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.

Good News:  Google Earth for Genealogy Volume II is available for pre-order and officially launches and ships on October 1, 2010.

Genealogy Gems Premium Membership features online viewing of the videos from Volume I of the Google Earth for Genealogy series.  New on Premium Members is Lisa's  3 part podcast / video series on Publishing Your Family History with Print on Demand. (available through 12/31/10)

NEWS:

The Genealogy Gems Podcast is featured in Elyse Doerflinger's article called Podcasts: Download Your Genealogy! which appears in the September issue of Internet Genealogy magazine.

The Chronicling America website at the Library of Congress just announced they have added 380,000+ historic newspaper pages including 3 new states: Louisiana, Montana, and South Carolina.

Listen to the Family Tree Magazine Podcast.  The next episode will feature Lisa's interview with genealogist and author Lisa Alzo about tracing immigrant ancestors.

The Ellis Island Museum is celebrating its 20th year this month.

Ancestry is now making more than 1700 first hand immigrant interview recordins available online for free.  See the article in the Genealogy Gems email newsletter.  Sign up for the newsletter today.

Disney is adding a bit of history to its TV lineup.  The Marblehead Patch News out of Marblehead, MA article.  The series is going to launch in November 2010 although no specific date has been announced.

Sirius Genealogy

MAILBOX:

Belinda Slocumb's asks about records for military families.

Brats : Our Journey Home  DVD

Brats: Our Journey Home

Email Lisa with your suggestions for Belinda.

RE: Scanners

From listener Ermadene Tilly:

Sally Jacob's 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 Family Tree Magazine Podcast.

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 discvoered them and Love, Love, Love, listening to them."

Family History: Genealogy Made Easy Podcast
Episode 32
Episode 33

Family Tree Magazine Video by Lisa on Organizing Your Hard Drive.

There are 2 premium videos on the subject as part of Genealogy Gems Premium Membership.

GEM: Recording Relative Interviews
with Susan Kitchens

Visit her website
Recorder recommended by Susan on the show:

Lisa's Upcoming Speaking Engagements:

California Family History Expo, Oct 8 - 9, 2010 (Attend the LIVE podcast on Friday night!)

Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical Society Seminar, Oct. 23, 2010

California Genealogical Society Google All the Way Seminar, Oct. 30, 2010

Published Sept 8, 2010

Upcoming Milestone
Genealogy 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 Genealogy Gems Podcast 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 www.google4genealogy.com   

NEWS
Podcast Interview with Lisa:
Listen to Marion Vermanzen's interview with Lisa 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 Major Updates to FamilySearch Beta Site at the Genealogy Insider blog.

Listen to the September episode of the Family Tree Magazine Podcast coming out about 9/15/10

Lisa's upcoming classes at Family Tree University start 9/13/10:

- Reverse Genealogy
- Mastering Google Search

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
Family History Expo
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 www.hsjgs.org by Oct. 13

Oct. 30, 2010
California Genealogical Society
Google All the Way Seminar
Registration

Book Lisa for a presentation, webinar or seminar at your Genealogy Society or event.  More information.