Conversations with Kenyatta

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast, Kenyatta D. Berry, host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow and author of The Family Tree Toolkit is joined by her first repeat guest - Gail Lukaisk. Gail and Kenyatta met on PBS' Genealogy Roadshow where Kenyatta revealed to Gail that a member of her family had been passing as white, and Gail actually had Black ancestry. Gail went on to write the book W...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Conversations with Kenyatta , Kenyatta D. Berry, host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow and author of The Family Tree Toolkit is joined by Catherine Wiest Desmarais, CG. The two discuss Catherine's work with genealogy as well as her specialty in forensic genealogy, and what it means to be in the field, as well as some of her work with military repatriation. ...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Conversations with Kenyatta , Kenyatta D. Berry, host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow , and author of The Family Tree Toolkit , is joined by Thomas A. Guglielmo, who is Department Chair and Professor of American Studies at The George Washington University, and the author of Divisions: A New History of Racism and Resistance in America’s World War II Military. The two d...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Conversations with Kenyatta , Kenyatta D. Berry, author of The Family Tree Toolkit and host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow is joined by Chris Haley. Chris is an actor, author, and is the Director of the  Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, as well as the Utopia Film Festival. He and Kenyatta discuss his work, how he got into genealogy, and how being related t...

Send us Fan Mail This week on  Conversations with Kenyatta , Kenyatta, host of PBS'  Genealogy Roadshow and author of  The Family Tree Toolkit is joined by Amy Johnson Crow. Amy is a professional genealogist, author of 31 Days to Better Genealogy ,  and creator of the "WANDER" method and 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. The two discuss Amy's work, how genealogists can use the WANDER m...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Conversations with Kenyatta , Kenyatta D. Berry, host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow and author of The Family Tree Toolkit is joined by certified genealogist and professor Mark A. Wentling. The two discuss forensic genealogy, genealogy graduate studies in genealogy, and discuss more the academic side of the profession, as well as examine Mark's career and some o...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Conversations with Kenyatta , Kenyatta D. Berry, author of The Family Tree Toolkit , and host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow is joined by Andre Kearns. Andre is the current director-at-large for the National Genealogical Society(NGS), as well as chair of their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee. The two discuss Andre's background in genealogy, as well as...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Kenyatta D. Berry, author of The Family Tree Toolkit and host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow is joined by author and certified genealogist Mary Penner. Kenyatta and Mary discuss genealogy and writing, and how to find a creative spark when writing - for family history - and in general.  This is an incredibly inspiring conversation that will have you wanting to create yo...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Conversations with Kenyatta , Kenyatta D. Berry, host of Genealogy Roadshow and author of The Family Tree Toolkit , breaks format - just slightly. Kenyatta is interviewed by her podcast producer Caitlin Howle, who delves into Kenyatta's career, her goals for the podcast, and why she started Conversations with Kenyatta .  The music for this episode, as always, is...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Conversations with Kenyatta, Kenyatta D. Berry, author of The Family Tree Toolkit , and host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow is joined by narrative biographer and author Jenifer Kahn Bakkala.  The two discuss writing, how professional genealogy spawns storytelling, and how family history is key.  Learn more about Jenifer's work here: http://www.jkbgenealogy.com/...

