<![CDATA[Tracing The Lines]]>Tracing the Lines is a family history podcast about learning your roots in real time: the stories, the research struggles, and everything in between.

Hosted by Stephanie, this show documents the process of researching, recording, and preserving the stories of the people who came before us. No professional historian credentials. No perfect archive system. Just records, memories, questions, and a deep belief that ordinary lives are worth remembering.

Each episode explores a name, a document, a family mystery, or a forgotten story, and preserves it before time quietly lets it fade.

If you’ve ever wondered where you come from, how your ancestors lived, or what stories shaped your family, you’re in the right place.

Let’s trace the lines and tell the stories.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Thu, 28 May 2026 07:46:54 GMTSun, 22 Feb 2026 20:44:22 GMT60Stephanie Crago<p>Tracing the Lines is a family history podcast about learning your roots in real time: the stories, the research struggles, and everything in between. </p><p></p><p>Hosted by Stephanie, this show documents the process of researching, recording, and preserving the stories of the people who came before us. No professional historian credentials. No perfect archive system. Just records, memories, questions, and a deep belief that ordinary lives are worth remembering.</p><p></p><p>Each episode explores a name, a document, a family mystery, or a forgotten story, and preserves it before time quietly lets it fade.</p><p></p><p>If you’ve ever wondered where you come from, how your ancestors lived, or what stories shaped your family, you’re in the right place.</p><p></p><p>Let’s trace the lines and tell the stories.</p>episodicStephanie Cragosycrago06@gmail.comno<![CDATA[Bartholomew S. Calvin (Shawuskukhkung)]]>The conversation covers the topics of dealing with imposter syndrome and ancestral research. It delves into the story of Bartholomew S. Kelvin, the Indian influence on New Jersey ancestry, the praying Indians of the Northeast, and the discoveries made through ancestral research.

Takeaways

  • Imposter Syndrome
  • Ancestral Research

Chapters

  • 00:00 Dealing with Imposter Syndrome
  • 07:09 Ancestral Research and Discoveries
]]>a1387e2d-fb19-4906-8447-7e27fd5bae04Sun, 10 May 2026 16:32:27 GMT<p>The conversation covers the topics of dealing with imposter syndrome and ancestral research. It delves into the story of Bartholomew S. Kelvin, the Indian influence on New Jersey ancestry, the praying Indians of the Northeast, and the discoveries made through ancestral research.</p><p></p><p>Takeaways</p><ul><li>Imposter Syndrome</li><li>Ancestral Research</li></ul><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 Dealing with Imposter Syndrome</li><li>07:09 Ancestral Research and Discoveries</li></ul>no00:09:071Bartholomew S. Calvin (Shawuskukhkung)bonus<![CDATA[Why It Matters]]>Why should we care about the names that came before us?

In this first episode of Tracing the Lines, I explore the fragile nature of memory and the quiet responsibility we carry as storytellers in our families. This is not about dates or documents. It’s about something deeper.

Because eventually, all that remains is a name.

And what we choose to do with it matters.

]]>a480a134-7cba-402a-bb6a-fb0a3c7422a1Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:45:09 GMT<p>Why should we care about the names that came before us?</p><p></p><p>In this first episode of <i>Tracing the Lines</i>, I explore the fragile nature of memory and the quiet responsibility we carry as storytellers in our families. This is not about dates or documents. It’s about something deeper.</p><p>Because eventually, all that remains is a name.</p><p>And what we choose to do with it matters.</p>no00:06:4311Why It Mattersfull<![CDATA[Episode 0]]>Stephanie's podcast 'Tracing the Lines' is a journey of preserving family history and exploring the power of storytelling. The podcast delves into the significance of every name in the family tree and aims to uncover the stories behind them, emphasizing the belief that every name has a story and the lines don't end with us.

]]>976b9b6f-eb01-4226-bb8c-586a8d49330aSun, 22 Feb 2026 20:46:05 GMT<p>Stephanie's podcast 'Tracing the Lines' is a journey of preserving family history and exploring the power of storytelling. The podcast delves into the significance of every name in the family tree and aims to uncover the stories behind them, emphasizing the belief that every name has a story and the lines don't end with us.</p>no00:01:54Episode 0trailer