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
Love At Our Roots: How Freedom Became A Force For Change - James H. Commander
James H. Commander utilized genealogical research techniques to author his book, Love At Our Roots: How Freedom Became A Force For Change. His book has been accepted into the prestigious Schomburg C…
00:57:06 |
Fri 17 Apr 2015
Your Family Name Was Not Changed at Ellis Island - Kenneth A. Bravo, JD
Why the New York Times is Wrong – Using Basic Genealogy Tools and Methods to Show that Your Family Name Was Not Changed At Ellis Island. There is a common misconception, call it an old wives tale or…
00:58:55 |
Fri 27 Mar 2015
South Carolina Stories: Rennard East, Patricia Lowman Pryor, Elizabeth Robeson
The Truth About The Lowman Family Lynchings in Aiken, South Carolina Rennard East is a hip hop artist/ songwriter from Philadelphia, PA and one of his new passions is genealogy because he knew nothi…
01:21:48 |
Fri 20 Mar 2015
Records of Post-Civil War Federal Agencies at NARA - Reginald Washington
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the official repository of the permanently valuable records of the U.S. Government. NARA's vast holdings document the lives and experiences…
01:15:11 |
Fri 13 Mar 2015
Using Civil Rights Records to Find The Story in Your Family- Antoinette Harrell
Using Civil Rights Records to Find The Story In Your Community and Family Please join genealogist and family historian Antoinette Harrell for a discussion of how and why researchers will want to exp…
00:57:18 |
Fri 06 Mar 2015
Gather at the Table Revisited with Sharon Morgan and Thomas Norman Dewolf
Gather at the Table: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade -- -- is the chronicle of a shared journey toward racial reconciliation. Informed by genealogy, it d…
01:04:08 |
Fri 27 Feb 2015
"The Black Loggers of Wallowa County, Oregon" with Pearl Alice Marsh, Ph.D.
"THE BLACK LOGGERS OF WALLOWA COUNTY, OR" In 1923, the Bowman-Hicks Lumber Company of Missouri built Maxville, a logging camp in Wallowa County, Oregon and brought 40-60 African American loggers as …
00:55:18 |
Mon 09 Feb 2015
A Journey To Discover My Ghanaian Roots with Carol Hector-Harris
Many Americans of African descent have thought that connecting with their African kin was next to impossible, yet Carol Hector-Harris has done just that. Not only did she visit Ghana but she also met…
01:28:59 |
Fri 06 Feb 2015
After Twelve Years A Slave with the Descendants of Solomon Northup
Solomon Northup's descendants share their insights. Vera J. Williams - President of the Solomon Northup Foundation Justin Gilliam - Chief Executive Officer Clayton J. Adams - Historian and Executi…
01:30:20 |
Fri 23 Jan 2015
Mapping the Freedmen's Bureau with Angela Walton-Raji and Toni Carrier
Did you know that the majority of Freedmen's Bureau records are now digitized and available online for free, as well as the records of other institutions that served newly-freed African Americans dur…
00:59:02 |
Fri 09 Jan 2015
The Half Has Never Been Told with Edward E. Baptist, Ph.D.
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism Historian Edward E. Baptist reveals in The Half Has Never Been Told, the expansion of slavery in the first eight decades a…
01:00:24 |
Fri 19 Dec 2014
Ireland and the Slave Trade with Maurice Gleeson, MD
What role did the Irish play in the Transatlantic slave trade? Were the Irish ever enslaved or slave owners? Join my special guest, Dr. Maurice Gleeson for a compelling overview of Ireland and the S…
00:58:45 |
Fri 05 Dec 2014
Go Stand Upon The Rock with Samuel Michael Lemon, Ed.D.
GO STAND UPON THE ROCK (2014) is a deeply moving Civil War-era novel based on stories handed down by Sam Lemon's grandmother about the lives of her grandparents who were once runaway slaves from Virg…
00:59:52 |
Fri 21 Nov 2014
Back There, Then with Linda Crichlow White
"Whenever Mommy tells stories of the past, she usually begins with Back There, then..." Linda Crichlow White BACK THERE, THEN was written by Marietta Stevens Crichlow in the 1990s and discovered by…
01:01:32 |
Fri 14 Nov 2014
A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life - Allyson Hobbs
A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life, published by Harvard University Press, examines the phenomenon of racial passing in the United States from the late eighteenth century to…
01:00:04 |
Fri 07 Nov 2014
Freedom Papers with Rebecca Scott, Ph.D.
Rebecca J. Scott, author of Freedom Papers: An Atlantic Odyssey in the Age of Emancipation, and co-authored with Jean M. Hébrard, will discuss how they traced one family across five generations and t…
00:59:15 |
Fri 24 Oct 2014
Forging Freedom: Amrita Chakrabarti Myers, Ph.D.
Forging Freedom: Black Women and the Pursuit of Liberty in Antebellum Charleston For black women in antebellum Charleston, freedom was not a static legal category but a fragile and contingent experi…
01:16:33 |
Fri 10 Oct 2014
Searching Records of Incarceration with Sharon Batiste Gillins
Have you ever considered searching records of incarceration to find your ancestors? Whether researching a notorious family outlaw or a victim of early 20th century justice, there’s a good chance th…
01:01:49 |
Fri 03 Oct 2014
Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations with Jean L. Cooper
Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations with Jean L. Cooper Welcome, Jean L. Cooper, a Cataloger and Reference Librarian, and Genealogical Resources Specialist at the University of Virginia Libr…
01:14:39 |
Fri 26 Sep 2014
Leaving A Legacy Of Your Genealogy Research with Michael N. Henderson
Michael N. Henderson, Author, Lecturer, Family History Researcher will explore the reasons why leaving a legacy of your genealogy research is important. Michael Nolden Henderson, Lieutenant Commande…
00:59:44 |
Fri 05 Sep 2014
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