Send us Fan Mail This week on  Conversations with Kenyatta , Kenyatta is joined by an award-winning author, documentarian, and photographer.  Kenyatta and Candacy discuss her work, her struggles as an artist, and what it means to learn about yourself, and your history, through your work. The music for this episode, as always, is "Good Vibe" by Ketsa.  Conversations with Kenyatta  feature...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Conversations with Kenyatta , Kenyatta D. Berry, PBS' Genealogy Roadshow host, and author of The Family Tree Toolkit , is joined by Dr. Ned Benton and Dr. Judy-Lynne Peters of John Jay College,  and are the co-directors of the  Northeast Slavery Records Index. The music for this episode, as always, is "Good Vibe" by Ketsa.  Conversations with Kenyatta  ...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Conversations with Kenyatta , Kenyatta D. Berry, host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow and author of The Family Tree Toolkit is joined by Vincent Leggett, the founder, and president of the Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation. This is a wonderful conversation that discusses history, genealogy, and the work Vincent has been doing. As always, the music for this episode is...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of Conversations with Kenyatta , Kenyatta D. Berry, host of Genealogy Roadshow and author of The Family Tree Toolkit , is joined by Dr. Andrea Douglas, current Executive Director of the Jefferson School Heritage Center. The two discuss Dr. Douglas' work, her career, and how she has been a champion for Black history in the Virginia area.  The music...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of Conversations with Kenyatta , Kenyatta D. Berry, host of Genealogy Roadshow and author of The Family Tree Toolkit , is joined by James French, Chairman of the Montpelier Foundation Board of Directors. The two discuss the history of America in its entirety, and how our founding fathers may have been aware of changes that were needed - but did not part...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of Conversations with Kenyatta , Kenyatta D. Berry, host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow is joined by Dr. Matthew Delmont. The two discuss Black and African American history, as well as what his book-writing process was like, and how he goes about doing his research.  Find out more about Dr. Delmont here: https://history.dartmouth.edu/people/matthew-f-d...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of Conversations with Kenyatta , Kenyatta is joined by her Genealogy Roadshow co-host and president of the NYG&B - D. Joshua Taylor.  The two give some behind-the-scenes glances into their work, and Kenyatta finds out what Josh is up to now. Find out more about D. Joshua Taylor on his website, here: https://djoshuataylor.com/ And, as always, the mus...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of  Conversations with Kenyatta , Kenyatta (host of PBS'  Genealogy Roadshow and author of  The Family Tree Toolkit ) is joined by Dr. Sharon M. Leon, a digital humanities professor at Michigan State University. Sharon is also behind The Jesuit Plantation Project: An Examination of the Enslaved persons Owned (and Sold) by the Maryland Province Jesu...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Conversations with Kenyatta ,  Kenyatta D. Berry, author of The Family Tree Toolkit , and host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow is joined by Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara, who is not only a professor of history, but also the author of Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island . They speak about a topic not often talked about in history or genealogy: slavery i...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Kenyatta D. Berry, host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow , author of The Family Tree Toolkit, and motivational speaker, is joined by Bessida Cauthorne White.  Bessida is a former attorney, who is known for her activism, and her work as a professional genealogist.  The music for this episode, as always, is "Good Vibe," by Ketsa. Conversations with Kenyatta...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Conversations with Kenyatta, Kenyatta D. Berry, host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow , and author of The Family Tree Toolkit features Heather Smith, who is the Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer for StoryFile. Heather's company is on a mission to record over 100 million stories - to help preserve our history in a new way. It's a fascinating conversation....

Send us Fan Mail This week Kenyatta D. Berry, author of  The Family Tree Toolkit , and host of PBS'  Genealogy Roadshow  speaks with Data Historian and author Dan Bouk. The two discuss a critical part of all genealogy research - census records. Items discussed in this episode: Bureau of the Census, Negro Population 1790-1915 (1918)   https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112004120298?urlappend=%...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Kenyatta D. Berry, author of The Family Tree Toolkit , and host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow is joined by Stacy Ashmore Cole, who is the creator and curator of “They Had Names: African Americans in Early Liberty County, Georgia, Records,” an online compilation of antebellum Liberty County probate, deed, church and other records with more than 37,000 references...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Conversations with Kenyatta, Kenyatta is joined by Niya Bates, a PhD Candidate at Princeton who considers herself to be a public historian. Niya discussed what it means to be interested in public history, as well as what it means to chronicle your own genealogy and how you can get started with something as simple as a question. The music for this episode, as always, i...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast, Kenyatta D. Berry, host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow and author of The FamilyTree Toolkit , debuts a new segment for Conversations with Kenyatta. These bite-sized episodes tackle forgotten individuals in history, whose stories need to be told.  In this episode, Kenyatta examines Florence B. Price, an American composer whose work was thought to be lost...