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
Finding Empowerment on the Family Tree: The Story of Mammy with Gaynell Brady
Join Gaynell Brady, owner and educator at Our Mammy’s for a discussion about the legacy and fallacies of mammy. Genealogy remembers all of our ancestors, not just the most famous or free people. I…
00:38:37 |
Thu 08 Apr 2021
Reframing Narratives of Enslaver Research with Adrienne Fikes
Difficult truths about slavery, racial injustice, and other harm, bring up a variety of emotions and challenges for genealogy researchers and families. Adrienne Fikes wants us to reframe the narrativ…
00:40:05 |
Thu 25 Mar 2021
The Oldest Among U.S., The Elders of the Trask 250 with Nicka Sewell Smith
From Sago and Fatima, Randall and Esther, to Moosa and Katy, learn the ancestral story of the Trask 250 from the vantage point of the oldest traceable ancestors who unite them, those who were born in…
00:43:08 |
Thu 18 Mar 2021
USCT Pension Records and Genealogy Tell a Community’s Story with Tina Jones
Tina Jones research journey began in 2000 when she began working with the local senior citizens - many of whom were residents of two historically African American neighborhoods in Franklin, Tennessee…
00:34:14 |
Thu 04 Mar 2021
Funeral Programs Tell the Community Story with Dr. Antoinette Harrell
Funeral Programs serve as a wonderful legacy and memento to remember a cherished love one. These programs are given at funerals and are written with great care to honor the dearly departed. This show…
00:28:54 |
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Uncovering the Story about Jordon B. Noble with Alex Trapps-Chabala
Jordan Bankston Noble, commonly known as the Drummer Boy of New Orleans was easily one of the Reconstruction era's most prominent Black men, known internationally for his military and musical career.…
00:37:21 |
Thu 11 Feb 2021
Using Narrative Inquiry in Family History with Walter Curry Jr., Ed.D
A narrative is an oral or written account of events or experiences. While there is no mainstream research design in family history, narrative inquiry is a research method that uses oral accounts, pho…
00:29:07 |
Thu 04 Feb 2021
Did My Ancestor Crash the 1855 Fusion (Republican) Convention? Kathy Marshall
Kathy Lynne Marshall’s most endearing tale of heroism was about her three times great-grandmother, Margaret Booker, and the grisly reason she left Beverly, West Virginia, with her young children in t…
00:35:07 |
Thu 28 Jan 2021
The Daughter Dialogues podcast with Reisha Raney
The Daughter Dialogues podcast shares real-life stories from women of color who honor their ancestors' fight to achieve independence for America and are members of the Daughters of the American Revo…
00:40:08 |
Thu 21 Jan 2021
Mapping Miles from the Antebellum South to Freedom with Tanisha L. Watson
A Ruse, A Railroad, A River - Mapping Miles from the Antebellum South to Freedom Fearlessness and the clever escape from enslavement taken by Miles Eason, 3x Great Grandfather who used the Civil Wa…
00:43:54 |
Thu 07 Jan 2021
Go Tell It On the Mountain: Rev. W.J. Hightower with James Morgan lll
While researching his grandfather, James Morgan learned a lot about unique records of the AME church that enabled him to learn more about his and others' family histories! He will share his finding…
00:47:30 |
Thu 05 Nov 2020
Preserving Sites of Power, Prestige, and Significance with Dr. Joy G. Kinard
Listeners will be able to learn the beliefs and ideals from Dr. Joy G. Kinard a historian who has worked in African American History and Historic Preservation for over 20 years and whose family has b…
00:47:09 |
Thu 29 Oct 2020
Using Multiple Sources to Find Your Family’s “Kunta Kinte” with Jerome Spears
As a Family Historian and DNA Data Manager, Jerome has had the opportunity to use his family’s oral history, coupled with an extensive collection of DNA results, a well-maintained family tree and mo…
00:45:42 |
Thu 22 Oct 2020
Center for Healing and Racial Trauma with Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons
Learn about the Center for Healing Racial Trauma with Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons. Intervention: The Center for Healing Racial Trauma is dedicated to using love, liberation, equity, and creativity i…
00:42:54 |
Thu 01 Oct 2020
Freedmen of the Frontier - Vols. 1 and 2 with Angela Walton-Raji
Angela Walton-Raji is known nationally for her research and work on Oklahoma Native American records. Her book Black Indian Genealogy Research, African Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes, is …
00:51:50 |
Thu 24 Sep 2020
Nancy & William Syphax - From Slavery to Freedom with Steve Hammond
A Denver, Colorado native, Mr. Stephen Hammond is a retired federal employee having spent his entire 40-year career as an earth scientist with the United States Geological Survey. He is now a Scienti…
00:46:50 |
Thu 17 Sep 2020
Finding Female Ancestors When Few Clues Exist with Viola Baskerville
Telling Her Story: Finding Female Ancestors When Few Clues Exist” Viola Osborne Baskerville is a Richmond native who has been tracing several lines of her own family history for over thirty years. …
00:42:45 |
Thu 10 Sep 2020
An 1829 Slave Bill of Sale & A Question with Janice Cross-Gilyard
How an 1829 Slave Bill of Sale & A Question Connects Janice Cross-Gilyard to her 5th Great-Grandmother, Willoughby McWhite. Janice Cross-Gilyard will share how a segment from the PBS Show – The Histo…
00:38:34 |
Thu 03 Sep 2020
Finding Calvin with Renate Yarborough Sanders
Renate began seriously researching her paternal Yarborough line in 1997, after the death of her father. She learned that the progenitor of this line,her great-grandfather, Calvin, had been enslaved i…
00:49:30 |
Thu 27 Aug 2020
One Branch Many Discoveries with Adrienne Abiodun
Adrienne Abiodun is a professional genealogist located outside of Tampa, Florida. Combined, her personal and professional genealogical pursuits span nearly two decades, fourteen years of which have b…
00:43:41 |
Thu 20 Aug 2020
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