The Genealogy Gems Podcast with Lisa Louise Cooke - Your Family History Show

Sept 23, 2010 Lisa share her latest research breakthrough with Google Earth, and Susan Kitchens joins her on the show to talk about recording family history interviews. Google Earth for Genealogy Tutorial video series Genealogy Gems Premium Membership NEWS: The Genealogy Gems Podcast is featured in Elyse Doerflinger's article called Podcasts: Download Your Genealogy! which appears in the September issue of Internet Genealogy magazine. The Chronicling America website at the Library of Congress just announced they have added 380,000+ historic newspaper pages including 3 new states: Louisiana, Montana, and South Carolina. Listen to the Family Tree Magazine Podcast. The next episode will feature Lisa's interview with genealogist and author Lisa Alzo about tracing immigrant ancestors. The Ellis Island Museum is celebrating its 20th year this month. Sign up for the newsletter today. Disney is adding a bit of history to its TV lineup. The Marblehead Patch News out of Marblehead, MA article. The series is going to launch in November 2010 although no specific date has been announced. Sirius Genealogy MAILBOX: Belinda Slocumb's asks about records for military families. Brats : Our Journey Home DVD Brats: Our Journey Home Email Lisa with your suggestions for Belinda. RE: Scanners From listener Ermadene Tilly: Sally Jacob's on-line and on phone class "Joy of Organizing Photos. Mentioned: Canon CanoScan 200, (not for slides) Note: not available through Amazon. Grace Dobush the preservation expert at Family Tree Magazine covers scanners in the September 2010 episode of The Family Tree Magazine Podcast. Listener Bruce Horn also chimed in on Scanners: "Hi Lisa, Thank you so much for your wonderful podcasts. I have really found them useful as a beginner in the world of genealogy. If you only want to scan prints, I would recommend the Canon Lide 100 mainly because it is small and cheap." Pat Kirkwood wanted Lisa's previous podcasts on Organizing Your Hard Drive, "P.S. Love the podcasts. I recently discovered them and Love, Love, Love, listening to them." Listen to the Family History: Genealogy Made Easy Podcast Family Tree Magazine Video by Lisa on Organizing Your Hard Drive. There are 2 premium videos on the subject as part of Genealogy Gems Premium Membership. GEM: Recording Relative Interviews with Susan Kitchens Lisa's Upcoming Speaking Engagements: California Family History Expo, Oct 8 - 9, 2010 (Attend the LIVE podcast on Friday night!) Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical Society Seminar, Oct. 23, 2010 California Genealogical Society Google All the Way Seminar, Oct. 30, 2010

Published Sept 8, 2010 Upcoming MilestoneGenealogy Gems Podcast Listener Denise Coughlin posted on Lisa's Facebook wall the other day and said "I realized as I was filling up my mp3 player for the rest of the work week Genealogy Gems Podcast is about to hit 100!! Congrats and keep 'em coming!!" To celebrate, call the voice mail line - 925-272-4021 - or record and email an mp3 file with a message for the 100th episode. We can have a sort of virtual birthday party for the podcast! Coming Soon!Google Earth for Genealogy Volume II DVD is coming October 1, 2010. Kick off Family History Month by rockin' your ancestors world with Google Earth! Grab Volume I today at www.google4genealogy.com NEWSPodcast Interview with Lisa:Listen to Marion Vermanzen's interview with Lisa on the Marion Vermazen Podcast. Records Website News:Ancestry recently announced that 10,000 yearbooks are now in the U.S. School Yearbook collection from almost every state in the U.S. spanning 1875-1988. FamilySearch announced the addition of over 200 million new searchable historic records online representing 18 countries. Read Major Updates to FamilySearch Beta Site at the Genealogy Insider blog. Listen to the September episode of the Family Tree Magazine Podcast Lisa's upcoming classes at Family Tree University MAILBOX Sign up for the free Genealogy Gems Email Newsletter and receive the free e-book 5 Fabulous Google Search Strategies for the Family Historian. "It's very good information! This is a terrific tool to have up my sleeve." - Karen GEM: Why a Podcast Listener Turned Genealogy Blogger Premium Podcast Member Mary Lohr recently took the plunge and began her own genealogy blog. http://www.maryjlohr.wordpress.com Mary writes: "Thank you for encouraging your listeners to blog!" Mark Your Calendar for Lisa's Upcoming Speaking Engagements: Oct. 8 & 9, 2010 Family History Expo Pleasanton, CA Oct. 23, 2010 9am to 3:30pm at the Hemet Library in Hemet, CA Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical Society Seminar Pre-register at www.hsjgs.org by Oct. 13 Oct. 30, 2010 California Genealogical Society Google All the Way Seminar Book Lisa for a presentation, webinar or seminar at your Genealogy Society or event. More information. null

Published August 24, 2010 NEWS: Genealogy Gems Podcast has been selected for inclusion in the brand new podcast director for the Blackberry launched by Research in Motion known as RIM. Read more about it. Listener Rick Rissmiller wrote in:"GREAT news about the Blackberry app. Right now I download from i-tunes each week and save on my laptop then connect the blackberry and transfer so I can listen as I do thing around the house. I am a new lsitenere and have downloaded all of your previous podcasts and each week as I sit on my tractor mowing and triming 3 acres I listen to 3+ hours of great information and entertainment from you. Thanks for all the great work." Thanks for the Shout Outs from the following genealogy bloggers: Susan Peterson - Long Lost Relatives Tonia Kendrick - Tonias Roots A. C. Ivory - Find My Ancestors Upcoming Genealogical Events: New RootsTech ConferenceFebruary 10 – 12, 2010Salt Lake City Utah www.rootstech.familysearch.org Alberta Family Histories Society"New Horizons in Genealogy" Saturday, October 16, 20108:00M - 4:00 PMDeerfoot Inn HotelCalgary, AB, Canada New England Historic Genealogical Society and Ancestry.comFamily History DaySaturday, October 16, 2010Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center Boston.http://www.familyhistoryday.com/ Lisa's upcoming appearances:Family History Expo October 8 & 9, 2010 Pleasanton, California The Hemet San Jacinto Genealogical Society SeminarSaturday, October 23, 2010Classes include Solving Family History Mysteries with Google EarthWhat You Must Know To Save Your Research From Destruction. California Genealogical Society SeminarSaturday Oct. 30, 2010. This is going to be a Google DayOakland, CA The TV show Who Do You Think You Are? has been renewed for a second season, which it looks like will probably air after the first of the year. New Family Tree Magazine Podcast Episode August 2010 episodeYou can subscribe to the Family Tree Magazine Podcast for free in iTunes MAILBOX: How to Fix Relationship Mistakes in Your Online Family TreeJennifer Hodnett, Product Manager for Ancestry.com "In your Personal Member Tree you may find later that a spouse you previously entered really was married to a different person or that a child really belonged to a different set of parents. You can now easily fix relationship mistakes in your tree by detaching and reattaching individuals in your tree." First, bring up the profile page for the child you want to detach from the mother. On that Profile page, click on the brown Edit this person button, located just below the name of the person at the top of the page. On the next screen, there will be 5 tabs at the top. Click on the Relationships tab, which will be the second one from the right. This will display the individual's current relationships. Now, to dissolve or break this relationship, find the name of the individual you want to detach from this person and click the Remove link to the far right of their name. In the case described at the beginning, you'll want to look for the incorrect mother and click the Remove link next to her name. A pop up will appear that will ask you if you are sure you want to remove this relationship. Assuming you've selected the correct person, click the OK button to finish detaching this person from the selected mother. o Be reassured that doing this will not remove this person from your tree; it only detaches them. You can still find this person from the List of All People in your tree. 5 .After selecting OK, you'll return to the Relationships tab for the detached child. You now want to return to the child's profile page and you can do this by clicking the Return to [name of person] button at the top left corner of the page. 6. 6. Once you're back on the profile page, click on the Add Mother link under the name of the father in the "Family Members" module on the page 7. 7. A box will appear that will allow you to add the mother. In the Add Mother box, at the top of the page, look for the link to "select someone already in your tree" and click it. 8. 