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

Published Apr 16, 2008 Episode 46 Bogus Websites: To quote their email "The Generations Network, Inc. is encouraging consumers to validate and verify the legitimacy of a website before providing credit card information or paying for services." This is good advice. You know the rules on the Internet really shouldn't be much different than the rules in our daily lives. Find out about someone"s character and background before you hang out with them, and get referrals for unknown companies from people you trust. Family Tree Kids: Diane Haddad on NBC San Diego Family Tree Kids Website Tama Generations Movie Gem: Leatherheads: I'll have a link to the official website in the show notes as well as a video preview of the movie. Leatherheads Website MAILBOX: Pat Dalpiaz's grandfather "Weenie" Flynn was a star quarterback on the St. Bonaventure University (Alleghany NY) football team for 3 years. He appeared in Ripley's Believe It or Not for his football leadership weighing only 117 pounds and leading the team to impressive victories. Randy Borkowski's website Deanna Bullock wrote in to give a very good reason why you should subscribe to the free Genealogy Gems Podcast Newsletter. SUBSCRIBE NOW GEM: Analyzing Your Ancestors Handwriting Story of how Grandmpa JB and Grandma Pauline's letters came into my possession: Episode 39. Listen to some of the letters in Episode 41. Paula Sassi, Certified Graphologist. Email. Website www.handwritingconsultants.com VIDEO: Paula Sassi featured on San Diego's Fox 6 News Learn more about Handwriting Analysis at http://www.handwriting.org/ GEM: Genealogy Gems Premium I am VERY excited to announce that we are launching a new service: Genealogy Gems PREMIUM. If you enjoy the free podcast episodes that we've made available, your gonna LOVE Genealogy Gems PREMIUM! Premium Members are going to have access to an exciting new area of the website available only to Premium members. There you'll find Members-only premium podcast episodes. You won't be able to hear these anywhere else! It will be everything you love about the episodes you've heard so far, and much more. For about the cost of a gallon of gas or a gourmet coffee a month you'll get all of these exclusive podcasts and videos! You won't find them on iTunes. Paula Sassi certified graphologist has graciously agreed to analyze some lucky premium members ancestor's handwriting. So once you are a Premium member, you will be entered for a chance to win an analysis of an ancestor's handwriting to be featured on a Premium episode. So won't you join me, and become a Genealogy Gems premium member today! I guarantee you're gonna love it, or your money back.

Published Mar 31, 2008 Episode 45 SHOW NOTES Sign up for Newsletter MAILBOX: Email from Linda Kvist in Sweden that includes a fun story about an immigrant who didn"t immigrate: "They were somewhat surprised that my father did contact them. In the church examine rolls it said that my dads grandfather emigrated to the US! He left the place and never came back. We know he never got to the US though. He met he's wife and the settled down in the area where she was born. So, in a way, we solved a clue for them as well!" GEM: Mar 22, 2008 was the anniversary of the First Bank Robbery Profile America is brought to you by the U.S. Census Bureau. CBSNews.com that takes a look at the precedent for bank robbery that Edward Smith set by profiling some of the most famous robbers in history. 48 Hours Mystery Article GEM: Kidnapped! Listener Greg Norland sent me a note to let me know about an intriguing podcast episode of the Chicago Public Radio's This American Life show that he had recently heard. The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar Song: Mystery of the Dunbarâs Child by Richard "Rabbitt" Brown. Here are a few pieces of the puzzle that Bobby Dunbar's granddaughter, Margaret Dunbar Cutright likely looked to when working on finding the truth about her grandfather. From The Constitution newspaper, in Atlanta, GA. On April 25, 1913 "Have the Parents Got Wrong Child?" The 1920 census of Opelusas City, in Fort Landry, Louisianna Look for Percy and Lessie Dunbar, and their two children Robert age 11 and Alonozo age 9. Or were they both their children? Be sure and take a look at the census during the last few minutes of The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar as they give the ending to the story and what happened to the people involved. GEM: Prison Records: My cousin Carolyn Ender shares her journey in locating the prison records for a man named George Jump who married her grand father's sister. Carolyn's Research Approach: Try to determine the facility / town where you think they served their time. Locate birth & death dates & the county where they lived during the suspected timeframe. Contact the Genealogical & Historical Society for that county and ask where you might find inmate records. Possibly the closest Corrections Dept. Send a letter to the Corrections Dept. You may be directed to the Bureau of Prisons (www.bop.gov) if it is a federal crime. Complete a Freedom of Information Act request form & provide copy of the death certificate. (Listen to Episode 27 and Episode 32 for more information of the FOIA.) The BOP may refer you to NARA. They gave Carolyn a particular file # to ask for. NARA requires written consent from the inmate's family members or they black out the info regarding family members. They will require payment for copying. If you know the inmate served in a Federal institution for a Federal crime, you can go straight to the Bureau of Prisons. Consideration will have to be given to whether or not the inmate is deceased, how long he's been deceased, are his children living etc. For State records, you could probably start with that state's Department of Corrections. GEM: Blog And Podcast Gadgets: Update: iGoogle has been discontinued. GEM: Free digitised British newspapers access 1600-1900 Scottish Genealogy News and Events. "Bonnie Scotland" was performer:Alexander Prince circa 1914 for Edison Amberol and it is courtesy of the University of California, Santa Barbara Library. Thank You! We appreciate when you support this free podcast by doing your Amazon shopping through the Amazon search boxes on the Genealogy Gems website.

Published Mar 14, 2008 Sign up for the free Genealogy Gems Podcast Newsletter where you'll also find out what's coming up on future episodes and get announcements first. My Own Grandpa Video: at YouTube The Family History Silhouette Cake My facebook page MAILBOX: Roxanne Diakow Moos wrote to say that she visited an aunt and uncle in Saskatchewan Canada, and they took her to visit the old homesteads of two sets of great grandparents. "To others who look at my family history album and see those pictures they see a picture of land with nothing on it but a field but to me I can picture an old building that used to be there that raised a family and can almost picture the kids (my grandmother and her siblings) running around playing." Learn about Tyler MacNiven's journey to find his father's birthplace in Japan in the March 4 Genealogy Gems News Blog GEM: Canadian Border Crossings with Kathyrn Lake Hogan - Kathryn shares with us about Canadian Border Crossings into the United States and how many of our ancestors used this economic route to immigrate. GEM: Digital Preservation Tips from the Library of Congress - Digital preservation Cheat Sheet. covering Computer files, finding Digital Materials, Digital Photos, email, and storage disks. And the Digital Preservation Quiz GEM: Interview with Richard Black of the Godfrey Memorial Library GEM: U.S. Census Bureau - Flu Epidemic's 90th Anniversary, and the new U.S. Census History website (listen to interview: Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode #43) Genealogy Gems News Blog on March 10. New at the Genealogy Gems News Blog: A tribute to Women's history month, the new TV series Who Do You Think You Are being developed for American audiences by NBC, and Senior Moments Anyone? Book: Genealogy Gems: Ultimate Research Strategies is out of print. Visit the Genealogy Gems Store for Lisa's newest books, guides and videos.

Published Mar 1, 2008 Thank you to Genealogy columnist Kimberly Powell of About.com for listing the Genealogy Gems Podcast in her recent column called Genealogy Podcasts for Your Listening Pleasure. The newest addition to the Cooke household: Vinney Genealogy Gems News Blog : The British newspaper the Daily Mirror will soon be making available online newspaper issues back to 1903. MAILBOX: Lisa at the ranch her great grandparents worked it in 1918. GEM: Interview with Dylan Barrell, Director of Digital Business for Borders Books about the new Borders Concept stores that will feature genealogy. Upcoming Borders Concept Stores in 2008: Las Vegas, NV - Town Square - April Panama City Beach, FL - Pier Park - May National City, CA - Westfield Shoppingtown Plaza Bonita - May Alameda, CA - Alameda Town Center - May Noblesville, IN - Hamilton Town Center - May Southbury, CT - Southbury Plaza - May Mira Loma, CA - Eastvale Gateway Mall - May Lone Tree, CO - Park Meadows Mall - May Wareham, MA - Wareham Crossing - June Baton Rouge, LA - Mall of Louisiana - July Allen, TX - Watters Creek at Montgomery Farms - July Tukwila, WA - Westfield Southcenter Mall - July New Orleans, LA - Garden District - October GEM: New History Web Site from the U.S. Census Bureau Interview with Bill Maury, Chief of History Staff at the U.S. Census Bureau Sign up for the FREE monthly Genealogy Gems Podcast Newsletter TODAY

