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The Guys wish everyone a Happy New Year! George gives a shout-out to Ed Brown for his continued support for the podcast! News You Can Use and Share The Genealogy Guys issued a press release announcing the discontinuation of the Genealogy Guys Learn subscription educational website effective 1 January 2025. The Guys have partnered with Legacy Family Tree Webinars to migrate their video content to Legacy over time. MyHeritage has announced the suspension of services in Russia due to Russian regulations concerning hosting personal data on its web service. MyHeritage recapped its growth in 2024 with impressive statistics. MyHeritage announced the completion of images and indexes for 15 collections of newspaper names and stories at OldNews.com. This is an addition of 11.6 billion records. Legacy Family Tree Webinars, a subsidiary of MyHeritage, announced that registration is now open for 2025. FamilySearch added free historical record collections in December 2024 from 49 countries. FamilySearch has announced its plans for 2025. Listener Email Several people responded on the subject of genealogy-based trips to Ireland, similar to those that Irish expert Donna M. Moughty offered. We share their suggestions. Brian also responds to the question of whether there is a genealogy podcast that shares people's stories of family history research. Christina asks whether it is worthwhile to upgrade from RootsMagic 9 to RootsMagic 10, and The Guys respond. In addition to Brian, Kamai responded to a previous podcast's query about podcasts specifically related to family histories. Crista Cowan, known as The Barefoot Genealogist, has a podcast called Stories That Live in Us at https://www.cristacowan.com/stories-that-live-in-us-podcast. Kenith is searching for Calvin Reed, his wife Rhoda (?), and their daughter, Eliza Ruth Reed, Ohio. If you have information or research suggestions, please email The Guys. George is working on a family book and sought the 1880 U.S. Federal Census Agricultural Schedules for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It highlights the critical absence of Agricultural Schedules, Manufacturing Schedules, Mortality Schedules, some Slave Schedules (1850 and 1860), and the unique 7-page 1880 Federal Census' Defective, Delinquent, and Dependent Schedules. These documents all enhance the context of our ancestors' lives and provide insights into the communities and potentially new resource clues. The originals of many of these documents were returned to individual states, and have found their way into state archives, state libraries, county courthouses, and other places. George wants the sites like MyHeritage, Ancestry, FamilySearch, Findmypast, and others to actively renew their research to locate, digitize, and index these census documents before they are completely lost. Drew will be speaking at the Genealogical Society of Kendall County, Texas, on Saturday, 15 February 2025. See https://gskctx.org/ for details. Drew will also be presenting in person at RootsTech 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 6-8 March 2025. Registration for RootsTech is open for on-site attendance and virtual sessions.Visit https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ for details. Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com with your questions and comments.
In 1848 an image of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their children decorating their evergreen, caused a sensation and sparked a Christmas tree trend in Britain. Many people began to bring trees into their homes and decorate them with homemade ornaments, sweet treats and naked candles tied with ribbons. The Victorians can be credited with inventing our modern Christmas. In this episode, Clara Woolford, Curator at Cragside in Northumberland, takes us to the mid 1800s to discover how the “Cult of Christmas” and the centrepiece, the Christmas Tree, entered into millions of homes. Discover more See the UK's tallest living Christmas tree, a 42m giant redwood at Cragside, Northumberland: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/cragside/christmas-at-cragside Read about the history of the Christmas tree: www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/history/queen-victoria-christmas-tree [Ad from our sponsor] This podcast episode is sponsored by family history website Findmypast. What was life like for domestic servants, workers and local communities at our most fascinating heritage sites? Discover how people from all walks of life lived and worked, and who with, in hundreds of census records, for free, by signing up with Findmypast. And find out about the free trial that you could use to explore your family history. See where the past takes you at: findmypast.co.uk/national-trust The National Trust Podcast is changing In spring 2025 we'll be changing the National Trust Podcast to bring you more immersive stories in Nature, History and Adventure. Stay on this stream for our new Nature Podcast The Wild World Of… and look out for our new History podcast Back When. Remember to subscribe or follow either show in your favourite podcast app to be the first to hear new stories when they arrive. Production: Host and producer: Michelle Douglass Sound Editor: Jesus Gomez
Join Jen for a special bonus episode, in which she dives into her own family tree and reveals the fascinating story of her Irish ancestor: Archibald McKenzie. Research by Findmypast revealed that 1 in 6 people have a criminal in their family tree, and Jen's research has led her to uncover the details of Archibald's crimes in historical records and newspapers. Follow the story from a brush with the law in Ireland to a second offence in Wales before he emigrates to America. Get to know the world in which Archibald lives, which might lead you to question - was justice served? As always, you can review the Case Files for yourself at www.findmypast.co.uk/wasjusticeserved Instagram - @wasjusticeservedpod TikTok - @wasjusticeserved Producer - Madeleine Gilbert Assistant Producer - Daisy Goddard AV Editor - Callum Main Researcher - Jen Baldwin AV Lead - Mark Asquith
The Guys have been on a hiatus because of Hurricanes Helene and Milton and the damage in Florida. News You Can Use and Share! David Rencher, Chief Genealogy Officer at FamilySearch, received the Italian Heraldic Genealogical Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award. MyHeritage has given its Inbox a fresh new look. MyHeritage added 56 million new records in September 2004. MyHeritage has updated its Theory of Family Relativity facility by 40%. Ancestry has launched its largest update to DNA matches. Findmypast has added large numbers of Cornwall baptisms, marriages, and burials. RootsTech 2025 registration Is now open and an early bird discount registration rate is available through 31 October 2024. Listener Email Kelly asks for suggestions to locate marriage annulment records. Kristina has located her grandfather's WWII draft registration card and wants to know how to proceed to obtain his service records. Jean shares a website, “A Guide to Interpreting Passenger List Annotations” at the JewishGen website. Drew discusses the WikiTree Symposium online on 1-3 November 2024. He will be presenting a talk about Copyright and Plagiarism. Schedule. Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com with your questions and comments.
