Category: Folklore

PODCAST Episode 22: How To Build a Life – John Joseph Dalain (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 22: How To Build a Life – John Joseph Dalain (with transcript)
Accessible, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Practices, Biography, Birth Records, Census, Death Records, Documents, Family Lore, FamilySearch, Federal Census, Find-a-Grave, Folklore, History, How To, Marriage Records, My Discoveries, Podcast, Podcast episode, Research, Show Notes

I talk a lot about component parts, or the basic how-to’s of handling records, but what about the how-to’s of building one person’s life in your family tree? Genealogy has become an immediate-gratification online phenomenon, but it’s not always that at all. How long should a 21st-century online researcher be expected to wait before work … Read More “PODCAST Episode 22: How To Build a Life – John Joseph Dalain (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 19: Juneteenth! (with transcript)

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PODCAST Episode 19: Juneteenth! (with transcript)
Accessible, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Practices, Facebook group, Family Lore, Folklore, History, Holidays, Keys to Genealogy, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Show Notes

Have you heard of a holiday called Juneteenth? Do you know what it is, or why it’s important in American history? Well, listen here – this is the episode for you. This is straight-up history – Ancestry.com is on the blink, so we’re steering clear of Ancestry lessons for a few weeks in order to … Read More “PODCAST Episode 19: Juneteenth! (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 17: Interview with Christopher Harris

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PODCAST Episode 17: Interview with Christopher Harris
Best Practices, DNA, FamilySearch, Federal Census, Folklore, GEDmatch.com, How To, Interview, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy

This week is something special: my first-ever interview! My friend Christopher Harris joins the podcast to discuss his 12-year learning curve about family history through folklore, DNA, and African-American documentary methodology. He’ll discuss with us how he records conversations and organizes his work, treeing vs shrubbing, the key role that DNA and GEDmatch play, and … Read More “PODCAST Episode 17: Interview with Christopher Harris” »

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PODCAST Episode 10: Genealogy As Service Work – Lookups, Reparations & Social Justice

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 10: Genealogy As Service Work – Lookups, Reparations & Social Justice
Ancestry, Courtesy, Death Records, DNA, Documents, Family Lore, FamilySearch, Find-a-Grave, Folklore, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Research

There are a lot of ways that we can serve one another in the world of family history. I like direct service the best. Researching for one another, teaching others, and giving back to those who deserve to have their family repaired or at least explained is very important to me. In this episode, I … Read More “PODCAST Episode 10: Genealogy As Service Work – Lookups, Reparations & Social Justice” »

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PODCAST Episode 8: Tell Me the Truth – Genealogy for Biographers

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 8: Tell Me the Truth – Genealogy for Biographers
Ancestry, Best Practices, Biography, Family Lore, FamilySearch, Folklore, How To, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Research, Tips and Tricks

Biography can be really dry and boring stuff, a string of facts without seasoning or flavor. In this episode, I’ll teach you how to use genealogical research of your subject to add spice and life to a biographical book or project. I’ll tell you how I’m using it to write a book of my own, … Read More “PODCAST Episode 8: Tell Me the Truth – Genealogy for Biographers” »

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PODCAST Episode 6: Don’t Be a Genealogy Jeffrey

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PODCAST Episode 6: Don’t Be a Genealogy Jeffrey
Ancestry, Best Practices, Courtesy, DNA, Family Lore, FamilySearch, Folklore, History, Names, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Tips and Tricks

Genealogy is populated with lots of groovy people, and just enough Jeffreys doing things the wrong way to thoroughly annoy the rest of us. Don’t be a Jeffrey, be awesome! Follow the best practice and best evidence guidelines for Ancestry in this episode and you’ll go far, Cousin. Happy Black History Month to all. And … Read More “PODCAST Episode 6: Don’t Be a Genealogy Jeffrey” »

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PODCAST Episode 4: The Glory of the Story

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 4: The Glory of the Story
Best Practices, Courtesy, DNA, Family Lore, FamilySearch, Folklore, History, Podcast, Podcast episode, Tips and Tricks

“The Glory of the Story” is about the fun of gathering family stories. Folklore is great for finding facts and hints to start a tree, but it’s equally wonderful for entertainment and for preserving the memory of family elders for all generations, current and future, to enjoy. If your family tells stories, this is for … Read More “PODCAST Episode 4: The Glory of the Story” »

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PODCAST Episode 3: Folklore, or Just the Facts, Ma’am (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 3: Folklore, or Just the Facts, Ma’am (with transcript)
Accessible, Best Practices, Courtesy, Documents, Family Lore, FamilySearch, Find-a-Grave, Folklore, How To, My Discoveries, Names, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Show Notes, Tips and Tricks

“Folklore, or Just the Facts, Ma’am” is for EVERYBODY. If you’re doing research for yourself, or helping someone new start their own, this episode will help you to understand the whys and hows of using folklore-gathering skills to jumpstart your tree. I discuss a few examples of how folklore has helped me, and how asking … Read More “PODCAST Episode 3: Folklore, or Just the Facts, Ma’am (with transcript)” »

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