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"Everything I am is because of my ancestors"
- Nicolas Cage as
Ben Gates, National
Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
PODCASTS
ARE ON LINE! CHECK AT SIGHTS & SOUNDS FOR LINKS TO THREE PODCASTS IN WHICH I DISCUSS MUSIC AND OUR ANCESTORS.
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)!
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. If you have been directed here to respond to my doctoral dissertation
project, I am no longer collecting stories. The work and degree are completed and a link to the text of the dissertation
can be found by clicking on Dissertation Project.
With the completion of that phase of my life, I 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). And, now that I am taking clients, there is a page promoting
that service entitled Your People.
Also included here is the list of my available CDs and links to order them: go to CDs.
If you are interested in being added to my mailing ("groupies")
list to receive quarterly notification of my presentation schedule and latest CD releases, please scroll to the bottom of
this page and click on "sign my address book."
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 latest project: a 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. I participate
in the Geneabloggers "Tombstone Tuesday," "Wordless Wednesday," and "Treasure Chest Thursday" blogs and have
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LISTING OF PRESENTATION TITLES (CLICK THE LINK OF THE
TOPIC CATEGORY TO BE DIRECTED
TO THE DESCRIPTION PAGE)
INSTRUCTIONAL LECTURES
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
- 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
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
recently completed my doctorate in folklore and am excited about the dissertation project that was the culmination
of eight and a half years of my life. To learn more about my project on family folklore and its impact on family
dynamics, please go to Dissertation Project: Family Folklore on this website.
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 volunteer at the Corona, California Family History Center and train Family History
Consultants in the Corona Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I also do translation of old German
records, primarily for myself.
I have been playing guitar
for over 45 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 serve as the Membership and Meeting Coordinator.
I live in the Lake Mathews area of Riverside County,
CA; am married; have 4 children, 24 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren. 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
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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