On 18th March AD 978 at Corfe Castle in Dorset, a 16-year-old boy was brutally stabbed in the back and died shortly after. That boy was the teenage king, Edward the Martyr. But who was the murderer, or murderers? Join James Grasby and author Anna Groves on this Halloween historical Whodunnit, as they try and figure out who committed the regicide, with the help of some other worldly encounters. [Ad from our sponsor] This podcast episode is sponsored by family history website Findmypast. What was life like for domestic servants, workers and local communities at our most fascinating heritage sites? Discover how people from all walks of life lived and worked, and who with, in hundreds of census records, for free, by signing up with Findmypast. And find out about the free trial that you could use to explore your family history. See where the past takes you at: findmypast.co.uk/national-trust Watch a video of this podcast on the National Trust's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@nationaltrustcharity/podcasts Production Hosts : James Grasby and Anna Groves Producers : Pippa Tilbury-Harris and Nikki Ruck Sound Design: Jesus Gomez Actor voices : Caitlin Packer, Ethan Hughes, Louise Bray, Mark Powell courtesy of Prime Theatre Discover More If you'd like to read more about the ghosts of the National Trust, you can purchase Anna Groves' book, ‘Britain's Ghosts' here: https://shop.nationaltrust.org.uk/national-trust-britain-s-ghosts.html To find out more about Corfe Castle including details for visiting, please click here: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/corfe-castle If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
Introducing Step into the Past, a podcast from our sponsors at Findmypast. What if you could follow in the footsteps of your ancestors and reveal the hidden tales behind some of the UK's fascinating historical locations? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and her guest Sandy travel to the not-so-stately home of Calke Abbey in Derbyshire to discover Sandy's family's longstanding connection to the estate and its early Baptist congregation. Calke Abbey has undergone many transformations in its long history, moving from religious priory to sprawling stately home, and forming the core of the community in all its guises for hundreds of years. Sandy discovers that her family were skilled workers and faithful retainers, who honed their crafts over generations and were rewarded for their expertise and dedication by their wealthy patrons. Over 200 years, members of the family were embedded in the fabric of this community, enjoying the employment opportunities and patronage offered by Calke Abbey. Sandy also learns of their non-conformist beliefs, at a time when Baptism was on the rise among skilled working classes, and how this threatened the established order. Find out more about Findmypast's family history services at: www.findmypast.co.uk Listen to more episodes and follow the series by searching for Step into the Past on your favourite podcast app. Find out more about the series on the Findmypast website: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/page/podcast
Deep under the hillsides of Carmarthenshire lie the remains of the UK's only known Roman Goldmines. With a head torch to guide the way, James Grasby ventures into the void to unearth the secrets that lurk in the darkness and finds out the pioneering efforts that the Romans went to in order to extract this precious metal. Click here to view these show notes in Welsh [Ad from our sponsor] This podcast episode is sponsored by family history website Findmypast. What was life like for domestic servants, workers and local communities at our most fascinating heritage sites? Discover how people from all walks of life lived and worked, and who with, in hundreds of census records, for free, by signing up with Findmypast. And find out about the free trial that you could use to explore your family history. See where the past takes you at: findmypast.co.uk/national-trust Production Host : James Grasby Producer : Jack Glover Sound Design: Jesus Gomez Discover More The Dolaucothi Roman Gold Mine is part of the UK80, a must-see route of places cared for by the National Trust and National Trust for Scotland. You can discover every stop along the way inside the Grand Adventure Map, the ultimate map for planning a Great British adventure https://shop.nationaltrust.org.uk/national-trust-grand-adventure-map.html For info on visiting Dolaucothi and it's Roman History please visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/dolaucothi Join in with this year's festival of archaeology taking place at Dolaucothi and other National Trust properties nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/dolaucothi/events/01df4ea5-2586-4968-8836-84909387a9fd If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
“There were infinite possibilities as to how he might be shot. There was room for conjecture and for difference of opinion in this matter...” On the morning of 10 August 1893, a party of three gentlemen leave for a morning of shooting on the sprawling Scottish estate of Ardlamont. One loses his life in the woods, at the wrong end of the barrel of a shotgun. The survivors – the only witnesses – were the two men with the most to lose and the most to gain from his demise. Were they responsible for plotting his death and covering it up as a tragic accident? Jen and David take their expertise to this case, which inspired the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. They look at the characters involved, all with something to hide, and examine what brought them together on this fateful day. They follow the major twists of the trial, including revelations around money, love affairs, and criminal pasts. And they look at the fall-out of the case, where the those involved revealed their true characters… Discover the details for yourself in the episode's Case Files - a collection of all the key newspaper reports - available to browse for free on Findmypast: www.findmypast.co.uk/wasjusticeserved Was justice served? Share your judgement with the WJS community: Instagram - @wasjusticeservedpod TikTok - @wasjusticeserved Producer - Madeleine Gilbert Assistant Producer - Daisy Goddard AV Editor - Callum Main Videographer - Angus Webster Video Lead - Andrew Farrell Graphics/Design - Kate Benzie, David Bradley and Graham Jacobs Researcher - Jen Baldwin Voiceover - Elliot Hardman AV Lead - Mark Asquith
“...she asked me to fetch the police, but my husband would not let me interfere... he had threatened to rip her inside out. I said to her: “He is not safe to live with”...” In the early morning of 2 June 1906, a woman is discovered lying dead on the floor of her bedroom. She had gone to bed in good spirits but never woken up. An autopsy revealed a ruptured spleen – an injury which could have been caused by a nasty fall, or just as easily by the toe of a boot. What happened overnight in the small, terraced house in the Essex coastal town of Southend on Sea? Was her partner to blame? In this episode, Jen and David pick apart the complex relationships between a woman, her partner, and her close family, all living in close proximity in Victorian terraced housing. They discuss issues of masculinity and historical attitudes towards domestic abuse, which played a central role in the case. This mysterious and tragic death was discovered and sent in by Findmypast community member, Tom Fitton. Discover the details for yourself in the episode's Case Files - a collection of all the key newspaper reports - available to browse for free on Findmypast: www.findmypast.co.uk/wasjusticeserved Was justice served? Share your judgement with the WJS community: Instagram - @wasjusticeservedpod TikTok - @wasjusticeserved Producer - Madeleine Gilbert Assistant Producer - Daisy Goddard AV Editor - Callum Main Videographer - Angus Webster Video Lead - Andrew Farrell Graphics/Design - Kate Benzie, David Bradley and Graham Jacobs Researcher - Jen Baldwin Voiceover - Elliot Hardman AV Lead - Mark Asquith
“He there saw the deceased lying upon her back on the floor, a pool of blood surrounded her head, her throat was cut, and she was dead...” During an unseasonal storm on the night of 31 May 1902, a young unmarried woman is brutally murdered in the quiet village of Peasenhall, Suffolk. Her death reveals her secret: she is six months pregnant. Rumours have circulated for years about an illicit affair with a fellow member of the local Primitive Methodist chapel, while a letter discovered in her bedroom appears to show she is in contact with a mystery lover who lives just meters from her house… So who was the father of her baby, and was she killed to cover it up? Jen and David look at the short life of the victim, Rose, working as a domestic servant and carrying a ruinous secret. They discuss the relationships in this small, close-knit rural village, and the hearsay surrounding the trial that centred on the Primitive Methodist community. They take a closer look at the aftermath of the case, including examining false confessions and how the people involved were affected long after the trial ended. Discover the details for yourself in the episode's Case Files - a collection of all the key newspaper reports - available to browse for free on Findmypast: www.findmypast.co.uk/wasjusticeserved Was justice served? Share your judgement with the WJS community: Instagram - @wasjusticeservedpod TikTok - @wasjusticeserved Producer - Madeleine Gilbert Assistant Producer - Daisy Goddard AV Editor - Callum Main Videographer - Angus Webster Video Lead - Andrew Farrell Graphics/Design - Kate Benzie, David Bradley and Graham Jacobs Researcher - Jen Baldwin and Karen de Bruyne Voiceover - Elliot Hardman AV Lead - Mark Asquith
“The boy was lying on the bed in convulsions, and the bed was covered in black vomit...” An accidental poisoning or a bid to wipe out an entire family? You decide. Late in the evening of 22 September 1887 in Victorian-era Surrey, a doctor is called to a mysterious double-poisoning at the home of a gardener, Henry Bowles. There he finds Bowles' wife Hannah and son Edward at the point of death, from what he later discerns as strychnine poisoning. Jen and David examine whether this was a tragic mistake, a double suicide, or a terrible way to dispatch an entire family. They examine a family brought together by economic necessity to reveal what's hiding beneath their façade of respectability, and delve into the details of the trial, looking at Henry's possible motivations for murder. They also discuss the Victorian fear of poisoning, at what was the height of ‘Poison Panic', in a time where common poisons like arsenic and strychnine were easily accessible and difficult to trace. Discover the details for yourself in the episode's Case Files - a collection of all the key newspaper reports - available to browse for free on Findmypast: www.findmypast.co.uk/wasjusticeserved Was justice served? Share your judgement with the WJS community: X - @wasjusticeserved Instagram - @wasjusticeservedpod TikTok - @wasjusticeserved Producer - Madeleine Gilbert Assistant Producer - Daisy Goddard AV Editor - Callum Main Videographer - Angus Webster Video Lead - Andrew Farrell Graphics/Design - Kate Benzie, David Bradley and Graham Jacobs Researcher - Jen Baldwin Voiceover - Elliot Hardman AV Lead - Mark Asquith
“I have been watching him for 12 years. He has been hiding, but I caught him at last...” A pre-meditated murder in broad daylight or the tragic result of deteriorating mental health? You decide. In this special pilot episode of Was Justice Served?, Professor David Olusoga OBE joins co-hosts Jen Baldwin and David Wilson to examine a murder hidden within his family tree. On the 10 September 1896, 64-year-old George Ewart approached 42-year-old Daniel Gray in broad daylight on the corner of Dalton Street in Byker, and shot him at close range with a revolver. Daniel would die that day of his wounds and George - David's great-great-grandfather - would go on to be tried for his murder. But this case is not as open and shut as it seems, as George's mental state is at the heart of his defence… David and the hosts discuss George and Daniel's lives, families, and the events leading up to that fateful day. They draw on testimonies delivered by family members – people that David's mother remembers – which were reported in the newspapers at the time as well as medical evidence and witness statements from the trial. They also examine the social and legal context at the time, and the burgeoning understanding of mental health as a factor in major crimes. And, ultimately, David reveals how this terrible tragedy set his family on a trajectory which has lasting impacts to this day. Discover the details for yourself in the episode's Case Files - a collection of all the key newspaper reports - available to browse for free on Findmypast: www.findmypast.co.uk/wasjusticeserved Was justice served? Share your judgement with the WJS community: X - @wasjusticeserved Instagram - @wasjusticeservedpod TikTok - @wasjusticeserved Producer - Madeleine Gilbert Assistant Producer: Daisy Goddard AV Editor - Callum Main Videographer - Angus Webster Video Lead - Andrew Farrell Graphics/Design - Kate Benzie, David Bradley and Graham Jacobs Researcher: Jen Baldwin Voiceover - Elliot Hardman AV Lead - Mark Asquith
Discover historical crimes, one headline at a time. Join hosts Jen Baldwin and David Wilson as they journey back in time to some of the past's most cryptic criminal cases, brought to you by Findmypast. In each episode, we'll take a look at the evidence found in historical newspapers and records and try to unpick what really happened. Listen as we delve into the gory, the heartbreaking, and the sensational cases that gripped the nation. Get to know the characters involved, their lives and secrets. Follow the twists and turns of the trial – and help us answer the ultimate question: Was Justice Served? Don't just take our word for it – analyse the evidence for yourself. For each episode, you can access a complete collection of the historical newspapers we've talked about online at www.findmypast.co.uk/wasjusticeserved.
If you didn't have money and a way to support yourself and your family in the 1800s you might be forced to go into the workhouse. Find out what life was really like for the men, women and children who ended up there. Heading into the Workhouse, even if modern times, feels ominous and foreboding. Walk alongside Curator James Grasby as he enters The Workhouse and Infirmary in Southwell and takes on the role of an inmate in 1871. He meets the tyrannical Master of the house and discovers what work he would have done, and whether he made it out alive. [Ad from our sponsor] This podcast episode is sponsored by family history website Findmypast. What was life like for domestic servants, workers and local communities at our most fascinating heritage sites? Discover how people from all walks of life lived and worked, and who with, in hundreds of census records, for free, by signing up with Findmypast. And find out about the free trial that you could use to explore your family history. See where the past takes you at: findmypast.co.uk/national-trust Production Host: James Grasby Producer: Claire Hickinbotham Sound Editor: Jesus Gomez Discover more Find out more about the history of The Workhouse and Infirmary www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/nottinghamshire-lincolnshire/the-workhouse-and-infirmary Learn about the collections that tell the stories pf people who lived and worked at The Workhouse and Infirmary www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/nottinghamshire-lincolnshire/the-workhouse-and-infirmary/collections-at-the-workhouse-and-firbeck-infirmary
News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage added 71 million historical records in March, including French censuses! MyHeritage added three important New York City historical records collections, including indices and images. MyHeritage has added a multi-photo scanner to the MH mobile app. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in College Park, Maryland, has unveiled a new Mass Digitization Center. It will address digitizing records in various formats up to 10 times faster yearly. American Ancestors has announced the appointment of Ryan J. Woods as its new President and CEO. Ancestry announced its largest partnership with the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to date. As part of the project, Ancestry will invest over the next five years to digitize tens of millions of records that will be added to Ancestry.com. Ancestry has made a new record collection available to honor the 125,000 persons of Japanese descent who were unjustly imprisoned in the U.S. between December 1942 and January 1948. FindMyPast has added more recent new records to its collections of Scotland Deaths (1855-2024), England and Wales Deaths (2007-2024), and Northern Ireland Deaths (1980-2024). Listener Email Cathleen describes her research into her mother's paternal grandfather, Georg Sokop, including traditional and DNA investigations. She is looking for advice to extend her research. Don writes about Swedish research, including Swedish churches and membership lists, and the resources at Ancestry and ArchivDigital. Jean-Daniel wrote to thank us for sharing an email about Blaise Farny. He now has a great to-do list. He has located an Ivoryette photo of Farny from 1892, and is investigating to locate the original among family members so that he can see if anything is written on the back. Tom wrote to follow up on slide scanning, and to suggest resources for scanning long panorama photos. He also discusses the Stories Behind the Stars Project, which seeks to preserve and expand the information about the more than 421,000 Americans who lost their lives in WWII. Check the STARS website at https://www.storiesbehindthestars.org/. Nick let us know about his efforts to organize thousands of notes in Evernote, doing several each day. Drew discusses attending his 50th high school reunion, what a wonderful time we had, and how important it was. Drew will be presenting at the South Carolina Genealogical Society Conference on 12-13 July at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History in Columbia. George will also be attending and conducting personal research. Thank you to all our Patreon supporting members for their support. Your Patreon support helps us improve our technology and provide even more podcast content to you! You can join us for as little as $1 a month or as much as you'd like to contribute. Visit https://www.patreon.com/genealogyguys to get started. And don't forget to order Drew's new book, Generation by Generation: A Modern Approach to the Basics of Genealogy, from Genealogical Publishing Company (https://genealogical.com/) or Amazon.com. Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com.
The Philae Obelisk at Kingston Lacy in Dorset is an ancient reminder of a very different world. Learn about its origins, why it came to be in England and how its hand-carved inscriptions were key to unlocking the secrets of Egyptian hieroglyphs. Listen to this classic episode from our series 125 Treasures, presented by Alison Steadman. [Ad from our sponsor] This podcast episode is sponsored by family history website Findmypast. What was life like for domestic servants, workers and local communities at our most fascinating heritage sites? Discover how people from all walks of life lived and worked, and who with, in hundreds of census records, for free, by signing up with Findmypast. And find out about the free trial that you could use to explore your family history. See where the past takes you at: findmypast.co.uk/national-trust Discover more Watch BBC Two's Hidden Treasures of the National Trust: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001lttx Read about the Philae Obelisk and other treasures at Kingston Lacy: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/kingston-lacy/the-treasures-at-kingston-lacy Find out more about Kingston Lacy: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/kingston-lacy This mini series shares it's name with a National Trust book. Find out more and browse other reads in our collection: shop.nationaltrust.org.uk/national-trust-125-treasures.html Follow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage added 168 million historical records in February. MyHeritage launched OldNews.com, a new website for exploring historical newspapers. MyHeritage introduced all-new profile pages with hints. Vivid-Pix announced the roll-out of Memory Stations, integrating scanning, its correction software, tagging, and more. Findmypast has begun digitizing, indexing, and publishing British Home Children records. The National Archives (TNA) announced that it will digitize the 1941 National Farm Survey records thanks to a generous grant from Lund Trust. DNA Segment with Diahan Southard In our DNA Segment, DNA expert Diahan Southard discusses Family Tree DNA and Y-DNA haplogroups with Drew Smith. Listener Email Laura writes about backup GEDCOM files and MyHeritage, and Daniel Horowitz responds. Jenna writes to respond to Sheila's quest to digitize and tag a 30” long x 6” high-resolution photograph. She shares FamilySearch's ability to tag people in a Memory at https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/tagging-people-in-a-memory. Anne writes in response to Jean Daniels' email about researching an ancestor. Anne cites Anabaptists in New York State. Kristen is seeking more advice for locating records for a missing family member, Arthur Tozer. Ashley wrote about changes that people make to FamilySearch records without sources. Thank you to all our Patreon supporting members for their support. Your Patreon support helps us improve our technology and provide even more podcast content to you! You can join us for as little as $1 a month or as much as you'd like to contribute. Visit https://www.patreon.com/genealogyguys to get started. And don't forget to order Drew's new book, Generation by Generation: A Modern Approach to the Basics of Genealogy, from Genealogical Publishing Company (https://genealogical.com/) or Amazon.com. Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com.
