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Episode 49 - Kathy Lennon Interview Part 2, Train Robbery History, and Contests

Episode 49 SHOW NOTES Coming in August:  Want to know what it was like to work with Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly, and one of my favorites Lily Tomlin?  Then tune in next month to episode 50.  I'll be chatting with Tim Russell the wonderful voice actor from the radio show and movie A Prairie Home Companion.  Above:  Tim Russell and Garrison Keillor We talk about his love of family history and antiques, his amazing career in a very nostaligic p ...

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BONUS Episode: 4th of July Celebration

July 4, 2008 EPISODE SHOW NOTES: This special episode of the Genealogy Gems Podcast is dedicated to the men and women serving in the U.S. military Patrick Henry's speech performerd by Harry E. Humphrey on Edison Blue Amberol, 1912  The Continental Congress - The You Are There radio show took historic events and dramatized them with "live radio" coverage style.  C1947-1950  The Star Spangled Banner performed by Thomas Chalmers and chorus (including Elizabeth Spenc ...

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Episode 48: Exclusive Interview with Kathy Lennon, Contest Winner, Newsletter update

GEM: Another look at the Handwriting of Our AncestorsPaula Sassi, Certified Graphologist Genealogy Gems Premium Member Melissa Roberge's great grandfatherRobert W Hicks GEM: An Interview with Kathy Lennon Listen to Part One of my exclusive interview with one of America's Sweethearts, and let me tell you, she is a gem!  You know Kathy Lennon from her more than 50 years with the Lennon Sisters, but you may not know that she is also an avid family historian.  The Lennon Sisters Webs ...

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Episode 47 - Winner announcement, handwriting analysis, great website and more!

The Free Monthly Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 47SHOW NOTES... The University of Wisconsin digital Collection "Great aunt Pollyâ is at the top of page  The University of Wisconsin / The nineteen hundred and eight badger Volume XXII (1908) Book II: classes, pp. 122 Email me  GEM:  Childhood Memories  TVParty WebsiteCaptain Kangaroo... ...and more recently.... Captain Satellite on TVParty.com   The "DOO BEE SONG" came from this album from ...

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Episode 46 - A Listener's Leatherhead, Handwriting Analysis, & GG Premium Launch

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.â  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 c ...

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Episode 45: Prison stories & research, Google customization, & Free British Records

Episode 45 SHOW NOTES Sign up for Newsletter: mailto:genealogygemspodcast@gmail.com with your name, state or country and how you first heard about the podcast.   I encourage you to do that today so you won't miss a thing! 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 t ...

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Episode 44: Canadian Border Crossings, U.S. Census Bureau, Godfrey Library, & Digital Preservation

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:                                                The Family History Silhouette Cake    ...

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Episode 43 - Genealogy at Borders, RootsTelevision & New U.S. Census History Site

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:  You can see the photo of Michelle standing in the spot of her ancestor's homestead on the Gen ...

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Episode 42: Family Tree Magazine, Genline, and another great Venice song

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Episode 41 - Valentines Day Special

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. - My Heritage Quilts Video at RootsTelevision Sama ...

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Episode 40 - A little fun, my inheritance, & quilt care and display

PODCAST SHOW NOTES The Genealogy Gems News Blog: "Why should Lou Dobbs Care?â. And be sure and vote on the new poll question:  How do you listen to the podcast? Family History Expo 2008 in St. George, UT.  I'll be attending the Friday night Banquet and I want to invite you to come sit at my table with me.  If you"re going to be a the Family History Expo, have purchased your banquet tickets (available online at the MyAncestorsFound.com website,) and y ...

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Episode 39 - Heritage Quilts, History Podcasts, Mail & More

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, and I don't want you to miss the gems we"ve already covered!  By clicking GET ALL all the previous episodes will download for you.   Go to the official Genealogy Gems Website and ...

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Episode 38 - A special 1 hour episode including an interview with Venice

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 Genealog ...

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Episode 37 SHOW NOTES - Double The Search! And How Our Ancestor's Made A Difference.

Family History Expo 2008 Video Premiere:I'll be there doing my presentation "Google: A Goldmine of Genealogy Gemsâ at 4:30pm on Friday Feb 8, 2008 at the conference.  I hope that you"ll take a moment to stop by my booth in the Exhibit Hall to introduce yourself and say âhiâ!   NEW AT THE BLOG:  New poll question at The Genealogy Gems News Blog:  Do you listen to the podcast the week it is published?    THE MAILBOX:  Follow up to ...

