Podcasts about professional genealogists

Genetics can tell us a great deal about our ancestry and so can newspapers, oral histories, an public records.  Together they tell a story about who we are as human beings.  Mica L. Anders joins us on this episode to help us understand how ancestry research is done.  She is the history detective you never knew you needed. With over 20 years in genealogy, she's made it her mission to uncover the stories history forgot. Specializing in African American and Midwestern U.S. narratives, Mica turns dusty records and forgotten facts into captivating tales helping people form all walks of life to better understand their history.As a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and recipient of the 2023 Minnesota Genealogical Society Pioneer Award, Mica brings forgotten histories to life. Whether you're curious about your family's journey or want to add depth to your organization's story, Mica's here to help you discover the amazing hidden chapters of your past.  We explore how DNA and forensics are used to uncover family histories and well as solve cold cases.  What is the science behind genetic markers?  How is mitochondrial DNA, passed down from mothers used to research one's ancestry?  We answer these and a host of other questions in this episodeHow does uncovering one's family history impact their sense of identity and place in the world?

Erin Moulton discusses her book, “The Beginner's Guide to Cemetery Sleuthing, Scavenger Hunt,” which is uniquely designed as a workbook. Moulton, a local history librarian at Derry Public Library, shares her journey from genealogy enthusiast to cemetery researcher. The book serves as a practical guide for collecting key details from cemeteries, which can then be further explored in archives for deeper genealogical research.Erin Moulton's book is structured as a workbook to enhance the learning experience through hands-on activities.Techniques in the book include how to extract and interpret data from headstones, such as names, dates, and symbols.Moulton emphasizes the use of local historical resources to aid in locating graves and understanding the broader historical context.The podcast also touches on ethical considerations in cemetery research and the future of genealogical resources with digital archiving. Related Episodes:Episode 203: Recipes on Gravestones with Rosie Grant Episode 246: Uncovering History with Kurt Deion: A Journey to Every Presidential GraveLinks:Erin Moulton's website. Sign up for my newsletter.Need help preserving your photos? Check out Maureen's Preserving Family Photographs ebook Need help identifying family photos? Check out The Family Photo Detective ebookHave a photo you need help identifying? Sign up for photo consultation.About My Guest:Erin E. Moulton writes books and tracks dead people. As a genealogical researcher, she has explored the lives of the departed for over 14 years. Erin is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the New Hampshire Historical Society, and the New Hampshire Society of Genealogists. She holds a B.A. from Emerson College, an M.F.A. from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University. She is an award-winning author of middle grade and young adult books.  You can find her online at www.erinemoulton.com.About Maureen Taylor:Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective TM helps clients with photo related genealogical problems. Her pioneering work in historic photo research has earned her the title “the nation's foremost historical photo detective” by The Wall Street Journal and appearances on The View, The Today Show, Pawn Stars, and others.   Learn more at Maureentaylor.comDid you enjoy this episode? Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue and hint might contribute to your family history. Find out more by going to maureentaylor.com and clicking on family photo investigations. Support the show

Journalist and genealogist Jennifer Mendelsohn helps rediscover and tell stories that might otherwise be lost. She specializes in helping Eastern European Jewish families shattered by the Holocaust reclaim their history. In 2022, she co-founded the DNA Reunion Project at the Center for Jewish History, which seeks to promote DNA testing as a tool for helping Holocaust survivors find family. Her curiosity practices have deep journalistic roots and she'd be the first to tell you: it's not magic. Find Jennifer Mendelsohn at The Association of Professional Genealogists: https://www.apgen.org/profiles/jennifer-mendelsohn

If you're interested in tracing your family's roots, the Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador is here to help. They'll have a few tips on how you can get started at an open house later this month. We speak with a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists who's also a board member of the Family History Society of NL. (Anthony Germain with Craig Morrissey)

This week on Conversations with Kenyatta, Kenyatta D. Berry, author of The Family Tree Toolkit, and host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow is joined by KB Barcomb. The two discuss military records, military history, and how WWI and WII can aid in the lens of discovering family history.ABOUT KB BARCOMB-  KB Barcomb specializes in conducting WWI and WWII research through the lens of family history. A retired Army officer, she focuses on the context of military records so as to more accurately analyze their content.  -  Her sub-specialties include African American personnel; WWII Army Air Forces (aka Air Corps) personnel; and Army personnel of both conflicts.  She is a member of the Society for Military History and the Association of Professional Genealogists.- She has taught an Advanced World War Records & Research Course for the Applied Genealogy Institute and co-taught with Gena Philibert-Ortega a course on Advanced Family History Research: US Ancestors, 1917-1930 for the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh.- She also facilitates a Military Records & Research SIG for Kinseekers Genealogical Society the 2nd Monday of each month at 1:30 ET. Non-members are welcome. https://kinseekers.org 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. **Please note that some links in our show notes may contain affiliate links, on which Kenyatta receives a small commission.

On this week's episode of Conversations with Kenyatta, Kenyatta D. Berry, author of The Family Tree Toolkit and host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow is joined by Alec Ferretti, professional genealogist and board member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. The two discuss Freedom of Information Act Records, what Alec does for his own family history, and how he came to be a genealogist. 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. **Please note that some links in our show notes may contain affiliate links, on which Kenyatta receives a small commission.

Find out the #1 reason people are not focused & productive! Caroline Guntur is a Professional Organizer and Productivity Coach who specializes in helping aspiring digital nomads, leaders, and creative entrepreneurs get more done, so that they can have more enriching, fulfilling, and fun lives! She is a Golden Circle member of NAPO (the National Association of Organizing & Productivity Professionals), a Certified Photo Organizer, ******and a Professional Member of *APG (Association of Professional Genealogists). *****You can find her at CarolineGuntur.net and on her blogs OrganizingPhotos.net and SearchingScandinavia.com. "The action plan for "Remotify" is all about creating and curating a nourishing and productive digital world for yourself, one that lets you monetize your talents and create income with as little effort as possible. Money isn't the answer to everything in life, but it does solve a lot of problems, and having enough of it opens up more choices for you, especially in terms of how you want to spend your time." READ MORE

News You Can Use and Share! The National Institute for Dementia Education recognizes the value of Photo Recognition Therapy for dementia patients. Our sponsor Vivid-Pix is an integral participant in this effort. Read the full press release at http://blog.genealogyguys.com/2022/02/national-institute-for-dementia.html. MyHeritage has added a new Table View for search results. The Association of Professional Genealogists announced their new elected leadership. The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) has announced its new director, Amberly Beck. MyHeritage has established the new Chris Darrington scholarship for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. Full details are available at https://slig.ugagenealogy.org/cpage.php?pt=620. Findmypast has published 2.1 million records for Berkshire, England, the Jamaican Manumission Index, and new records for Norfolk, England. FamilySearch announces its plans for 2022. FamilySearch announced its 1950 US Census Community Project and has invited volunteers to participate. See details at https://www.familysearch.org/en/info/us-census/1950-census/. Drew shares his regular recap of highlights of new historical records at FamilySearch. DNA Segment Drew and DNA expert Diahan Southard discuss whether the GEDmatch website still has a role to play. More details from Diahan are here: https://www.yourdnaguide.com/upload-to-gedmatch Vivid-Pix Memory Segment Drew talks with Joshua Freitas, Chief Research Officer of the CERTUS Institute (https://www.certusseniorliving.com/certus-institute) and Rick Voight, CEO of Vivid-Pix (https://www.vivid-pix.com/). Listener Email A number of listeners shared the way that they listen to the podcast, including Pocket Casts (https://www.pocketcasts.com/); Podcast Addict (https://podcastaddict.com/); Overcast (https://overcast.fm/); and Plex TV (https://www.plex.tv/). Pat describes genealogical research through the decades. Timo responds to our listener who is seeking to translate 300 letters written in French. He has used Transkribus (https://readcoop.eu/transkribus/) and their French translation module at https://readcoop.eu/model/french-general-model/. [A download is necessary.] Vic has used Fiverr (https://www.fiverr.com/) to locate translators and has worked with a French translator. Kendra is working on several African American projects, including slave schedules, a church, and a cemetery. She asked how the research on the Zion Cemetery Project is organized. Drew and George provide lots of details, and they invite listeners to share their project information. Zion Cemetery Project Drew presented at a community meeting on 16 February 2022 at the Tampa Bay History Center. Dr. Antoinette Jackson, the Anthropology Chair at the University of South Florida and primary investigator for the project, led the meeting. She showcased the Black Cemetery Network (https://blackcemeterynetwork.org/) which was created to provide a coordinated place for Black cemetery research and preservation projects. The Guys urge our listeners to check the site, join, and to share details about projects in their areas. The first funeral in 100 years was held at Zion Cemetery on 17 February 2022. It was held to commemorate Anna Rebecca Wyche. Read the article from the Tampa Tribune at https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/history/2022/02/17/100-years-after-the-black-cemetery-was-erased-tampas-zion-hosts-a-funeral/. Genealogy Guys Learn The Genealogy Guys Learn subscription site continues to grow. New content is added every month. You can subscribe at https://genealogyguyslearn.com/. Please Support Our Sponsors You can support our sponsors who bring these podcasts to you for free by visiting their links as follows: Find a Grave at https://www.findagrave.com/?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=genealogyguys MyHeritage at https://www.myheritage.com/ Newspapers.com at https://go.newspapers.com/radio.php?xid=4093&utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=genealogyguys RootsMagic at https://rootsmagic.com/ Vivid-Pix RESTORE at https://www.vivid-pix.com/restore/ Thank you to all our Patreon supporting members for their support. Your Patreon support helps us improve our technology and provide even more podcast content to you! You can join us for as little as $1 a month or as much as you'd like to contribute. Visit https://www.patreon.com/genealogyguys to get started. Please also tell your friends and your society about our free podcasts, our free blog, and our Genealogy Guys Learn subscription education website. Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com.

Have you ever wondered about your family history and what it means for your legacy?  We asked Laurie Hermance-Moore, an accredited Genealogist to help us get smarter about the topic. We discuss: What a professional Genealogist does How understanding family history can be an important part of someone's legacy What's possible to learn about your family history - and what's not The biggest obstacles to overcome in a family history project What you can do on your own - and where a professional Genealogist can help How she's helped people discover their family history When someone may need a Forensic Genealogist Why this may be an interesting project in retirement Laurie joins us from Ohio. ___________________________ Ready to design your new life in retirement? Our group program kicks off on September 24th. It's limited to 10 participants. Learn more here. __________________________ Bio Laurie Hermance-Moore is a history geek turned librarian, digital agency strategist, and professional genealogist. Her passion is helping individuals connect with the people that matter to them. As a researcher, she loves finding those elusive records that will solve a mystery—and creates experiences for her clients that bring an ancestor to life in the context of history. Laurie has more than 20 years of experience working in digital marketing agencies, serving other professionals at large companies. She enjoyed working directly with executives on strategic planning, developing brands, and conducting market research to better understand how consumers think and feel. Laurie is an adoptee that found her amazing birth family and now feels as though she's been adopted a second time.  Because it took her fifty years to actually know who her family is, she figures that's why she's been blessed with especially interesting ancestors who were on the leading edge of westward migration. Laurie holds a B.A. History from the University of Kansas, a Master's in Library Science from the University of Alabama, a Master's in Marketing from Franklin University, and the Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University.  She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the National Genealogical Society, and serves on the board of the Ohio Genealogical Society as 1st Vice President. She received her accreditation in genealogy research in the U.S. Midwest states through the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen℠). She resides in Ohio with her husband and at least two cats. _________________________ Wise Quotes On the Gifts of Family History "What do you do with all the other things that you're going to leave behind or could leave behind? So, I like to define legacy as the thoughtful and intentional process of deciding on the gifts to share with future generations. And those gifts can be a lot more than money. Those gifts can be your family history. They can be your story. They can be the traditions that your family has, they can be knowledge that you've gained. There's a whole lot more there. That can be a gift to a future generation...I think that the important thing here is to figure out which are the things that really speak to your family's history." On Geneology Travel "...one of the most interesting and rewarding things that you can do is genealogy travel. So whether it's to a place in the US, or Europe, standing on the land of your ancestors can really impact you. One time I was in Kansas City with a coworker and her family had traveled the Oregon Trail. And I said, well, we need to go out to Minor Park. And she said, Why? And I said, well, did you know that the routes of the Oregon Trail still exist in the Kansas City area? Because that's where people started from. They went West to Independence, Missouri. But in this one city park, in, in Kansas City, the southern side of Kansas City,

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 Family Histoire News with our new American population count from the 2020 census! (Now, to see the details we only have to wait another 71 years!) Then, the oldest Pearl Harbor survivor has passed. Hear who he was and how old he was. Next, there has been another passing of note. Peter Warner, 90, the man who rescued six shipwrecked boys from Tonga on a tiny island in 1966 has died. The guys will give you the details. Sadly, a genie trying to clean up and digitally share some gravestones has instead damaged them. Badly. Catch the story. The guys then discuss a story about how historians who research too deeply into violent or otherwise traumatic stories can be traumatized themselves from it. And to wrap up the segment, a person digging a garden in England has come up five bodies in what appears to be a “plague pit.” Hear all about it. Fisher then visits with Katherine Andrew, a young genealogist who took our eBay Challenge and is celebrating an incredible find! In segment three, long time “friend of the show,” Janet Hovorka, now with the Association of Professional Genealogists, talks with Fisher about how one can become a professional genealogist. David then returns for Ask Us Anything as the guys take on a pair of questions. One has to do with pedigree collapse, and the other with preservation of children’s papers. That’s all this week on Extreme Genes, America’s Family History Show!

This latest episode - Chasing DNA and Family Roots (Part One) - will kickoff a series of shows regarding taking DNA tests and using other methods to find one’s family roots. The first guest in this series is Dena Chasten, who is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Delaware African American Historical and Genealogical Society.An adoptee, Chasten located her birth parents when she was a teen through a variety of methods including family interviews, public records, and DNA. With her years of experience in tracking down one’s ancestry, Chasten will unpack her journey in finding her biological family, host Desireia Valteau's DNA results (which include the controversial Creole culture in Louisiana), and additional ways on how you too can find your roots.Resources:Association of Professional Genealogistshttps://www.apgen.org/cpages/homeDelaware African American Historical and Genealogical Societyhttp://www.deaahgs.com/Genealogy Quick Start (Created by Shamele Jordon)http://www.genealogyquickstart.com/about.htmlMusic:Jazz Addict’s Intro by Cosimo Fogg(https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg)Ambient Bongos by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Breaking Down by Groove Bakery | https://groovebakery.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ The Way by Mike Leite | https://soundcloud.com/mikeleite Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_USDay Ahead by Joe Crotty | https://soundcloud.com/joecrotty Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Check The Glove Box by Otis Galloway https://open.spotify.com/artist/1h3wk6cOFTdjQNbNsnBosPContact:Underground Magnolia website: (https://www.undergroundmagnolia.com/)Instagram: @UMPodcastDV (https://www.instagram.com/umpodcastdv/)Twitter: @UMPodcastDV (https://twitter.com/UMPodcastDV) Send questions/comments and requests to contact@undergroundmagnolia.com. For more information on having your music featured, send an email.

