Projectkin Live with Paul Chiddicks: Previewing “The Story Finds You.”

Thank you Linda Teather, Jim the Historian, Brahna Derr, Mark Lane, Lisa Maguire, Rain Aldous, Kristin Rapinac, Jill Swenson, Kyla Bayang, The Wicked Sommelier, Roland Millward, Jennifer Ann Blair, Steve Bowbrick, Country Girl and so many more of you for joining Paul Chiddicks and me today. I can’t tell you how much it means to us to see you join us from around the continent. Thank you for your added ❤️s to help others see this conversation, too. Thank you. Did I miss you? Add your thoughts in the comments below.

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Listening for the Story with “sir” Paul 🥐

I’ve been chasing Paul Chiddicks to join me in a Projetkin event for a year or more. We’d never quite been able to find a time that worked. As I’ve gotten to know him, his personal story of coaching has added a richness to the whole that he adds to our family history community.

It’s an honor to have made the calendar adjustments to make both today’s program and to arrange for our special episode on Adelaide’s story on Wednesday this week. If you haven’t already, take a moment to register. We’ll wait.

Well done. In our conversation this morning, Paul talked about how he’s used his research skills since filling out the structural genealogical elements of his family tree to explore the stories that unfold from the limbs. He mentioned several that came to him, among them

* The American pilot’s gravestone, he discovered while on his walk:

* The Boy Behind The Picture, the story of the little newsboy on the day after the Titanic sank:

* Finally, Adelaide’s story. There is so much behind this story. Paul referenced a few elements in our conversation, but each is worthy of a little exploration ahead of Wednesday’s program. First, is this piece on Substack about the photograph itself:

Next is the original post on his Chiddicks Family Tree site that went viral with the story of Adelaide Springett:

On Wednesday, Paul will share the details of this incredible story, the connection to the industrialization of England, Jack-the-Ripper, and a larger story that connects with everyone of us as we witness poverty in our own lives.

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