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PODCAST Episode 29: The Family Cookbook – Gingerbread Waffles

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Family Cookbook, Family Lore, Folklore, Interview, Podcast, Podcast episode, Recipe

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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PODCAST Episode 27: Ancestry – What I Hate About New (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Accessible, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Census, DNA, Federal Census, GEDmatch.com, How To, Ko-Fi, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Possible Parents, Research, Show Notes

Ancestry’s Summer of Pain seems to have ended, but what does Autumn look like? And have they left us in the Winter of our discontent? They’re answering their phones again, the screens seem more stable, but their primary new feature, Potential Parents, is a wolf in sheep’s clothing for any genealogist who wants to use … Read More “PODCAST Episode 27: Ancestry – What I Hate About New (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 24: Using Public Records Databases to Find the Living and Recently-Deceased (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Accessible, Ancestry, BeenVerified, How To, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Public Records, Reparational Genealogy, Research, Show Notes, Shrubbing

Have you ever looked someone up on one of those reverse-phone-number sites to see who the heck is calling you at 2am? Did you know that those sites, and the apps that go with them, are great for genealogy? In this episode I’ll discuss my favorite, BeenVerified, and how I use it to find generations … Read More “PODCAST Episode 24: Using Public Records Databases to Find the Living and Recently-Deceased (with transcript)” »

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

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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 18: Mail Bag for June 2018

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Facebook group, Family Cookbook, How To, Join the Conversation, Mail Bag, Podcast, Podcast episode, Q&A, Reparational Genealogy, Teaching

It’s our first mail bag, filled with questions and answers from the FPPP community! What’s up with Ancestry, which of their records are good, do you believe a record over a human or vice-versa, and how do you make your slave-holding ancestors’ info available to researchers of color? There are lots of goodies in this … Read More “PODCAST Episode 18: Mail Bag for June 2018” »

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PODCAST Episode 17: Interview with Christopher Harris

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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 16: Hygienealogy 2 – The Federal Census

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Practices, Census, FamilySearch, Federal Census, Podcast, Podcast episode, Research, Shrubbing

Understanding the historical genesis and management of the decennial Federal Census, the digitization or “indexing” of the Census by FamilySearch, and the proper utilization of Census records in Ancestry is important to good Hygienealogy. And in Ancestry, Federal Census records don’t always work the same way – some add all family members to your tree … Read More “PODCAST Episode 16: Hygienealogy 2 – The Federal Census” »

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PODCAST Episode 15: Shrubbing, Gedmatch, and the Golden State Killer

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Practices, DNA, FamilySearch, GEDmatch.com, How To, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Research, Shrubbing, Teaching

If you listen regularly but haven’t started supporting the podcast financially, it’s time to consider anteing up, my pumpkins! 2000 downloads, 200 listeners, and only 6 supporters. Can you help support this work? This ep is a twofer – first, I discuss shrubbing versus treeing, and why my way is better (surprise!), and second, I … Read More “PODCAST Episode 15: Shrubbing, Gedmatch, and the Golden State Killer” »

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PODCAST Episode 14: Why is AncestryDNA Favoring Americans?

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, DNA, Podcast, Podcast episode, YouTube

An Australian listener pointed out to me today that the fantastic $59 DNA sale on Ancestry that runs through April 29th 2018 only applies to the US. That’s not fair! In fact, AncestryDNA didn’t even provide an Anzac Day sale. That’s like AncestryDNA ignoring Memorial Day or Veterans’ Day here in the US. I say … Read More “PODCAST Episode 14: Why is AncestryDNA Favoring Americans?” »

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