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A podcast for anyone interested in genealogy and who wants to learn how to document family history. Join Amy and Penny as we take you through our experiences in family history research.

The Two Blondes


    • May 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 104 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Genealogy Happy Hour

    Episode 109 - Tracking Your Family Through Ship Manifests

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 23:55


    Episode 108 - Genealogy Software Decoded: Why Your Research Deserves Better Tools

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 24:00


    Discussion on various genealogy software programs

    Episode 107 Is Your Research Top Of The Charts?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 24:06


    Discussion on use of various genealogical charts in family research.

    Episode 106 - Census and Sensibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 33:47


    Discussion on the annotations, abbreviations, and coding used in census records.

    Episode 105 - The Forgotten Schedules: Uncovering Your Ancestors Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 32:30


    Discussion on using U.S. census non-population schedules to break down genealogy brick walls.

    Episode 104 - AI Meets Genealogy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 23:29


    Discussion on the growing use of artificial intelligence in genealogy and family history research.

    Episode 103 - Family History Finds: Websites, Gifts, and More!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 31:14


    Discussion of websites, books, and gifts for genealogists and family historians.

    Episode 102 - Genealogy's Golden Rule: Essential Guidelines for Family Sleuths

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 27:20


    Discussion on how to implement The Golden Rule and other rules to live by in genealogical research.

    Episode 101 - Courtroom Time Traveler

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 27:17


    Discussion on use of court records in genealogical research

    Episode 100 - Fieldwork Findings

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 22:52


    Discussion on genealogical research at the Library of Virginia.

    Episode 99 - Research Trip Roadmap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 26:18


    Discussion on preparations for onsite genealogical research

    Episode 98 - Stake Your Claim: Genealogy Gold in Homestead Records

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 24:42


    Discussion on using homestead records in genealogical research.

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    Episode 97 - A Tale of Money, Crime, and Prison!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 22:58


    A discussion on genealogical research. A newspaper article leads to more information and intrigue in family history.

    Episode 96 -A Conversation with Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 29:33


    Discussion with Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective, about using family photographs in genealogical research. Maureen Taylor discusses the secrets she uncovered in an old family photograph.

    Episode 95 - What Happened To The Little Red-Headed Boy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 26:08


    Discussion on genealogical research and brick walls.

    Episode 94 - What Can You Find In A Love Letter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 22:05


    Discussion on using family letters and personal advertisements in genealogical research.

    Episode 93 - Gazetteers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 21:03


    Discussion on using gazetteers in genealogical research.

    Episode 92 - Local History Publications

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2023 17:01


    Discussion about using local history publications in genealogical research

    Episode 91 - City Directories

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 19:52


    Discussion on using city directories in genealogical research

    Episode 90 - Church Records

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 26:30


    Discussion on locating and using church records in genealogical research.

    Episode 89 - The Story of Your Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 21:52


    Discussion on writing a personal life history.

    Episode 88 - Is She Really Your Grandmother?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 27:41


    Discussion about best practices for documenting kinships in genealogical and family history research

    Episode 87 - Venturing Across the Pond, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 22:45


    Discussion on genealogical online research in Wales, Sweden and Norway.

    Episode 86 -Venturing Across The Pond, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 21:49


    Discussion about genealogical research in Scotland and Germany

    Episode 85 - Here Comes The Bride!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 24:16


    Discussion on using marriage records in genealogical research

    Episode 84 - Scavenging Death Certificates

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2023 26:42


    Using death certificates in genealogical research.

    Episode 83 - Three Daniels Go Off To War

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 21:46


    Discussion on genealogical research in military records.

    Episode 82 - Using Unsourced Data to Locate Evidence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 25:02


    Case study in using unsourced information to locate documented evidence in genealogical research.

    GHH Episode 81 - Why Can't I Find It?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 23:57


    Discussion on keeping genealogical research and tools at your fingertips.

    Episode 80 - Family Stories Fact or Fiction Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 23:16


    Second part of research into determining if Beulah Grace Baker's father or grandparents were German immigrants.

    Episode 79 - Family Stories Fact or Fiction Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 24:41


    How do you know if the information you have been told about your family is true? Follow along with an actual case study to find the facts about a family ancestor. Part one of two.

    Episode 78 - Land Records: "Land Ho!"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 20:08


    Using land records in genealogical research.

    Episode 77 - Who Bought the Farm?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 23:32


    Episode 77 - Who Bought the Farm? by The Two Blondes

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    Episode 76 - Using Newspapers to Locate Hard to Find Ancestors

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 27:19


    Discussion on using newspapers --beyond obituaries --in genealogical research

    Episode 75 - Using YDNA to Chip Away at a Brick Wall

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 26:32


    Discussion on how a YDNA match can trail backwards to meet up with a family tree.

    Episode 74 - Overlooked Research Resources at Libraries & Archives

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 21:30


    Discussion on using vertical files in genealogical libraries and archives

    Episode 73 - Mind Mapping

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 9:52


    Discussion on using mind mapping methodology in genealogical research.

    Episode 72 - Indirect Evidence

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 14:20


    Discussion on using indirect evidence to solve a genealogical research problem.

    Episode 71 - Where Was John?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 11:59


    Discussion on use of school and institutional records to solve research problems.

    Episode 70 - Odds & Ends

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022 19:22


    Discussion on various genealogical and family history research

    GHH Episode 69 - Using Ancestry DNA Matches

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 15:57


    Discussion on using Ancestry DNA Matches to further genealogical research.

    Episode 68 - Which Man Was My Ancestor?: A Genealogy Case Study

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 15:02


    A brief genealogical case study on ways to separate records for two individuals with the same name living in the same community.

    Episode 67 - DAR Online Genealogical Research Tools

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 14:44


    Discussion on utilizing Daughters of the American Revolution online database in genealogical research.

    Episode 66 - Utilizing Historical Societies in Genealogical Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 13:59


    Discussion on how to utilize historical societies in genealogical research

    Episode 65 - Doppelgänger's

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 15:24


    Discussion on separating individuals with the same name and similar vital data in genealogical research.

    Episode 64 -FamilySearch Images

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 16:12


    A brief discussion on using FamilySearch.org images to locate genealogical records.

    Episode 63 - Breakthroughs in Brick Walls

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 28:45


    Discussion on research breakthroughs in genealogical brick walls.

    Episode 62 - The Chester Creek Murders by Nathan Dylan Goodwin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 22:23


    An interview with genealogical crime mystery author, Nathan Dylan Goodwin about his new book The Chester Creek Murders.

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    Episode 61 - US Census Digging Deeper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 45:03


    Discussion on lesser known features of the U.S. census records for genealogical research.

    Episode 60 - A Year in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 21:55


    Discussion about accomplishment of 2020 genealogy New Year's resolutions and ongoing genealogy projects.

    Episode 59 - Annette Gendler on Writing Stories from Family History

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 37:33


    An interview and discussion with author Annette Gendler, author of How to Write Compelling Stories from Family History.

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