Let's all cozy up together, cringe and giggle as Jackie & Char spew a deeply intertwined story of the family saga of one James Lord Pierpont of Massachusetts. Author of none other than, Jingle Bells. You know the one.

Ep. 69 Days Of Our Lives, A Genealogy

Jul 16th, 2023 1h 36m

Sappy, nostalgic tears and laughs this week as Jackie and Char decide to research the family tree of two leading family lines of the notorious, long running soap opera, Days of our lives. Yep, you read that correctly. Why did we do this? Simply

Ep 68 It's Not You Barton Seagrave, It's Us. The Bledsoe Family

Jul 9th, 2023 55m 37s

This week, we researched our Bledsoe family line that took us on an unexpected boat trip from Barton Seagrave, England to the Virginia colonies. We uncovered a captivating tale of the "Bledsoe Brothers" and their remarkable connection to Daniel

Ep. 67 Odd Genealogy Message Board Posts - Vol 1

Jul 2nd, 2023 1h 13m

This week, Charlotte and Jackie decided to take a turn in our usual dialogue and shine some light on the hidden corners of genealogical message boards. We randomly come across posts that absolutley confuse us, make us laugh or even educate us!

Ep 66 Listener Ep 13 We Have To Call It Yodels Of Odles

Jun 25th, 2023 1h 13m

Our listener episode for this month is so very rich in cultural heritage that we were pleasantly overwhelmed! The Odell family, hailing from Bedfordshire, England, embarked on a transatlantic journey that led them eventually to the serene area

Ep. 65 Reeling In The Eels - The Ellsworth Family

Jun 18th, 2023 1h 32m

Join us this week as we talk about the Ellsworth family origins, from Cambridgeshire, England, to the new England colonies. Being a maternal line for Larry, this story has mesmerized us. We delve into quite a few tales, including the infamous A

Ep 64 The 1890 Census...It Burned Up

Jun 11th, 2023 1h 20m

We have wanted to chat about the 1890 Census for some time and are happy to say we have made all your wildest dreams come true this week. In 1921 the collection of papers that compiled the census data of 1890 encountered a significant loss due

Ep. 63 Scriveling Leeches And The Giannini Family

Jun 4th, 2023 59m 48s

We really hope you missed us! Jackie & Char are BACK to simultaneously disappoint and amaze you all with our chat about a maternal line by the name of Giannini. Just what does Thomas Jefferson and wine bushes have to do with this? Oh, a helluva

Ep. 62 Mug Ruith In Kashmir On Valentia Island

Nov 13th, 2022 1h 9m

So much fun this week, who knew?! On a much lighter note, Char and Jack sifted through a maternal line we weren't quite sure was correct. With the help from a new found cousin, we found the Murphy's from Valentia Island, County Kerry. Looking i

Ep.61 It's Not Dutch Wonderland, It's Curiale

Nov 6th, 2022 1h 40m

Jackie and Charlotte get personal this week, telling a long avoided tale of finding our biological Grandfather using DNA. Tales of Dutch Wonderland in PA turned to a trip across the ocean to a place called Gambatesa, Italy. Spoiler alert, we've

Ep. 60 We Found Our Zen On Clinton Rd The Cross Family Tree

Oct 30th, 2022 1h 34m

Welcome to our 60th Episode! We couldnt of thought of a better way to wrap up Walter Fest, but to talk about the family line of Richard Cross of NJ famed Cross Castle. Oh, and a little road named Clinton Road.

Ep. 59 A Covid Cape And The Ouija Family Tree

Oct 23rd, 2022 1h 10m

Keeping things light and creepy this week! We had an interesting time exploring the genealogy and history of one Elijah Bond and his sister-in-law Helen Peters and their role concerning the famous Ouija Board.