ON THIS EPISODE OF PI MAGAZINE THE PODCAST, JIM SPEAKS WITH FLORIDA PI ARI MORSE OF LOCATORS INT. & MORSE GENEALOGICAL SERVICES. THE TWO CHAT ABOUT CONDUCTING GENEALOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS & HOW THIS DISCIPLINE CAN BE USED BY PI’S. THE TWO ALSO CHAT ABOUT THE UPCOMING FAPI VIRTUAL CONFERENCE IN FEBRUARY.ARI MORSE IS VICE PRESIDENT OF LOCATERS INTERNATIONAL, A FLORIDA LICENSED INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY AND PRESIDENT OF MORSE GENEALOGICAL SERVICES AND SPECIALIZES IN FINDING MISSING HEIRS AND CONDUCTING INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH.ARI IS ORIGINALLY FROM LIVINGSTON, NEW JERSEY AND MOVED TO DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA IN 2000 TO JOIN HIS UNCLE IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS.ARI Attended Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island and Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey receiving his Bachelors degree in business administration.Originally licensed in 1995 Mr. Morse has been in the investigative profession full time for over seventeen years and holds several investigative licenses from the State of Florida.Mr. Morse was instrumental in the creation of the Florida Association of Private Investigators (FAPI), and has been an active board members since its inception. He currently serves as a vice president, having previously served as its President.Mr. Morse is a member of many investigative associations including the International Intelligence Network (INTELLENET), where he serves on their Board of Directors, the World Association of Detectives (WAD), Investigative and Security Professionals for Legislative Action (ISPLA), Council of International Investigators (CII), ASIS International, Florida State Genealogical Society, Central Florida Genealogical Society, Association of Professional Genealogists, North Carolina Association of Private Investigators, and the Council of Investigative Association Leaders (COAL).He has travelled the specializing in locating missing and unknown heirs to estates and then testifying as an expert witness. He has also received advanced training in computer forensics, internet investigations, email tracing, and other computer related investigations.He is a past President of the Florida Association of Private Investigators, serving hundreds of investigators throughout Florida, and was honored by the Florida Board of Certified Investigators (FBCI) by being presented “John M. Russi Award of Excellence” for distinguished service in the areas of educational advancement and legislative efforts. Mr. Morse has also received the Founder’s Award from the Florida Association of Private Investigators in 2013 and the President’s Award in 2015.Ari is also actively involved in the investigative community assisting new investigators. He has also been actively involved in the development of the Private Investigators Management Program which is now used by over one thousand agencies across the United States.Ari was credentialed and served as both a New Jersey and Florida Certified Emergency Medical Technician.Mr. Morse has been a member of numerous civic organizations including Rotary, B.P.O. Elks and various State Boards and committees. He recently concluded a term as a Board member of the Better Business Bureau of Central Florida, currently sits on the City of South Daytona’s Board of Adjustment and Appeals, and has been a Board member for the Heart Of Volusia, a non-profit organization geared towards cardiovascular issue awareness for over sixteen years.Ari S. Morse ari@bestpi.com386-547-3200(386) 756-61002435 South Ridgewood AvenueSouth Daytona, Florida 32119 PI Magazine Social Media Pageshttps://twitter.com/PImagazineUSA https://www.linkedin.com/company/pi-magazine-inc-/about/

Laura shares the stark difference between one grandmother who kept a notebook with memories and family information and another grandmother who fabricated the story of her childhood and said she grew up in an orphanage. We talk about visiting ancestral homes, interests that resurface after several generations, and how all stories are great stories to pass on.In this episode Laura shares:The story behind her maternal grandmother’s treasure chest of memories [2:02]When she found out her paternal grandmother hadn’t told the truth about her father [4:09]Her family’s love of animals goes back at least four generations [8:18]How she processed her feelings about her paternal grandmother’s lies about her family [10:00]One way Laura connects with ancestors that have been researched by other family members [15:20]How some ancestral occupations are revisited in recent generations [20:35]About Laura:Laura Hedgecock is an author, storyteller, speaker, and GeneaBlogger, passionate about helping others tell personal, family, and ancestor stories. She’s a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, Genealogical Speakers Guild, and serves as Secretary of Detroit Working Writers and President of the 3400+ member GeneaBloggers Organization.Her book, MEMORIES OF ME: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO TELLING AND SHARING THE STORIES OF YOUR LIFE, guides and empowers memory collectors with down-to-earth, practical advice and creative ideas. Her website, TreasureChestofMemories.com, provides practical advice on preserving and sharing memories and family stories.Connect with Laura:Website: TreasureChestofMemories.com Instagram: laura_hedgecock LinkedIn: Laura Hedgecock Facebook: AuthorLauraHedgecock Twitter: LauraLHedgecock YouTube: Laura HedgecockAlso Mentioned:Ancestry.comEpisode Sponsor: Episode sponsored by Heather Murphy's signature 1:1 service, Stories in Your Roots. Get a free guide, "7 Ways You (Unintentionally) Sabotage Your Family Tree" and have more success as you research your family history.

Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about how to find clients as a professional genealogist. We share all our marketing tips, from content marketing to networking with other genealogists. Listen in as we discuss our experience in finding clients. If you would like to see all our tips in written form, be sure to download our handout below.  Links 10 Ways to Get Clients - Marketing Tips for Professional Genealogists - link to handout download Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research (IGHR) Examples of professional genealogy profiles online: Nicole's APG Profile at the Association of Professional Genealogists Diana's APG Profile at the Association of Professional Genealogists Diana's ICAPGen Profile at the ICAPGen Website AG Professionals at the ICAPGen Website Directory of Certified Genealogists at the BCG Website Research Like a Pro eCourse Study Group - more information and email list Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Share an honest review on iTunes or Stitcher. You can easily write a review with Stitcher, without creating an account. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click "write a review." You simply provide a nickname and an email address that will not be published. We value your feedback and your ratings really help this podcast reach others. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for our newsletter to receive notifications of new episodes. Check out this list of genealogy podcasts from Feedspot: Top 20 Genealogy Podcasts

ONCE UPON AN IRISH SUMMER by Wendy Wilson Spooner A compelling and heartfelt story about the power of faith, family, and our need for connection. —Richard Paul Evans, New York Times Bestselling Author Two teenagers, two centuries, one city. 1817 Ireland - Allen Hamilton crosses the Atlantic alone to find a way to save his family from imminent financial and social ruin before it’s too late. Instead he is met with prejudice, sickness, and starvation. 2018 Fort Wayne, Indiana - A gifted young artist struggles with debilitating grief after a sudden death in her family. When she unearths Allen Hamilton’s noble rise from rags to riches in Antebellum America, their shared connection inspires her own healing and renewed inspiration. Based on a 200-year-old letter collection, Once Upon an Irish Summer brings to life and weaves together this true story of romance, mystery, and hope. About the Author Wendy became a novelist after writing academically and for family history clients. With a graduate degree in genealogy and documentary sciences, Wendy's additional job is finding family for adoptees and those with unknown parentage. Wendy is a member of the Jerry Jenkins Writers Guild, Romance Writers of America, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and the International Society of Genetic Genealogy. When not writing, Wendy currently serves as Vice Chair for Daughters of the American Revolution, American Heritage, over Art and Sculpture, and as Chairman of the advisory board for Century Vital Records based in Bengaluru, India. https://www.amazon.com/Irish-Summer-Wendy-Wilson-Spooner/dp/1620209349/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://wendywilsonspooner.com/ https://knowmyroots.com/ http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/wwspooner.mp3

Join Bob and Melanie as they discuss finding birth parents and other Italian research. Melanie talks about her genealogy and Italian citizenship business Lo Schiavo Genealogica, her webinar's and new YouTube Channel. Why Should You Hire Lo Schiavo Genealogica?We work to the highest genealogical standards and are constantly studying and expanding our knowledge through a variety of educational opportunities. While at times clients simply want us to find a document in an Italian archive, we go above and beyond simple document retrieval in the quality of our translation and analysis of each document. We think standards and education in the field are important. Because of this belief, a client is afforded protections and recourses, if our work was not up to professional standards.The owner, Melanie D. Holtz, CG, is board-certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists. Every five years, a portfolio of work must be submitted in order to remain certified. This portfolio is judged by leaders in the field of genealogy and must show progression in the applicant’s knowledge of the field and specialty she works in. Melanie also belongs to the Association of Professional Genealogists where she formerly served on the Board of Directors and the Professional Development Committee.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=30519446)

Have you ever wanted to dig deeper into your family history? Listen, as Nikki and her guest Laurie Hermance-Moore, a Sales Maven Society member, have an on-air coaching call around this subject. Laurie is asking Nikki for help to figure out how to create interest and curiosity when you are selling something that is more of a want than a need.  Laurie is a professional genealogist and solves mysteries to bring her clients' ancestors to life. She is the founder of Heritage Bridge, where she designs experiences for clients who want to create a legacy for their families and connect with their place in history. She is accredited in genealogy research for US Midwest states through the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists. Listen, as Nikki shares her idea of using stories to show the impact her work has on clients to enable her to showcase what she brings to the table. Laurie speaks about trying to get potential clients to view what she does as valuable enough that they feel good about putting their money on something that is not essential. Nikki suggests ways to get Laurie’s name recognized as an expert in her field by structuring a signature talk, launching a free webinar with an amazing offer for potential clients, and using her network to get introduced to people who will find what her company does helpful. Laurie shares the benefits she has received by being a member of the Sales Maven Society and encourages all members to use the resources available. As usual, Nikki shares what she knows to give Laurie the direction she needs to increase her client base and grow her business. You don’t want to miss this episode. In This Episode: [01:09] Laurie, welcome to the show! [01:30] Laurie shares what she does and how she helps people. [02:58] Laurie speaks about a common question people ask her about researching their family history. [06:10] Laurie discusses finding heirs and giving them an inheritance they knew didn't know they had. [07:15] What is the prestigious certification that you hold? [08:40] Laurie speaks about what she needs Nikki's help with today. [10:08] Nikki says to create an interesting story around the impact of what her work has had on a client. [12:21] A picture is worth a thousand words, and a story is worth a thousand pictures [13:52] Do you feel that people are more interested in experiences than things now? [14:56] Laurie shares how she moves past the academic research report and finds maps, photographs, and locations to create a tour of their ancestors. [15:56] Nikki discusses targeting what potential clients want their legacy to be. [18:08] Laurie says that she feels that financial planners and attorneys might be natural referrals for her business. [21:01] Could you structure a signature talk? Have you thought about what you could say? [23:21] Nikki speaks about having an offer ready if you do a free webinar. [25:02] Never be afraid to use your network to reach out and ask people to introduce people they know. [28:48] When you are at these speaking opportunities, share your stories and plant seeds to other individuals about their legacies. [29:33] Thank you so much for agreeing to this on-air coaching call. [30:18] What has been of value to you as a Sales Maven Society member? [32:10] Thank you for listening! Find Nikki: Nikki Rausch Email @yoursalesmaven Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn Sales Maven Society To download free Resources from Nikki: www.yoursalesmaven.com/maven Find Laurie: Laurie Hermance-Moore LinkedIn

Featured Guest Elissa Scalise Powell Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL, a western Pennsylvania researcher for over 30 years, is the co-director of the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), and Professional Genealogy Course Coordinator at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR). She was an instructor and module creator for Boston University's Genealogical Research Certificate program 2008-2016. She was the course co-coordinator of the AG/CG Preparation Course at the 2010 and 2013 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG). She is a regional and national speaker on such topics as Pennsylvania records, methodology, professional development, and society management.   She was a Trustee for the Board for Certification of Genealogists for nine years, their President (2012-2014), and past Outreach Committee Chairperson. She was a Director for the Association of Professional Genealogists for six years; taught genealogy courses at the local community college for fourteen years; co-edited a cemetery book series, appeared on the PBS-TV show Ancestors2 cemetery episode and on the Travel Channel's Dead Files in the 2015 “The Instigator” episode. She is a past-President of two local Pittsburgh area societies and a contributing author to many publications including the NGS Quarterly and the APG Quarterly. She was honored in May 2010 with the NGS President's Citation in recognition of outstanding, continuing, or unusual contributions to the field of genealogy.   An NSDAR member, she is also a lifetime member of the Ohio Genealogical Society; the Medina County Chapter, OGS; and the Baltzer Meyer Historical Society (Greensburg, PA) which was named for her ancestor.     Contact Links Website – Powell Genealogical Services Facebook Page – Powell Genealogical Services Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) – https//www.gripitt.org Links Mentioned The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) – https://www.apgen.org Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research – https://ighr.gagensociety.org/ Western Pennsylvania Genealogy Society – https://wpgs.org/ North Hills Genealogists (Pittsburgh) – https://northhillsgenealogists.org/ The BCG Standards Manual – https://bcgcertification.org/product/genealogy-standards-2d-edition/ Thing You were most afraid of “I wasn't afraid of anything. I just went ahead and never looked back.” Best Advice You Received from Someone Else “Create a demand and then supply it.” –Elizabeth Shown Mills One Action Genealogists Can Take Right Now “Create an education plan. Picture where you want to be and assess where you are now. Then fill in the gaps.” Recommended Book Only a Few Bones by John Phillip Colletta The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Advice “We are all on this earth to teach, to learn and to love. Think about how you will do that.” Action Item Your action item today comes straight from Elissa. Create an education plan. Picture where you want to be and assess where you are now. And then fill in the gaps. No matter what your niche is in genealogy this is a good exercise to do. News The Genealogy Professional podcast is now available on Spotify. Search for either Marian Pierre-Louis or genealogy to find it. Don't forget to follow! If you're a YouTube you can also find all the episodes of the podcast on YouTube. Don't expect any video. It's just an audio-only file with a picture but I've put it over there because some people are more comfortable with that platform. Join the TGP Action Group on Facebook! You can find it at https://www.facebook.com/groups/TGPActionGroup/ If you're not on Facebook, follow the Genealogy Professional on LinkedIn. You can get new episode notices there. Go to Linkedin and search for The Genealogy Professional and hit the follow button. I'm continuing in my effort to get back on a bi-weekly schedule for the podcast. Eventually I'll settle on an exact release date twice a month. But in the meantime you can expect a new podcast generally every two weeks. Direct link to this post: https://www.thegenealogyprofessional.com/elissa-powell

NYC Casting Director Michael Cassara talks with host Maggie Bera about how professional auditions work in NYC, how actors can take advantage of social media, and how the COVID-19 crisis is changing the theatre industry as we know it. Michael Cassara, CSA is a Casting Director and Educator in New York City, where he and his team have cast over 400 theatre and film projects since the formation of Michael Cassara Casting in 2003. Recent credits include Mr. Holland's Opus (dir. BD Wong, upcoming world premiere at Ogunquit Playhouse), Cheek To Cheek: Irving Berlin In Hollywood (upcoming premiere at York Theatre, dir. Randy Skinner), An American In Paris (int'l tour, dir. Christopher Wheeldon), A Night With Janis Joplin (National Tour), Spamilton (dir. Gerard Alessandrini - NYC/Chicago/Pittsburgh CLO/current US tour), Enter Laughing (York Theatre), The Mad Ones (Prospect Theater Company, dir. Stephen Brackett), Gigantic (dir. Scott Schwartz/Vineyard Theatre), Forbidden Broadway (last three editions/cast albums), The 12 (Denver Center/world premiere), and many more. Regional credits include frequent productions for top regional theatres including Gulfshore Playhouse, Argyle Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Old Globe, Denver Center, Great Lakes Theater, Hangar Theatre, American Theater Group, and more. Film: The Hyperglot (dir. Michael Urie, Artios nomination for excellence in casting), Grantham & Rose (dir. Kristin Hanggi). Resident Casting Director for the New York Musical Festival (NYMF) (2007-2019), and the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) since 2013. As an educator, he regularly teaches at many of the nation's top universities and training programs, including Baldwin Wallace University, The Boston Conservatory, Elon University, Indiana University, NYU, Texas State, and many others. Michael is a native Clevelander and the only person to ever hold membership in both the Casting Society of America and the Association of Professional Genealogists. BFA, Otterbein University. MichaelCassara.net Follow Michael Cassara on social media:  Instagram - www.instagram.com/michaelcassara/ (@michaelcassara) Twitter - https://twitter.com/michaelcassara (@michaelcassara) Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MichaelCassaraCasting To grab your copy of the Marketing 101 For Actors eBook, go to www.actoraesthetic.com/shop/marketing-for-actors. To join the Actor Aesthetic Tribe on Facebook, click here. Spread the love and don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the Actor Aesthetic Podcast on iTunes, Google, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app.  Visit actoraesthetic.com for more information. Follow Maggie Bera on social media Instagram: @actoraesthetic Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActorAesthetic/ Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com

