Published August 5, 2010

NEWS:

Canadian Census

Read Shannon Proudfoot's article at the Vancouver Sun online about why genealogists are up in arms about the new restrictions on Canadian census information.    

 

National Archives UK

Take a listen to the National Archives UK podcast episode Counting The People that explores the creation of the census, with the mass organisation of enumerators, temporary clerks, permanent civil service clerks and registrars, and according to the podcast webpage, it includes fascinating stories that lie behind each census, to help us better understand the records we think we know so well.

 

U.S. census training films online 

The US censuses are released when they are 72 years old so the 1940 Census is due out in 2012.  Watch short training films for U. S. Census enumerators.

Family Tree Magazine 

Listen to the new July 2010 episode of the Family Tree Magazine Podcast featuring my interview with David Fryxell who’s article Fancy Free features the brand new 101 Best websites for genealogy research which just came out in the September 2010 issue of the magazine.

Online Classes 

Lisa’s upcoming classes at Family Tree University including the Mastering Google Search

 

 

 

Free Webinar

 Ask the Editors: Family Tree Magazine Answers Your Questions

Wednesday, August 11, at 7 p.m. Eastern, 4pm Pacific

 

Recorded Webinar

How to Find Living Relatives: Unleash Your Inner Private Eye.

Get the full hour video recorded webinar, and all 5 handouts that the students received. There’s a TON of information there for you including some little known websites providing online access to information. 

Genealogy Gems store at Lulu

 

FamilySearch

Over 12 million digital images from thousands of microfilm, representing 8 countries, were published online for free viewing this month at FamilySearch’s Record Search pilot (FamilySearch.org, click Search Records, and then click Record Search pilot) and coming soon to Beta.FamilySearch.org.

 

Subscribe to The Genealogy Gems YouTube channel

Granite Mountain Records Vault - Part 1

 

Granite Mountain Records Vault – Part 2

 

New Google Images

Tip: for faster scrolling through many pages, taking advantage of standard web keyboard shortcuts such as Page Up / Page Down. It’s all about getting to the info you need quickly

 

MAILBOX:

"I recieved my copy of "Internet Genealogy" magazine today. One of the articles is called Genealogy Podcasts.... Where to download your favoriite shows! I am happy to report that the very first Podcast listed in the articel is none other than my favorite "The Genealogy Gems Podcast"! Congratulations Lisa! You're the BEST!!!"

Cherie Bonebright Baxter on Facebook

Brandt's Rants

July 24^th is "Cousins Day"

 

Listener Tim McBride thinks that would be a great day for a family reunion.
“I really enjoy the podcast ... keep up the great work!” 

Lacey comes up with gems too! Family History calendars for Christmas presents.
Create a family history Calendar at lulu 

 

Thanks to Listener Belinda Slocumb for bringing a neat film project to our attention.

And the Iron Did Swim: A Documentary

 

Will Clifton of Louisiana writes:

“I must say I have really enjoyed the extremely useful information! I started by downloading your first podcast and have "listening" my way toward the most current.”

Is there a way to access these Agricultural and/ or Manufacturing Census records online?

Nonpopulation Schedules at NARA including Agriculture and Manufacturing

Family History: Genealogy Made Easy Podcast

Episode 9

Episode 10

 

US Gen Web

 

GEM: Interview with Janice Nickerson

Project Genealogist for Who Do You Think You Are? Canada

Specialist in early Ontario (Upper Canada) records.

  

Who Do You Think You Are? at the CBC website

The Contact Page including Email for the Canadian Broadcasting Centre
Call toll-free phone (Canada only): 866-306-4646

Steven Page Episode

Chantal Kreviazuk Episode

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Published July 21, 2010

NEWS:

 

 

IAJGS 2010 Breakfast with the Bloggers

By Schelly Talalay Dardashti

 

 

Film:  Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldbert

Visit the film's website.  The Goldbergs came to radio in 1929 and didn’t finish it’s TV run until 1955. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 “Gertrude Berg who created the character Molly Goldberg was shown in polls to be the second most respected woman in America, after Eleanor Roosevelt.”