8. You will then be directed to a list of all people in your tree. Find the name of the correct mother and click the orange Select button next to her name. 9. You will end up back on the child's profile page and will be able to see under the "family Members" module that the correct mother is now assigned to that child. You can now repeat the process for each child that needs to be changed. My thanks to Heather Erickson at Ancestry for connecting me with Jennifer, and Jean I hope this helps you out. I will also have a short video including graphics that demonstrated this answer to the question of how to correct mistakes in your Ancestry online family tree. Will wrote in recently to follow up to Will Clifton's email which I read on Episode 94 of the podcast. "Your podcasts continue to be informative and fun to listen to. Keep up the great work! regarding Will Clifton's question on where to access the the nonpopulation schedules - some of them are available on Ancestry.com." Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 According to Ancestry, the Non-population schedules contained in this database include agriculture, industry/manufacturers, social statistics, and supplemental schedules. For mortality schedules, look for the U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880. Lucy writes: "I listen to your podcast every morning on the way to work hoping that by the time I get home, I can remember one tidbit that I can use. I am needing some help. I need to find a good scanner. I want to locate a good quality scanner that I can scan both color and black and white. Article by Rhonda in the January 2005 issue of the magazine. "The Skinny on Scanners." It's available on the 2005 compilation CD and as a Plus article on the website. If you've purchased a scanner recently that you think is really good drop me a line at genealogygemspodcast@gmail.com or leave a voice mail at 925 272 4021 and I'll share it on the next episode and see if we can help Lucy out. Lucy also sent me a message from her iPhone asking for more information on the Genealogy Gems iPhone app. The Genealogy Gems App in the iTunes Store The advantage to having the Genealogy Gems Podcast app is that you can: - stream and listen to the show without having to download it and take up storage space - It includes Bonus content on most episodes: extra audio, video, images, documents. - You can visit the website, email me, or call the show right from the app. - You can listen to the show in the background and be able to do continue doing other functions on your device. GEM: Paper Preservation with Scott Haskins There's one common challenge that every single genealogist must content with – and that's how to deal with all the paper. An more specifically, how to care for most precious papers amongst our collection. The old, perhaps damaged one of a kind documents that we can't afford to loose. Scott M. Haskins is the author of the book "How To Save Your Stuff From A Disaster." null University Products

Published August 5, 2010 NEWS: Canadian Census Read Shannon Proudfoot's article at the Vancouver Sun online about why genealogists are up in arms about the new restrictions on Canadian census information. National Archives UK Take a listen to the National Archives UK podcast episode Counting The People that explores the creation of the census, with the mass organisation of enumerators, temporary clerks, permanent civil service clerks and registrars, and according to the podcast webpage, it includes fascinating stories that lie behind each census, to help us better understand the records we think we know so well. U.S. census training films online The US censuses are released when they are 72 years old so the 1940 Census is due out in 2012. Watch short training films for U. S. Census enumerators. Family Tree Magazine Listen to the new July 2010 episode of the Family Tree Magazine Podcast featuring my interview with David Fryxell who's article Fancy Free features the brand new 101 Best websites for genealogy research which just came out in the September 2010 issue of the magazine. Online Classes Family Tree University Free Webinar Ask the Editors: Family Tree Magazine Answers Your Questions Recorded Webinar How to Find Living Relatives: Unleash Your Inner Private Eye. Get the full hour video recorded webinar as part of your Genealogy Gems Premium eLearning membership. There's a TON of information there for you including some little known websites providing online access to information. FamilySearch Over 12 million digital images from thousands of microfilm, representing 8 countries, were published online for free viewing this month at FamilySearch's Record Search pilot (FamilySearch.org, click Search Records, and then click Record Search pilot) and coming soon to Beta.FamilySearch.org. Subscribe to The Genealogy Gems YouTube channel Granite Mountain Records Vault - Part 1 Granite Mountain Records Vault – Part 2 New Google Images Tip: for faster scrolling through many pages, taking advantage of standard web keyboard shortcuts such as Page