Walt Disney is a well-known American cultural icon, whose movies and theme parks are famous around the world. While his creative genius is respected and his projects are known, not much is ever said about the first influences in his life, which were his parents and siblings. Here are some fun facts about the parents and siblings of Walt Disney. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/walt-disney-an-american-icon-his-early-life/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancest...
Aug 17, 2021•14 min•Season 7Ep. 526
In instances where you can’t find a death certificate for a particular ancestor, there are other options to get the information you need. One of these options, which is a truly excellent one, is in obituaries in old newspapers. These can sometimes give you just as much, if not more, information than a death certificate. While each obituary is different, this article lets you know some of the most common information you may find in them. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/obituarie...
Aug 12, 2021•4 min•Season 7Ep. 525
Death certificates are one of the three basic types of vital records used in beginning genealogy research, along with birth and marriage records. The amount of information you will find on a death certificate can be incredible if the person filling it out knew a lot about the subject person on it. This is what kind of information you might find on a death certificate. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/death-certificates-a-closer-look-at-death-records/ Click Here to listen to the ...
Aug 10, 2021•5 min•Season 7Ep. 524
There are times when you will not find an official birth record for a person. This could be because one never existed, or that it was lost to time. If you cannot find a birth record, there are alternative places to look to get a good idea of when a person was born. Try these alternative birth records. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/alternative-records-a-closer-look-at-birth-records/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast Weekly Giveaw...
Aug 05, 2021•4 min•Season 7Ep. 524
One source of birth records that you might not have considered is the family Bible. These were popular in the 1700s and 1800s and were Bibles with blank pages for recording birth, death, and marriage information in a family. They were usually handed down from generation to generation. This is what you need to know about family Bibles. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/family-bibles-a-closer-look-at-birth-records/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindin...
Aug 03, 2021•5 min•Season 7Ep. 522
The Tenth Amendment is the last amendment in the Bill of Rights. It makes it clear that the powers of the Federal government are limited to only what is particularly given to it in the Constitution. If a power is not given to the Federal government in the Constitution, that power is reserved for the states, and sometimes to the people. This is what the Tenth Amendment means. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-bill-of-rights-the-tenth-amendment/ Click Here to listen to the week...
Jul 30, 2021•5 min•Season 7Ep. 521
The Ninth Amendment states that rights that are not listed in the Bill of Rights still exist, and are reserved to the people. But, this leaves a whole host of questions open about what those unlisted rights are. Scholars have debated over the exact meaning of the Ninth Amendment for more than two centuries, and the issue of the ”unenumerated rights” it mentions is still an open question today. This is what you need to know about this enigmatic amendment. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfind...
Jul 29, 2021•5 min•Season 7Ep. 520
If you are searching for a birth record for an ancestor, you might not find one if official birth registration was not required at the time and in the place they were born. However, you will likely come across a baptismal record, as most people in the past belonged to some kind of church. This is what baptismal records were, why they had them, and what type of information you may find on your ancestor’s baptismal record. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/baptismal-records-a-close...
Jul 26, 2021•4 min•Season 7Ep. 519
Birth records are some of the first types of records you may look for when beginning your genealogy research. After all, most people in the western world have had some sort of documentation of their birth for the past thousand years. Modern birth certificates began being issued between 100 and 150 years ago. This is the information you might find on these documents. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/birth-certificates-a-closer-look-at-birth-records-1/ Click Here to listen to the ...
Jul 23, 2021•4 min•Season 7Ep. 518
Martha Washington was the very first 1st lady of the United States. We all know this about her, and that she married George Washington. But, what about her life before him, and after him? Do you really know Martha Washington? Here is her story... Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/americas-first-ladies-martha-washington/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing Genealogy eBooks: https:...
Jul 20, 2021•9 min•Season 7Ep. 517
The Sixteenth Amendment to the US Constitution establishes a federal income tax. There had only been one tax of this type before, to pay for the Civil War, and it was canceled not long after the end of that war. Those who supported an income tax thought it would help lower-income individuals by putting a greater tax burden on wealthier people. This is what you need to know about this most contentious of amendments. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-sixteenth-amendment-the-con...
Jul 16, 2021•5 min•Season 7Ep. 516
The Fifteenth Amendment to the US Constitution gave African American men, including those who had been former slaves, the right to vote. While the amendment seemed simple, the US Supreme Court has interpreted it in a variety of ways in the past 150 years since it was ratified to the Constitution. This is what you need to know. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-fifteenth-amendment-the-constitutional-amendments/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindi...
Jul 12, 2021•5 min•Season 7Ep. 515
What do you do if you can’t find a marriage record, bond, or banns, no matter where you look? Fortunately, there are alternative ways to find a marriage date, or record that a marriage took place. Here are some places to look. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/a-closer-look-at-marriage-records-4/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/...
Jul 07, 2021•4 min•Season 7Ep. 514
Marriage banns were the way marriages were legalized for centuries in most of the western world. There are records of the Roman Catholic church requiring them as early as eight hundred years ago in England. This is what marriage banns are, why they were used, and what information you might find there. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/a-closer-look-at-marriage-records-3/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast Weekly Giveaways: https://an...
Jul 05, 2021•5 min•Season 7Ep. 513
You know we celebrate our nation’s independence on the 4th of July. But, do you know how this holiday came to be? When was it first celebrated? What is its true meaning? Let me share with you this fascinating story of American history, today on the Ancestral Findings Podcast. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/celebrating-national-heritage-4th-july/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/dra...
Jul 02, 2021•9 min•Season 7Ep. 512
The Fourteenth Amendment is the second of the three so-called Civil War (or Reconstruction) amendments. It is also one of the amendments most frequently cited in US case law. It was adamantly opposed by the Confederate states, but they were required to ratify it in order to regain Congressional representation after the Civil War. Let’s learn about this famous amendment to the Constitution. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-fourteenth-amendment-the-constitutional-amendments/ C...
Jun 30, 2021•7 min•Season 7Ep. 511
The Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution is the first of three so-called Civil War amendments, added to the Constitution right after the end of the war, to ensure the former slaves maintained their newfound freedom, and were given the same rights as those who had never been slaves. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-thirteenth-amendment-the-constitutional-amendments/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast Weekly Giveaways: http...
Jun 28, 2021•5 min•Season 7Ep. 510
Marriage records are a basic part of genealogy research and are usually among the first official family records that beginning genealogists find. There can be a variety of information included on marriage records, depending on when and where the record was created. These are some examples of the types of information you may find on these records. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/a-closer-look-at-marriage-records-2/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfin...
Jun 25, 2021•5 min•Season 7Ep. 509
Marriage records are a basic part of genealogy research and are usually among the first official family records that beginning genealogists find. There can be a variety of information included on marriage records, depending on when and where the record was created. These are some examples of the types of information you may find on these records. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/a-closer-look-at-marriage-records-1/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfin...
Jun 23, 2021•4 min•Season 7Ep. 508
The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution gives us the modern way that presidential elections are conducted. The first four US presidential elections were conducted differently, and resulted in some issues between politically opposed Presidents and Vice Presidents. This amendment still governs how US presidential elections are conducted to this day. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-twelfth-amendment-the-constitutional-amendments/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast...
Jun 22, 2021•6 min•Season 7Ep. 507
The Eleventh Amendment is meant to keep citizens and businesses from suing states in federal court if they do not live in the states they are suing. The US Supreme Court has broadened this interpretation a little bit over the two centuries since the amendment was ratified to the Constitution. This is what you need to know about the eleventh amendment. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-eleventh-amendment-the-constitutional-amendments/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast...
Jun 21, 2021•5 min•Season 7Ep. 506
As a genealogist, one of the things you are no doubt concerned with is getting your young children interested in genealogy. After all, you want your genealogy work to be preserved and to continue long after you. Unless you donate all of your research to an archives or historical society, where it may or may not ever be used, you will need to have at least one child in your family who is interested in the work you do and in preserving and continuing it. It’s also a lot of fun to work on the genea...
Jun 18, 2021•4 min•Season 7Ep. 505
Welcome to the Ancestral Findings Podcast . . . Here are the four best free genealogy websites you should be using, whether you have access to a membership site or are waiting until you are in a financial position to join one. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/what-are-the-four-best-free-genealogy-websites/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfi...
Jun 17, 2021•7 min•Season 7Ep. 504
Are you building your genealogy book library for the first time? These are four books that would make a great addition. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/4-genealogy-books-must-personal-library/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames Social Media: https://www.facebook...
Jun 14, 2021•4 min•Season 7Ep. 503
Do you have any ancient genealogical documents in your collection? Here’s how to preserve them for future generations. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/how-to-preserve-ancient-documents/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/An...
Jun 11, 2021•4 min•Season 7Ep. 502
The history of the US passport in the United States is an interesting one and one that may assist with your genealogical research. Here's what you need to know. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/history-of-the-us-passport-application/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/sur...
Jun 10, 2021•4 min•Season 7Ep. 501
The French were interacting with North American Natives for a century before the English. Here's how they established friendly relations and learned each others' languages… Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/before-american-colonization-the-french-and-the-fur-trade/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks Hard To Find Surnames: ht...
Jun 09, 2021•5 min•Season 7Ep. 500
Genealogy is mobile in the 21st century. If you use mobile devices and are a serious genealogist, you need these apps to do your best work wherever you happen to be. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/genealogy-apps-to-help-you-with-on-the-road-research/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancest...
Jun 07, 2021•4 min•Season 7Ep. 499
The telephone was invented earlier than most people may realize. By 1900, it was already present in some private households. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/modern-communication-a-history-of-the-telephone/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames Social Media: https:/...
Jun 04, 2021•4 min•Season 7Ep. 498
Irish genealogy research is very popular in the United States because so many of us have Irish ancestry. Here are some fantastic online resources for Irish genealogy to allow you to research your ancestors like a pro without having to actually go to Ireland. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/how-to-do-irish-genealogy-research-without-crossing-the-atlantic/ Listen to the weekly podcast: https://genealogyclips.com Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing Genealogy eB...
Jun 02, 2021•5 min•Season 7Ep. 497
