New Year: Old Ancestors, New Eyes

About this episode

Kathleen Brandt discusses how to build strong ancestral branches by revisiting records with sharper questions and better research tools.

Let us know what you think! Episode Overview Hittin’ the Bricks with Kathleen is a podcast focused on genealogy, local history, and practical methods for turning scattered records into meaningful family narratives. In this episode, host Kathleen Brandt shifts the focus from collecting as many names as possible to building one strong ancestral branch by revisiting familiar records with sharper questions and better research tools. Using the guiding principle “one ancestor, one record, three que...

People in this episode

Host: Kathleen Brandt

Topics covered

• genealogy
• local history
• family narratives
• research methods
• ancestral records

Keywords

• genealogy
• family history
• ancestral research
• record analysis
• family narratives

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