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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 Census.Resources Mentioned in This Episode: 1911 Canadian Census at Library and Archives CanadaSupport the PodcastSupport The PodcastWhere Else to Find How We Got Here Podcast : Keep Up To Date with My NewsletterWebsiteEmail MeHow We Got Here on YouTubeFacebook Page Twitter10 Minute Genealogy10 Minute Genealogy on YouTubeMusic: TRIBUTE TO O'CAROLAN by Luna Bujalesky Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowWeGotHere)

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 discuss Getting started with understanding DNA.   and then I’ll be doing part 2 of my look at Canadian Censuses (did I say that word right?) Looking specifically at the 1921 Census. DNA Sites Mentionedhttps://www.GEDmatch.comhttps://Genetic.Family.comhttps://www.DNAGEDCOM.com1921 Canadian Census Resourceshttps://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/introduction.aspxhttps://www.ancestry.ca/search/collections/8991/http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS98-1921-1-1924.pdfHow We Got Here SitesWebsite:  www.howwegothere.caSupport The Podcast:  www.buymeacoffee.com/HowWeGotHereYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp8uH2zyFAvtI-vhATG2U3QSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowWeGotHere)

In our 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 our individual family history.  We talk about his recently discovered Acadian ancestry and understanding that within the greater context of his family tree. *Post discussion Kael mentioned he quoted the Cyr Family arrival date wrong it was not  1624 but rather it is actually somewhere between 1644 - 1686. In Our third segment, I discuss briefly the idea of Collaborative Genealogy using sites such as Wikitree to how to share your work in a mutually beneficial way reaching out to family members you may not know, and making contact to help fill the branches of your tree.Check out my new youtube channel for a lighter side of me and my genealogy research and life.Remember to  support the podcast and 25% of all proceeds go to an Atlantic Canadian Genealogical Society or Local Historical SocietyResources: Canadian Census at National ArchivesWikitreeSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowWeGotHere)

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 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 Clearances.Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Set Adrift Upon the World: The Sutherland ClearancesFast Sailing and Copper-Bottomed: Aberdeen Sailing Ships and the Emigrant Scots They Carried to Canada, 1774-1855After the Hector: The Scottish Pioneers of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, 1773-1852A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation, Vol. 1Topics Covered: in This Episode:Geological Perspective, Brickwalls, Live Streaming, Family Tree Research, Continuing Education, Scotland, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Highlands Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowWeGotHere)

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 MemoryCanada's Ulster-Scots by Brian McConnellLoyalist History of Nova Scotia by Brian McConnellLoyalist Cemeteries & Gravestones of Nova Scotia: Annapolis & Digby Counties by Brian McConnellThe Royal Black Knights: In Canada by Brian McConnellMusic: TRIBUTE TO O'CAROLAN by Luna Bujalesky Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Upcoming EpisodesJan 6, 2021 | New Year What are your Family History ResolutionsSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowWeGotHere)

In our Second Episode A Purpose for Everything, host Brian Nash discusses Purposeful Genealogy and the Importance of Goal Setting and SMART Goal SettingPlaces Mentioned in This  EpisodeNova Scotia Donkin  One Place StudyResources Mentioned in This Episode:1921 Canadian Census at Library and Archives CanadaWikitreeNova Scotia Archives,NewspapersAncestryMusic: TRIBUTE TO O'CAROLAN by Luna BujaleskyLicensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Upcoming EpisodesDec 23, 2020Holiday ShowHoliday Traditions / Memories - Gift Ideas for the Genealogist in Your FamilyJan 6, 2021New YearWhat are your Family History Resolutions--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/how-we-got-here/messageSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowWeGotHere)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - BeginningsIn 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 discovered how her Love for that Church was a connection built almost 2 centuries earlier in her family history.Places Mentioned in This  EpisodeNova Scotia Halifax: St. Pauls Church, St Paul’s Home for Girls Tower Rd. Public GardensLunenburg: St. John’s Anglican ChurchMill VillagePort MedwaySurnames Mentioned in This EpisodeRafuse, Moreau, Miller, Boutilier, Villanova, Gleason People of Historical Significance Mentioned in This EpisodeRev. Jean-Baptiste MoreauGeorge VI Queen Elizabeth “Queen Mother”Resources Mentioned in This Episode:South Shore Genealogical Society,Nova Scotia Archives,Halifax Library,Newspapers,Ancestry and Ancestry DNAMusic: TRIBUTE TO O'CAROLAN by Luna BujaleskyLicensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 LicenseUpcoming EpisodesDec 9, 2020 - A Purpose for EverythingImportance of Setting Goals and ObjectivesDec 23, 2020 - Holiday ShowHoliday Traditions / Memories - Gift Ideas for the Genealogist in Your FamilyJan 6, 2021 - New YearsWhat are your Family History Resolutions--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/how-we-got-here/messageSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowWeGotHere)

Family stories are an important piece to understanding your family history.  Genealogy isn't just about a list of names but about understanding the times, places, and circumstances of our family members.  Genealogical research can give the names of the people, places, times, and events but creating a family history is about using those facts you have gathered, using historical sources about conditions and events that were happening around your family members, and helping to use those to fill in the facts to create a broader picture and bring those facts to life in a meaningful way.This is a story about an event from those records I was able to retrieve about my Great Grandmother Elizabeth Anderson putting the facts together with historical information available to understand what was going on so I could better understand what I was seeing in the records and the most logical reasons why.  I know that last sentence doesn't sound too exciting but it is how this story came about.Theme Music is taken from TRIBUTE TO O'CAROLAN by Luna Bujalesky Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/how-we-got-here/messageSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowWeGotHere)

Coming November 25, 2020 a new bi-weekly podcast focusing upon genealogical research of Atlantic Canadian Families.  This podcast sets out to Equip and Inform Genealogists with a family connection to Atlantic Canada no matter what experience or where they are in developing their own family history.  Each week will bring interviews, news, reviews of tools, and resources as well as Stories about members of Atlantic Canadian Families.About the Host:Brian Nash has lived in Atlantic Canada for almost 40 of his 50 years.  He has lived in PEI for the last 15 years of his life.  Previously to that, he lived 21 years in Nova Scotia and he had the pleasure of growing up as a child of a Canadian Forces Member he lived in various locations across Canada. His Family Roots are mostly from Scotland and Ireland by way of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.   While calling himself an Amateur Genealogist he realizes part of that job also entails becoming a record keeper, a researcher, a detective, a historian, a storyteller, and even now with DNA a Genetic Scientist.   He aims to share those tricks and tips he has learned along the way as well as enjoying this journey of discovery with his listeners.Theme Music is taken from TRIBUTE TO O'CAROLAN by Luna Bujalesky Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/how-we-got-here/messageSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowWeGotHere)