Description

Have you ever wondered what your ancestors ate? Food ethnographer and author William Woys Weaver shares why food traditions and food culture matter in understanding our past. William’s Roughwood Table is preserving our food history. Also a special preview of Don Yoder’s future genealogy archive.

Topics Discussed:

• What is food ethnography
• Why food traditions and culture matter in understanding our past
• Some food tractions around Pennsylvania
• Don Yoder and his impact on genealogy and history
• William’s future place  to learn about food tradition
• And a future genealogy archive coming to PA

Links:

William Woys Weaver’s book can be found on Amazon and his website roughwoodtable.org

roughwoodtable.org - heirloom seeds , plants, apothecary, and books to learn PA food history

Heritage Center Library Collections at Kutztown University - includes Don Yoder’s genealogy collections

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Music: My Days Have Been So Wondrous and Free, composed by Francis Hopkinson in 1788 in Philadelphia, www.amclassical.com, Creative Commons license, some rights reserved.

This episode is audio only on YouTube.