The Family Histories Podcast

Message us. Series Four of The Family Histories Podcast is ready! It's time for the brand new Series Four of The Family Histories Podcast with seven more brilliant family historians, seven fascinating life stories, and seven more of those pesky research brick walls for you to help solve.  For a list of our list of Series Four guests and all the latest updates about the podcast, visit familyhi...

Message us. In this short Series Three bonus episode, we return right back to the ending of Episode Seven, where guest Sheldon K. Goodman and host Andrew Martin are facing a perilous fate where a bearded stranger has them both held at sword-point. Who is this stranger, where did he come from, and what does he want? - - - Episode Credits Series Three, Episode Eight (Bonus) Andrew Martin - Host and...

Message us. In this seventh and final episode of Series Three, host Andrew Martin meets public historian and tour guide, Sheldon K. Goodman , to find out about how he became obsessed with family history, why he co-founded the Cemetery Club , and how he researches and shares the often hidden lives of LGBTQ+ people. Life Story: John Traynor Sheldon has chosen his Great Grandfather's life story...

Message us. In this sixth episode of Series Three - THE MATRIARCH, Andrew meets genealogist and RootsTech Ambassador Yetunde Abiola to find out how she researches her family history in Jamaica and Nigeria, and what kind of records are available in two countries involved in the slave trade in seemingly different ways. Life Story: Agnes Ancita Chambers Yetunde has chosen her 2x Great Grandmother Agn...

Message us. NOTE: This episode names and discusses the life of a First Nations Indigenous Australian who has died. If you wish to skip this section, you can do so from the 6m 15s mark, until the 7m 44s minute mark. In this fifth episode of Series Three - THE PRIEST, host Andrew Martin meets Australian former-librarian now genealogy addict, Jill Ball . He'll find out about how she got into fam...

Message us. In this fourth episode of Series Three - THE DEFIANT, host Andrew meets with the President of the Sephardic Genealogical Society , David Mendoza to find out how he got into tracing his family's history, and what it's like to trace Sephardic roots. Life Story - Miguel de Mendonça Valladolid David has chosen his ancestor's nephew Miguel de Mendonça Valladolid as the life s...

Message us. In this third episode of Series Three, host Andrew Martin meets author, genealogist, and  counsellor Helen Parker-Drabble to find out how she got hooked on family history, what exactly is a 'geneatherapist', and how she uses this skill within her research to help understand her ancestors' psychological inheritance. Life Story: Walter Parker Helen has chosen to tell the l...

Message us. In this second episode of Series Three, host Andrew Martin meets professional genealogist, author, and genealogy tutor - Chris Paton , and finds out how he got hooked on family history, and what it's like to research family history in Scotland, Ireland, and Northern Ireland. He asks Chris about his tutoring work with genealogy course provider Pharos, and his former television prod...

Message us. In this first episode of Series Three, host Andrew Martin meets genealogist and fellow podcaster Denise Geelhart . He'll find out how she got hooked on family history, how she researches her American and German roots, and balances that with researching the family history of the perpetrators and victims of true crime for her Murderous Roots podcast. Life Story: Joseph Haberstroh De...

Message us. We're excited to announce that Series Three of The Family Histories Podcast is ready, and once again host and family historian Andrew Martin will be meeting 7 more genealogy-addicted guests, will be hearing about the lives of 7 more fascinating relatives, and there's 7 more annoying research brick walls that we'll be asking for your help to solve. We're also excited...

Message us. In this Series Two short bonus episode, we join host Andrew Martin in the garage, as he explains to Sándor Petőfi, why his gift has to be returned to 18th century London. However, they're interrupted by a long overdue guest returning to the present day, and she has clearly been having a wonderful time... --- Episode Credits: Series Two, Episode Eight (Bonus) Andrew Martin - Host a...

Message us. In this seventh and final episode of Series Two (sorry folks!), host Andrew meets professional genealogist and author, Emma Jolly . He'll be finding out how she got into family history, what it was like to work on TV shows Who Do You Think You Are? and Mancs In Mumbai, and ideas on how to encourage children to become interested in family history. Relatively Speaking - William Joll...

Message us. In this sixth episode, host Andrew Martin meets family historian Steve Jackson , who not only traces his family tree, but also undertakes a One-Name Study for the Atcherley surname, and a One-Place Study too. We'll be finding out how he got into genealogy, and the challenges he's faced whilst researching.  Relatively Speaking - Captain James Atcherley  We're all at sea,...

Message us. In this fifth episode, The Noble, host Andrew Martin is joined by professional genealogist Marina Brizhatova . She'll be explaining what it's like to research ancestry in Russia, what kind of records are available, and how she got into genealogy.  Relatively Speaking - Vladimir Udovenko  Marina chose her step-mother's great grandfather Vladimir Udovenko as her Life Story...

Message us. In this fourth episode, The Pimp, host Andrew Martin is joined by writer and Mafia genealogist Justin Cascio . We'll be finding out about how he got into researching his Sicilian family history, and the challenges of researching there, He'll also tell us about how his ancestors lived as immigrants in the US.  Relatively Speaking - Giuseppe Longo  Justin has chosen his Gt Gran...

Message us. In this third episode, host Andrew Martin meets genealogical crime mystery author, Nathan Dylan Goodwin to find out how he got into family history, how he keeps his ancestral reality separate from his fantasy worlds of Morton Farrier, Mrs McDougall, and the Venator Cold Case Team, and we'll get some teasers from the brand new Morton Farrier book.  Relatively Speaking - Silas Thoma...

Message us. In this second episode - The Granddaddy - Andrew meets genealogist True Lewis and discovers how she got hooked on researching her family tree, what challenges she faces when researching her enslaved African-American ancestors, her work to research her American Revolutionary ancestor, and she talks about her co-host role on the Black Pro Gen Live show. Relatively Speaking - Ike Ivery  T...

Message us. In this first episode of Series Two - The Tailor, host Andrew Martin talks to genealogist and former-colleague Ruth Bramley about how she got hooked on tracing her Jewish family history, her passion for re-creating history, and how she traced the history of an object known as 'Alice'. THE LIFE STORY - WOOLF BERNSTOCK Ruth tells the story of her 2x Great Grandfather Woolf Bern...

Message us. The trailer for Series Two of The Family Histories Podcast is here! That means only one thing - Series Two is imminent. Subscribe for free now to receive the first episode of the series as soon as it is released on 2nd November 2021. Find out more about Series Two, and keep up with the latest news at: familyhistoriespodcast.com . Support the show Thank you for listening! You can sign u...

Message us. In this little bonus Series One episode - The Epilogue, we rejoin Episode 7 guest Pam Smith , and 19th century Hungarian revolutionary and poet Sándor Petőfi , just as an explosion leaves them both in danger in the garage, and Andrew has suddenly vanished.... - - - Episode credits: Series One, Episode Eight Andrew Martin - Host and Producer Pam Smith - Guest John Spike - Sándor Petőfi...

Message us. In the seventh and final episode of this series (sorry folks!), host Andrew Martin meets Pam Smith , a family historian who went from hobbyist, to professional genealogist, and then to local historian. We'll find out how she made those moves, and her dual loves of North Yorkshire and heraldry. THE LIFE STORY - ALBERT 'GINGER' GOODWIN  Pam's choice of life story is t...

Message us. Host Andrew Martin is joined by David Ryan , an Irish family historian who discovered his passion for genealogy after studying for his MA in Medieval History. He'll be telling us how he made this transition, the challenges of researching family history in Ireland, and what it's like to work for Ancestry as one of their team of professional genealogists. Relatively Speaking: D...

Message us. In this episode, host Andrew Martin meets genealogist Valmay Young to find out how she got into researching her far-flung family tree. We'll also hear about what it's like to work for a county archives, and her work with the Families In British India Society (FIBIS) . Relatively Speaking Valmay chooses her 3x Gt Grandfather, Richard Sheridan Wardley . As you'll hear, he...

Message us. In this episode, host Andrew is joined by family historian, author, lecturer, and podcaster Lisa Louise Cooke ( Genealogy Gems ). She talks about how she got hooked on researching her own family history as a child. Relatively Speaking Lisa chooses her husband's entrepreneurial grandfather Harry Cooke as her life story. We follow him from his beginnings in mid-19th century rural Hu...

Message us. In this episode, host Andrew meets George Hall - a fairly recent convert to researching family history, who will talk about how he got into researching as a Generation Z genealogist. He'll  explain what it's like to be a younger researcher, the tools he uses, and the work of The Hidden Branch , and his One-Place study. Note: There is a background sound throughout this episode...