Buried Threads S2 E11: Hanging Threads- Spain

A new episode format we're calling Hanging Threads. In this format we'll share something we're currently researching: what we know, what we're asking, and where we're looking. This episode is looking at Estrella's origins in Spain. Maybe you will be the one to help find the next piece to the puzzle that is Estrella Suarez.

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Buried Threads S2E10: Impounded

We've been chasing Marie Christine's adoption records for years. She collected documents throughout her life and hid them in a safety deposit box. Hear our journey to gain access to her official records in the state of Illinois - three counties, multiple requests, a lawsuit, and court hearings.

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Buried Threads S2E9: The Mystery Man

We thought Walter Scott was a fantasy. Hear how a listener found information we missed, and what it means for our family story.

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Buried Threads S2E8: Nina's Voice (Part 2)

A family member gave us the wonderful treasure of recordings of Nina, daughter of Manuel and Rosa, talking about her childhood and family. Paul, grandson of Estrella and first cousin of our mom, joins us for this episode. Together, we listen to some of the stories Nina has to share and Paul tells us what he thinks about the family history we've uncovered.

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Buried Threads S2E7: Nina's Voice (Part 1)

This episode we get to hear Nina talk about her family and the girl she called sister, Estrella. Find out what Nina had to say and how it changed our view of what happened when Estrella left her family.

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Buried Threads S2E6: What She Carried

Content Warning: In this episode we discuss the death of a young child, infant loss, and traumatic birth. Please use care when choosing to listen.

A woman left her husband and children, twice. We've always known there was more to this story. Here we discuss two traumatic events in Estrella's young life (11-16 years old), which may have impacted her ability to stay, to care for her own young children.

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Buried Threads S2E5: Right There

We sat down with our mom, Chris, to discuss what this journey of discovery has been like for her. She shares about her family, her mom, and meeting new family. We consider the fact that her mom and grandmother resided in the same small town for decades. Then we surprise mom with news about adoption records!!

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Buried Threads S2E4: A Small, Small World

What is like to have someone contact you and give you a whole new history about your family member, one that you never knew? Hear Teri talk about about what it was like when we shared what we've learned about our great-grandmother, Estrella/Stella who is also her grandmother, Wilma E. Nelson. Listen as we hear from the one person we've met who actually knew her.

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Buried Threads S2E3: A Name We Never Knew

What happens when you find what you've been looking for? Whether you've been searching for a day, 25 years or 100 years, there's still a moment when it doesn't feel real! This episode, find out what happened when we finally heard from a DNA match and the HUGE discovery we made together!

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S2E2: The Match We Almost Missed.

We waited for years to hear from a DNA match. We were sure they held the key to the mystery of what happened to our great-grandmother, Estrella Suarez/Stella DeBoard after she gave up her children. In this episode we tell the story of finally connecting with that match, being disappointed by their family tree, and making an unbelievable connection.

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