In the 1930s, the mysterious Ferguson's Gang captivated the British public with their daring and unusual stunts. Led by the enigmatic “Bill Stickers”, the group was unlike any other gangsters of the era. They were mask-wearing, all-women activists who gave money in quirky ways to help save the countryside. In this docudrama, uncover the identities of the people behind the secretive Ferguson's Gang, and unravel a tale of intrigue, mischief and mayhem that made a lasting impact on British heritage. This podcast episode is sponsored by family history website Findmypast. What was life like for domestic servants, workers and local communities at our most fascinating heritage sites? Discover how people from all walks of life lived and worked, and who with, in hundreds of census records, for free. And find out how to explore your family history. See where the past takes you at: findmypast.co.uk/national-trust Actor voices Lizzie Crarer, Rae Alexander, Sally Rudd, and Caitlin Packer, courtesy of https://www.primetheatre.co.uk/ Ric Jerrom and James Turton. Explore Further Discover more about the gang www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/history/people/who-were-fergusons-gang Learn more about Ferguson's Gang and their legacy on Polly Bagnall's website, where you can discover more about the book- Ferguson's Gang: The Remarkable Story of the National Trust Gangsters. www.pollybagnall.com/ferguson-s-gang Copies of Ferguson's Gang's ‘Boos' are available for viewing at The Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre by prior arrangement. www.wshc.org.uk/visiting-the-centre. Ferguson's Legacy While Shalford Mill remains closed to the public, you can still explore the legacy of Ferguson's Gang by visiting Newtown Old Town Hall on the Isle of Wight, Mayon and Trevescan cliffs in Cornwall, and Stonehenge. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/isle-of-wight/newtown-national-nature-reserve-and-old-town-hall/history-at-newtown-old-town-hall www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/coast-beaches/discover-mayon-cliff www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/stonehenge-landscape
A family divided. Two divergent paths. Rags and riches. In episode three, Suzannah meets Charlotte, the 4 x great-granddaughter of poet and national treasure William Wordsworth. Exploring Wordsworth House and the surrounding streets in Cockermouth, they retrace the steps of Charlotte's ancestors and discover how two branches of this famous family had very different fates. As the story comes full circle, where will we find the Wordsworth relatives in the 1921 Census. What if you could follow in the footsteps of your ancestors and reveal the hidden tales behind some of the UK's fascinating historical locations? Join historian Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and the experts at Findmypast as they visit a range of locations cared for by the National Trust, to uncover the stories that took place there. Each episode will explore the family tree of a guest whose ancestors played a key role in the history of the property. If you've ever wondered about your own family history, enjoy thinking about some of the mysteries lost to time, or are fascinated by historical records, why not Step into the Past with us.
Ellie from Findmypast chats with Step into the Past host Suzannah Lipscomb about the family history that has made her, her. Suzannah's stories take us from London to India and the United States and we introduce her to some new relatives along the way. We hear how wartime bravery, family tragedy and adventurous ancestors have shaped fascinating chapters of her past. How will Suzannah feel when we reveal her mother's adoption papers could be hiding a secret?
Hello and welcome to Step into the Past – the podcast where we take you back in time to follow in the footsteps of our ancestors, brought to you by Findmypast. Throughout this series we'll be uncovering the family tree of a different guest each week, and we'll be visiting a central location in the lives of their ancestors - a location cared for by the National Trust. What secrets can these locations reveal about the lives of people who lived or worked there through the generations? Hosted by historian, author and TV presenter Professor Suzannah Lipscomb we'll be uncovering the mysteries behind family history and how these can be pieced together using historical records, which we'll be doing plenty of throughout this series.
Have you ever hit a brick wall in your family history research, only to discover a treasure trove of new information just waiting to be uncovered? Join Dr Michala Hulme in this fascinating episode as she chats with Mary McKee, Head of Digitisation and Content Publishing at Find My Past, who shares her insights on the user-friendly interface, getting accurate search results, and the constantly growing genealogy records available on their platform. Learn about the project with the Greater Manchester record offices and archives, which has resulted in the release of nearly five million rate book records from the area, and the upcoming addition of millions of electoral registers later this year.In their conversation, Mary explores the features of the 1921 census, such as the addition of employment information that provides insight into the social history of our ancestors. They also discuss the benefits of Find My Past's partnership with Reach PLC, enabling access to an extensive range of photographic records. Plus, discover the timeline and steps involved in digitising a record collection to ensure quality – a crucial factor for accurately piecing together your family's story.As genealogy enthusiasts, we know all too well the excitement of uncovering a long-lost newspaper article that provides a glimpse into our ancestors' lives. In this episode, Mary explains how Find My Past's team in Boston Spa is continuously digitising pages and improving their search engine to help you find those hidden gems. So don't miss out on this informative episode, and learn how to enhance your genealogy research with Find My Past's extensive resources. Happy ancestor hunting!As mentioned in the podcast - 15 top tips for searching British & Irish newspapers on Findmypast https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/help/newspaper-search-tipsSupport the show
Have you ever wanted to dig deeper into your family history and uncover hidden stories? Join Dr Michala Hulme and genealogy expert Paul McNeill, as they share their favourite lesser-known websites to help you uncover your ancestors' fascinating tales and the places they called home. The pair discuss gems like British History Online to create a sense of place and the National Library of Scotland maps to chart how an area changed over time, giving insight into our ancestors' mobility and choices.In this episode, they also reveal the power of local record offices, where you may find records not available online. Hear about Michala's recent visit, where she encountered a new microfilm reader and had to use a pencil to rewind a reel! They explore the wonders of Newspapers.com for tracing ancestors who travelled to places like Australia, North America, and Canada, and how local libraries can offer free access to historic newspapers. Plus, the pair delve into image archives and eBay for postcards of the past, National Archives Discovery for unique records, and burial websites to uncover relatives in your family tree.Finally, they share a wealth of resources and tips to make the most of your genealogy research. Discover the importance of the London Gazette for understanding government legislation changes, Leicester University's website for trade directories, and local family history societies and war graves to find where your ancestors are buried. Don't miss this episode, packed with invaluable insights and resources to help you explore your family history like never before. And stay tuned for upcoming episodes featuring expert guests from major genealogy companies like Ancestry and Findmypast, ready to answer all your questions!Support the show
News You Can Use and Share! Drew's new book, Generation by Generation: A Modern Approach to the Basics of Genealogy, has been published by Genealogical Publishing Company. It is being acclaimed as the best new book for beginning genealogists. You can order it at https://genealogical.com/store/generation-by-generation/ or at Amazon.com. A color ebook version will be available soon. MyHeritage announced the release of 38 million historical records collections in March 2023. George recaps those collections. FamilySearch has named Debbie Gurtler as the new Assistant Director of the FamilySearch Library. Findmypast has released two important collections: Ireland, Diocese of Dublin Marriage Licenses, 1638-1858, and Ireland, Diocese of Dublin Wills and Grants, 1270-1858. Listener Email Jean wrote to announce that she has purchased Drew's new book for the West Hempstead Library in New York. Laura in Connecticut wrote about researching the Smith surname in Ireland. Judy in Ohio wrote to ask about getting help with learning how to use RootsMagic more effectively. The Guys suggested watching the scores of recorded videos at the RootsMagic site. (Visit https://www.rootsmagic.com/ and click the Learn dropdown list. There also are short videos on RootsMagic TV on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/RootsMagicTV. D. A. wrote about the print quality of images in the new RootsMagic 9 book. Donna Moughty responded to address Gabriel's Irish research request for suggestions in researching his ancestor James Thomas Donoghue. Donna's thoughtful comments will be helpful to all Irish researchers. Rick in Wisconsin wrote concerning reporting formats that he can use for use in documenting his family's Benedict Arnold, who was not the infamous Benedict Arnold. Tom posed a research conundrum he has encountered in researching his family in the 1910 U.S. Federal census in Cranesville, Erie County, Pennsylvania. He cannot locate the enumeration district (ED) for that place. The Guys spent some time replicating his research and delving into EDs in that area and, using people living in Cranesville in 1920 and locating them at the same residences in 1910, narrowed the ED down to #66. We've asked for specific names and will recheck those as well. Listener suggestions are also very welcome. Don't forget to order Drew's new book, Generation by Generation: A Modern Approach to the Basics of Genealogy, from Genealogical Publishing Company (https://genealogical.com/) or Amazon.com. Thank you to all our Patreon supporting members for their support. Your Patreon support helps us improve our technology and provide even more podcast content to you! You can join us for as little as $1 a month or as much as you'd like to contribute. Visit https://www.patreon.com/genealogyguys to get started. Please also tell your friends and your genealogical society about our free podcasts, our free blog, and our Genealogy Guys Learn subscription education website. Let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com.
