EPISODE · Apr 30, 2026 · 56 MIN
Caribbean Family History, Hidden Records & the Emotions of Finding Your Roots with Wendy Aris
from Tradition Café · host Ana Chavier Caamaño
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Tradition Café, Ana sits down with Wendy Aris, host of Dis A Fi Mi History Podcast, for a powerful conversation about Caribbean genealogy, Jamaican family history, ancestral records, oral history, and the emotional side of researching your roots.Wendy shares how researching her Jamaican family history began with a medical question and grew into an 18-year journey through archives, church records, migration records, wills, newspapers, land documents, and stories that challenged everything she thought she knew.Together, Ana and Wendy talk about the beauty and difficulty of Caribbean genealogy — from missing records and oral history to slavery-era discoveries, family secrets, migration, identity, and the complicated truths that can live inside one family tree.They also discuss Wendy’s upcoming book, The Emotions of Researching Your Family Tree, her work preserving Caribbean history through podcasting, and why ancestral research can be both painful and deeply healing.This conversation is for anyone curious about family history, Caribbean roots, oral history, ancestral memory, and the stories that shape who we are.Wendy Aris is the host of Dis A Fi Mi History Podcast, a podcast dedicated to Caribbean history, family history, genealogy, cultural memory, and the stories that are often left out of traditional archives. Through interviews with scholars, researchers, cultural preservationists, and community storytellers, Wendy explores the histories, records, and lived experiences that shape Caribbean identity.Wendy is also the author of the newly released book, The Emotions of Researching Your Family Tree.Listen to Dis A Fi Mi History Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.Dis A Fi Mi on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@DisAFiMihistoryPodcastThank you for listening to Tradition Café. Visit www.traditioncafe.com for blog posts, news, and links, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube for videos and updates.Video Episodes on YouTube @Tradition_Cafe Facebook: facebook.com/TraditionCafe Instagram: @tradition_cafeBlueSky @traditioncafe.bsky.social
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Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Tradition Café, Ana sits down with Wendy Aris, host of Dis A Fi Mi History Podcast, for a powerful conversation about Caribbean genealogy, Jamaican family history, ancestral records, oral history, and the emotional side of researching your roots. Wendy shares how researching her Jamaican family history began with a medical question and grew into an 18-year journey through archives, church records, migration records, wills, newspapers, land documents, and st...
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