On Wednesday 28 January there was a great
hangout I listened to which was produced by
featuring Mary Tedesco. The show focused mainly on the New Orleans
shows for the new season of Genealogy
Roadshow, the 2nd of which will be shown next Tuesday 3 February
2015. If you have not have the
opportunity to watch the hangout I recommend you do so.
BayouBuzz.com is a website that acts as a local news
source for Louisiana. The site is published
by Stephen Sabludowsky (@BayoubuzzSteve)
who hosted the show. Co-hosts for the
episode were Erin Brady (Miss USA 2013 @OfficialEBrady) and Ben Fisher. The hangout lasted 43 minutes so make sure
you budget the time to watch, it’s not a quickie.
It was really a wonderful chance to have a small behind
the scenes peek into what a host, and consequently the show, is really like. Mary acknowledged the team of researchers (she
said it takes a village!) and that a lot of the magic happens later with the
production team. They are the ones who
cut, snip and edit the footage into the final stories. Those powerful stores which have left me grabbing
a hankie a couple of times. Which, by
the way, season three casting is underway so go out there and submit your stories!
I particularly appreciated her candor on what it takes to
be a good genealogist and pointing out how each story, and really each family,
is very different. That is so true
too! No one family has the same experience
and we are such a diverse nation, with so many ethnicities and heritages
blending together, it still amazes me what people can discover with a little
digging. We all have a story to share
and I think if someone didn’t know a thing about genealogy they might be
interested to learn more about their family after watching this video.
Her emphasis that a grasp of history is important really
hit home for me. I cannot agree more on
this subject. Many people I know use genealogy
as a jumping off point to learn more about the history of their ancestors. Be it social, military, or political
histories which is great. Everyone
should investigate what effect their ancestors and why. However, I come at it from a different view. The reason a lot of my brick walls were
broken down was because I knew the basic history going in. Maybe not everything I needed to know but I
knew enough that I was able to lead my research to the correct countries or
figure out from dates and patterns why people were migrating where and when.
History (all types) goes hand in hand with genealogy research.
Of course I nearly jumped with glee when Mary was asked about
how technology will help genealogy. She
used the words I love saying, and have been given the stink eye for too. Social media and technology is having an
impact on genealogists, we can’t run away from it! We, genealogists, are crowd sourcing our
brick walls. Halleluiah! Another person saying what I have spouted for
the last several years in blog posts and lectures. If she was there in the same room with me I
would have kissed her. Really, I would
have.
So go check out the video and let me know what you
thought.
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