Journeys into Genealogy podcast

Genealogy podcast covering family history, research, tips, stories, interviews and more. Stories and interviews with people from the UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa amongst others.

War letters from WWI and WWII with Nancy Gohring 09/14/2026

War letters from WWI and WWII with Nancy Gohring Nancy shares about the family letters she uncovered and the people and stories contained within them. We cover WWI, WWII, German relatives, the difficulties of the Kurrent script, prisoners of war and the Red Cross records and more. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/42895905

Putting female ancestors into context with Janet Few 08/26/2026

Putting female ancestors into context with Janet Few Janet shares how to find records for female ancestors and to enrich their stories by adding social history. We talk aout women's roles over the centuries, work, running a household, women's rights and more plus details of the courses Janet is doing and the books she has written. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/42534840

Researching Portuguese Ancestors with Ariel McDonald-Smith of Family Search 08/14/2026

Researching Portuguese Ancestors with Ariel McDonald-Smith of Family Search Ariel takes us on a tour of Portuguese records in both Portugal and Brazil. We discuss archives, naming conventions, geography, history, digitization and more. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/42252250

The Royal College of Surgeons of England 07/27/2026

The Royal College of Surgeons of England An interview with Corinne Hogan (librarian) and Georgina Thompson (archivist) of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. We talk about history, what records are available (you may be surprised as to what is covered), Sweeney Todd, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows, the first female members and fellows, military surgeons, the East India Company and much more. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/42192885

Queensland records and Australian wills with Cathie Sherwood 07/13/2026

Queensland records and Australian wills with Cathie Sherwood 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. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/41548465

The Heraldry Society with Paul Jagger 06/26/2026

The Heraldry Society with Paul Jagger 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. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/41548375

London Westminster and Middlesex Family History Society with Elizabeth Burling 06/12/2026

London Westminster and Middlesex Family History Society with Elizabeth Burling 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. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/41548420

My mysterious father with Hugh O'Neill 05/26/2026

My mysterious father with Hugh O'Neill 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. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/41393445

Using AI in family history with Denyse Allen 05/13/2026

Using AI in family history with Denyse Allen 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 . /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/41246280

Family and Community Historical Research Society with Brita 04/23/2026

Family and Community Historical Research Society with Brita 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. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/40987965

Pirbright - a one place study with Richard Hartley 04/13/2026

Pirbright - a one place study with Richard Hartley 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 /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/40847055

"Dearest Clara" family letters with Gail Zona 03/26/2026

"Dearest Clara" family letters with Gail Zona 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. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/40629415

Researching Danish Ancestors with Lene Kottal 03/12/2026

Researching Danish Ancestors with Lene Kottal 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. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/40411210

Society of Genealogists with Else Churchill 02/25/2026

Society of Genealogists with Else Churchill 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 . /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/40227950

Family Tree Maker with Duff Wilson 02/11/2026

Family Tree Maker with Duff Wilson Duff Wilson from Family Tree Maker (FTM) shared details of FTM history, what’s in the latest version, new features, examples of charts and reports, opportunities for beta testing and the most underused parts of FTM. Plus a special offer for listeners to Journeys into Genealogy starting on 11 February. Full details in the transcript/post on . /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/40043805

Rootstech 2026 with Lucy Reynoldson of Family Search 01/27/2026

Rootstech 2026 with Lucy Reynoldson of Family Search Lucy Reynoldson shares tips about making the most of Rootstech 2026 (coming 5-7 March) including the preparation to do beforehand (hint: start as soon as possible), Relatives at Rootstech, searching for content and creating schedules and customised playlists. The transcript is available on . /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/39893745

Library and Archives Canada 01/14/2026

Library and Archives Canada Find out more about Canadian research and what's available at Library and Archives Canada and elsewhere and how Canadian records work in this interview with François Simon Wathier and Marie-Eve Robert. Transcript with links available at /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/39713695

Goodbye and thank you 2025 and hello 2026 12/31/2025

Goodbye and thank you 2025 and hello 2026 It's been 5 years since I setup the Journeys into Genealogy podcast. In the final episode of 2025 I include some clips from the most popular interviews of the year, details of the most downloaded overall plus details of what's to come in 2026. The transcript is available on Substack. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/39552475

