Podcasts about biographical society

This week on Conversations with Kenyatta, Kenyatta D. Berry, host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow and author of The Family Tree Toolkit is joined by certified genealogist and professor Mark A. Wentling.The two discuss forensic genealogy, genealogy graduate studies in genealogy, and discuss more the academic side of the profession, as well as examine Mark's career and some of his tips for genealogists. More about Mark: Mark A. Wentling, MLS, CG, of Massachusetts, owner of Ancestor Introductions, LLC, is a full-time, professional genealogist with more than 25 years of research experience.  He holds the Certified Genealogist credential from the Board for Certification of Genealogists.  In addition to his own practice, he is an adjunct professor of genealogy in the Graduate Certificate in Forensic Genetic Genealogy program at the University of New Haven.  He has also served as a facilitator for the Genealogy Principles course at Boston University, a Mentor for ProGen Study Group, a case study instructor for the Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and an expert consultant for the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society's Empire State Exploration guided research program.He has specialized in forensic genealogy since 2017.  His forensic specialties include heir searching for attorneys and military repatriation research for the U.S. Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, for which he has located next of kin and DNA donors for over 100 WWII and Korean War servicemembers.  His other specialities include New York and New England family history, Mayflower and U.S. Revolutionary War lineages, and lighthouse keepers.  His research has been published in The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, and recognized by the New York State Assembly and New York State Office of Historic Preservation. In addition to a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University, he holds a Master of Library Science degree with archives concentration from University of Maryland at College Park, and a B.A. in Sociology.He currently serves on the board of directors of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and the Association of Genealogy Educators & Schools (AGES).  He previously served as the first Vice President of APG's Forensic Genealogy Special Interest Group from 2020 to 2021.  He was the Vice President of APG's New England Chapter from 2018 to 2020, where he developed its peer-mentoring program.Mark can be reached via his website at https://ancestorintroductions.com or directly by email at mark@ancestorintroductions.com.The music for this episode, as always, is "Good Vibe" by Ketsa. We are dedicated to exploring and discussing various aspects of genealogy, history, culture, and social issues. We aim to shed light on untold stories and perspectives that enrich our understanding of the world.

On September 21, 1776, five days after the British occupied New York City, a devastating fire burned down about a fifth of the city. This mystery brings together a startling cast of characters from around the Atlantic World: soldiers and officers, but also Loyalists, women, and people of African and Indigenous descent. Fraunces Tavern Museum hosts the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society and author Benjamin L. Carp to explore these themes in the context of his new book, The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution.

As many as two million Irish people relocated to North America during the Great Hunger in the mid-19th Century. Even after the famine had ended, Irish families continued to send their teenaged and 20-something children to the United States to earn money to mail back to Ireland. In many immigrant groups, it was single men who immigrated to the US in search of work, but single Irish women, especially young women, came to the US in huge numbers. Between 1851 and 1910 the ratio of men to women arriving in New York from Ireland was roughly equal. Irish women often took jobs in domestic service, drawn by the provided housing, food, and clothing, which allowed them to send the bulk of their earnings back home to Ireland.   Joining me to discuss Irish immigrant women in the late 19th Century is Irish poet Vona Groarke, author of Hereafter: The Telling Life of Ellen O'Hara. Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The transitional audio is “My Irish maid,” composed by Max Hoffmann and performed by Billy Murray; Inclusion of the recording in the National Jukebox, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment. The episode image is: “New York City, Irish depositors of the Emigrant Savings Bank withdrawing money to send to their suffering relatives in the old country,” Illustration  in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 50, no. 1275 (March 13, 1880), p. 29; courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division; no known restrictions on publication. Additional Sources: “Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History: Irish,” Library of Congress. “The Great Hunger: What was the Irish potato famine? How was Queen Victoria involved, how many people died and when did it happen?” by Neal Baker, The Sun, August 25, 2017. “The Potato Famine and Irish Immigration to America,” Constitutional Rights Foundation, Winter 2020 (Volume 26, No. 2).   “Immigrant Irishwomen and maternity services in New York and Boston, 1860–1911,” by Ciara Breathnach, Med Hist. 2022 Jan;66(1):3–23. “‘Bridgets': Irish Domestic Servants in New York,” by Rikki Schlott-Gibeaux, New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, September 25, 2020. “The Irish Girl and the American Letter: Irish immigrants in 19th Century America,” by Martin Ford, The Irish Story, November 17, 2018. “Who's Your Granny: The Story of Irish Bridget,” by Lori Lander Murphy, Irish Philadelphia, June 26, 2020. “The Irish-American population is seven times larger than Ireland,” by Sarah Kliff, The Washington Post, March 17, 2013. “Irish Free State declared,” History.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. The guys begin with a countdown to the release of the 1950 census on April 1. Then, it's a marvelous find for a family who lost a pilot uncle in World War II. Hear what was found and what has come home to the family. The guys will then tell you about another World War II unit that is receiving a Congressional Gold Medal. Dorchester Heights in Boston is the site of a statue commemorating Washington's troops' success in forcing the British out of town in 1776. David will tell you about it, and “Evacuation Day,” recently celebrated. The guys wrap up with an incredible letter written by a formerly enslaved man to his long time enslaver. You will love it! Next, Fisher visits with Joshua Taylor, President of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society in New York. In the first segment, the guys talk about the recent release of millions of images of vital records… birth, death, and marriage records… for free on the “DORIS” website. In a second segment, Fisher and Josh discuss other new assets coming online in New York research covering both city and state. David then returns for Ask Us Anything, as the guys answer your family history research questions. That's all this week on Extreme Genes, America's Family History Show!

In this episode Tova shares:How a wedding seating chart helped uncover a family name changeWhy she feels it is time for her generation to start talking about her family's pastWhy it is important to focus on the lives of ancestors instead of their deathsAbout Tova:Tova Levi is a family history researcher who specializes in Jewish genealogy. She holds a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University and is a member of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Her particular areas of interest are the former Austro-Hungarian Empire as well as German and Holocaust research. She is the owner of My Family Lines and creates customized family tree wall décor.Contact Tova and My Family Lines through Instagram to get started with your family tree wall decor.Instagram       @myfamilylinesTwitter            @myfamilylinesEpisode Sponsor:Episode sponsored by Heather Murphy's personalized coaching service, Resilience in Your Roots.Get a free workbook, "Release Limiting Beliefs by Understanding Your Family History " to help identify your beliefs, where they come from, and how to choose your beliefs moving forward.Ancestry.com Sign up for a 2 week free trial and discover the records that tell the stories of your ancestors.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

We talk about the thought-provoking exhibition of Helen Levitt's work at the Photographer's Gallery in London. See links below. ‘Helen Levitt: In the Street', The Photographers' Gallery, London (15 October 2021 – 13 February 2022): https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/helen-levitt-retrospective Photographers' Gallery, ‘Helen Levitt: In The Street - Interview with exhibition curators Walter Moser & Anna Dannemann' (26 October 2021): https://youtu.be/IfvaZBoIuYw Helen Levitt, Janice Loeb, James Agee, ‘In The Street' (1948), The Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://youtu.be/hznvV2bBkX4?t=194 ‘Tomorrow is Ragamuffin Day', New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (23 November 2016): https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/blog/tomorrow-ragamuffin-day Vincente Minelli (director), Irene (costume supervisor), ‘Meet Me in St. Louis' (1944): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037059/ ‘Helen Levitt's Indelible Eye', All Things Considered, National Public Radio (17 January 2002): https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1136521 (interview with Helen Levitt by Melissa Block) Hamleys: https://www.hamleys.com/ Wilterminus, ‘The Sound of dial-up Internet' (10 November 2008): https://youtu.be/gsNaR6FRuO0

D. Joshua Taylor, President of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society joins Fisher to discuss the efforts of those tied to the New York Municipal Archives to license public records!

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. Fisher opens the dialog talking about how he is using genetic genealogy to help a friend identify a parent of his grandfather. They need to narrow down from TWELVE children! David then shares news of the passing of the grandson of our tenth president, John Tyler! Yes… grandson! (Don’t worry, there is still another one living!) David then shares news that if you have an unusually high amount of DNA from Neanderthals, you might be at greater risk for harsh symptoms from Covid-19. A new study is out explaining how the human family is likely more closely related to each other than most realize. Of course, this has everything to do with what is called “pedigree collapse.” Hear the guys map this out. And finally, MyHeritage has another great photo tool available for you. Find out what it is. Next, Fisher catches up with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, host of the PBS series Finding Your Roots. New episodes have resumed and Dr. Gates fills us in on what is soon to come on the show. Then, D. Joshua Taylor, President of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society joins Fisher to discuss the efforts of those tied to the New York Municipal Archives to license public records! These are records we, generally, paid to create, and taxes pay to maintain. Since they belong to us, “the people,” this licensing could become a costly problem, not only in New York, but elsewhere as well. David then returns for a pair of questions on Ask Us Anything. The first has to do with Civil War pension records, while the second has to do with alternatives to birth certificates. That’s all this week on Extreme Genes, America’s Family History Show!

History tells us who we are and how we came to be who we are. Like history, genealogy studies people. It's a field of study that can tell us who we are in a more exact sense by showing us how our ancestral lines connect from one generation to the next. In this episode of the “Doing History: How Historians Work” seres, we investigate the world of genealogical research with Joshua Taylor, President of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and a professional genealogist.

The news includes: MyHeritage announced release of a Pedigree View mode for MyHeritage family trees. MyHeritage added 27 million new historical records in March. They also have added Inbox and Scanner features to their mobile app. Parabon NanoLabs announced the general availability of its Snapshot Genetic Genealogy Service, which provides investigators with a new tool for solving crimes with evidence from an unknown DNA source. (See https://snapshot.parabon-nanolabs.com) for additional information. CeCe Moore is leading this new unit. Findmypast has added Scots-Irish in North America Histories, Surrey Baptisms, more Yorkshire Burials, and new images and articles in PERSI. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society has begun work on a guide to New York State Archives. It is expected to be released in 2019. FamilySearch has added its 2 billionth image of genealogy records. A new book, Professional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice & Standards, edited by Elizabeth Shown Mills, with 26 chapters written by 22 experts, has just been published by Genealogical Publishing Company. George reviews the latest book by Nathan Dylan Goodwin, author of the Forensic Genealogist crime mysteries. It consists of two publications. The Wicked Trade is a book about smuggling on the coast of southeastern England in the 1820s and an investigation into a woman associated with smugglers. The Suffagette's Secret is a novella about the British women's suffrage movement in the early 1900s and about the women who made it happen. Both works are based on well-researched, historically accurate events, and include composite characters investigated by Morton Farrier, the Forensic Genealogist. George gives an enthusiastic thumbs-up to these installments in Goodwin's impressive series. Listener email includes: Joseph writes about the reenactment of the wedding at Pennsbury Manor, William Penn's home. Tom wrote again to review his work with Tropy at https://tropy.org/, the document management tool Tom asks for suggestions about equipment/hardware for capturing digital oral interviews. Mahlon Erickson wrote with an update of his Pre-1920 Oklahoma Death Index, which now contains over 650,000 entries. Larry wrote to discuss the AncestryDNA testing service and issues about access to family trees for non-subscribers.

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Genealogical and Biographical Society and AmericanAncestors.org.  Fisher starts by talking about new discoveries concerning his pirate ancestor, William Downs. Then David shares his first project of the new year… a New Years challenge that has gone viral… #AncestorChallege2018. Hear what it’s all about. David then has the latest on the world’s oldest person. He’ll tell you how old she is and where she’s from.  In Family Histoire News, David has the story of two lifelong buddies who had a jaw dropping find through DNA. Then, a century old submarine, that sunk during World War I, has been found. Hear about the efforts to identify the crewmembers and return their remains to their descendants using DNA. Then, it’s a date for a World War II vet who finally got a “yes” from his high school sweetheart. Catch the details! Next, Fisher visits with D. Joshua Taylor, President of the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society. With New York City and State being the home and crossroads for so many ancestors in so many eras, you’ll want to hear what’s ahead for this great organization in the year ahead. Our look ahead at 2018 continues with the Legal Genealogist, Judy Russell. Fisher picks Judy’s very fertile mind for trends she sees in DNA and records in the coming year. Then, Tom Perry, the Preservation Authority, is back from Mexico, and has some great insight and hopes for preservation of records there. Then, he’s got some marching orders for all of us for 2018 concerning how to get our genealogical house in order digitally. That’s all this week on Extreme Genes, America’s Family History Show!

The news includes: MyHeritage adds a significant collection of New York immigration records (1820-1957) with unique content and using its SuperSearch technology to search the never before indexed data. MyHeritage has made a significant update to its mobile app. Find A Grave will be updating its website with a new interface that improves searching and makes it an effective tool for all mobile devices. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society led an impressive effort to halt New York's intended stringent limits to birth and death records. They presented a large petition at a hearing on 24 October 2017, and the hearing was attended by a large group who presented arguments against the proposal. The General Register Office in England has launched a pilot program that facilitates researchers ordering BMD records for England and Wales and receive them electronically in PDF files. Findmypast has added records to the Greater London Burial Index, Kent Archdeaconry baptisms, banns, marriages, and burials, some new newspapers, and Britain Registers of Licenses to Pass Beyond the Seas (1573-1677). Drew shares updates from FamilySearch's recent records additions. Listener email includes: Ryan asks whether to record the people's events in his database using the locations as they existed at the time or the current location. Christine asked about the availability of the to-go feature in the Mac version of the RootsMagic software. Donna has acquired an album with photographs and other memorabilia for a Jewish family who lived in New York City and Newark, New Jersey, and some who migrated to Detroit, Michigan. She asks for suggestions for an appropriate repository where these materials can be placed. Margie references the Genealogy Connection interview with Laura Prescott, and reminds us that The Source and Ancestry's Red Book are both available in full-text versions at the Ancestry.com Wiki. Missi in Maine has been listening to older episodes, and she notes that the Frappr website no longer exists. Dawn asks whether she should combine several large family trees into a single tree, and suggestions for the best method. She uses Family Tree Maker software. Laurie asks The Guys to include more content concerning beginning DNA research.

The news includes: MyHeritage has surpassed 8 Billion Records on its Supersearch, My Heritage has acquired Millennia Corporation, producers of Legacy Family Tree desktop genealogy software and the Legacy Family Tree Webinar platform. Evidentia is offering a $5 off coupon to everyone who orders the software through the end of August. Visit the Store, select the version of the software you want, and use the coupon code mentioned in the episode when you check out to obtain the $5 savings. The Federation of Genealogical Societies announces the resumption of the document conservation of the War of 1812 Pension Records at the National Archive and Records Administration covering surnames beginning with M(Moore) through Q, with digitization and indexing commencing in September. The remainder of the project will follow. All images and indexes will be accessible at Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com) for free forever. Findmypast has added new records from Billion Graves; Middlesex Monumental Inscriptions (1485-2014); the New York Researcher; The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record; 4.3M new U.S. marriage records; West Lothian, Scotland, Poorhouse Records (1859-1912) and Burials (1860-1975); a PERSI Quarterly Index update; Buckinghamshire Indexes, to Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, and Burials; Ireland Calendars of Wills & Administrations; and new titles and records in the British Newspaper collection. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society announced the retirement of Karen Mauer Jones as editor of The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record and the appointment of Laura Murphy DeGrazia as the new editor. The In-Depth Genealogist announced the launch of its new online IDG Academy (http://www.idgacademy.com) with 4-week classes beginning on 11 September 2017. Enrollment is now open at idg.moodlecloud.com. Drew shares record updates from FamilySearch. George reviews an excellent genealogical mystery book by Dan Waddell titled The Blood Detective: A Case of Murder by Family Tree …” Listener email includes: Brandon asks for advice about a newly-discovered DNA match that concerns a non-paternal event. He fears that exposing this to his elderly grandfather will cause great distress and wants some guidance. Christine has long been researching her Sharrod line who spent more than 170 years in Crawford County, Ohio. She heard The Guys announce that the county obituaries are now online and she found exactly 254 obituaries that have just opened a huge research door on that line! Gordy asks about his ancestor, Julius Rockstroh, who appears on the 1880 U.S. federal census for Middleburgh, Schoharie County, New York, and asks whether another man named Gethard who may have that same surname at the same address might also be a newly-arrived immigrant family member. Neil is researching his Clark ancestors who were married in 1849 in Indiana and asks for suggestions of additional places and record types to seek for these people who “disappeared” afterward. Drew discusses making a cousin connection through a DNA match and has had a great telephone call to begin comparing notes on some orphaned Jewish ancestors and other Jewish family members. Drew previews four interviews upcoming on the Genealogy Connection podcast. Drew discusses his professional service and research that he's focusing on this semester.

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. David is on the road in Washington, DC. He talks about his recent experience of meeting family members from a branch that hasn’t interacted with his since before World War I!  David then opens “Family Histoire News” talking about a New York veteran of World War II who has received special recognition for his role in the defeat of Nazi Germany. Hear what this man did. (You’ll be impressed!) Fisher and David then talk about a remarkable cluster research project of massive numbers of family trees and what scientists have learned about mankind. Next, it’s a special celebration that recognizes the “birth” of a book that we’re all familiar with. As were our ancestors of about the last six generations! Catch what it is. Then David spotlights this week’s featured blogger, Laura Hedgecock, at TreasureChestofMemories.com. In segments two and three, Fisher visits with Aaron Goodwin, a genealogist with the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society who has compiled an important book for anyone with ties to New York City, which may include ancestors that had nothing to do with New York. New York City Municipal Archives, An Authorized Guide For Family Historians, reveals gold mines of hidden records that, in some cases, the archivists themselves didn’t know they had or know their value. Hear some stories Aaron discovered in his own research as a result of these invaluable record troves. Next, Tom Perry from TMCPlace.com talks metadata and online photo storage in response to a listener question. That’s all this week on Extreme Genes, America’s Family History Show!

The news includes: MyHeritage announces their new Discoveries page, which combines Matches by People and Matches by Source onto the same page. You can work through one or the other or both. RootsTech 2017 has announced its schedule of free online broadcasts, and you can view it at https://www.rootstech.org/live-stream-schedule . Findmypast has released additional records in their Australia Electoral Roles collection, and a new collection of records of Early Immigration from Britain, 1636-1815. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society announces an innovative space, the NYG&B Labs. George shares information that the Manhattan District Attorney's Office is investigating the death of journalist and TV star Dorothy Kilgallen on 8 November 1965. The action comes in response to the book George has discussed here by Mark Shaw titled The Reporter Who Knew Too Much. Listener email includes: Christine comments about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago and the book The Devil in the White City. Barbara also commented on the same event, and she found a book titled The Congress of Women: Held in the Woman's Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, U.S.A., 1893 . Christine was looking for assistance in locating a family in Ohio that appear in the 1850, 1870, and 1880 censuses – but not in 1860. The Guys discuss more tips for preparing for a successful trip. Aha! Seminars, Inc., can deliver webinars by George and/or Drew to your genealogical society for an affordable price. Learn more at http://www.ahaseminars.com/cpage.php?pt=10 . Please help The Guys spread the word about our two podcasts: Support us at Patreon.com at (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2684555). Tell your friends and genealogy society members about us. Leave a review at iTunes. Leave comments at iHeartRadio. Visit the Aha! Seminars, Inc., website at http://ahaseminars.com for Our Speaking Schedule and join us at conferences across the United States and at sea!

Abbi Jacobson is an actress, comedian, illustrator, and co-creator of Comedy Central’s Broad City. In this episode, we journey through her family’s past: we uncover a 50-year-old unsolved crime; one of the most contentious battles in New York history, and a pioneer in women’s sports. We’ll tell these stories and introduce Abbi to a mystery relative...and another surprise!  CREDITS: Twice Removed is produced by Meg Driscoll, Ngofeen Mputubwele, Audrey Quinn, and Kimmie Regler. Our senior producer is Eric Mennel. Editing by Jorge Just and Alex Blumberg. Michelle Harris is our fact checker. Research help from The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Robert Rockaway. Genealogical help from Jordan Auslander, J. Mark Lowe, David Zuckerman, Erica Howton and the people at Geni. Music and sound design by Haley Shaw. Special thanks to John Molina, Sandra Mann, Jane Trepagnier, Tim Martin, Andrew Hudson, Bria Schreiber, Melissa Kates and our Olympic Co-Eds singers: Molly Messick, Simone Polanen and Stevie Lane. You can email us at TwiceRemoved@gimletmedia.com. We tweet @TwiceRemoved. We’re also on Facebook. If you’re a fan of the show, we would love it if you could rate or review us on iTunes. It makes a big, big difference and is really one of the best ways to help others find out about the show. So hop into iTunes or your podcast app and let us know what you think of the show. After all, we’re family... Twice Removed is a production of Gimlet Media. I’m AJ Jacobs, we’ll be back in two weeks. OUR SPONSORS Squarespace – Go to squarespace.com and use the offer code “TWICE REMOVED” at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase Tinder - DTR is a new podcast about defining relationships in the digital age. Listen to it on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts 

History tells us who we are and how we came to be who we are. Like history, genealogy studies people. It’s a field of study that can tell us who we are in a more exact sense by showing us how our ancestral lines connect from one generation to the next. In this episode of the “Doing History: How Historians Work” seres, we investigate the world of genealogical research with Joshua Taylor, President of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and a professional genealogist.   Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/110 Genealogy Resources PDF   About the Series “Doing History” episodes will introduce you to historians who will tell you what they know about the past and reveal how they came to their knowledge. Each episode will air on the last Tuesday of each month in 2016. This series is part of a partnership between Ben Franklin’s World and the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture.   Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign   Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App   Complementary Episodes Episode 066: Simon Newman, How Historians Find Research Topics Episode 070: Jennifer Morgan: How Historians Research History Episode 075: Peter Drummey, How Archives Work Episode 084: Zara Anishanslin, How Historians Read Historical Sources Episode 092: Sharon Block: How Historians Research Online Episode 097: Billy Smith, How Historians Organize Their Research

Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org.  Fisher shares an email from a listener who learned she shares ancestry with both David and Fisher's wife, Julie. The note included a bizarre observation about that family. Catch the podcast to find out what it was!  David then talks "Roots," the new version of the old Alex Haley series from the 1970s.  Catch his take on the remake. Fisher and David then talk nuclear bunkers. (One's for sale in England.) Fisher reminisces about his family's bomb shelter during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Some handwritten records dating back to the Roman era in London have been dug up. David will tell you all the details, as well as share his Tech Tip and another NEHGS free guest user database. Fisher next visits with Joshua Taylor, best known as one of the hosts on the PBS Series "Genealogy Roadshow." Josh is also president of the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society. Josh talks about New York records and his vision for a 21st century NYG&BS. If you have New York ancestry, and so many people everywhere do, you'll want to catch this segment. It's a long distance call to the road next as Fisher visits with a Minnesota native who once visited with the last surviving Civil War vet back when he was a Cub Scout in the 1950s. Robin Hoff shares his memories of that experience and also talks about his own Civil War vets as he and his wife Mary enjoy a genealogy road trip that has already covered over 3,200 miles! Tom Perry, the Preservation Authority from TMCPlace.com, then joins the show and talks about a strange legal dilemma in answer to a listener email. Imagine taking your videos and films to a big box store for digitizing only to learn they own the rights to the copies they made for you! What does Tom think of this practice? Is it defensible? Be sure to catch the podcast! That's all this week on Extreme Genes, America's Family History Show!

Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist for the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org, checking in from the National Genealogical Society Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  David notes the recognition given by NGS to two pioneers in genealogy, Dick Eastman of "Eastman's On Line Genealogy Newsletter," and Cyndi Ingle, famed for "Cyndi's List."  Both have been at it for about twenty years and have made major contributions to genealogy.  David then shares a story of the recent discovery of a curse left in a crypt some 2,400 years ago in Greece!  Wait until you hear what it said.  (David is quite dramatic.)  David also has news of a new storytelling service to help you capture your family history, as well as an important new publication coming from the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, and big news coming from Roots Magic! In the second segment, Fisher visits with Katy Barnes from LegacyTree.com.  Katy discusses the importance of court and land records and tells of how depositions found among such records led to a breakthrough in one family line.  It also revealed a fascinating family story from the old South.  Hear what it was and what Katy has to say about how you can find and benefit your research with court and land records. Fisher then talks with Phoenix resident Grant Ringuette who explains his journey in seeking his birth parents.  He found them... along with a story concerning his birth father's background he never expected.  Hear what it was and how Grant obtained his information. Tom Perry from TMCPlace.com (AskTom@TMCPlace.com) then joins the show to answer more listener questions on do it yourself video editing. That's all this week on Extreme Genes, America's Family History Show!

TGP 39 – Blaine Bettinger, The Genetic Genealogist May 6, 2016Speaker, WriterBlaine Bettinger, genetic genealogyPam Wolosz Edit Featured Guest Blaine Bettinger In this episode we hear from a leading expert in genetic genealogy. Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D., is an intellectual property attorney by day and a genetic genealogist by night. In 2007 he started The Genetic Genealogist, one of the earliest blogs on the topic. Dr. Bettinger has been interviewed and quoted on personal genomics topics in Newsweek, New Scientist, Wired, and others. He authored I Have the Results of My Genetic Genealogy Test, Now What? in 2008, which is distributed by Family Tree DNA to all of their new customers. Blaine frequently authors articles and gives presentations to educate others about the use of DNA to explore their ancestry. He is an instructor for genetic genealogy courses at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research, and Family Tree University. Blaine was also recently elected to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society's Board of Trustees, and graduated from ProGen Study Group 21 in 2015. Contact Links Facebook – Blaine T. Bettinger Twitter – Blaine T. Bettinger Website –  The Genetic Genealogist One Action Genealogists Can Take Right Now “If you haven't taken a DNA test, consider taking one.  If you have taken it, consider finding an educational resource to help you understand it because if you're going to be working with clients, you are absolutely going to encounter clients who either want to do DNA testing or need DNA testing as a piece of evidence.” Recommended Book The Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures by Christine Kenneally International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) Wiki  Productivity Tool Starting to dive into Evernote Advice “Beware the naysayers.” Action Item For your action item for this episode I want us to focus on setting Client Expectations. Setting client expectations is one of the most important steps you can take to ensuring clients success. ACTION: Take a look at your website, your client reports and your clients communication (both email and consider phone conversations). Have you detailed how your project process works? Does the client know what to expect, what results you are likely or not likely to find, what they will receive as an end product and when you will communicate with them and how? If you see any gaps – make some changes. Provide existing and potential clients with the information they need up front. If you're a public speaker, revisit the titles and descriptions of your talk. Do they provide enough information to set the expectation of the audience to know whether it is an appropriate level for them? Does the content of your talk match the description? If not, it's time to revise. Direct Link to this post: TGP 39 – Blaine Bettinger, Genetic Genealogy

The Guys are pleased to announce their 300th episode of the podcast. The news includes: · Evidentia has been reviewed by the Federation of Genealogical Societies FORUM magazine in its Winter 2015 issue. · D. Joshua Taylor has been appointed president of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. · MyHeritage has been featured on the popular Israeli TV program HaTsinor. You can view the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZJ--TAM2q0. · The New England Historic Genealogical Society has partnered with the Congregational Library & Archives to digitize more than 28,000 pages of early manuscript church records, 1641 to the mid-1800s. · ScotlandsPeople has released new Scottish births, marriages, and deaths from the 20th century. · Findmypast has released updates to its Irish and British newspapers collections. · The Guild of One-Name studies released its membership numbers for 2015. They have reached a new membership landmark. · Drew provides a recap of new and updated FamilySearch collections. Listener email includes: · Richard has acquired audio discs recording the 80th birthday of Mary Page Greenleaf on 21 September 1984, probably in Northern California. He is trying to locate relatives or descendants in order to restore the discs to the family. He would appreciate any assistance from our listeners. · Debbie provides a link to an interesting article about how one man rescued files from the norm Berg Trials after World War II. The digitized files can be freely accessed at Cornell University. The article can be found at http://ezramagazine.cornell.edu/Update/Nov15/EU.Nuremberg.collex.html. · Tom asked for information about where on the MyHeritage website their digitized books and publications can be found. · Jenny reports in a follow-up email that her father's Y-DNA finally has a very close match. · Doug asks for recommendations about transcribing and what The Guys actually do. · Eddie shares information about a Mac genealogy database program called GEDitCOM. · Danny, Barb, and Melissa shared their research goals and projects for 2016.

The news includes: · RootsMagic announces the availability of updates for the iOS and Android apps. · The city of St. Augustine, Florida, celebrated the 450th anniversary of its settlement by the Spanish on September 6, 2015. The Los Floridanos Society also held a reunion where genealogical information was exchanged, and DNA samples were collected for a study by Dr. Theodore Schurr of the University of Pennsylvania. · Ancestry.com launched the largest online collection of wills and probate records in the United States in September, more than 170 million documents from 1668-2005. · Ancestry.com has renewed its digitization partnership agreement with the National Archives and Records Administration. · AncestryDNA launched a new feature that allows individuals to share their ethnicity results. · The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) announced the publication of The Great Migration Directory, Immigrants to New England, 1620-1640: A Concise Compendium by award-winning genealogist Robert Charles Anderson. · FamilySearch.org announced that registration for RootsTech 2016 is now open. · FamilySearch.org has added more than 2.7 million searchable historical records from the 1915 New Jersey State Census to its free online collections. The images are available on microfilm and they can be ordered for use at Family History Centers. · Findmypast.com and the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society have made thousands of documents and records from the society's eLibrary available to search online at Findmypast.com. Book Reviews: George reviews two great new books by Jennifer Holik that focus on military research from the World War II era. They are: Stories from the World War II Battlefield – Volume 1 Reconstructing Army, Air Corps, and National Guard Service Stories from the World War II Battlefield – Volume 2 Navigating Service Records for the Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Merchant Marines Listener email includes: Gus extends his thanks to the listeners who provided their great translation of the information on Herb DeNoble's tombstone relating to his unit during World War I. Angela and her son Luke shared some helpful and interesting information for genealogical research at Veritas Prep at http://wwww.veritasprep.com/genealogy-resources-by-veritas-prep/. Ryan is looking for information about the death of his great-grandmother in 1954. Debi asked for the names of the two books mentioned by George about Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. They are: Alexander, John Brevard: Biographical sketches of the early settlers of the Hopewell section and reminiscences of pioneers and their descendants by families. (Originally published in 1897 in Charlotte, NC, by the Observer Printing & Publishing House.) Reprint. University of California Libraries. Unindexed. Syfert, Scott. The First American Declaration of Independence? The Disputed History of the Mecklenburg Declaration of May 20, 1775. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. 2014. Jenny asks how does AncestryDNA come up with the "New Ancestor Discoveries" on its site? Larry provides a detailed clarification on the subject of marriage bonds. Matt asks Drew for tips about tracking down common-surnamed ancestors, including the use of DNA testing.

