Know Your Ancestors
Hosted by Megan Hillyer · Megan Hillyer
4.6from 31 ratings
- 85
- Episodes
- 11
- Transcribed
- 31
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 84K
- YouTube views
About Know Your Ancestors
I’m Megan Hillyer, professional genealogist and host of Know Your Ancestors. This podcast is about more than building a family tree, it’s about discovering the strength, belonging, and healing that come from knowing your lineage. Each episode is an invitation to explore the power of your ancestors’ lives and how their stories can shape and guide your own. At its heart, this podcast is about one truth: when you know your ancestors, you know yourself.
- Publisher
- Megan Hillyer
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Apr 2023
- Latest episode
- 12 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
11 of 85 episodes have a transcript.
12 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
[ENCORE] Storytelling Roots with Christopher Ward
5 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
[ENCORE] Giving Her a Voice with Monica Packer
29 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
[ENCORE] The Grandfather She Never Got to Meet, with Ashlynn Allen Mitchell
Inside a recent episode
[ENCORE] Storytelling Roots with Christopher Ward
Published 12 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But there is this Bronte tour that you can go on near Rath for Land in County Armagh. Rath for Land, yeah. Wrath Freeland. Okay. I know I'm going to mispronounce so many of these Irish names here. That's fine. Yeah. So I found this video on YouTube. Someone had filmed all these kind of boards that explain the history of the Brontes. So here's a bit of the story of his father, Hugh Bronte, which is actually your sixth great-grandfather, and his beginnings there. So it says Patrick's father, Hugh Bronte, it was actually Brunty, B-R-U-N-T-Y, is there. The spelling was the original spelling. And then Patrick changed it to Bronte with the umlot above the O. […]
Read the full transcript with a Pod Engine plan.
See plansWho has been a guest on Know Your Ancestors
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Christopher Ward
- Monica Packer
- Ashlynn Allen Mitchell
- Crystal Haitsma
- Cristy Duce
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 84,369
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 23 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 37
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 77
Contact Know Your Ancestors
- Guest appearances
- Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Questions about Know Your Ancestors
Who hosts Know Your Ancestors?
Megan Hillyer host the show. Published by Megan Hillyer.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Know Your Ancestors take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
11 of 85 episodes have a transcript on Pod Engine. Full transcripts are available with a Pod Engine plan.
Host of Know Your Ancestors?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show
Podcast research with Pod Engine