How We Got Here - The Stories of Atlantic Canada

Starting the 2024 Season off right

In this Episode Brian Nash talks to Journalist and Businessman Joseph Quaderer Founder and CEO of StorySavor.about the process of writing a good biography.

Biography writing is often one thing that Family Historians often struggle with they have the facts and figures but need to build the story. Joseph shares his experiences and some tips for gathering information and interviewing family members to help equip you for this sometimes daunting task.

Joseph shares Brian's vision that everybody has a story worth telling and he left a career in Finance on Wall Street to study journalism so he could share other's stories with the world.

This is a must-listen to episode for every family historian that will help take you from simply producing a family tree to writing the stories represented on those branches.

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Today's Guest

Joseph Quaderer - Founder and CEO of Story Savor

www.storysavor.com

joseph.quaderer@storysavor,com

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In this insightful and educational YouTube video, Family Historian Brian Nash sist down with Marc Bastarache, an 11th generation Acadian, to learn about how learning his family history shaped his worldview. Marc's ancestors have a fascinating history, having been originally from outside Port Royal in Acadie (modern day Nova Scotia) before being deported to South Carolina. Despite this, they managed to escape and embark on a journey that saw them walk to Lake Ontario, get captured by the Hurons, and eventually escape and travel by canoe to be reunited with their families in refugee camps.

The Acadians have a rich and diverse cultural heritage, with roots that can be traced back to 17th century France. Over time, the Acadians have developed their own unique language, music, and traditions, which have been passed down through generations. They have a deep connection to the land and their communities, and their culture has been shaped by their experiences as a displaced people.

Through his own research, Marc rediscovered this distinct Acadian unique culture and gained a deeper understanding of his own heritage. In this video, he shares how his story and that of his Ancestors are intertwined and how the knowledge of your family history can impact your whole perspective on life while providing a valuable and personal insight into the past.

Whether you're an Acadian, or simply interested in genealogy and history, this video is sure to be both informative and entertaining. So don't miss out on this opportunity to learn about the power of knowing your family history, the rich cultural heritage of the Acadians, and how it can shape your worldview.

As a Genealogist Brian focuses on the people, places, and events that make up the people's family stories.   

Brian is a Genealogist who started working on his own family tree over 30 years ago and has been able to trace one family line back to as early as 950 AD.

Brian traces his own family from Scotland and Ireland to the New World where they wound up in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in the 18th and 19th Century in some cases fleeing their homelands due to the Highland Clearances in Scotland or the Potato Blight in Ireland in others taking their Expertise and Coal Miners from Scotland to Cape Breton or their Mercantile and Manufacturing Skills from Ireland to the streets of Halifax

Brian has been a member of; The Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, The Scottish Genealogical Society, and the Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society. 

Brian currently resides in Prince Edward Island Canada with his family.  

Check out these other videos that might interest you 

Make Your Family Tree Come To Life with This Free Genealogy Website - https://youtu.be/t-Q91lKwmTA

5 Tips for Growing Your Family Tree in 2023 - https://youtu.be/k75po54JX9w

Genealogist Evaluates Family Tree DNA Test Results - https://youtu.be/JlBqTZsl6w0

Genealogy Resources Play List - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-xa8qK5xPzJiMpji0678sj7SFzYxWvGv

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Music Clips Used 

LIVE FROM THE COOK SHACK - THE STRAY BIRDS - "St. Anne's Reel"

by Youtuber Banjo Gal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3XUzdlOoUk

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Check out Our Free Genealogy Discord server https://discord.gg/QfxABEHu8f

On this podcast Genealogist  Brian Nash  talks to Fred Israels about the value in Family Heirlooms and talking to seniors to developing a clearer picture of your family history 

Fred's YouTube Page

https://www.youtube.com/@fredisraels9583

As a Genealogist Brian focuses on the people, places, and events that make up the people's family stories.   

Brian is a Genealogist who started working on his own family tree over 30 years ago and has been able to trace one family line back to as early as 950 AD.

Brian traces his own family from Scotland and Ireland to the New World where they wound up in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in the 18th and 19th Century in some cases fleeing their homelands due to the Highland Clearances in Scotland or the Potato Blight in Ireland in others taking their Expertise and Coal Miners from Scotland to Cape Breton or their Mercantile and Manufacturing Skills from Ireland to the streets of Halifax

Brian has been a member of; The Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, The Scottish Genealogical Society, and the Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society. 

Brian currently resides in Prince Edward Island Canada with his family.  

Thinking of starting your family tree or do have you hit a brick wall you'd like some advice on book a free 30 minute private consultation with Brian:

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If you haven't checked out my Free Genealogy Discord Server

In this video Genealogist  Brian Nash  talks with Brendan from Mastertalks about public speaking tips for genealogists to help take some of the worry off of sharing your family History or Giving your first talk at a genealogy event. 

Brendan's YouTube Channel

As a Genealogist Brian focuses on the people, places, and events that make up the people's family stories.   

Brian is a Genealogist who started working on his own family tree over 30 years ago and has been able to trace one family line back to as early as 950 AD.

Brian traces his own family from Scotland and Ireland to the New World where they wound up in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in the 18th and 19th Century in some cases fleeing their homelands due to the Highland Clearances in Scotland or the Potato Blight in Ireland in others taking their Expertise and Coal Miners from Scotland to Cape Breton or their Mercantile and Manufacturing Skills from Ireland to the streets of Halifax

Brian has been a member of; The Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, The Scottish Genealogical Society, and the Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society. 

Brian currently resides in Prince Edward Island Canada with his family.  

Thinking of starting your family tree or have you hit a brick wall you'd like some advice on book a free 30 minute private consultation with Brian:

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Support the Channel - Buy Brian a Coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowWeGothere

Email Brian - [email protected]

Listen to the How We Got Here Podcast on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0WJo0xg...​

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Author Brian McConnell joins host Brian Nash and in this episode, they discuss the Loyal Orange Lodge and its members and their work and influence on Atlantic Culture.    Brian McConnell talks about his book "Loyal and True"  about the Local Lodge from Torbrook Mines Nova Scotia and how he started researching this particular lodge after his discovery of two former members' tombstones.   

As a Genealogist, Brian focuses on the people, places, and events that make up the people's family stories.   

Brian is a Genealogist who started working on his own family tree over 30 years ago and has been able to trace one family line back to as early as 950 AD.

Brian traces his own family from Scotland and Ireland to the New World where they wound up in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in the 18th and 19th Century in some cases fleeing their homelands due to the Highland Clearances in Scotland or the Potatoe Blight in Ireland in others taking their Expertise and Coal Miners from Scotland to Cape Breton or their Mercantile and Manufacturing Skills from Ireland to the streets of Halifax

Brian holds memberships in; The Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, The Scottish Genealogical Society, and the Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society. 

Brian currently resides in Prince Edward Island Canada with his wife and children.  

Resources Mentioned in This Episode: 

Loyal and True: Spurgeon L.O.L. # 1624 : 

The Orangemen War Memorial in Wentworth Park, Sydney

The Black Knights of Nova Scotia: The Black Knights of Nova Scotia

The L.O.B.A. in Canada https://www.amazon.ca/L-B-Canada/dp/B094PHQPX4

Genealogist  Brian Nash focuses on the people, places, and events that make up the people's family stories.   

In this podcasr, he talks about Food and Family History with Elizabeth Morrison of My Mother's Cookbooks Blog.

So many of our memories of family members and celebrations are tied to food.  So much of our who we are as families and cultural identity revolves around food and the food experiences of our Ancestors.  

Check out Elizabeth's Blog at  https://my-mothers-cook-books.ca/blog/ 

Brian is a Genealogist who started working on his own family tree over 30 years ago and has been able to trace one family line back to as early as 950 AD.