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Episode 36 - Passport Lessons and Family History & Sound Recordings

SHOW NOTES Exclusive Kodak Gallery Discount: 20% OFF Photo books, Calendars & Cards through Dec. 11, 2007!  Go to the Genealogy Gems Store for more information and to find the link to Kodak Gallery. Got an iTunes Account?If you"re enjoying the podcast, Iâd appreciate it if you left a 5 Star positive review at the Genealogy Gems iTunes page.  This link will take you there: Genealogy Gems at iTunes.  Thanks! NEW:  The Book Has Gone Digital!Genealogy Gems: Ultimat ...

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Episode 35 - Through The Looking Glass, The LOC & A Little Bit of Pixie Dust

Episode 35 Show Notes  Genealogy Gems News Blog "What's in a Name?â    My Facebook Profile:  Lisa at Genealogy Gems.  Make a friend request and then take the Genealogy Gems Quiz. Check out the genealogy quizzes at FunTrivia.com  YAHOOOOO - thereâs a genealogy gal on the Genealogy Gems Listener page!  Beth Green answered my call on Episode 30 and emailed a Simpsonized Version of herself.  Check it out at the LISTENERS page.  ...

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Episode 34 - A Thanksgiving Celebration, & more...

EPISODE 34 SHOW NOTES: Genealogy Gems News Blog New videos for you at the Genealogy Gems website:Genealogy for the next generation: "Family History Research - Child Detectives"Genealogy JunctionGetting started documents for free download "Family Tree" & "Circle of Life" by Venice. A very moving video highlighting a collection of photographs at the Library of Congress' American Memory collection taken by Lewis Hines of child labor in the early 19th century. ...

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Episode 33 - Census, Blogs, Silhouettes, Gadgets, oh my!

Episode 33 Show Notes The New Genealogy Gems News BlogSubscribe to the blog by clicking the Google icon on the Blog page Newsletter:Subscribe to the free monthly Genealogy Gems email newsletter IGoogle:If you haven't created your own genealogy iGoogle homepage just listen to Episode 15 and of course it"s all covered step-by-step in my book Genealogy Gems - Ultimate Research Strategies.  Upcoming Conference Appearance:FamilySearch and My Ancestors Found have just announced that the ...

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Episode 32 - Listener Mailbox and Invite Your Ancestors to Christmas!

Episode 32 Show NotesListener Mailbox, and Invite Your Ancestors to Christmas!  DearMYRTLE Website Episode 27   The Mailbox:  Email From Dave Green: "Attached (is) a find on ebay. I hadn't thought to look there for family mementos. I typed in the tiny town of Fiat, IN and it came back with a matchbook from the store my grandparents had owned there!  Thanks for the valuable gem.â Genealogy for the Next Generation The Genealogy Gems Listener page - see Sim ...

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Episode 31 - Free Access to Historic Media & Next Generation Genealogy

EPISODE 31 SHOW NOTES Genealogy Gems: Ultimate Research Strategies. Thanks to those of you who have bought the book.  You guys are great.  A special little Halloween hello from Genealogy Gems.  Sad news:  The This Week's Genealogy Gems Google Gadget has crashed.   However, I will likely create a new custom gadget in the near future so I"ll keep you posted.  To receive the code for the gadget just be sure to sign up for the free Genealogy Gems monthl ...

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Genealogy Gems Episode 30

SHOW NOTES for Episode 30October 21, 2007  Calling all Ladies:  Notice a trend on the Genealogy Gems Listener Page?  Only men have sent in photos!  Come on ladies, you need to be represented!  Email a photo of yourself listening to the podcast on your ipod or computer, or holding up something that you've found since listening to the podcast, or both.  Website News:  New this week you will find a search box on the left side of the Genealogy Gems homepage u ...

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Genealogy Gems Videocast: Sweet Land

Video Cast: An interview with the award-winning director of the film Sweet Land, Ali Selim.   Sweet Land is a story about family history, focusing on Norwegian immigrants in Minnesota circa 1920.  If you love historical fiction, and quiet thoughtful movies that you can watch with your entire family, then this is the videocast for you.  Sweet Land is available on DVD, and the beautiful nostalic music soundtrack is available through .  Take it from your friend, you' ...

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Genealogy Gems Episode 29

Episode 29 SHOW NOTES GEM: Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation I had the opportunity to talk with Anna Swayne of the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation recently.  Listen as we walk through this emerging area of genealogy step-by-step and get a solid overview of how DNA testing can assist us in our family history research.  Suggested Reading:Trace Your Roots with DNA: Use Your DNA to Complete Your Family Tree   by Megan Smolenyak & Ann Turner DNA ...

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Genealogy Gems Episode 28

Episode 28 Show Notes The first Genealogy Gems videocast was published last week: The Socks to America.  It's available through iTunes where you can download it to your video iPod. Now's the time to subscribe to the FREE Genealogy Gems Podcast Newsletter! Logitech Webcam Not only can you send video emails super quick and easy, but you can select one of their animated characters that you supply the voice for. Anytime you access Amazon through the links on my website and purchase any it ...

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Sock It To Your iPod!

The First Genealogy Gems Videocast: The Socks to America.(click POD icon at left or the mp4 file at end of this posting to view.Please allow a few extra moments video file to load) This is the documentary spoof (or should I say "sockumentary") video about the immigration of the fictitious Sockish-Americans.  Currently featured on Roots Television, the video is now available for FREE download onto your video ipod exclusively with this unique video podcast.  ...

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Genealogy Gems Episode 27

EPISODE 27 SHOW NOTES MAILBOX RE: WorldVitalRecords - All "Recently Added Databasesâ on the site are offered for 10 days free when they are added. A quick way to find keywords on a webpage such as the databases listed on World Vital Records is to use the âFind on this pageâ Function of Internet Explorer: From the homepage click on the the  âBrowse all recently added databasesâ linkFrom the top of this page that has the entire listing of databases press the Control key a ...

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Genealogy Gems Episode 26

EPISODE 26 SHOW NOTES I'll be at the Northern Utah Genealogy Jamboree in Ogden this Saturday September 15, 2007.  Booth #302. (Listen to Episode 25) Gem:  Organizing Your Internet Favorite BookmarksTo Rename Bookmarked Websites in your Internet Explorer Favorites: In Internet Explorer click the yellow star with the green plus signClick Organize Favorites  Click to highlight the website link that you want to renameClick the RENAME button. Type the new namePress ...

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Genealogy Gems Episode 25

Book Announcement:  Genealogy Gems: Ultimate Research Strategies from Season One of the Genealogy Gems Podcast is finished and available online through Lulu Publishing.  It is jammed packed with genealogical gems that you can use straight from the book, or as you listen along to the podcast at GenealogyGems.tv.   It was really important to me that the book be able to stand alone as a resource tool in addition to being a companion manual to the first twenty episodes of ...

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Genealogy Gems Episode 24

SHOW NOTES Episode 24 The National Archives and Records Administration has taken the leap and raised their record reproduction fees.  The new fees donât become effective until October 1, 2007, so youâve go a window of opportunity to order records at the old lower prices.  Presidential Archives Uncovered. KodakGallery  - Create a Family History Calendar.  Consider highlighting an ancestor each month.  It would make a wonderful holiday gift.  Save 25% off ...

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Genealogy Gems Epsiode 23

Episode 23 SHOW NOTES The Mailbox: According to alert listener Richard Yehle, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests can receive acknowledgement letters from the US Dept. of Homeland Security / US Citizen and Immigration Services in just two weeks.  Richard's requests were placed on a speedier "simple track.â  This means that response time has been drastically cut from the six months it took me to receive answers about 5 years ago.  This is good news for genealogis ...

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Genealogy Gems Episode 22

SHOW NOTES August 12, 2007 THE MAILBOX"âI also wanted to share a couple of photographs with you, she says.  During your third episode, you talked about creative ways to display your family history treasures, and I wanted to share with you something absolutely wonderful my aunt did for me. When my grandmother had to downsize and move into an assisted living facility, my aunt stumbled upon a beautiful silk baby dress and a pair of leather button-up baby shoes that had belonged to m ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 21

SHOW NOTES    Episode: # 21   August 5, 2007 Genealogy Reviews Online blog: Genealogy Gems - You've Got to Check this One Out.  Lisa's Movie Pick:  Full of Life (1957).  It's a really heartwarming movie about immigrants and their American born children that you can watch comfortably with your kids and your grandkids.   The novel by John Fante is still available:  Full of Life by John Fante Turner Classic Movies   GEM:  ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 20

SHOW NOTES - Episode: # 20 - July 29, 2007 Book Recommendation:  Home and Home Again by George and Helen Papashvily. GEM:  German Homeland - Part 2 Here's a checklist of other types of records that might contain information about your ancestor"s home town. Death CertificatesMarriage recordsChurch recordsObituariesTombstones & cemetery recordsProbate recordsDelayed birth certificates The Germans to America book seriesGerman passenger departure lists. Bremen Passenger Lists ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 19

SHOW NOTES July 15, 2007 GEM:  A Long Look Sideways Have you ever heard the piece of genealogical advice that says if you get stuck with your own ancestor, look sideways  - at their siblings, aunts and uncles?  Well in this episode we stretch this idea even further by looking at folks who aren't even related to us in order to get a clearer view of our ancestor"s lives. EXAMPLE  Hereâs a list of books that Iâve found that are about specific locations and experience ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 18

             SHOW NOTES July 8, 2007  In addition to this Genealogy Gems Podcast website, I've launched the new website at Genealogygems.tv  From the Homepage of the GenealogyGems.tv website click on the TV set on the right side of the page to go to the Genealogy Gems TV page where you can watch my "Our Summer Vacation" video that just took 2nd place in the Rootstelevision.com Wild Roots Contest.  GEM: ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 17

CLICK HERE and type "Subscribe" in the subject line of your email.  Include your name, state & how you heard about the podcast in the body of the email.    SHOW NOTES June 24, 2007  NOTE:  Though I mentioned in this week's podcast that the new website is up and running, there have been some problems with coordinating it with itunes.  So in order to get this podcast to you in itunes, I've delayed the launch of the website.  Thanks ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 16

SHOW NOTES  June 17, 2007  GEM:  Genealogy Play Day!  SONG:   Ev'rything's funny to me performed by Sallie Stembler.  Issued by Edison Standard Record, 1909   Genealogy Genius Quiz Fun Genealogy Logic Puzzle Interesting and Fun Genealogy Aids  Legends , Lies & Cherished Myths of World History Ragtime Music courtesy of Frederick Hodges Music Visit his website at Frederickhodges.com  Songs are from the album: Picnics.  Genea ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 15

 CLICK HERE, type "Subscribe" in the email subject line. Include your name, state, & how you heard about the podcast in your email.   SHOW NOTES - June 10, 2007 GEM  I Love to iGoogle & You Will Too! Create An Account  Go to:  https://www.google.com/accounts/ManageAccount    Create A GENEALOGY Tab  Autofill Gadgets   How to Add an rss Feed Gadget for this PodcastStart from your GENEALOGY tab of your ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 14

Click Here Type SUBSCRIBE in the subject line, and send you name, state and how you heard about the podcast.  SHOW NOTES -  May 20, 2007   Ancestry.com U.S. Military Collection  Free through D-DAY JUNE 6, 2007 The collection because it contains the 267 issues motion picture newsreels called The United News produced by the U.S. Office of War Information during World War II.  GEM:  A New View On Family History - Exploring Silent Movies The people who perfo ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast Epsiode 13

  gengemsnewsletter@gmail.com Type SUBSCRIBE in the email subject line, and include your name, state & how you heard about the podcast in the email.   SHOW NOTES   May 20, 2007 Ragtime music is by the talented Frederick Hodges  From the MAILBOXfrom Allan Scahill:  List of genealogical resources that can be found in the home:  http://www3.telus.net/public/ascahill/Sources.htm#sources   GEM #1 - Memorial Day - WW II Service Records Music courtesy ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 12

genealogygemsnewsletter@gmail.com Type SUBSCRIBE in the email subject line, and include your name, state & how you heard about the podcast in the email.    SHOW NOTES  May 13, 2007 Happy Mother's Day!  News: If you'd like to see me being silly on the world wide web check out Rootstelevision.com & watch my video called Our Summer Vacation. TODAY'S GEM - High School GraduationTop 10 Tips for finding the Graduation Gems in your family history.1.  Establi ...

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Genealogy Gems Episode 11

 GENEALOGYGEMSNEWSLETTER@GMAIL.COM In the email subject line type: SUBSCRIBE send your name, state & how you heard about the podcast    SHOW NOTES May 07, 2007    GEM #1:  Discover Pictures from the Past with Google When you search in Google for an image, but when you click on it you get an error message saying the image has moved or is no longer there, try this technique:    Using your mouse, highlight the URL website address that appe ...

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Genealogy Gems Episode 10

          SHOW NOTES May 1, 2007 News...Roots Television is a terrific site devoted to genealogy shows & videos.  It's like having our own Genealogy TV station online.    I am very happy to announce that Roots Television has selected my videos A Nurse In Training Part 1 & Part 2 for inclusion on the Roots Tube Channel! You may remember these two videos from Episode 4 of the Genealogy Gems Podcast.  I hop ...