Have you ever wondered about your ancestors and who they were were? Were they on the right side of history? Maybe you're curious to find out if your family have dark secrets? In this podcast genealogist Martin Costello gives you a step by step guide to tracing your family. Over the episode I follow Martin's steps and trace my ancestors back to the Great Hunger. Along the way I found out a few secrets my great grandparents would prefer had remained in the 19th century!These are the resources Martin mentions1901 and 1911 census census.nationalarchives.ie/ Irish civil records Irishgenealogy.ie Catholic Church Parish records https://registers.nli.ie/ Church of the Latter Day Saints transcription of Irish Parish Records www.familysearch.org British Newspaper Archives (contains numerous Irish publications) https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk Irish Newspaper Archive https://www.irishnewsarchive.com Ancestry Websites. Findmypast.co.uk & Ancestry.co.uk Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tatty and India Macleod are two of four sisters. Standup comedian Tatty describes their happy childhood as like " little women with emotional volatility and periods." Their mother moved them to rural Brittany when Tatty was 4 and India was 12. Big disruption for big sister India, while Tatty couldn't really remember England at all. "It all began in France." 'Les Anglaises' as the Macleod sisters were known always felt a little bit separate from the secluded community around them and as such, their time in France was a bit intense. The experience has provided rich material for Tatty's career. The pair ended up living together during lockdown, after Tatty had a break-up but the experience brought made them very close. Tatty and India talk about that, about growing up in an all female household, craving English food and Family Hold Back. Relatively is brought to you in partnership with leading family history website, Findmypast. With family records you won't find anywhere else and easy-to-use tools to help your family tree bloom, Findmypast is the perfect place to explore your ancestors' amazing stories. Start building your family tree for free at Findmypast today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
JJ Chalmers is a former Royal Marine who was profoundly wounded by and IED during a tour of Afghanistan in 2011. His older sister Ruth is a nurse and knew too much when he was flown back to start his gruelling recovery which would take years. Now registered disabled, JJ works as a TV presenter and has won medals in cycling and sprinting at the Invictus Games. It's a crazy whirlwind of an existence and one Ruth and JJ could not have dreamed of when JJ was in hospital being treated for his many, many injuries. In this episode we talk about how their relationship was tested by the effects of that bomb - as well as what it's like when your brother is mates with Prince Harry, growing up as vicar's children and the need the siblings share for everything to be very, very organised.Relatively is brought to you in partnership with leading family history website, Findmypast. With family records you won't find anywhere else and easy-to-use tools to help your family tree bloom, Findmypast is the perfect place to explore your ancestors' amazing stories. Start building your family tree for free at Findmypast today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Benjamin Zephaniah describes himself as a "Poet, writer, lyricist, musician and naughty boy." He is the son of a Barbadian postman and a Jamaican nurse and was born in Handsworth the 'Jamaican capital of England'. Benjamin attended over 15 schools as a child, moving regularly with his mother to evade his father, who was abusive. Unusually, Benjamin grew up separately from his siblings, who stayed with their dad. This means that the brothers and sisters are not close, and have almost the opposite story to tell about their childhoods. In this episode we talk about that, about what brotherhood means, about being the 'cock of the school' and how community organising after the death of Benjamin's cousin did something to repair the sibling bonds. ** Keep listening to after the music for a poetry treat!**Relatively is brought to you in partnership with leading family history website, Findmypast. With family records you won't find anywhere else and easy-to-use tools to help your family tree bloom, Findmypast is the perfect place to explore your ancestors' amazing stories. Start building your family tree for free at Findmypast today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pastor Mick Fleming ("aka El Bish") runs the Church on the Street in Burnley, which does incredible work helping those living in poverty. But it's a far cry from where Mick began. In this episode, Mick and his sister Sarah (collectively known as 'Flembos') talk about their sibling journey from playing out happily on the backstreets, to sudden tragedy and trauma to a life marred by violence and crime, before finding faith and freedom together. It's a rollercoaster of a tale which has attracted interest from the Prince and Princess of Wales - who wrote a foreword to Mick's book 'Blown Away' - and now Netflix, who are reportedly talking about adapting his life story for the screen. The episode also talks about the power of a mother's love and the value of a good old practical joke. TW: contains account of sexual assault and death. It also mentions guns and violence and references drug use. Relatively is brought to you in partnership with leading family history website, Findmypast. With family records you won't find anywhere else and easy-to-use tools to help your family tree bloom, Findmypast is the perfect place to explore your ancestors' amazing stories. Start building your family tree for free at Findmypast today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Manni and Reuben (Booba) Coe are two of four brothers. Reuben is the baby of the family and was born with Downs Syndrome (or Up Syndrome as he would like to rebrand it.) The pair lived together for years and are exceptionally close. However, a spell apart during the pandemic was bad for Reuben as you will hear - and he doesn't speak very much at the moment. We talk about all that, about having a sibling with additional needs and about the book that Manni and Reuben have written together: brother. do. you. love. me. Relatively is brought to you in partnership with leading family history website, Findmypast. With family records you won't find anywhere else and easy-to-use tools to help your family tree bloom, Findmypast is the perfect place to explore your ancestors' amazing stories. Start building your family tree for free at Findmypast today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage has added 74 collections with 130 million new historical records. Read our blog to learn more. Unlock the Past has announced that the Family History Down Under 2022 Conference will be held 8-11 November 2022 at Castle Hill, near Sydney, Australia. You can attend in person or virtually. Full details and registration can be found at https://www.fhdu22.com/. Findmypast has implemented Tree Search at its site “with instant connections and new discoveries waiting to help your family tree bloom.” Findmypast has added Derbyshire Baptisms, Durham Marriages, and Northamptonshire Burials Baptisms. FamilySearch was presented with the Historic Preservation Award by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Drew highlights new and updated collections added at FamilySearch in July and August. Listener Email Angela had written asking for suggestions for locating railroad employment records in the U.S. for his Italian great-grandfather. Expert Paula Stuart-Warren provides a wealth of resource suggestions. Karl asks about using DNA testing to identify the parents of Nathanial Oak, born circa 1645 in England or Wales. Drew provides suggestions regarding Y-DNA testing and joining a DNA surname group at Family Tree DNA. Kristina writes to celebrate her success in finding a wealth of criminal records for her great-grandfather at the Indiana State Archives. Giveaway The Guys are giving away a copy of their Brick Wall Research Strategies quicksheet, based on their book, Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques (McGraw-Hill, 2013). Send an email to genealogyguys@gmail.com by midnight EDT on 30 September 2002. Write BRICK WALL in the subject line, and include your name and postal address in the body of the email. This offer is only valid for U.S. residents. Please Support Our Sponsors You can support our sponsors who bring these podcasts to you for free by visiting their links as follows: MyHeritage at https://www.myheritage.com/ RootsMagic at https://rootsmagic.com/ Vivid-Pix RESTORE at https://www.vivid-pix.com/restore/ Thank you to all our Patreon supporting members for their support. Your Patreon support helps us improve our technology and provide even more podcast content to you! You can join us for as little as $1 a month or as much as you'd like to contribute. Visit https://www.patreon.com/genealogyguys to get started. Please also tell your friends and your society about our free podcasts, our free blog, and our Genealogy Guys Learn subscription education website. Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com.
