Family Tree Talk

Yes it’s painstakingly slow, precise, particular – but that’s also the joy of genealogy research. Immersing yourself in a family history search. Join Helen & Nate for a real-time genealogy session as ...

10 Feb 202558min

Helen puts on her super sleuth hat and tries to help a listener solve a family history mystery, giving plenty of top research tips along the way. Meanwhile, Nathan sulks about his DNA test results

3 Feb 202538min

DN-who-cares … Forget DNA for the moment. Nathan is now obsessed with tracing his ancestors using old-school documents to build his family tree. Showing off his ace family history organisational skill...

27 Jan 20251h 4min

Nathan’s tracked down his great-granny’s marriage record (despite some sketchy information from Helen) – but he’s wondering is it worth paying for? What will he gain?This week Nathan and Helen ramble ...

20 Jan 202549min

With a shiny new year of genealogy opportunities ahead of them, Nathan’s got his DNA test results back and is mulling over what they mean, and Helen’s recommending that he gets down to his traditional...

13 Jan 202547min

Nathan and Helen take stock of their family history progress over the past week. Nate’s feeling a tad overwhelmed at the sheer number of family history things to do. Helen gets bossy and orders him to...

6 Jan 202552min

What’s next for Nathan, who has built his tree back to his 2x great-grandparents in just a week? What’s next for Helen who is in the process of lopping an erroneous branch of her tree, which has been ...

30 Dec 202443min

After a long 20 minutes Nathan had summoned up enough spit, spat in the tube, sealed the kit, and popped it in the post. But, how was he getting on with the rest of his family history investigations? ...

23 Dec 202441min