Featured Guest An Stofferis An Stofferis is an experienced historian and founded International Genealogy Services, which is based in France. She was born in Belgium and studied history at the Catholic University of Leuven specializing in cultural history of the middle ages, modern times, and contemporary history.  Also at that time, she conducted an extensive genealogical research about the origin of the Belgian scientist Joseph PLATEAU (1801-1883). In March 1996, she was successful in bringing together the different branches of the PLATEAU family to a reunion in Ghent. Her frequent visits to PLATEAU's descendants resulted in direct access to a very large number of sources for the history of this family. Some sources remained unknown, but gave her the opportunity to uncover new scientific and family data. In 2010, AN STOFFERIS prepared and presented a biographical article on the decoration painter Antoine PLATEAU (1759-1815) : A. Bergmans & A. Stofferis, un des meilleurs peintres de fleurs de son temps - Biographie d'Antoine Plateau, dans Een belvedère aan de Schelde. Paviljoen De Notelaer in Hingene (1792-1797), Brussels, 2010, p. 557. In 2004 An STOFFERIS obtained her master's degree in Tourism & Management at the University Antwerp Business School. That same year she moved to France and began working at the Belgian Embassy in Paris. But her passion for history and genealogy was very present. In 2012 she decided to expand her genealogical knowledge by following a course in Historical & Probate Research.  An STOFFERIS is fluent in Dutch (native language), French, English and German. Some or all of these languages may be necessary to fulfill a project, as records were created in different languages, depending on the time and the place. An STOFFERIS is a member of the Syndicat de généalogistes de France 'SYGENE' (http://www.sygene.fr ) and  of the Association of Professional Genealogists (http://www.apgen.org).  An STOFFERIS has become member of 'Interpret Europe' (www.interpret-europe.net).  Contact Links Website – International Genealogy Services Facebook - International Genealogy Services Twitter - IGS Genealogy Best Advice Ever Received " To be honest in your work and in your accountancy. ” One Action Genealogists Can Take Right Now To take a risk and if you have a dream to go for it. Recommended Book Guider les jeunes sur la piste de leurs ancêtres by Évelyne Duret  Advice " Don't give up your dream." Action Item An is building her business based on choosing her service (heir research), analyzing her strengths (her familiarity with many foreign languages) and identifying her ideal target clients (law firms on the north coast of France who need both French and Flemish speaking researchers and familiarity with Flemish history and records). By identifying who most needed her unique services she was able to showcase her strengths and make a strong case for getting hired. ACTION: If you're an introvert read the book that Jennifer mentioned Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain so that you can become more comfortable promoting yourself. For today's action item, I'd like you to take a stab at doing the same thing. Choose a service, analyze your strengths and identify ideal clients. Your strengths should include qualities or skills that differentiate you from everyone else who does the same service. For instance, many genealogists offer heir research services but not so many researchers in France offer the service along with knowledge of the Flemish language. Let's take an example of a genealogist who offers research services in colonial New York. His/her strength could be their ability to read both 17th century English and Dutch handwriting. Who could the potential target clients be?  The obvious answer would be private clients who have New Netherland ancestors. But let's think beyond that. How about authors who write about New York history, New Netherland history or even simply colonial America. You could also potentially market your services to museums and curators focused on colonial America. Strengths can be lots of things, from proximity to an in-demand location (think of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City), to a specific skill such as understanding how a surveyor does his job which might be good for interpreting old deeds, or more familiarity with a particular record group than anyone else around. Put all of this together and see if it helps you look at your business in a new light. Direct link to this post: https://www.thegenealogyprofessional.com/an-stofferis

Today's Episode is brought to you by ThePICoach.com. There you can find info about my PI Coaching services and my books, both of which will help you take your PI business to the next level. New Hope Investigations was founded at the start of 2016 by Rachele’ Davis, a former crime analyst for her local police department. After seven years in local government and seven years prior to that as a teacher, Rachele’ found herself drawn to the private sector of investigations and the challenge of building her own business. Her master's degree in criminal justice, resourcefulness, productivity level, and innovation have already served her well in this capacity. Rachele’ obtained her private investigator licenses through both Missouri and Kansas in 2016. In Adoption related investigations Rachele' also provides some general investigative services on a case-by-case basis. She works in various capacities for individuals, attorneys, and businesses. Rachele' regularly stays up-to-date with current trends and changes in the industry. She pours over the ever-changing social media and open-source (OSINT) environments and stays informed of their continual evolvement. To enhance her adoption investigations, Rachele’ continues to learn more and more about the complex and fascinating field of genealogy. She is a member of the American Adoption Congress, Association of Professional Genealogists, International Society of Genetic Genealogy, and National Genealogical Society.http://www.newhopeinvestigations.comThank you for listening. If you have a moment to spare please leave a rating or comment on Apple Podcasts as that will help us expand the circle around our campfire. If you have any questions please feel to reach out to me via my website http://www.johnhoda.com

Cari Taplin,CG is related to Roy Rogers. Or at least that's what her family told her. As a result, finding her true heritage has been her focus since the year 2000. She is a native of Wood County, Ohio but migrated to Wyoming, Colorado and now Pflugerville, Texas which is just outside Austin. Cari holds the Certified Genealogist® credential and has served in a wide variety of volunteer and leadership positions for state, local, and national societies. She currently serves on the board of the Association for Professional Genealogists and is the Vice President of Membership for the Federation of Genealogical Societies. As the owner of GenealogyPANTS, she provides speaking, research, and consultation services. Cari focuses on midwestern and Great Lakes states and methodology. Cair Taplin, CG is an internationally renowned genealogist. He has authored numerous articles for genealogy magazines and scholarly journals. He is a popular presenter at conferences and seminars around the world. Contact Links Website – Genealogy Pants Facebook – Cari Taplin, CG Other Links    The Association of Professional Genealogists The Board for Certification of Genealogists One Action Genealogists Can Take Right Now "Join the Association of Professional Genealogists.” Recommended Book The Life of Pi by Jan Martel Productivity Tool Evernote and time check app called Toggl Advice "Join a local society to meet like minded people, a mentor or friends." Action Item Actually I'm going to give you two action items! We'll touch on two topics that Cari mentioned - tracking clients and education. ACTION: First, if you're a professional who takes clients or does speaking engagements or writes articles - basically someone who get paid by someone else for work - I want you to start tracking the requests you are getting for work. Who is contacting you, how are they contacting you and what are they asking for? And does the communication lead to paid work? If you are a client researcher, you can track potential clients. If you're a speaker, you can track requests for presentations. If you're a writer you can track your writing proposals. And if you already track all of this I want you to spend some time with your data to see what you can learn from the information. Second, if you're not a professional I'd like you to focus on one of Cari's other topics - education. If you're a member of APG you could go listen to that webinar she mentioned. The one by Jeanne Bloom about how to track your clients. If you're not an APG member, you could watch a free BCG webinar. They are broadcast live the 3rd Tuesday of every month at FamilyTreeWebinars.com Direct link to this post: https://www.thegenealogyprofessional.com/cari-taplin

Genealogy Gems Podcast episode 233 with Lisa Louise CookeSeptember 2019 In this episode: Today we're going to take a look at what so many records and record collections have in common: they are often Lists. Now that may sound pretty straight forward, but there's a lot more to Lists than meet the eye. A list of names, places or other information has a lot to tell us and can be used in unique ways. Professional genealogist Cari Taplin joins me in this episode for a conversation about what is so lovely about lists.   My Summer Vacation If you've been following me on Instagram – you can find me or by searching for genealogy gems podcast in the free Instagram app – then you know that I've spent a bit of my time this summer getting a taste of some of the work many of my ancestors did and probably that many of your ancestors did: farming. Bill and I have a close friend who owns his great grandfather's 1904 homestead in North Dakota. A few years back Bill went up there to help them open it back up and get things up and running. This year we helped them harvest their crop of oats. (They even have a sign in the field that says “These oats will grow up to be Cheerios.”) Of course, we used equipment that our ancestors may not have had. I learned to drive the combine, and I disked the field with the tractor. But in many ways, things haven't changed all that much. One of the things that really struck me was how the farming community out there pulls together. Now to put this in perspective: the 240-acre homestead is about two miles down a dirt road for Canada. The house has fallen into disrepair over the decades, so our friend bought an old farmhouse in the nearby town where he grew up. That town has a population of just over 50 people! So, we're talking about a pretty remote location, and folks are scattered on various farms miles apart. But when a tractor was in need of repair, within the hour a neighbor would be pulling up ready to crawl under it alongside our friend to work on it till it was fixed. When a piece of equipment was needed that he didn't have, it would soon be rolling down the road from a neighboring farm to pitch in. Everyone had one eye on the sky at all times to watch the ever-changing weather, and there was such a commitment by all to make sure no neighbor was left with unharvested crops before a storm hit. So even though the combines of today are motorized massive machines with air conditioning and stereos, the work ethic, the commitment and the community was unchanged from when his granddad first filed his homestead claim. Bill and I felt really blessed to be a part of it. Think of us next time you eat your cheerios.   GEM: Tapping into the Power of Lists with Cari Taplin If you've been doing genealogy for any length of time, then you have probably encountered a list. They come in all shapes and sizes, and at first glance they may seem very straight forward. Cari Taplin, a certified genealogist out of Pflugerville, Texas, says it's worth taking the time to really examine lists carefully because there may be more there than meets the eye. Cari  currently serves on the boards of the Association for Professional Genealogists and is the Vice President of Membership for the Federation of Genealogical Societies. As the owner of , she provides speaking, research, and consultation services, focusing on midwestern and Great Lakes states and methodology.   Types of Lists Nearly every time we sit down to do genealogy research we run into a list. There are loads of them out there. Here's just a starter list of the lists you might run into: indexes of any kind city directories tax lists petitions censuses church membership members of a club or society fraternal organization member lists community groups committees lists in newspapers like hotel registrations, letters at post office hospital admittances and discharges cemetery books event participants jurors estate sales militia rolls voter lists land lottery winners school class lists yearbooks agricultural lists   Significance of List Construction Of course, not every list is alphabetically organized by any means. We might run into a list of prison inmates listed by number, or burial sites listed by plot or location. The information can be organized in many different ways. Cari says that the way the list maker decided to organize the list tells us a lot about the information. For example, a list that is alphabetized might be an indication that it is a recreated list. Other ways that lists may be constructed include chronologically or by location. Here are follow up tasks you can do: Evaluate for potential error Locate the original source   List Explanation or Instructions Understanding the thinking behind how the list was constructed is also important. The U.S. Federal Census is a great example of a list that has other background documents such as the enumerator instructions. We don't see these instructional documents unless we go looking for them. The instructions provide background on the creation of the list, and that can help us get more out of it. Research Tip: : The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000. From that page you download the PDF of enumerator instructions. Here's an example of how understanding the census enumerator instructions can help you better understand how to interpret it: In 1900 the census was answered as if it were a particular day. This means that if someone died a few days later, they may still be listed as alive in the 1900 census. If you know that they died that year, you now have more information that it was after the enumeration date. Genealogy websites like Ancestry, FamilySearch and MyHeritage often provide background on the creation and purpose of their record collections.   Tax List example: there are laws behind them. Look up the statute. Google to find summations of tax laws at the time. Keep in mind that they might be in order of location. When analyzing a list, ask yourself the following questions: What was this list created for? Why is it in this order? What does that then tell me about these people?   What's we're really talking about is educating ourselves so that we're not contributing to the errors that get out there. It's an investment in accuracy.   Context It can be tempting to just scan the list, grab your ancestor out of it, and move on. But if we do that, we could be leaving a lot of genealogical gold behind. “Evidence mining requires attention to detail, including details that might initially seem insignificant.” ––BCG, Genealogy Standards, #40, p. 24 Here are some ideas as to what we should look for: Sometimes it's just a name (example: petition lists) There might be columns at the top – pay attention to those details for more understanding Other people in the list: the FAN Club (Friends, Associates, Neighbors.) Look for those names in other documents.   Organizing Your Research and the Data Collected from Lists Cari uses spreadsheets to organize her genealogical research project data. Come of the benefits of using a spreadsheet are that you can: easily sort the data easily manipulate the data visualize the data in different forms   Free Download: Read and download the free spreadsheet template.   Explore the Bigger List Often times you do a search, and you find a single record. But that single record is actually part of a massive internal list, an indexed list from which the search engine is pulling. An example of this is when you run a search for your ancestor at the  After finding your ancestor's record, you can then run a search by that land description to find other people who owned land and possibly lived nearby. on the batch search technique that Lisa mentioned.   What Constitutes Proof? “Evidence mining requires attention to detail, including details that might initially seem insignificant.” – BCG, Genealogy Standards, #40, p.24 Review the Genealogical Proof Standard in the show notes for Genealogy Gems Podcast   2 men with 1 name When everyone in the family wants to name their children after Grandpa, you can end up with a lot people in a county with the same name. You need to tease them apart. Questions to ask: Who did they associate with? Who were their siblings? Where were each of them located? All of these things can help differentiate them. A spreadsheet is an excellent tool for this.   The Yearbook List Example Very often the list of names is the full list of students. However, not every student necessarily had their photo taken. Count the names and then count the photos to verify you have the right person. Search the to try and find another photo of the person to compare.     Cari's Main Message Don't skip over a list because it's lacking some identifying information. You still need to record it. You may come back to it one day!   Visit Cari Online:    Profile America: The Gregorian Correction Wednesday, September 11th. This was a day that didn't exist in Colonial America in 1752, as the familiar calendar underwent what is called the “Gregorian correction,” switching from the ancient Julian calendar to adjust for errors accumulated over centuries. After September 2nd, the next day was September 14th. The British parliament's Calendar Act of 1750 had also changed New Year's Day from March 25th to January 1st. As a result, the year 1751 had only 282 days. Since then, with leap years built in as in 2020, the calendar has remained constant.  Sources:              News: Watch Lisa's new MyHeritage Education Center to watch videos and read article to help you get more out of using MyHeritage. Watch the presentation at the MyHeritage Education Center:

Alison Watson-Maston, Genealogy Researcher at the Simsbury Free Library. Alison said the best way to get started researching their family tree is with family stories and personal resources. A Free 5 Generation pedigree chart is available on the library's website. The library also has resources and expertise to help. Alison says the library has a unique collection of local historical resources that can connect to the founders of Simsbury and other towns in the area. She says there are a number of websites that can help with the research including Familysearch.org the National Archives and Vital Records are available from the government to assist in research. Alison says some of the most important information when searching for a person or relative are full names and nicknames, dates and places of birth, marriage and death, names of parents, siblings, spouses and children, locations and occupations, which can be found in vital records, census records and city directories. Alison says for people who do not have the time to do all the research themselves he Association of Professional Genealogists has a list of professionals that can be hired to do the work in part or in full.

During the closing days of the American Civil War, a little-remembered document, a census of the Federal Military Districts, was created. The document entitled, Census Department of the South – November 1864: For Jacksonville, Fernandina and St. Augustine, Florida – Ordered by the Department of the South, Hilton Head, South Carolina, proved to be an effective tool in augmenting genealogical research. That research led Yvonne Emanuel to the ultimate discovery of some unknown and formerly enslaved family members. This session will briefly review that discovery by showing how an unknown or little used document can aid in your research. Yvonne learned about family history from an aunt who once told her a family secret. As a child she wondered about what she was told, but did not know how to find out information regarding the story. Today she knows how to locate such information and assists others with their research. Yvonne makes presentations throughout Texas as a member of the East Texas Historical Association. She is also a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Currently she works with a team organizing a historic cemetery preservation society.  She enjoys speaking and teaching others how to conduct historical and genealogical research. She earned a B.A. degree from Angelo State University in Modern Languages (French) and History; with a minor in English and Education. She also earned an M.P.A. from the University of Oklahoma. Yvonne is a 2013 graduate of the National Institute for Genealogical Research and a 2018 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research.

In our podcast episode today, Diana and I discuss the process for accreditation through ICAPGen, the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists. I asked a lot of questions about writing the 4-generation report, the testing levels, and how to prepare. Listen in to hear all Diana's great advice! Also, it's the last day to buy our Research Like a Pro eCourse at the Black Friday price of $69. Links https://www.icapgen.org/ Guide to Applying for an Accredited Genealogist​ ®​ Credential at ICAPGen.org New Testing Regions for 2019 at ICAPGen.org Diana's blog posts about her accreditation experience at FamilyLocket.com Research Like a Pro eCourse Study Group - more information and email list Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Share an honest review on iTunes or Stitcher. You can easily write a review with Stitcher, without creating an account. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click "write a review." You simply provide a nickname and an email address that will not be published. We value your feedback and your ratings really help this podcast reach others. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for our newsletter to receive notifications of new episodes.

About Jaclyn Jaclyn Wallach is a Genealogical Researcher & Storyteller who believes we are ALL supposed to be here. Jaclyn is a proud member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Through experience, online trainings and conferences, Jaclyn has built her skills as a genealogist.  With a keen eye for researching and a heart for creating authentic connections, Jaclyn guides her clients to weave their family story through genealogical research in a way that reveals there's more to us that meets the eye. We each have a lineage and family that came before us (and even after us) in order for us to be exactly who we are today.   When she's not researching, Jaclyn loves to explore gardens and old estates; play with her #fosterfail cat, Rue; do yoga; hike with her fiancé; travel; learn new languages (or at least cool words); and watch Friends on repeat.  CONNECT WITH JACYLN: website: www.yourstorygenealogy.com  freebie: https://www.yourstorygenealogy.com/connectingconvos Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/yourstorygenealogy/ Show Notes Join The Mentor Masterclass Holiday Challenge! :: https://bit.ly/2j6NhvT Grab your FREE 5-day Soulful Business Accelerator Training :: www.emilycassel.com/free Learn More & Request an Application to join The Soulful Leadership Mastermind 2019! Enrollment is open NOW through December 15th, and early enrollment bonuses expire November 23rd. www.emilycassel.com/mastermind PHILLY AREA WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS! Join us for the next Soulful Business Circle One-Day Retreat on Sunday December 2nd. Learn more & register at www.emilycassel.com/events.

  After Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941, thousands of Japanese and Japanese Americans were incarcerated in “Internment Camps.” German and Italians were also interned, but in smaller numbers. The various sites of confinement and the records created will be examined, covering the period of time immediately preceding World War II through resettlement and redress. Linda Harms Okazaki is a fourth-generation San Franciscan with a background in education. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Genealogical Speakers Guild. Linda currently serves as past president of the California Genealogical Society. Her column, Finding Your Nikkei Roots, is published bi-monthly in the Nichi Bei Weekly. She is a contract researcher at AncestryProgenealogists, and in 2015, she and her husband founded the genealogy research company, Linda’s Orchard. An active member of the genealogical community, she is passionate about teaching people of all ages to research, document, and share their personal family histories.  

The news includes: AncestryDNA released new ethnicity estimates for all its DNA users. MyHeritage now supports uploads of 23andMe v5 and Living DNA data files. MyHeritage has partnered with British retailer WHSmith to sell DNA kits in their stores in Europe. RootsTech announces plans for an international RootsTech in London, England, 24-26 October 2019 at the ExCel London Convention Centre. David Rencher, Chief Genealogy Officer at FamilySearch, has been appointed Director of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The Federation of Genealogical Societies announces leadership changes. The Association of Professional Genealogists announces the three winners of the 2018 Young Professional Scholarships. Findmypast has released new Irish records, Wiltshire registers and records, Westmorland registers and records, Nebraska births, Electoral Registers, Jersey German Occupation Identity Cards, and Jersey German Occupation Prosecutions. Drew summarizes the new and updated collections at FamilySearch. As follow-up to the discussion about organizing browser bookmarks on Episode #345, George announces publication of his article, "Use Bookmarks to Cluster Your Resources", in the September 2018 issue of the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly. Listener email includes: Julienne wrote to express how much she enjoyed Drew's interview of Amy Johnson Crow (Genealogy Connection episode #46). Linda replied to Kelly (Episode #349) on the subject of why someone would have a massive online family tree. She explains her extensive research of family from the 1600s and the links she has made to build and successfully research her lines. Teresa asks about genealogy software programs, Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic. Hugh discusses finding vintage photos and secondhand postcards at flea markets and other venues. Judy provides two very important tips for researchers: Don't assume the ethnicity of people who settled an area as you might miss excellent documentary sources. The Library of Virginia has made indices and images of Chancery Court records for many counties available online at http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/. Laura wrote to describe the “mess” she found as a result of DNA testing, particularly with people whose fathers were revealed as not their fathers. She asks about the ethical issues involved with revealing such findings. Listeners are encouraged to share their opinions and experiences.

Do you know where your great grandparents came from? Or what they did to live? Or where their kids went and what they did? You might consider becoming a junior genealogist like me. Genealogy? The dictionary says it’s “a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor”. I knew my great grandparents came from Ireland… but that’s all I knew. Working with a genealogist for 15 minutes I learned they landed in Halifax in 1869, the name of their ship, and the names of the seven kids they brought with them. And as we followed that ‘line of descent’, I learned the names of the next five kids they had, including my grandfather. Join me and Billie Fogarty, President of the Association of Professional Genealogists as we learn about family trees, branches, leaves… and the stories they tell. And if you start your line of descent, have the Kleenex ready!

The Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode #214 with Lisa Louise Cooke In this episode, Irish expert Donna Moughty joins host and producer Lisa Louise Cooke to talk about Irish genealogy—to help you get a jump on yours before everyone starts talking about their Irish roots on St. Patrick's Day next month! Also in this episode: Your DNA Guide Diahan Southard has DNA news and an answer to a listener who called in with a question about YDNA. Other listeners write in with inspiring successes Michael Strauss musters in with tips on finding your ancestors in the five branches of the U.S. military. NEWS: MYHERITAGE DNA MATCHING UPDATE The matching algorithm has gotten better—AND they've added a chromosome browser. Time to or ? to read all about it! MAILBOX: LISTENERS ON FAMILY HISTORY VIDEOS Muffy in Seattle sent to her family history video. Great job! Melissa asked about finding copyright-free music to add to family history videos. Lisa's tips: Unfortunately, free royalty-free music sites are few and far between. You're smart to be cautious because if you were to put your video on YouTube they have the technology to identify any song that is used that is a violation of copyright. YouTube does make free music available: Sign into YouTube with your Google account Click on your picture in the upper right corner and go to your Creator Studio. Upload your video (you can keep it private if you wish) and then on the video page click "Audio" (above the video title). Choose among the many music tracks there. Once you've added a track and saved it, you should be able to download the video with the music included. The other source of music I use is music that comes with the programs I use ( and ). GENEALOGY BUSINESS ALLIANCE ; . See websites for complete rules. Lisa Louise Cooke uses and recommends . From within RootsMagic, you can search historical records on FamilySearch.org, Findmypast.com and MyHeritage.com. Keep your family history research, photos, tree software files, videos and all other computer files safely backed up with Backblaze, the official cloud-based computer backup system for Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems. Learn more at . INTERVIEW: DONNA MOUGHTY ON IRISH RESEARCH by Donna M Moughty The following review appeared in the January 2018 newsletter of the , Mid-Continent Public Library:  “If you want a quick guide on how to get started on Irish research, this short, four-page guide is an excellent resource. This guide will help you start your research in the United States, so you can figure out where in Ireland your ancestor came from. It is organized into 12 steps with helpful websites added. This guide is the first in the by Donna M Moughty.” Donna Moughty, shown left with Lisa Louise Cooke, is a professional genealogist and former Regional Manager for Apple Computers. She has been conducting family research for over 20 years. She teaches classes for beginners and lectures on a variety of subjects including Internet, Irish research, and computer topics. In addition, she provides consultations, research assistance, and training. She is a member of Association of Professional Genealogists and the Genealogical Speakers Guild. Websites mentioned in their conversation: Donna's Irish guide series Get the or purchase them individually through the links below: (reviewed above): Without the right preparation, researching in Ireland can be frustrating! Before you jump the pond, start your research at home to determine a place in Ireland, as well as details to help differentiate your person from someone of the same name. This research guide will walk you through the process of identifying records in the US to set you up for success in your Irish research. Civil Registration for all of Ireland began in 1864, with Protestant marriages dating back to 1845. Even if your ancestors left before that date, they likely had relatives that remained in Ireland. Prior to Civil Registration, the only records of births (baptisms), marriages or deaths (burials) are in church records. This Reference Guide will explain how to use the new online Civil Registration records as well as how to identify the surviving church records for your ancestors in Ireland.  Had the Irish census records for the 19th century survived, Griffith's Valuation, a tax list, would not be one of the most important resources for Irish researchers. Without any context, however, it can just seem like a list that includes lots of people of the same name. This Guide explains how and why Griffith's Valuation was done, and how to use it to glean the most information about your family. Once you know your ancestor's locality in Ireland, Griffith's Valuation can place them on a specific piece of land between 1846 and 1864. After Griffith's Valuation, the Revision Books allow you to follow the land and in some cases, to the 1970s, possibly identifying cousins still living on the land. Start creating fabulous, irresistible videos about your family history with Animoto.com. You don't need special video-editing skills: just drag and drop your photos and videos, pick a layout and music, add a little text and voila! You've got an awesome video! Try this out for yourself at .  is the place to make connections with relatives overseas, particularly with those who may still live in your ancestral homeland. : it's free to get started. MILITARY MINUTES: 5 BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY Each of the military branches is listed below, detailing information about when each was organized and resources available to genealogists on your ancestors who served in any of these branches. United States Army. The largest of the five military branches dates back to June 14, 1775, during the early days of the Revolutionary War. Prior to the formation of the Army, each colony had companies and battalions of Associators and local militia. With the war, the need for a professional standing army to fight the British saw the formation of the Continental Army. With the end of the Revolutionary War, the Army disbanded in 1783 after the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Later in 1796, two legions formed under the command of General Anthony Wayne would later become the nucleus of the United States Army. The Encyclopedia Britannica published on the history of the Army from its inception to the present. A number of excellent genealogical resources are available to search for ancestors who served in the United States Army since the beginning. These databases are found on Ancestry, Fold3, and Family Search.  One of the largest collections of records covers the (available by subscription at Ancestry.com). Searching the card catalogs of , and will yield many databases that contain information about soldiers who served, and sacrificed their lives with the Army over the last two centuries. United States Navy. The United States Navy dates from October 13, 1775 when it was officially established by an Act passed by the Continental Congress.  At the end of the Revolutionary War it was disbanded, and again reestablished under the Naval Act of 1794 which created the Navy as a permanent branch of the military. The history of the Navy and technology can be divided into two major eras. The earlier period, called the "Old Navy," was the age of wooden sailing ships, and still later came the birth of the ironclads during the Civil War. The later period called the "New Navy" occurred with further innovations in late nineteenth century as the United States transformed into a global power recognized the throughout the world. The United States Navy website has a .   Numerous databases and searches for records of the Navy covering multiple war period detailing pensions, continental sailors, muster rolls, ships logs, and cruise books are located on , and .  Consult each database individually for records of interest. Another organization related to the Navy is the United States Merchant Marines. Although not officially a branch of the military, the Merchant Marines sacrificed and lost lives since the days of the Revolutionary War, carrying out their missions of supply and logistics during times of war. an excellent website on the history of the Merchant Marines.   United States Air Force. The modern day Air Force dates from September 18, 1947, when it was formed as part of the Security Act of 1947. The Air Force and aviation history began under the authority of the United States Army, starting on August 1, 1907 when it was organized under the name of the Aeronautical Division of the Signal Corps.  Over the next 30 years the service changed names several times: Aviation Section of the Signal Corps (1914-1918); Division of Military Aeronautics (1918); Air Service of the United States Army (1918-1926); United States Army Air Corps (1926-1941); United States Army Air Forces (1941-1947). In that final year, it was separated as its own organization as it is known today. for a complete history of the Air Force from 1907 to the present. Two excellent online sources covering the early history of the Air Force from World War I and World War II are located on Fold3:  and United States Marines. This elite branch of the military began with the organization of the Continental Marines on November 19, 1775. The mission of the Marines initially comprised ship-to-ship fighting, security onboard naval vessels, and assistance in landing force operations. This mission would continue to evolve over the years. At the end of the Revolutionary War, the Marines were disbanded on October 4, 1783. Along with the Navy, under the Naval Act of 1794, the United States Marines were again re-established and would serve faithfully in every major war period and in peacetime between conflicts. The Marines will forever remain true to their motto of "Semper Fidelis" or Always Faithful as they continue to live up to their long-running tradition of honor and service. to watch an interesting and accurate history of the Marine Corps is viewable online on You Tube. Ancestry.com has an excellent online genealogical resource for discovering Marine Corps ancestors: for enlistees. Coast Guard. The history of this seagoing service dates back to August 4, 1790.  Established as the Revenue Cutter Marines under the direction of Alexander Hamilton, the name was changed in 1894 to the Revenue Cutter Service until 1915. That year, an Act of Congress was passed and signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson called the "Act to Create Coast Guard." The United States Live Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service came together. Later, in 1939, the United States Light House Service was added to form the modern day United States Coast Guard.  The complete history of the United States Coast Guard from 1790 is on the . It includes information about each of the separate organizations that came together to form the Coast Guard at. Ancestry.com has a . Very few additional online sources are available online for this branch of the service. Researchers must access these documents and records onsite at the National Archives in Washington, DC.  Military Minutes Case Study By Michael Strauss Subject: Russell Strauss Died: December 27, 1981-Jonestown, PA Son of Harry B. Strauss & Agnes S. (Gerhart) Strauss Over the last 30 plus years doing genealogy research, I've discovered that nearly all of my family members who served in the military were in the United States Army. But I have been occasionally surprised to find relatives who served in other branches of the military. On the paternal family several years ago one of my cousins gave me a box of photographs. One of the images was marked Russell G. Strauss. He wore the uniform of the United States Navy during World War II. I recognized his name and knew that he was my grandfather's first cousin. I was 16 years old when he died and didn't know him very well. His uniform indicated that he was a third class petty officer in the Navy during the war. I looked further at his uniform and noticed a diamond shaped "S" as part of the insignia. This military occupation indicated that he was a specialist that would require further research. I spoke with a couple of my older family members who knew Russell. All of my family interviewed said that he in the military police (M.P.) during the war. With additional research, I discovered that his insignia was that of the Shore Patrol. When I compared what my family said to me and his uniform told me the information matched very closely.  I found on Ancestry his application for compensation from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1950 when he served in the Shore Patrol in Norfolk, Virginia as part of his military duty (inserted below). Putting information from his photograph together with what my family members shared with me helped answer questions I had regarding of my relatives.         PRODUCTION CREDITS Lisa Louise Cooke, Host and Producer Sunny Morton, Editor Diahan Southard, Your DNA Guide, Content Contributor Vienna Thomas, Associate Producer Hannah Fullerton, Production Assistant Lacey Cooke, Service Manager Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links and Genealogy Gems will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on these links (at no additional cost to you). Thank you for supporting this free podcast and blog!  

The news includes: The Guys are pleased to welcome Legacy Tree Genealogists (www.legacytree.com) as a new sponsor for both The Genealogy Guys Podcast and the Genealogy Connection podcast. Ancestry.com's RootsWeb site has had an exposure to its IDs and passwords, so Ancestry has shut the site down while working to enhance security there and to contact RootsWeb users to change passwords. MyHeritage recently released surveys to explore how genetics impacts various aspects of their lives. MyHeritage has made major updates and improvements to their DNA Matching. They also have added an initial release of the long-requested chromosome browser. The U.S. Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, Maryland, recently discovered 46 long-forgotten flags underneath captured British flags from the War of 1812 in display cases. The new flags date from other conflicts, and most have not been seen for almost 100 years. The Britain, Ireland and the Isles Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists has launched new social media channels, including at YouTube. Findmypast has released several extensive collections of data from South Carolina. Drew shares updates from FamilySearch's recent records additions. The Guys talk about new publications of interest: Moorshead Magazines has released a new guide in their Tracing Your Ancestors Series titled “DNA and Your Ancestry”, written by Dr. Maurice Gleeson, MB. It's available at https://your-genealogy-history-store-usa.myshopify.com/collections/tracing-your-ancestors-series. Mystery Author Dan Waddell has a new short story in his Blood series titled “Blood Underground”, available for free to Kindle Unlimited subscribers at Amazon.com. Nathan Dylan Goodwin, author of the Forensic Genealogist book series has just finished writing a new book, The Wicked Trade.. It should be available soon. And Nathan will be at RootsTech. Listener email includes: Tom asks about DNA analysis and how to create a process that identifies known relationships or matches from AncestryDNA. Dave asks about adoption and kinds of evidence that can be used to document it. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library has ended interlibrary loans of their microfilmed newspaper collection. Jim poses questions concerning autosomal DNA matches, estimated cousin relationships, and ranges of centiMorgan matches with different relationships.

In the film National Treasure 2, Nicolas Cage’s character said, “Everything I am is because of my ancestors.” Now, was he looking at his family tree… or listening to some family stories? When you say ‘family tree’, that’s Genealogy, tracing the history of your family. These are the hard, cold facts: names, birth and death dates, places, and events like marriage and divorces. And then we ask: does Genealogy help us find those memorable family history stories? Legacy stories that delight us and our descendants years from now? When we find interesting family history and collect those stories, do they lead us back to fill in a few more leaves on the family tree? Back and forth - the science of Genealogy to the joy of family history stories. Then those stories send us back to Genealogy, and the circle continues. So, where should you start: Genealogy… or family history? Join Robb and Jean Wilcox Hibben, a 40 year Genealogist working at circlemending.org, and President of the Southern California chapter of The Association. of Professional Genealogists, in a fascinating conversation about tying your family history to your family legacy.

The news includes: MyHeritage introduces its new DNA Match Review Page. MyHeritage has recently released more than 14 million Australian birth, baptismal, marriage, burial, and death records from the state of Victoria (1836-1942). MyHeritage has redesigned the Help Center at its website and added more than 750 up-to-date help articles and expanded the content. RootsMagic announces a new software update. It also announced that the application now works under the new macOS High Sierra operating system. RootsMagic reminds users that there are both a video tutorial and a written user reference to help you master the new TreeShare for Ancestry feature. Evidentia released an update, version 3.1.5. They have added a new Direct Line (Lineage) Tracker allowing you to record links in a new way. It's perfect for your work applying for membership to lineage and heritage societies. Evidentia has also added a new advanced feature that supports Custom Style Sheets for reports. Ancestry's CEO Tim Sullivan has stepped down and becomes Chairman of the company's Board of Directors effective 1 October 2017. Howard Hochhauser, the company's CFO, will assume the interim role of CEO as the company conducts a search for a permanent replacement. Findmypast has appointed Tamsin Todd as its new CEO. She takes over from interim CEO Jay Verkler and brings an impressive CV to the position. Sue Tolbert, the Executive Director of the Three Rivers Museum in Muskogee, Oklahoma, is stepping down after having reorganized the museum, added a wealth of new historical holdings, developed educational programs and annual cultural events, and expanded the museum's presence in the region. She is succeeded by Amy Bradshaw, who brings her impressive background experience with several museums in Oklahoma and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Association of Professional Genealogists just concluded its annual Professional Management Conference in the Washington, DC, area. Two important awards were made: Meryl Schumacker of Minnesota was the winner of the APG Young Professional Scholarship. APG has established the Laura G. Prescott Award for Exemplary Service to Professional Genealogy. Laura was the first recipient of this new annual award. The Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (GEN-FED) has announced that the 2018 Institute will be held July 16-20. Online registration will be held on 24 February 2018 at its website at http://www.gen-fed.org. You can also sign up for email announcements at http://www.gen-fed.org/gen-fed-2018. RootsTech 2018 has been expanded to four days, 28 February through 3 March, and it will introduce a new Innovation Showcase. Findmypast has added baptisms, marriages, burials, and wills for Lancashire, Herefordshire, new browseable parish registers for Warwickshire, and new records for Gloucestershire. New Connecticut records (1600s-1800s) have been added, along with some UK monumental inscriptions, and several new Irish newspapers. Go Ahead Tours and Ancestry have announced that they will partner in a portfolio of guided genealogical tours, including Sicily, Southern Italy, German, and two tours in Ireland. Call Go Ahead at 1-800-242-4686 to learn more and to obtain details about specific tour destinations and learn about what is entailed in each tour. FamilySearch has released a new web-based indexing tool that makes the process of indexing and searching much easier. In addition, FamilySearch will hold a Worldwide Indexing Event again this year on 20-22 October 2017. Drew shares updates from FamilySearch's recent records additions. Moorshead Magazines is the publisher of Your Genealogy Today, Internet Genealogy, and History Magazine. They also publish special books on the Tracing Your Ancestors Series. George discusses three of these publications: Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors, written by Christine Woodcock Tracing Your Germanic Ancestors, written by Leland K. Meitzler Tracing Your Ancestors: Heritage Travel Tips, Tricks & Strategies, written by Lisa A. Alzo and Christine Woodcock These excellent expert guides and other titles in the series can be ordered at https://your-genealogy-history-store-usa.myshopify.com/collections/tracing-your-ancestors-series. George reviews the following books in this episode: The Fabulous Flying Mrs. Miller, by Carol Baxter. This biography of Jessie “Chubbie” Miller, a contemporary aviatrix of Amelia Earhart and other female fliers who hailed from Australia, is an excellent read. The book describes what it was like to engage in air races to set records, get financial endorsements, and earn money in the 1920s and 1930s. The excitement and danger make for an engaging story, but then Chubbie becomes involved in two other news-making events: when she goes missing on a flight, and when she becomes a central figure in a high-profile murder trial. Order the book directly from the publisher, Allen & Unwin in Australia, at https://www.allenandunwin.com. It's a great read! English author Nathan Dylan Goodwin continues his excellent series of genealogical crime mysteries with several new titles featuring Morton Farrier, the forensic genealogist. The Spyglass File focuses research on the case of a woman who was abandoned by her family during the Battle of Britain (1940 and 1941) and wants to trace them. Morton learns about the young English women with fluency in German who were recruited to listen to radio traffic of German fliers in order to anticipate air raid sites and scramble receiving planes. He researches the fliers, the women in the service, and more as he seeks out the elusive Spyglass File and its contents. The mysterious story is a page-turner you'll find nearly impossible to put down. The Missing Man continues Farrier's search to learn more about his biological father from the U.S., track him down, and possibly even meet him. In the source of his research, he discovers some strange family history and some startling criminal activities. This book is a compelling read as piece after piece of the puzzles are uncovered. Finally, Goodwin has written a Morton Farrier short story titled The Suffragette's Secret. This is only available as a Kindle e-book. We'll review this as soon as we've had a chance to read it. We also know from his newsletter that Nathan is at work on another forensic genealogist mystery, and he has decided to attend RootsTech 2018.  Listener email includes: Angela just finisher previewing a cookbook titled Pantry and Palate: Remembering and Rediscovering Acadian Food, written by journalist Simon Thibault. The book is a compilation of Acadian family recipes from the author's family, photographs, and family stories. It is a tribute to the author's ancestors and really brought another aspect of their lives to light. Jean cites our announcement about the New York State Death Index that we discussed in Episode # 329. Specifically, she addresses the organization of the index. It isn't always in alphabetical sequence; between 1940 and 1956, the names are organized using Soundex. Tom is tracing his biological parents using DNA, and asks if there a program or tool available that could be used to enter names and matches and then perhaps put unknown matches into some kind of order where they might be more usable. Liv Birgit in Norway uses Dragon Dictation with both English and Norwegian with quite good success,

Featured Guest Michael Leclerc Michael J. Leclerc, CG is an internationally renowned genealogist. He has authored numerous articles for genealogy magazines and scholarly journals. He is a popular presenter at conferences and seminars around the world. Michael worked in a variety of capacities at the New England Historic Genealogical Society for 17 years prior to joining Mocavo as Chief Genealogist in 2012. He left there in 2015 to start Genealogy Professor (www.genprof.net), where he helps to provide genealogy education opportunities to family historians. He has edited several books, including Genealogical Writing in the 21st Century: A Guide to Register Style and More, Second Edition, with Henry Hoff, and the fifth edition of the seminal guidebook Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research. He was a contributing editor for American Ancestors magazine, and a consulting editor for the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Michael served on the boards of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Federation of Genealogical Societies. You can reach him at www.mjleclerc.com and Facebook.com/michaeljleclerc. Contact Links Website – The Genealogy Professor Facebook – Michael J. Leclerc, CG Twitter - @GenProf Other Links    New England Historic Genealogical Society Mocavo on Findmypast Boston University Online Genealogical Research Program Boston Gay Men's Chorus One Action Genealogists Can Take Right Now "Sit down and really make a list of what do you want to do as a professional genealogist, what areas are you most interested in, so then you can start to make that happen.” Recommended Book "Back Bay" by William Martin Productivity Tool Paper and pen Advice "When you have that conversation in your head about 'should I be doing this, is this the right thing, oh my God, I'm going to make a fool of myself,'  tell that little voice in your head, 'thank you very much for sharing, now I'm going to do what I want anyways."   This episode is dedicated to the memory of Pam Wolosz, production assistant for the Genealogy Professional podcast. Pam, I will always greatly appreciate your help and encouragement and regret that our time working together

The news includes: FamilySearch announces the discontinuation of its microfilm distribution program effective 1 September 2017. The Guys discuss this in greater detail later in the episode. RootsMagic has released the long-awaited interface of their software with Ancestry. It is a facility called TreeShare and joins the Web Hints functions for FamilySearch, Findmypast, and MyHeritage. Julie Cahill Tarr is named the new editor of the Association of Professional Genealogists' APG eNews. Reclaim the Records announces the addition of the New York State Death Index, 1880-1956. Read all the details at http://mailchi.mp/reclaimtherecords/bfvk8vew84?e=8bd0102c13 . Unclaimed Persons commemorates its ninth anniversary, and you can learn more at http://unclaimedpersons.org. Volunteers are needed to help. Findmypast announces the release of more than 6 million Ontario records in the first phase of a new partnership with the Ontario Genealogical Society. Findmypast also announces their release of the 1861 and 1871 Canada Census records, new baptism, banns, marriage, and burial records for Yorkshire, additional Irish newspaper records, and additions to PERSI. Drew shares updates from FamilySearch's recent records additions. Listener email includes: Matt discusses a “Lazarus Project” in response to Julienne's email about Paul Woodbury's interview. John asks for suggestions for how to obtain cause of death for someone who died as recently as 2013. Nancy cites the interview with David Rencher and discusses Artificial Intelligence (AI) with regards to online genealogy hints. The Guys have an extensive discussion about microfilm, the announcement by FamilySearch that it will discontinue distribution of their microfilm as of 1 September 2017, and ways to continue and expand your research.

Dr. Deborah Abbott is a well-known genealogy researcher and speaker who specializes in African-American research and court records.  Learn more about Deborah by visiting her entry at the Association of Professional Genealogists, at https://www.apgen.org/directory/search_detail.html?mbr_id=4840.

Drew Smith is an Assistant Librarian with the USF Tampa Library, and is the 2016 winner of the Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship, presented by the National Genealogical Society. He is past president of the Florida Genealogical Society of Tampa, and has served on the boards of the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and the Florida State Genealogical Society. Drew is the author of the book Social Networking for Genealogists, is the co-author of the book Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques, and has written extensively for a number of genealogical print and online magazines. His latest book, Organize Your Genealogy: Strategies and Solutions for Every Researcher, was published in 2016.  

The news includes: The Federation of Genealogical Societies announces the locations of its conferences through 2020. The Federation of Genealogical Societies announces a partnership with the National Park Service for a new preservation project. The Association of Professional Genealogists has announced its 2017 Professional Management Conference. Findmypast announces release of Irish Outage Reports, and additional Non-Conformist records for England & Wales. Drew discusses the wealth of new records released by FamilySearch. The World War II Research and Writing Center announces a new educational program. Listener email includes: Debra asks about genealogy software, and she looks for recommendations for locating German records online. Eileen asks Drew why not use the to-do list, research log, and other facilities of a genealogy program rather than other software programs. Mike follows up about file numbering discussed in episode #312. Mary Ann writes to say how much she enjoyed the interview with Cyndi Ingle on the Genealogy Connection podcast. The Guys review some fantastic books, just in time for the FGS Conference and the Fall-Winter genealogy seminar season: Trace Your German Roots Online by James M. Beidler (Family Tree Books) Map Guide to Luxembourg by Kevan M. Hanson (Family Roots Publishing Co.) German Census Records 1816-1916: The When, Where, and How of a Valuable Genealogical Resource by Roger P. Minert, PH.D., A.G. (Family Roots Publishing Co.) Stories from the World War II Battlefield, Volume III, Writing the Stories of War by Jennifer Holik (Generations) Stories from the World War II Battlefield, World War II Writing Prompts by Jennifer Holik (Generations) Faces of War: Researching Your Adopted Soldier by Jennifer Holik (Generations) Please help The Guys spread the word about our two podcasts: Support us at Patreon.com at (https://www.patreon.com/genealogyguys). Tell your friends and genealogy society members about us. Leave a review at iTunes. Visit the Aha! Seminars, Inc., website at http://ahaseminars.com for Our Speaking Schedule and join us at conferences across the United States.  

The news includes: MyHeritage announces a number of new things: PedigreeMap plots births, marriages, deaths, photos, and other data from your family tree to an interactive map. The “Chronicling America” newspaper collection from the Library of Congress has been added to the collections. Denmark Census Records have been added. MyHeritage Treehouse is announced. Findmypast announces new records for Yorkshire, Staffordshire, New South Wales 1891 Census, and new records for Scotland. The Association of Professional Genealogists has named Mary Penner as managing editor of the APGQ. The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society announces the publication of a new book, New York City Archives: An Authorized Guide for Family Historians. Listener email includes: Beverly comments on the recent Genealogy Connection podcast interview with Cyndi Ingle. Elizabeth Lapointe comments on Gigi's search for York County/Toronto and Vermont records discussed in GGP episode #311. Leslie comments on Drew's new book. Matt raises a DNA question about matches within a limited [endogamous] population. Lois asks Drew about his discussion of organizing folders in Dropbox, specifically about the use of numbers. Joanne used Drew's discussion of organizing Dropbox folders to get her folders in better shape. Mike discusses his organizing scheme for folders on his family using an Ahnentafel approach. The Guys give listeners a scoop about a new service called genealogyDOTcoach at http://genealogy.coach. It is a new way to get professional assistance without committing to longer term professional researchers' contracts and fees. In Beta mode at present, the service offers appointments with any of 25 experts in a variety of topics to provide professional advice to help advance your research. Private appointments are available in 15-minute increments for a reasonable fee. Look for a formal press release in the next few weeks. Help The Guys spread the word about our two podcasts: Tell your friends and genealogy society members about us. Leave a review at iTunes. Support us at Patreon.com (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2684555). Visit the Aha! Seminars, Inc., website at http://ahaseminars.com for Our Speaking Schedule and join us at conferences across the United States.

Featured Guest Craig R. Scott Craig Roberts Scott, MA, CG, FUGA is the author of The "Lost" Pensions: Settled Accounts of the Act of 6 April 1838 (Revised) and Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, Inventory 14 (Revised). His most recent work is Understanding Revolutionary War and Invalid Pension Ledgers, 1818 – 1872, and the Payment Vouchers They Represent. He has authored seventeen books and several articles in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Family Chronicle (now Your Genealogy Today) and other genealogical publications. He is the President and CEO of Heritage Books, Inc., a genealogical publishing firm with over 5,300 titles in print. A professional genealogical and historical researcher for more than thirty years, he specializes in the records of the National Archives. He is a member of the Company of Military Historians on the editorial board of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, and is a Director of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Craig has been a faculty member for several years of the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and recently the Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh. He is the coordinator for the 3rd Annual Heritage Books Genealogical Conference and Cruise. He was awarded the Grahame T. Smallwood, Jr. Award in 2008 and UGA Silver Tray Award in 2009. He became a Fellow, Utah Genealogical Association in 2014. Contact Links Business Website – Heritage Books, Inc. Personal Website – Genealogy Brick Wall Facebook – Heritage Books Pinterest – Heritage Books, Inc. Other Links Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians by Elizabeth Shown Mills ProGen Study Groups Art of War by Sun Tsu One Action Genealogists Can Take Right Now "Go to the ProGen website and read it. Take the quiz.  Determine whether you are in a place in your life that you should take that 18 or 19 month course known as ProGen.” Recommended Book Understanding Revolutionary War and Invalid Pension Ledgers 1818-1872, and Pension Payment Vouchers They Represent by Craig R. Scott Productivity Tool FileMaker Pro for database management Citrix Sharefile for secure file sharing and storage Advice "Take a vacation. Take a genealogy cruise with Heritage Books." Action Item For your action item this week, I would like to tap into what Craig said about short term revenue vs. long term revenue. I would re-phrase long term revenue as either passive income or residual income. This is a topic we have been discussing in-depth in some of my Mastermind groups this month. ACTION: For your action I want you to think about the types of residual income that Craig mentioned such as royalties from books and commissions from webinars.  Try to brainstorm some more types of residual income. Here's one to get you started - affiliate income which is the linking to sites like Amazon.com. If people purchase through your link then you get a small commission. Try to make as big a list as you possibly can. If you're stumped, go online and Google passive or residual income.  Then take a look at your list and see which streams of income might be best for your situation and your business. When you're all done leave a comment in the show's secret Facebook group. You can get to that by signing up for the Genealogy Professional podcast newsletter on the website at thegenealogyprofessional.com. Direct link to this post: http://www.thegenealogyprofessional.com/craig-scott/ NEWS In Genealogy news, we are in the midst of institute season. GenFed just wrapped up and next week genealogists will gather for the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, otherwise known as Grip. On August 17th the Northwest Genealogy Conference starts and then at the end of summer, starting August 31st, the Federation of Genealogical Societies 2016 conference starts in Springfield, Illinois. One gathering you may not be familiar with is GenStock. This is a very small gathering compared to the national conferences and it is intended for professionals. GenStock is put on by Billie Fogarty and Matt McCormack. The goal is to provide an interactive opportunity to exchange ideas about  the field of genealogy. The objective is to bring together skilled genealogists  to explore new ideas and to dream, to Encourage friendships and expand networks, to Advance the field of genealogy, to Examine questions relating to genealogy as a profession, to Share knowledge about the field and its best practices and to Experience the sense of joy in genealogy and have fun. It takes place in Alpena, Michigan starting the weekend of August 25th before the FGS Conference. To find out more contact either Billie or Matt through the APG online Directory which you can find at apgen.org. If you'd like to become a supporter of the Genealogy Professional podcast head over to the website at www.thegenealogyprofessional.com and click on the supporter button. And of course, ratings and reviews in both iTunes and Stitcher are always welcome. If you enjoy this free show and would like it to continue please think about taking a minute out of your day to leave a review.

Featured Guest Malissa Ruffner discusses Gen-Fed In this episode Malissa Ruffner discusses details of the Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed), a five-day program focused on researching federal records. Gen-Fed was formerly known as the National Institute on Genealogical Research. According to Gen-Fed's website, "The Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed) is held at the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. (Archives I), headquarters of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), official repository of the permanently valuable records of the United States government. Federal records document a wide variety of interactions between ordinary citizens and the government—in some cases providing unique genealogical information, and in others, biographical and contextual detail that enriches understanding of our ancestors' lives. About the Institute Gen-Fed is designed to instill a methodological framework and foster creative thinking about relevant records—setting the stage for federal discovery. Geared towards experienced genealogists, archivists, historians and librarians, it is a unique opportunity to explore holdings unavailable elsewhere. The institute has been a leader in genealogical education since its founding in 1950 as a three-week comprehensive program. It has evolved throughout its history in response to growth in genealogical education, advances in record access, and changes in technology. Its trustees are representatives of the American Society of Genealogists, Association of Professional Genealogists, Board for Certification of Genealogists, Federation of Genealogical Societies,National Genealogical Society, and the institute's alumni association. The National Archives, a non-voting member, provides strong support, on-site classrooms, and a welcoming atmosphere. After a hiatus in 2015, the institute returns to its traditional July schedule in 2016 with a new name that reflects its mission." About Director Malissa Ruffner Sachs Photography Malissa Ruffner, a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, earned a Bachelor of Arts from Goucher College and a law degree and a Master of Library Science degree, both from the University of Maryland. In addition to genealogy, she has worked as a lawyer, and in schools, libraries and archives. Her genealogical pursuits include client work, writing and blogging, lecturing, and participation in conferences and institutes, including NIGR, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at Samford University, the Genealogical Research Institute at Pittsburgh, Forensic Genealogy Institute, ProGen, and “Come Home to New England” at the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Malissa currently serves on the Maryland Genealogical Society Board of Directors and on the Intellectual Property Committee of the Board for Certification of Genealogy. Contact Links Gen-Fed 2016 Are you ready for Gen-Fed? Other Links National Archives and Records Administration Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives edited by Anne Bruner Eales and Robert M. Kvasnicka ACTION What I would like you to do is to choose an archives or library in your local area that you've never been to before. Then spend some time exploring their online catalog and guidance resources.  Try to get an overview of what records and resources they have available. Next, if possible, try to explore some specific genealogical searches and see if the archive has records that might help you in your research. If so, make a research plan and plan a visit. If not, see if you can plan a visit anyway and see if what you learned online about the archive matches what you discover in person. Direct link to this post: http://www.thegenealogyprofessional.com/gen-fed/ NEWS In Genealogy news, just a quick reminder that we are in the final week to register for the APG Professional Management Conference at the Early Bird rate. This episode is releasing on July 10th and you only have until July 15th 2016 to save money. I did a quick survey on my personal Facebook Wall about who has already registered and I was pleasantly surprised by how many people have signed up. You will be able to register after July 15th but you'll pay full conference price. You can find more information out at www.apgen.org/conferences. If you'd like to become a supporter of the Genealogy Professional podcast head over to the website at www.thegenealogyprofessional.com and click on the supporter button. And of course, ratings and reviews in both iTunes and Stitcher are always welcome.

In this episode, we highlight another genealogy author.  I talk with Lisa Alzo about her latest book, The Family Tree Polish, Czech and Slovak Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Family Tree in Eastern Europe. Bio – Lisa Alzo Lisa A. Alzo, MFA, is a freelance writer, instructor, and internationally recognized lecturer specializing in Slovak/Eastern European genealogical research, writing family history, and using the Internet to trace female and immigrant ancestors. She has written hundreds of magazine articles and ten books, including the award-winning "Three Slovak Women." She is a contributing editor for Family Tree Magazine and teaches online courses for Family Tree University and the National Institute for Genealogical Studies. As a lecturer, she's been a frequently invited speaker for all of the largest US genealogical conferences, as well as genealogical and historical societies across the nation and in Canada. An avid genealogist for over twenty-five years, Lisa also chronicles her family history adventures on her blog, The Accidental Genealogist. Book Summary Trace your Eastern European ancestors from American shores back to the old country. This in-depth guide will walk you step-by-step through the exciting--and challenging--journey of finding your Polish, Czech, or Slovak roots. You'll learn how to identify immigrant ancestors, find your family's town of origin, locate key genealogical resources, decipher foreign-language records, and untangle the region's complicated history. The book also includes timelines, sample records, resource lists, and sample record request letters to aid your research. In this book, you'll find The best online resources for Polish, Czech, and Slovak genealogy, plus a clear research path you can follow to find success Tips and resources for retracing your ancestors' journey to America Detailed guidance for finding and using records in the old country Helpful background on Polish, Czech, and Slovak history, geography, administrative divisions, and naming patterns How the Three Partitions of Poland and the Austro-Hungarian Empire affect genealogical research and records Information on administrative divisions to help you identify where your ancestors' records are kept Sample letters for requesting records from overseas archives Case studies that apply concepts and strategies to real-life research problems Whether your ancestors hail from Warsaw or a tiny village in the Carpathians, The Family Tree Polish, Czech and Slovak Genealogy Guide will give you the tools you need to track down your ancestors in Eastern Europe. Publication Info Title: The Family Tree Polish, Czech and Slovak Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Family Tree in Eastern Europe Publisher: Family Tree Books (February 12, 2016) Paperback; 240 pages. The Family Tree Polish, Czech and Slovak Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Family Tree in Eastern Europe is available for purchase from shopfamilytree.com and Amazon.com.   The Interview Researching Polish, Czech, or Slovak ancestry is complex. Lisa and I discuss how to overcome the challenges of this research area.  Knowledge of the history of an Eastern European ancestor's country is essential as boundaries changed but ethnic identity remained intact. Locating and getting access to record repositories can be difficult. Hiring an on-site guide/researcher can make a research trip to the old country more efficient and successful. Proper planning increases the satisfaction of heritage traveling to ancestral villages. Links mentioned during the interview: Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA) Cyndi's List University of Pittsburgh (Archives Service Center) Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Direct link to this post: Action Item Lisa Alzo wrote a book that filled a gap. There is no other book available covering Czech, Slovak and Polish research. Her book fills a real need. What I want you to do is to  is to think about your niche.  Where are the gaps in the area where you provide services? You might need to do some research to see what has already been written. Before you think that your niche is already done, think of your topic in a different way. For example, if you do Colonial New England research maybe  you could focus in on Catholics who came to Colonial New England. Or perhaps write a book about how cemetery research can help with colonial research.  You get the idea. Try to find a way for you to fill a gap in your niche. There could be a book waiting inside of you! News In Genealogy Business news, I mentioned it last week but I'll mention it again - the Association of Professional Genealogists is looking for a managing editor for the APG Quarterly magazine. Check out the publications page on www.apgen.org for more information about the publication.  Interested parties can send cover letters and resumes to admin@apgen.org. The deadline for that is coming up quickly on July 10th 2016. In other APG news the annual Professional Management Conference Early Bird deadline is coming up on July 15th. That's just 12 days away from the release of this episode. Be sure to register by then so that you can save money off the registration price. In addition to regular presentations there will be a number of workshops. These allow you to go in-depth on a particular topic.  William Beigel will be presenting a workshop called Researching and Interpreting WWII American Military Casualty Files. Karen Gridley will present the workshop Shift Procrastination to Get More Done in Less Time and with Less Stress. Bethany Waterbury will present a workshop on DNAGedcom. Michael Lacopo will present Finding Dead Ancestors is easy: Finding the Living Can be a Challenge! And lastly Melanie Holtz offers a workshop called Virtual Coordinator: Managing a Genealogical Business in the Internet Age. You can learn more about the conference at www.apgen.org/conference. As a reminder, I have started a newsletter for The Genealogy Professional podcast. You can sign up for that on the front page of the website . That is also your ticket for getting into the free but top secret Facebook Group. I want to give you a little peek behind the scenes here at the Genealogy Professional podcast. This show which we offer you for free is the work of four people. In addition to myself, Pam Wolosz is doing the show notes and learning audio editing. George Edwards, the creative producer,  critiques each episode and makes creative content suggestions in order to improve the overall quality of the program and finally Jean-Luc Pierre-Louis Jr. provides tech support and keeps the equipment and machines running. All told each episode takes 8-15 hours to produce. In the past I have had some people offer donations. I've always hesitated to accept those.  But no more. In recognition of all the efforts the team is putting in to make this show for you I will now have a PayPal donation button on the website if you feel so moved to donate. I want you to feel like a supporter or contributor to the show - part of the backbone that keeps us going. So head over to the Supporter tab on the website if you'd like to become a supporter of the show. The donations will be divided amongst the whole team. Also, a personal appeal from me. We are getting back on track with episodes and working hard to bring you the interviews that help you understand the genealogy profession better. At this point I really need to hear from you. I need to know that what we are doing is helpful to you. So if you could, please find the show in iTunes and leave a rating and review.  Signal to iTunes that the show is alive and let us know that you're happy to be listening. Without that, sometimes I just wonder if I'm talking to myself.

Featured Guest Judy Webster Judy Webster has been researching her family history since the 1970s. In 1986, at which time she was working as a medical scientist, she began her own part-time business as a professional genealogist. After being accredited by the Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents, Judy did four years of study to obtain a Graduate Diploma in Local and Applied History (University of New England, Armidale NSW). In 2001 she received the Queensland Family History Society's Award for Services to Family History. Judy's speciality is research in original records at Queensland State Archives, with emphasis on unusual sources that are superb for overcoming 'brick walls'. Her clients include family historians, academic historians, and law firms trying to trace beneficiaries of deceased estates. Judy's large Web site has advice on sources and strategies for family history research, and more than 53,000 names of local, interstate and overseas folk mentioned in Archives records. She has published various genealogy guides and indexes, and has given more than one hundred presentations at family history events in Australia and New Zealand, including the Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry. Judy is also the founder and coordinator of the 'Genealogists for Families' project, which encourages family historians worldwide to help less fortunate families by making micro-loans through Kiva (a non-profit organisation). Contact Links Website – www.judywebster.com.au Blog – Queensland Genealogy Facebook – Judy Webster – Queensland Genealogy Twitter - @JudyQld Other Links    Queensland State Archives Tips for Queensland Research by Judy Webster Specialist Indexes in Australia: A Genealogist's Guide by Judy Webster Changedetection.com Kiva Kiva Lending Team: Genealogists for Families "Genealogists for Families Project" blog One Action Genealogists Can Take Right Now "Find out more about the archives where you plan to do a lot of research. Really, really get to know it well.” Recommended Book Weevils in the Flour by Wendy Lowenstein Advice "Always research the relatives." Action Item Judy mentioned she was concerned that people don't realize how much information is available in archives that isn't online. She is absolutely right.  If we all do this action we can start to make a dent in the misperception that all research can be done online. ACTION: 1) Aanalyze your local archive and discover which materials they have that are not online. 2) Make a list on a page of your website or blog listing all the resources from that archive that are not available online so that the public can have access to it. Of course, you don't have to list everything in your local archive that isn't online! You might just provide broad categories. If you're at a loss as to where to start, have a chat with the folks at your local archive and ask them! Tell them that you want to write about what they have that is not online. I'm sure they would be happy to point you to those collections. Not only will you be helping the general public learn more about the resources of the archive but even better, you'll be on your way to developing a working relationship with the staff. Direct link to this post: http://www.thegenealogyprofessional.com/judy-webster/ NEWS In Genealogy Business news, the Association of Professional Genealogists is looking for a managing editor for the APG Quarterly magazine. Check out the publications page on www.apgen.org for more information about the publication.  Interested parties can send cover letters and resumes to admin@apgen.org by July 10th 2016. In other APG news the annual Professional Management Conference Early Bird deadline is coming up on July 15th. Be sure to register by then so that you can save money off the registration price. Here are just a few of the excellent speakers that will be presenting: Dr. Thomas W. Jones, Mary Penner, Bethany Waterbury, Dr. Michael Lacopo, Melanie Holtz, Michael Hait, Catherine Desmarais, Billie Fogarty and many others. Of course, I'll be there too. Aha Seminars has announced a new podcast called "Genealogy Connection" hosted by Drew Smith. Genealogy Connection will present interviews with genealogical speakers, authors, librarians and archivists, database service providers, software and technology developers, and other leaders in the community. The first episode debuts on June 27, 2016. Genealogy Connection will use the same feed as The Genealogy Guys Podcast so if you are already subscribed to that you will automatically get the episodes which will run in alternating weeks from the Genealogy Guys. Congratulations to Drew on that new project. Lastly I want to mention a new Facebook group of genealogy business people called the Genealogy Business Alliance. This group is primarily for businesses that exhibit in the vendor halls at genealogy conferences. They are working on developing best practices that will meet the needs of both exhibitors and conference organizers. If that is of interest to you, search for Genealogy Business Alliance on Facebook.

