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How We Got Here - The Stories of Atlantic Canada

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by Brian Nash

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Exploring Genealogy and Family History. Family Historian Genealogist Brian Nash speaks to guests about their family or local history stories. As a genealogist, Brian focuses on the people, places, and events that make up people's family stories. Brian is a genealogist who started working on his own family tree over 30 years ago and has been able to trace one family line back to as early as 950 AD. Brian traces his own family from Scotland and Ireland to the New World where they wound up in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in the 18th and 19th centuries. In some cases, they fled their homela

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May 1, 2026

Black Sheep and Silver Foxes:The Dark Side of PEI’s Famous Industry

Genealogist Brian Nash sits down with Laurie Langford to unravel a jaw-dropping family secret hidden within the history of Prince Edward Island. When Laurie began researching her great-grandfather, Benjamin Isaac Rayner, she expected to find standard genealogical records. Instead, she uncovered the scandalous life of a wealthy pioneer in PEI's highly lucrative silver fox industry.From cornering the market with the secretive "Big Six Combine" to leaving a trail of faked bankruptcies and Supreme Court battles, Rayner’s life was anything but ordinary. Laurie shares the unvarnished truth about her ancestor, detailing the first divorce on the Island dissolved by an Act of Parliament, a devastating 1931 car accident that created lasting Canadian case law, and the story of how he won Nantucket real estate in a high-stakes poker game.It’s a fascinating exploration of wealth, historic Canadian scandals, and the reality that the "black sheep" of the family often leaves behind the most compelling paper trail.In this episode, we cover:The Big Six Combine: How six men kept their silver fox breeding methods—and millions of dollars—a closely guarded secret.Making Case Law: The dramatic legal fallout of a 1931 car crash and Rayner's desperate attempts to hide his wealth to avoid paying damages.A Scandalous Separation: The intense legal hurdles behind getting a divorce on Prince Edward Island in the early 20th century.The Good vs. Evil of the Fox Boom: A look at a fascinating 1933 newspaper article that perfectly captured the duality of the industry's pioneers.Resources Mentioned:A Magnificent Gift Declined by CusackThe International Fox Museum (Summerside, PEI)The Rainer Handbook (Laurie's academic project on her family's history)Connect with the Show:Website: howwegothere.caBook a Free 30-Minute Consultation: bookings.howwegothere.caListen on Spotify: How We Got Here PodcastWatch on YouTube: @HowWeGotHere

March 31, 2026

They Had to Leave Everything:

