In this episode I speak with Barbie Jones from the podcast The Genealogy Situation Room about DNA Genealogy and how this has impacted the research on her family. This DNA testing has opened the door and revealed her family connection to the Caribbean which has been immense and validated the records and documents that have been uncovered. Blog: https://thegenealogysituationroom.com/author/unsy3b2vum/ Podcast ...

In this episode I speak with Professor Keja Valens in regard to the online exhibit on Provisions. Bio: KEJA VALENS is a professor of English at Salem State University. She has published numerous works on Caribbean literature, women’s history, sexuality and diasporic identity, including the books Desire between Women in Caribbean Literature and Querying Consent: Beyond Permission and Refusal. https://nehcaribbean.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/tag/keja-valens/ Provisions Exhibit -...

In this episode I speak with Daniel Livesay about the book Children of a Uncertain Fortune. This is a narrative that is not spoken or written about during the time of slavery. Mixed Raced children adults are mostly referred to as an adjunct during this time. The book details the narrative of these individuals and the type of lives that they have lived and abstracting this information from wills and the laws during that time. My own genealogy traces some of the same narratives as to what is...

In this episode I speak with Retired History Professor Candice Goucher about her book Congotay!Congotay! A Global History of Caribbean Food and why food is such an integral part of one identity. Dr. Candice Goucher was Professor of History and co-directs the Collective for Social and Environmental Justice at Washington State University, Vancouver, where she has taught since Fall of 2000. Previously she chaired the Black Studies Department at Portland State University, in Portland,...

In this episode I will be speaking with Katrina Burchell who is the Chief Executive Officer from the Pernicious Anemia Society (PAS) and the condition Pernicious Anemia. This condition is heredity on the paternal side of my family with my Great Grandfather dying of the condition. Pernicious Anemia is an Autoimmune Diseases occur when the body produces something that harms itself. A normal healthy person will produce a protein in their stomach called Intrinsic Factor. Intrinsic Factor is...

In this episode I speak with the co-founders of Duppy Stories Dr. Judith Bruce-Golding and Sue Brown about Duppy Stories and how this connects to our ancestry . Duppy Stories explores the origins of traditional African and Caribbean stories, African spirituality and their impact on contemporary storytelling, and their relevance in today's society. With funding from the Arts Council England, we were able to commission original African compositions, stories, and music from the diaspora to start...

In this episode I speak with the group from We Are Here that have created a family history application where you can store all your family history, research. The We Are Here application will be launched at the end of 2023 Landing Page to Sign up https://for-customers.com/wearehere/ This will be a tiered subscription model   #familyhistoryresearch #familyhistory #recordingmemories

Emma Kathryn (Nottinghamshire, UK) is a staff writer at Witch Way Magazine, The House of Twigs blog, Stone, Root, and Bone blog, the Spiral Nature blog, and Gods & Radicals. She hosts Wild Witch Podcast and has spoken at several UK Pagan events, including Magickal Women Conference in London. Visit her online at www.EmmaKathrynWildWitchcraft.com Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Season-Songs-Rediscovering-Cycles-Nature/dp/0738771171 Article:...

This episode discusses the names of Enslaved Africans on Baptism & Slave Registers and what the importance and the meaning behind why they were name and what is represents.   Professor Kwasi Konadu - Bio Kwasi Konadu is an author, scholar, educator, writer, editor, and historian. Currently Kwasi Konadu is John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Endowed Chair and Professor at Colgate University, where he teaches courses in African history and on worldwide African histories and cultures. With...

In this episode I speak with Dr Dexter Gabriel about Emancipation & Apprenticeship System in British Caribbean .     Article: https://www.readex.com/readex-report/issues/volume-14-issue-1/envisaging-freedom-eve-emancipation-british-caribbean-1833 Book: https://www.amazon.com/Jubilees-Experiment-Abolitionism-Slaveries-Emancipation/dp/1108845509 Ph.D. Stony Brook University, 2016 Research Specialities: Black Atlantic, Slavery, Abolition and Emancipation, Post-emancipation Societies, and...

In this episode I speak with Dr Dexter Gabriel about Emancipation & Apprenticeship System in British Caribbean .     Article: https://www.readex.com/readex-report/issues/volume-14-issue-1/envisaging-freedom-eve-emancipation-british-caribbean-1833 Book: https://www.amazon.com/Jubilees-Experiment-Abolitionism-Slaveries-Emancipation/dp/1108845509 Ph.D. Stony Brook University, 2016 Research Specialities: Black Atlantic, Slavery, Abolition and Emancipation, Post-emancipation Societies, and...

In this episode I speak with the CEO Lanre Tunji-Ajayi of the Sickle Cell Anemia Association of Ontario about the heredity condition.   Website: https://sicklecellanemia.ca/   October 2023 Marathon: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/65909/2023-tcs-toronto-waterfront-marathon/fundraising-organization/46852   Blood Partner: https://sicklecellanemia.ca/be-our-blood-partner  

Verona Spence-Adofo is the co-founder of Ancestral Voices, an educational initiative spanning over a decade with the sole purpose of documenting and disseminating research-based knowledge about African sacred cosmologies, their spiritual philosophies and practices. Website: https://ancestralvoices.co.uk/ Film: https://filmfreeway.com/av2 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralVoicesFilms Article Link:...

