Queensland records and Australian wills with Cathie Sherwood
Journeys into Genealogy podcast
Cathie Sherwood talks about Queensland history, the records that are available and where they can be found. These include newspapers, electoral rolls and education records.
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The Heraldry Society with Paul Jagger
Journeys into Genealogy podcast
Did you know heraldry began knowing friends from foes on the battlefields? Paul Jagger of The Heraldry Society explains the history, what it means to be armigerous, some of the differences in England and Scotland, who is entitled to bear arms and much more.
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London Westminster and Middlesex Family History Society with Elizabeth Burling
Journeys into Genealogy podcast
Liz Burling takes us on a tour of London, mentioning the 8 family history societies which cover London, including London Westminster and Middlesex of which she is chair. What records are available, where they are located, cemeteries and archives. Transcript and map showing area cover by each society available in Journeys into Genealogy on Substack.
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My mysterious father with Hugh O'Neill
Journeys into Genealogy podcast
Hugh's father died when he was young and the stories he was told didn't make since. We discuss his journey to find out the truth about his mysterious father crossing from England to Canada, France and Ireland including breakthrough moments, DNA and meetings with living relatives.
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Using AI in family history with Denyse Allen
Journeys into Genealogy podcast
Denyse Allen of Chronicle Makers talks about some of the uses for AI for researching and organizing your family history. We discuss Claude, ChatGPT, Google Gemini and more and some of the things to be aware of. Denyse has created 5 prompts for getting started and the link is available in the transcript on .
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Family and Community Historical Research Society with Brita
Journeys into Genealogy podcast
Hear all about FACHRS and the historical research projects done by members on topics including station masters, lunatic asylums, almshouses, allotments and more. Brita Wood explains how it all works.
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Pirbright - a one place study with Richard Hartley
Journeys into Genealogy podcast
Richard Hartley is researching the history of the village of Pirbright in Surrey, England. We discuss the one place study and his fellow researchers, how far they have got, some of the discoveries plus tips and do’s and don’ts for anyone else considering doing their own one place study. Transcript with all links is available on
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"Dearest Clara" family letters with Gail Zona
Journeys into Genealogy podcast
Life for women in 19th century USA was not easy. Gail Zona has transcribed family letters and turned them into a book "Dearest Clara". We talk about the letters themselves, the writers (her 2 x great grandmother Nell Nichols and sisters Clara and Alice, the life they lived (a hard and quite restrictive one) and the world they lived in with society's expectations of them including the effects of coverture.
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Researching Danish Ancestors with Lene Kottal
Journeys into Genealogy podcast
Lene Kottal and I talk about unique Danish records, naming conventions, spelling, censuses, military records, wills, estate administration, Danish history, the Danish National Archives, emigration and much more.
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Society of Genealogists with Else Churchill
Journeys into Genealogy podcast
Else takes us on a journey through her own family history and then the Society of Genealogists. We talk about the wealth of records available including some quite unusual ones like civil service applications, school records, trade directories, teachers, customs and excise and apprenticeships for the London Guilds and Livery Companies. The SoG has just launched their new website so it will be easy to navigate. The transcript is in .
info_outlinePeter Calver explains about Lost Cousins and how it can connect you with distant cousins (you have to add your relatives and see who pops up as a living cousin) and save you time with family history research.
Transcript (with links) available on Journeys into Genealogy on Substack.