Journeys into Genealogy Podcast

Welcome to the Journeys into Genealogy podcast. 

Conversations with genealogy experts, historians, museum curators and people with interesting stories. Sharing research tips, how to look after heirlooms, help with writing family stories and much more. Each episode is around 30-50 minutes (some are slightly longer). Two (and sometimes three) episodes are published each month. If you are interested in being a guest and sharing your expertise or stories please contact me.

Episodes:

  • Researching Welsh ancestors with Gill Thomas (Jan 2023)
  • Researching Italian ancestors with Julie Goucher (Jan 2023)
  • Celebrating 50 episodes, a round up of 2022 and looking forward to 2023 (Dec 2022)
  • Researching theatre ancestors with Mish Holman (Nov 2022)
  • Researching aristocratic ancestors with Anthony Adolph (Oct 2022)
  • A DNA story and non parent event with Lezlee Liljenberg (Oct 2022)
  • Postcard and Photography with Karen Sawyer (Sep 2022)
  • Heirloom hunting with Chelsey Brown (Sep 2022)
  • House Histories with Melanie Backe-Hansen (Aug 2022)
  • Cemeteries and Graveyards with Celia Heritage (Aug 2022)
  • The Beresford Family and Bedgebury Park with Neville Gallagher (July 2022)
  • Paul Chiddicks on blogging and the Old Palace School Bombing (June 2022)
  • Maps, the Ordnance Survey and digitisation with Chris Fleet of the National Library of Scotland (May 2022)
  • Karen Cummings of Pharos Tutors talking about the courses they offer (May 2022)
  • Mick Henry and the farming diaries of Nicholas Oxley in Sussex in the early 1800s – April 2022
  • Scrapbooking – recording and bringing your ancestors to life with Jeanne Pope – April 2022
  • David Rigby and the SOE with James Rigby – March 2022
  • Stories of Yorkshire with Natasha Houseman – March 2022
  • Storyfile  – turning videos into conversations with Heather Smith – Feb 2022 (38 mins)
  • Fletton, brickmaking and one place studies with Sadie McMullion – Feb 2022 (37 mins)
  • Census records (inc 1921) with Dave Annal – Jan 2022 (48 mins)
  • 18th century towns and local politics with Jon Rosebank – Jan 2022 (51 mins)
  • Birth, marriage and death registrations with Antony Marr – Nov 2021 (56 mins)
  • Writing family stories with Natalie Pithers of the Curious Descendants Club – Nov 2021 (45 mins)
  • Heirloom jewellery – listen to Jacqui Larsson for tips on what to do with your jewellery and how to look after it – Jan 2021 (39 mins)
  • Book and photographic album conservation with Anne Bancroft of the Victoria and Albert Museum – May 2021 (50 mins)
  • Children’s toys with Will Newton of the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood – March 2021 (23 mins).
  • Finding and recording family stories – listen to Sas Huntwood – Feb 2021 (35 mins)
  • Family History Magazine – a conversation with editor Helen Tovey – Feb 2021 (33 mins)
  • Tips for getting started – listen to Kath Kirkland for tips on getting started with writing your story – Nov 2020 (35 mins)
  • Military history and photographs with Graham Bandy – April 2021 (48 mins)
  • Clothing and our ancestors with Steph Wood – May 2021 (40 mins)
  • The benefits of joining a local family history society with Ivor Normand of the Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society – July 2021 (34 mins)
  • Researching Irish Ancestors with Fiona Fitzsimons – Oct 2021 (42 mins)
  • Researching in Scotland with Chris Paton – Aug 2021 (45 mins) 
  • The Huguenots of Spitalfields – who they were and how they are still influencing society today – listen to Charlie de Wet – Feb 2021 (41 mins)
  • Reading old handwriting and wills – listen to Kerry Baldwin – Nov 2020 (39 mins)
  • DNA – what can you discover and what should you consider before you take a test – listen to Libby Copeland – Jan 2021 (41 mins)
  • One Name Studies – listen to Ken Toll to find out more about one name studies – Jan 2021 (47 minutes)
  • Adoption – Anna White shares her adoption journey -June 2021 (45 mins)
  • Inter-generational trauma – listen to Kimberly June – Mar 2021 (43 mins)
  • A history of Southwark Park, a green oasis in London which has hosted temperance meetings and political rallies – listen to Pat Kingwell – April 2021 (1h 7m) – well worth listening to as it is the first park in South London and has a fascinating history.

If you are interested in being a guest and sharing your expertise or stories please contact me.

