Journey Through the Generations

Phillip interviewed LaJoy Mosby, President of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) on his podcast "Black Genealogy Corner".  Here's a replay of.that podcast.  Be sure to register for the AAHGS virtual national conference held October 18-21, 2023. Visit  https://web.cvent.com/event/cb8ef1dc-1eb2-4537-9dff-f79f2d14a355/websitePage:96cddee6-27e8-4a70-9d50-5e83b...

Phillip and Trisha speak with Trisha's sister, Paedra, about the importance of family history and how family can help support the family researcher in the family. When this episode releases, it will be Trisha's birthday so head over to the Facebook page and wish her a happy birthday. Thanks for listening! Support the show Stay Connected with Journey Through the Generations 📬 Join Our Ne...

Welcome back to our podcast! It's been a while since we last caught up. Trisha and I share our adventures and experiences with you. Join us in this exciting episode as we take you on a journey through everything that's happened in our lives since our last episode. Note to our listeners: We are grateful for your continued support, and we want to hear from you too! Share your stories and e...

Back in March 2023, Phillip and Trisha attended the largest family history conference in the world. RootsTech in Salt Lake City, UT. We had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Sunny Morton. Sunny is an internationally-known genealogy speaker and award-winning writer and editor. She is a longtime Contributing Editor at Family Tree Magazine; Contributing Editor and Content Manager for YourDNAGui...

Back in March 2023, Phillip and Trisha attended the largest family history conference in the world. RootsTech in Salt Lake City, UT. We had the wonderful opportunity to speak with our new friend Janice Cross-Gilyard. Janice is the President of the New Jersey Chapter of the Afro American Historical and Genealogical Society. She's also the co-host of her own podcast "Speak On It: History a...

We talk about our experience and some of the things we participated in during the 2023 RootsTech genealogy and family history conference. We hope this video will encourage you to attend RootsTech in person in 2024. The conference will be held 2/29 - 3/2 in Salt Lake City, UT. If you can't go in person, there will be a virtual option. Don't forget, there are tons of classes from 2023 stil...

It's Women's History Month and we are excited and proud to talk about a few women in our lives that we want to celebrate. Thanks for listening.  Support the show Stay Connected with Journey Through the Generations 📬 Join Our Newsletter Get exclusive genealogy tips, research tools, behind-the-scenes updates, and early access to new resources delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up at:...

We are proud to celebrate Black History 365. In this episode, we talk about a couple of people in our family that we consider black history. Below are the links to our YouTube videos on Dr. Ralph Cummings. Cleaning his cemetery headstone https://youtu.be/X91WDPQ050Y SURPRISE! I found my grandfather and great-grandfather https://youtu.be/h8bIfO9aDsw Support the show Stay Connected with Journey Thro...

Now that RootsTech has ended, we talk about our first thoughts on the conference overall and how we felt about how everything went down. A more in-depth podcast about the conference will be coming soon, so make sure you follow us so you'll know when the next podcast is published. Support the show Stay Connected with Journey Through the Generations 📬 Join Our Newsletter Get exclusive genealog...

Phillip and Trisha discuss tips and tricks to help you navigate the largest genealogy conference in the world. These tips are great for the first-time attendee of the conference and even those who may have been before but haven't been in a while. As you navigate your way through the conference, use your social media and utilize the hashtags shown below. #rootstech2023 #unitingfamilies #notatr...

If you've ever wanted to go to RootsTech, here's a perfect opportunity to win a free pass to the 2023  in-person conference. To enter, click the link below and answer the questions in the form. You have until 11:59 pm CST on January 25th to enter. A winner will be randomly chosen on January 26th. We will contact you via email. You MUST reply to my email to verify you can attend by Januar...

In this episode, we went on a Genealogy road trip to clean some of our family's headstones. We share what's in our headstone cleaning kit and give you some tips on how to clean headstones. To learn more about the cleaner we used (D/2 Biological Solution) visit https://d2bio.com/index.html To watch the episode where we show our trip and how we actually cleaned the headstones, it's he...

We talk about our upcoming road trip to clean family headstones. Trisha discussed some of the items in our headstone cleaning kit. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see the upcoming video from our road trip. See the link below. Let's go! *************************** Support the show Stay Connected with Journey Through the Generations 📬 Join Our Newsletter Get exclusive genealogy tips, resea...

RootsTech, the largest genealogy conference in the world is set for 2023 and registration is now open. Register today.  https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/ *************************** SOCIAL MEDIA: Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerations Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlog Subscribe to the podcast on your fa...

Did you know October is Family History Month? In this episode, we share some thoughts and ideas on how people can do things to get involved in family history even if they're not into genealogy. *************************** SOCIAL MEDIA: Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerations Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyB...

Phillip and Trisha discuss things that are happening in the world of genealogy.  To hear the episode where we talk about the 1950 census, click here --->  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-1950-census-why-72/id1247333259?i=1000558040234 *************************** SOCIAL MEDIA: Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerat...

Given the inflationary times, we're in now, it's more important than ever to do what we can to save as much as we can while we're researching our family history. Phillip and Trisha provide some tips and resources to help research on a budget. We hope this helps you continue researching. *************************** SOCIAL MEDIA: Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Face...

Trisha talks about the Black History Month display she curated in her hometown honoring the all-black high school and its place in the community. To read about the display, check out Trisha's blog using the link below. https://journeythroughthegenerations.com/2022/02/08/black-history-month-2022-my-display-in-honor-of-w-f-branch-high-school/ *************************** SOCIAL MEDIA: Blog: http...

Phillip and Trisha talk about their thoughts on the 1950 census and why it's released every 72 years. They also give some tips on how to use census records when researching your family. Here's a link to the article Phillip mentions in the episode. Read it and let us know what you think. https://www.npr.org/2022/02/04/1074566938/census-data-72-year-rule-privacy-policy-confidentiality Do y...

We have a very special guest with us today. Phillip and Trisha's son, Wesley, come on the podcast and ask us questions about our genealogy research. There's a huge need to get young people involved in family research and learn more about their families. We're glad Wesley has started to get involved and is interested in what we do. *************************** SOCIAL MEDIA: Blog: http...

Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays. And with the big day coming up this week, Phillip and  Trisha talk about what they remember about Thanksgiving and what they are thankful for. What are you thankful for? What are your favorite Thanksgiving memories? Go to our Facebook page and let us know. We hope the episode gives you the desire to BEGIN! BEGIN finding records! BEGIN talking to family...

Phillip and Trisha recap Season 8 Day 10 of Relative Race. We talk about each challenge of the final episode that would determine the winner of Season 8. Congratulations to all teams on meeting new and unknown families. Thanks for joining us. Share our podcast with someone. *************************** SOCIAL MEDIA: Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...

Phillip and Trisha give their gift ideas for the family researcher. With Christmas upon us, we share several gift ideas that you can gift to your family researcher or even purchase for yourself. These items are good for any researcher at any level but are ideal for the beginner family researcher. To listen to our 2019 gift list, click here -  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1590697/7136932 ************...

Phillip and Trisha recap Season 8 Day 9 of Relative Race. Thanks for joining us. Share our podcast with someone. *************************** SOCIAL MEDIA: Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerations Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlog Email: mygenjourney@gmail.com Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast pl...

Phillip and Trisha recap Season 8 Day 8 of Relative Race. Thanks for joining us. Share our podcast with someone. *************************** SOCIAL MEDIA: Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerations Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlog Email: mygenjourney@gmail.com Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast pl...