Generations Cafe is all about genealogy and family history. Discovering your family history should be enjoyable! Each episode will show you more about doing genealogy without the frustration. Host Amy Johnson Crow has been involved in family history for most of her life and is a noted researcher, blogger, author, and educator. She firmly believes that it is possible to do good genealogy research and enjoy the process. This isn't a stuffy or dry lecture. It's a conversation to help you explore the most exciting history of all: yours! Grab a cuppa, pull up a chair, and let's explore family history together.
You might have heard in the news recently about commemorating the centennial of the Tulsa Massacre of 1921 (the destruction of "Black Wall Street.") Y...
Honoring those who died in service to their country or after their service is one of the most sacred duties of a country. Finding the burial place of ...
Putting your family tree online has some great benefits, including connecting with cousins, sorting DNA matches, and even preserving your research. Bu...
If you're pulling out the one fact that you were looking for in a genealogy source, jotting it down, and then moving on... you're probably leaving a l...
Finding our female ancestors can be difficult, what with name changes and a lack of records written by or about them. But it doesn't have to be imposs...
What is modern genealogy? In this conversation with Kenyatta D. Berry, host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow, we cover technology, motivations for starting ...
Episode 59: Church records can be a boon to our genealogical research. In this episode, Amy explains how to determine your ancestor's denomination, id...
Marriage records make up an important part of our genealogy research. However, there are more records to find than just the civil marriage record at t...
Ancestry has billions of records, but its features aren't always intuitive. In this episode, Amy Johnson Crow shares 5 features that are often overloo...
Genealogy and family history is a comfort for many of us. But what do you do when you can't focus on your research or you don't have time to devote to...