In this episode I will be speaking with Victoria Barnett-Woods who is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Loyola University Maryland in the Humanities Department. Where she specializes in literature of the long eighteenth century. Currently is the Associate Director for student programming & experimental learning at the Starr Centre Washington College. Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Victoria-Barnett-Woods-ebook/dp/B086XK81FY?ref_=ast_author_mpb Article Link:...

In this episode I speak with Dr. Justine K Collins about the Barbados Slave Code 1660's. Dr Justine K Collins is a Legal Historian and a Postdoctoral Researcher & Lecturer at SOAS University of London, Faculty of Law. BIO: She is a legal historian and specialises in the intersection of law and society particularly within colonial slavery laws of the Atlantic World. She completed her doctoral studies at the Goethe University Frankfurt in conjunction with the Max Planck Institute for...

In this episode I speak with Dr. Justine K Collins about the Barbados Slave Code 1660's. Dr Justine K Collins Postdoctoral Researcher & Lecturer at SOAS University of London, Faculty of Law. Bio: BIO: She is a legal historian and specialises in the intersection of law and society particularly within colonial slavery laws of the Atlantic World. She completed her doctoral studies at the Goethe University Frankfurt in conjunction with the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History and...

In this episode I speak with David Beck Ryden (Associate Professor of History, University of Houston - Downtown) has degrees in Economics and History from Connecticut College (BA), the University of Delaware's College of Business and Economics (MA), and the University of Minnesota's Department of History (Ph.D.). He is the author of several articles on British American slave societies for Slavery and Abolition, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, and Social Science History. He is also...

In this episode I talk with Robin R Foster in regards to her most recent book My Best Genealogy Tips: Finding Formerly Enslaved Ancestors. Bio: Robin dedicated to helping you past your research challenges in finding resources to identify your ancestors. I loved helping others while volunteering at FamilySearch, and I am excited to help anyone who needs assistance. Former Family History Center Director at Greenwood South Carolina Family History Center Founder of Genealogy Just Ask PLUS...

Paul Crooks is an author, genealogist and speaker. Mr. Crooks is a specialist in African Caribbean genealogy and speaker. He spent over 13 years searching public records for his West African ancestors enslaved in Jamaica during the period of transatlantic enslavement Century. By 1998 he was acclaimed as the first person of African Caribbean descent to trace his roots. Founded the Website: https://paulcrooks.info/ Books - Amazon...

In todays episode I will be speaking with Carlston Walters of Caribbean Family History. This group assist family history researchers with overcoming their obstacles in researching their roots. Contact: Email: [email protected] Website:http://www.caribbeanfamilyhistorygroup.org/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/CFHG-1560647137558710/ Dis A Fi Mi History Podcast Contact: Twitter: @eppinghall Email: [email protected] Genealogy Workbook:...

In todays episode I will be speaking with Carlston Walters of Caribbean Family History. This group assist family history researchers with overcoming their obstacles in researching their roots. Contact: Email: [email protected] Website:http://www.caribbeanfamilyhistorygroup.org/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/CFHG-1560647137558710/ Dis A Fi Mi History Podcast Contact: Twitter: @eppinghall Email: [email protected] Genealogy Workbook:...

In today's episode I speak with Dr. Kofi Barima who is an assistant professor at Jackson State University of Public History and the Atlantic World ( African Diaspora Specialty). We discuss Dr. Kofi Barima paper of Obeah impact on slave revolt in Jamaica Paper Link: http://www.jpanafrican.org/docs/vol9no4/JuneJuly-3-Barima.pdf Website: https://godboxtours.com/about-ghana/ Contact: Twitter: @eppinghall Email: [email protected] Genealogy Workbook:...

In this episode I speak with Robin R Foster about her newly published book 'My Best Genealogy Tips: Quick Keys to Research Family Ancestry. There were many themes that were discussed in this podcast episode. Bio: Robin dedicated to helping you past your research challenges in finding resources to identify your ancestors. I loved helping others while volunteering at FamilySearch, and I am excited to help anyone who needs assistance. Former Family History Center Director at Greenwood South...

In this episode I speak with Dudley McLean II in regards the article he wrote for the Jamaica Observer Jamaica's best kept secret: Blacks owned slaves Article:https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/the-agenda/jamaica-s-best-kept-secret-blacks-owned-slaves_183096 Dudley Constantine McLean II is the founder and the executive director of Associación de dabate Xaymaca (AdebateX), which convenes debating in Spanish for high schools. He was formerly employed by OGM Integrated Communications (2003-2005)...

In this episode I speak with Retired History Professor Jennifer H S Brow from the University if Winnipeg. We discuss the book of Col. William Marsh which was written with her late husband Wilson B Brown. Talking about the importance of knowing your family history. Col William Marsh was Jennifer S H Brown 5x Grand Father and what that path of discovery will lead. We touch upon the connection the possible connection to the Marsh family of Jamaica, West Indies. Jennifer Stacey Harcourt Brown...