Megan Hillyer

Know Your Ancestors

Society EN ↓ 79 episodes

I’m Megan Hillyer, professional genealogist and host of Know Your Ancestors. This podcast is about more than building a family tree, it’s about discovering the strength, belonging, and healing that come from knowing your lineage. Each episode is an invitation to explore the power of your ancestors’ lives and how their stories can shape and guide your own. At its heart, this podcast is about one truth: when you know your ancestors, you know yourself.

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Megan Hillyer

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Carry on the Legacy with Julie Taylor 02.05.2023 36:52

#3: Listen as I share with Julie Taylor about her roots - specifically how her family farm was began over 100 years ago. Julie is a content creator on Instagram whose perspective on life and motherhood is refreshing and freeing. Sharing about her ancestors with her was a powerful experience and I hope that you enjoy hearing about how her ancestors made the trek across the ocean to settle in Utah a...

Discovering Biological Parents with Christine Pocock and Heather Helquist 25.04.2023 27:58

#2: Listen as Chris shares her story of adoption and discovering her confirmed biological mother and likely biological father. Her and her daughter's perspectives and experiences provide hope to all of those who have unknown parentage in their family tree. The genetic genealogist who researched for this episode is Dawn Kosmakos from SunriseDNA.com . Go to her website to contact her to help yo...

Roots of Grit and Limiting Beliefs with Brittany Macleod 25.04.2023 40:46

#1: Brittany Macleod is a social media coach from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Listen as we uncover where her grittiness and desire to live on the water likely came from. Here is the article referred to, " Time Passes, Memories Live On: A Lehuédé from North America Discovers Ancestral Roots in Brittany, France" by Barbara Le Blanc , Ph. D in the Journal of American-Canadian Genealogical Soc...

Trailer 14.04.2023 0:57

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