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

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 Genea...

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...

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 sub...

Published Dec 10, 2007 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, I'd appreciate it if you left a 5 Star positive review at the Genealogy Gems iTunes page. This link will take you there: Gen...

Published Nov 30, 2007 Episode 35 Show Notes Genealogy Gems News Blog "What's in a Name?" "Like" The Genealogy Gems Facebook page. Check out the genealogy quizzes at FunTrivia.com YAHOOOOO - there's a genealogy gal on the Genealogy Gems Listener page! Beth Green answered my call on Episode 30 and emailed a Simpsonized Version of herself. GEM: A Little Help From Your FriendsMy Top Three Tips for Ta...

Published Nov 18, 2007 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 Junction Getting 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' Amer...

Published Nov 11, 2007 Episode 33 Show Notes The New Genealogy Gems News Blog Newsletter: Subscribe to the free monthly Genealogy Gems email newsletter iGoogle: Update: iGoogle has been discontinued Upcoming Conference Appearance: FamilySearch and My Ancestors Found have just announced that they are co-sponsoring the Family History EXPO at the Dixie Convention Center in St. George UT on Feb. 8 & 9...

Published Nov 4, 2007 Episode 32 Show Notes Listener 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."...

Published Oct 28, 2007 EPISODE 31 SHOW NOTES Genealogy Gems: Ultimate Research Strategies. The book has been discontinued . A special little Halloween hello from Genealogy Gems. Update: iGoogle has been discontinued. The website is evolving every day with new content, so be sure and visit regularly at www.genealogygems.com Be sure to click on the Google Research Gems Link. And you'll also find lot...

SHOW NOTES for Episode 30 Published October 21, 2007 Website News: New this week you will find a search box on the left side of the Genealogy Gems homepage under the navigation menu. I hope that you will use it and find it helpful in getting to where you want to go. GEM: Interview with Ali Selim, Director of Sweet Land? In episode 29 I told you about a wonderful movie that I saw recently called Sw...

Published Oct 7, 2007 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:...

Published Oct 2, 2007 Episode 28 Show Notes The first Genealogy Gems videocast was published last week: The Socks to America. Also available in the Genealogy Gems app. Subscribe to the FREE Genealogy Gems Podcast Newsletter! Logitech WebcamNot 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 A...

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...

Published Sept 22, 2007 EPISODE 27 SHOW NOTES MAILBOX RE: WorldVitalRecords - is now part of MyHeritage.com RE: Judy's email Rootstelevision chose "The Socks to America" as their homepage video last weekend. Burning podcast episodes to CD: You can still do this, but why not just show folks at your genealogy society how to download the Genealogy Gems Podcast app so that they can enjoy it too? Thank...

Published Sept 10, 2007 EPISODE 26 SHOW NOTES I'll be at the Northern Utah Genealogy Jamboree in Ogden this Saturday September 15, 2007. (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 sign Click Organize Favorites Click to highlight the website l...

Published Sept 4, 2007 Book Announcement: Genealogy Gems: Ultimate Research Strategies from Season One of the Genealogy Gems Podcast is out of print. Please visit the Genealogy Gems store for current book titles. Allen county Library Newspapers: The genealogy databases once included in World Vital Records is now part of MyHeritage. Gem: Some newspapers carry a history section or a 'looking back' c...

SHOW NOTES Episode 24 Published August 26, 2007 The National Archives and Records Administration has taken the leap and raised their record reproduction fees. The new fees don't 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 has closed. Now visit Shutterfly - Create a Family Histor...

Published August 19, 2007 Episode 23 SHOW NOTES The Mailbox: According to alert listener Richard, 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." This means that response time has been drastically cut from the si...

Published August 12, 2007 THE MAILBOX "I 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...

SHOW NOTES Published August 5, 2007 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: Freedom of Information Act Follow Up Email from Richard Hrazanek: "I loved th...

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