AF-710: 10 "Must-Do" Genealogy Projects for February
February is deep in the coldest part of winter. While the days are starting to get longer, it's not exactly spring-like yet. With Valentine's Day, along with this unique annual weather, February is th...
3 Feb 20237min
AF-709: Nancy Robbins Davis Reagan: America's First Ladies, Part 40
Anne Frances Robbins, who later changed her name to Nancy Davis, married fellow actor Ronald Reagan, and enjoyed a Hollywood life that later became a political one. She went from First Lady of Califor...
1 Feb 20237min
AF-708: Rosalynn Smith Carter: America's First Ladies, Part 39
Rosalynn Smith Carter was our thirty-ninth First Lady, wife of former President Jimmy Carter. Growing up in poverty as the daughter of a farmer and a dressmaker, she entered the political sphere when ...
31 Jan 20237min
AF-707: The History of the Bodie Island Lighthouse on the Outer Banks
The Bodie Island lighthouse is an important historical landmark in the Outer Banks region of North Carolina. It is actually the third lighthouse to sit on that island, and has recently undergone exten...
30 Jan 20237min
AF-706: The Intriguing Bodie Ghost Town
Do you know about Bodie? It is one of the best-preserved examples of the original Old West in the United States. Here's what you need to know about Bodie. Podcast notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/...
28 Jan 20236min
AF-705: Samuel Chase: Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Samuel Chase was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Yet, it was not signing that important document that made him famous to history. It was his later career as a US Supreme Court justice. As...
27 Jan 20238min
AF-704: Charles Carroll: The Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Charles Carroll of Carrollton is one of the lesser known signers of the Declaration of Independence. He is best remembered for adding "of Carrollton" after his name on the Declaration, but was well kn...
26 Jan 20238min
AF-703: Erdman Penner: Walt Disney Inspirations
Erdman Penner was a screenwriter, songwriter, and associate producer for the Walt Disney Company. Born in Canada to a Mennonite father and a Roman Catholic mom, he was an only child with a penchant fo...
20 Jan 20237min