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Genealogy Gems Episode 09

    SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER    SHOW NOTES April 22, 2007 Announcing the NEW Genealogy Gems Podcast Newsletter...Due to the encouraging & positive response to the show, I am launching a companion e-Newsletter.  The newsletter is absolutely FREE! To Subscribe: Send an email to genealogygemsnewsletter@gmail.com In the Subject Line of the email type the word: SUBSCRIBE In the body of the email:  Your NameLocation (state or country if outside the U.S. ...

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Genealogy Gems Episode 08

April 15, 2007   ; Check out your ancestor's tax records using the links at Cyndislist GEM #1:  Great San Francisco Earthquake  "Hello, Frisco" by Harvey Hindermeyer courtesy of U of Cal, Santa Barbara Library Below: C. A. Burkett (on left) c. 1906 USGS website The Virtual Museum of the city of SF Remembering the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake an audio recording by NPR. The San Francisco 1906 Earthquake Great Register  BOOK:  Denial of Disaster: The ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 07

  SHOW NOTES - April 8, 2007     Article by Cynthia G. Fox Income Tax Records of the Civil War Years.  GEM #1:  Anna-KarinÃ's Genealogical Podcast GEM #2: Civil War Research (The song Battle of Manasas courtesy of University of California, Santa Barbara Library.  Sam Houston portrayed by Roger Koehn.) The Civil War began at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, SC 146 years ago this week on April 12. The Historical New York Times Project - The Civil Wa ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 06

Welcome!  New to the podcast?  I've left you a message on the website voice mail (right column).  Just double click "Lisa" to listen.  Then, start with the ARCHIVES link & Episode #1.  To learn more about Podcasts and how to subscribe for FREE to the Genealogy Gems Podcast (so you'll catch every new episode!), click on the "Frequently Asked Questions" link in the right column to learn all you need to know.  Now, for more info o ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 05

Welcome!  New to the podcast?  I've left you a message on the website voice mail (right column).  Just double click "Lisa" to listen.  Then, start with the ARCHIVES link & Episode #1.  To learn more about Podcasts and how to subscribe for FREE to the Genealogy Gems Podcast (so you'll catch every new episode!), click on the "Frequently Asked Questions" link in the right column to learn all you need to know.  Now, for more info ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 04

Episode: # 4  Show Notes    I'm excited to announce a new collaborative effort with the Genealogy Tech Podcast, but first... HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY     A Tribute to My Irish Roots...     Margaret (nee Scully) Lynch  Born July 17, 1839 in Limerick, Ireland  Find your Irish ancestors now with this book:  "In Search" will take you step by step back to Britain and Ireland.   From the MAI ...

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Luck of the Irish

In recognition of St. Patrick's Day, the New England Historic Genealogical Society is offering access to its Irish databases free to the public for a limited time.Irish DatabasesAccess includes the following Atlases, Maps and Reference Materials; Census, Tax and Voter Lists; Church Records; Newspapers and Periodicals and Societies and Organizations:Atlases,  Maps and Reference MaterialsAn Hibernian Atlas; or General Description of the Kingdom of IrelandCensus, Tax and Voters ListsProte ...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a podcast? Podcasting, a word combining a reference to Apple's "iPod" and "broadcasting", is a method of publishing audio files to the Internet, and allowing folks like you to subscribe (usually free)  so you can receive new shows automatically. (More on how to do that below) It first became popular in late 2004, and has grown tremendously in popularity since then.  The beauty of a podcast show is that, unlike a radio show, you can listen whenever and ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast - 03 - March 11, 2007

A big thanks to Bill Puller of the Genealogy Tech Podcast, for mentioning the Genealogy Gems Podcast in his March 7 blog.  I really recommend that you check out his blog / podcast.  He's got a real handle on the technical side of genealogical research & thank goodness he's sharing it with the rest of us!  Before I get to the Episode #3 show notes (below), I want to be sure that folks new to podcasting know  How to Subscribe to this podcast for FREE:   If ...

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Genealogy Gems Podcast 02

GEM:  Transcription of Family Journals & Letters Start with what you know.    Then talk to your oldest relatives first before you lose them.    Ask for letters and journals  Invest time into combing through and transcribing them into a digital format (such as a Word document)  Print it out and go through it with a highlighter  Highlight, names, places, dates, etc.  Create a list of the highlighted items and do a Google searc ...

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Epsiode 01 Premiere Episode

            Episode #01 02/25/07 by Lisa Louise Cooke My goal in creating this podcast is to provide you with inspiration and innovation to help you get the most of out your research time.  There's never enough time to work on your family tree, is there? So when you have some precious moments to dig into your roots, you want to be mining gold nuggets, not dead ends.  Genealogy Gem: Google.com allows you to restrict search results ...

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