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/
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
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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
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.
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
The wonders of AI (see below), but I also figured it out by myself before plugging it in. :)
November 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The wonders of AI (see below), but I also figured it out by myself before plugging it in. :)
#ThrowbackThursday: Sunday, November 16, 1986, Carreg Cennen Castle, Trap, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK.
November 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#ThrowbackThursday: Sunday, November 16, 1986, Carreg Cennen Castle, Trap, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK.
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Today, in 1863, my 2nd. Great-Grandmother, Martha McMahon, was born in Madison County, Texas.
Daughter of James Daniel McMahon & Narcissa Neeley.
I paid my respects at her grave last year.
#Genealogy
Daughter of James Daniel McMahon & Narcissa Neeley.
I paid my respects at her grave last year.
#Genealogy
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Today, in 1863, my 2nd. Great-Grandmother, Martha McMahon, was born in Madison County, Texas.
Daughter of James Daniel McMahon & Narcissa Neeley.
I paid my respects at her grave last year.
#Genealogy
Daughter of James Daniel McMahon & Narcissa Neeley.
I paid my respects at her grave last year.
#Genealogy
#TicketStubTuesday: 1. Ratt – Opening act, Fastway and Mama’s Boys – August 7, 1984 – SDSU Open Air Theatre, San Diego, California.
October 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
#TicketStubTuesday: 1. Ratt – Opening act, Fastway and Mama’s Boys – August 7, 1984 – SDSU Open Air Theatre, San Diego, California.
October 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM