Episode 73 - It's All About You and Genealogy!

NEWS: Lisa covers digitized newspaper records recently posted at the Library of America's web site As well as news from including new records, the new social networking with records feature, and updated to their Member Connect Feature. Watch Lisa's 2 part video series on Member Connect with David Graham of Ancestry.  Go to the at YouTube and Click on the Videos section. of The Genealogy Gems Podcast at Facebook.    MAILBOX:Lisa stops by Mike O'Laughlin's to ask the Irish research expert for some advice for listener Maria Romano about her Hickson and Carey ancestors from Clanmorris, County Kerry, Ireland.    Mike has some great leads for Maria and anyone with Irish ancestors. Then Lisa shares some advice from German Genealogist Baerbel Johnson of the in Salt Lake City on German research in response to listener Teri Chaffin's question about her Matzdorff family. Danny from Baltimore wrote in to comment on Genealogy Gems Podcast and the story about the man who found his family history book digitized on . "Copyright infringement and plagiarism is always a topic near and dear to every genealogist.  A discussion on "fair use" typically results in a heated debate but to assume that since a library has a copy of a book and that an arrangement between the library, a company (Google) and various literary organizations permitting the digitalization of the library's collection automatically implies the granting of digital rights to that collection is flabbergasting.â  Danny from Baltimore Web sites mentioned:   (9/3/09) about Google books from the BBC  Tina Kelly writes to say how excited she was to be able to get some of the archived Premium Episodes from the   Premium Episodes now on Lulu:And more episodes are coming soon! Limited Time Savings:  Save 14.92% on your order (up to $25) with coupon code PINTA  Sale Ends Oct. 12, 2009. And Russ Karr writes to share the highs and lows of his research, and his curiousity about an ancestor that died in an Insane Asylum in San Jose in 1920. Resources mentioned by Lisa: on The Genealogy Insider Blog Attend Lisaâs classes:Redding, CaliforniaOctober 16 & 17, 2009 Listener and Premium member Pat Dalpiaz shares how she proudly wears her new Genealogy Gem Rhinestone Pin whenever she has a new discovery, and shares two of her most recent discoveries generated by working on her family history blog. $11.95 + $1.50 shipping to the Continental U.S. Designed personally by Lisa Louise Cooke and made with high quality Czechoslovakian and Austrian crystals, this custom rhinestone pin is bound to generate genealogical conversation when worn. Measures approximately 2" x 1", secured with pin back.  Limited quantities!