Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBack to the Cherokee Nation (with Nicka Sewell-Smith) | Episode 34
Season 1 Episode 34
Not everyone stumbles on a photo of a relative hanging in a hotel bathroom, but Nicka Sewell-Smith isn’t just anyone. And, that’s not even the most i…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Fabric of Who You Are | (with Diahan Southard) | Episode 33
Season 1 Episode 33
Have you ever thought about how deeply you can trace your roots with just a simple DNA test?
Listen in on my conversation with Diahan Southard, a trai…
1 year, 6 months ago
Dad, I Want to Know About the War (with Becky Ellis) | Episode 32
Season 1 Episode 32
For 43 years, Becky Ellis's father refused to speak about his World War II service — until one conversation at age 89 changed everything. What starte…
1 year, 6 months ago
Not Much of a Saint | Episode 31
Season 1 Episode 31
Does the veil between worlds thin as October turns to November? I certainly think so.
Born on All Saints Day, my birthday celebrations always mingled …
1 year, 6 months ago
La Cugina d'Americana (with Suzanne Russo Adams) | Episode 30
Season 1 Episode 30
A young girl sits at her Italian family's dinner table, absorbing stories of sea monsters, witches, and prohibition-era St. Louis — while her cousins…
1 year, 7 months ago
Why Didn't We Know This Story (with Gayle George) | Episode 29
Season 1 Episode 29
What if uncovering a family story you never knew could change the way you see yourself and the world? In 2019, Ancestry's documentary Railroad Ties r…
1 year, 7 months ago
I Had Come Home | Episode 28
Season 1 Episode 28
When someone asks where you're from, do you think of a place or the people? For me, that question took on new meaning when I unexpectedly burst into …
1 year, 7 months ago
Be At The Things That Matter Most (with The Cowan Niblings) | Episode 27
Season 1 Episode 27
"Cowans show up for each other!" When seven cousins gather in a podcast studio after their Alaskan adventure, this family motto comes alive...
Join me…
1 year, 7 months ago
Moments of Really Beautiful Things (IAJGS LIVE) | Episode 26
Season 1 Episode 26
What do Lake Como, Italy, a Jewish genealogy conference, and a surprise discovery in Chicago all have in common? They're woven together in a story th…
1 year, 8 months ago
A Whole Other Tree of Possibilities (with Todd Godfrey) | Episode 25
Season 1 Episode 25
What if solving your family history was like tackling a 5000-piece puzzle without the box? For Todd Godfrey, Vice President of Global Content at Ance…
1 year, 8 months ago