Direct link to this post: http://www.thegenealogyprofessional.com/Kerry-Scott We are changing it up for this episode of The Genealogy Professional podcast. Instead of talking with a professional genealogist about running a genealogy business, our featured guest, professional genealogist and author Kerry Scott, talks about her new book, How to Use Evernote for Genealogy.  Evernote is a well-known productivity tool and Kerry will tell us how it can be used to boost genealogy research efficiency. Bio – Kerry Scott Kerry Scott used to be a Human Resources executive. She finally realized she liked dead people better, so now she's a genealogist. She's obsessed with using technology to become a more efficient family historian, and she's spent years developing tools and techniques to make Evernote work for both beginning and expert genealogists. Kerry teaches at Family Tree University, and writes an award-winning genealogy blog, Clue Wagon. Her roots are in the Midwest, but she now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Book Summary Harness the powerful, timesaving organization features of Evernote‘s free software and mobile apps to manage your genealogy research. How to Use Evernote for Genealogy explains how to organize all kinds of genealogy clues–from notes and e-mails to vital records and audio files–so the information is easily searchable, accessible on any device, and automatically backed up in the cloud. Step-by-step instructions show you how to organize research materials, analyze research clues, collaborate with cousins, and share your family history. Publication Info  Title: How to Use Evernote for Genealogy Publisher: Family Tree University (November 16, 2015) Paperback: 240 pages. How to Use Evernote for Genealogy is available for purchase from Amazon.com and other booksellers. The Interview This interview is a little bit different from what is usually done on the podcast. Instead of focusing on a genealogy professional, we instead focus on a resource – Evernote. Author Kerry Scott describes talks about her book How to Use Evernote for Genealogy. In this interview Kerry Scott describes some of her favorite tips and techniques that can make Evernote a go-to tool for professional genealogists. Find out the benefits of sharing notes and notebooks with clients, what makes Evernote's search functions so beneficial to genealogists, and how Evernote camera captures documents using your mobile device. Kerry also describes her journey of writing this book – how long it took to write the book, how she organized it to get started and what her greatest fears were. Action Item This is a really simple and obvious action item for this episode. Kerry Scott gave excellent insight into Evernote. Evernote is a FREE tool. Your action item this week is to check it out. Download it on your phone or computer and see what it can do for you. It's free so trying it out doesn't cost you anything but time. See if you can use Evernote to make you more productive and efficient. News The deadline for speaker submissions to the 2017 National Genealogical Society Family History Conference is coming up on April 1st, 2016. Visit www.ngsgenealogy.org for more information. In TGP news, in the last episode I mentioned that registration was open for the Mastermind groups that I am offering. I wanted to let you know that both groups have sold out. So unfortunately it's too late to sign up for them. However, I will be offering two specialized masterminds – one for bloggers and one for public speakers. These will be shorter – not full 12 month masterminds like the others. I'll also be bringing back my popular Goals workshop. That's a onetime 3-hour workshop that helps you really focus in on your priorities and accomplishing your goals. So keep your eye on the website later in March for info about all of that. We also have a new mailing list and private Facebook group. The group is free and it's a place where you can talk about the action items from the show and ask questions. There's one hitch though. In order to get into the group you have to sign up for the mailing list on TheGenealogyProfessional.com website. Once you sign up you'll be sent a link for the Facebook page. So be sure to check that out. I'll be traveling and appearing at some conferences in the coming months. On March 10th I'll be presenting the marketing segment at the Forensic Genealogy Institute in San Antonio, Texas. If you're going to be there be sure to stop me and say hello. On March 19th I'll be presenting my Goals Workshop to the members of the New England Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists. And on April 16th I'll be presenting a genealogy talk at the Massachusetts Genealogical Council seminar in Marlborough, Massachusetts. If you are in New England, be sure to check that one out because CeCe Moore will be presenting a full day of DNA classes as part of the MGC seminar.

 Property Rights and Wrongs: African-Americans at the Courthouse with The Legal Genealogist From being treated as property to having their property stolen by those who used the law against the freedmen, African Americans' experience at the courthouse had only one bright spot: it created records for the genealogist-descendants. A Certified Genealogist with a law degree, The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell examines the interplay between genealogy and the law. She is a lecturer, educator and writer who enjoys helping others understand a variety of issues, ranging from using DNA in family history to the effect the law had on our ancestors’ lives and the records they left behind. A graduate of George Washington University and Rutgers School of Law-Newark, Judy is a Colorado native with roots deep in the American south on her mother’s side and entirely in Germany on her father’s side. She's a member of the National Genealogical Society, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and, among others, the state genealogical societies of New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, Texas and Illinois. She has written for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and the National Genealogical Society Magazine .

This episode focuses on death records. The news includes: MyHeritage CEO Gilad Japhet has been involved with research about a fascinating story from World War II. A Jewish tailor named Savas escaped the Nazis when they invaded Corfu, along with his three daughters and another girl, and fled to the island of Erikoussa. The entire island of Erikoussa joined forces, at the risk of death, to provide refuge and to protect the secret of their identity from the Nazis. Descendents of Savas have been located, and a fascinating video of a news story aired in Israel is available for viewing at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oijpqpx2gY. MyHeritage has just made its Instant DiscoveriesTM available for all members at their site. The Association of Professional Genealogists has announced membership discounts for younger and retiring genealogists. Catholic Church Registers have been digitized and will be made available at the National Library of Ireland website on 8 July 2015. Genealogist Donna Moughty, an expert on Irish genealogical research, clarified what will be included and the fact that there will be no indexes available at that site. Ancestry.com will relaunch their website with a number of new features, including LifeStory and Historical Insights, and enhancements to the Facts View and Media Gallery. Findmypast has released many new records, including the ANZAC Prisoners of War collection, new records for Australia and the United Kingdom, new additions to the British Newspapers collection, new images for PERSI, and a substantial collection of Quaker birth, marriage, and burial records spanning the years 1578 to 1841. The FamilySearch Historical Book Collection online has reached a milestone of 200,000 digital books available through its website. Drew recaps the almost 30,000,000 records added by FamilySearch to its website in the last month. Drew and George have an in-depth discussion about death-related records. Of special interest is Drew's discussion of the International Classification of Diseases that can be found at the Wolfbane site at http://www.wolfbane.com/icd.

The news includes: · The Association of Professional Genealogists announced a Young Professional Discount for its 2015 Professional Management Conference. · Geni.com, a division of MyHeritage, announced that it now supports multilingual profiles. · RootsMagic announced that it now has direct file import support for the soon-to-be-discontinued program The Master Genealogist. · Registration is now open for the fourth annual Forensic Genealogy Institute (FGI) at www.forensicgenealogists.org/institute. FGI will be held on 26-28 March 2015 in Dallas, Texas. · The Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research will be presenting year-round educational genealogical courses. For more information, visit www.vigrgenealogy.com. · Findmypast has begun a new weekly records release program called Findmypast Fridays. The first release began on 19 September 2014 with many Irish county records. They've also released 4 million Yorkshire records online. The Guys review a number of new publications: Getting the Most Out of RootsMagic Version 6 by Bruce Buzbee Tracing Derry/Londonderry Roots by Brian Mitchell Searching for Your Ancestors in Historic Newspapers by Claudia C. Breland The Parrett Migration by Dawn Parrett Thurston Maryland Genealogy Research (a Genealogy at a Glance research guide) by Michael A. Ports · Two new laminated QuickSheet guides by Elizabeth Shown Mills: o Your Stripped-Bare Guide to Historical ‘Proof' o Your Stripped-Bare Guide to Citing Sources Listener email includes: · Timo shares information about the German Church Book Portal (Archion), currently in beta test mode, at http://www.dergenealoge.de/archion-einblick-in-die-testphase. · Timo also shares information about the Verein für Computergenealogie (Computer Genealogy Society of Germany), which is the largest genealogical society in Germany, which hosts a large free online database with approximately 35,000,000 free records available. The website at http://www.genealogy.net will redirect you to http://www.genealogy.net. · Tom asked a question about interpreting the results from his mother's AncestryDNA test, specifically about the origins of her great grand parents and their ancestors. · Terri and her niece are attempting to interpret their DNA test results to figure out if they are actually half-sisters. · Matt writes about a project involving the scanning of old glass negatives of the Fort Madison State Penitentiary in Iowa. There are many inmate photographs, and paperwork associated with the prisoners was also found. That information is being matched being matched to the photographs. The project website is IncarceratedinIowa at http://www.incarceratediniowa.com, and Matt's blog postings are accessible at http://matthewkmiller.blogspot.com. · Dawn discusses her genealogical research, and in particular discusses seeking information about her grandfather. No one wants to talk about him and there is some speculation about whether he was on trial in the 1930s for homosexuality or pedophilia. She asks for research guidance, and whether librarians would be reluctant to help her.

Featured Guest Eileen Ó Dúill Eileen Ó Dúill, has been a professional Irish genealogist since 1990, specializing in legal and probate genealogical research. She is currently the only Certified Genealogist in Ireland. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and served on the board of the as the International Trustee for Britain … Continue reading TGP 19 Eileen O'Duill – Probate Research → The post TGP 19 Eileen O'Duill – Probate Research appeared first on The Genealogy Professional podcast.

Featured Guest LaDonna Garner, CG LaDonna Garner, CG is a historic preservationist, researcher, and volunteer focusing in the Southeastern Missouri area. She is the St. Louis Genealogical Society's African American Special Interest Group Leader, and a member of several organizations including the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Association for Gravestone Studies and the National Trust … Continue reading TGP 12 LaDonna Garner – Reaching Out to Clients → The post TGP 12 LaDonna Garner – Reaching Out to Clients appeared first on The Genealogy Professional podcast.

The news includes: The Guys' new book, Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques, is now available in softcover and Kindle formats. George received an award on 23 August 2013 from the Association of Professional Genealogists, the 2013 Excellence in Writing Award, for his articles in the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly (APGQ). The Genealogy Guys Podcast has been named by Family Tree Magazine as one of the 101 Best Web Sites of 2013. RootsMagic announced new tutorial videos at RootsMagicTV on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/RootsMagicTV. MyHeritage has announced a new global photo archive at http://www.myheritage.com/photos. The Federation of Genealogical Societies has released a new mobile app for year-round information and annual conferences. The iOS version for iPad and iPhone is available at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fgs-app/id689433117?ls=1&mt=8 and the Android version is available at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fgs.fgsapp. The Federation of Genealogical Societies and FamilySearch have announced that they will be holding a joint conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 12-14 February 2015. The conference will include RootsTech 2015 and the FGS 2015 Conference, with separate registrations. Ancestry.co.uk has added nearly 900,000 digitized and indexed records of the Clandestine Marriage and Baptism Registers 1667-1754. These include Fleet Prison, King's Bench Prison, The Mint, May Fair Chapel, and others. Ancestry.ca has added the newly released 1921 Census of Canada in browsable format, with indexing promised soon. Ancestry.com has announced the release of Family Tree Maker 2014 for PC. You can purchase it at a 30% discount through 9 September 2013. At http://www.ancestry.com/cs/apps/products. Wills of English World War I soldiers have been indexed and are available online at https://www.gov.uk/probate-search. FamilySearch has released another huge set of records at its website, and Drew mentions highlighted collections. Findmypast.com has recently added 200 volumes of digital books about Canada to its website. Information dates back to the 1600s in more than 71,000 pages. Listener email includes: Jenny discusses, English and Welsh BMDs, joining a local genealogical society, Clooz software, and using Family Tree Maker to sync with the online family tree she has uploaded to Ancestry.com. Michelle updates us on her success in obtaining NARA Railroad Retirement files from Atlanta. Katie discusses access to cemeteries, and provides an excellent example of the Congressional Cemetery (not associated with the U.S. federal government) and its excellent preservation and information access. Visit their site at http://www.congressionalcemetery.org. Mac reminds us that this is the time of year, with back-to-school deals at office supply stores, to purchase your genealogical office supplies at sale prices. Jenny wonders why people are adding icons and decorative graphics – non-photos – to their family trees at Ancestry.com. This causes unnecessary “hints” to be generated and wastes space on Ancestry.com's servers. Mike asks about DNA testing, and asks what are the best types of tests to have performed. Timothy asked for an update on the project concerning the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. Drew discusses the funding of the project by the State of Florida, the start of the exhumations of remains, and more details. While at the FGS Conference, George interviewed Rick Kincaid, Project Manager for Operation Ancestor Search, and Kim Harrison of Ancestry.com. They discuss this collaboration between the Sons of the American Revolution and Ancestry.com, involving the Veterans Hospitals in the U.S. You can reach Rick Kincaid at rkincaid@sar.org or (502) 588-6147 to learn more and to get involved.

The news includes: The Federation of Genealogical Societies announced the creation of a new society to promote the preservation of records in the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The Society of Preservation Patriots recognizes donors of $250 or more to the Rabbi Malcolm Stern-NARA Gift Fund of the Preserve the Pensions initiative. The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) announced its new blog, SpringBoard: News and Notes. The Newberry Library's Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture announced the release of a new historical web resource, the Chicago Foreign Language Press Survey, a collection of translations of approximately 50,000 newspaper articles from the 1860s to the 1930s from 22 ethnic newspapers. MyHeritage has released a new version of the MyHeritage app (v2.0) that lets users "edit on the go." The Blog Book Tour brings new books and authors directly to users' computers January 10-26, 2013. WikiTree announced free comparisons of GEDCOM files. Mahlon discusses Oklahoma death records available at http://oklahomadeathindex.blogspot.com. FamilySearch announced the addition of 7 million new records on January 15, 2013. Listener email includes: Jane asks for pointers to record resources for the Boer Wars in South Africa Lori asks about problems obtaining SS-5 forms from the U.S. Social Security Administration. Carole describes her frustration at trying to obtain SS-5s. Shawn asked about the military pension records discussed in the December podcast at fold3.com. Ashley talks about her Slovak family. Anne purchased a Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 and is very pleased with it. (Learn more at http://scanners.fcpa.fujitsu.com/scansnap11/s1100.html.) She also discusses how she solved a handwriting interpretation problem. Virginia asks for guidance for how to enter a family scandal into her genealogy database. Jonathan is seeking a genealogical researcher for his Scottish Cameron emigrant ancestor. (Visit the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) website, the ICAPGen website, the Association of Professional Genealogists website, and the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) website. Kelly asks about naming conventions for digital photos.

  Property Rights and Wrongs: African-Americans at the Courthouse with The Legal Genealogist From being treated as property to having their property stolen by those who used the law against the freedmen, African Americans' experience at the courthouse had only one bright spot: it created records for the genealogist-descendants. A Certified Genealogist with a law degree, The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell examines the interplay between genealogy and the law. She is a lecturer, educator and writer who enjoys helping others understand a variety of issues, ranging from using DNA in family history to the effect the law had on our ancestors' lives and the records they left behind. A graduate of George Washington University and Rutgers School of Law-Newark, Judy is a Colorado native with roots deep in the American south on her mother's side and entirely in Germany on her father's side. She's a member of the National Genealogical Society, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and, among others, the state genealogical societies of New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, Texas and Illinois. She has written for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and the National Genealogical Society Magazine .

Log on and Join The Gist of Freedom's guest host Gary Jenkins as he welcomes Preston Washington to a lively discussion about Cherokee genealogy.  Tonight at 8pm ET www.blogTALKradio.com/BLACKhistory Preston is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Missouri State Genealogical Association. He is the president of the Midwest Afro-American Genealogy Interest Coalition (M.A.G.I.C.).    

