Episodes

  • Preserving Stories are Priceless - My First Book!

    Preserving Stories are Priceless - My First Book!
    Apr 28 2024
    If you google the phrase "family history questions" you can find many pages that can give you ideas about what to share with future generations of your family. I was struck by one question that asked - do you have a toy you have kept from your childhood?

    When you are preserving the stories of your family, you can use Zoom and other platforms to create videos AND podcast episodes. Future generations will find these priceless!

    In this episode, this method is discussed around a story that I preserve for my family. The story is about the influence of my mother on my reading habits and a book I saved!
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    12 mins
  • Episode 5 - Move Me Lord

    Episode 5 - Move Me Lord
    Mar 16 2024
    In 1971, my paternal grandmother, Vera Dors (Harper) Bonner, wrote a song with her niece, Norma (Bonner) Elmore. Norma wrote the music, and Vera wrote the lyrics. Later, the song was recorded as a birthday present to me.

    You will hear about the technology I used to pull the audio together and the history passed to me.

    I used Zoom to record the audio introduction
    The music was on a cassette I pulled off using a USB cassette to digital recorder
    I used MixPad to combine the files to preserve it for family history!
    If you want to see the video: https://youtu.be/G4WlB2YnhxQ - in the video you can see a picture of Vera and a picture of the original score
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    4 mins
  • Episode 4 - How to Save Family History Audio

    Episode 4 - How to Save Family History Audio
    May 29 2020
    Welcome to Keep the Dash Alive. I’m your host, Julie Bonner, and today we explore recording family voices. These are some of the coolest family history assets you will ever produce! If you have any questions about this episode, you can email me at Julie@coeurbridge.com. Please find Keep the Dash Alive on Youtube for videos.
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    8 mins
  • Episode 3 - How DNA Helped Identify a Half Sibling

    Episode 3 - How DNA Helped Identify a Half Sibling
    Feb 29 2020
    This the Keep the Dash Alive Podcast. This episode explores how DNA analysis helped me connect to a previously unknown half sibling in my extended family!
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    7 mins
  • Episode 2 - How to Use GPS Technology for Family History

    Episode 2 - How to Use GPS Technology for Family History
    Feb 20 2020
    GPS applications on your smartphone can be a great boost to your family history research. Along with this podcast episode, I also have a video about GPS technology and family research on the Keep The Dash Alive YouTube channel. Also, on Amazon, you can find a Kindle book called "Beyond the Dash" that describes many of the technologies that can be useful to you as a family researcher. Enjoy!
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    7 mins
  • Episode 1 - Boots on the Ground Family Research

    Episode 1 - Boots on the Ground Family Research
    Feb 18 2020
    Technology has brought us great online resources, but, you never know what you might find with your boots on the ground. Follow in your family footsteps to sometimes discover a nugget that would have never have been found in an online database. We also have a Keep the Dash Alive YouTube channel. If video fits your learning style, subscribe to that channel as well as this podcast!
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    7 mins