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Unveiling Roots: A Guide to Genealogy

Unraveling the threads of our past is an adventure that many Baby Boomers reflect on as we get older. Genealogy is the study of families, Family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Our Experts in this part of the site help you gain a comprehensive understanding of genealogy, including its importance and how you can begin your journey into uncovering your family’s past. Genealogy has evolved significantly from its origins in oral traditions and handwritten family records to the modern use of digital tools and extensive online databases.

Genealogy starts with creating a family tree, which you start with what you know, meaning seek out the people in your family that you grew up with to establish what is known as vital events, to include dates of birth, Marriage and deaths. You can use genealogy software to build your tree adding details and stories. Online DNA testing companies like 23andMe, My Heritage and Ancestry can help you take your tree to the next step. Genealogy is important not only to help us understand our family origin and ethnicity, but it can help us discover the origins of a genetic disease, establish our identity within a community or even help solve crimes.
Whether you’re curious about your ethnic origins, tracking down long-lost relatives, or simply aiming to create a detailed family tree for future generations, understanding genealogy can open a world of discovery. Making connections with the past helps us create a Legacy for the future.

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Celebrate Pittsburg, Kansas' 150th Anniversary Year with this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Historic Jefferson Highway" Podcast exploring the history, culture, food, music, and heritage of Crawford County in Southeast Kansas—just in time for America 250, the Route 66 Centennial, and the upcoming Crossroads of America Centennial Conference.Featured guest is Chris Wilson, Marketing & Communications for Explore Crawford County and Treasurer of Southeast Kansas Tourism.Travel the original Jefferson Highway through Crawford County as Chris shares stories about historic road alignments, origin…

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Kristi Gonçalves: Why DNA Matters

When unimaginable tragedy strikes, some people choose to turn their pain into purpose. In this powerful episode of Strong Enough: Survivor Stories, host Claudia King sits down with Kristi Gonçalves, mother of murdered University of Idaho student Kaylee Gonçalves, and Tracie Brocco, Executive Direc…

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When unimaginable tragedy strikes, some people choose to turn their pain into purpose. In this powerful episode of Strong Enough: Survivor Stories, host Claudia King sits down with Kristi Gonçalves, mother of murdered University of Idaho student Kaylee Gonçalves, and Tracie Brocco, Executive Director of the Kaylee Gonçalves Foundation dba Murder Has a Name. Kristi and Steve Gonçalves, alongside Tracie and others, launched this foundation to help fill a gap in funding DNA testing in criminal cases. Together, Kristi and Tracie share the remarkable story of how a friendship formed through hea…

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Summary: Join us as we explore American history, genealogy, and legacy with Terry Helms, a heritage author and family historian. Discover the overlooked stories of early America, the importance of fam…

Summary: Join us as we explore American history, genealogy, and legacy with Terry Helms, a heritage author and family historian. Discover the overlooked stories of early America, the importance of family narratives, and the impact of historical research on understanding our roots.For a complete library of Terry Helms books, please visit his author’s website: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-Allen-Helm/author/B0GX6J3632*For information regarding Robert Jordan's philanthropic work and his complete library of books for sale, please visit: https://fatherbob.co https://www.amazon.com/stores/au…

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Meet Glynn Burrows: Your English Connection

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189 Cumulus: Reimagining Digital Memorials and Legacy with Architect-Founder Alexander Josephson Host Marie Betcher, a registered nurse and former hospice nurse, interviews Alexander Josephson, creator of Cumulus, a Toronto/New York-based digital memorial platform designed as an immersive "memory cloud" where families can store and experience photos, videos, notes, and other legacy content in VR-accessible spaces, with mapping for gravesites or ash scatterings. Josephson shares how repeated family encounters with death—his grandparents' passing, his grandmother's Lewy body dementia, and his…

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Fixin’ Bessie “What is that?” I was in the  corner end of our basement that was my father’s “workshop.”  Under one of those 12”x18” two pane cellar windows, sat my father’s hand-built workbench, vise on one end, grinder on the other. The rest of the workshop consisted of floor to…

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Fixin’ Bessie “What is that?” I was in the  corner end of our basement that was my father’s “workshop.”  Under one of those 12”x18” two pane cellar windows, sat my father’s hand-built workbench, vise on one end, grinder on the other. The rest of the workshop consisted of floor to ceiling shelves on one wall and around the corner on the other. The shelves were stacked with George Washington pipe tobacco cans full of nails, bottles full of screws, wooden boxes full of tools, or “just-in-case” spare parts or might-fix-something-with-that bits and bobs. I was about ten, and…

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Michelle has taught elementary/middle school students for 27 years, four of those years, she was an administrator. She holds certifications in Michigan, Nevada, and Georgia. She's taught in private, public, charter, and magnet school arenas across the country. Although she has retired, her life’s …

Michelle has taught elementary/middle school students for 27 years, four of those years, she was an administrator. She holds certifications in Michigan, Nevada, and Georgia. She's taught in private, p…

Michelle has taught elementary/middle school students for 27 years, four of those years, she was an administrator. She holds certifications in Michigan, Nevada, and Georgia. She's taught in private, public, charter, and magnet school arenas across the country. Although she has retired, her life’s mission is dedicated to Generation Alpha. She wrote "52 Insights for Gen Alpha: A Conscious Curriculum to place in schools" which talks about the tools of Social and Emotional Intelligence needed to navigate THEIR world. This is a program created by a teacher for leaders to empower middle and high s…

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Finding Mary Smith: A DNA Search Across Decades with Al Isaacs

What would you do if the story of your life suddenly changed at age fifty-two? When Al Isaacs learned—almost accidentally—that he had been adopted through the “gray-market” adoption practices of the late 1960s, it set him on a journey through DNA testing, genealogy research, and long-buried …

What would you do if the story of your life suddenly changed at age fifty-two? When Al Isaacs learned—almost accidentally—that he had been adopted through the “gray-market” adoption practices …

What would you do if the story of your life suddenly changed at age fifty-two? When Al Isaacs learned—almost accidentally—that he had been adopted through the “gray-market” adoption practices of the late 1960s, it set him on a journey through DNA testing, genealogy research, and long-buried family secrets that would ultimately reconnect him with his birth mother’s story. In this episode: • The moment a doctor casually revealed the truth about Al’s adoption • Why his parents’ dementia made the search both urgent and complicated • The surprising clue that helped him find his …

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Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum: Preserving History in New Smyrna Beach

This shared episode of Big Blend Radio’s “Jo Goes Everywhere!” travel podcast with writer Jo Clark explores the powerful stories preserved at the Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.This special episode celebrates the second anniversary of the "Jo Goes Everywhere…

This shared episode of Big Blend Radio’s “Jo Goes Everywhere!” travel podcast with writer Jo Clark explores the powerful stories preserved at the Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum in New Smy…

This shared episode of Big Blend Radio’s “Jo Goes Everywhere!” travel podcast with writer Jo Clark explores the powerful stories preserved at the Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.This special episode celebrates the second anniversary of the "Jo Goes Everywhere!" podcast and also recognizes Women's History Month, highlighting the importance of community storytelling and the role women play in preserving cultural heritage.Founded in 1768, New Smyrna Beach is one of Florida’s oldest cities. Walking along the quiet residential streets, visitors might easil…

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