Journeys into Genealogy podcast

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

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. 

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 availab

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 record

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

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. 

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

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 mor

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 Wo

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 go

"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 themselve

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 Nat

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

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

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), Relat

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 Simo

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, detai

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 Littl

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 confere

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 s