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

Published Oct 21, 2010 Join us as we highlight and explore the beautiful online magazine   be sure to check out the Bonus Content Video!!  LINKS to websites mentioned in this episode: Craig Manson's Shades Contributor Blogs: Denise Levenick - r Sheri Fenley - Maureen Taylor - Denise Olson -   Thanks to our wonderful prize donors! Bruce Buzbee of Rootsmagic.com maker's of: Rootsmagic 4 Family Atlas Personal Historian Family Reunion Organizer     Genealogy Gems :

Published Oct 7, 2010 Episode 98 - The Journey Takers NEWS: Thank you to the Genealogy Bloggers who blogged about the new Google Earth for Genealogy Volume II DVD: Dick Eastman - Randy Seaver - Thomas MacEntee -   Diane Haddad      Jenna posted on Facebook about the recent Google Earth for Genealogy edition of the Premium Podcast: "Premium Episode 55...two thumbs up!"     on interview with Susan Kitchens     MAILBOX:   Simona MacAngus wrote in to say she loves the “You have a fantastic podcast!  And I have to say, you have such a clear pleasant speaking style that is a pleasure to listen to.  You keep a "smile" in your voice throughout the podcast.  Wonderfully refreshing and one can catch every word you speak.”   “We have been spending a lot of time together lately Lisa Louise.  You have been going with me on walks with my dog, on drives into the town and even talking me to sleep at night! Finally I went to your   site today to subscribe to your newsletter.  Its like I can't get enough of what you have to teach.”    “Hi Lisa, I've only recently started my genealogy and listening to your various podcasts has been a huge help with my research. You're so warm and friendly that it makes it a pleasure to listen.” Kirsty Martin on Genealogy Wise    Brandt asked about Buffered Paper: Go to the and do a search on: Buffer paper is not always called "Buffered" - in fact you tend to get a lot of other types of results.  What you're looking for is Paper buffered with calcium carbonate 2-3% alkaline reserve, pH 9 ±0.5, acid-free    Ann and Barbara were wondering the same thing: do you have to have a Paypal account to sign up for   Answer: No,You can pay with a credit card through paypal without having to have a paypal account.  You will see in the bottom left corner of the check out page (where it also asks you to log in to Paypal) "Don't have a Paypal account?" and you just click the CONTINUE link to pay with a major credit card.  It's the same as swiping it at any store.  I've been using Paypal for 4 years now and have never ever had a problem.  It's is very safe and secure!   GEM: Interview with

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.     NEWS: The Genealogy Gems Podcast is featured in Elyse Doerflinger's article called Podcasts: Download Your Genealogy! which appears in the of Internet Genealogy magazine. at the Library of Congress just announced they have added 380,000+ historic newspaper pages including 3 new states: Louisiana, Montana, and South Carolina. The next episode will feature Lisa's interview with genealogist and author Lisa Alzo about tracing immigrant ancestors. is celebrating its 20th year this month. Disney is adding a bit of history to its TV lineup.  The Marblehead Patch News out of   The series is going to launch in November 2010 although no specific date has been announced.   MAILBOX: Belinda Slocumb's asks about records for military families. Brats : Our Journey Home  DVD with your suggestions for Belinda.   RE: Scanners From listener Ermadene Tilly: 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 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 by Lisa on Organizing Your Hard Drive. There are 2 premium videos on the subject as part of Genealogy Gems Premium .   GEM: Recording Relative Interviews with Susan Kitchens   Lisa's Upcoming Speaking Engagements: , Oct 8 - 9, 2010 (Attend the on Friday night!) , Oct. 23, 2010 California Genealogical Society , 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 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     NEWSPodcast Interview with Lisa:Listen to Marion Vermanzen's 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 at the Genealogy Insider blog. Listen to the September episode of the Lisa's upcoming classes at 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 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 by Oct. 13 Oct. 30, 2010 California Genealogical Society   Book Lisa for a presentation, webinar or seminar at your Genealogy Society or event.       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.   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 -   Tonia Kendrick -    A. C. Ivory -   Upcoming Genealogical Events: New RootsTech ConferenceFebruary 10 – 12, 2010Salt Lake City Utah   Alberta Family Histories Society 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.      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 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 According to Ancestry, the Non-population schedules contained in this database include agriculture, industry/manufacturers, social statistics, and supplemental schedules. For , look for the . 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."  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 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

Published August 5, 2010 NEWS:   Canadian Census    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  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.  for U. S. Census enumerators.   Family Tree Magazine  Listen to the new 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  Free Webinar   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 . 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.org, click Search Records, and then click Record Search pilot) and coming soon to .     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     July 24th is ""   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.   Thanks to Listener Belinda for bringing a neat film project to our attention.   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 Episode 9 & 10     GEM: Interview with 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 The including Email for the Canadian Broadcasting CentreCall toll-free phone (Canada only): 866-306-4646

Published July 21, 2010 NEWS:   By Schelly Talalay Dardashti   Film:  Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldbert .  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.”   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.     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 talks about the details in her recent or search the collection directly at .    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 . Ancestry recently released a new version of the Ancestry.com Tree-to-Go iPhone application in the iTunes App Store. Check it out at .  Also available: 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.   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 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

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 Blog posts about Jamboree: "I especially enjoyed her presentation on Google Earth for Genealogy" by Craig Manson by Joan Miller by Schelly Dardashti Blog by Cheryl 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 Who Do You Think You Are? UK lineup announced Find out what the Brits think of the U.S. version of the show Lisa's guest blog series at Family Tree Magazine's 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   New Listener Blogs: 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 for records in Norway.  He asked for recommendations for information about Candian immigration.  Lisa recommends the book by Dave Obee. (This link supports this free podcast - thanks!!) GEM: Interview with Dave Obee "Every province is different.  Canadian research is fairly recent research." Canada doesn't have anything like the SSDI.   Websites the Dave recommends:

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 Facebook Updates Privacy Settings Learn more about the new settings by watching their new series of blog post Happy 2nd Birthday Check out 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 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. 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: is the author of 8 books on Forensic Linguistics. featured on the TV series The Devil's Strip Case.  A 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 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.   and the Library of Congress TIP: Transcription Software program called 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... 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 Get the for your iPhone, iTouch, or iPad and check out the Bonus Content for this episode!

Published May 21, 2010 Google Earth for Genealogy 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. Watch the webinar recording of the Getting the Scoop on Newspapers Webinar in . New Records at They have recently added 166 newspapers from 42 states here in the U.S. Search for newspapers at . 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 announced by Bill Buchanan 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 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  (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 and I've been listening to the Genealogy Gems and .  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. of the Hummert case as described by Dr. Leonard. at Hofstra University Online Class Visit listener