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
Arrival of the First Africans in Virginia with Ric Murphy
Ric Murphy is an educator, historian, lecturer and award-winning author. He has served as board chair of several organizations and on numerous additional national and local not-for-profit boards. His…
00:14:59 |
Tue 07 Apr 2020
Around the World with Supergirl - Denise L. Bennett
A travel video series chronicling Denise’s many adventures around the world. From her 1st international trip to Moscow at 14 to her most recent journey to Ghana, Denise shares her love of internation…
00:15:46 |
Sat 04 Apr 2020
“Before the Court House Door: Finding Harriet Riggs” Joel Johnson
Amateur genealogist Joel Johnson will share his 4x great-grandmother Harriet Rigg’s life story and along the way illustrate how traditional and genetic genealogy leads to a deeper understanding of hi…
00:18:01 |
Fri 03 Apr 2020
Telling Family and Community Stories with Leonard Smith lll
Leonard Smith III is a renaissance man. Since 1975, he has been involved in every aspect of historical research from genealogy, photography, technology, storytelling, film-making, and music. Leonard'…
00:16:45 |
Tue 31 Mar 2020
African American Homesteaders of the Great Plains with Jacob K. Friefeld
This project seeks to learn, preserve, and disseminate the story of African Americans who homesteaded in the Great Plains. The project is a collaborative effort with Nicodemus National Historic Site …
01:09:19 |
Fri 28 Jun 2019
The Virtue of Cain with Kevin Cherry, Sr. and Linda Cherry, PhD
This show will focus on the short but extraordinary life of Reconstruction era Senator Lawrence Cain of Edgefield, South Carolina. He was considered an honorable and virtuous man and helped shape So…
00:53:43 |
Fri 07 Jun 2019
Freedmen of the Frontier with Angela Walton-Raji
Angela Walton is a descendant of Choctaw Freedmen--former people enslaved in the Choctaw Nation, by Choctaw Indians. Since discovering her family records in 1991 at the National Archives, she has dev…
01:00:15 |
Fri 26 Apr 2019
They Had Names: Documenting the Enslaved in Liberty County, Georgia - Stacy Cole
In 2017, an enslaver's descendant found his 1841 will naming eleven enslaved African Americans. She started trying to research them, and quickly found the difficulties confronting those seeking their…
01:03:13 |
Fri 19 Apr 2019
Big Family Search Project with Pamela Bailey
Pamela Bailey is a nationally published author, a singer-songwriter, and a self-described Carolina Daughter. She is descended from enslaved people from the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. Pamela ea…
01:07:34 |
Fri 12 Apr 2019
Tracing Their Steps: A Memoir -Bernice Alexander Bennett and Angela Walton-Raji
Join author Bernice Alexander Bennett and Angela Walton-Raji for a conversation about Tracing Their Steps- A Memoir. Bernice will discuss her journey to verify her grandmother MaBecky’s story about …
01:04:19 |
Fri 29 Mar 2019
Early Federal Census Worksheet with Donna Cox Baker
The Early Federal Census Worksheet is a genealogy spreadsheet application for Microsoft Excel that allows the easy capture of the decennial U.S. federal census data from 1790 to 1860. Lining up data …
01:00:42 |
Fri 22 Mar 2019
Images of America: African Americans in Tangipahoa and St. Helena Parishes
Join Author Dr. Antoinette Harrell for a discussion of her new publication - Images of America: African Americans in Tangipahoa and St. Helena Parishes. Leonard Smith III, wrote the foreword for thi…
00:54:10 |
Fri 15 Mar 2019
The Lost Empire: Black Freemasonry in the Old West 1867-1906 - James Morgan Ill
With The Lost Empire: Black Freemasonry in the Old West (1867-1906), James R. Morgan III artfully transports readers to the period when western outlaws ruled the territories and brings them face to f…
01:10:50 |
Fri 22 Feb 2019
400 Years of African American History with Ric Murphy
Ric Murphy will explore the history of the 20 and odd African captives that arrived in Virginia around 1619 and planted the seeds of the American slave trade. This is the first group of Africans to g…
00:55:21 |
Fri 25 Jan 2019
Searching for Cato and Jack (Slaves) with Keme Nzerem and Sam Rinehart
Keme Nzerem and Sam Rinehart are descendants of slave owner John Rinehart of Edgefield, South Carolina. They are interested in finding descendants of slaves owned by their family. Keme Nzerem is a B…
01:09:52 |
Tue 22 Jan 2019
Telling My Story with Nicka Sewell Smith
Nicka Smith will share how she discovered that James Alexander Ventress, the namesake of Ventress Hall on the University of Mississippi’s campus was also a slave owner and owned her family. Nicka S…
01:08:14 |
Fri 21 Dec 2018
Census Department of the South with Yvonne C. Emanuel
During the closing days of the American Civil War, a little-remembered document, a census of the Federal Military Districts, was created. The document entitled, Census Department of the South – Novem…
00:55:44 |
Fri 14 Dec 2018
Unearthing the Story of Henry Brookhart with Christopher Smothers
Join Christopher Smothers for a heart wrenching story about Henry Brookhart, the man who was beaten, lynched and survived during the 1876 election season in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Christo…
00:49:19 |
Fri 07 Dec 2018
Louisiana Creole Genealogy with Rodney Sam
Rodney Sam will discuss the uniqueness of Louisiana Creole genealogy and a personal journey to learn about his Louisiana Creole heritage. He has conducted extensive research on the following surnames…
00:46:27 |
Fri 26 Oct 2018
A Mind To Stay- Sydney Nathans, Michael Williams, Theresa Williams, Angela Peay
Panelist will discuss A Mind to Stay - White Plantations - Black Homeland. This story researched and written by Sydney Nathans begins in 1844, when North Carolina planter Paul Cameron bought 1,600 ac…
01:14:10 |
Fri 19 Oct 2018
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