The podcast is available from the following podcast hosts:

Welcome to the Journeys into Genealogy podcast. 

Conversations with genealogy experts, historians, museum curators and people with interesting stories. Sharing research tips, how to look after heirlooms, help with writing family stories and much more. Each episode is around 30-50 minutes (some are slightly longer). Two (and sometimes three) episodes are published each month. If you are interested in being a guest and sharing your expertise or stories please contact me.

Episodes:

  • Researching Welsh ancestors with Gill Thomas (Jan 2023)
  • Researching Italian ancestors with Julie Goucher (Jan 2023)
  • Celebrating 50 episodes, a round up of 2022 and looking forward to 2023 (Dec 2022)
  • Researching theatre ancestors with Mish Holman (Nov 2022)
  • Researching aristocratic ancestors with Anthony Adolph (Oct 2022)
  • A DNA story and non parent event with Lezlee Liljenberg (Oct 2022)
  • Postcard and Photography with Karen Sawyer (Sep 2022)
  • Heirloom hunting with Chelsey Brown (Sep 2022)
  • House Histories with Melanie Backe-Hansen (Aug 2022)
  • Cemeteries and Graveyards with Celia Heritage (Aug 2022)
  • The Beresford Family and Bedgebury Park with Neville Gallagher (July 2022)
  • Paul Chiddicks on blogging and the Old Palace School Bombing (June 2022)
  • Maps, the Ordnance Survey and digitisation with Chris Fleet of the National Library of Scotland (May 2022)
  • Karen Cummings of Pharos Tutors talking about the courses they offer (May 2022)
  • Mick Henry and the farming diaries of Nicholas Oxley in Sussex in the early 1800s – April 2022
  • Scrapbooking – recording and bringing your ancestors to life with Jeanne Pope – April 2022
  • David Rigby and the SOE with James Rigby – March 2022
  • Stories of Yorkshire with Natasha Houseman – March 2022
  • Storyfile  – turning videos into conversations with Heather Smith – Feb 2022 (38 mins)
  • Fletton, brickmaking and one place studies with Sadie McMullion – Feb 2022 (37 mins)
  • Census records (inc 1921) with Dave Annal – Jan 2022 (48 mins)
  • 18th century towns and local politics with Jon Rosebank – Jan 2022 (51 mins)
  • Birth, marriage and death registrations with Antony Marr – Nov 2021 (56 mins)
  • Writing family stories with Natalie Pithers of the Curious Descendants Club – Nov 2021 (45 mins)
  • Heirloom jewellery – listen to Jacqui Larsson for tips on what to do with your jewellery and how to look after it – Jan 2021 (39 mins)
  • Book and photographic album conservation with Anne Bancroft of the Victoria and Albert Museum – May 2021 (50 mins)
  • Children’s toys with Will Newton of the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood – March 2021 (23 mins).
  • Finding and recording family stories – listen to Sas Huntwood – Feb 2021 (35 mins)
  • Family History Magazine – a conversation with editor Helen Tovey – Feb 2021 (33 mins)
  • Tips for getting started – listen to Kath Kirkland for tips on getting started with writing your story – Nov 2020 (35 mins)
  • Military history and photographs with Graham Bandy – April 2021 (48 mins)
  • Clothing and our ancestors with Steph Wood – May 2021 (40 mins)
  • The benefits of joining a local family history society with Ivor Normand of the Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society – July 2021 (34 mins)
  • Researching Irish Ancestors with Fiona Fitzsimons – Oct 2021 (42 mins)
  • Researching in Scotland with Chris Paton – Aug 2021 (45 mins) 
  • The Huguenots of Spitalfields – who they were and how they are still influencing society today – listen to Charlie de Wet – Feb 2021 (41 mins)
  • Reading old handwriting and wills – listen to Kerry Baldwin – Nov 2020 (39 mins)
  • DNA – what can you discover and what should you consider before you take a test – listen to Libby Copeland – Jan 2021 (41 mins)
  • One Name Studies – listen to Ken Toll to find out more about one name studies – Jan 2021 (47 minutes)
  • Adoption – Anna White shares her adoption journey -June 2021 (45 mins)
  • Inter-generational trauma – listen to Kimberly June – Mar 2021 (43 mins)
  • A history of Southwark Park, a green oasis in London which has hosted temperance meetings and political rallies – listen to Pat Kingwell – April 2021 (1h 7m) – well worth listening to as it is the first park in South London and has a fascinating history.

If you are interested in being a guest and sharing your expertise or stories please contact me.

The podcast is available from the following podcast hosts: