Author Eric J. Ostroff, Historical Novelist and Genealogist
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Author Eric J. Ostroff, Historical Novelist and Genealogist
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Author of The Metacom Saga, a historical fiction series recounting the tragic events of King Philip’s War, one of the bloodiest conflicts in American history.

Genealogist, specializing in pre-colonial and colonial New England.
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Author Eric J. Ostroff, Historical Novelist and Genealogist @ericjostroff.bsky.social · Dec 5
Labeled as the war you never knew, the #MetacomSaga is the true story of the events surrounding King Philip’s War. Fifty years after the landing at Plymouth Rock, this tragic conflict is considered one of the bloodiest in American history. #WritingCommunity #HistoricalFiction #amwriting #WriteSky
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Latest Video Released!

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Latest Video Released!
This video examines the fascinating history of the Moors, a prominent family of Puritan settlers in Massachusetts.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:34 AM
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This video examines the fascinating history of the Moors, a prominent family of Puritan settlers in Massachusetts.
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#genealogy #genealogyresearch #familyhistory #RevolutionaryWar #Loyalists #ushistory #canadianhistory #usa #canada
Traitors or Pioneers The Moore Family's Secret Escape From Massachusetts
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February 13, 2026 at 6:17 AM
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The first of my writing projects, THE GENEALOGIST'S GUIDE TO MASSACHUSETTS - Volume 1, is now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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#genealogy #genealogyresearch #newengland #newenglandhistory #familyhistory #referencebooks #booksky
The Genealogist's Guide to Massachusetts - Volume 1
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February 10, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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The first of my writing projects, THE GENEALOGIST'S GUIDE TO MASSACHUSETTS - Volume 1, is now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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#genealogy #genealogyresearch #newengland #newenglandhistory #familyhistory #referencebooks #booksky
The Genealogist's Guide to Massachusetts - Volume 1
Amazon.com: The Genealogist's Guide to Massachusetts - Volume 1: 9798218937003: Ostroff, Eric J: Books
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February 10, 2026 at 3:54 AM
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The first of my writing projects, THE GENEALOGIST'S GUIDE TO MASSACHUSETTS - Volume 1, is now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
a.co/d/06WXWeqd
#genealogy #genealogyresearch #booksky #newenglandhistory #familyhistory #referencebooks
The Genealogist's Guide to Massachusetts - Volume 1
Amazon.com: The Genealogist's Guide to Massachusetts - Volume 1: 9798218937003: Ostroff, Eric J: Books
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February 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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The first of my writing projects, THE GENEALOGIST'S GUIDE TO MASSACHUSETTS - Volume 1, is now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
a.co/d/06WXWeqd
#genealogy #genealogyresearch #newengland #newenglandhistory #familyhistory #referencebooks #BookSky
The Genealogist's Guide to Massachusetts - Volume 1
Amazon.com: The Genealogist's Guide to Massachusetts - Volume 1: 9798218937003: Ostroff, Eric J: Books
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February 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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The first of my writing projects, THE GENEALOGIST'S GUIDE TO MASSACHUSETTS - Volume 1, is now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
a.co/d/06WXWeqd
#genealogy #genealogyresearch #newengland #newenglandhistory #familyhistory #referencebooks
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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Whether you’re doing family history research, building your family tree, navigating genealogy for beginners, or separating genealogy myths and family tree stories from fact, this episode tackles one of the biggest challenges: genealogy brick walls.

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Hit a Genealogy Brick Wall? Here's What To Do Instead
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February 5, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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This video provides a high-level, simple explanation as a follow-up to a previous review on endogamy, focusing on how it impacts your family history research.

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Affinity, Consanguinity, Endogamy, and Inbreeding: What's the Difference?
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February 4, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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I am happy to announce that I have finished writing Book 1 of the Metacom Saga!

#booksky #BookTok #WritingCommunity #writerslife #writer #amwriting #Histfic #HistoricalFiction #MetacomSaga
February 2, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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I am happy to announce that I have finished writing Book 1 of the Metacom Saga!

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February 2, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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Children of John Hankins and Susan Thomas. Photo taken in 1894 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York

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Photograph of 4 women, 3 men taken in 1894. All the siblings are between their 40s and 60s. The women are wearing black dresses, the men suites.
January 31, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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How To Know When To “Give Up” On a Genealogy Brick Wall
You know the feeling.
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January 31, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Affinity, Consanguinity, Endogamy, and Inbreeding in Genealogy Explained
If you’ve spent any amount of time tracing your family tree, you probably began with a simple expectation: each generation would branch outward like a perfectly shaped oak—two parents, four grandparen...
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January 31, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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Hello, my friends! I am working on my February schedule for video topics, and apart from some key topics that I wish to cover, I want to include some viewer requests.

#genealogy #youtube #suggestions
January 29, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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I'm responding to a request by one of my Twitter/X followers who asked if I could do a quick review on genetic endogamy.

#genealogy #genealogyresearch #dna #dnatesting #endogamy

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Is Endogamy Confusing Your DNA Results?
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January 28, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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4 Steps to Finding Your Lost Sailor Ancestor
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January 28, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Woke up at 5:00 am today and finished chapters 38 and 39.

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January 28, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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The Woman Who Vanished: Solving a 1920s Upstate New York Genealogy Mystery
A Step-by-Step Guide to Tackling Disappearances, Missing Women, and Orphaned Children in Family Trees
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January 27, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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This video discusses the common frustration of hitting a "brick wall genealogy" in genealogy research when encountering ancestors who seem to have vanished from the records.

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The Genealogy Puzzle Nobody Expects to Hit
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January 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Follow the Ship, Not the Man: The Secret to Finding Lost Sailors in Genealogy
If you’ve ever tried to trace a seafaring ancestor, you already know the frustration.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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We explore New England’s Forgotten Migration Route, the fall of Maugerville, and the movement of families into what many called America’s 14th Colony—a region often considered America’s lost colony.

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Your Ancestor Might Have Taken This Route: New England's Forgotten Path
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January 25, 2026 at 5:22 AM
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We explore New England’s Forgotten Migration Route, the fall of Maugerville, and the movement of families into what many called America’s 14th Colony—a region often considered America’s lost colony.

youtu.be/0lm9U-IwwW4

#genealogy #genealogytips #historydocumentary #history
New England's Forgotten Migration Route: The Samuel Bridges Case Part 2
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January 24, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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This entry continues our case study on Samuel Bridges of 18th-century Rowley, Massachusetts, revealing how regional migration and overlooked historical events shaped his origin story.

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How One Puritan Town Conquered a Canadian River
Tracing the Forgotten Journey from Rowley, Massachusetts to Maugerville, New Brunswick
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January 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM