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Oct 20, 2014

In this episode I've got some exciting news, a cool free online tool, advice on translation, stories of inspirational finds, DNA for genealogy, and a Star Trek take on the innovations of yesteryear! 

NEWS:

FamilySearch’s free  interactive map
Click here to see the FamilySearch England & Wales 1851 Parish map.

WWI-Era...


Sep 16, 2014

Do you have enough time to work on your family history the way you would like to? How about taking on someone else’s family history? In this episode I’ve invited someone who has jumped over his own family history to diligently working on a perfect strangers…or did he jump over it? It’s a very interesting...


Aug 14, 2014

Lisa shares her recent research successes:

  • Getting in touch with a distant German cousin through MyHeritage
  • Organizing and “Visualizing” the German photos from her Great Grandmother’s Scrapbook (below is the inscription by Louise's siblings in the front cover of the scrapbook)

  • Using Google Earth to plot out...


Jul 23, 2014

Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast Episode #113Dan Bucatinsky

Who Do You Think You Are? has become a worldwide television phenomenon, starting in the UK and making its way around the world, telling the stories of well-known celebrities in search of their family history. July 23, 2014 marks the debut of season 5 of the series here in the...


Jul 14, 2014

Catch a glimpse of the silent movie era and how it was an integral part of your ancestors’ lives. In this episode, I find out more about the silent movies my grandmother catalogued in her diary, and how they molded a generation.

The cultural influences of the “Picture Shows”