News You Can Use and Share! The Genealogy Guys Learn subscription website has added several new written and video courses, with more coming regularly. You can subscribe at https://genealogyguyslearn.com/. MyHeritage released 22 new collections in June. Findmypast has added new records to its Middlesex Baptisms, Surrey Baptisms, and Greater London Burial Index collections. Drew highlights new and updated collections added at FamilySearch this week. DNA Segment Drew and DNA expert Diahan Southard discuss AncestryDNA's new SideView feature. https://www.yourdnaguide.com/ydgblog/ancestrydna-sideview Vivid-Pix Memory Segment Drew interviews Allison Singleton of the Allen County Public Library about their plans to mobilize photo scanning to retirement facilities. Listener Email Kathy writes to thank George for his spot-on coverage of the 1950 U.S. Federal Census and what is and isn't available. Karen in Australia tells us the difference of update frequencies at Ancestry's ThruLines and MyHeritage's Theory of Family Relativity. Brian writes about digitizing your family history research as a method of guaranteeing that your work is preserved after you are gone. He also talks about surname binders and other organizational considerations. He suggests you check out the Ancestral Lines Pairing System at https://www.ancestrallines.net/overview/. Judith is interested in the possibility of obtaining records from the Orange Orphan Home in East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. George responds to Jim about James Berry Holder [Sr.] and available records to verify both his birth and death dates. Mark shares his six-step plan for organizing his genealogical materials. It is a focused task list that can be used by anyone. Please Support Our Sponsors You can support our sponsors who bring these podcasts to you for free by visiting their links as follows: MyHeritage at https://www.myheritage.com/ RootsMagic at https://rootsmagic.com/ Vivid-Pix RESTORE at https://www.vivid-pix.com/restore/ Thank you to all our Patreon supporting members for their support. Your Patreon support helps us improve our technology and provide even more podcast content to you! You can join us for as little as $1 a month or as much as you'd like to contribute. Visit https://www.patreon.com/genealogyguys to get started. Please also tell your friends and your society about our free podcasts, our free blog, and our Genealogy Guys Learn subscription education website. Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com.
New You Can Use and Share! The Guys want to thank everyone in the genealogical community for supporting their decision to terminate sponsorship by Find a Grave and Newspapers.com (subsidiaries of Ancestry.com). MyHeritage announces the release of the addition of two significant record collections: Norway Emigration Registers, 1867-1973, and the Vienna, Austria, Jewish Emigrant Applications, 1938-1939. MyHeritage announces a new update to its Theory of Family Relativity. The Genealogist has added a link to their Map Explorer georeference facility to the 1891 Census for the UK. It allows you to jump from the census household record to a detailed map to see where your ancestors lived and explore the neighborhood. Findmypast has added half a million new records for Pennsylvania: List of British Prisoners in the War of Revolution; Episcopalian Births and Baptisms; Episcopalian Marriages; Episcopalian Deaths and Burials; and Episcopalian Congregational Records. DNA Segment DNA expert Diahan Southard returns to discuss with Drew a comparison of Ancestry's ThruLines and MyHeritage's Theory of Family Relativity. Vivid-Pix Memory Segment Drew interviews Hayley Studer, CEO of achi, to discuss achi's involvement with the study of using photographs to engage persons who have memory issues. Listener Email Mark shares information about how he has used social media to create private Facebook pages for relatives to share posts, photographs, and other information. Brian wrote to comment on the importance of sourcing all of the information you contribute to FamilySearch's Family Tree and to other online sites. Karin listens in Germany and wrote to comment about our previous discussion of African ancestry showing up in DNA results, and also shared two important online resources for German research: GEDBAS at https://gedbas.genealogy.net/?lang=en OFBs at https://ofb.genealogy.net/ Gigi wrote about having located prison records for one man at Ancestry and subsequently connecting with a half-second cousin (his daughter). Kate wrote to share her discovery of her great-uncle's prison records and mug shots at the California State Archive. Genealogy Guys Learn The Genealogy Guys Learn subscription site continues to grow. New content is regularly added, with another new video coming in early August. Subscribe to Genealogy Guys Learn at https://genealogyguyslearn.com/. Please Support Our Sponsors You can support our sponsors who bring these podcasts to you for free by visiting their links as follows: MyHeritage at https://www.myheritage.com/ RootsMagic at https://rootsmagic.com/ Vivid-Pix RESTORE at https://www.vivid-pix.com/restore/ Thank you to all our Patreon supporting members for their support. Your Patreon support helps us improve our technology and provide even more podcast content to you! You can join us for as little as $1 a month or as much as you'd like to contribute. Visit https://www.patreon.com/genealogyguys to get started. Please also tell your friends and your society about our free podcasts, our free blog, and our Genealogy Guys Learn subscription education website. Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com.
Award winning comedian Tom Ward and his sister Charlie (Char-Lart) share a lot of things: a belief that we should take climate change more seriously; an ability to hold a tune and the traumas that surviving a childhood in a fundamental church (and for a short but damaging time a cult) left behind. The bond created by that experience is a 'gift' of sorts. The pair are incredibly close and despite living 200 miles apart are in constant contact. We talk about that but also about Harold and Madge from 'Neighbours', teenage kicks and a brush with the law. PS Listen *right* to the end .... Tickets for Tom's excellent Edinburgh festival show 'Anthem' are HEREOur sponsor for this third season of Relatively is Findmypast, the exclusive online home of the 1921 Census. Joining Findmypast gives you access to a unique snapshot of life one hundred years ago. Plus, with extensive British and Irish records and fascinating newspaper archives, you can answer those burning questions you have about your family, your past and yourself. Where will your past take you? Join Findmypast to find out.25% off any subscription on findmypast.co.uk using the discount code: RELATIVELY25Simply enter the code at checkout and the discount will be applied. Offer ends 31st July See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Dr Nighat Arif and her little brother Irfan Arif came to the UK from Pakistan as children. Now Nighat works as a GP and is the resident doctor on BBC and ITV. Irfan is a criminal barrister. They have 3 younger (equally successful) siblings, too. "We are basically the migrant dream!" In this episode Nighat and Irfan talk about resilience, setting a good example, creating a village, the value of education .. as well as terrible careers advice, Tintin and the Spice Girls. Our sponsor for this third season of Relatively is Findmypast, the exclusive online home of the 1921 Census. Joining Findmypast gives you access to a unique snapshot of life one hundred years ago. Plus, with extensive British and Irish records and fascinating newspaper archives, you can answer those burning questions you have about your family, your past and yourself. Where will your past take you? Join Findmypast to find out.25% off any subscription on findmypast.co.uk using the discount code: RELATIVELY25 - Simply enter the code at checkout and the discount will be applied*Offer ends 31st July* See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pride in the UK , we present a collection of stories moments and memories from guests on the podcast who talked about their identities with their siblings. Stories from Westminster, the North of England in the 80's, the Millennium Eve and school days under Section 28. Memories of brothers and sisters supporting each other and providing unconditional love, even when the world could be a bit tough. Contributions from: Gok and Kwoklyn Wan; Angela and Maria Eagle MPs; drag queen Divina De Campo and Carys Cliffe and interior designers and TV presenters Edward and Sophie Robinson.Our sponsor for this third season of Relatively is Findmypast, the exclusive online home of the 1921 Census.They have published a helpful blog about researching your LGBTQIA+ ancestors HERE An article about coming out to your siblings is HEREJoining Findmypast gives you access to a unique snapshot of life one hundred years ago. Plus, with extensive British and Irish records and fascinating newspaper archives, you can answer those burning questions you have about your family, your past and yourself. Where will your past take you? Join Findmypast to find out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