Up / Page Down. It's all about getting to the info you need quickly MAILBOX: "I recieved my copy of "Internet Genealogy" magazine today. One of the articles is called Genealogy Podcasts.... Where to download your favoriite shows! I am happy to report that the very first Podcast listed in the articel is none other than my favorite "The Genealogy Gems Podcast"! Congratulations Lisa! You're the BEST!!!" Cherie Bonebright Baxter on Facebook Brandt's Rants July 24th is "Cousins Day" Listener Tim thinks that would be a great day for a family reunion."I really enjoy the podcast ... keep up the great work!" Lacey comes up with gems too! Family History calendars for Christmas presents. Create a family history Calendar at lulu Thanks to Listener Belinda for bringing a neat film project to our attention. And the Iron Did Swim: A Documentary Will of Louisiana writes: "I must say I have really enjoyed the extremely useful information! I started by downloading your first podcast and have "listening" my way toward the most current." Is there a way to access these Agricultural and/ or Manufacturing Census records online? Nonpopulation Schedules at NARA including Agriculture and Manufacturing Family History: Genealogy Made Easy Podcast Episode 9 & 10 US Gen Web GEM: Interview with Janice Nickerson Project Genealogist for Who Do You Think You Are? Canada Specialist in early Ontario (Upper Canada) records. Who Do You Think You Are? at the CBC website The Contact Page including Email for the Canadian Broadcasting CentreCall toll-free phone (Canada only): 866-306-4646 Steven Page Episode Chantal Kreviazuk Episode

Published July 21, 2010 NEWS: IAJGS 2010 Breakfast with the Bloggers By Schelly Talalay Dardashti Film: Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldbert Visit the film's website. The Goldbergs came to radio in 1929 and didn't finish it's TV run until 1955. "Gertrude Berg who created the character Molly Goldberg was shown in polls to be the second most respected woman in America, after Eleanor Roosevelt." The Goldbergs at The Museum of Broadcast Communications Genealogy Bank.com has added millions of family history records. The records included obituaries, birth and marriage announcements and other helpful information from 186 newspapers in 40 states.Genealogy Bank Search Ancestry.com On July 14th, they released the new Australian Birth, Marriage and Death collections, which contains 14 million names between 1788 and 1985. Angela Garner from Ancestry.com.au talks about the details in her recent blog post on the Ancestry.com.au Blog or search the collection directly at http://www.ancestry.com.au/bmd2010. Ancestry.com has announced the official closing of the acquisition of the Genline.se, the leading Swedish family history website. The specifics of the acquisition are available in the full press announcement released on July 15, 2010. Ancestry recently released a new version of the Ancestry.com Tree-to-Go iPhone application in the iTunes App Store. Check it out at http://www.ancestry.com/iphone. Also available: The Genealogy Gems Podcast App App users: You will find a pdf article by Lisa and Wallpaper included on the app for this episode. MAILBOX: Barry Helfand asked if there is an equivelant to the Bureau of Land Management in Canada for homestead records. Here's a link to the web page at the Archives Canada about the land patents which includes a link to the Western Land Grants Database Here's a direct link to the database which includes information for locating land grants for other provinces not included. GEM: Interview with Genealogy Bogger Craig Manson Visit Craig's Geneablogie Blog

Published July 5, 2010 The LIVE Genealogy Gems Podcast #91 has been reformatted for the iPod. You may need to delete the downloaded episode from iTunes and download it again by clicking the GET button to get the reformatted video. "Attend the Jamboree virtually" by checking out these online resources: The Jamobree Twitter Archive Blog posts about Jamboree: Find My Ancestor Genealogy is Ruthless Without Me Dick Eastman's EOGN "I especially enjoyed her presentation on Google Earth for Genealogy" GeneaBlogie by Craig Manson Luxegen Blog by Joan Miller My Heritage Blog by Schelly Dardashti Hertiage Happens Blog by Cheryl Elyse's Genealogy Blog Upcoming Conference: 42nd BYU Conference on Family History July 27-30, 2010 BYU Conference Center, 770 E. University Parkway, Provo, UT Information Family History Expo in Pleasanton, California New at FamilySearch: New Family History Library in Riverton, UT Library of Congress Chronicling America Who Do You Think You Are? UK lineup announced Find out what the Brits think of the U.S. version of the show at the Telegraph.co.uk Lisa's guest blog series at Family Tree Magazine's Genealogy Insider Blog MAILBOX: Update: iGoogle as been discontinued Liz Thompson wrote: "You sure interview some interesting people!" Brandt Gibson wrote to say how the Genealogy Gems Podcast has helped him get the scoop on his ancestors! "Thanks for helping restore my faith in a gold mine of genealogical information!" Check out the Get the Scoop on Your Ancestors in Old Newspapers recorded webinar which is part of Genealogy Gems Premium Membership. New Listener Blogs: KimmyTsFamilyTrees Paw Prints Guiding Me to the Past William Haskell's blog Marie Peer asked who the podcast guest was that provided custom family charts: Janet Hovorka of Generation Maps. Marie wrote: "Thank you for the excellent podcasts. I really enjoy listening to them. I keep thinking that you are going to run out of topics but you don't. You are very creative." Darren Engh posted on Facebook about a website he really likes called www.digitalarkivet.no for records in Norway. He asked for recommendations for information about Candian immigration. Lisa recommends the book Destination Canada by Dave Obee. (This link supports this free podcast - thanks!!) GEM: Interview with Dave Obee Visit Dave's website "Every province is different. Canadian research is fairly recent research." Canada doesn't have anything like the SSDI. http://cangenealogy.com/ Websites the Dave recommends: Library and Archives Canada Ancestry.ca That's My Family Family Tree University

Published June 2, 2010 NEWS: New images and webpages at the Canadian Genealogy Centre at the Library and Archives Canada website. Ocean Arrivals 1919-1924 have been digitized and are available online through the Microform Digitization online research tool. Facebook Updates Privacy Settings Learn more about the new settings by watching their new series of video tutorials Making Control Simple blog post Happy 2nd Birthday Family Tree Magazine Podcast! Check out my blog series on the Genealogy Insider Blog MAILBOX: Nora wrote in looking for tips on finding records from an institution that has been closed down. Carl Mueller asks about the proper way to share sensitive family information received from newly found distant cousins. Michelle Teague wrote "Just downloaded the Genealogy Gems Podcast app on my iPhone. I love it! I'm only on episode 3 but what I've heard so far has been a great help." Michelle also shares a terrific story about a connection made on Ancestry that lead to receiving a bundle of precious letters written by two sonds to their mother during WWII. Read my article about Michelle's story at the Visit Salt Lake City blog. Phil and Carol Ellis wrote in to say they discovered genealogy podcasts at my class at the OGS conference in Toronto. "You have now opened up a whole new world of genealgoical leads and tools." GEM: Forensic Linguistics with Dr. Robert Leonard PhD Part 2 Items mentioned in Part 1 included: Robert Shuy is the author of 8 books on Forensic Linguistics. The Hummert Case featured on the TV series Forensic Files The Devil's Strip Case. A 4 minute video clip from the Discovery Channel show Solved Author Kathy Reichs, Forensic Anthropologist "You carry traces of every place you've ever lived in your speech. They might not surface all the time, but then at the oddest times they will." Dr. Robert Leonard Google Scholar Search Advanced Google Scholar Search TIP: Oxford English Dictionary Ask your local library if they have a subscription or talk to the Reference librarian TIP: Dr. Leonard's approach to analyzing writing... Read it through. Look at the words, sentence patterns, rhythms, grammar, punctuation, specific words, odditities. Try reading the text backwards to focus on the words. TIP: Forensic Linguistics can apply to recordings as well as the written word. BBC Voices and the Library of Congress American Memory Recordings TIP: Transcription Software program called Transcipt 2.3 free download TIP: Try a global view of the documents you have. Lay them all out and look at them as a whole. More fun with Dr. Leonard... Sha Na NA Official Website Short clip of very rare footage from the original 1970 documentary on Woodstock. Genealogy Gems Podcast LIVE at the Southern California Genealogy Society Jamboree. My guests included: - Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective - Suzanne Russo Adams, Ancestry.com and Researcher on Who Do You Think You Are? - Chris Haley, Genealogist and Artist Read more at the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree Blog Get the Genealogy Gems Podcast App for your iPhone, iTouch, or iPad and check out the Bonus Content for this episode!

Published May 21, 2010 Google Earth for Genealogy video series NEWS Free Records at Footnote You'll find newspapers ranging from small towns to major cities and dating all the way back to the 1700s. Foonote Newspaper Collection Watch the webinar recording of the Getting the Scoop on Newspapers Webinar in Premium Membership. New Records at Genealogy BankThey have recently added 166 newspapers from 42 states here in the U.S. Search for newspapers at Genealogy Bank here. AL, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV Genealogy Gems Updates 2013 Update: iGoogle has been discontinued by Google Genealogy Gems App This is the app for the iPhone and iTouch and now iPad that allows you to stream the podcast and get all kinds of bonus content. How to download the new version - 1. Go on to your iPhone or iTouch 2. Go to the Apps Store 3. Click Updates 4. Select the Genealogy Gems App 5. Download the free update Genealogy Gems Toolbar New Feature has been discontinued MAILBOX New genealogy blog announced by Bill Buchanan Here is a post Bill did on the Genealogy Gems Podcast. Brandt wrote in asking about the microphone attachment for the iPod so that you can record audio. 1. Go to http://www.genealogygems.com 2. Click STORE on the menu on the left 3. Do a search for iPod Recorder in the Amazon box Kathy Ott recently wrote in asking for suggestions on beginner genealogy guides for a gift. Recommendations are the Beginner Genealogists Bundle It's a fund combination of get started tools that get the user up and running quickly. If you want to spend a bit less, try the Beginners Guide to Genealogy also by Family Tree Magazine. (search the word BEGINNER) Elyzabeth wrote: I recently became really interested in t he Who Do You Think You Are? TV series. It sparked off a whole new passion for me. I just signed up for your Genealogy Gems Newsletter and I've been listening to the Genealogy Gems and Family Tree podcasts. As a newbie, they have been an asset to my research with all your tips and help. Thank you very much! It's so exciting each time I discover a new ancestor to connect to my family tree or find a document giving me a little more insight or verification. It is absolutely amazing to see how not that long ago, an ancestor came to America or how they were involved in a significant historical event. So thank you for all your recommendations, interviews, and for creating such a fun and informative podcast to listen to. I can't wait to show off what I have found to my family. GEM: Forensic Linguistics for Genealogy Lisa interviews Dr. Robert Leonard Ph.D. Watch the video of the Hummert case as described by Dr. Leonard. Visit the Forensic Linguistics Project at Hofstra University Online Class Family Tree University classes Visit listener Ian Haddens blog

NEWS: Findmypast.com www.Findmypast.co.uk has expanded its collection of British military records with the release of the Royal Marine Medal Roll 1914-1920. They have also announced their take over of www.worldvitalrecords.com.au It will be relaunched as www.findmypast.com.au (using this linked image helps makes this free podcast possible - thank you!) Ancestry has launched a new wiki that includes two books - The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy and Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources. The wiki can be found at the Ancestry Wiki. The Family Search Wiki Ancestry also has announced that it plans on releasing Family Tree Maker for the Mac later this year. FamilySearch Over 300 Million new names have been added online at the FamilySearch Record Search Pilot 1. Go to www.familysearch.org 2. Click Search Records 3. Click Record Search Pilot Genealogy Gems My article Undercover Genealogy appears in the July 2010 issue of Family Tree Magazine Subscribe now in Amazon (and you'll also be supporting this free podcast - thank you!) Upcoming Classes: Attend one of my classes at Family Tree University I'm also now a contributing blogger for the Visit Salt Lake City website. Read my first post on Newspaper Research. Get my books in the Genealogy Gems store iPhone / iTouch / iPad users be sure and download the Genealogy Gems Podcast App MAILBOX: New Listener Blogs: Maria in Australia. Wishful Linking Try out the free Shapes tool for creating collages like Marie did www.shapecollage.com Connie Williams, Califonia. Constance Comment Challe Talbot wrote in asking about how to approach incorrect data in online family trees. I have some thoughts on that. GEM: A Criminal Past Interview with author Ron Arons about his book Wanted! U.S. Criminal Records GEM: Google Look Alikes Check out the new features of Google Search Be sure and scroll all the way to the bottom of your search results page. Watch my video on the Google News Timeline Be sure and Subscribe for free to my YouTube channel while you are there! Related Search - in the search box type related:keyword Google Earth for Genealogy video series by Lisa Louise Cooke

