Episodios

  • 12: A rose by any other name...

    12: A rose by any other name...
    May 8 2025
    In this episode we discuss names - some interesting names, about names, what names mean to us…In the hope this may give you some tips and ideas for when you’re conducting your own ancestor research, from context, to naming conventions, to spelling.
    IN THIS EPISODE:
    BBC article “How your name affects your personality”
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    Who Is In My Genes website – for articles, links, and services that can help you discover who is in YOUR genes

    Who Is In My Genes Instagram – for images described in the podcast and more

    Who Is In My Genes Etsy store – for family tree templates


    OUR MISSION

    To help people find their families through DNA analysis, genealogical research, inspiration, and education.


    OUR VISION

    To foster empowerment, empathy, and understanding by connecting people with their family stories and ancestral heritage.


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    Podcast music: “Uplifting Feel Good” by makesoundmusic
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  • 11: Aley Mahaley from Appalachia

    11: Aley Mahaley from Appalachia
    May 1 2025
    In this episode we discuss the family of Aley Mahaley Viola May Hester Huff, who was born and raised in the outer Appalachians at the turn of the 20th century.
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    Who Is In My Genes website – for articles, links, and services that can help you discover who is in YOUR genes

    Who Is In My Genes Instagram – for images described in the podcast and more

    Who Is In My Genes Etsy store – for family tree templates

    OUR MISSION

    To help people find their families through DNA analysis, genealogical research, inspiration, and education.

    OUR VISION

    To foster empowerment, empathy, and understanding by connecting people with their family stories and ancestral heritage.


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    Podcast music: “Uplifting Feel Good” by makesoundmusic
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    21 m
  • 10: CONVERGENCE: Same place, same time

    10: CONVERGENCE: Same place, same time
    Apr 24 2025
    In this episode we discuss how your direct ancestors being in the same place at the same time led to you, and more tips on the dreaded SPELLING.

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    Who Is In My Genes website – for articles, links, and services that can help you discover who is in YOUR genes

    Who Is In My Genes Instagram – for images described in the podcast and more

    Who Is In My Genes Etsy store – for family tree templates

    OUR MISSION

    To help people find their families through DNA analysis, genealogical research, inspiration, and education.

    OUR VISION

    To foster empowerment, empathy, and understanding by connecting people with their family stories and ancestral heritage.


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    Podcast music: “Uplifting Feel Good” by makesoundmusic
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    21 m
  • 9: Where in the World is Macedonia?

    9: Where in the World is Macedonia?
    Apr 17 2025
    In this episode, we focus on immigrants from Eastern Europe and discuss the importance of spelling (or relative unimportance of spelling) and an abbreviated history of Macedonia as it relates to where immigrants from the region state they were from.

    In this episode:

    “For Bread with Butter: Life-Worlds of East Central Europeans in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 1890-1940” by Ewa Morawska on amazon

    On Instagram and LinkedIn:
    - 1930 US Census for Spasoffs and Bojinoffs
    - 1921 Bacon’s Standard Map of Europe by G.W. Bacon, F.R.G.S. published in “The Family Tree Historical Maps Book Europe: A Country-by-Country Atlas of European History 1800s-1900s.” pp. 18-19 – Skopje in Yugoslavia, and 1922 Ethnography map showing generalized Macedonian geography as Bulgarian

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    Who Is In My Genes website – for articles, links, and services that can help you discover who is in YOUR genes.

    Who Is In My Genes Instagram – for images described in the podcast and more.


    OUR MISSION

    To help people find their families through DNA analysis, genealogical research, inspiration, and education.


    OUR VISION

    To foster empowerment, empathy, and understanding by connecting people with their family stories and ancestral heritage.


    Podcast music: “Uplifting Feel Good” by makesoundmusic
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    26 m
  • 8: I Wasn't Delivered By Stork

    8: I Wasn't Delivered By Stork
    Apr 10 2025
    In this episode we get some updates on state laws on adoptee rights to get their original birth certificates, and why adoptees – like everyone else – deserve to know where they came from.

    In this episode:

    Bastard Nation: http://bastards.org

    Adoptee Rights Law Center: https://adopteerightslaw.com

    National Library of Medicine article “Substance Use Disorders and Adoption: Findings from a National Sample”: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3499473/#:~:text=Adoptees%20also%20had%20higher%20odds,AOR%202.08%2C%2095%25%20CI%201.30

    Summary of state adoptee rights laws: https://whoisinmygenes.com/can-adoptees-get-their-original-birth-certificate/

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    Who Is In My Genes website – for articles, links, and services that can help you discover who is in YOUR genes : https://whoisinmygenes.com

    Who Is In My Genes Instagram – for images described in the podcast and more: https://www.instagram.com/whoisinmygenes/


    OUR MISSION

    To help people find their families through DNA analysis, genealogical research, inspiration, and education.
    OUR VISION

    To foster empowerment, empathy, and understanding by connecting people with their family stories and ancestral heritage.


    Podcast music: “Uplifting Feel Good” by makesoundmusic
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    16 m
  • 7: Nosy Neighbors

    7: Nosy Neighbors
    Apr 3 2025
    In this episode, we share a story about Traci’s childhood neighbors in Barberton, Ohio, and explore who they were, and what happened to them.

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    Who Is In My Genes website – for articles, links, and services that can help you discover who is in YOUR genes.

    Who Is In My Genes Instagram – for images described in the podcast and more.


    OUR MISSION

    To help people find their families through DNA analysis, genealogical research, inspiration, and education.


    OUR VISION

    To foster empowerment, empathy, and understanding by connecting people with their family stories and ancestral heritage.


    Podcast music: “Uplifting Feel Good” by makesoundmusic
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    21 m
  • 6: Kristy's Story + What's up with 23andme

    6: Kristy's Story + What's up with 23andme
    Mar 27 2025
    An interview with Kristy about the search for her long-lost aunt, and an update about 23andme filing Chapter 11.

    In this episode:

    Kristy’s Story on WhoIsInMyGenes.com - Includes details about the Florida Farm Colony

    The photo of Kristy's Aunt Elaine’s postcard is on our Instagram - see below

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    Who Is In My Genes website – for articles, links, and services that can help you discover who is in YOUR genes.

    Who Is In My Genes Instagram – for images described in the podcast and more.


    OUR MISSION

    To help people find their families through DNA analysis, genealogical research, inspiration, and education.


    OUR VISION

    To foster empowerment, empathy, and understanding by connecting people with their family stories and ancestral heritage.

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    Podcast music: “Uplifting Feel Good” by makesoundmusic


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    23 m
  • 5: On the Hunt for Bios - Some Advice

    5: On the Hunt for Bios - Some Advice
    Mar 20 2025
    In this episode we discuss what to do when you are just starting out the hunt for biological families (for yourself or someone else), technically, emotionally, and otherwise.

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    Who Is In My Genes website – for articles, links, and services that can help you discover who is in YOUR genes.

    Who Is In My Genes Instagram – for images described in the podcast and more. (link:


    OUR MISSION

    To help people find their families through DNA analysis, genealogical research, inspiration, and education.


    OUR VISION

    To foster empowerment, empathy, and understanding by connecting people with their family stories and ancestral heritage.


    Podcast music: “Uplifting Feel Good” by makesoundmusic



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    22 m
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