Stories That Live In Us

Pennsylvania: Stashed-Away Secrets and Forgotten Family (with Jessica Rae) | Episode 117

June 25, 2026·49 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

What happens when a simple hint on your family tree uncovers a decades-old secret? In this episode of Stories That Live In Us, host Crista Cowan (The Barefoot Genealogist) sits down with nurse, history lover, and content creator Jessica Rae to discuss a discovery that changed her life forever. While researching her maternal line, Jessica stumbled across a U.S. federal census record that listed her great-great-grandmother, Susan, not in a household, but as an "inmate" at Mayview State Hospital...

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