AF-1260: What I Accomplished Last Month in My Family History | Ancestral Findings Podcast
Last month was one of those good, steady months in family history where I didn't uncover some huge surprise, but I still got a lot done. I didn't add a long line of new names just to make the tree big...
9 Huhti 19min
AF-1259: Remembering the Founding, From 1776 to 2026 | Ancestral Findings Podcast
The founding of the United States is often treated as a closed chapter, something contained in a handful of documents, a few familiar names, and a short list of dates that everyone is expected to know...
6 Huhti 16min
AF-1259: Why Easter Changes Dates Every Year | Ancestral Findings Podcast
Easter is on a different date each year. It can get confusing. How do you keep up with a holiday whose date is constantly changing? It can be especially confusing if you have a calendar that doesn't l...
5 Huhti 8min
AF-1258: What Early Americans Read, Heard, and Shared | Ancestral Findings Podcast
In the years surrounding 1776, the American colonies were not shaped by a single voice or a single source of information. There was no unified message that reached everyone at once, and no system that...
4 Huhti 9min
AF-1257: John and Abigail Adams, Duty, Distance, and Daily Life | Ancestral Findings Podcast
The founding of the United States is usually told through public moments. Documents, debates, and decisions take center stage. The Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress, and the argume...
31 Maalis 8min
AF-1256: George Washington and the Voice of a New Nation | Ancestral Findings Podcast
When the United States first began to take shape as a nation, it didn't just need laws and structure. It needed a voice people could recognize and trust. That voice, more than anyone else's, came from...
27 Maalis 6min
AF-1255: 1776 in Public Words | Ancestral Findings Podcast
By July of 1776, the arguments had been building for a long time. Tensions with Britain were no longer new. Colonists had already spent years listening to speeches, reading newspapers, hearing sermons...
25 Maalis 13min
AF-1254: Before 1776, The Language That Prepared the Ground | Ancestral Findings Podcast
When people think about the founding of the United States, they usually begin with the Declaration of Independence. That is understandable. It is the best-known document of the nation's early history,...
24 Maalis 17min
