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S11EP09 - 'The Place' with Lori Samuelson, Debbie Bradley and Patrice Connelly

2026-09-1845:25

Send us a message. In this special extra episode in Season Eleven, host Andrew Martin sets out on a visit to the Society of Genealogists, but ends up making unintentional visits to three places. Along the way he meets genealogists Lori Samuelson, Debbie Bradley, and Dr. Patrice Connelly and learns that when researching your family history, it really is All About The Place! - - - This episode is recorded as part of the All About The Place event in 2026 which runs with more than 150 speakers d...

S11EP08 - The Storm (Bonus)

2026-08-2506:33

Send us a message. This short bonus episode follows on immediately after 'The Overlooked' with Olwen Moseley, and therefore we recommend you listen to that first. Lightning has struck. Olwen is missing. That's not the only problem though as Andrew awakes to the sound of something large moving outside the garage... - - - Episode Credits: Andrew Martin - Host and ProducerJohn Spike - Sándor PetőfiSupport the show Thank you for listening! You can sign up to our email newsletter for the l...

S11EP07 - 'The Overlooked' with Olwen Moseley

2026-06-1649:34

Send us a message. In this final full episode of Season Eleven, host Andrew Martin meets genealogist, writer, and storyteller, Olwen Moseley. She tells him how she got hooked on researching family history and how she inherited lots of research, she shares her love of death certificates, and explains how she feels like a detective when researching. THE LIFE STORY - MARY ANN BOWLER Olwen has chosen to tell the life story of Mary Ann Bowler - but it took Olwen a long time to realise that Mary A...

S11EP06 - 'The Incarcerated' with Tamiko Nimura

2026-06-0941:33

Send us a message. Joining host Andrew Martin for this sixth episode of Season Eleven, is public historian and award-winning author Tamiko Nimura, who tells Andrew about how she got hooked on history, how she ended up deciding to publish her father's memoir of his time as an incarcerated Japanese-American child, and her thoughts on the future of archives. THE LIFE STORY - JUNICHI 'FRED' NIMURA Tamiko has chosen to tell the life story of her Grandfather - Junichi Nimura who was born in Hirosh...

S11EP05 - 'The Debtor' with Andrew Redfern

2026-06-0244:59

Send us a message. In this fifth episode of Season Eleven, host Andrew Martin meets Australian genealogist, tech and AI fan, and former school teacher Andrew Redfern - whom some of you may recognise from the podcast Ironclad Sisterhood which uncovers the lives of convict women in Australia. THE LIFE STORY - WILLIAM MILLWARD BESTWICK Andrew has chosen to tell the life story of his 3x Gt Grandfather William Millward Bestwick whose life has left a fascinating paper trail. William is born in 181...

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