Ep. 58 May S. Pepper And A Mouth That Works Part 2

Oct 16th, 2022 1h 50m

It has truly been our pleasure this week to wrap up our research into May S. Pepper, AKA Mary Ann Scannell - Vanderbilt. Having been immersed in the worlds of the Spiritualist movement, the Vanderbilt family and all of the craze over her marria

Ep. 57 May S Pepper And A Tiny Cat Heartbeat Pt 1

Oct 9th, 2022 1h 18m

Such spooky fun this week as we recount a story immersed in the Spiritual movement of the 1800's into the early 1900s. This story is focused on a Psychic medium of the times Mary Ann "May" S Scannell Pepper Vanderbilt. Part 1 of 2!

Ep. 56 Mummy In The Middle Walter Hubbell And The Booth Mummy

Oct 2nd, 2022 1h 1m

Happy October everyone! Rolling into Walter Fest 2022, Char and Jack bring to you a family line adjacent story of the Booth Mummy! Actor John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln who was apprehended and killed in a VA barn, or was he

Ep. 55 Listener Ep 12 Its All Coming Back To Me Now The Carney Family

Sep 25th, 2022 1h 13m

Apologies this week on our late upload of the epiosde it has been launched out into the netherworld, but alas. Here is Listener Ep 12, The Carney Family of Louisiana. Also featured The Whittaker/Whiteacre Family from Baltimore, MD.

Ep. 54 The Damp And Portable Houses Of The Dutton Family

Sep 18th, 2022 1h 1m

As fall approaches this week Jack and Char make "Dutton Muffins" in honor of another maternal line, the Duttons. The muffins do no justice to this regal line going back to William the Conqueror and Odard, Ist Lord of Dutton and the first to use

Ep. 53 The Quick N Dirty of Bartlett Hawkins Fitzgerald of Nelson Co Virginia

Sep 11th, 2022 1h 7m

We are BACK biotches! After a quiet summer, the girls are at it once again this week researching a family line that showed up in dna matches on a maternal line. Families going back to a Bartlett Hawkins Fitzgerald of Nelson County Virginia. May

Ep. 52 Delco Roots Revisited and the Leg Blow Off

Jun 5th, 2022 1h 4m

Wow! Our first year Podaversery! We had a great time this week revisiting our very first ep where we chatted about our family roots connected to the founding of Delco by a 9th GGrandparent, John Grubb . We also looked a little deeper into a man

Ep. 51 Listener Ep 11 The Cunard Family and A Thones Named Dennis

May 29th, 2022 1h 11m

What a wild ride we had with this week's episode! From Germany to Germantown, PA. Then off to Canada, England and even Paris, France! The Cunard family has one of the most varied tidbits of historical significance that we have seen in quite som

Ep. 50 The First This is What We Found Challenge

May 22nd, 2022 1h 3m

We made it to 50 episodes folks! In a celebratory manner, we of course have a few cocktails with an obnoxious Q&A! Also included is a bizarre challenge against eachother utilizing genealogy. Salute!

Ep. 49 The Sorce Family from Montedoro, Sicily

May 15th, 2022 51m 11s

So interesting this week digging into the Sorce family roots hailing from Sicily. A commune in the Province of Caltanissetta, called Montedoro. The area infamous for generational mining families that all seemed to migrate to Pittston, PA then t

Ep. 48 Part 2 A Giant Cheez-it and Little David Lloyd of The Green Bank House

May 8th, 2022 1h 17m

Tune in for the conclusion of our chat about the many tales surrounding a house in Chester, Pennsylvania known as The Porter Mansion.

Ep 47 A Giant Cheez-it and Little David Lloyd of The Green Bank House Part 1

May 1st, 2022 1h 12m

Once again we are drawn to a layered story involving a historic place in Chester, Pennsylvania that features a cast of colorful characters and possibly an explosion...or two. Listen in to part 1 of a very long tale on the banks of the Delaware

Ep 46 Listener Ep 10 Prince, May U Live 2 See The Dawn

Apr 24th, 2022 1h 8m

We defintely made the mistake this week of thinking this episode would be easy, the family tree of Prince Rogers Nelson...We just arent worthy. How could someone like Prince not have some delicious story tucked away? What did we find?