# paper trail (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover paper trail. Page: Feed: --- ## [Soup to Rockefellers](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/soup-to-rockefellers-appalachian-hospitality-guest-registers) _2026-08-22 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ How Mountain Hospitality Became Big Business [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211643930/c6ac0e16084392f5117486808ee61ba9.mp3) ## [The Men Who Followed the Saw](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/timber-boom-migration-appalachian-genealogy) _2026-08-20 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ Following the families who left the farm for the logging camp ## [Wet Ash and Flood Mud](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/wet-ash-and-flood-mud) _2026-08-17 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ You pull open the safe expecting the deed to the house, the only photographs of your grandparents, the birth certificate nobody made a copy of. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211495441/332bee13cc7acef8a26b0c379b1d275e.mp3) ## [The Unbroken Thread of Mountain Mercy](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/unbroken-thread-mountain-mercy-appalachian-mutual-aid) _2026-08-16 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ Tracing the Ancestral Roots of Appalachian Mutual Aid ## [Build Your Appalachian Research Toolkit](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/build-your-appalachian-research-toolkit) _2026-08-13 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ Every family line hits a specific wall eventually. ## [From the County Jail to the State Penitentiary](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/appalachian-jail-registers-prison-records) _2026-08-10 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ How to trace Appalachian ancestors through criminal records ## [Our first big event of the year - PaperTrails - S6 Episode 05](https://shows.acast.com/paper-trails-podcast/episodes/papertrails-s6-episode-05-first-big-event-of-the-year) _2026-08-10 · Paper Trails Podcast_ Welcome to Paper Trails, a podcast by Inspyre, where we explore the stories and ideas that connect people through culture, creativity, and lived experience. In this episode, we reflect on our recent Refugee Week event and the conversations that stayed with us long after it ended. We discuss the power of storytelling, what it means to belong, and why we wanted to create a space where people could… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64eec87d3ff4ce00108c0aaa/e/6a67c330a02cbcf2a1c0deb4/media.mp3) ## [Fire and Be Damned](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/fire-and-be-damned-acf) _2026-08-08 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ Tracing Appalachian Ancestry Through the Regulator Movement [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210392206/4ecf4ff2ee2c1cb5c3970b143bd58842.mp3) ## [Your New Member-Only Area Is Here](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/your-new-member-only-area-is-here) _2026-08-06 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ Great news! ## [The Bison Trails of Appalachia](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/bison-trails-appalachia-pre-settlement-migration-roads) _2026-08-05 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ Pre-settlement pathways that became migration roads ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pjZzT2pdv5d5) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [The Casket in the Attic](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/casket-in-the-attic-appalachian-death-customs) _2026-08-02 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ Appalachian Death Customs and the Records That Survived Them ## [The Poor School Laws of Appalachia](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/the-poor-school-laws-of-appalachia) _2026-07-28 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ How indigent children were educated, and the lists that kept their names ## [Why I went back to a 9–5 | The Paper Trails Podcast - S6 Episode 04](https://shows.acast.com/paper-trails-podcast/episodes/why-i-went-back-to-a-95-the-paper-trails-podcast-s6-episode) _2026-07-27 · Paper Trails Podcast_ Welcome to Paper Trails , a podcast by Inspyre , where we explore the stories and ideas that connect people through culture, creativity, and lived experience. This episode is a little different. No guest, no interview. Just the two of us catching up. As we continue our theme of exploration , we reflect on where we are in life, what success looks like now, and how our ambitions have changed over… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64eec87d3ff4ce00108c0aaa/e/6a6605c0d1989631423ba77e/media.mp3) ## [The Salt That Built Malden: What Kanawha County's Buried Ocean Left Behind](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/kanawha-county-west-virginia-salt-slavery-migration) _2026-07-22 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ How one Kanawha salt town left a family trail in the records ## [William Logan of Knox County, Kentucky (c. 1765–1824): What the records and the DNA Actually Prove](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/william-logan-of-knox-county-kentucky) _2026-07-20 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ Ancestor Deep Dive Edition ## [Gone to Texas: Tracing the Appalachian Families Who Left the Mountains for the Plains](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/appalachian-migration-to-texas-1830-1900) _2026-07-19 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ The land grants, tax rolls, and church letters that mark where your mountain ancestors went after 1830 ## [On Trial: The Class Books That Tracked Appalachia's First Methodists](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/appalachian-methodist-class-books) _2026-07-15 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ A mountain road, a midnight conversion, and the ledgers that tracked who belonged ## [Why SaberOh Never Wanted to Be a Struggling Artist - The PaperTrails Podcast - S6 Episode 03](https://shows.acast.com/paper-trails-podcast/episodes/why-saberoh-never-wanted-to-be-a-struggling-artist-the-paper) _2026-07-13 · Paper Trails Podcast_ Welcome to Paper Trails, a podcast by Inspyre, where we explore the stories and ideas that connect people through culture, creativity, and lived experience. In this episode, we sit down with Dutch animator and creator Saberoh, who has built an audience of more than 1 million followers across social media while working with major brands and developing his own creative projects. We explore why he… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64eec87d3ff4ce00108c0aaa/e/6a52ccf373fcc6a8a7e77384/media.mp3) ## [Brine, Barter, and the Deed Books of Goose Creek](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/the-deed-that-waited-sixteen-years) _2026-07-12 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ How a sixteen-year gap between a sale and its filing exposes the paper trail behind Appalachia's salt trade ## [Two Miles from Nowhere: How Russell County Became the Road West](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/two-miles-from-nowhere-how-russell) _2026-07-08 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ How a Clinch Valley county became the road west, and the 1787 tax-list alias that broke open one family's record trail. ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JWt70MhGzd5r) _2026-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [The Fence Laws: How Livestock Shaped Mountain Boundaries](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/fence-laws-open-range-genealogy-records) _2026-07-05 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ Open range vs. closed range, and the court records they left behind ## [The Witch Stick Knew First: How Mountain Families Found Their Water](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/appalachian-water-witching-land-selection) _2026-07-01 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ The forked stick, the family well, and what the deed books never recorded ## [The Appalachian Barn: Architecture as Genealogy](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/appalachian-barn-architecture-genealogy) _2026-06-28 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ Cantilever barns, crib barns, and family land use ## [The Plain Paper Trail: Finding Quaker Ancestors in the Appalachian Mountains](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/quaker-records-appalachian-genealogy) _2026-06-27 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ How Friends Carried Their Records Over the Ridge ## [The Great River of Hogs](https://appalachiangenealogy.substack.com/p/drovers-roads-western-north-carolina) _2026-06-24 · Misty Hamilton Smith · Appalachian Genealogy & History_ Drovers' Roads, Stock Stands, and the Records Your Family Left on the Buncombe Turnpike ## [PaperTrails - S6 Episode 02 - Get to know us Q&As](https://shows.acast.com/paper-trails-podcast/episodes/papertrails-s6-episode-02-get-to-know-us) _2026-06-01 · Paper Trails Podcast_ Welcome to Paper Trails, a podcast by Inspyre UK, where we explore the stories and ideas that connect people through culture, creativity, and lived experience. In our 2nd episode of the