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Stories That Live In Us
What if the most powerful way to strengthen your family’s future is to look to the past?
I’m Crista Cowan, known online as The Barefoot Genealogist. I created this podcast to inspire you to form deeper connections with your family - past, present, and future. All families are messy and life is constantly changing but we don’t have to allow that to disconnect us. I’ve spent my whole life discovering the power of family history and I know that sharing the stories that live in you can change…
Episodes
- Stories That Live In Us
Fearless Women (with Cathy Hughes) | Episode 16
When children are raised knowing the stories of the strong, fearless women in their family tree they are more likely to feel empowered to chase their own…
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Familial Sudoku (with Josh Harman) | Episode 15
Do you revel in solving a good brain teaser or completing a crossword puzzle? Climbing your family tree can feel a little like piecing together a tricky…
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What Is Your American Story? (with Mary Tedesco) | Episode 14
How did a simple search on Ancestry.com spark a lifelong passion, a stronger mother-daughter bond, and a stint as a host on a popular genealogy television…
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Their Stories in Their Words | Episode 13
In 1891, Martha Mills Brown wrote a heart-wrenching letter to her children and grandchildren, detailing her family's harrowing experiences during the Civil War…
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We're Doing This Together (with Steve Cowan) | Episode 12
Every Sunday night at 9:30 PM, my dad and I meet virtually to solve family history mysteries together — a tradition we've kept for over seven years, no matter…
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Continue to Say His Name (with Kelley Dixon-Tealer and Alva Marie Jenkins) | Episode 11
In 1865, Hawkins Wilson, a Texas freedman, wrote letters searching for the family he was torn from as a young, enslaved boy more than 24 years earlier. Though…
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We'll Always Keep Searching (with Emily Paulson) | Episode 10
When Emily Paulson learned that nearly 72,000 WWII heroes remained unidentified, she found her calling... Through her role as a contractor at the Defense…
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One Person's Trash | Episode 9
When an unexpected email unearthed irreplaceable family heirlooms, it reminded me that people—including our own relatives—are often not quite what they seem…
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L'dor V'dor - From Generation to Generation (with Howard Hochhauser) | Episode 8
Serena never spoke of her life before she married into the Hochhauser family. They knew she was from Eastern Europe and, based on her age and immigration…
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And Then I Heard A Meadowlark Sing (with Sunny Morton) | Episode 7
Genealogist Sunny Morton didn't even know someone was missing from her family tree until a single mention in an obituary led her to a Nun. Sister Mary…
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This Gathering Place (with Shelly Cowan) | Episode 6
Imagine sitting down at family dinner where a simple table becomes the heart of lasting traditions and deeper connections... When my sister-in-law Shelly Cowan…
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Bliss It Was In That Dawn To Be Alive (with Eric Allen) | Episode 3
"They're going bad... these photos in your basement are actually eroding." When Eric Allen inherited thousands of family slides, he realized the urgent race…
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Grandma's Love for the Theater (with Lisa Elzey and Will Swenson) | Episode 2
Ruth Hale, an icon in Utah theater circles, always dreamed her birth mother was an actress. But it wasn't until her grandson, Tony-nominated actor Will…
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Out of Obscurity (with Kevin Giddins and Camlyn Giddins) | Episode 5
One child, 35 foster siblings, and an AncestryDNA test that changed everything... In this moving episode, I sit down with Kevin Giddins and his filmmaker…
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The Story That Lives In Me | Episode 1
A 30-year quest to find my great-great-grandmother Carrie began with a teenage promise and a stack of yellow legal pads. Follow my journey from hand-cranking…
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The Whole Tree (with Sunny Mahe) | Episode 4
From the sidelines of NFL stadiums to the heart of Tongan traditions... Meet Sunny Mahe, mother of ten and keeper of powerful family stories. In this intimate…
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Stories That Live In Us | Trailer
I created this podcast to inspire you to form deeper connections with your family - past, present, and future. All families are messy and life is constantly…