Published Feb 21, 2008 Episode 42 SHOW NOTES Dear MYRTLE's interview with Lisa Louise Cooke of Genealogy Gems on her Feb. 12, 2008 episode. And Dear old Myrt also listed Episode 15 of the Genealogy Gems podcast in her weekly Best of the Internet blog column under Podcast. Visit Venice at http://www.venicecentral.com/ MAILBOX: Gary Falsken recommends the history podcast "Napoleon 101" hosted by The Podcast Network. GEM: Interview with Allison Stacy, editor of Family Tree MagazineThe Genealogy Insider Blog featuring the Family History Expo GEN: Interview with Kathy Mead of Genline.com You know this episode is very special to me because it fall on the first birthday of the Genealogy Gems Podcast. There are several exciting things in the works for Genealogy Gems this coming year. Genealogy Gems Newsletter Sign Up. What was your favorite gem this last year? Email Lisa Thank you for listening. You guys are awesome! We have no intentions of having Genealogy Gems podfade, and it"s because of you that we're still here! Venice song: We're Still Here

Published Feb 13, 2008 Episode 41 SHOW NOTES A table full of listeners joined me at the Friday night banquet. Jack Duffy and his daughter Anna Marie, Mark Baldwin, and Sue and Albert Sevy all joined my husband and I and we had a grand time. - Day of the week at the Search for ancestors website - Thanks to George Morgan of the Genealogy Guys Podcast for talking about the Genealogy Gems Podcast on their Jan 16, 2008 podcast. MAILBOXFrom Betty: Abbott & Costello Christmas DVD features several spots for Christmas Seals featuring celebrities such as Rosemary Clooney. From Melissa: a silhouette done 30 years ago in Paris by a street vendor. Jim Mowatt of HistoryZine Podcast in Britain GEM: Lulu.comMy book Genealogy Gems: Ultimate Research Strategies from Season One of the Genealogy Gems Podcast The book is now out of print. Please visit the Genealogy Gems Store. GEM: Valentines SpecialSit back and enjoy these yesteryear stories of loveâand perhaps they will inspire you to ask around your family for the origins of the ties that bind in your tree. First, a Depression era story of love between Pauline Herring &JB Moore Nov. 2, 1934 Remember me and donât forget, the blue eyed Girl is my pick yet. (Below: Valentine JB sent to Pauline) Next, is the story of Raymond Cooke and Isabelle Osborne. Raymond was born in Tunbridge Wells, England in 1894. He immigrated from England to Saskatchewan Canada in 1912, and in his autobiography he tells the story of how his love of music led to his finding the love of his lifeâ "Take your girlie to the movies" was performed by Irving Kaufman on May 19, 1919. Story read by Jim Mowatt of the Historyzine Podcast.Ragtime music by Frederick Hodges available on CD. Raymond Cooke and Isabelle Osborne 50th wedding anniversary Happy Valentines Day! Take Your Girlie to the Movies When the show is over And its time to leave Don't forget to brush the powder From your sleeve... Take your girlie to the movies if you can't make love at home (Original sheet music at the Indiana University Sheet Music Collections website! Take Your Girlie to the Movies Sheet Music)

Published Jan 30, 2008 PODCAST SHOW NOTES The Genealogy Gems News Blog: "Why should Lou Dobbs Care?". And be sure and vote on the new poll question: How do you listen to the podcast? Thanks to the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre and DearMYRTLE for their recent acknowledgements of The Socks To America Video. Watch The Socks To America MAILBOX: (Left to right they are Guy M. Denton, Gladys V. Denton, Dorothy J. Denton and Guy V. Denton.) "Guy V. Denton 1895-1959 purchased this quilt from a lady from Arkansas who was traveling through Howard, KS. It's obvious that it was not made with new materials as it did not wear well." Kevin Clark, Cedar Park, Texas From Deb Atchley: "my quilters only gave me initials - not full names and birth dates. I think I've solved most of the puzzle though." From: Linda Kvist - Pod Cards in Reunion 9 genealogy software I don't know if this is possible to do in any other genealogy software, perhaps you or any listener know? GEM: Traits Handed DownAfrican American Lives African American Lives the book Chris Rock and Oprah arenât the only ones who have found significant tendencies and traits surface in their family history. I feel compelled in this episode to share my top 10 list of important traits that I inherited from my ancestors! GEM: Care, Storage & Display of Heritage Quilts with Ellen Koehn Quilt by Ellen Louise Koehn that hangs in Lisa's home... PLEASE NOTE: All of the recommendations in this gem are "Use at your own risk." While they are things that have worked successfully for our guest, you must use your own judgment as to who to proceed with your own unique quilt. At the grocery store: Orvis Soap & Easy Wash. Ellen also recommended the book Clues in the Calico by Barbara Brackman