The news includes: FamilySearch ushers in 2012 by adding 119 million new records. The New England Historic Genealogical Society announces education programs at its Boston facility. The Association of Professional Genealogists has added back issues of the APG Quarterly for 2004-2011 available in the Members Only area of its website. Arphax Publishing Co. announces the launch of its historical maps website, HistoryGeo.com. GenSoftReviews announces the 2011 User Choice Awards. Listener email includes: Many condolences have been received from around the world for the passing of Fletcher, our dilute calico cat who "spoke" on many podcasts over the years. She died on 8 December 2011 and is deeply missed. Carole advises us that the Doña Ana County Genealogical Society in Las Cruces, New Mexico, will be holding its first conference in April 2012. She also discusses the recurrent problem of the accuracy of documentation and the conflicting data that can result. Dave recently wrote about his research in St. Croix. Listeners may be interested in reading his blog at http://200inparadise.blogspot.com. Mac tells us that if you are going to order any New York certificates, you might also want to cross-reference the databases at italiangen.org. Rich asks a fascinating question about how to represent the correct country in his RootsMagic software for Canada at different historical periods. Wayne reports that he cannot download the podcast using the latest version of the Ubuntu operating system. The Guys ask other listeners about their experiences with this. Maria asks Hank Jones and The Guys about Palatines in Australia. Sébastien has had good results with the DNA genealogy study between Coombs and Comeau descendants. He recommends the site at en.comeaunet.org/dna/big-annoucement-regarding-antoine-comeau-2/ to our listeners who may have a Coombs ancestor. Joel Weintraub tells us that the discussion on a previous podcast about markings on ships' passenger lists/manifests could also have pointed people to the site at www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Manifests/. Mark shared with us a publication by the St. Louis Post Dispatch that discusses the new National Personnel Records Center facility. The 12-page PDF document is an excellent overview of the NPRC, where many U.S. military service records are stored. Noi asks for a recommendation of a good website that compares genealogy database software programs. We recommend going to Wikipedia and searching for the phrase “Comparison of Genealogy Software” for some excellent comparisons. Susan asks about whether she should use Family Tree Maker 2012 or RootsMagic. This spurred a detailed discussion by The Guys about the GEDCOM standard and how data is exported from one program and imported to another. They talk about the fact that there will be a need to manually handle some data after the transfer.

Join The Gist of Freedom as we welcome Historian, Genealogist, and Radio host~ Angela Walton-Raji. Author, lecturer and researcher. Member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Genealogical Society, Choctaw-Chickasaw Freedman's Association, Poteau Valley Genealogical Association and PAAC-Preservation of African American Cemeteries Mrs. Raji will discuss how African American's can use genealogy as a stepping stone to preserve African american history while simultaneously introducing  the youth to ther rich heritage, from a victorious perspective. Mrs. Raji will  examine  the  very short period in history whereupon our ancestors demonstrated the divine ability to overcome slavery and the barrage of other social ills they were forced to endure.    http://africanrootspodcast.com/

The Genealogy Guys announce that there have been over 1,000,000 downloads of the podcast since it began on 5 September 2005! Thanks to all our listeners!!! The news includes: The British Library has announced the launch of the British Newspaper Archive website. It initially hosts more than 4 million pages from more than 200 British and Irish newspapers, primarily from the 18th and 19th centuries. RootsMagic has announced the official release of RootsMagic Version 5, the latest version of its award-winning software. The Guild of One-Name Studies has introduced flexible membership joining rates in six currencies. A new grassroots group called Saving Ours, concerned with preserving our archived materials, has launched a new website at SavingOurs.com. FamilySearch has added 18 million new records from 12 countries to its site, including 21 new U.S. collections. Ancestry.com has announced a newly upgraded app at the iTunes store. Ancestry.com has announced the release of Family Tree Maker software for the Macintosh. The Guys review the following new print resources: Applications for Enrollment of Creek Newborn Act of 1905, Volume I, transcribed by Jeff Bowen. (Clearfield Publishing, 2011.) Seminole of Florida, Indian Census 1930-1940 With Birth and Death Records 1930-1938, transcribed by Jeff Bowen. (Clearfield Publishing, 2011.) The Guide to FamilySearch Online by James L. Tanner. (Bookmark Graphics, 2011.) Available at Amazon.com. English Genealogy Research by Paul Milner, a new QuickSheet publication from Genealogical Publishing Company. The listener email includes: Richard is looking for clues to locating his grandmother's cousin Robert George Jones. Vickie is researching her great-great-grandfather, Francis Edward Johnson, a longtime brick wall. Susan describes how she copies PDF files between desktop, iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Rich adds to the PDF discussion and uses O'Reilly's free Bookworm services at bookworm.oreilly.com. Maria is researching her great-great-grandfather after his arrival in Australia, circa 1866. Michael would like to contact Judy to help chart her family tree. [Judy: Please email us again] Laura asks if there is a new edition of Professional Genealogy being published. Patti is researching the marriage of her great-aunt, who served with the Women's Army Corps, in 1945 in Italy while still in service. She is seeking Italian civil registration records. Brad is seeking a professional researcher to help with work in Georgia and Tennessee. The Guys suggested directories at the websites of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Board for Certification of Genealogists. Jason has questions about notations on ships' passenger lists and about the College of Arms and coats-of-arms.

This week's news includes: Ancestry.com has announced that it will acquire iArchives and therefore acquire Footnote.com. Ancestry.com has added the 1852 California State Census to its U.S. collection. Ancestry.co.uk has added "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941" to its collection. Genealogy Gems has announced that the second installment of the Google Earth for Genealogy video series has been released at www.GoogleForGenealogy.com. The Ontario (Canada) Genealogical Society has issued a call for papers for its 2012 Conference, to be held in Kingston, Ontario, on June 1-3, 2012. Email conference2012@ogs.on.ca for a copy of the Call for Papers document. Leland Meitzler has announced that Thomas MacEntee will join the 2010 Salt Lake Christmas Tour. More information is available at www.SaltLakeChristmasTour.com. The Federation of Genealogical Societies has announced that it is accepting applications for the position of Editor of its electronic quarterly magazine, the FGS FORUM. Interested parties may request a copy of the position description and submissions details by emailing application@fgs.org. Applications are being accepted through November 1, 2010. The Association of Professional Genealogists has announced that it is accepting applications for the position of Webmaster. Interested parties may request more information from Kathleen Hinckley, Executive Director, by emailing admin@apgen.org. Applications are being accepted through November 1, 2010. Listener email includes: Marilyn advises us that TelGen Limited has released "Families," an app for the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad that works with Legacy Family Tree. It is available at www.telgen.co.uk/families for $14.95. Marina asks for advice about cleaning up her family history data file. Patty is seeking a place online where she can upload her family history file, documents, photos, and more. Karyl is looking for suggestions about handling situations like "Great Grandma was adopted" or "discoveries that two of the ten kids of Uncle Bud were actually his granddaughters but there are no clue as to who the mother(s) might have been." Tom asks whether, when faced with literally hundreds of names going back that far in a printed [family history] volume, does a family historian or genealogist actually obtain all the original documentation? Birth, marriage and death records? The Guys discuss a product from CodeWeavers called CrossOver Mac for Macintosh OS X ($39.95) that "allows you to install many popular Windows applications and games on your Intel Mac. Once installed, your application integrates seamlessly in OS X. Just click and run your application directly from the OS X Finder. Clicking a Windows file or document — including email attachments — will launch the appropriate Windows program, allowing you to work on the files. Best of all, you do it all easily and affordably, without needing a Microsoft operating system license." The Guys are now running RootsMagic on their Macs instead of using VMWare Fusion or Parallels software and without buying an expensive Windows operating system license. More listener email includes: Colleen asks about the annual Ancestry.com survey and their statement that they add "millions" of historical records each week. The Guys respond that, with nine national collections of data, they believe that the averages probably work out to millions of new and updated records each week. Mitch asks for suggestions for how to gain better access to a legible copy of the 1852 California Census. (See notes for Episode #209 and listen to the podcasts for more details.) JoEllen asks for more information about organizing and storing her vast collection of materials. George suggests two sources for archival safe storage materials: Light Impressions and Gaylord. (He drew a blank remembering Gaylord.) Eric has questions about military records for his grandfather who served before World War I in the infantry of the State of Florida. Jim shares two digital newspaper archive collections with everyone: the California Digital Newspaper Collection and Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Pat shares the results of a very successful on-site research trip. Drew discusses his blog, Rootsmithing at http://rootsmithing.com.

The Guys welcome a new sponsor: NewspaperARCHIVE.com. This week's news includes: Ancestors Magazine, the monthly publication of The National Archives in the U.K., is now offering selected past articles in PDF format for download at a modest fee at their Documents Online site (click here); Calico Pie Ltd. has released Version 4 of its popular Windows-based genealogy database software, Family Historian, at http://www.family-historian.co.uk; Directgov in the U.K. provides access to ordering civil registration records; Footnote.com has updated its content with over a million new images online; WorldVitalRecords.com has made an enhancement to its image viewer, making it possible to magnify to 200%; NewspaperARCHIVE.com will be sponsoring the popular National Public Radio (NPR) news and comedy show Whad'ya Know? on May 16th from Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines, Iowa; and the Ohio Genealogical Society has scheduled the groundbreaking ceremony for its new 18,000-square foot library on May 29th at 10:30 AM.This week's listener e-mail includes: Marty verifies that The Master Genealogist software accepts GPS coordinates; Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage Ltd. congratulates Drew on his new book, Social Networking for Genealogists, available from Genealogical Publishing Company; Lisa asks whether Everton's Genealogical Helper magazine is out of business, but The Guys have no information about this; Julie shared information about Steve Luxenberg's new book Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret, and Drew recounts the story he heard about the book on NPR (click here to listen to the story too); Gus recounts the lessons he learned on his recent research trip to Salt Lake City; Pat reports about migrating to Windows Vista and shares information about software compatibility; Pat also tells about having a brother take a DNA cheek swab, and that the postal clerk considered the package "hazardous"; Rich shares information about the U.S. Census Bureau's plans to use GPS technology in the upcoming 2010 census; Connie discusses a problem with automatic downloads of the podcast from iTunes, and Drew responds; Sam asks for suggestions for finding U.S. records for his Jewish great-grandmother who arrived in 1902; Noi asks for recommendations of episodes of the podcast that might be particularly helpful for beginners; and Noi also would like the Web address for the Pleasantville Cook-Book that Drew found online through Google Books.  Drew also discusses the advantages of being a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.

This week's news includes: Ancestry.com adds Abraham Lincoln Papers, New Orleans Slave manifests (1807-1860), Confederate Pension Applications from  Georgia, Confederate Applications for Presidential Pardons, and U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles; Ancestry.com also has reduced the prices of its DNA tests; FamilySearch is partnering with the Houston Public Library to digitize a vast collection of Gulf Coast records; NewspaperARCHIVE.com has announced a new column by Phyllis Matthews Ziller; a new, free online genealogy magazine has just been announced -- Genealogy In Time at http://www.genealogyintime.com; The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) has just announced the program for the 2009 Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas (2-5 September 2009) and has made the program and registration available at http://www.fgs.org/2009conference/; registration is also now open for the Association of Professional Genealogists' Professional Management Conference, to be held on 2 September 2009 in conjunction with the FGS Conference, and registration is also available at http://www.fgs.org/2009conference/; Wholly Genes, maker of The Master Genealogist software program, has announced its 5th annual conference, a "land cruise," to be held 26-30 August 2009 in Orkney Springs, Virginia, and information and registration is available at http://www.whollygenes.com/confregister.htm; George will appear at the Oregon Genealogical Society Conference in Eugene, Oregon, on 7 March 2009, and more information is available by calling the OGS Library at (541) 345-0399; NBC has announced that it will begin televising the U.S. version of the popular British program, "Who Do You Think You Are?"; the annual "Who Do You Think You Are?" genealogy conference will be held at Olympia, London, England, on 27 February to 1 March 2009; the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has created a site at http://www.familyhistory.hhs.gov at which you can enter your medical genealogy for your family; the U.S. War Department papers (1784-1800) have been reconstituted and digitized, and can be found at http://www.wardepartmentpapers.org; and David Rumsey, active collector of historical maps and owner of the site, http://www.davidrumsey.com, has announced that he will be donating his collection of maps to Stanford University. In the meantime, there are more than 18,500 map images online at present, and plans are to add 3,000 to 5,000 images per year.This week's listener email includes: Linda discusses Mozy indicators on files; Gus shares another back up resource -- Click Free at http://goclickfree.com/; Roger discusses New York state censuses (and using his iPod at the gym!); Paul discusses the problems he has working with Ancestry.com search results, and wishes that his own data and data without any source citations wouldn't show in searches; Pete discusses backups with Windows Home Server; HP's equivalent, and Acer's new product; Victoria provides an excellent idea for adding identifying information to your flash drive, in case it gets lost or forgotten in a library or archive; Valerie asked about what to expect at a local LDS Family History Center; Tom discovered a subsidiary collection of information at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library website titled "Boys in Blue," at http://www.alplm.org/library/boys_intro.html, and the site as a searchable database that references the library's  photographs of soldiers; and Rich shares a source for "the world's most secure flash drive" at https://www.ironkey.com/.

This week's news includes: NBC has purchased rights to create an American version of the popular BBC reality series, Who Do You Think You Are?; NARA recently announced the availability of nearly 9 million WWII U.S. Army enlistment records at its Web site, but be aware that there were many records that could not be scanned – and the collection is therefore incomplete; Sen. John McCain's new book, Hard Call, indicates his descent from Scottish heroic warrior Robert the Bruce, but the claim has been termed “baloney? in the British press by professional genealogists; Jacksonville Public Library in Florida has begun an “ASK a Librarian? online chat service; I.R.I,S., Inc., (at http://www.irislink.com) has two new portable scanners of note. Listener e-mail topics this week include: Genealogical Publishing Company's new CD by Michael Hait, titled The Family History Research Toolkit, has PDF format forms into which you can type information or use the forms for transcription purposes ($19.95 USD); a discussion of professional research services and researchers (Board for Certification of Genealogists at http://www.bcgcertification.org/ and the Association of Professional Genealogists at http://www.apgen.org/ and the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists at http://www.icapgen.org/) are three resources); missing census images at Ancestry.com were reported through the online Help facility and will be handled; a question about searching databases that are added to sites incrementally, and not wasting your time doing the same searches on the same data; an early pilot of the LDS' online databases is available at http://search.labs.familysearch.org; use of Google's My Map feature to create maps of cemeteries and other locations in a specific area; scanning photos using Google's Picasa feature; Washington, DC, records storage repositories for that jurisdiction; and issues concerning placing one's genealogical data online.

The Genealogy Guys celebrate their 100th podcast this week!George reports on the partnering of Diversity Restoration Solutions, Slave Descendants Freedom Society, and Family Tree DNA to offer African Americans the opportunity to research their DNA. Archive CD Books USA announces the availability of a new CD, the Digested Summary and Alphabetical List of Private Claims Which Have Been Presented to the House of Representatives, representing more than 100,000 names and claims from 1789 to 1882. The collection is on sale for $19.97 at the link above. A new start-up company, MemoryPress, is offering a start-to-finish solution to publishing your personal or family history in a beautiful hardbound book. A new organization, Keeping Genealogical Records Open Workgroup (KGROW) has been formed to fight the closing of public records as a guise for a war against identify theft and terrorism. KGROW is a project of the Florida Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists.Listeners' email included: one of the better places to learn more about Mexican resources -- http://hispanicgenealogy.blogspot.com; a recommended Web site to learn about a wide array of data backup options -- http://www.BackupReview.info; and The Guys discussed organizational options for digitized materials, file naming options, and storage systems.George discussed an article published in Ancestors, the magazine of The National Archives in the U.K., concerning "The Lost Colony" of Roanoke Island. The settlement by Sir Walter Raleigh disappeared between August 1587 and 1590. Now, there is a project under way to use DNA to possibly trace any descendants of any settlers who may have survived.Drew and George reminisced about some highlights of the first 100 episodes of the podcast, and discussed some plans for the next hundred. They thank their thousands of listeners worldwide, and express gratitude to their loyal sponsors.

George announces RootsMagic's new software product, Family Atlas, and its introductory price (www.familyatlas.com/introspecial.htm).  Drew interviews professional genealogist Linda Woodward Geiger, where they talk about things to avoid when creating genealogy websites, what goes on in a state chapter meeting of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the fun of "ancestor roadshows" at state and national conferences, and the Regional In-depth Genealogical Studies Alliance (www.rigsalliance.org).  Finally, George and Drew discuss the importance of geography in genealogical research, and suggest a number of books as well as online historical map collections (the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection at www.davidrumsey.com, and the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, UT-Austin at www.lib.utexas.edu/maps).