The Family Histories Podcast

Series Four of The Family Histories Podcast is ready! It's time for the brand new Series Four of The Family Histories Podcast with seven more brilliant family historians, seven fascinating life stories, and seven more of those pesky research brick walls for you to help solve. For a list of our list of Series Four guests and all the latest updates about the podcast, visit familyhistoriespodcast.com It all begins on 1st November 2022 ..... assuming host Andrew Martin can get home on ...

In this first episode of Series Four- 'The Undead', host Andrew Martin meets Swedish genealogist Linda Kvist to find out about her love of family history, how she became a DNA coach, how she uses archives and Arkiv Digital to trace her Swedish ancestors, and how she DNA tested a non-human family member! Life Story - Nils Peter Bengtsson Linda tells the life story of her partner's ancestor Nils Peter Bengtsson, a man who was born in 1858 and emigrated to the USA. In about 1900, and now widowed...

In this second episode of Series Four, host Andrew Martin meets with Else Churchill, who has spent 40 years working in the genealogy community, and is the Genealogist at the Society of Genealogists in London. She also regularly teaches, lectures, and has played a pivotal role in organising conferences, and representing the family history community at national and governmental level. Life Story - Else's Mother and Father After decades of research into the Churchill fam...

In this third episode of Series Four, host Andrew Martin meets with historian, author, TEDx speaker, and family historian, Shaquan McDowell to find out how he got hooked on researching his family, his adventures with DNA, and how he got involved in the New York Times' 1619 Project. Life Story - Elizabeth Scott Shaquan has chosen to tell the story of his 5x Great Grandmother, Elizabeth Scott - a Free Person of Colour born in 1810 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.Whilst her country was going thro...

In this fourth episode of Series Four, host Andrew Martin meets Canadian professional genealogist and author, Janice Nickerson, who specialises her research into the families and history of Upper Canada, the Hudson Bay Company, and crime and punishment. Andrew will be finding out how she got hooked on family history, the value of court records, the challenges of researching in Canada, and the how she gets non-genealogists and children interested in family history.Life Story - Emma Bell Chant ...

In this episode from Series Four, host Andrew Martin meets author and former journalist Paul Roberts to find out how he got hooked on researching his family's history. He'll find out how Paul's early research skills helped his work as a journalist, and how he managed to write a book about 30 men who fought in the First World War.Life Story - Sam Roberts Paul has chosen to share the life story of his 1st Cousin, 2x Removed, Sam Roberts. Sam was born in 1895 in Teignmouth, Devon, England,...

In this sixth episode of Series Four, Andrew meets Irish professional genealogist Claire Bradley. He'll be finding out how she got hooked on family history, the impact of the Irish Civil War on her family history research, how she's teaching genealogists, and her time as a genealogist in control of the national @Ireland twitter account.The Life Story - Michael JoyceClaire has chosen her 2x Great Grandfather, Michael Joyce who was born in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland, in 1851.Michael was...

In this final episode of Series Four, host Andrew meets professional genealogist and author Simon Last. Andrew will find out about Simon's love of War Memorials, his work with the Western Front Association and the Commonwealth Graves War Commission, why he turned professional, and his love for collecting postcards. The Life Story - Tadeusz Bialosiewicz Simon tells the story of his grandfather, Tadeusz Bialosiewicz of Poland, whom he discovered over 20 years ago, after Simon was researching hi...

Previously.... on The Family Histories Podcast:Computer has given host Andrew and guest Simon Last a stark warning and now they find themselves in immediate danger... but from what, and who can save them?This is the Series Four bonus episode, following on from the cliff-hanger of episode seven - 'The Reunited'.- - -Episode CreditsSeries Four, Episode Eight (Bonus)Andrew Martin - Host and ProducerSimon Last - GuestCourtney Dunn - ComputerJohn Spike - Sándor PetőfiShow notes and more at: family...