
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 discove... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 112 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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Chosen family and Jewish roots run so deep in New Hampshire's Lakes Region that two families spent generations wondering where one ended and the other began. In this episode, Jewish genealogy researcher Nancy Kotz and award-winning journalist Lynne S... more
What must it feel like to grow up knowing your mother walked out the door when you were just three years old and never came back? After Nicole Palsa heard her great-grandmother’s heartbreaking story, she spent the next twenty years searching for answ... more
What would you do if a single letter revealed that everything you thought you knew about your family was only half the story? Scott Pratt walked into a historic Brooklyn church as part of Ancestry's powerful documentary Railroad Ties expecting to fin... more
He buried a fortune in gold under a bent white oak. Then he died before anyone could find it.
My 6x great-grandfather Abraham Kuykendall lived 93 extraordinary years. He survived colonial America, fought in the Revolution, crossed the frontier with ... more
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So enjoy all the great stories that Crista rounds up for this podcast! I am the genealogist for our family and have been inspired to collect all the stories now. I have listened to all the podcasts and can’t wait for the new ones! I also appreciate all that Crista has taught me about the ancestry.com website through her zoom classes. She’s the best!
Family history is more than the piles of old letters that I am now sorting through now, some 30+ years after my grandmother passed away, which describe the early years of Hawaiian Pineapple when she and my grandfather were “two of the eighteen whites on the island [Lana’i].” I would love to have heard the stories in person.
The importance of hearing these stories in person either from those who have lived them or are reliving them by passing them on is one of the most important aspects of this p... more
This podcast just checks all the boxes for me! Wonderful everyday people as guests, bubbly and interesting host, great historical stories, and of course genealogy tips along the way. I’ve listened to all the episodes, and consume the next one the morning it drops. Sometimes I just miss Christa so I go back and listen to one of the older ones again. So very fun, and she is the perfect host for this format.
I appreciate the podcast. As our “family story keeper” I have been gathering out stories for over 60+ years. I have tried to pass them on by writing them down and telling them. I always love hearing other people’s stories. Thank you.
Family, connection, belonging. We long for it! These stories inspire and encourage me to learn more about my own family and give me more tools to do so!
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A deep dive into family histories, personal memory, and intergenerational healing, with guests often sharing heirlooms, letters, and photographs that illuminate immigrant journeys, migrations, and community ties. The conversations weave emotional storytelling with practical genealogy insights, highlighting how documents, artifacts, and living narratives help shape identity and resilience across generations. Listeners can expect a warm, person-centered approach that blends detective work in records with intimate family moments, making it a compelling fit for those who love family history, heritage, and personal legacy. A standout element is the emphasis on connecting past and present to strengthen family bonds and future narratives, often th... more
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