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1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

ANCESTRY'S CRISTA COWAN INTERVIEWS 1001 FINDING A HOLOCAUST HERO, CONNECTING FAMILIES, TV SHOW RESEARCH

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

History, Society & Culture

4.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2019

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Ancestry's Crista Cowan, a lon term member of Ancestry;s genealogy research and PR team, nicknamed "The Barefoot Genealogist" (see her Ancestry Channel YouTube shows), shares the story of Tibor "Teddy" Rubin, the only holocaust survivor who was given the United States Congressional Medal of Honor (2005), and discusses her work, including researching for TV shows, tracing her own family, the constant discovery of new records (like the new holocaust files), "Nature vs. Nurture", or, what traits do we inherit, and what do we get from our surroundings, and other anecdotal stories that come through her work. This is first in a series of three interviews with Ancestry experts.

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T's and C's eligibility criteria and geographical restrictions apply. The Oh, Welcome one thousand one listeners to the first of three interviews we're doing with the

1:01.4

genealogical research Team at ancestry, which we're

1:05.1

very proud to have as a sponsor for our 1001 network of podcast. History is what

1:10.5

we're all about here and I believe that one of the most exciting and rewarding ways

1:14.8

to learn history is through finding family ties,

1:18.0

investigating family history,

1:20.1

because their lives will tell you a lot about where you came from and what life was like in their times.

1:27.4

One thing most of us find when researching our family histories is that our ancestors had it a lot tougher than we do.

1:34.0

The further back you go, the tougher they had it, as a rule.

1:38.0

As these stories are shared in the next three interviews

1:41.0

and in future Family Ties episodes.

1:43.3

You'll get a true appreciation of the hardships our ancestors went through

1:47.0

to give us the life we have now. Whether you think life today is cushy

1:51.3

or hard, these stories will add some perspective.

1:56.6

In this series of podcasts, you'll get the rare opportunity to meet some top-notch career professionals

2:02.1

who work long hours doing what they love to do,

2:05.0

breaking through the unknown to provide answers for families seeking relatives and ancestors.

2:10.0

Speaking in public worldwide about advances in research, teaching in conferences, sharing stories, researching for television shows like long lost family, appearing on newscasts, doing consults, researching for films, and getting people excited

2:26.4

about discovering their heritage.

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