Seg. 1: Genealogy Stories | Seg. 2: My Fellow Kansans

By Gina Kaufmann,

Published November 5, 2019 at 12:14 PM CST

Segment 1: A genealogist tells us how she finds the stories behind our ancestry.

You might think researching your ancestry is just about building your family tree. Ahead of a presentation this Friday, a researcher for PBS' "Finding Your Roots" and NBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" says you can find out a lot more if you keep digging.

Kathleen Brandt, International Professional Genealogist, a3Genealogy

Segment 2: Episode 2, Season 2, My Fellow Kansans.

We continue sharing weekly installments of this podcast from the Kansas News Service. In this episode, could the emerging trend of hemp farms be the future for rural Kansas?

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Gina Kaufmann

People don't make cameos in news stories; the human story is the story, with characters affected by news events, not defined by them. As a columnist and podcaster, I want to acknowledge what it feels like to live through this time in Kansas City, one vantage point at a time. Together, these weekly vignettes form a collage of daily life in Kansas City as it changes in some ways, and stubbornly resists change in others. You can follow me on Twitter @GinaKCUR or email me at gina@kcur.org.

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Mackenzie Martin

As senior podcast producer for KCUR Studios and a host of A People’s History of Kansas City, I interview everyday people and dig through old newspaper articles to unearth stories of the visionaries and renegades who created this region. I focus on bringing the past to life, so we can all better understand the city we live in today. Email me at mackenzie@kcur.org.

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