Journey Through the Generations

Journey Through the Generations

We talk about our journey as we research our family trees. We also provide thoughts and tips to help you start and navigate through your own family tree.

Episodes

September 23, 2025 23 mins

Phillip and Trisha are back with a brand-new episode. In this episode, they dive into the upcoming genealogy conferences you won’t want to miss. Whether you’re a seasoned family history researcher or just getting started, these gatherings are the perfect place to learn, connect, and get inspired.

Here’s what you’ll hear in today’s episode:

  • Highlights of the AAHGS Conference happening in Charleston, SC on October 9th - 11th.
  • What t...
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Trisa talks about how she has digitized some of her family's documents and photos, and some tips to help you begin digitizing your own files, photos, and records.

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Trisha does the podcast alone and gets you caught up on what we've been up to since RootsTech in March. 

Spoiler Alert: We've been busy.

Enjoy and share with others.

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March 11, 2025 19 mins

We recorded our podcast LIVE at RootsTech in Salt Lake City. We enjoyed learning about new research tools and visiting the library.to put those tools into practice, meet our genealogy friends, and make new ones. What a time.

We hope you enjoy this. Please listen and share with your genealogy FAN club. Don't know what a FAN club is? Search for that episode in our playlist and listen.

We have more RootsTech 2025 content coming soo...

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February 24, 2025 23 mins

Here's our annual RootsTech tips podcast, which shares tips on how to do RootsTech. We share things we've experienced over the years to help you prepare for your visit.

We'll be there in person, so if you see us, stop us, and let's take a selfie. Enjoy the episode.

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February 10, 2025 24 mins

RootsTech 2025 is almost here, and we are ready to go. In this episode, we share with you some of the experiences you'll get to participate in at RootsTech to help you get ready.

RootsTech is held in Salt Lake City, UT, March 6-8, 2025. A virtual option is available on the exact dates for those who cannot attend in person. This option is free, but you still need to register.


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Phillip and Trisha discuss one of their favorite Facebook groups - Academy of Legacy Leaders: A Group of Family History Enthusiasts. The link to the group is below.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/837335496737693


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For Day 2, Phillip and Trisha talk about one of their favorite podcasts, Speak on It with Janice & Cherekana.

To listen to Janice and Cherekana's podcast, click here https://www.blogtalkradio.com/speakonitjancher

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/JaniceandCherekana

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/speakonit.btr

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Phillip and Trisha start the 2024 edition of "12 Days of Family Research," talking about BlackProGen LIVE and how it can help you with your African American genealogy research.

Check out BlackProGen LIVE today as they celebrate 10 years. You can find them on YouTube and Facebook. Links below.

https://www.youtube.com/@whoisnickasmith

Thanks for listening! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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December 4, 2024 11 mins

Phillip and Trisha announce their RootsTech 2025 giveaway. They are giving away 2 3-day IN PERSON passes to RootsTech held March 6-9, 2025 in Salt Lake City, UT.

To Enter:
Visit our blog, Facebook page, or Instagram and follow the instructions on the pinned post. All of our information is listed at the bottom of this episode description.

The pass is for 3-days of admission to the conference and is valued at $9...

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November 14, 2024 48 mins

Phillip and Trisha celebrate their 100th episode and share some special information at the end of the episode.

They also discuss how the podcast started, where it's going, and share their favorite episodes. The links to their favorites are listed below.

Phillip's Favorite Episodes:

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October 29, 2024 28 mins

Phillip and Trisha recap their Spring and Summer break.

To read the post and see photos of the Black History Family Expo by in February - https://journeythroughthegenerations.com/2024/02/29/telling-my-familys-story/

To read more about Trisha's Family Reunion in July - https://journeythroughthegenerations.com/2024/07/19/2024-hatchett-family-reunion/

To learn more about getting your own  Genealogy res...

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October 10, 2024 10 mins

Phillip and Trisha talk about their favorite genealogy TV show, Relative Race, currently in its 14th season. It's a great family show and can be watched on BYU TV.

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🚨GIVEAWAY ALERT🚨
In honor of the new season of Relative Race, we are giving away 2 sets of Relative Race bracelets. Each set has one bracelet of each team color (red, blue, green, and black).

You can enter using ...

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September 23, 2024 14 mins

Phillip and Trisha discuss getting ready for the largest genealogy conference in the world: RootsTech 2025. Register for the conference beginning 9/25.

Go to https://www.rootstech.org to register and learn more.


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September 9, 2024 12 mins

Phillip and Trisha talk about the upcoming conference for the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS).

The conference will be held VIRTUALLY only October 10-12. Early bird registration ends September 15th, so register today.

To register: hthttps://buff.ly/3B2laZm
To learn more about AAHGS: https://www.AAHGS.org

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Are you attending the in-person RootsTech conference? Well, we share some updated information to help you prepare for the conference.

We hope this helps as you get ready to attend the conference.

Look for us at the conference, stop us and say hello. We plan to interview conference attendees for a future podcast.


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January 26, 2024 21 mins

With just over a month left for RootsTech, we have officially started to prepare for the trip. We will have a very busy schedule, but in this episode, we talk about some of the things you should prepare for if you are registered for the conference.


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January 23, 2024 16 mins

We had a fantastic 2023. We've increased our reach and look forward to continuing this in 2024. In this episode, we talk about some of the new things for us in 2024. Take a listen and let us know what you think.

If you're interested in being a sponsor or want to collaborate, contact us via Social Media or through the blog.


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December 24, 2023 14 mins

Technology is a huge part of doing family research. It allows us to find documents, records, photos, books, etc. that we may or may not have been able to find. And we can find it in a more quick, efficient manner.

if you are having a technology issue that you want us to do a YouTube video or podcast on, let me know and we'll look at doing that in 2024.

Below is a list of tech items that we use or think are im...

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We all have a story to tell. And yes, we know the story is not always a good one. However, it's a part of your family and if anything, because you are here, it's because of the strength and determination of your ancestors.

Call their names by telling the story of You. You can do this in several ways, and we talk about some of those in this episode.

Phillip started a new podcast meant to share family stor...

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