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"Everything I am is because of my ancestors"
- Nicolas Cage as
Ben Gates, National
Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
PODCASTS
& VIDEO INTERVIEWS ARE ON LINE! CHECK AT SIGHTS & SOUNDS FOR LINKS TO THOSE IN WHICH I DISCUSS MUSIC AND OUR ANCESTORS AS WELL AS OTHER TOPICS GERMANE TO COMPLETING THE FAMILY CIRCLE.
(new ones added frequently - most recent: 9 July 2011)
NOTE: This site views best with Internet Explorer; use of any other browser
may slightly distort text (but should not cause any major mis-communication). Sorry for the inconvenience (I continue
to try to correct that)!
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Where music & ancestry
meet!
Greetings,
This is the web site of Jean Wilcox Hibben, Board-Certified Genealogist, family historian, national
speaker, folklorist, and troubadour (bio to the right, below).
If you have found your way here, you most
likely have an interest in genealogy and/or family folklore, are involved with a family history center or historical
or genealogical society, or a combination of these.
In 2008 I completed my doctorate in folklore and am
now taking clients. If you are looking for help in your roots pursuits, I would be pleased to hear from you. Contact
links can be found throughout this website or go to Your People.
Most
of this site is devoted to the lectures and programs I present: See an abbreviated listing below or click on Topic Categories. There is also a page listing my own genealogical research: check out My People (perhaps we are related). As I become more involved in the genealogy community, and continue
my involvement in the folk music community, I am getting more "web presence," courtesy of those with whom I have
interviewed. To check out the podcasts, news stories, etc., go to the Sights & Sounds page.
Also included here is the list of my available CDs and links to order them: go to CDs. That is the same page where you'll find info on ordering MP3s, for those who
want to put their music into the 21st Century.
If you are interested
in being added to my mailing ("fan club") list to receive quasi-monthly notification of my presentation schedule
and latest CD releases, please scroll to the bottom of this page and click on "sign my address book" (your email
will be seen by only me, I promise).
Plus, for the past few years
I have been writing articles that combine my various interests. I am doing a lot more of that, now that the doctorate
is finished, and Information on these can be found at Writings.
Finally, I have joined
some of the communication crazes and can be found on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/Circlemending. I also want to call attention to my blog (yes, I have decided to get into that, too) - click blog to go to that off-site location to read my comments about how music was part of our ancestors' lives (including
a special, quasi-weekly "offering": Sunday Singalong with Circlemending, encouraging folks to post their
favorite songs that correlate with the theme of the week). I also occasionally participate in the Geneabloggers "Tombstone Tuesday," "Wordless Wednesday," and "Treasure Chest Thursday" blogs.
Just this year, I have added a new feature to my blog posts: a review of some of the microfilm collections in the holdings
of the National Archives, Pacific Region (Riverside County). These are lesser-known and under-utilized resources that may
have genealogical significance to researchers. I encourage people to check out these informational blogs . . . who
knows, you just might break through a brick wall!
And as of 10-10-10, I have entered the Twitter craze, with
the username "circlemending." I'm still new to that so have no idea how to link to it, but Tweeters will know what to do with that information,
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LISTING OF PRESENTATION TITLES (CLICK THE LINK OF THE
TOPIC CATEGORY TO BE DIRECTED
TO THE DESCRIPTION PAGE)
INSTRUCTIONAL LECTURES
Selected lectures (noted * below) available on recordings from various
seminars from Fleetwood Onsite (search by "Hibben"), JAMB, Inc. (search by conference; see details on topics for assistance) or Conference Resource, LLC (Jamboree order form). For specific program identification, see details on the description pages for these presentations.
Recordings are for personal use only.
Titles that are links will take you to a FREE viewing of the lecture on FamilySearch; search by lecture title (note: FamilySearch often makes changes and may remove lectures when outdated; if a link is
broken, please send me notification, thank you). These, too, are designed for personal use and should not be displayed at genealogical society meetings. Thank
you for respecting that.
