How We Got Here Genealogy - Because Every Family Has a Story

How We Got Here Genealogy - Because Every Family Has a Story

Exploring Genealogy and Family History. Family Historian Genealogist Brian Nash speaks to guests about their family or local history stories. As a genealogist, Brian focuses on the people, places, and events that make up people's family stories. Brian is a genealogist who started working on his own family tree over 30 years ago and has been able to trace one family line back to as early as 950 AD. Brian traces his own family from Scotland and Ireland to the New World where they wound up in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in the 18th and 19th centuries. In some cases, they fled their homela

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July 8, 2025 35 mins

In this episode, Brian sits down with Historian and Author Sara Underwood to discuss a side of Prince Edward Island history that stands in stark contrast to its famous fictional orphan, Anne of Green Gables. Sara's book, "Awful Kind: The Story of the Middlemore Children and Prince Edward Island," shines a light on the real, and often tragic, stories of British Home Children. You’ll hear how a conversation with a desce...

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In this episode, Brian sits down with Peter Kelly, the driving force behind The Woodland Escape, a YouTube channel devoted to bringing 18th-century homesteading and living archaeology to life. From hand-forging nails on an open hearth to building birch-bark canoes and authentic blockhouses, Peter and his team have spent the last four and a half years recreating every aspect of early Canadian frontier life on their “Kelly’s Station”...

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May 12, 2025 61 mins

Become a Part of The Future of Genealogy and Join The Family Circle our New Genealogy Community - for Free!!! Visit https://familycircle.howwegothere.ca/ and sign up for Free. In this episode, Brian talks to Caeley Currie, the museum manager at the Bedeque Area Historical Museum in Bedeque, Prince Edward Island. Brian, who is also on the board of the Bedeque Area Historical Society and knows Caeley personally, engages in a conversa...

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March 31, 2025 87 mins

For a Free 30 minute Family History Consultation click here https://bookings.howwegothere.ca💲💲 Save 10% on "Scottish Ancestry" and "Family Research being Done" mugsfor the first 100 orders using the discount Code "SCOTS" https://tinyurl.com/yc2ysrwm 💲💲Check out this story of one family's Scottish ancestry and why they came to Canada.https://youtu.be/Vw0XRB9x0f0?si=I2GeDpqMrsQ1YTsQJoin this channel to get access to perks:https:/...

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December 27, 2023 73 mins

Starting the 2024 Season off right


In this Episode Brian Nash talks to Journalist and Businessman Joseph Quaderer Founder and CEO of StorySavor.about the process of writing a good biography.


Biography writing is often one thing that Family Historians often struggle with they have the facts and figures but need to build the story. Joseph shares his experiences and some tips for gathering information and interviewing fami...

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As a Genealogist Brian focuses on the people, places, and events that make up the people's family stories. In this edition of his podcast Brian talks to Short Docomentary produce Bertie Brosnan https://www.youtube.com/@BertieBrosnan . Bertie does videos about Ancient Irish History and has been recently working on Videos about the Irish Diaspora. Brian is a Genealogist who started working on his own family tree over 30 year...

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In this insightful and educational YouTube video, Family Historian Brian Nash sist down with Marc Bastarache, an 11th generation Acadian, to learn about how learning his family history shaped his worldview. Marc's ancestors have a fascinating history, having been originally from outside Port Royal in Acadie (modern day Nova...

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On this podcast Genealogist  Brian Nash  talks to Fred Israels about the value in Family Heirlooms and talking to seniors to developing a clearer picture of your family history 


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In this video Genealogist  Brian Nash  talks with Brendan from Mastertalks about public speaking tips for genealogists to help take some of the worr...

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Author Brian McConnell joins host Brian Nash and in this episode, they discuss the Loyal Orange Lodge and its members and their work and influence on Atlantic Culture.    Brian McConnell talks about ...

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November 23, 2022 51 mins

Genealogist  Brian Nash focuses on the people, places, and events that make up the people's family stories.   


In this podcasr, he talks about Food and Family History with Elizabeth Morrison of My Mother's Cookbooks Blog.


So many of our memories of family members and celebrations are tied to food.  So much of our who we are as families and cultural identity revolves around food and the food experiences...

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In this episode Brian Nash sits down with Susan Parker from the McCulloch House  Museum and Genealogical Centre in Pictou Nova Scotia  to discuss Scottish Settlers, The Hector, and how her and the rest of the staff can help you research your Scottish Ancestors in Nova Scotia. 


McCulloch House Museum and Genealogical Centre

https://mccullochcentre.ca 

HAGGIS (Hector Archiving Gateway and Genealogical Indexin...

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If the Acadian Expulsion and the policies behind it were to happen in another country today would we call it an attempt at Cultural Genocide?  Listen to Marc &  you decide?                                


This is the amazing story of how an interest in understa...

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Today I am joined by Cara MacDonald,  ‎Librarian and Genealogical Research Manager at Scotiabank Family History Centre located at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.  We talk about the Centre, Immigration records and so much more.

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Host Brian Nash is joined by his Favourite Guest to date – His Granny Anderson as he reaches back 44 years to hear her come alive again and share some stories of her life

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In This episode, I interview Author Brian McConnel and we talk about his latest book The Loyalists of Digby

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In this episode, I take a break from the normal format to share my thoughts on the past 6 episodes and what’s coming in the future,  and then the second segment is part 3 of my Canadian Census Series, a brief look a...

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Welcome to Episode 6 of How we got here In this episode Counting Chromosomes and Counting People I have guest Mags Gaulden a Genetic Genealogist and Founder of mitoydna.org/ and the Leader of the WikiTree DN...

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In my fifth episode, I begin a look Canadian Census over the next few episodes with an overview of the importance of Canadian Censuses for Genealogists.

In my second segment I sit down and talk with fellow Canadian Podcast Genealogist Kael Sherman of The Maple Family Treehouse Podcast, we discuss his podcast, how he podcasts with a sense of purpose, the importance of understanding cultural history in conjunction with under...

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