Sep 12, 2023
We bring our investigation to a close, tracing Moby's tree back
to Scotland and talk through all of Herman Melville's own family's
ancestral hopes.
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Background on Herman Melville’s genealogy and Thomas and Allan Melvill’s attempt to prove their relation to General Robert Melvill comes several...
Sep 11, 2023
Our research into Moby's ancestry begins in earnest and leads to a Melville ancestor.
Notes:
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LA Times article about the LA Library Foundation event from September 2013
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Moby discussing Moby-Dick from a video made for LA Library Foundation
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Read Moby-Dick if you dare
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Moby discussing family from a video made for
Sep 11, 2023
My friend Adam brings a question to me: is Moby (aka Richard
Melville Hall) really related to Moby-Dick author Herman
Melville.
Notes:
- A screenshot of Moby’s Wikipedia page, taken May 2023
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Excerpt from the Afterword of Moby’s 2016 memoir, Porcelain (2016)
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Tweet from Moby (@thelittleidiot): “On this day in...
Nov 15, 2020
Hannah's grandfather always said their family was related to Boris Pasternak. The Genealogy Detective digs for proof, and teaches herself the Cyrillic alphabet.
Credits
The Genealogy Detective is written, researched, produced,
edited, mixed, and hosted by Mary Duffy.
Music by Blue Dot Sessions.
Special thanks to the...
Oct 30, 2020
Mariel never knew her grandmother Ilona, a Holocaust survivor,
or about Ilona's parents, siblings, and extended family. But she's
in a place in her life where questions about her family and their
history have begun to take on new importance. In this episode we
find some answers.
Credits
The Genealogy Detective is...