Explore Your Roots

Kurt Crandall

Hey! Here at Explore Your Roots we aim to tell stories about our ancestors and family members in order to inspire others to learn more about their own family!

  1. 07/07/2025

    The Country Romance of Paul L. Crandall and Barbara Allen

    What begins with a horse-drawn buggy and a clever change of plans becomes a century-long legacy of love. In this episode, we explore the 1924 courtship and marriage of Paul L. Crandall and Barbara Allen, two young sweethearts whose story unfolds along the dusty roads of early Arizona and leaves a lasting mark on their family tree.  Check out the article here to read along or see the accompanying pictures! Explore Your Roots Social Media InstagramFacebookTikTokApple PodcastsWebsite

    5 min

  2. 02/11/2022

    James Andrew Woods, Education, Politics, and Arizona Statehood

    Join us as we celebrate the upcoming birthday of Arizona's statehood with a recap and investigation of James Andrew Woods and his political service in the state of Arizona! Check out the article for more pictures! Explore Your Roots Social Media InstagramFacebookTikTokApple PodcastsWebsite

    13 min

  3. 11/22/2021

    The Territorial Cup: The Oldest Intercollegiate Rivalry Trophy in the US

    Have you ever heard about the Territorial Cup, the winners trophy that is battled for every year in football between Arizona State University and the University of Arizona? Well, recent studies have found that this trophy is indeed the oldest such intercollegiate rivalry trophy in the United States! Moreover, it was lost for a time and was only recently discovered! Join us in this short episode where we dive into the inception of the territorial cup, the rivalry that ensued, and even how one of my own ancestors was there in the beginning! Check out the article for more pictures! Check out the picture of Frederick Irish's Chemistry Class! Check out the YouTube video to see the tour! Explore Your Roots Social Media InstagramFacebookTikTokApple PodcastsWebsite

    9 min

  4. 09/24/2021

    The Best Part of the Rural Arizona Workday: “Club” and a Coke

    Tune in to this episode where we talk about Royal Grant Woods' service station, "Club", and a Coke Machine in rural Arizona! We also talk about how we recently had the Vendo H81B Coke Machine model from the 1950's restored as well as a tour of how it works! Check out the article for more pictures! Check out the YouTube video to see the tour! Explore Your Roots Social Media InstagramFacebookTikTokApple PodcastsWebsite

    14 min

  5. 08/14/2021

    Dr. Francis Guiteau and the Smallpox Inoculation During the Era of American Independence

    On this episode, we take a look at the history of smallpox, the devastation it ravaged on communities, as well as the inoculation of smallpox. We also examine how smallpox inoculation shaped the character of the American Revolution, specifically looking at the situation through the lens of a paternal ancestor of mine named Francis Guiteau. Tune in to learn more about it all! Additional Resources: Dr. Francis Guiteau in the National Cyclopedia of American BiographyInformation and History of SmallpoxMeeting of Lanesborough, MA where Francis is charged with inoculationA Challenge to the Cause: Smallpox Inoculation in the Era of American Independence, 1764 to 1781How smallpox devastated the AztecsGeorge Washington and the First Mass Military Inoculation Intro/Outro music by BLVK; Begin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifNI8QZTU08 Explore Your Roots Social Media InstagramFacebookTikTokApple PodcastsWebsite

    11 min

  6. 08/07/2021

    What is ATHEROSCLEROSIS and how is it related to genealogy?

    Have you ever heard of atherosclerosis?? In this episode, we sit down with a doctor and talk about the condition #atherosclerosis. We talk about what it is, how it is developed, what we can do about it, and how it can be related to genealogy! We also discuss a recently published article looking at this condition in mummies! For the video version, check out our YouTube or Facebook page! Or if you'd rather the written version, check out the article we posted on our website! To read along and see amazing pictures: https://www.exploreyourroots.org/post/the-health-of-our-ancestors-and-our-own-atherosclerosis Explore Your Roots Social Media InstagramFacebookTikTokApple PodcastsWebsite

    15 min

  7. 07/02/2021

    Our Ancestors and Their Pets

    Join us today for this quick episode where we briefly dive into things we can learn about our ancestors through their pets! I also share a story about two of my great-grandmothers and the pets that they had, including a horse and a cat. Let us know what kind of pets your ancestors had! Check out the article post and see pictures for this episode! Intro/Outro music by BLVK; Begin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifNI8QZTU08 Explore Your Roots Social Media InstagramFacebookTikTokApple PodcastsWebsite

    5 min

  8. 06/10/2021

    A Pandemic, A Graduation, and Alma Morgan Davis

    In today's episode, we talk about the graduation celebrations of my 2nd great-grandfather Alma Morgan Davis in 1901. During that time there was a small pox epidemic and celebrations had to be cancelled and altered. Tune in to hear the details and see the striking similarities between his time over 100 years ago and our time today! Read along and check out the pictures in the article version of this episode on our website! Intro/Outro music by BLVK; Begin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifNI8QZTU08 Explore Your Roots Social Media InstagramFacebookTikTokApple PodcastsWebsite

    7 min
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Hey! Here at Explore Your Roots we aim to tell stories about our ancestors and family members in order to inspire others to learn more about their own family!

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  • Creator
    Kurt Crandall
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Explore Your Roots
  • Show Website
    Explore Your Roots