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
Dower Slaves & Administrative Court Action - JMark Lowe, CG
Dower Slaves and Administrative Court Action Court minutes are a chronological listing of events and persons presented to the appropriate assembly or court. They are rarely indexed by name, but cont…
01:20:59 |
Fri 05 Apr 2013
Durham's Jeanes Teachers Build Community Schools-Joanne Abel
Bernice Bennett welcomes Joanne Abel for a discussion of the Jeanes Teachers and their community organizing work to build Rosenwald Schools. Joanne Abel, adult programming and humanities librarian …
00:58:16 |
Fri 29 Mar 2013
“To Do The Next Needed Thing” with Valinda W. Littlefield
“To Do The Next Needed Thing”: Jeanes Teachers and the Freedom Struggle Do you know who the Jeanes Teachers are and their role in the education of African American children in rural America? Berni…
00:57:39 |
Fri 22 Mar 2013
A Chronology -Blacks in the Civil War- Bennie J. McRae
“My experience in the military was certainly an important inspiration and foundation in researching the history of the Black Military. It is story of a people who in spite of injustice, continue to b…
01:35:29 |
Fri 15 Mar 2013
The Inventive Spirit of African Americans- Pat C. Sluby
The Inventive Spirit and African American Patented Ingenuity by Author, Patricia Carter Sluby Sluby details the plight of inventive slaves during the antebellum and Civil War eras and juxtaposes w…
00:47:17 |
Mon 25 Feb 2013
Black Gotham with Carla L. Peterson, Ph.D.
Learn how Cluster Research helped to unravel the history of a family in 19th Century New York! Black Gotham: A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City Yale UP, 2011- …
01:02:53 |
Fri 22 Feb 2013
The Carr/Kelso Family of Alexandria, La. with Gwenn Olson
Have you ever traced your family through a maze of intriguing documents and discovered politicians, land owners, socialites, and key decision makers in the community? What about family members who a…
01:21:35 |
Fri 08 Feb 2013
Searching for Truth - A Mulatto Slave with Denise I.Griggs
Have you attempted to prove oral history shared by family members and friends? Join author, book publisher and family historian Denise I. Griggs as she describes the research process she went thro…
01:06:48 |
Fri 01 Feb 2013
The Author's Midwife- Write Your Life with Anita Paul
Are you struggling to get your book written and published? Let Anita Paul, better known as “The Author’s Midwife”, get you moving on the right track. Through her Write Your Life program, new auth…
01:09:02 |
Fri 25 Jan 2013
Brown Babies Germany's Forgotten Children - Henriette Cain
Are you searching for your family? Are you German, Brown and want to learn more about your American or German heritage? Join Henriette Cain Genealogist, Search Consultant and Secretary of the Bl…
01:34:56 |
Fri 18 Jan 2013
Research Gems and Revelations with A'Lelia Bundles
Rebroadcast "Research Gems and Revelations at the National Archives" Have you explored all of the wonderful resources available at the National Archives? Do you often wonder what you could find? J…
00:57:39 |
Mon 31 Dec 2012
Gather at the Table - Sharon Morgan and Thomas DeWolf
Rebroadcast 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 ge…
01:02:23 |
Fri 28 Dec 2012
Property Rights and African Americans-Judy G. Russell, JD CG
Property Rights and Wrongs: African-Americans at the Courthouse with The Legal Genealogist From being treated as property to having their property stolen by those who used the law against the freedm…
01:09:09 |
Fri 21 Dec 2012
Sacramental Records-A Genealogical Resource - Jari C.Honora
Have you explored the sacramental records available through the Catholic Church? Bernice Bennett welcomes Jari C.Honora for an engaging discussion concerning the sacramental records as a genealogic…
00:58:41 |
Fri 14 Dec 2012
Freedom Papers with Rebecca J. Scott
Rebroadcast 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 gener…
00:57:17 |
Mon 19 Nov 2012
Fathers of Conscience with Bernie D. Jones
Fathers of Conscience Mixed-Race Inheritance in the Antebellum South Bernice Bennett and Natonne Elaine Kemp welcome author Bernie D. Jones for an engaging discussion about her book - Fathers of Cons…
00:58:09 |
Fri 09 Nov 2012
Genealogy Resources in Kentucky with Tim Talbott
Natonne Elaine Kemp welcomes Tim Talbott a Teacher and Professional Development Coordinator at the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) in Frankfort. He handles a number of education outreach responsibi…
00:57:57 |
Fri 28 Sep 2012
From the Cradle to the Grave with Tamela Tenpenny-Lewis
This show will motivate you to create the story that puts your ancestor's life into the context of where they lived, celebrated and experienced a multitude of life events, and died. Telling the rea…
01:19:06 |
Fri 14 Sep 2012
Gather at the Table - Sharon Morgan and Thomas 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 dea…
01:02:17 |
Mon 10 Sep 2012
Slave Ship Manifests at New Orleans with Claire Kluskens
Bernice Bennett welcomes archivist Claire Kluskens - a specialist in immigration, census, and other records of high genealogical value at the National Archives in Washington, DC for a discussion of …
01:01:07 |
Fri 31 Aug 2012
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