welcome!The September 2026 issue of Genealogy Matters Magazine is here, and this month we are looking at the ways family history reaches beyond the record: through maternal care, through letters, through diaries, through difficult inherited truths, and through the atmosphere of ordinary days no one thought to photograph.Stay up-to-date on Genealogy Matters Magazine. <input class="email-input" name="email" tabindex="-1"
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