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BlueSky account for #genchat , the #genealogy chat on social media since 2013. Every 2nd and 4th Friday at 7pm Pacific, 8pm Mountain, 9pm Central, 10pm Eastern, 11pm Atlantic. Hosted by Christine @geneapleau.bsky.social https://www.genchatgenealogy.com/

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#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · Dec 17

The 2025 #genchat schedule has been finalized and the website has been revised! www.genchatgenealogy.com/schedule.html

#genchat will be on the 2nd and 4th Friday on Bluesky, and on the following Saturday on Mastodon. Friday #genchat times (Bluesky): 10pm ET 9pm CT 8pm MT 7pm PT

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Jan Murphy @packrat74.bsky.social · 12h

#GenChat Check out the events page! October is Family History month so the ACPL's Genealogy Center usually goes all-out with interesting presentations. The librarians are awesome and really friendly.

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 12h

And that is the hour! Thank you for virtually exploring the ACPL with me!

Our next #genchat will be on October 24 - an Open Mic on Family History Writing! Join us!

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 12h

I have to admit, the PERSI database seems so much more user-friendly than I remember it being in the past. #genchat

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 12h

I'm going to have to check that out! #genchat

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 12h

A5 #genchat The link for PERSI is: www.genealogycenter.info/persi/

You're welcome!

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 12h

I have to wonder if the genealogy librarians there then act as archivists in a way for user-contributed things. #genchat

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 12h

Q5 #genchat What do you know about the Periodical Source Index (PERSI)?

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 12h

(Feel free to get lost in there...) #genchat

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 12h

A4 #genchat Also under #GenchatsCollide - ACPL has a corner of the Internet Archive! archive.org/details/alle...

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 12h

More on PERSI coming up! #genchat

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 12h

A4 #genchat when you look at their databases, you can filter by if you can view offsite & there are plenty. ACPL also has some neat collections, too.

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 12h

Q4 #genchat What are some of their online resources?

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 12h

A3 #genchat And as always, see what you can find online first (even if it's just a finding aid) so you can focus on the off-line stuff.
But speaking of online...

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 12h

I agree. Whenever I take a #genealogy road trip, I do have some sort of plan so I can absorb as much as I can! #genchat

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 13h

They do have in-person & virtual consultations with their #genealogy librarians. #genchat

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 13h

We started to answer this, but:
Q3 #genchat If you’re visiting in-person, how do you make the most of your experience?

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 13h

By the way, NGS 2026 will be in Fort Wayne, IN (where ACPL is). I wouldn't be surprised if they'd have special hours during the conference. #genchat

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 13h

A2 #genchat So, in person: any in-person programs at the genealogy center, many of the databases, and of course the physical materials like books & such!

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 13h

Q2 #genchat What are some of their in-person resources?

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 13h

Getting your hands dirty is always a good way, too! #genchat

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 13h

A1 #genchat ACPL has a "Getting Started" guide; kind of like a finding aid: www.acpl.lib.in.us/_files/ugd/a...

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 13h

Hint: what would Melissa Barker tell us? #genchat

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 13h

Q1 #genchat ACPL is vast! How do you begin familiarizing yourself with their holdings and offerings?

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 13h

Their having a YouTube channel prompts me to say: #GenchatsCollide ! :) #genchat

#genchat 🦋 @genchat.bsky.social · 13h

Good point! I'm still exploring that as well. #genchat