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Waiting to Be Found (with Hopwood DePree) | Episode 68
Manage episode 494959090 series 3570584
🛏😴 What if you found out that the bedtime stories you were told as a kid were really true?
When Hopwood DePree finally traced his unusual first name to its origins, he discovered something extraordinary: a 600-year-old ancestral estate in England that had been waiting centuries for him to find it. When Hopwood, author of "Downton Shabby," began exploring the childhood stories he dismissed as fairy tales, it led to the adventure of a lifetime. From growing up in Michigan, embarrassed by his name to dedicating his life to restoring Hopwood Hall Estate in Middleton, England, his journey reveals how our ancestors' stories can literally reshape our entire lives. You'll hear about secret priest holes, hidden tabernacles, and the moment he realized his grandfather's "bedtime stories" about a castle were actually family history waiting to be reclaimed.
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🎧 Ready to discover more stories that could transform your family connections? Subscribe to 'Stories That Live In Us' wherever you get your podcasts, and leave a review to help other families find their path to deeper connection through family history. Together, we're building a community of families committed to preserving and sharing the stories that matter most.
🖼️ Ready to turn your family discoveries into a beautiful conversation piece? Visit FamilyChartmasters.com to create a family tree chart that will help your family share stories for generations.
♥ Want more family history tips and inspiration? Follow me @CristaCowan on Instagram where I share behind-the-scenes looks at my own family discoveries and practical ways to uncover yours!
Chapters
1. Discovering Ancestral Connections (00:00:00)
2. Growing Up With the Hopwood Name (00:05:45)
3. Finding Hopwood Hall Online (00:08:55)
4. First Visit to Hopwood Hall (00:12:26)
5. From Hollywood to Heritage Rescue (00:21:31)
6. Building Community Around History (00:28:15)
7. Discovering the Priest Hole Secret (00:33:11)
8. Future Vision for Hopwood Hall (00:38:28)
76 episodes
Manage episode 494959090 series 3570584
🛏😴 What if you found out that the bedtime stories you were told as a kid were really true?
When Hopwood DePree finally traced his unusual first name to its origins, he discovered something extraordinary: a 600-year-old ancestral estate in England that had been waiting centuries for him to find it. When Hopwood, author of "Downton Shabby," began exploring the childhood stories he dismissed as fairy tales, it led to the adventure of a lifetime. From growing up in Michigan, embarrassed by his name to dedicating his life to restoring Hopwood Hall Estate in Middleton, England, his journey reveals how our ancestors' stories can literally reshape our entire lives. You'll hear about secret priest holes, hidden tabernacles, and the moment he realized his grandfather's "bedtime stories" about a castle were actually family history waiting to be reclaimed.
〰️ 🌳 🧬 〰️
🎧 Ready to discover more stories that could transform your family connections? Subscribe to 'Stories That Live In Us' wherever you get your podcasts, and leave a review to help other families find their path to deeper connection through family history. Together, we're building a community of families committed to preserving and sharing the stories that matter most.
🖼️ Ready to turn your family discoveries into a beautiful conversation piece? Visit FamilyChartmasters.com to create a family tree chart that will help your family share stories for generations.
♥ Want more family history tips and inspiration? Follow me @CristaCowan on Instagram where I share behind-the-scenes looks at my own family discoveries and practical ways to uncover yours!
Chapters
1. Discovering Ancestral Connections (00:00:00)
2. Growing Up With the Hopwood Name (00:05:45)
3. Finding Hopwood Hall Online (00:08:55)
4. First Visit to Hopwood Hall (00:12:26)
5. From Hollywood to Heritage Rescue (00:21:31)
6. Building Community Around History (00:28:15)
7. Discovering the Priest Hole Secret (00:33:11)
8. Future Vision for Hopwood Hall (00:38:28)
76 episodes
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