Once a week, the Genealogy Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss subjects and issues that relate to genealogy. Often, the episodes come from podcasts that focus exclusively on genealogy. Sometimes, it will be random episode from a podcast that isn’t always about genealogy.
GeneaBloggers has an episode that was released on March 16, 2012. This episode is called “Tracing Your Irish Roots”. The episode is hosted by Thomas MacEntee, and co-hosted by Jennifer Geraghty-Gorman (from “’On a flesh and bone foundation’ : An Irish History blog”).
Special guests include Donna Moughty, a professional genealogist who specializes in Irish research. She will talk about her upcoming research in Dublin, Ireland. Another special guest is Mary Ellen Grogan, who is also a professional genealogist. She is the holder of Ticket No. 151 for the National Library of Ireland. Another special guest is Ed Zapletal, who will discuss his new book “Tracing Your Irish Ancestors (2012 Edition)”.
NPR has an episode of “Weekend Edition Saturday” that was released on March 17, 2012. This episode is called “A St. Patrick’s Day Poem on Shamrocks and Stereotypes”. Irish expatriate Frank Delany reads his poem that he wrote exclusively for NPR. It is called “Drowning the Shamrock”. This episode will be interesting for those who have Irish heritage.
African Roots released episode number 154 on March 16, 2012. In this episode, host Angela Walton-Raji tells you about a brand new genealogy podcast, a registration deadline for an upcoming genealogy conference, an upcoming genealogy expo, some brand new genealogy blogs, the new records at FamilySearch, and more!
The National Archives has an episode that was released on March 9, 2012. This episode is called “Finding Your Family in Canada”. This episode is hosted by Michael Leclerc, a noted genealogical author, editor, and presenter. He talks about how researching in Canada is very different than researching in the UK. This is especially true when you are working with records in areas that were originally settled by the French in Canada.
NPR has an episode of “All Things Considered” that was released on March 18, 2012. This episode is called “Years Later, He Brought Her Passport Back”.
Betty Werther went to Europe in 1949, and ended up traveling from France, through Germany, the Middle East, and nearly to the Arctic Circle. She lost her passport. Years later, Nuno Fonseca was studying in Paris, when he came across her passport. He did the research to track her down, and was able to return the passport to Betty.
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