Cuba with Barbara Caver 12/10/2025

Cuba with Barbara Caver What does it mean to be Cuban American? Barbara Caver shares family stories, her visit to Cuba, connecting with ancestors, visiting ancestral places and her book "A Little Piece of Cuba: A Journey to Become Cubana-Americana" /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/39219710

DNA with Graham Holton 11/24/2025

DNA with Graham Holton Graham Holton of Strathclyde University talks about genetic genealogy, autosomal and Y-DNA testing, his book "DNA: a Guide for Family Historians", the 2026 online conference, potential future developments in DNA and much more. The transcript with links is available on . /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/39109900

Scottish Indexes with Emma Maxwell 11/12/2025

Scottish Indexes with Emma Maxwell Emma Maxwell tells us about the wealth of records available on Scottish Indexes including criminal databases, paternity indexes, mental health, deeds, sasines, tips for searching and much more. We also talk about the Scottish Indexes Conference (next one is on Sat 22 November 2025). Transcript available on . /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/38948295

The Unspeakable with Nicola Hanefeld 10/24/2025

The Unspeakable with Nicola Hanefeld There were lots of secrets in Nicola Hanefeld's family. One item led to a treasure trove of sometimes upsetting documents relating to their past in Czechoslovakia, the Holocaust and the fate of some of her family. Following the stories Nicola wrote a book "The Unspeakable, Breaking My Family Silence Surrounding the Holocaust". The interview transcript is available on . /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/38770985

Michael Sweeney and family with Dennis Cronin 10/08/2025

Michael Sweeney and family with Dennis Cronin Dennis Cronin discovered lots of stories about his great grandfather Michael Sweeney and his 6 children. The tales go from Ireland in the early 20th century to World War I, emigration to the USA and a long forgotten "murder". He discusses his research, visiting the old family farm, life and society in Ireland and the book he has written about it "Michael Sweeney". The transcript is available on the . /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/38511810

Family Search with Lucy Reynoldson 09/26/2025

Family Search with Lucy Reynoldson Lucy Reynoldson shares some of the amazing range of resources and records available on Family Search including full text search, affiliate libraries, labs and experiments, Rootstech registration and what's coming up in the future. A transcript of the interview with links is available on . /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/38336995

One Big Happy Family with Lisa Brenner 09/12/2025

One Big Happy Family with Lisa Brenner A DNA test, an NPE and One Big Happy Family - actress Lisa Brenner's story of her life changing DNA results and the film she has made about it. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/38155410

Recording Family Stories with Steph Ford 08/28/2025

Recording Family Stories with Steph Ford I recently interviewed Steph Ford about her family history and how she is helping people record their family stories. We discuss migration from England and across the US, talking to living relatives, time travel, photographs, videos and more. The interview transcript is available on . /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/37997910

Chancery Records with Susan Moore 08/05/2025

Chancery Records with Susan Moore Chancery is all about money and disputes, often within the family and the details can be a goldmine for genealogists and family historians. Susan Moore takes us on a journey through Chancery records, visiting the National Archives at Kew and some of the delights to be found in the records. She explains what different records exist (there are many types including master's reports, affadavits and more), where to find them and shares stories she has discovered with some cases that lasted for decades. The interview transcript is on alongside a second shorter interview about Francis Drake and his Walton upon Thames Manor House and the chancery case involving this (and a lot of other people!) /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/37677790

Lost Cousins with Peter Calver 07/23/2025

Lost Cousins with Peter Calver Peter 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. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/37518005

Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine with Sarah Williams 07/10/2025

Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine with Sarah Williams Editor Sarah Williams talks about how she setup the magazine, the type of content within it and how people can submit stories, Q&As and letters for inclusion in future issues. Plus a special subscription offer for listeners. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/37358180

The National Archives with Dr Jessamy Carlson 06/24/2025

The National Archives with Dr Jessamy Carlson Dr Jessamy Carlson talks about the history of the National Archives at Kew, the National Farm Survey, military nurses, maps, shipping records, the MI5 exhibition, Sir Henry Cole and even mentions rats! Find out what records they hold and how to locate them, what is available online and how to visit in person. /episode/index/show/emmacox/id/37132470

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