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Journey Through the GenerationsThe 1950 Census: Why 72?Phillip and Trisha talk about their thoughts on the 1950 census and why it's released every 72 years. They also give some tips on how to use census records when researching your family.Here's a link to the article Phillip mentions in the episode. Read it and let us know what you think. https://www.npr.org/2022/02/04/1074566938/census-data-72-year-rule-privacy-policy-confidentialityDo you think the census should be released every 72 years or more often? Send us a note on social media and let us know your thoughts. Thanks for listening.***************************SOCIAL MEDIA:2022-04-1931 minJourney Through the GenerationsTables Turned - Our son asks us questionsWe have a very special guest with us today. Phillip and Trisha's son, Wesley, come on the podcast and ask us questions about our genealogy research.There's a huge need to get young people involved in family research and learn more about their families. We're glad Wesley has started to get involved and is interested in what we do.***************************SOCIAL MEDIA:Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe...2021-11-2626 minJourney Through the GenerationsReflections of our Journey - ThanksgivingThanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays. And with the big day coming up this week, Phillip and Trisha talk about what they remember about Thanksgiving and what they are thankful for.What are you thankful for?What are your favorite Thanksgiving memories?Go to our Facebook page and let us know.We hope the episode gives you the desire to BEGIN!BEGIN finding records!BEGIN talking to family members!BEGIN telling your story!***************************SOCIAL M...2021-11-2409 minJourney Through the GenerationsRelative Race Recap S8 - Day 10 THE FINALE!Phillip and Trisha recap Season 8 Day 10 of Relative Race. We talk about each challenge of the final episode that would determine the winner of Season 8. Congratulations to all teams on meeting new and unknown families.Thanks for joining us. Share our podcast with someone.***************************SOCIAL MEDIA:Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform and share it with your family members and...2021-11-2340 minJourney Through the GenerationsGifts for the Family Researcher 2021Phillip and Trisha give their gift ideas for the family researcher. With Christmas upon us, we share several gift ideas that you can gift to your family researcher or even purchase for yourself.These items are good for any researcher at any level but are ideal for the beginner family researcher.To listen to our 2019 gift list, click here - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1590697/7136932***************************SOCIAL MEDIA:Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogE...2021-11-2223 minJourney Through the GenerationsRelative Race Recap S8 - Day 9Phillip and Trisha recap Season 8 Day 9 of Relative Race. Thanks for joining us. Share our podcast with someone.***************************SOCIAL MEDIA:Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform and share it with your family members and friends.Support the showBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com...2021-11-1825 minJourney Through the GenerationsRelative Race Recap S8 - Day 8Phillip and Trisha recap Season 8 Day 8 of Relative Race. Thanks for joining us. Share our podcast with someone.***************************SOCIAL MEDIA:Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform and share it with your family members and friends.Support the showBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com...2021-11-0929 minJourney Through the GenerationsRelative Race Recap S8 - Day 7Phillip and Trisha recap the 7th day of Relative Race.***************************SOCIAL MEDIA:Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform and share it with your family members and friends.Support the showBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/journeythroughthegenerations/ YouTube: https://www.youtube...2021-11-0225 minJourney Through the GenerationsRelative Race Recap S8 Day 4,5 & 6A little bit of a different episode. We had to miss the last 3 episodes of Relative Race so this is a quick recap of what happened during those episodes. We'll be back with the recap of Day 7 at our normal scheduled date. Thanks for listening and sharing with a friend.***************************SOCIAL MEDIA:Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform and share it...2021-11-0120 minJourney Through the GenerationsWhere have we been? Quick UpdatePhillip steps in to give you a quick update on why we haven't been posting our Relative Race recap episodes and when we expect to return.When we do return, we'll do a quick review of the episodes that we missed and pick up with the current episode.Thank you for your support. Talk to you soon.***************************SOCIAL MEDIA:Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe...2021-10-2201 minJourney Through the GenerationsRelative Race Recap S8 - Day 3Phillip and Trisha recap Season 8 Day 3 of Relative Race. Thanks for joining us. Share our podcast with your genealogy buddy.***************************SOCIAL MEDIA:Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform and share it with your family members and friends.Support the showBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsInstagram: https://www...2021-10-0431 minJourney Through the GenerationsRelative Race Recap S8 - Day 2Phillip and Trisha recap Season 8 Day 2 of Relative Race. Thanks for joining us. Share our podcast with someone.***************************SOCIAL MEDIA:Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform and share it with your family members and friends.Support the showBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com...2021-09-2831 minJourney Through the GenerationsRelative Race Recap S8 - Day 1Phillip and Trisha recap Season 8 Day 1 of Relative Race. Thanks for joining us. Share our podcast with someone.***************************SOCIAL MEDIA:Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform and share it with your family members and friends.Support the showBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com...2021-09-2131 minJourney Through the GenerationsRelative Race Recap episodes are backWe're excited to announce we're coming back with recap episodes of Season 8 of Relative Race. Episodes will be released each Tuesday morning following the Sunday episode.Also, go back and listen to Season 7 Relative Race recaps.***************************SOCIAL MEDIA:Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform and share it with your family members and friends.Support the show2021-09-1503 minJourney Through the GenerationsPine Street Museum in Conway, AR - My StoryPhillip tells his story about how he unexpectedly found his Great Grandfather in a museum in Conway, AR. This is a good example of how to not discount resources as "there's nothing in there about my family". Watch the video from our visit here: https://youtu.be/h8bIfO9aDswFor more information about the Pine Street CommUnity Museum in Conway, AR, visit their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/PineStreetCMTECH TIP: Before you close a site or document, do a quick Search & Find for the name or other information you're looking f...2021-09-0318 minJourney Through the GenerationsWho is in your F.A.N. Club?Trisha and Phillip talk about the F.A.N. Club. F.A.N. is an acronym standing for Friends, Associates, and Neighbors. It's a way to help you get information that can't be found in records such as birth and death certificates, census records, etc.Follow us on Facebook and tell us about when someone in your F.A.N. Club helped you in your research. To read Trisha's blog about F.A.N. Club click here: https://journeythroughthegenerations.com/2018/10/10/do-you-have-a-fan-club-for-your-research/SOCIAL MEDIA:Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: h...2021-08-1719 minJourney Through the GenerationsReflections of our Journey - FoodFood is a big part of who we are how many of our traditions are still around, even though it may look a little different today. Phillip and Trisha talk about how food impacts their lives and what it means to them.We also hope you take some time to watch "High on the Hog" on Netflix. Black food is American food. We hope the episode gives you the desire to BEGIN!BEGIN finding records!BEGIN talking to family members!BEGIN telling yo...2021-07-2209 minJourney Through the GenerationsReflections of our Journey - BirthdaysIn Genealogy when looking to research your family history, birthdays are especially important and are a key piece of information used in your research. In this episode, Phillip and Trisha talk about memories from their own birthday.We hope the episode gives you the desire to BEGIN!BEGIN finding records!BEGIN talking to family members!BEGIN telling your story!***************************************Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlog2021-07-1909 min
Journey Through the GenerationsReflections of our Journey - DNAIn Genealogy when looking to research your family history, DNA is a huge part of your journey. We hope that we get good results that help us in the journey. But sometimes, you may get info that you don't want to know or someone in your family doesn't want you to know.Connect with us on Social Media and let us know how DNA has impacted your research.We hope the episode gives you the desire to BEGIN!BEGIN finding records!BEGIN talking to family members!2021-07-0108 min
Journey Through the GenerationsReflections of our Journey - ChallengeIn Genealogy when looking to research your family history, you will run into several challenges. In this episode, Phillip talks about his challenge with searching international records. Trisha speaks about participating in Genealogy challenges.We hope the episode gives you the desire to BEGIN!BEGIN finding records!BEGIN talking to family members!BEGIN telling your story!*****************************************************Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail...2021-06-1809 min
Journey Through the GenerationsWhat is Wordless Wednesday?Phillip and Trisha chat about Wordless Wednesday and discuss what it is and how it became #2 in a Google Search. To read Trisha's blog post about "What is Wordless Wednesday" click this linkhttps://journeythroughthegenerations.com/2021/01/06/what-is-wordless-wednesday/ORhttps://journeythroughthegenerations.com/2021/05/20/one-of-my-blog-posts-is-the-2-result-on-google/************************************SOCIAL MEDIABlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform and share it with y...2021-06-1621 minJourney Through the GenerationsThe Impact of COVID on our Genealogy ResearchPhillip and Trisha talk about the impact of COVID on their genealogy research and what the future may hold for our research in the future.Our condolences go out to anyone who may have lost a loved one due to COVID-19 and to those who are still dealing with the after-effects of it.****************************SOCIAL MEDIA:Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast on your...2021-06-0925 min
Journey Through the GenerationsRelative Race Recap - Episode 10Phillip and Trisha recap Day 10 of Relative Race.Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform and share it with your family members and friends.Support the showBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/journeythroughthegenerations/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVodHWarer8oea90hmbG9Q...2021-04-2941 min
Journey Through the GenerationsRelative Race Recap - Episode 9Phillip and Trisha recap Day 9 of Relative Race.Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform and share it with your family members and friends.Support the showBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/journeythroughthegenerations/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVodHWarer8oea90hmbG9Q...2021-04-1932 min
Journey Through the GenerationsRelative Race Recap - Episode 8Phillip and Trisha recap Day 8 of Relative RaceBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform and share it with your family members and friends.Support the showBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/journeythroughthegenerations/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVodHWarer8oea90hmbG9Q...2021-04-1229 minJourney Through the GenerationsReflections of our Journey - Brick WallsIn Genealogy, if you research long enough, you're going to hit a brick wall somewhere. In this episode, Phillip talks about a brick wall he has run into researching his great grandfather and where he came from in Guyana. Trisha speaks about a current brick wall she's run into while researching her family.We hope the episode gives you the desire to BEGIN!BEGIN finding records!BEGIN talking to family members!BEGIN telling your story!*************************************Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com2021-04-0710 min
Journey Through the GenerationsRelative Race Recap - Episode 7Phillip and Trisha recap Day 7 of Relative RaceBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.com Subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to your favorite podcast and share it with your family members and friends.Support the showBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/journeythroughthegenerations/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVodHWarer8oea90hmbG9Q2021-04-0628 minJourney Through the GenerationsReflections of our Journey - NamesakesIn Genealogy and Family Research, names are important. It's always special when family names are taken back several generations. Using sites like Ancestry, Family Search, etc. uses names to help find information about your family.Phillip and Trisha talk about names in their family and what it means.We hope the episode gives you the desire to BEGIN!BEGIN finding records!BEGIN talking to family members!BEGIN telling your story!*********************************Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www...2021-03-3110 min
Journey Through the GenerationsRelative Race Recap - Episode 6Phillip and Trisha discuss Day 6 of Relative Race.************************Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to your favorite podcast and share it with your family members and friends.Support the showBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/journeythroughthegenerations/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVodHWarer8oea90hmbG9...2021-03-2929 minJourney Through the GenerationsReflections of our Journey - BeginningsIn Genealogy when looking to research your family history, you have to start somewhere. In this episode, Phillip talks about his beginnings when searching and how it all got started. Trisha speaks about the start of our podcast.We hope the episode gives you the desire to BEGIN! BEGIN finding records!BEGIN talking to family members!BEGIN telling your story!***************************************Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlog2021-03-2411 min