Published Jan 20, 2008 SHOW NOTES iTunes: If you are new to the podcast, be sure that you go back to the new Genealogy Gems subscription listing that you created in your podcast directory and click that GET ALL button. Clicking the SUBSCRIBE button will only give you the most recent show and future shows. By clicking GET ALL all the previous episodes will download for you. Go to the official Genealogy Gems Website and be sure and sign up for the FREE Genealogy Gems Monthly Newsletter 1890 census: visit the National Archives pages MAILBOX: Diana Larson wrote to recommend the American Girl Collection: "The American Girls Collection books are a great way for children (and adults) to learn about children living through different periods in American historyâAlthough the stories themselves are fictional, they are thoroughly researched, and each book concludes with a brief section containing factual information, photographs, and artwork about that particular time period..." Cathy Paris wrote in about the podcast. View her family history videos about her dad, Gil Merrill born in 1913 in Franklin, NH EMAIL LISA at the Genealogy Gems Podcast GEM: Lisa's History Podcast Picks Binge Thinking HistoryBy Tony Cocks Website: http://bingethinkinghistory.libsyn.com/ Dan Carlin's Hardcore History Website: http://www.dancarlin.com/ Digging for the Truth by the History Channel Josh Bernstein is the host of this series on the History Channel. Season One. 2005. 4 episodes. http://www.history.com/minisites/diggingforthetruth/ Season Two 2006. 12 episodes History According to Bob Website: http://www.summahistorica.com/Bob's website devoted to WWI history: The History Capsule - discontinued History Center - From the History Channel Website: http://www.history.com/media.do?id=hc_podcast213_immigration&action=clip History In Our Time - BBC Radio 4 Historyzine: The History Podcast by Jim Mowatt You Are There by Dennis Humphrey presents history through Old Time Radio programs. Just Another Day - The History Channel videocast hosted by Adam Hart-Davis. Matt's Today in HistoryWebsite: http://mattstodayinhistory.blogspot.com/ My History Can Beat Up Your Politics PodcastWebsite: http://myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.blogspot.com/ BRITISH HISTORY: The National Archives Podcast SeriesPodcast Website National Archives Website: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Tudor Cast by Laura Eakins Website: http://tudorhistory.org/podcast/ REGIONAL SPECIFIC: Abilene and Taylor County, Texas History PodcastStories , legends, and tales b David Gibson Website: http://abilenetexashistory.com/ DELWARE: This Day in Delaware History. Brief historical facts from the first state in the Union compiled by the Deleware Archives. INDIANA: Moments of Indiana History Produced by WFIU Public Media in Bloomington, IN. Website: http://momentofindianahistory.org/ MINNESOTA: Almanac: Hands on History Twin Cities Public Television Website: http://tpt.org/history/ MISSOURI: Missouri Irish History and Legend: Ireland to AmericaWebsite Michael O'Laughlin of the Irish Roots Podcast OZARKS: Shiloh Museum of Ozark HistoryThe Museum is located in Springdale, Arkansas Website: http://shilohcast.blogspot.com/ PENNSYLVANIA: Explore PA History Produced by WITF radio in Pennsylvania, this podcast covers a wide range of topics and at last count had 66 episodes! SAN FRANCISCO: Sparkletack The San Francisco History PodcastWebsite: http://www.sparkletack.com/ Valley Forge History & CultureBy the National Park Service. Website: http://www.nps.gov/vafo GEM: Heritage Quilts Lenora HERRING William Jefferson MOORE The Quilt found in the suitcase "This quilt is for Ronald L. Moore. It is the last quilt his Grandmother Herring made before her stroke and death. She loved him so much. I love you so very much Ron. I am so proud of you as a son. All My Love, Mother" A job started really by her mother Lenora Herring who had made the quilt. From great grandmother Herring to my young daughters, the quilt had spanned five generations of us stubborn Moores, and brought us all back together again. Here's a photo of the flour sack quilt that Carolyn refers to in the video: The quilts have always cared for the family - first warming them and then bringing them together, and now leading us to other ancestors we didn't know. Women may not have had a lot of time to use the power of the pen to document history, but they did have some mighty powerful sewing needles! Coming Soon: An expert quilter who will pass on some ideas for all of us on how to properly care for our heritage quilts.