Struggling with roadblocks and moving your family forward?Your family roll their eyes every time you mention an ancestor?The Heritage Legacy Roadmap is our solution to solve those and many other issues we commonly face. Book your Free Call https://howwegothere.ca/roadmap/ and we can help build a strategy that works for you.In this episode, Brian sits down with Tamara Buzina-Adams, author of The Last Ship to Freedom, to discuss the captivating journey of uncovering her family’s escape from post-imperial Russia. Tamara shares how her genealogical journey began unexpectedly while researching her husband’s Polish ancestry, eventually leading her back to five long-forgotten diaries written by her grandmother starting at age eleven. These diaries, written in beautiful pre-revolutionary Russian cursive, detail a harrowing yet vibrant 18-month period spent living aboard a ship during the chaotic Crimean evacuation of 1920.Throughout the conversation, Tamara highlights the "detective work" required to piece together a historical narrative when traditional records seem out of reach. She describes utilizing a diverse toolkit—from collaborating with fluent family members for translations to using Google Translate and connecting with distant relatives who possessed matching photographs of the very ship her grandmother lived on. By matching family stories of horses in the Black Sea with historical events like the evacuation at Novorossiysk, Tamara demonstrates how understanding the broader political and historical context can breathe life into the "dash" between an ancestor's birth and death dates.How to Find Tamara Buzyna AdamsLast Ship to Freedom is on Amazon: https://amzn.to/45QcsKwWebsite: https://www.tamarabuzynaadams.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_tamara_adams/ How We Got Here: Genealogy is hosted by family historian Brian Nash. Brian helps people not just trace their family tree, but understand the history surrounding the people, places, and events that make up their family's unique story.CONNECT & SUPPORT🌳 All My Links (Linktree): https://linktr.ee/howwegotheregenealogy 🙋 Ask a Genealogy Question: Visit https://ask.howwegothere.ca/ or email ask@howwegothere.ca ☕ Support the Channel (Buy Me a Coffee): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/howwegothere 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Join our Genealogy Community (The Family Circle): https://familycircle.howwegothere.ca/About Brian NashBrian Nash is a family historian and the host of How We Got Here: Genealogy. He focuses on helping people not just trace their family tree, but to understand the history surrounding the people, places, and events that make each family's story unique.Brian began researching his own family history over 30 years ago. He proudly calls himself a "Celtic Canadian," having traced his own roots from Scotland and Ireland to their arrival in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in the 18th and 19th centuries. His ancestors’ stories are deeply woven into the fabric of Canadian history—some fled the Highland Clearances in Scotland, while others left Ireland during the Great Famine. They brought their expertise as coal miners and farmers from Scotland to Cape Breton and their mercantile and fishing skills from Ireland to the streets of Halifax.This personal connection to the past fuels Brian's passion for helping others discover their own heritage. As a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and genealogical societies in Nova Scotia, Scotland, and Prince Edward Island, Brian shares his extensive knowledge from his home base on PEI. He currently serves on the boards of the Prince Edward Island Community Museums Association and the Bedeque and Area Historical Society.Through How We Got Here Genealogy Services, Brian guides others to connect with their own vibrant family narratives, helping them understand not just who their ancestors were, but how they lived.

March 30, 2026

Think Like a Historian: Contextualizing Your Family’s Past

Book Your Free 30 Minute Consultation https://bookings.howwegothere.ca/ In this episode, host Brian Nash sits down with Darren Hall to discuss his research into his Loyalist ancestor, James Waugh. Hall’s passion for genealogy was sparked by his family roots in Prince Edward Island and foundational local histories like The Wrights of Bedeque. He emphasizes that effective genealogy requires looking beyond vital statistics—birth, marriage, and death—to understand the broader historical context. For his ancestors, this meant investigating the "story that brought them to Canada," moving beyond the simple fact of their arrival to explore the specific events of the American Revolution that dictated their movements.The investigation into James Waugh faced a significant "brick wall" for years because early land grants only listed him as being "late of New York." However, Darren’s breakthrough came through the digitized Carlton Papers, where he located a James Waugh on a 1778 muster roll in Pensacola, Florida. This discovery linked Waugh to British Indian agents Richard Parris and Alexander Cameron. Hall’s research suggests that Waugh was likely part of the Loyalist backcountry movement in South Carolina, traveling through the wilderness to Florida before eventually joining the refugee migration to Shelburne, Nova Scotia, and finally settling in PEI’s Wilmot Valley.A pivotal aspect of this research involved the use of Big Y-DNA testing, which produced a startling revelation for the Waugh family. The genetic results showed that the paternal line actually matches the surname Wilson, indicating a likely adoption or non-paternity event dating back to the 1600s. This highlights the power of combining traditional archival research with genetic genealogy to correct long-standing family assumptions. By tracing military records, land grants, and DNA, Hall provides a vivid picture of the displaced Loyalists who helped shape the early landscape of Atlantic Canada.

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What is How We Got Here - The Stories of Atlantic Canada?: Exploring Genealogy and Family History. Family Historian Genealogist Brian Nash speaks to guests about their family or local history stories.

As a genealogist, Brian focuses on the people, places, and events that make up people's family stories.

Brian is a genealogist who started working on his own family tree over 30 years ago and has been able to trace one family line back to as early as 950 AD.

Brian traces his own family from Scotland and Ireland to the New World where they wound up in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in the 18th and 19th centuries. In some cases, they fled their homela
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates inactive.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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