J. Paul Hawthorne
@jphawthorne.bsky.social
Genealogist, desert trekker, world traveler, music lover, book reader, classic movies.
Genealogy Blog: https://www.geneaspy.com/
Social sites: https://jpaulhawthorne.carrd.co/
Genealogy Blog: https://www.geneaspy.com/
Social sites: https://jpaulhawthorne.carrd.co/
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GeneaSpy
Genealogical sightings from around the web and elsewhere.
www.geneaspy.com
Back in 2016, I created a 5-gen color chart that went viral. I'm glad that people are taking it to the next level. www.geneaspy.com/search/label... #Genealogy #GeneaSpy #MyColorfulAncestry
Attending the last webinar of the year from Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
@digitalarchivst.bsky.social @makingfamilyhistory.com
#Genealogy #LegacyFamilyTree #AI
@digitalarchivst.bsky.social @makingfamilyhistory.com
#Genealogy #LegacyFamilyTree #AI
December 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Attending the last webinar of the year from Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
@digitalarchivst.bsky.social @makingfamilyhistory.com
#Genealogy #LegacyFamilyTree #AI
@digitalarchivst.bsky.social @makingfamilyhistory.com
#Genealogy #LegacyFamilyTree #AI
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Accentuate the Positive 2025 Geneameme
geniaus.blogspot.com/2025/12/acce...
#Challenges #Blogging #familyhistory #genealogy
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#Challenges #Blogging #familyhistory #genealogy
Accentuate the Positive 2025 Geneameme
Back in 2012 I decided to publish the first Accentuate the Positive Geneameme . I had seen several genies reflecting on their failures a...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Accentuate the Positive 2025 Geneameme
geniaus.blogspot.com/2025/12/acce...
#Challenges #Blogging #familyhistory #genealogy
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#Challenges #Blogging #familyhistory #genealogy
A quick write-up about my uncle's bowling ball.
See: paulhawthorne1.substack.com/p/uncle-paul...
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
See: paulhawthorne1.substack.com/p/uncle-paul...
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
Uncle Paul's Bowling Ball
My uncle Paul Yankee (1913-1994) was an avid Bowler from the mid-1950s through the 1970s.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A quick write-up about my uncle's bowling ball.
See: paulhawthorne1.substack.com/p/uncle-paul...
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
See: paulhawthorne1.substack.com/p/uncle-paul...
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
Thank you, NGS & Hilton, for your help in my accommodations for the upcoming NGS 2026 Conference
in Fort Wayne!
Thank you especially to:
• Susan Yockey
NGS Member Services Manager
• Lauren Henretty
NGS Conference and Events Manager
• Whitney Makowski
Hilton Sales Manager
#NGS2026GEN #Genealogy
in Fort Wayne!
Thank you especially to:
• Susan Yockey
NGS Member Services Manager
• Lauren Henretty
NGS Conference and Events Manager
• Whitney Makowski
Hilton Sales Manager
#NGS2026GEN #Genealogy
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Thank you, NGS & Hilton, for your help in my accommodations for the upcoming NGS 2026 Conference
in Fort Wayne!
Thank you especially to:
• Susan Yockey
NGS Member Services Manager
• Lauren Henretty
NGS Conference and Events Manager
• Whitney Makowski
Hilton Sales Manager
#NGS2026GEN #Genealogy
in Fort Wayne!
Thank you especially to:
• Susan Yockey
NGS Member Services Manager
• Lauren Henretty
NGS Conference and Events Manager
• Whitney Makowski
Hilton Sales Manager
#NGS2026GEN #Genealogy
#TicketStubTuesday: The Book of Mormon – June 4, 2014 – Civic Theatre, San Diego, California.
December 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
#TicketStubTuesday: The Book of Mormon – June 4, 2014 – Civic Theatre, San Diego, California.
I'll be attending the amazing NGS 2026 Family History Conference: America at 250. Let me know if you're planning to attend so that we can say Hi! 👋
Or register now and join me at the event! lnkd.in/guxwtv9Q
via #Whova event app #Genealogy #NGS2026GEN
Or register now and join me at the event! lnkd.in/guxwtv9Q
via #Whova event app #Genealogy #NGS2026GEN
December 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I'll be attending the amazing NGS 2026 Family History Conference: America at 250. Let me know if you're planning to attend so that we can say Hi! 👋
Or register now and join me at the event! lnkd.in/guxwtv9Q
via #Whova event app #Genealogy #NGS2026GEN
Or register now and join me at the event! lnkd.in/guxwtv9Q
via #Whova event app #Genealogy #NGS2026GEN
I've heard of duplicates on #FindaGrave, but triplicates? Wow!
I submitted a request to merge them, since the system won't let me because of different burial locations. ie. "At sea", "At sea", and "Battle of the Coral Sea Memorial Park".
He is a distant cousin of mine. #Genealogy #Ancestry
I submitted a request to merge them, since the system won't let me because of different burial locations. ie. "At sea", "At sea", and "Battle of the Coral Sea Memorial Park".
He is a distant cousin of mine. #Genealogy #Ancestry
December 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I've heard of duplicates on #FindaGrave, but triplicates? Wow!
I submitted a request to merge them, since the system won't let me because of different burial locations. ie. "At sea", "At sea", and "Battle of the Coral Sea Memorial Park".
He is a distant cousin of mine. #Genealogy #Ancestry
I submitted a request to merge them, since the system won't let me because of different burial locations. ie. "At sea", "At sea", and "Battle of the Coral Sea Memorial Park".
He is a distant cousin of mine. #Genealogy #Ancestry
December 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
December 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#TickedtStubTuesday: Jesus Christ Superstar – December 5, 1993 – Civic Theatre, San Diego, California. NOTE: Ted Neeley as Jesus and Carl Anderson as Judas!
December 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
#TickedtStubTuesday: Jesus Christ Superstar – December 5, 1993 – Civic Theatre, San Diego, California. NOTE: Ted Neeley as Jesus and Carl Anderson as Judas!
November 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Happy 70th. anniversary to the Dallas Genealogical Society!
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#Genealogy @aehanson55.bsky.social
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#Genealogy @aehanson55.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Happy 70th. anniversary to the Dallas Genealogical Society!
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#Genealogy @aehanson55.bsky.social
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#Genealogy @aehanson55.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I tried Google's NotebookLM for the first time the other day.
I turned a short 1902 newspaper article into an infographic.
Alex Hawthorne is my great-grandfather. Hiram Castleberry is an African-American. The info is one-sided.
#Genealogy
I turned a short 1902 newspaper article into an infographic.
Alex Hawthorne is my great-grandfather. Hiram Castleberry is an African-American. The info is one-sided.
#Genealogy
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I tried Google's NotebookLM for the first time the other day.
I turned a short 1902 newspaper article into an infographic.
Alex Hawthorne is my great-grandfather. Hiram Castleberry is an African-American. The info is one-sided.
#Genealogy
I turned a short 1902 newspaper article into an infographic.
Alex Hawthorne is my great-grandfather. Hiram Castleberry is an African-American. The info is one-sided.
#Genealogy
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ATTN GENEALOGISTS: Please read and share this post - important info on #AI and #photo regeneration. @craigenorg.bsky.social #craigen #artificialintelligence
Excellent piece by The Quantum Record on #AI and photo regeneration that cites Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy photo policy. #craigen #quantumrecord #artificialintelligence
@craigenorg.bsky.social
thequantumrecord.com/science-news...
@craigenorg.bsky.social
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Genealogists Warn that AI Image Generators Threaten Historical Records - The Quantum Record
AI is useful for piecing together fragmented historical records, but genealogists warn that image generators distort old and damaged photos.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
ATTN GENEALOGISTS: Please read and share this post - important info on #AI and #photo regeneration. @craigenorg.bsky.social #craigen #artificialintelligence
RIP Reggae legend, Jimmy Cliff.
I will be listening to my 1976 album of his, "In Concert The Best Of Jimmy Cliff" today.
I will be listening to my 1976 album of his, "In Concert The Best Of Jimmy Cliff" today.
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
RIP Reggae legend, Jimmy Cliff.
I will be listening to my 1976 album of his, "In Concert The Best Of Jimmy Cliff" today.
I will be listening to my 1976 album of his, "In Concert The Best Of Jimmy Cliff" today.
I'm in!!! "Researching Your South Carolina Roots: Finding Family in the Palmetto State" at #IGHR
Course Faculty:
Cheri Hudson Passey, Coordinator
#IGHR2026 #GGS #Genealogy #SouthCarolina @ighrgenealogy.bsky.social
Course Faculty:
Cheri Hudson Passey, Coordinator
#IGHR2026 #GGS #Genealogy #SouthCarolina @ighrgenealogy.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I'm in!!! "Researching Your South Carolina Roots: Finding Family in the Palmetto State" at #IGHR
Course Faculty:
Cheri Hudson Passey, Coordinator
#IGHR2026 #GGS #Genealogy #SouthCarolina @ighrgenealogy.bsky.social
Course Faculty:
Cheri Hudson Passey, Coordinator
#IGHR2026 #GGS #Genealogy #SouthCarolina @ighrgenealogy.bsky.social
#WeirdWednesday: A classic joke I heard back in the 90s. I turned it into a visual using ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#WeirdWednesday: A classic joke I heard back in the 90s. I turned it into a visual using ChatGPT.
I created this visual from a joke using ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I created this visual from a joke using ChatGPT.
#TicketStubTuesday: Randy Newman – August 9, 2006 – Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay, San Diego, California. (Ticket stub missing!)
Pic not from me.
Pic not from me.
November 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
#TicketStubTuesday: Randy Newman – August 9, 2006 – Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay, San Diego, California. (Ticket stub missing!)
Pic not from me.
Pic not from me.
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Visit the Newspaper Research Academy at buff.ly/qTFcAkO #genealogy
November 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Visit the Newspaper Research Academy at buff.ly/qTFcAkO #genealogy
Experiment with #AI.
Prompt: "Generate a family tree diagram with pedigree collapse."
1. CoPilot couldn't even figure it out.
2. ChatGPT was simple and to the point.
3. Perplexity was better, but also gave an excellent description of pedigree collapse. See below in comments.
#Genealogy
Prompt: "Generate a family tree diagram with pedigree collapse."
1. CoPilot couldn't even figure it out.
2. ChatGPT was simple and to the point.
3. Perplexity was better, but also gave an excellent description of pedigree collapse. See below in comments.
#Genealogy
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Experiment with #AI.
Prompt: "Generate a family tree diagram with pedigree collapse."
1. CoPilot couldn't even figure it out.
2. ChatGPT was simple and to the point.
3. Perplexity was better, but also gave an excellent description of pedigree collapse. See below in comments.
#Genealogy
Prompt: "Generate a family tree diagram with pedigree collapse."
1. CoPilot couldn't even figure it out.
2. ChatGPT was simple and to the point.
3. Perplexity was better, but also gave an excellent description of pedigree collapse. See below in comments.
#Genealogy