The Legacy of Charity's Children Podcast

PATRICIA SMITH GRIFFIN is a historian, genealogist, and the founder of Charity’s Children Project, Inc., a non-profit organization committed to resurrecting The Old Castle On The Hill to establish a multicultural center at the former site in Dayton, Ohio. Patricia also serves as writer and narrator on "The Legacy of Charity’s Children," a short story podcast series that chronicles the life of early Ohio settler Charity Davis Ceasar Broady and generations of her descendants. All the short stories in this 8-episode bi-weekly series illuminates the generational journey of this African American family through family archives, oral history, and historical records.

As a direct descendant of Mrs. Broady, Patricia also executive produces the series which illuminates the generational journey of one of Dayton’s oldest African American families. A staunch advocate for women's issues, Patricia is committed to teaching others about the importance of how to maintain a family’s legacy through records, archives, and oral history. Patricia was recently featured by The Art Show's "National Votes for Women Trail" short documentary where she discussed her great-grandmother, the renowned Jewelia Galloway Higgins, and the role she played in advancing the Women's Suffrage Movement.