News You Can Use and Share! Family Tree Magazine announced their 101 Best Genealogy Websites for Genealogy for 2022, and the Genealogy Guys Podcast was again included. MyHeritage published 11 million new German historical records (Germany, Hesse, Deaths) MyHeritage added 1.3 billion historical records in 37 collections in April and May. The Genealogist is a tiered subscription website for English genealogical research at https://www.thegenealogist.com/. They have announced the addition of georeferenced maps for the 1901 census. These allow you to search to locate people in the census and then view a map that pinpoints the residence so that you can gain a visual perspective of the exact location. Findmypast has added: British Army, Recommendations for Military Honours and Awards, 1935-1990; South Africa, Local Armed Forces Nominal Rolls, 1899-1902; Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards; England, Newspaper Birth Notices; England, Newspaper Marriage Notices; and England, Newspaper Death Notices. FamilySearch has published its 100,000th article on the FamilySearch Research Wiki. FamilySearch has announced that RootsTech 2023 will be a blended conference with both in-person and virtual presentations. Drew shares highlights of new historical records at FamilySearch. DNA Segment DNA expert Diahan Southard returns with a new discussion with Drew about Y-DNA. Listener Email Mark shares information about how his Eagle Scout group project mapped and transcribed tombstones in the Aldrich Family Cemetery in his Rhode Island hometown. They then cleared tons of small brush. He has recently worked to add missing entries to Find a Grave. Julie shared the 1950 U.S. Federal Census images with her parents. She downloaded the enumeration districts in which they lived. They enjoyed taking “a virtual” walk down the streets and remembering their neighbors, playmates, and schoolmates. Julie enjoyed their stories and learned a great deal about their lives. Bill writes about how he uses the FamilySearch Family Tree In conjunction with his desktop database and trees he has loaded to Ancestry and MyHeritage. Matt is seeking additional research strategies to obtain copies of a court case in Philadelphia for a 4th great-uncle. Tom wrote about himself, his mother, and a sister having a small trace of African-American ancestry at the GEDmatch site. The Ancestry DNA matches also show a small percentage. He wants to know more. Drew provides some advice, including the possibility that this may be “noise” in the matches. Curtis is looking for mug shots for his father's father since he was arrested and spent time in prison several times. Lynn asks about what to do with one's genealogy work as inheritance. Genealogy Guys Learn The Genealogy Guys Learn subscription site continues to grow. New content is regularly added, with another new video coming in early July. Subscribe to Genealogy Guys Learn at https://genealogyguyslearn.com/. Please Support Our Sponsors You can support our sponsors who bring these podcasts to you for free by visiting their links as follows: MyHeritage at https://www.myheritage.com/ RootsMagic at https://rootsmagic.com/ Vivid-Pix RESTORE at https://www.vivid-pix.com/restore/ Find a Grave at https://www.findagrave.com/?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=genealogyguys Newspapers.com at https://go.newspapers.com/radio.php?xid=4093&utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=genealogyguys Thank you to all our Patreon supporting members for their support. Your Patreon support helps us improve our technology and provide even more podcast content to you! You can join us for as little as $1 a month or as much as you'd like to contribute. Visit https://www.patreon.com/genealogyguys to get started. Please also tell your friends and your local genealogy society about our free podcasts, our free blog, and our Genealogy Guys Learn subscription education website. Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com.
Lewis and Megan grew up in Birmingham in a busy household, where both parents worked shifts and it is fair to say the “ chalk and cheese” duo took a while to form a close relationship. Lewis went to Oxford to university leaving Megan at home to support their mum though some mental health difficulties, which was "tough". In this episode we talk about that and about ace grandads, being a podgy kid, your mates thinking your mum is fit, The Crystal Maze as well as taking advantage of your sibling and learning to depend on them, too.Our sponsor for this third season of Relatively is Findmypast, the exclusive online home of the 1921 Census. Joining Findmypast gives you access to a unique snapshot of life one hundred years ago. Plus, with extensive British and Irish records and fascinating newspaper archives, you can answer those burning questions you have about your family, your past and yourself. Where will your past take you? Join Findmypast to find out - until July 31st, listeners can get 25% off any subscription with the code RELATIVELY25. Enter the code at the checkout. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Poorna and Priya or 'Poobles' and 'Preebles' were born in Kent but spent a chunk of their childhood apart, with Priya in India and Poorna in the UK. the pair are very close and work on being friends as well as sisters - providing support to each other through bereavement, motherhood and their careers. In this episode they talk about sibling separation, manky gym kit, last minute packing and daily voice note habits. Priya's book on motherhood, race and identity is out in Spring 2023 and Poorna's award winning book Stronger is out in paperback now. TW: suicideOur sponsor for this third season of Relatively is Findmypast, the exclusive online home of the 1921 Census. Joining Findmypast gives you access to a unique snapshot of life one hundred years ago. Plus, with extensive British and Irish records and fascinating newspaper archives, you can answer those burning questions you have about your family, your past and yourself. Where will your past take you? Join Findmypast to find out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Shakira and Ashanti Akabusi grew up in the UK and the US, supporting their dad - Kris Akabusi's - stellar athletics career. Encouraged by him and their "tenacious" German mum, they had a very outdoorsy childhood with limited junk food and telly... The weight of expectation which came with their famous name was tough for a time, but both sisters are now incredibly proud to be Akabusis and value the work ethic they inherited. Being keen to protect each other from the hard stuff meant that Shakira suffered alone with post natal anxiety for a while, until she reached out to family. Shakira's new book The Strong Like Mum Method is out this week. Our sponsor for this third season of Relatively is Findmypast, the exclusive online home of the 1921 Census. Joining Findmypast gives you access to a unique snapshot of life one hundred years ago. Plus, with extensive British and Irish records and fascinating newspaper archives, you can answer those burning questions you have about your family, your past and yourself. Where will your past take you? Join Findmypast to find out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Leroy and Hyacinth grew up in North London in the 1960s and 1970s. They inherited their work ethic from their Windrush parents, who came to the UK from Spanish Town in Jamaica. Assaulted by police officers in 1982, Leroy's father struggled to accept his son's decision to join the force. Hyacinth says "I never thought of Leroy as an officer, I still don't. I just wanted him to be safe." Actor John Boyega plays Leroy in the Steve McQueen film 'Red White and Blue' about his ascent to Superintendent: despite the racism form inside the force and hostility from his own community. In this episode, Hyacinth - who works as a nurse - and Leroy, who still works as a campaigner- talk about public service, faith, race, a free range childhood, re-enacting TV stunts and enjoying a warm and safe childhood in Finsbury Park. Leroy's book about life as a cop is called 'Closing Ranks' Our sponsor for this third season of Relatively is Findmypast, the exclusive online home of the 1921 Census. Joining Findmypast gives you access to a unique snapshot of life one hundred years ago. Plus, with extensive British and Irish records and fascinating newspaper archives, you can answer those burning questions you have about your family, your past and yourself. Where will your past take you? Join Findmypast to find out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Pat and Jean Owtram are believed to be the only living sisters who signed the official secrets act.. and as a result it was not until after WW2 that they were able to tell one another what they had been doing to help the Allies defeat the Germans. Independent, clever and adventurous, the sisters are now a remarkable 98 and 96. Born in the aftermath of WW1, the girls were (unusually) determined not to settle for conventional lives. We talk about code breaking, travel, letter writing and memories from a childhood in the 1920s. And the sisters reflect on being each other's 'most important person' for nearly 100 years. Their book is called Codebreaking Sisters: Our Secret War. Our sponsor for this third season of Relatively is Findmypast, the exclusive online home of the 1921 Census. Joining Findmypast gives you access to a unique snapshot of life one hundred years ago. Plus, with extensive British and Irish records and fascinating newspaper archives, you can answer those burning questions you have about your family, your past and yourself. Where will your past take you? Join Findmypast to find out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sisters Beatrice and Rosemary Mac Cabe grew up in Ireland but now live near one another in the USA. They started their hilarious hit podcast Not Without My Sister in March 2020, locked down in a house in Indiana together (maybe with some wine). In this episode they talk about: the Catholic church; their irrepressible mum and strict dad; fun facts about pigs and sex; depression as one way of getting more than your fair share of parental attention and being miracle