The Family Histories Podcast

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A #genealogy #podcast for and about those of us sat quietly in archives, libraries, and spare rooms, quietly piecing together our collective social and #FamilyHistory. Host: Andrew Martin (@familytreeuk).

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Host Andrew meets Natalie Mayhew and hears about her Gt Uncle Ted, who spent 5yrs as a Prisoner of War. This episode is in support of Combat Stress - the veterans' mental health charity.

https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/2026/03/20/s10ep09-the-captured-with-natalie-mayhew-and-prof-walter-busuttil/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

S10EP09 - 'The Captured' with Natalie Mayhew and Prof. Walter Busuttil - The Family Histories Podcast

Joining host Andrew Martin is Natalie Mayhew, and Prof. Walter Busuttil of Combat Stress, as they discuss Natalie's Great Uncle and PTSD.

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LISTEN NOW: Andrew meets Danish genealogist Lene D. Kottal and hears about a glass factory worker and they go looking for some DNA...

https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/12/23/s10ep07-the-glassworker-with-lene-d-kottal/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

S10EP06 – ‘The Physician’ with Simon Young

Host Andrew meets New Zealand-based genealogist Simon Young and hears about a physician who helped to inspire the story of Frankenstein.

https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/12/16/s10ep06-the-physician-with-simon-young/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

S10EP06 - 'The Physician' with Simon Young - The Family Histories Podcast

Host meets New Zealand-based genealogist and tech fan, Simon Young, and hears about his relative Dr. James Lind - an inspiration for Frankenstein.

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Host Andrew welcomes sibling genealogists Roberto and Ramón Parra, and hears about a man fighting against smallpox in Mexico.

https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/12/02/s10ep04-the-vaccinator-with-roberto-and-ramon-parra/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Host Andrew welcomes DearMYRTLE and hears about a kindly nurse who becomes a new mother during a devastating pandemic.

https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/11/25/s10ep03-the-kindly-with-dearmyrtle/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Andrew meets family historian and heirloom re-uniter, Simon Howard and hears about a woman whose father lived a very different lifestyle to her, and we're looking for a 19th century family in Norfolk, England.

https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/11/18/s10ep02-the-disinherited-with-simon-howard/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

NEW EPISODE: Season 10 begins with host Andrew meeting Dr. Wanda Wyporska and hearing about her seaman Gt. Grandfather, and then asking for help to find a couple in 19th century Barbados. #genealogy #ancestry #FamilyHistory

https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/11/11/s10ep01-the-seaman-with-dr-wanda-wyporska/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

S10EP01 - 'The Seaman' with Dr. Wanda Wyporska - The Family Histories Podcast

Host Andrew Martin meets Dr. Wanda Wyporska, and hears about her seafaring Gt. Grandfather, and they ask for help to find a couple from Barbados

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Season 10 arrives! - The Family Histories Podcast

The tenth Season of The Family Histories Podcast has arrived.... with 8 guests across 7 brand new episodes!

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