 

The Goldbergs at The Museum of Broadcast Communications

 

 

Genealogy Bank.com

has added millions of family history records. The records included obituaries, birth and marriage announcements and other helpful information from 186 newspapers in 40 states.Genealogy Bank Search

 

 

Ancestry.com

 On July 14^th, they released the new Australian Birth, Marriage and Death collections, which contains 14 million names between 1788 and 1985.  Angela Garner from Ancestry.com.au talks about the details in her recent blog post on the Ancestry.com.au Blog or search the collection directly at http://www.ancestry.com.au/bmd2010.

 

 Ancestry.com has announced the official closing of the acquisition of the Genline.se, the leading Swedish family history website. The specifics of the acquisition are available in the full press announcement released on July 15, 2010.

Ancestry recently released a new version of the Ancestry.com Tree-to-Go iPhone application in the iTunes App Store. Check it out at http://www.ancestry.com/iphone. 

Also available: The Genealogy Gems Podcast App

App users: You will find a pdf article by Lisa and Wallpaper included on the app for this episode. 

 

 

MAILBOX:

 

Barry Helfand asked if there is an equivelant to the Bureau of Land Management in Canada for homestead records.

 

Here's a link to the web page at the Archives Canada about the land patents which includes a link to the Western Land Grants Database

 

Here's a direct link to the database which includes information for locating land grants for other provinces not included.

 

 

GEM: Interview with Genealogy Bogger Craig Manson

Visit Craig's Geneablogie Blog

 

 

Published July 5, 2010

The LIVE Genealogy Gems Podcast #91 has been reformatted for the iPod.  You may need to delete the downloaded episode from iTunes and download it again by clicking the GET button to get the reformatted video.

"Attend the Jamboree virtually" by checking out these online resources:

The Jamobree Twitter Archive

Blog posts about Jamboree:

Find My Ancestor

Genealogy is Ruthless Without Me

Dick Eastman's EOGN "I especially enjoyed her presentation on Google Earth for Genealogy"

GeneaBlogie by Craig Manson

Luxegen Blog by Joan Miller

My Heritage Blog by Schelly Dardashti

Hertiage Happens Blog by Cheryl

Elyse's Genealogy Blog

Upcoming Conference:

42nd BYU Conference on Family History July 27-30, 2010
BYU Conference Center, 770 E. University Parkway, Provo, UT
Information 801-422-4853

Family History Expo in Pleasanton, California

New at FamilySearch: New Family History Library in Riverton, UT

Library of Congress Chronicling America

Who Do You Think You Are? UK lineup announced
Find out what the Brits think of the U.S. version of the show at the Telegraph.co.uk

Lisa's guest blog series at Family Tree Magazine's Genealogy Insider Blog

MAILBOX:

Meg Baker's FamilySearch iGoogle gadget

Ancestry alternative - add to the iGoogle Bookmarks gadget

Liz Thompson wrote: "You sure interview some interesting people!"

Brandt Gibson wrote to say how the Genealogy Gems Podcast has helped him get the scoop on his ancestors!  "Thanks for helping restore my faith in a gold mine of genealogical information!"
Check out the Get the Scoop on Your Ancestors in Old Newspapers recorded webinar which is part of Genealogy Gems Premium Membership. 

New Listener Blogs:

KimmyTsFamilyTrees

Paw Prints Guiding Me to the Past

William Haskell's blog

Marie Peer asked who the podcast guest was that provided custom family charts:  Janet Hovorka of Generation Maps.  Marie wrote: "Thank you for the excellent podcasts.  I really enjoy listening to them.  I keep thinking that you are going to run out of topics but you don't. You are very creative."

Darren Engh posted on Facebook about a website he really likes called www.digitalarkivet.no for records in Norway.  He asked for recommendations for information about Candian immigration.  Lisa recommends the book Destination Canada by Dave Obee. (This link supports this free podcast - thanks!!)

GEM: Interview with Dave Obee

Visit Dave's website

"Every province is different.  Canadian research is fairly recent research."

Canada doesn't have anything like the SSDI.

http://cangenealogy.com/ 

Websites the Dave recommends:
Library and Archives Canada
Ancestry.ca
That's My Family

Attend one of Lisa's classes at Family Tree University

Get 10% off of Lisa's book Genealogy Gems: Ultimate Research Strategies and use the coupon code SUMMERREAD305.  Orders over $19.95 also get free shipping during summer 2010.

Published June 17, 2010

On Saturday June 12, 2010 we presented the Genealogy Gems Podcast show in front of a live audience at the Southern California Genealogy Society Jamboree 2010.  Our intention was to record the audio through the sound system, but alas there was a glitch.  However, all was not lost.  I did hand our volunteer helper and Premium listener Susan Moss my Flip Video Camera and thankfully she captured much of the show.  (Thank you Susan!!)  So please keep in mind that this is videotaping on the fly, in an outdoor Pavilion with no extra lighting and planes flying overhead!  But regardless of the challenges, we had a wonderful time, a packed house, and I'm so happy that we can bring this videocast presentation to you to give you a glimpse of the fun. 

Not captured on video, but snapped with my digital camera by listener Jamie Mayhew (my gals are the BEST!) was my special surprise guest, my Grandson Davy!!

Published June 2, 2010

NEWS:
New images and webpages at the Canadian Genealogy Centre at the Library and Archives Canada website.
Ocean Arrivals 1919-1924 have been digitized and are available online through the Microform Digitization online research tool.

Facebook Updates Privacy Settings
Learn more about the new settings by watching their new series of video tutorials
Making Control Simple blog post

Happy 2nd Birthday Family Tree Magazine Podcast!
Check out my blog series on the Genealogy Insider Blog


MAILBOX:
Nora wrote in looking for tips on finding records from an institution that has been closed down.

Carl Mueller asks about the proper way to share sensitive family information received from newly found distant cousins. 

Michelle Teague wrote "Just downloaded the Genealogy Gems Podcast app on my iPhone.  I love it!  I'm only on episode 3 but what I've heard so far has been a great help."  Michelle also shares a terrific story about a connection made on Ancestry that lead to receiving a bundle of precious letters written by two sonds to their mother during WWII.
Read my article about Michelle's story at the Visit Salt Lake City blog.

Phil and Carol Ellis wrote in to say they discovered genealogy podcasts at my class at the OGS conference in Toronto.
"You have now opened up a whole new world of genealgoical leads and tools."

GEM: Forensic Linguistics with Dr. Robert Leonard PhD Part 2
Items mentioned in Part 1 included:
Robert Shuy is the author of 8 books on Forensic Linguistics.

The Hummert Case featured on the TV series Forensic Files

The Devil's Strip Case.  A 4 minute video clip from the Discovery Channel show Solved

Author Kathy Reichs, Forensic Anthropologist

"You carry traces of every place you've ever lived in your speech.  They might not surface all the time, but then at the oddest times they will."  Dr. Robert Leonard



Google Scholar Search
Advanced Google Scholar Search

TIP: Oxford English Dictionary
Ask your local library if they have a subscription or talk to the Reference librarian

TIP:  Dr. Leonard's approach to analyzing writing...
Read it through.  Look at the words, sentence patterns, rhythms, grammar, punctuation, specific words, odditities.  Try reading the text backwards to focus on the words.

TIP:  Forensic Linguistics can apply to recordings as well as the written word.
BBC Voices  and the Library of Congress American Memory Recordings

TIP: Transcription Software program called Transcipt 2.3 free download

TIP:  Try a global view of the documents you have.  Lay them all out and look at them as a whole.

More fun with Dr. Leonard...
Sha Na NA Official Website
Short clip of very rare footage from the original 1970 documentary on Woodstock.

See the FREE Genealogy Gems Podcast LIVE at the Southern California Genealogy Society Jamboree on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. in the Pavilion at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel and Convention Center.  My guests will include:

- Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective
- Suzanne Russo Adams, Ancestry.com and Researcher on Who Do You Think You Are?
- Chris Haley, Genealogist and Artist



Read more at the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree Blog

I will also be teaching several classes and you can visit us at our exhibit booth number 116.

Get the Genealogy Gems Podcast App for your iPhone, iTouch, or iPad and check out the Bonus Content for this episode!

