Names We Carry
by Donna Miller
Every family has stories. Some are treasured. Some are forgotten. Some were never meant to be discovered. In Names We Carry, genealogist Donna Miller explores the people behind the names—through family history, DNA discoveries, historical records, and the unexpected twists that connect us to generations past. These are stories about identity, memory, mystery, and the lives that made us who we are.
Episodes
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Kissing Cousins
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! It all started with a handsome college friend named Newton and a warning from Grandma Beverly: “I hope you're not dating him, Donna, because he's your cousin.” As it turns out, Grandma knew...
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The Man Who Was Everywhere
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Simeon Moore and the Opening of the Western Frontier What happens when an ancestor seems to turn up everywhere you look? When Donna Miller began searching for the parents of her third...
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The Tator Holes
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! What do a seven-foot musket, a washtub, and a hole used to store potatoes have to do with nearly four hundred years of family history? In this episode of Names We Carry, Donna follows the…
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What Was Hiding Behind the Brick Wall?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to Names We Carry. In this premiere episode, I’m introducing myself—and the kinds of stories I’ve spent more than a decade uncovering. It begins with a genealogical brick wall and a…
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About this show
Every family has stories. Some are treasured. Some are forgotten. Some were never meant to be discovered.
In Names We Carry, genealogist Donna Miller explores the people behind the names—through family history, DNA discoveries, historical records, and the unexpected twists that connect us to generations past.
These are stories about identity, memory, mystery, and the lives that made us who we are.
Hosted by
Donna Miller