Category: Podcast

PODCAST Episode 308: Interview with Brian Sheffey about AncestryDNA

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 308: Interview with Brian Sheffey about AncestryDNA
Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Practices, DNA, Enslaving Ancestors, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Research

This episode is super-sized, because the topic is that important: racism in genealogy and the new AncestryDNA policy that will eliminate all matches below 8cM for all users. I mention the multiple hacks and security breaches on genealogy and DNA websites within the past week, too. But more than anything, this episode allows my cousin, … Read More “PODCAST Episode 308: Interview with Brian Sheffey about AncestryDNA” »

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Want to Start a Podcast?

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Want to Start a Podcast?
How To, Podcast

A lot of people are starting podcasts because they’re based at home more than before COVID-19 hit. Are you one? If you want the BEST host for your podcast, start with (or switch to) Blubrry. I’d listen to what you have to say! Their service is outstanding, and they even have a Facebook support group! … Read More “Want to Start a Podcast?” »

PODCAST Episode 307: The Conversation in Specifics – Black Lives Matter in Genealogy, Too (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 307: The Conversation in Specifics – Black Lives Matter in Genealogy, Too (with transcript)
Accessible, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Biography, Blogging, DAR, Enslaving Ancestors, Facebook group, History, How To, Join the Conversation, Learning, My Discoveries, Names, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Research, Show Notes, YouTube

This is the soundtrack of the YouTube video I released on June 10th, combined with some further explanations and discourse in reference to Reparational Genealogy. It contains challenges to White American genealogists to use social media platforms to start to publicize the facts about their slaveholding ancestors. For those White American genealogists whose ancestors didn’t … Read More “PODCAST Episode 307: The Conversation in Specifics – Black Lives Matter in Genealogy, Too (with transcript)” »

Juneteenth and the REAL End of Enslavement

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Juneteenth and the REAL End of Enslavement
History, Holidays, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy

My cousin, Donya Williams, along with another friend on Facebook, alerted me to some little-known facts about the history of the end of enslavement in the United States. I’d like to share them. Yesterday was Juneteenth, the day black America increasingly uses to mark the end of enslavement in the US. Back in 2018 I … Read More “Juneteenth and the REAL End of Enslavement” »

PODCAST Episode 306: Hygienealogy and Scaffolding in the Time of COVID

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 306: Hygienealogy and Scaffolding in the Time of COVID
Ancestry, Ancestry.com, BeenVerified, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Documents, Facebook group, FamilySearch, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy

The world is upside down, and even those of us who work from home are a bit, shall we say, off. I know that I am having trouble with concentrating. Are you? Today is an off-the-cuff episode. I’m discussing my solutions for the problem of being distracted and worried while needing to stay involved with … Read More “PODCAST Episode 306: Hygienealogy and Scaffolding in the Time of COVID” »

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PODCAST Episode 305: Family Cookbook – Keep it Sweet for COVID (with recipes)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 305: Family Cookbook – Keep it Sweet for COVID (with recipes)
Accessible, Family Cookbook, Podcast, Podcast episode, Recipe, Show Notes

Are your kids bored with homeschooling yet? How about some good, old-fashioned Home Ec! Were you required to take Home Economics in order to graduate? I may be dating myself, but I was. We had to learn how to cook, and one of the best lessons was making candy. My mom had it even better … Read More “PODCAST Episode 305: Family Cookbook – Keep it Sweet for COVID (with recipes)” »

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PODCAST Episode 304: Family Cookbook – Comfort Foods for COVID (with recipes)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 304: Family Cookbook – Comfort Foods for COVID (with recipes)
Accessible, Family Cookbook, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Recipe, Show Notes

Well, the landscape has changed a lot since my last episode! I hope that you are well, healthy and stocked and sheltering safely, not worrying about your kin. Today I have some comfort food recipes from my mother and grandmother. We’re starting with an apple cake with cream cheese frosting (because on sick days, we … Read More “PODCAST Episode 304: Family Cookbook – Comfort Foods for COVID (with recipes)” »

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PODCAST Episode 303 with VIDEO: George P Penn – A Little Weekend Hygienealogy (captioned in English)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 303 with VIDEO: George P Penn – A Little Weekend Hygienealogy (captioned in English)
Accessible, American Ancestors, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Practices, DAR, How To, Patreon, Pixlr, Podcast, Podcast episode, YouTube

This episode is both a video and the soundtrack of that video. Normally, my videos are for Patreon subscribers only, but I thought that this quick little how-to about verifying qualifying patriots for the Daughters of the American Revolution, cleaning up their profiles in Ancestry, and using pixlr.com to make each one a unique profile … Read More “PODCAST Episode 303 with VIDEO: George P Penn – A Little Weekend Hygienealogy (captioned in English)” »

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PODCAST Episode 302: Folklore with My Father

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 302: Folklore with My Father
Best Evidence, Best Practices, Family Lore, Folklore, Interview, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode

Join me in welcoming Katie Andrews Potter as the newest Root-level supporter on Patreon. She’s getting a logo shot glass in May! You can join her with monthly support for all of my work at patreon.com/ancestorsalive. Back in October, I had a chat with my dad. I took a few stories from him as we … Read More “PODCAST Episode 302: Folklore with My Father” »

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