Meet Lillian McPherson (1907-1989), my maternal grandmother. This episode includes the story of her early life in a coalmining community in County Durham; a key turning point - and the question I’d most like to ask her now!

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com

Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips!

REFERENCES

Beamish: The Living Museum of the North https://www.beamish.org.uk/

Elliott, Brian A., (2014). Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books Ltd.

Renton, D. (2006). Crossing occupation borders: migration to the north-east of England History in Focus: Migration. Issue 11. https://archives.history.ac.uk/history-in-focus/Migration/articles/renton.html

KEEP IN TOUCH:

e: in8lives@gmail.com

X: @drkcarrutherst #FFH8

insta: @femfamhistory

Episode 1: The People In The Tree

Doing family history has changed remarkably over the last twenty years. But what hasn’t changed is whose stories get told.

A Feminist Family History in Eight Lives is a podcast about tracing family history and retracing the stories of grandmothers and great-grandmothers, stories which often remain hidden.

I’m Dr Kate Carruthers Thomas, your podcast host. I'm an academic researcher, artist and feminist as well as an amateur family historian.

I'll be sharing my research methods, the stories I’ve discovered and interviewing some inspiring people about their work in this area.

Listen on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Further Information

Light, A. (2015 ) Common People: The History of an English Family, Penguin Books.

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56773/common-people-by-light-alison/9780141039862

Beamish: The Living Museum of the North https://www.beamish.org.uk/

e: in8lives@gmail.com

insta: @femfamhistory

Find out more about this project by heading to my website ⁠www.thinkthreeways.com⁠

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com

Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips!

Trailer for a forthcoming new podcast series, starting 22 April 2024.

A Feminist Family History in Eight Lives is a podcast about tracing family history and re-creating the stories of grandmothers and great-grandmothers which often remain out of sight.

My name is Dr Kate Carruthers Thomas and I’ll be your host and companion. I'm an an academic researcher, artist and feminist as well as an amateur family historian.

I'll be sharing my research methods, my grandmothers' and great-grandmothers' stories and interviewing some inspiring people about their work in this area.

Listen on Spotify, Google, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.

FURTHER INFORMATION

e: in8lives@gmail.com

insta: @femfamhistory

Find out more about this project by heading to my website www.thinkthreeways.com

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com

Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips!