Family History

Oct 2, 2024. We talked with Rich Christiansen, author of "BlindSighted: A Journey of Identity, Faith, and Healing."

In 1938, at the age of 4, Jeanine Hewitt sailed from France to Morocco. Her father had been called to serve in Italy so she, her mother, and 9-month-old brother were sent away. She and her grandson Josiah Johnson met the StoryCorps recording booth in Logan to talk about that experience, as well as what it was like to be raised by her grandparents.

Irja Higginbotham, interviewed by her son Thomas, shares her story of coming from war-torn Finland to the U.S.

This week host Tammy Proctor continues exploring the fried, boiled, baked and yummy dumpling. Dr. Jen Peeples talks about maultaschen and the family history it conjures for her.

The Logan FamilySearch Center offers visitors unique ways of connecting with their family history through new technology.

You swab your cheek or spit into a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came…

You swab your cheek or spit into a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came…

A.J. Jacobs, author of the new book: “It’s All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World’s Family Tree,” joins us for the hour on Monday’s Access…