The Family Histories Podcast
The Family Histories Podcast is a show that celebrates those of us sat in archives, libraries, and spare bedrooms all around the world, tirelessly piecing together our collective social and family history.
Join author and family historian Andrew Martin as he interviews a fellow genealogy addict about how they got hooked; listen to his guest tell the life story of their most fascinatingly good, bad, or plain ugly relative; and then it's time to face 'The Brick Wall' - where it's over to the listeners to see if they can help solve their family history puzzle.
As a parting gift, Andrew offers each guest a surprise that no family history fan could possibly turn down.... a trip in his secret time machine.
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The Family Histories Podcast
S04EP02 - 'The Unexpected' with Else Churchill
In this second episode of Series Four, host Andrew Martin meets with Else Churchill, who has spent 40 years working in the genealogy community, and is the Genealogist at the Society of Genealogists in London. She also regularly teaches, lectures, and has played a pivotal role in organising conferences, and representing the family history community at national and governmental level.
Life Story - Else's Mother and Father
After decades of research into the Churchill family of Herefordshire in England, Else finally gave in and took an autosomal Ancestry DNA test in 2019.
What happened next has led her to look at her childhood in a somewhat different light, thanks to an unexpected cousin match, an old photograph, and an office Christmas party.
The Brick Wall - Mary Davies
It's a brick wall in 1820's Herefordshire, England that has been causing Else a research headache in the Churchill tree.
Else knows that Mary Davies married William Churchill in 1851, but she's struggling to find the right parents for Mary in the Herefordshire villages close to the Welsh border. Can you help her?
If you think you can help Else solve her brick wall, then you can contact her via email at else.churchill@sog.org.uk. Alternatively, you can head over to our contact form and we'll pass the message onwards.
Meanwhile, Andrew bends the rules with his offer of help, but which choice will Else make?
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Episode Credits
Series Four, Episode Two:
- Andrew Martin - Host and Producer
- Else Churchill - Guest
- John Spike - Sándor Petőfi
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