Dis a Fi Mi History Podcast: Explore Caribbean Ancestry & Culture · Wendy Aris

Unearthing Caribbean Roots: A Journey of Resilience and Identity

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Genealogy transforms names and dates into recovered humanity, allowing families to remember ancestors like the twin girls lost to the 1918 flu.
Host Wendy Aras interviews Dr. Danielle Gibbs, a genealogist specializing in Caribbean ancestry, about the challenges and profound personal rewards of tracing family roots in Jamaica and Trinidad. They discuss record accessibility, the emotional discovery of forgotten ancestors, and how genealogy serves as a tool for identity and resilience within the diaspora.

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A measured genealogy conversation that turns family records into recovered memory.

Dis a Fi Mi History Podcast follows Wendy Aras and Dr. Danielle Gibbs, a UK-based genealogist whose work helps people trace roots in England, Jamaica, and beyond. The episode spends its time where it matters most: in the records, and in the lives behind them.

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A reflective genealogy interview about Caribbean roots, records, and forgotten relatives.

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