Category: Podcast

PODCAST Episode 32: The Genie News – Podcast Episode (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
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Time for a quick episode of The Genie News, to keep you apprised of a week of good things and some things you might not have known. Listen to the end for the best news of all! The podcast is now on iHeartRADIO – you can catch it on ALL SORTS of devices using the … Read More “PODCAST Episode 32: The Genie News – Podcast Episode (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 5: A Yankee Thanksgiving, 1895

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Facebook group, Family Cookbook, Holidays, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Recipe, Show Notes

Have you ever wondered what an old-fashioned, 19th-century, British-traditioned Yankee Thanksgiving was like? In the land of the original Pilgrims, did they really eat turkey? This episode draws on recipes from a November, 1895 issue of The Boston Globe and in it we’ll explore recipes that go all the way back to the 16th century … Read More “PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 5: A Yankee Thanksgiving, 1895” »

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PODCAST Episode 31: Group Folklore for the Holidays (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
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We’re talking folklore again (a vital part of genealogy to this genealogist) but this time about the hardest gathering challenge of all: you vs. a room full of your family or friends at holiday celebrations. I’ll tell you about my first folklore gathering assignment at age 18, which was me vs. an Irish folk band … Read More “PODCAST Episode 31: Group Folklore for the Holidays (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 4: Diwali Lakshmi (the Hindu Festival of Lights), 2005-2006 (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Accessible, Facebook group, History, Holidays, Podcast, Podcast episode, Recipe, Religion

I’m back after a brief illness-induced break, and while I’m not up to teaching yet, I am definitely here to celebrate! How much do YOU know about Diwali? I knew basically nothing but the name until I put this episode together. This is the final day of Diwali, and isn’t it our good luck that … Read More “PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 4: Diwali Lakshmi (the Hindu Festival of Lights), 2005-2006 (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 3 – Depression-Era Halloween in Miami with Colonel Goodbody, 1932

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Family Cookbook, History, Podcast, Podcast episode, Recipe

It’s Episode 3 in our bonus series for Fall – vintage recipes mix with straight-up US history this week as we talk about how the Great Depression changed what newspapers did to extend assistance to housewives at the holidays. I’ll be doing this throughout October, November, and December, for all of the seasonal holidays. Today’s … Read More “PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 3 – Depression-Era Halloween in Miami with Colonel Goodbody, 1932” »

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PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 2 – Halloween Candy, Cookies and a DRAGON, 1904

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Family Cookbook, History, Podcast, Podcast episode, Recipe

It’s Episode 2 in our bonus series for Fall – vintage recipes, foodways, social and cultural history culled from early- to mid-20th century newspapers. We’re hitting all the holidays that fall in October, November, and December, including Kwanzaa – but I may need your help with that. The recipes I’ve found in newspapers so far … Read More “PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 2 – Halloween Candy, Cookies and a DRAGON, 1904” »

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PODCAST Episode 30: Come, Come, Ye Saints – Cross Over From Ancestry To FamilySearch! (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Accessible, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, Find-a-Grave, How To, Latter-Day Saints, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Show Notes

So, Latter-Day Saints, your family history is all done, right? WRONG!!! Not only can you work on your tree more (another nag for another day), you can use your special powers in Ancestry to benefit non-Church researchers. You can transfer their ancestors, and all of the research attached to them, from Ancestry to FamilySearch using … Read More “PODCAST Episode 30: Come, Come, Ye Saints – Cross Over From Ancestry To FamilySearch! (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 1 – Homemade Halloween Candy, 1913 (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
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Welcome to a new feature for Fall – a bonus series in addition to regular episodes, a jump backward in cooking and cultural history. Since October, November, and December all contain holidays celebrated with food, I will be digging into newspaper archives and giving you recipes from early- to mid-20th century newspapers every week, or … Read More “PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 1 – Homemade Halloween Candy, 1913 (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 29: The Family Cookbook – Gingerbread Waffles

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
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It’s Autumn, but who needs Pumpkin Spice EVERYTHING when you can join me and our Midwest Food Correspondent, Rick Leonard of An American Genealogy for an old family recipe – Gingerbread Waffles. And because they’re homemade, YOU control the spice! We talk a bit about the value of food in the Progressive movement of the … Read More “PODCAST Episode 29: The Family Cookbook – Gingerbread Waffles” »

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