season, Mohamed and Sharmarke go through some juicy Q&As Big shout out to our sponsor: @concreteculturestudio - Get 10% off your first booking by using code INSPYRE10 🔗 Stay in the loop: Subscribe to our… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64eec87d3ff4ce00108c0aaa/e/69cb0f1ebfb99db0bc179947/media.mp3) ## [PaperTrails - S6 Episode 01 - We are BACK!](https://shows.acast.com/paper-trails-podcast/episodes/papertrails-s6-episode-01-we-go-again) _2026-05-05 · Paper Trails Podcast_ Welcome to Paper Trails, a podcast by Inspyre UK, where we explore the stories and ideas that connect people through culture, creativity, and lived experience. In our first episode of the season, Mohamed and Sharmarke sit down to talk about our big ambitions for the year and announce some things that might catch your interest! Regular ramblings definitely also occurred. Big shout out to our… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64eec87d3ff4ce00108c0aaa/e/69ca35c698052f52e89c53ca/media.mp3) ## [Inspyre Bytes: Our End of Year Recap](https://shows.acast.com/paper-trails-podcast/episodes/inspyre-bytes-our-end-of-year-recap) _2026-01-03 · Paper Trails Podcast_ 2025 has been a year we’ll never forget. From selling out our first 150+ show, to launching a monthly book club, and consistently putting out Inspyre Bytes while juggling full-time jobs, this year has been full of risks, growth, late nights, and moments that reminded us why we started Inspyre in the first place. In this episode, we take a deep dive into our year: The moments that challenged us,… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64eec87d3ff4ce00108c0aaa/e/6958439f6c77c8cb7a84b3b5/media.mp3) ## [OUR FIRST BIG SHOW - The PaperTrails Podcast - S5 Episode 15](https://shows.acast.com/paper-trails-podcast/episodes/our-first-big-show-the-papertrails-podcast-s5-episode-15) _2025-12-29 · Paper Trails Podcast_ Welcome to Paper Trails, a podcast by Inspyre UK, where we explore the stories and ideas that connect people through culture, creativity, and lived experience. In our final episode of the season, Mohamed and Sharmarke sit down with Maryamah, our first ever big Storytelling show competition winner. We talked about how our show went and Maryamah's experience before and at the show. 🎤 Go support… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64eec87d3ff4ce00108c0aaa/e/69501257c9578c8cdacfe839/media.mp3) ## [PaperTrails - S5 Episode 14 - Fathiya's Comedy](https://shows.acast.com/paper-trails-podcast/episodes/papertrails-s5-episode-14-fathiyas-comedy) _2025-12-15 · Paper Trails Podcast_ Welcome to Paper Trails, a podcast by Inspyre UK, where we explore the stories and ideas that connect people through culture, creativity, and lived experience. In this episode, Mohamed and Sharmarke sit down with Fathiya Saleh , a UK-based comedian whose sharp wit and fearless storytelling have made her one of the most exciting voices on the comedy circuit right now. Fathiya reflects on her… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64eec87d3ff4ce00108c0aaa/e/6940265d443ad98913339eba/media.mp3) ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/eGYuMVwxik7G) _2025-12-15 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [PaperTrails - S5 Episode 13 - He learned to love literature in prison](https://shows.acast.com/paper-trails-podcast/episodes/papertrails-s5-episode-13-he-learned-to-love-literature-in-p) _2025-11-24 · Paper Trails Podcast_ Welcome to Paper Trails, a podcast by Inspyre UK, where we explore the stories and ideas that connect people through books, culture, and creativity. In this episode, Mohamed and Sharmarke sit down with D.D. Armstrong — author of Ugly Dogs Don’t Cry . D.D. shares how his love for literature was born during his time incarcerated, and how reading became a tool for reflection, rebuilding, and… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64eec87d3ff4ce00108c0aaa/e/6922450fe842b164ee8b8cf0/media.mp3) ## [PaperTrails - S5 Episode 12 - From Free Books to building a School in Senegal, featuring Sofia Akel](https://shows.acast.com/paper-trails-podcast/episodes/papertrails-s5-episode-12-freebookscampaign) _2025-11-17 · Paper Trails Podcast_ Welcome to Paper Trails , a podcast by Inspyre UK, where we explore the stories and ideas that connect people through books, culture, and creativity. In this episode, Mohamed and Sharmarke sit down with Sofia Akel - academic, activist, and founder of the Free Books Campaign . What began as a mission to get books into the hands of people who need them most has grown into a movement that’s reshaping… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64eec87d3ff4ce00108c0aaa/e/690fe83f6d62d4e03dd5d584/media.mp3)