A Family History Of...

A Family History Of...

Findmypast

Episodes 7
Avg. Duration 31m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (15)
Since Feb 2026
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Weekly
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Episodic
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69%
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About This Podcast

A Family History Of… takes you inside ordinary lives at extraordinary moments. Join host Jen Baldwin, alongside special guests, to uncover hidden stories from the archives, revealing the human side of history. Each month, follow one story across several gripping episodes, and experience history through the eyes of those who lived it.

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The Irish Famine | Part 1 - Before the Hunger

Mar 30, 2026 31m

A boy at the edge of famine-era Ireland. A world about to break.  Archibald MacKenzie is 11 years old in Coolderrihy, County Cork, when the world he knows suddenly shifts. Joined by Irish genealogy…

A Family History Of... The Irish Famine | Trailer

Mar 26, 2026 1m Trailer

One family faces famine, fear and exile — and forges a future that spanned oceans.  The Great Famine cast a long shadow across Ireland, hollowing out towns, devastating families, and driving…

Wartime Women | Part 4 - Bonus Episode: The Women Who Left No Trace

Mar 24, 2026 17m

Why do women rarely appear in WW2 records?Many wartime women left no diaries or letters, only the sparse traces of addresses, occupations, and brief entries in civil records.In this bonus episode,…

Wartime Women | Part 3 - Grief and Resilience in the Blitz

Mar 17, 2026 35m

Lucy Worsley returns to discover the next part of her grandmother's story - during the Birmingham Blitz. In 1942, Edna Bourne becomes a mother during the Birmingham Blitz. Amid blackouts, bombing…

Wartime Women | Part 2 - Love, Work and Wartime Secrets

Mar 10, 2026 27m

Lucy Worsley returns to discover her grandmother's dramatic Second World War secrets... By 1939, Edna Bourne is a young working woman in a Britain preparing for war once again. Her days in a…

Wartime Women | Part 1 - Born Into a World at War

Mar 03, 2026 32m

Historian Lucy Worsley joins host and genealogist Jen Baldwin to discover how two world wars shaped one woman’s life – and the generations that followed.​Edna Bourne takes her first breath in…

Trailer: A Family History Of...

Feb 19, 2026 0m Trailer

Ordinary lives told through extraordinary moments.Findmypast's genealogist and research specialist Jen Baldwin is joined by guests to unravel remarkable family tales uncovered in the archives.Each…

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A Family History Of... has published 7 episodes since February 2026, covering topics in History.

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A Family History Of... is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 31m.

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