Ancestor's Footprints with Bernice Alexander Bennett
Welcome to Ancestor's Footprints—the podcast where the past comes alive! Whether you're a curious beginner, an avid genealogist, or someone who believes that uncovering family history is a lifelong journey, this show is for you. With each episode, we'll bring you incredible stories, expert insights, and practical tips to help you trace your roots and connect with your heritage. I’ve lined up passionate experts who will not only share their knowledge and resources but also answer your most pressing genealogy questions. Together, we’ll uncover the hidden gems in your family’s history and inspire you to take the next step in your journey. So, get ready to explore, discover, and honor the footprints your ancestors left behind. Your story starts here.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 293
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
Creek Freedmen, Historic Developments out of Oklahoma with Angela Walton-Raji
Today's episode will focus on the Creek Freedmen, News from Oklahoma with Angela Walton-Raji.
Creek Freedmen are descendants of African-Americans who were enslaved by the Muscogee Creek Nation and gra…
Creek Freedmen are descendants of African-Americans who were enslaved by the Muscogee Creek Nation and gra…
00:39:35 |
Wed 17 Sep 2025
Black Ancestries- A New Model for African Descended Genealogy with Andre Kearns
In this episode of Ancestors Footprints, host Bernice Bennett welcomes marketing executive turned genealogist Andre Kearns, Founder and CEO of Black Ancestries(https://blackancestries.com/), a compan…
00:37:33 |
Wed 10 Sep 2025
Striking the Balance: Challenges interpreting free Black Communities with Guy Weston
Striking the Balance: Challenges interpreting free Black communities with Guy Weston.
In this episode, we will discuss the importance of acknowledging Black achievement in a discipline that is frequ…
In this episode, we will discuss the importance of acknowledging Black achievement in a discipline that is frequ…
00:29:15 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
At the Feet of the Elders: A Journey into a Lowcountry Family History with Darius Brown
At the Feet of the Elders” by Darius Brown is a journey into the heart of African American ancestry in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Set against the backdrop of the Civil War and the collapse of sla…
00:29:57 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance with A'Lelia Bundles
Today's episode features A'Lelia Bundles, the author of Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance. A'Lelia Bundles discusses her book "Joy Goddess," which chronicles the life of her grea…
00:41:27 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
Back to the Frontier with Stacey and Joaquin Loper
Today’s episode will focus on a new show called Back to the Frontier on HBO Max where three American families are taken out of their 21st-century comfort zones and sent back to the frontier, where th…
00:57:07 |
Thu 07 Aug 2025
Enslaved.org with Dr. Walter Hawthorne
Today's episode will focus on Enslaved.org, an innovative online digital history project that through datasets that contributors have created by extracting information from historical sources, it doc…
00:52:59 |
Thu 31 Jul 2025
Edisto Gullah Geechee People of Orangeburg, SC with Roderick Gass
Edisto Gullah Geechee People of Orangeburg, South Carolina
In this episode, Roderick Gass, Vice President of the Gullah Nation of North America, will discuss the Edisto Gullah Geechee people of Oran…
In this episode, Roderick Gass, Vice President of the Gullah Nation of North America, will discuss the Edisto Gullah Geechee people of Oran…
00:42:30 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
Preserving History with Our Stories with Marion Woodfork Simmons
Preserving History with Our Stories with Marion Woodford Simmons
This episode will demonstrate how ordinary people can preserve community history by documenting and preserving their memories, memorabi…
This episode will demonstrate how ordinary people can preserve community history by documenting and preserving their memories, memorabi…
00:31:24 |
Thu 17 Jul 2025
Genealogy in Reverse: Finding the Living with Cheri Hudson Passey
Genealogy in Reverse: Finding the Living - A Practical Guide for all Genealogists
Genealogy often feels like a treasure hunt, and genealogists, like treasure hunters, run into “dead ends” all the time…
Genealogy often feels like a treasure hunt, and genealogists, like treasure hunters, run into “dead ends” all the time…
00:25:32 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
Preserving History Through Historical Markers with Dr. Antoinette Harrell
Dr. Antoinette Harrell, a genealogist, family historian, and local historian in Tangipahoa and St. Helena Parishes, is renowned for her pioneering work in uncovering the peonage system that persisted…
00:28:49 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
The Power of Collaborative Genealogy with Emmaline MacBeath
The Power of Collaboration
Collaborative Genealogy is a powerful, yet underused tool when it comes to building a family tree. With it, people can grow their trees farther than possible when working al…
Collaborative Genealogy is a powerful, yet underused tool when it comes to building a family tree. With it, people can grow their trees farther than possible when working al…
00:27:38 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
Overlooked: Early Black History in Minnesota with Mica Anders
Overlooked: Early Black History in Minnesota
Long before the Great Migration, African Americans were already building lives and communities across Minnesota and the upper Midwest. Join professional ge…
Long before the Great Migration, African Americans were already building lives and communities across Minnesota and the upper Midwest. Join professional ge…
00:27:56 |
Thu 19 Jun 2025
Learning Larkin, My Civil War Ancestor with Cherekana Feliciano
Learning Larkin, My Civil War Ancestor
In this episode, Cherekana Feliciano will share her journey to search for her Civil War ancestor, Larkin Woodruff's pension file. She will describe what she le…
In this episode, Cherekana Feliciano will share her journey to search for her Civil War ancestor, Larkin Woodruff's pension file. She will describe what she le…
00:42:29 |
Thu 12 Jun 2025
The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir with Martha S. Jones
The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir
Martha S. Jones grew up feeling her Black identity was obvious to all who saw her. But weeks into college, a Black Studies classmate challenged Jones’s …
Martha S. Jones grew up feeling her Black identity was obvious to all who saw her. But weeks into college, a Black Studies classmate challenged Jones’s …
00:33:51 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
Freedmen's Bureau Friday with Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy
Join us for Freedmen’s Bureau Friday, a weekly virtual gathering where we uncover the rich and revealing stories found in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Land also known as the Freedme…
00:34:40 |
Thu 29 May 2025
Searching for My American cousins with Martine Brennan
Searching for my American cousins with Martine Brennan
Over a decade ago, Irish woman Martine Brennan took a DNA test which surprisingly revealed that she had unknown African American cousins. With no…
Over a decade ago, Irish woman Martine Brennan took a DNA test which surprisingly revealed that she had unknown African American cousins. With no…
00:39:12 |
Wed 21 May 2025
The Front Porch Genealogist with Terri Ward
The Front Porch Genealogist
In this episode, genealogist and legacy coach Terri Ward, known as The Front Porch Genealogist, provides a heart-centered conversation about the many ways people show up to…
In this episode, genealogist and legacy coach Terri Ward, known as The Front Porch Genealogist, provides a heart-centered conversation about the many ways people show up to…
00:40:13 |
Thu 15 May 2025
Midwest African American Genealogy Institute with Dr. Shelley Murphy, Lisa Fanning and Angela Walton-Raji
The Midwest African American Genealogy Institute (MAAGI) is an educational institute dedicated to advancing African American genealogical research through structured, in-depth training. Since its fo…
00:34:04 |
Wed 14 May 2025
The McGowan Funeral Home Collection: Rescuing & Reviving Community Memories with Alvin Blakes
The McGowan Funeral Home Collection: Rescuing & Reviving Community Memories
The McGowan Funeral Home Collection Project is an effort to safeguard historical records, stories, and legacies that might …
The McGowan Funeral Home Collection Project is an effort to safeguard historical records, stories, and legacies that might …
00:34:51 |
Thu 08 May 2025
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