Brian traces his own family from Scotland and Ireland to the New World where they wound up in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in the 18th and 19th Century in some cases fleeing their homelands due to the Highland Clearances in Scotland or the Potato Blight in Ireland in others taking their Expertise and Coal Miners from Scotland to Cape Breton or their Mercantile and Manufacturing Skills from Ireland to the streets of Halifax

Brian holds memberships in; The Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, The Scottish Genealogical Society, and the Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society. 

Brian currently resides in Prince Edward Island Canada with his wife and children.  

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In this episode Brian Nash sits down with Susan Parker from the McCulloch House  Museum and Genealogical Centre in Pictou Nova Scotia  to discuss Scottish Settlers, The Hector, and how her and the rest of the staff can help you research your Scottish Ancestors in Nova Scotia. 

McCulloch House Museum and Genealogical Centre

https://mccullochcentre.ca 

HAGGIS (Hector Archiving Gateway and Genealogical Indexing System)

http://haggis.mccullochcentre.ca

Resources about the Highland Clearances and Scottish Canadians:

Set Adrift Upon the World: The Sutherland Clearances

https://amz.run/5eYt

Fast Sailing and Copper-Bottomed: Aberdeen Sailing Ships and the Emigrant Scots They

Carried to Canada, 1774-1855 https://amz.run/5eYu

After the Hector: The Scottish Pioneers of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, 1773-1852

https://amz.run/5eYv

A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation, Vol. 1

https://amz.run/5eYw

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As a Genealogist, Brian focuses on the people, places, and events that make up the people's

family stories.

Brian is a Genealogist who started working on his own family tree over 30 years ago and hasbeen able to trace one family line back to as early as 950 AD.

Brian traces his own family from Scotland and Ireland to the New World where they wound up in

Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in the 18th and 19th Century in some cases fleeing theirhomelands due to the Highland Clearances in Scotland or the Potato Blight in Ireland in otherstaking their Expertise and Coal Miners from Scotland to Cape Breton or their Mercantile and

Manufacturing Skills from Ireland to the streets of Halifax

Brian has held memberships in; The Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, The Scottish Genealogical Society, and the Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society.

He currently resides in Prince Edward Island Canada with his wife and children.

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Music: TRIBUTE TO O’CAROLAN by Luna Bujalesky

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If the Acadian Expulsion and the policies behind it were to happen in another country today would we call it an attempt at Cultural Genocide?  Listen to Marc &  you decide?                                

This is the amazing story of how an interest in understanding his unique family name lead Marc Bastarache into a genealogical search unearthing  discoveries about his Acadian Ancestry.      

His story includes a war, imprisonment, escape  reunion and the cycle continued throughout the period of The Acadian Deportation.  He debunks the Longfellows story of Evageline which Romanticized teh story but got facts wrong as well as pointing out how a lot of New England's Business Families at the time including  future President of The Continental Congress and Prominent signer of the Declaration of Independance John Hancock  profited off the British Government's policy of Acadian Expulsion.     

 His story is what we can all look forward to finding when we dig into our past every family has those people who lived and experienced History in a way that is unique.  While you might not find a King, Queen, President etc in your tree you'll find everyday people who did extraordinary things which shaped the history of a Nation, Community or even your own family. 

 Read more about the Acadians I suggest these books: Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story Of The Expulsion Of The French Acadians  https://amz.run/5dWt 

Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion  https://amz.run/5dWv

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Music: TRIBUTE TO O’CAROLAN by Luna Bujalesky

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Originally Uploaded April 30, 2021 - I moved my podcast to a new host so over the next few weeks I will be re-uploading old "Lost" episodes Podcasts 

Today I am joined by Cara MacDonald,  ‎Librarian and Genealogical Research Manager at Scotiabank Family History Centre located at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.  We talk about the Centre, Immigration records and so much more.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

https://pier21.ca/scotiabank-family-history-centre

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