A genealogy podcast for and about family historians.
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Andrew meets Yetunde Abiola to find out what it’s like researching Nigerian and Jamaican ancestors, we hear about her matriarchal 2x Gt Grandmother, and we’re looking for an elusive ancestor in 19th century Jamaica. Read more
Andrew meets Australian genealogist Jill Ball, to find out about her family history research, to hear about her priest ancestor, and we’re looking for a James Duncan after 1857. Read more
Andrew meets David Mendoza – President of the Sephardic Genealogical Society, finds out about his persecuted relative Miguel de Mendonça Valladolid, and we’re on a worldwide hunt for Aaron Mendoza. Read more
Andrew meets ‘geneatherapist’ and author Helen Parker-Drabble to explore how she combines psychology and research, we’ll be hearing about her emigrant Grandfather, and we’ll be trying to solve a vaccination card conundrum. Read more
Series Three begins with Andrew meeting genealogist and true crime fan Denise Geelhart, who talks about her German ancestor who came to the USA, and we try to solve a DNA mystery of a 19th century woman in Tennessee. Read more
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Adoption Australia Belgium Bonus Episode Canada Crime Cyprus DNA Testing East Prussia Emigration England Ephemera Estonia Germany Heraldry India Ireland Italy Jamaica Jewish Ancestry LGBTQ+ History Mental Health Military History News New Zealand Nigeria Non-Paternity Event Northern Ireland One-Name Study One-Place Study Poland Politics Portugal Religion Russia Scotland Sicily Slavery Spain Sweden The KGB The Mafia Trailer UK USA Wales