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We've had to take the extraordinary Ponga platform offline, and yet our community was just getting started so we've decamped to the @postponga community. 👋

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My next event on June 8, 4/7 PM PT/ET GMT-7 focuses on #FamilyHistory #storytelling and how you can explore modern tools to find something that works for you. We'll start with @canva and their new whiteboard feature. Surprisingly good fit! Register at sendfox.com/lp/m80lp2
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The promise of family stories is alive and well. We were touched to see Ponga in Jeffrey Brown's "Everyone has a story," from @PBS @NewsHour Weekend. pbs.org/newshour/show/everyo…. Join us @postponga in our new community to freely explore alternatives. postponga.com
Collection of logos shown in the PBS News Weekend piece on May 21, 2023. In “‘Everyone has a story.’ Growing industry makes memoir-writing more accessible,” PBS NewsHour's arts correspondent, Jeffrey Brown highlights how technology is changing how ordinary people can use the power of stories to share their life lessons. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/everyone-has-a-story-growing-industry-makes-memoir-writing-more-accessible. Learn more about new technology solutions for capturing and privately sharing family stories in the community centered around alternatives to Ponga at https://postponga.com. The Ponga service will go offline at midnight on May 22nd.

ALT Collection of logos shown in the PBS News Weekend piece on May 21, 2023. In “‘Everyone has a story.’ Growing industry makes memoir-writing more accessible,” PBS NewsHour's arts correspondent, Jeffrey Brown highlights how technology is changing how ordinary people can use the power of stories to share their life lessons. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/everyone-has-a-story-growing-industry-makes-memoir-writing-more-accessible. Learn more about new technology solutions for capturing and privately sharing family stories in the community centered around alternatives to Ponga at https://postponga.com. The Ponga service will go offline at midnight on May 22nd.

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Farewell. Despite incredible feedback, we’ll be taking our platform offline on May 22nd. Details at Ponga.com. But... We’re in this together. Join our post-Ponga community to explore alternatives to weave family photos with stories. More at postponga.com
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Our family stories intertwine with local history over and over again. This story by @iriskkwok for @berkeleyside highlights a new exhibition at the @BerkHistory, “Touching Ground, Putting Down Roots: Chinese in Berkeley.” berkeleyside.org/2023/05/08/…
Her ancestors fought to live in Berkeley. Now, she’s showcasing Chinese American history here

Her ancestors fought to live in Berkeley. Now, she’s showcasing Chinese American history here

White neighbors tried to block Aimee Baldwin’s great-grandparents buying a home in Berkeley. Now she’s showcasing Chinese American history here.

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In a local angle to a national story, Rosa Grillo is covered for @SarasotaMagazin about an @smithsonian exhibition, ¡Presente!: A Latino History of the United States. Family stories intertwined in old photographs to tell the story of #AmericanHistory. sarasotamagazine.com/news-an…
Rosa Grillo in an image by MICHAEL KINSEY for Sarasota Magazine — "Rosa Grillo on Sharing Her Family’s History With the Smithsonian"

ALT Rosa Grillo in an image by MICHAEL KINSEY for Sarasota Magazine — "Rosa Grillo on Sharing Her Family’s History With the Smithsonian"

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A New Yorker story from 2020 asks "Was Jeanne Calment the oldest person who ever lived?" a fun romp through the controversy as explored in old photographs as evidence. newyorker.com/magazine/2020/… 📸Credit: Wikimedia: Portrait de Yvonne CALMENT, fille de Jeanne Calment...
Daughter Yvonne Calment in front of the Church of St. Trophime in Arles, date unknown. This photograph was often mislabelled as depicting Jeanne at age 22. Jeanne Calment. (2023, May 1). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment

ALT Daughter Yvonne Calment in front of the Church of St. Trophime in Arles, date unknown. This photograph was often mislabelled as depicting Jeanne at age 22. Jeanne Calment. (2023, May 1). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment

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I've been working on my next talk this week and I thought I'd share my favourite Robert Pols books. So much fascinating and useful information. Recommended for any budding photogenealogists! #AncestryHour
The front covers of 2 Robert Pols Books: Understanding Old Photographs and Dating Old Photographs

