Gregory Hile
gregoryhile.bsky.social
Gregory Hile
@gregoryhile.bsky.social
Progressive Genealogy | Family History | Co-host, Front Porch Talks Pre-1850 Kentucky, Kentucky Genealogical Society | Contra Costa County Genealogical Society | Hile, Penrose, Bousman, Carothers, Jennings, PA, KY, MO, CA. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
Why engage with #genealogy, #OnePlaceStudies, or
#FamilyHistory? It's been said, “The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” Sometimes truth hurts. But it’s still truth. We document our work so that we humbly know just what the hell we’re talking about. We get the receipts ...
November 25, 2024 at 7:43 AM
How do we do #genealogy, #OnePlaceStudies, or #FamilyHistory? We tell stories, that's how.

Anyone who knows me, knows I love to share stories. Hopefully, they’re not the same ones told over and over.

Stories set context and that is how we remember.
November 25, 2024 at 7:31 AM
“Why waste your time looking up your family tree?” Mark Twain once asked. “Just go into politics and your opponents will do it for you.”

Most folks don’t go into politics. That’s where #genealogy, #OnePlaceStudies, and #FamilyHistory comes in. It’s for the politics of it all ...
November 25, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Why engage #genealogy, #OnePlaceStudies, or
#FamilyHistory? Between shared stories of our past and the realities of today's world, we must continually remind ourselves that our children, and our children’s children, will be looking back, judging how we lived our lives. It’s for who comes next ...
November 25, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Why engage with #genealogy, #OnePlaceStudies, or #FamilyHistory? As Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one who played a prominent role in my family history, once observed:
“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” It’s who we are ...
November 25, 2024 at 7:09 AM
As I search for my own home in the universe, with #genealogy, #OnePlaceStudies, and #familyhistory stories about my family, I invite you to come along, enjoy the ride, and know that somewhere along the way you’re likely to find yourself, for at the end of the day, the story of me is the story of us.
November 25, 2024 at 6:50 AM
Copy and paste to introduce yourself to #Genealogy Bluesky.

Years researching: On and off for 40, seriously for 10 years

Hobbyist or pro: Semi-pro

Fun fact/Wildest discovery: my parents married before mom’s divorce to 1st husband was final.

My niche/s: Family names and places — gregoryhile.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Making the move from Twitter/X here. Stay tuned!
November 14, 2024 at 6:08 PM