Ancestors Alive! Genealogy: From Paper To People
Summary: The #1 job of genealogy is to take ancestors from names on paper to multidimensional people who lived, breathed, loved, lost, and helped us to be who we are. I'll teach you how to maximize online research tools like Ancestry, FamilySearch, Newspapers.com, and Findagrave, best evidence and best practices, and how to use folklore to find leads and to add color to your tree. I always add stories from my 38 years of mistakes and triumphs in genealogy, folklore, and family history work, and there's usually a tablespoon or so of snark. Together, we'll focus on cooperative and reparational genealogy, and how Anglo- or European-American researchers can work with African-American researchers to restore connections destroyed by centuries of enslavement. I also interview researchers in genealogy and related fields in all phases of their growth, and I even talk about ancestral meals in the Family Cookbook episodes. Join me!
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- Artist: Carolynn ni Lochlainn
- Copyright: Copyright 2018 Ancestors Alive! Genealogy: From Paper To People
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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 you. If they don't but you like stories, this is for you. If you just want to hear one of MY family stories, this is for you. And above all, if you want to hear about a bit of felonious scandal from my family's past, this is for you. I hope you enjoy the ep, and my new theme music too! Join the Facebook group and participate! facebook.com/groups/FromPaperToPeople and answer those three questions! Please rate and review the podcast at https://apple.co/2MLZW4H or facebook.com/AncestorsAliveGenealogy. If you want to be on the podcast from ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD using the Zoom platform and a good mic and earphones (how about that Family Cookbook series??), you can contact me at https://bit.ly/2Kxb6rm. Stop by the website at ancestorsalivegenealogy.com (social media links there, too!). Sponsor the podcast at patreon.com/AncestorsAlive for super-fantastic rewards, and now at Ko-fi: http://ko-fi.com/frompapertopeople. Subscribe to the YouTube channel at https://bit.ly/2lmhYha.
"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 the right questions in the right way will warm up any participant in a story-gathering session. Then, I give my ten-point plan for successful folklore gathering. AND - I announce my new Patreon account, where you can support the podcast and earn or win valuable rewards for as little as $5 per month! Join the Facebook group and participate! facebook.com/groups/FromPaperToPeople and answer those three questions! Please rate and review the podcast at https://apple.co/2MLZW4H or facebook.com/AncestorsAliveGenealogy. If you want to be on the podcast from ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD using the Zoom platform and a good mic and earphones (how about that Family Cookbook series??), you can contact me at https://bit.ly/2Kxb6rm. Stop by the website at ancestorsalivegenealogy.com (social media links there, too!). Sponsor the podcast at patreon.com/AncestorsAlive for super-fantastic rewards, and now at Ko-fi: http://ko-fi.com/frompapertopeople. Subscribe to the YouTube channel at https://bit.ly/2lmhYha.
This episode is directed primarily toward European-American Mormons, but no matter what, you will get something out of it. I discuss the Mormon Law of Consecration and how I apply it to family history work and working with others; the differences between African-American and European American genealogy; and the specific case of my research on a reparational tree for Recy Corbitt Taylor and anyone who may search out her family. Join the Facebook group and participate! facebook.com/groups/FromPaperToPeople and answer those three questions! Please rate and review the podcast at https://apple.co/2MLZW4H or facebook.com/AncestorsAliveGenealogy. If you want to be on the podcast from ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD using the Zoom platform and a good mic and earphones (how about that Family Cookbook series??), you can contact me at https://bit.ly/2Kxb6rm. Stop by the website at ancestorsalivegenealogy.com (social media links there, too!). Sponsor the podcast at patreon.com/AncestorsAlive for super-fantastic rewards, and now at Ko-fi: http://ko-fi.com/frompapertopeople. Subscribe to the YouTube channel at https://bit.ly/2lmhYha.
Yes, it's here! Episode 1 of Ancestors Alive, From Paper To People. It's a little bare-bones, but we'll get fancy later. I wanted to start the New Year off right by getting things going. Future episodes will be rife with bells and whistles like intro music, but for now, I'm keeping it simple. Have questions you want me to answer? Send me a message via the contact form on my website at ancestorsalivegenealogy.com and I'll answer your question in a future podcast. Join the Facebook group and participate! facebook.com/groups/FromPaperToPeople and answer those three questions! Please rate and review the podcast at https://apple.co/2MLZW4H or facebook.com/AncestorsAliveGenealogy. If you want to be on the podcast from ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD using the Zoom platform and a good mic and earphones (how about that Family Cookbook series??), you can contact me at https://bit.ly/2Kxb6rm. Stop by the website at ancestorsalivegenealogy.com (social media links there, too!). Sponsor the podcast at patreon.com/AncestorsAlive for super-fantastic rewards, and now at Ko-fi: http://ko-fi.com/frompapertopeople. Subscribe to the YouTube channel at https://bit.ly/2lmhYha.