Published May 21, 2010

New DVD Google Earth for Genealogy

 

NEWS
Free Records at Footnote
Toolbar users got an alert last week about this the historical newspaper collection at Footnote being FREE for the entire month of May 2010.  You'll find newspapers ranging from small towns to major cities and dating all the way back to the 1700s.
Foonote Newspaper Collection

Watch the webinar recording of the Getting the Scoop on Newspapers Webinar in Premium Membership.

New Records at Genealogy Bank
They have recently added 166 newspapers from 42 states here in the U.S.




AL, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV


Genealogy Gems Updates

Genealogy Gems iGoogle Gadget
Here's a quick fix to get your gadget up and running again.
1.  Delete the gadget from your iGoogle page.
2.  Click the Add Stuff link
3.  On the left side of the page click Add Feed or Gadget
4.  Copy and paste this address into the box.  http://www.genealogygemspodcast.com/rss
5.  Click Add
6. The updated gadget will appear on your iGoogle page and you should see the current episodes.

Learn how to set up your own personal Genealogy iGoogle Homepage by watching the series of 12 Premium videos which are part of Genealogy Gems Premium Membership.

Genealogy Gems App
This is the app for the iPhone and iTouch and now iPad that allows you to stream the podcast and get all kinds of bonus content.
How to download the new version -
1. Go on to your iPhone or iTouch
2. Go to the Apps Store
3. Click Updates
4. Select the Genealogy Gems App
5. Download the free update

Genealogy Gems Toolbar New Feature
The toolbar is a free download, and it's really the easiest way to listen to the free show.

 

The Google Earth Button
The New YouTube Button and Widget


MAILBOX
New genealogy blog announced by Bill Buchanan

Here is a post Bill did on the Genealogy Gems Podcast.

Brandt wrote in asking about the microphone attachment for the iPod so that you can record audio.
1. Go to http://www.genealogygems.com
2. Click STORE on the menu on the left
3. Do a search for iPod Recorder in the Amazon box


 

Kathy Ott recently wrote in asking for suggestions on beginner genealogy guides for a gift.
Recommendations are the Beginner Genealogists Bundle
It's a fund combination of get started tools that get the user up and running quickly.  If you want to spend a bit less, try the Beginners Guide to Genealogy also by Family Tree Magazine. (search the word BEGINNER)

Elyzabeth Root wrote:
I recently became really interested in t he Who Do You Think You Are? TV series.  It sparked off a whole new passion for me.  I just signed up for your Genealogy Gems Newsletter and I've been listening to the Genealogy Gems and Family Tree podcasts.  As a newbie, they have been an asset to my research with all your tips and help.  Thank you very much!  It's so exciting each time I discover a new ancestor to connect to my family tree or find a document giving me a little more insight or verification.  It is absolutely amazing to see how not that long ago, an ancestor came to America or how they were involved in a significant historical event.  So thank you for all your recommendations, interviews, and for creating such a fun and informative podcast to listen to.  I can't wait to show off what I have found to my family.


 


GEM: Forensic Linguistics for Genealogy
Lisa interviews Dr. Robert Leonard Ph.D.

Watch the video of the Hummert case as described by Dr. Leonard.

Visit the Forensic Linguistics Project at Hofstra University


Online Class
Sign up for the Reverse Genealogy class that Lisa is teaching at Family Tree University

Visit listener Ian Haddens blog

NEWS:

Findmypast.com
www.Findmypast.co.uk
has expanded its collection of British military records with the release of the Royal Marine Medal Roll 1914-1920.

They have also announced their take over of www.worldvitalrecords.com.au
It will be relaunched as www.findmypast.com.au

 (using this linked image helps makes this free podcast possible - thank you!)
Ancestry has launched a new wiki that includes two books - The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy and Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.  The wiki can be found at the Ancestry Wiki.

The Family Search Wiki
Ancestry also has announced that it plans on releasing Family Tree Maker for the Mac later this year.

FamilySearch
Over 300 Million new names have been added online at the FamilySearch Record Search Pilot
1. Go to www.familysearch.org 
2. Click Search Records
3. Click Record Search Pilot


Genealogy Gems
My article Undercover Genealogy appears in the July 2010 issue of Family Tree Magazine
Subscribe now in Amazon (and you'll also be supporting this free podcast - thank you!)


For those of you searching in the United Kingdom:


Upcoming Classes:
I'm also teaching classes for Family Tree University
Next class:   Reverse Genealogy
Starts:  May 10, 2010
CLICK TO REGISTER

I'm also now a contributing blogger for the Visit Salt Lake City website. Read my first post on Newspaper Research.

My book Genealogy Gems: Ultimate Research Strategies is now available for download to your iPad from the iBookstore!

iPhone / iTouch / iPad users be sure and download the Genealogy Gems Podcast App


MAILBOX:

New Listener Blogs:

Maria Northcote, Australia.  Wishful Linking
Try out the free Shapes tool for creating collages like Marie did
www.shapecollage.com

Connie Williams, Califonia.  Constance Comment

Challe Talbot wrote in asking about how to approach incorrect data in online family trees.  I have some thoughts on that.

 


GEM: A Criminal Past
Interview with author Ron Arons about his book Wanted! U.S. Criminal Records




GEM: Google Look Alikes
Check out the new features of Google Search
Be sure and scroll all the way to the bottom of your search results page.

Watch my video on the Google News Timeline
Be sure and Subscribe for free to my YouTube channel while you are there!

Related Search - in the search box type related:keyword




Get your copy of the new DVD showing you how to harness the power of the free Google Earth program for your family history research
(PC compatible only)

Stay tuned for upcoming Genealogy Gems Webinars:

"I have participated in other webinars but your relaxed and friendly style really make it fun!"
- Martha Zervoudakis

 

"Thank you so much. It was wonderful. I could almost see you standing in front of the classroom. Please do more!" - Joan Sanaker

 

 

NEWS:

FamilySearch

New indexing projects announced.

Recently Completed Projects:

Deutschland, Baden, Achern, Kirchenbucher, 1810 to1869 Part B

France, Paris, Registres Protestants, 1612 to 1906 Part C

U.S., Indiana, Clay County, Marriages, 1811 to 1959

U.S., Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey 1910 Federal Census

  

World Vital Records has been announcing the addition of passenger data files to their site:

The Italians to America Passenger Data File 1855 to 1900.

Germans to America passenger data file 1850 to 1897

Russians to America Passenger Data File 1834 to1897

 

For our British Listeners:

WDYTYA? US series to air in the UK starting April 25.

 

The  Southern California Genealogy society Jamboree

January 11 thru 13, 2010 in Burbank, CA. 

And the Early-Bird Discount Deadline is fast approaching.   Registration for the Jamboree Early-Bird Discount ends on Friday, April 30.

 

 

MAILBOX:

Carol Kendall asked about the Transcription program recommended on the Family History podcast.

 The Transcription software was discussed in Family History episode 36

A software program called Transcript 2.3  free download available

 

Deborah Mullins Vernon asks about adding sources to online Family Trees

 

Feedback on Google Earth for Genealogy

"I had my popcorn while I watched Part 2, 3, 4 of Google Earth videos.  I am learning so much.  Thank you!" 
- Susan Miller Hawkins

 

 

GEM: Scouting for Ancestors

Interview with Mark Tucker

 

Deborah Mullins Vernon asks for advice on searching for live people, and specifically Girl Scouts.

she has a newspaper article about her. In the article is a picture of her with three Senior Girl Scouts. She would like to try to find them or their decendants to offer them a copy.
 

When it comes to finding living people you can find a lot of information about that in Premium episode 3 which is all about finding living people using private eye techniques.  The archived episode is available through the Genealogy Gems store at Lulu.com

 

Lisa's article Be a Family History Detective – 10 Tactics to trace eluxive ancestors is the cover story on the newest issue of Family Tree Magazine (July 2010)

  

Mark Tucker of the ThinkGenealogy blog is not only passionate about scouting, but has been doing his homework to investigate what type of family history information might be gleaned through researching an ancestors scouting history.

 

And what better time than now to talk about the Boy Scouts as this wonderful organization celebrates it's 100 years of scouting this year.

 

So let’s listen in and see what Mark Tucker can tell us about scouting in our family history.

 

If you would like to learn more about scouting:

 

For Boy Scouts head to the

100 Years of Scouting History website

  

For the Girl Scouts visits their official site and you can go directly to the Girl Scouts Council Finder page on the site to locate and get in touch with the council where ancestors participated in scouting. 