ALT The front covers of 2 Robert Pols Books: Understanding Old Photographs and Dating Old Photographs

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Descendants of the enslavers and the enslaved unite for a family portrait at the Arlington House, the former plantation once owned by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and his wife, Mary Custis Lee. Inspiring. npr.org/2023/04/24/117149824… #NPRTwitter, #ancestryresearch #familybonds
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NPR's Andrew Limbong talks with Dionne Ford about her new book, Go Back and Get It: A Memoir of Race, Inheritance, and Intergenerational Healing. A #FamilyHistory story that opens with a photograph of an enslaved woman. #NPRStory #nprtwitter npr.org/2023/04/14/117017057…
How a writer found healing in the story of her enslaved ancestors

How a writer found healing in the story of her enslaved ancestors

NPR's Andrew Limbong talks with Dionne Ford about her new book, Go Back and Get It: A Memoir of Race, Inheritance, and Intergenerational Healing.

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What a terrific question!
Photogenealogy 📷🌳 (@photogenealogy) profile picturePhotogenealogy 📷🌳@photogenealogy18 Apr 2023
What types of photos do you have in your family history photo collection? #AncestryHour #OldPhotos #Photogenealogy
30%Ambro/Daguerreo/Tintypes
30%Cartes/Cabinet cards
30%Real Photo Postcards
10%Other-please reply
20 votes • Final results
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Forensic scientists have exhumed the remains of six victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, yielding DNA profiles that may be traced to living relatives. #Family Truth, stories, healing. So necessary. nyti.ms/3GMKpir
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The incomparable Kathy Stone has a new blog post, "8 Steps to Take You from Tubs of Photos to Tales of Yore" at ponga.com/member-posts. Join Kathy Thursday, more at ponga.com/kathyscorner #familyhistory #genealogy
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On this weekend of sacred ceremonies, we're touched by the work of Bay Area artist Amalia Mesa-Bains whose retrospective is open now: BAMPFA.org 📸credits: BAMPFA 🎶: "One Too Many" by Jon Björk for @Epidemic Sound #familyhistory #Genealogy #Storytelling
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The complex conversations about reparations invariably boil down to #familyhistory, connection, and documentation. From Mary Franklin Harvin, @EmEffHarvin at @KQED insight on the concerns that loom over feasibility, emotional toll for Black Californians kqed.org/news/11944986/provi…
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You've inherited tubs of old photos but what will you ‘do’ with them? Join us with the incredible Kathy Stone to learn more about just digitizing them. Register at ponga.com/kathyscorner #familyhistory #Genealogy
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Stranger Things', Millie Bobby Brown has a novel coming out that was inspired by stories her grandmother told her. bustle.com/entertainment/mil… We're here for you when you're ready to share your story, Ponga.com. Don't miss this story. #FamilyHistory #Storytelling
Millie Bobby Brown's Debut Novel Has A Special Tie To Her Own Family History

Millie Bobby Brown's Debut Novel Has A Special Tie To Her Own Family History

'Stranger Things' and 'Enola Holmes' star Millie Bobby Brown announced that her debut novel, 'Nineteen Steps,' is due out on Sept. 12, 2023.

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🤭😝😆🤣😂
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📷💾 Did you hear about the photographer who digitized all his pictures? He said it was a snap!
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Don't worry, mom, at Ponga.com, we've got you covered. 😉 You know your world is centered when it's featured on Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott's Baby Blues ... gocomics.com/babyblues/2023/…
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I love this question....@photogenealogy What do YOU want to achieve with your family history photos? What do you DO with them?
Photogenealogy 📷🌳 (@photogenealogy) profile picturePhotogenealogy 📷🌳@photogenealogy4 Apr 2023
Had some great responses so far, so I thought I would share with #AncestryHour Thank you!
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"Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in his own words," is due out next week at stevejobsarchive.com @WaPo described it as somewhere between a "posthumous memoir and a scrapbook album." In a way, Ponga.com lets you do just that. wapo.st/40US2Lr
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