Beginning to Intermediate (Experienced)
Intermediate (Experienced) to Advanced
- Dead Language/Dead People: Translating
Latin Records from the Catholic Church *
- Deduction v. Induction in Genealogical Research:
Applying Logic Theory to Family History*
- How
do You do that? Practical Suggestions for People Who Want to do Genealogical Lecturing*
I Y New York: A Look at the Connections between and Communities of the Mohawk Valley and Jefferson County It's about Time! Pacing the Presentation* Researching German Records When You Live in
America and Don't Speak German Shaking the Myth: Proving/Disproving Family Legends* Who is That? Why Did Your Ancestors Associate with Apparent Strangers?*
All levels
Communicating in your Ancestors' Homeland: Understanding Other Cultures can Make or Break Overseas Research
Countdown to April 2012: The 1940
Census The Games People Played: Leisure Activities of Our Ancestors - Genealogy on Wheels:Is RVing Right for You?*
- How the Music and Instruments
of Your Ancestors are Relevant to Family History Research
New
Family Search: Putting Together the Pieces of the BIG Puzzle (LDS only at this time) Turning Genealogy into Family History: Creating Stories from Stats (click link to view at FamilySearch)
PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOPS
All levels (interesting
for non-genealogists, too)
NARRATIVE PRESENTATIONS
All levels
SONGS & STORIES OF HISTORICAL EVENTS
All levels
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Appalachian Ancestors: Their Lives, Legends, and
Lyrics
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Bringing your Civil War
Ancestor Back to Life: Songs & Stories of the War of the Rebellion
Byproducts of Battle: War-Inspired Christmas Songs & Their Stories
"Dark as a Dungeon": Songs of
America's Miners
Erin Go Bragh: Music & Myths
of Irish Immigrants
". . . Excavating for a Mine": Songs & Stories of the California Gold Rush
From Slave to Freedman: How America's Music has been Influenced by African Americans
“.
. . Gather at the River”: Gospel Hymns and Histories of Early America
Get Along Little Dogies: Songs and Stories of the Men (and Women)
who Tamed the West
Ghosts of Christmas Past: Tunes, Tales, & Ancestral Traditions
". . . hear the whistle blowing?" Songs of America's Rails
HiHo the Derry-O: Songs of America’s Farmers
Jolly Ol’ England:
Ancestral Songs from Across the Pond
Lifelines of a Growing Land: Songs of the Inland Waterways
"Once upon a time . . .": The Rhymes and Rhythms of Childhood
"Rock-a-bye Baby": Lullabies our Foremothers Sang
Songs of Floods,
Fires, and Fury: Was Your Family Touched by Disaster?
To Zion in Song: The Westward
Migration of the Mormons
Way, Haul Away: Shanties and Songs of the Sea
BANQUET TALKS/KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
- Ancestors as Heroes
- Before the Victrola: Songs Your Ancestors Sang
- “Come Away with Me”:
Time Travel Set to Music
- Graveyard
Gumshoe: Lessons Written in Stone
- A Mile to the Mailbox: How Children Learn their Family History
On the Contrary, Dead Men (and Women) DO Tell Tales! One Step Beyond: Synchronistic
Findings in Family Research Remembering the Past for the Future: Listening to Grandpas instead of iPods Remembering Homemade Music Sherlock Homes: Investigating
Your Ancestor's House
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PERSONAL PROFILE
After moving
from the Chicago suburbs to Southern California in 1973, I obtained my bachelors and masters degrees in Speech Communication
and worked as a professor in the field for 13 years before leaving academia to pursue my passions: folklore and family
history. I received my doctorate in folklore in 2008.
I have been involved in family research for over 30 years and have traced my origins to Germany,
Denmark, Holland, England, and France. Check the
link on this site to see the names of My People. I am the Director of the Corona, California Family History Center, in the
Corona Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am also a volunteer at the National Archives, Pacific Region (Riverside County). I recently taught a genealogy course for the Soboba Band of the Luiseno Tribe of California Mission Indians at their Career Development Center for their TANF program.
I have been playing guitar for about 50 years and have added other instruments to my repertoire over the years. I
use a number of these in my musical progams to give folks a feeling for the music their ancestors might have sung and played.
To read more about that and the CDs I have recorded to date, please check out the pages on Details on Songs & Stories of Historical Events, Sights & Sounds, and CDs. I am active in a number of Southern California music groups,
including the Riverside Folk Song Society, where I run their blog dealing with the society and folk music in So. Calif.
I live in the Lake Mathews area of Riverside County,
CA; am married; have 4 children, 24 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren (with two on the way).
Not many of these are interested in family history, but with all the descendants that keep joining the clan, I figure that the
odds are in my favor that one or more will eventually take a shine to learning about their roots!
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MISSION STATEMENT
My goal is to assist others in their efforts to connect generations (past to present),
completing the family circle.
PHILOSOPHY
I believe that who we are is a compilation of our experiences and associations as well
as our biological connections. When we understand our ancestors, we can better understand ourselves. By doing this, we can
complete and appreciate our family circles.
"Will the circle be unbroken,
by and by, Lord, by and by? There's a better home a-waitin' in the sky, Lord,
in the sky!" - Trad.
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Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, MA,
CGsm
Riverside County
California, USA
Phone: (951) 780-1799 Cell: (909) 268-5326
Text: (909) 994-6114
CG & Certified Genealogist are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under
license, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office
I wish you the
best
in your Roots Pursuits! Jean
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