Stay tuned for upcoming Genealogy Gems Webinars: "I have participated in other webinars but your relaxed and friendly style really make it fun!"- Martha Zervoudakis "Thank you so much. It was wonderful. I could almost see you standing in front of the classroom. Please do more!" - Joan Sanaker NEWS: FamilySearch New indexing projects announced. Recently Completed Projects: Deutschland, Baden, Achern, Kirchenbucher, 1810 to1869 Part B France, Paris, Registres Protestants, 1612 to 1906 Part C U.S., Indiana, Clay County, Marriages, 1811 to 1959 U.S., Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey 1910 Federal Census World Vital Records has been announcing the addition of passenger data files to their site: The Italians to America Passenger Data File 1855 to 1900. Germans to America passenger data file 1850 to 1897 Russians to America Passenger Data File 1834 to1897 For our British Listeners: WDYTYA? US series to air in the UK starting April 25. The Southern California Genealogy society Jamboree January 11 thru 13, 2010 in Burbank, CA. And the Early-Bird Discount Deadline is fast approaching. MAILBOX: Carol Kendall asked about the Transcription program recommended on the Family History podcast. The Transcription software was discussed in Family History episode 36 A software program called Transcript 2.3 free download available Deborah Mullins Vernon asks about adding sources to online Family Trees Feedback on Google Earth for Genealogy "I had my popcorn while I watched Part 2, 3, 4 of Google Earth videos. I am learning so much. Thank you!" - Susan Miller Hawkins GEM: Scouting for Ancestors Interview with Mark Tucker Deborah asks for advice on searching for live people, and specifically Girl Scouts. she has a newspaper article about her. In the article is a picture of her with three Senior Girl Scouts. She would like to try to find them or their decendants to offer them a copy. When it comes to finding living people you can find a lot of information about that in Premium episode 3 which is all about finding living people using private eye techniques. The archived episode is available through the Genealogy Gems Premium eLearning Membership Lisa's article Be a Family History Detective – 10 Tactics to trace eluxive ancestors is the cover story on the newest issue of Family Tree Magazine (July 2010) Mark Tucker of the ThinkGenealogy blog is not only passionate about scouting, but has been doing his homework to investigate what type of family history information might be gleaned through researching an ancestors scouting history. And what better time than now to talk about the Boy Scouts as this wonderful organization celebrates it's 100 years of scouting this year. So let's listen in and see what Mark Tucker can tell us about scouting in our family history. If you would like to learn more about scouting: For Boy Scouts head to the 100 Years of Scouting History website For the Girl Scouts visits their official site and you can go directly to the Girl Scouts Council Finder page on the site to locate and get in touch with the council where ancestors participated in scouting. Check out Genealogy blogger Denise Levenick's blog post On My Honor, we were girl scouts when scouting wasn't cool by Denise Levenick If you have any experience with researching your scouting ancestors or find a gem after listening to this episode, please email Lisa. I know we would all love to hear about! National Scouting Museum website The Scoutmaster handbook on Google Books Also Search Boys Life And Scouting Magazine Google News Try scout searches on Ebay Family History Library search for Girl Scouts: Think Genealogy.com Blog You can help make this free podcast possible by getting to your favorite shopping website through the links on the Genealogy Gems website. Thank you!