The Mysteries of Family Histories
Are you the 'keeper' of the family tree photos? Do you see strangers in your family photos? Does your family have a wild tale from long ago? Host Sherri Marengo and her fun friend Vicki Baylis explore their own family mysteries and help solve others with some Southern humor and help from the folks at Ancestry.com.
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June 16, 2022 • 44 mins
In 1912, one of the biggest stories in Mississippi history made national headlines: the alleged kidnapping of 4-year-old Bobby Dunbar. Months after the boy had gone missing, the reward money grew so high that even law enforcement was stopping anyone with a little boy to see if he was Bobby. A well-known tinker by trade, Cantwell Walters was traveling from North Carolina with his 4year old nephew, Bruce Anderson; they were following...
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June 16, 2022 • 30 mins
In 1912, one of the biggest stories in Mississippi history made national headlines: the alleged kidnapping of 4-year-old Bobby Dunbar. Months after the boy had gone missing, the reward money grew so high that even law enforcement was stopping anyone with a little boy to see if he was Bobby. A well-known tinker by trade, Cantwell Walters was traveling from North Carolina with his 4year old nephew, Bruce Anderson; they were following...
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March 19, 2022 • 54 mins
What happens when you have a gut feeling that somewhere, there's a brother you didn't know you had? Sherri Marengo and Vicki Baylis invite artist Kym Garraway to the table to explain her search for a missing brother. But in the middle of that decades-long journey, a wonderful surprise happened! It's a great conversation about life, love, acceptance, forgiveness and, of course, the God-given talents we all have.
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February 27, 2022 • 49 mins
Sometimes the memory of a family mystery can stir up other memories- like when you realize you have a connection to a murder or a major crime in your hometown. Sherri Marengo and Vicki Baylis discuss the headlines that they had a direct link to- in the latest episode of The Mysteries of Family Histories. Disclaimer: neither of the hosts had real true accrate details about the crimes discussed.
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November 6, 2021 • 22 mins
A teenage bride, a widow at age 15, her escape from the oppressive heat of summer in the Mississippi delta to the beautiful white sands of the Gulf coast. Sherri and Vicki get to the truth of Myrtle Scribner's stories- was she a witness to her husband's murder and who was in the passenger seat of the truck that drove off a bridge in Tallahatchie county, a wreck that left her mother dead and a sister emotionally crippled? It's ano...
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September 12, 2021 • 19 mins
The year was 1910. It was high cotton season in Red Oak. Texas when Willis Cobb left home for the mill. He was driving a mule-drawn wagon of his best crop but then- he disappeared. The family rumors swirled between generations until a phone call claiming a 'death-bed confession' of murder. Sherri and Vicki delve into this mystery that began in a tiny community in North Mississippi but stretched across Texas and even to California.
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August 11, 2021 • 16 mins
In the year 1777, a 12 year old white girl was abducted by a band of Creek Indians and her story was recorded by an Indian Affairs Agent. Could she be the link my family has been looking for the past 6 generations? We wrap up the case of the missing great grandfather and gain a cousin from the Northwest in the process.
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July 1, 2021 • 14 mins
We all got sent to our rooms for alost a year- and that's why the podcast was quiet! But Sherri and Vicki will get you caught up on how life has been the past year, the good (grandbabies!) the bad (laid off!) and the funny (I've lost track.). This is the recap to the first season of the Mysteries of Family Histories.
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August 7, 2019 • 25 mins
How would you feel if you found out the father you never knew had been living in the same town, less than 5 miles from you, for a couple of years? That's what happened to Sherri- and how she gained a baby brother she didn't know she had. Plus- Vicki has a surprise announcement!
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July 31, 2019 • 22 mins
Imagine finding out that your dad isn't your real father- it's hard on a kid, but really hard as an adult. However, thanks to a DNA test, one man found the part of his family he didn't even know he was missing!
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July 24, 2019 • 15 mins
Vicki thinks she may have found the link from herself to the Queen of England, Sherri talks to a Scottish woman about the Viking influence in her family and the importance of journaling for future generations.
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July 17, 2019 • 16 mins
We learned that your body does weird things after you die and how some families held wakes in the living room! And did you know that when you moved to America from another country, you had to renounce your king?
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July 3, 2019 • 14 mins
We start to get some answers about the missing great grandfather- and we also get a lesson in growing up Southern and the things we did for fun that seem kind of dangerous now.
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June 26, 2019 • 13 mins
Once upon a time a man named Henry had 9 great kids, then walked down the dirt road and disappeared. Rumors flew among the generations, and the cousins all heard a different tall tale about the missing man. Listen in to hear how the mystery began and stay with us as we try our best to figure it all out... and you'll find out the reason fried chicken is a family thing!
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