Today, we travel back to seventeenth-century France — a land of craft, faith, and quiet ambition. This is the story of Luc and Élise Moreau, two ordinary people who crossed an ocean not to escape...
Category - Journeys of Our Ancestors
Let’s explore the real and imagined stories of those who left their homelands to begin new lives in America. Each episode pairs historical research with vivid storytelling, showing both how to trace your ancestors and what they may have felt on their journey. Discover the courage, loss, and hope that carried families across the sea—and the records and memories they left behind.
Do You Have French Ancestry?
From the rolling countryside of France to the forests of Canada and the bayous of Louisiana, the story of French ancestry spans continents and centuries. Families carried their language, faith, and...
The Journey from Scotland
Today, we travel back to the rugged Highlands of Scotland a place of mist, stone, and memory. For centuries, families called those hills home until change swept through the glens and sent them...
Do You Have Scottish Ancestry?
If you have ancestors who came to North America before the 20th century, there’s a strong possibility that part of your family story began in Scotland. From the rugged Highlands to the fertile...
The Journey from England
Before there were colonies, before there was even a country called America, there were people who made a choice that would echo for centuries. They left behind stone cottages and hedgerows, trading...
Do You Have English Ancestry?
If your family has lived in North America for more than a few generations, chances are that part of your story began in England. For centuries, English men and women boarded ships that sailed toward...
The Journey from Germany
The fields around Kassel shimmered in the summer light, the scent of rye and damp earth thick in the air. Johann Müller paused his plow horse and wiped his brow. His father’s land had been small when...
Do You Have German Ancestry?
The story of German immigration to America is one of the great migrations in modern history. Over five million people left the German-speaking lands between the early 1700s and the early 1900s...
The Journey from Ireland
The wind had turned sharp over the fields of County Clare. It carried the sour smell of rot—the smell of potatoes dying in the ground. Every family in Kilfenora knew that scent by now. It had haunted...
Do You Have Irish Ancestry?
Do you have Irish ancestry in your family? You might be surprised how often the answer is yes. Roughly one in ten Americans can trace at least part of their lineage to Ireland, making Irish ancestry...