Published Jan 6, 2008 We had a wonderful Christmas and New Years and my wish for you is that you and your family are happy and healthy. Sequence and Dutch Blitz:It's is a fast-paced card game that I understand was created by Werner Ernst George Muller, a German immigrant from Bucks County,Pennsylvania. The game is supposed to be very popular among the Pennsylvania Amish and Dutch community. It's a lot like playing speed solitare with three other people all at the same time. The Genealogy Gems video about the history of the Christmas seal called "The History of Christmas Seals" It is also now being featured on the RootsTube Channel at Rootstelevision. Genealogy Gems Blog Update: iGoogle has been discontinued Subscribe to the free Genealogy Gems Newsletter. Maureen Taylor's blog about what to do with your Christmas cards when Christmas is over. MAILBOX: Richard Yehle wrote in about Genealogy Gems Episode 36 where I talked about the passport database at Ancestry and finding the back of the original form with the picture. He gives some great examples of how, sometimes, there is even more to be discovered! Richard's experience with the passports is such a great example of not just looking for what you expect to find, but looking for the unexpected. GEM: Venice Interview"May You Always" was sung by The Lennon Sisters on the Lawrence Welk Show. Lennon Sisters Website The Lennon Sisters are the eldest of 12 siblings in the Lennon family, and certainly NOT the only ones with musical talent. I recently had an opportunity to meet with their younger brothers Pat and Kipp and first cousins Michael and Mark who musically merge as the group Venice. Watch a video of Venice performing "The Family Tree" "The Family Tree" debuted in 1999 on the band's album entitled Spin Art. The Lennon Family Tree: all the guys are the grandchildren of Herbert Lennon who was born in Wisconsin. His father John died in his thirties from a heart attack at a community picnic just before the turn of the century. Herbert was raised by his mother Minnie under the roof of his grandparents, James and Kate Lennon. Judge James Lennon of Appleton Wisconsin was born in Ireland in 1840 and immigrated in 1849 to America with his parents James and Mary Lennon. James and Mary would be the great great great grandparents of the guys. Kipp Lennon, Lisa Cooke & Pat Lennon - Dec. 2007 (c2007 Lisa Louise Cooke all rights reserved) Irish Roots Cafe Podcast Jimmy Lennon Jr., Mike Tyson & boxing announcer Jimmy Lennon. Video: Adobe Hacienda Video (Live) Be sure and visit the Venice website!

Published Dec 19, 2007 THE MAILBOX: Follow up to Episode 26 & the Passport Database at Ancestry...Will Haskell told us about his grandfather, Merrill Haskell, traveled to Russia in 1919 in his work as a public accountant for the YMCA. Merrill Haskell's Passport application - but the woman's photo on the left doesn't match. A turn of the page reveals his grandfather! GEM: itunes GET ALLWhen you subscribe in iTunes to the podcast, only the most recent episode will download to your computer or iPod, so be sure to remember to go back to the Genealogy Gems Podcast listing in iTunes and click the GET ALL button so that all of the back episodes will download. You don't want to miss a thing! Gem: Search Yahoo and Google at the same time with POLYCOLA.COM GEM: The History of the Christmas Seal - How Our Ancestors Made A Difference!It's very likely that your great grandparents, grandparents and parents put Christmas Seals on the Christmas cards and packages. It all started on a stormy December night in 1903 a postman named Einar Holboell was working late in a post office sorting large piles of Christmas mail: Put this stamp with message bright On every Christmas letter; Help the tuberculosis fight, And make the New Year better. The American Lung Association . Thank you so very much for supporting the podcast! iTunes Goal: If you have an iTunes account and are enjoying the podcast, please go to the Genealogy Gems listing in iTunes and leave your positive review now. Thanks! Watch the Song: End of a Perfect Day from the Christmas Movie Remember the Night