Explore the new Genetic Genealogy Standards ( www.geneticgenealogystandards.com), GEDmatch.com, and genetic genealogy in general with Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D. Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D. (Biochemistry), J.D., is an intellectual property attorney in Syracuse, New York.  In 2007 he started The Genetic Genealogist blog, one of the most respected and easy to understand of the blogs on this topic. He is an instructor for genetic genealogy courses at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research, and Family Tree University. Blaine was also recently elected to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society’s Board of Trustees.

The news includes: · RootsMagic has more than 40 free online classes in the form of recorded webinars at its website. MyHeritage announces: o They have added 900 million records to its global digital archive. o They have added millions of new records from Scandinavia, including the 1930 Danish census and the Swedish Household Examination Rolls from 1880-1920, with more scheduled for addition this year. · Their Family Tree Builder software is now available for the Mac, and a native Mac version is in the advanced stages of development. · The Federation of Genealogical Societies has announced several important items: o Registration is underway for the FGS 2015 Regional Conference in Syracuse, NY, on 17-19 September 2015. o The FGS Alaska Cruise sails from Seattle, WA, for its voyage on 28 August through 4 September 2015. o The Call for Presentation Proposals for the 2016 FGS Conference in Springfield, IL, has been released. Proposals are due by 10 April 2015. · Findmypast has made a number of important announcements recently: o Listen to the podcast for specifics about Findmypast's fee access to all records this coming weekend. o They have released 2.5 million new British newspaper articles to their collection; British Army Bond of Sacrifice records; East London Marriages; Derby Railway Servant's Orphanage Registers; Irish Poverty Relief Loan records; British Merchant Navy WW1 Medal Index Cards; Dorset BMDs; and another 101 million US, UK, and Australian records. o The company has partnered with the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society to bring wider access to New York records. o They have announced a partnership with BillionGraves to bring more than 12 million grave marker indexes available. o The company has begun offering DNA testing to its customers through a new partnership with FamilyTreeDNA. · The British Library has opened its new National Newspaper Building for long-term archival storage and retrieval at Boston Spa, West Yorkshire. · The National Library of Ireland ahs announced that it will give free online access this summer to its Catholic Church Records collection, the earliest of which dates back to the early 1700s. · Ancestry.com has announced major developments for 2015: o The website will receive a new and easier to use look. o It's iOS mobile app will introduce a full search feature to access their more than 15 billion records online. o The company will launch Ancestry Academy in April 2015 with excellent educational videos on a wide array of topics. o AncestryDNA is being improved in the US and UK markets, and AncestryDNA is being launched in Australia and Canada soon. o Later this year, Ancestry will announce resources for users in Germany and Mexico. o Many new record collections are planned for launch later this year for the US, Australia, and the UK. FamilySearch has made many announcements recently: o The FamilySearch Discovery Center was recently opened in Salt Lake City, and others are planned for around the US. o FamilySearch ahs announced a multi-year collaboration agreement with the New England Historic Genealogical Society o Drew highlights the millions of new records added in the last month to FamilySearch. o The Family History Library has announced its free on-site classes for March. You will want to check the schedule each month if you plan to visit the library in Salt Lake City. Listener email includes: · Kari has a question about ships' passenger records for her 2X-grandmother whose ship sank coming from Denmark in 1889 and whose passengers were rescued by another ship, then sailing to Philadelphia. Timo shares links to: o Bremen Passenger List at http://passagierlisten.de o Oldenburg [Germany] Emigrants at http://www.auswanderer-oldenburg.de o Both sites can be translated to English using Google Translate. · Jim and Timothy share information about new genealogy mystery books/stories/novellas available. · Jenny asks why there are no Greek records at the FamilySearch.org website. · Several listeners responded with comments about Find a Grave and the ability to add records for persons who were cremated. · Connie comments about cemetery photographs, Find A Grave, and copyright. The next episode of the podcast will focus on the theme of Using Newspapers for Your Genealogical Research.