 

Check out Genealogy blogger Denise Levenick’s blog post On My Honor, we were girl scouts when scouting wasn’t cool  by denise Levenick

 

If you have any experience with researching your scouting ancestors or find a gem after listening to this episode, please email Lisa.  I know we would all love to hear about!

 

National Scouting Museum website

 

The Scoutmaster handbook on Google Books

Also Search Boys Life

And Scouting Magazine

 

Google News

Try scout searches on Ebay

Family History Library search for Girl Scouts:

Think Genealogy.com Blog   

You can help make this free podcast possible by getting to your favorite shopping website through the links on the Genealogy Gems website.  Thank you!
  
Download the FREE Genealogy Gems Toolbar

Note to Genealogy Gems App Users: New Wallpaper Bonus Content this episode!

A big THANK YOU to the Jackson County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society in Jackson, Ohio for sharing Genealogy Gems with their website visitors. 

Here's a link to the Welcome to Genealogy Gems Video
To embed the video on your website:
1. Click the link above
2. Click the Embed link under the bottom right hand corner of the video
3. The html code for the video will be in a box and highlighted
4. Right click on the highlighted code and select COPY from the pop up menu
5. Paste the code (Ctl+V) into the "Code view" of your webpage.

Footnote Update
Their Interactive Census will remain free to the public through April 30, 2010
They've also added new content and ehanced their image viewer!


Family History Expos Update
To get reconnected with Family History Expos go to http://www.fhexpos.com

Lisa's Big News
The new Google Earth for Genealogy DVD is now available!
It's just $11.95 + $2.50 shipping (Continental U.S.)
Includes 7 videos and website links.

 
You'll be amazed what Google Earth can do to ROCK your family history!

MAILBOX:
Check out these new blogs from Genealogy Gems Listeners:
Kevin Ryans Blog
All in the Family by Bernadette Farrell Olden
Yehle Genealogy by new premium member Richard Yehle

Archival Storage Followup
Listener Diane Freeman recommends stamp mounts for newspaper clippings
http://www.Showgardmounts.com/stampparaphernalia_016.htm 

New listener John W. Oliver heard about Genealogy Gems on the Historyzine Podcast.

Tell them you heard about Rootsmagic on the Genealogy Gems Podcast!


GEM: Interview with Kendall Wilcox, The Generations Project
Watch The Generations Project TV series on BYU Television

Watch the latest episode:


Apply to be on the show.


GEM: Who Do You Think You Are?
Now Available in iTunes!
(using this link supports this free podcast - thank!)


GEM: Beta Buck Webinar for Premium Members!
Premium Members can register for the beta test webinar "Getting the Scoop from Old Newspapers"

Lisa will be presenting this LIVE 1 hour online class on Wed., April 21, 2010 at 4:00 pm PDT
Premium Member Cost: $1.00
Retail Value: $39.95
Space is limited!


Become a Premium Member Today!

Who Do You Think You Are? airs on Friday nights at 8:00 p.m. on NBC.
Updated schedule

Become a Premium Member
 
Premium episode 43 features Lisa Kudrow in part 2 of a behind the scenes question and answer (available for a limited time.)



British Records:
Chelsea Pensiones' service records 1883 - 1900 are now available at Findmypast.com

National Archives UK
Quick Animated Guides

Document Downloads at the National Archives


Genealogy Gems Podcast iPhone App


Kolbe Genealogy Blog
"Now this is what genealogy is all about!"


Download the FREE Rootsmagic Essentials at Rootsmagic

 


GEM:  Interview with Susanna deGroot, PLCGS

Great websites for Dutch research:
Windmill Genealogy Services

The Meertens Institute

Central Bureau for Genealogy

Genlias

National Archief (National Archives)

National Library of the Netherlands

More information on the Ontario Genealogical Society Conference in Toronto, Canada May 14-16, 2010


GEM:  Family ChArtist
Interview with Janet Hovorka, Owner of Generation Maps

Special Coupon Code for Genealogy Gems Listeners saves you 20% until April 30, 2010!
CODE:    246LLCPOD321