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Legacy Lore: The Accused follows the story of Eleanor Neale, a woman accused of witchcraft in 17th-century Virginia - not for casting spells, but for speaking up.
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Between the Season: History, Change & the Stories We Keep Repeating...And Season 3 Updates (opens the original)
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In this Between the Seasons episode, I’m sharing a behind-the-scenes look at what’s happening as I prepare for the new season, from recording and editing to a very full calendar that includes a genealogy conference, a weekend of Outlander, a trip to Scotland, and exploring the history of Mary, Queen of Scots. Season 3 takes us into the sixteenth-century Tudor world, where religion, politics, power, loyalty, and uncertainty shaped the lives of ordinary people. Without giving away the season, I’m
Storyfinders Ep 2 | From Records to Story: The Storyfinders Framework (opens the original)
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What happens when you have the records, but you're not quite sure how to turn them into a story? In this first Storyfinders episode, I’m introducing the five-step framework I developed while researching Eleanor Neale, and now use to move from scattered records and unanswered questions toward meaningful family stories. We’ll briefly walk through: 01 — Pick Your Person Choose the ancestor whose story keeps pulling you back. 02 — Build the Timeline Organize the records and events you already know.
Between the Seasons: Beyond Columbus | Andrew Rowen on History, Primary Sources & the Taíno (opens the original)
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In this Between the Seasons episode of Legacy Lore, Sammy Jo sits down with author Andrew Rowen, whose Retold series reconstructs the early encounters between Europeans and the Taíno people from both European and Indigenous perspectives. We discuss Andrew’s latest book, Isabel, Anacaona & Columbus’s Demise: 1498–1502 Retold, and why the years 1498–1502 were such a pivotal period in Caribbean and colonial history. Andrew shares how he works with primary sources, anthropological research, archaeol
Storyfinders Ep 1 | Beyond the Names: How to Turn Genealogy Research into Meaningful Family Stories (opens the original)
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What if your genealogy research could become more than a collection of names and dates? In this Storyfinders episode of Legacy Lore: True Crime & Ancestral Secrets , we're exploring how to move beyond traditional genealogy and begin uncovering the stories hidden within historical records. Inspired by the newly updated Beyond the Names guide, you'll learn why records are only the beginning, how historical context transforms family history, and how the Storyfinders Framework can help you create me
Between the Seasons: A Look at Into the Records + Upcoming Updates (opens the original)
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Did pirates really attack the mysterious brig found drifting off the North Carolina coast in 1825? Or did a newspaper simply reach the wrong conclusion? In this special update from Legacy Lore: True Crime + Ancestral Secrets , I'm sharing how our newest research series, Into the Record , is changing the way we explore history. Our First Case Our first case begins with a chilling 1825 newspaper article describing sixteen bodies washing ashore between Cape Henry and Cape Hatteras, an abandoned mer
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