Journey Through the GenerationsRelative Race Recap - Episode 5Phillip and Trisha discuss Day 5 of Relative Race.************************Blog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comSubscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to your favorite podcast and share it with your family members and friends.Support the showBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerationsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/journeythroughthegenerations/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVodHWarer8oea90hmbG9...2021-03-2227 minJourney Through the GenerationsTips for RootsTech 2020 Genealogy and Ancestry ConferenceWe discuss tips and tricks to help you navigate the largest genealogy conference in the world. These tips are great for the first time attendee of the conference and even those who may have been before but haven't been in a while.As you navigate your way through the conference, use your social media and utilize the hashtags shown below.#RootsTech#NotatRootsTech#LovetheJourney**************************Follow, Like, Subscribe and ShareBlog: http://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comYouTube: https://www.youtube...2020-02-2020 minJourney Through the GenerationsGift Ideas for the Family ResearcherPhillip and Trisha give their gift ideas for the family research. With Christmas upon us, we share several gift ideas that you can gift to your family researcher or even purchase for yourself.These items are good for any researcher at any level, but are ideal for the beginner family researcher.Below are affiliate links for some of the items we discussed. If you choose to purchase, please use these links to purchase and we'll get a small commission. There's no additional cost to you. This will help support the podcast and help us continue...2019-12-1525 minJourney Through the GenerationsAAHGS 40th National Conference RecapPhillip and Trisha recaps their time at the AAHGS 40th National Conference held in College Park, MD this past October.RootsTech 4-day Pass ($299 value) giveaway is still open. The genealogy conference will be held February 26-29, 2020 in Salt Lake City, UT.We've made it very easy for you to enter:Click the link below.Answer the required questions on the form and submit your answers.Follow us on our social media accounts. (Not required to enter but would appreciate the support.)https://forms.gle/QMfVUDrP3AFXhvS16Entry forms must be submitted...2019-12-0117 minJourney Through the GenerationsRootsTech 2020 4-Day Pass Giveaway | Genealogy ConferenceWe're giving away a 4-day pass to the RootsTech Genealogy conference held February 26-29, 2020. Pass is valued at $299.We've made it very easy for you to enter:Click the link below.Answer the required questions on the form and submit your answers.Follow us on our social media accounts. (Not required to enter but would appreciate the support.)https://forms.gle/QMfVUDrP3AFXhvS16Entry forms must be submitted by 11:59pm CST Friday, December 13, 2019.Winner will be randomly selected and announced Sunday, December 15, 2019.The pass includes:Access to the...2019-11-2411 minJourney Through the GenerationsWe're Back! Upcoming 40th AAHGS ConferenceWe're back from Summer break and we talk about the upcoming conference we'll be attending: 40th Annual AAHGS Conference.If you still want to attend, go to www.aahgs.org/conference to register.========================Follow, Like, Subscribe and ShareBlog: http://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVodHWarer8oea90hmbG9QTwitter: https://twitter.com/GenJourneyBlog Support the showBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyThroughtheGenerations2019-10-0220 minJourney Through the GenerationsBONUS EPISODE: RootsTech 2020An exciting announcement from Phillip & Trisha. We're officially RootsTech 2020 Ambassadors.=====================RootsTech 2020 - February 26-29 in Salt Lake City, UTRegister now at rootstech.org to take advantage of early bird pricing by Oct. 11, 2019.$169 ($130 savings) ======================Follow, Like, Subscribe and ShareBlog: http://www.journeythroughthegenerations.comEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVodHWarer8oea90hmbG9QTwitter: https://twitter.com/GenJourneyBlogSupport the showBlog: https://www.journeythroughthegenerations.com Facebook: https://w...2019-09-3015 min
Journey Through the GenerationsEp. 13 - Our Upcoming Trip to Roots TechTrisha and Phillip discuss their upcoming trip to Roots Tech in Salt Lake City, UT.Making our way to Salt Lake City for the Roots Tech conference and looking forward to learning more about genealogy research and finding new resources and tools to bring you a better podcast, blog, and social media content.If you'll be in Salt Lake City for Roots Tech, we'd love to meet you.RootsTech.orgConnect with us:Twitter: @GenJourneyBlogBlog: Journeythroughthegenerations.comEmail: mygenjourney@gmail.comNEW: YouTube...2019-02-2436 min