babies.Our sponsor for this third season of Relatively is Findmypast, the exclusive online home of the 1921 Census. Joining Findmypast gives you access to a unique snapshot of life one hundred years ago. Plus, with extensive British and Irish records and fascinating newspaper archives, you can answer those burning questions you have about your family, your past and yourself. Where will your past take you? Join Findmypast to find out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Dame Esther Rantzen and her little sister Scilla grew up in London and - briefly - New York, where Esther got a taste for life in the limelight. Since 1981, Scilla has lived in Australia, which leaves a "real gap" in Esther's life. Technology helps the pair stay in touch and they talk all the time, staying close to their nieces and nephews, too. Brought up by their anarchist mum and engineer dad to be ambitious, the sisters pursued very different paths, but have supported each other regardless. As kids Esther may have stood up for Scilla many times, but also used her as a bit of a willing 'canary down the mine' .. !Our sponsor for this third season of Relatively is Findmypast, the exclusive online home of the 1921 Census. Joining Findmypast gives you access to a unique snapshot of life one hundred years ago. Plus, with extensive British and Irish records and fascinating newspaper archives, you can answer those burning questions you have about your family, your past and yourself. Where will your past take you? Join Findmypast to find out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Middle child Louise - of Mamas Still Got It fame, grew up in London with baby brother George and older sister Bonnie. As kids, George was subjected to 'loving abuse' by the girls, but nonetheless as an adult is their biggest fan. As a boy he helped direct some of Louise's very early modelling attempts and as a teen he helped her when the demands of the fashion industry to be ever thinner left her unrecognisable to the family. In this episode Louise talks about making peace with her body, harmonising in the car and how George found her a husband by accident. Our sponsor for this third season of Relatively is Findmypast, the exclusive online home of the 1921 Census. Joining Findmypast gives you access to a unique snapshot of life one hundred years ago. Plus, with extensive British and Irish records and fascinating newspaper archives, you can answer those burning questions you have about your family, your past and yourself. Where will your past take you? Join Findmypast to find out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
News You Can Use and Share! The 1950 U.S. Federal Census has been released and The Guys discuss several aspects: The images are available at: the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) at https://1950census.archives.gov/; MyHeritage.com at https://www.myheritage.com/; Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/. There are a number of important census tools available to you at: NARA Census Resources at https://1950census.archives.gov/howto/; the MyHeritage Content Hub at https://myheritage.com/census/us/; the MyHeritage Census Helper at https://www.myheritage.com/census-helper-241251921; Ancestry.com 1950 Census District Finder at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/district-map/62308; and One-Step Web Pages by Stephen P. Morse at https://stevemorse.org/. The Guys discuss the 1950 enumeration process and extra pages used by enumerators. Drew shares some information from a recent Ancestry survey. George discusses MyHeritage's news from RootsTech including: LiveStory Blast From My Past Podcast Family Tree Timeline Filae Family Tree Profiles Drew discusses the release of records online by the New York City Municipal Archives at https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/. The David Rumsey Map Collection has announced a partnership with Machines Reading Maps (MRM) to read and add searchable text to the map collection. The Society of Genealogists has announced the beginning of a digital project called TreeSearch which will digitize historical pedigree rolls in their collection. Findmypast has added 50K new Lincolnshire Burials, and the Quaker Women's Petition of 1659. FamilySearch is seeking volunteers for its 1950 U.S. Census Community Project. The Genealogist at https://www.thegenealogist.com/ has updated their version of the 1939 Register with a new, detailed mapping feature and 258,000 newly unredacted persons. Listener Email David writes concerning using placenames for events based on what governmental entity was in control at the time of the event. Marianna writes about GEDmatch and having received three suspicious email inquiries. Suzanne asks about obtaining court records for a murder trial in Perry County, Alabama, in which some family were involved. Genealogy Guys Learn The Genealogy Guys Learn subscription site continues to grow. New content is added every month, and the March 2022 video is “Using AncestryDNA Today” by Drew Smith. You can subscribe at https://genealogyguyslearn.com/. Please Support Our Sponsors You can support our sponsors who bring these podcasts to you for free by visiting their links as follows: Find a Grave at https://www.findagrave.com/?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=genealogyguys MyHeritage at https://www.myheritage.com/ com at https://go.newspapers.com/radio.php?xid=4093&utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=genealogyguys RootsMagic at https://rootsmagic.com/ Vivid-Pix RESTORE at https://www.vivid-pix.com/restore/ Thank you to all our Patreon supporting members for their support. Your Patreon support helps us improve our technology and provide even more podcast content to you! You can join us for as little as $1 a month or as much as you'd like to contribute. Visit https://www.patreon.com/genealogyguys to get started. Please also tell your friends and your society about our free podcasts, our free blog, and our Genealogy Guys Learn subscription education website. Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com.
Relatively podcast is back for a new season!!More pairs of siblings talk to Catherine about their relationship as adults and what it was like growing up together.They reveal nicknames, settle old arguments and tell each other how they really feel.Join in on Instagram and TwitterOur sponsor for this third season of Relatively is Findmypast, the exclusive online home of the 1921 Census. Joining Findmypast gives you access to a unique snapshot of life one hundred years ago. Plus, with extensive British and Irish records and fascinating newspaper archives, you can answer those burning questions you have about your family, your past and yourself. Where will your past take you? Join Findmypast to find out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
After World War One women outnumbered men by the highest margin in recorded history, even compared to after World War Two. This had wide-reaching implications for the social, demographic and economic fabric of post-war society.Today Dan is joined by Mary McKee and Paul Nixon from Findmypast to explore: What does the 1921 Census reveal about the impact of the First World War for Britain?Are you interested in exploring your own family history? After years spent digitising and transcribing this unique record of your recent history, the 1921 Census is now available exclusively online with Findmypast. Start exploring now at findmypast.co.uk.If you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today! To download the History Hit app please go to the Android or Apple store. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today Andy Silvester takes us through the news -- there's more from Ukraine as Russia continues to attack major cities; oil increases in price again as a result of worries over supply; and a Swiss billionaire has been approached for a potential takeover of Chelsea Football Club. Andy also chats to Tamsin Todd, CEO of Findmypast, about her career; the business and how it navigated the pandemic; the logistics and technology behind it all; and why people are driven to research their genealogy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, Kenyatta D. Berry, host of The Genealogy Roadshow, and author of The Family Tree Toolkit is joined by Jen Baldwin, the North American Content Manager and Global Ambassador Program Lead for Findmypast. The two dive into a myriad of topics, discussing Irish and British ancestry, how the Spanish Flu affected records, and how to use FindmyPast in your research - including big news on their latest collection - the 1921 census. Join FindMyPast here: www.findmypast.comFind out more about the 1921 Census: https://www.findmypast.com/1921-censusUse their free records here: https://www.findmypast.com/page/free-ancestry-recordsABOUT JEN BALDWINJen Baldwin has been working in the realm of professional genealogy since 2010 but has been pursuing her family history since she was ten years old, enjoying her grandmother's stories - and her cookies. She is currently the North American Content Manager and Global Ambassador Program Lead for Findmypast. Jen lectures, writes, and consults on a variety of genealogy related topics, and was part of the research team for Genealogy Roadshow, season two on PBS. She is the author of course materials for the National Institute of Genealogical Studies. She is excited to discover unique resources that allow for a different perspective in genealogical research, including the vast research opportunities for family historians around the world to take advantage of UK collections, such as newspapers and the upcoming 1921 Census of England and Wales.
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