How We Got Here - The Stories of Atlantic Canada
Exploring Genealogy and Family History from and through Atlantic Canadians
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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 ...
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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 worry off of sharing your...
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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 his book "Loyal and True" a...
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 of our Ancestors.
...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
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HAGGIS (Hector Archiving Gateway and Genealogical Indexing System)
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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 understanding his unique family name lead Marc Bastarache into a genealogical search unearthing discoveries about his Acadian Ancestry.
His story includes a war, imprison...
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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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Originally Uploaded April 14, 2021 - I moved my podcast to a new host so over the next few weeks I will be re-uploading old "Lost" episodes Podcasts
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Music: TRIBUTE TO O’CAROLAN by Luna Bujal...
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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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Originally Uploaded March 4, 2021 - I moved my podcast to a new host so over the next few weeks I will be re-uploading old "Lost" episodes Podcasts
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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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Originally Uploaded February 18, 2021 - I moved my podcast to a new host so over the next few weeks I will be re-uploading old "Lost" episodes Podcasts
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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 at the 1911 Cens...
Originally Uploaded February 3, 2021 - I moved my podcast to a new host so over the next few weeks I will be re-uploading old "Lost" episodes Podcasts
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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 DNA Innovators Project to ...
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 understanding...
Originally Uploaded January 5, 2021
In our fourth episode Looking to the Past to Help us Look Forward host, Brian Nash discusses 2021 his New Year’s resolutions, and what the year ahead looks like for his podcast and the world of Genealogy. In between all this there Brian sits down with Jamie Baillie who discusses his original Scottish ancestors and their removal from Scotland and arrival in Pictou Nova Scotia during the Highland...
Originally Uploaded Dec 23, 2020
In our Third Episode The Last Great Genealogy Show of 2020, host Brian Nash talks about what’s on his Genealogy, Christmas List, then he does an Interview Author Brian McConnell, and wraps up the episode as he shares his favourite Christmas Family Memory
Music: TRIBUTE TO O’CAROLAN by Luna Bujalesky
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In our Second Episode A Purpose for Everything, host Brian Nash discusses Purposeful Genealogy and the Importance of Goal Setting and SMART Goal Setting
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1921 Canadian Census at Library and Archives Canada
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In our first episode, we will be a conversation with Brother and Sister Genealogis Team Lynda Villanova Gleason and Larry Villanova from Connecticut as they discuss their mother’s life in an Orphanage in Halifax in the 1930’s - Forty’s and how her memories of Halifax and her love for the Church that ran the Orphanage she was placed in 1939. In 2019 this lead them to visit Nova Scotia in search of How They Got Here and how they dis...
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