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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 242 (AUDIO ONLY PODCAST) Main Topic: Research Plans and Avoiding Distractions SHOW NOTES: Get the complete notes for the topics discussed in this episode (and more) in the show notes page at https://lisalouisecooke.com/2020/06/16/genealogy-gems-podcast-episode-242/ Getting Your History Digitized: Our family’s history comes in many forms, and some of them over time can become obsolete. I shared in this episode my continuing progress on my own project of converting the rest of my old home movies that are in a variety of formats (8mm, mini DV, High 8, and VHS.) I use Larsen Digital and have been extremely pleased with the service and results. The folks at Larsen Digital have put together special and exclusive discounts for Genealogy Gems listeners and readers. Learn more and receive exclusive discounts and coupon codes here: https://larsendigital.com/lisa.html Get the Genealogy Gems Podcast App: https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/ Follow Lisa and Genealogy Gems on Social Media: Instagram.com/genealogygemspodcast Facebook.com/genealogygems Pinterest.com/lisalouisecooke YouTube.com/GenealogyGems Stay Up to Date with the Genealogy Gems Newsletter: https://lisalouisecooke.com/newsletter-form/ The Genealogy Gems email newsletter is the best way to stay informed about what’s available with your Premium eLearning Membership. Click below to sign up today. #Genealogy #Genealogyresearch #FamilyHistory

(Audio Only Podcast) Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 241 Visit our website at GenealogyGems.com for the complete show notes. Click here: https://lisalouisecooke.com/2020/05/12/genealogy-gems-podcast-episode-241/ Topics: Google Search - a new change you need to know about How to Return Found Items to Other Families - including an interview with Caryl Kidd-Osborn of the Shrubs to Trees – A Pay-It-Forward Genealogy Facebook Group School Records - 10 Strategies for finding them The Genealogy Gems Podcast is the leading genealogy and family history show. Launched in 2007, the show is hosted by genealogy author, keynote presenter, and video producer Lisa Louise Cooke. The podcast features genealogy news, interviews, stories and how-to instruction. It can be found in all major podcasting directories, or download the exclusive Genealogy Gems Podcast app to listen to all the episodes and receive bonus content.

(Audio Only Podcast) April 2020 Click here for the complete show notes: https://lisalouisecooke.com/2020/04/07/genealogy-gems-podcast-episode-240/ Topics: Organization with Lisa Lisson, Are You My Cousin? DNA Q and A with Andrew Lee, Family History Fanatics Evidence & Proof with Kate Eakman, Legacy Tree Genealogists The Genealogy Gems Podcast is the leading genealogy and family history show. Launched in 2007, the show is hosted by genealogy author, keynote presenter, and video producer Lisa Louise Cooke. The podcast features genealogy news, interviews, stories and how-to instruction. It can be found in all major podcasting directories, or download the exclusive Genealogy Gems Podcast app to listen to all the episodes and receive bonus content. Become a Genealogy Gems Premium eLearning Member: Gain access to the complete Premium podcast archive of over 150 episodes and more than 50 video webinars, including Lisa Louise Cooke’s newest video The Big Picture in Little Details. Become at https://lisalouisecooke.com/premium-membership/ Get the Genealogy Gems Podcast App: https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/ Follow Lisa and Genealogy Gems on Social Media: https://Instagram.com/genealogygemspodcast https://Facebook.com/genealogygems https://Pinterest.com/lisalouisecooke Stay Up to Date with the free Genealogy Gems Newsletter The Genealogy Gems email newsletter is the best way to stay informed about what’s available with your Premium eLearning Membership. Sign up at https://lisalouisecooke.com/newsletter-form/ \https://lisalouisecooke.com/newsletter-form/

(Audio Only Podcast) Hosted by Lisa Louise Cooke Recorded March 2020 Complete show notes can be found here: https://lisalouisecooke.com/2020/03/13/genealogy-gems-podcast-episode-239/ In this episode we’re going to delve into how DNA testing and genetic genealogy has changed our world. Award-winning journalist Libby Copeland, author of the new book The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are discusses genetic genealogy, the big DNA testing companies (AncestryDNA, 23andMe, Family Tree DNA, and MyHeritageDNA) The Golden State Killer Case and the use of genetic genealogy DNA for criminal investigation, the genealogy community and RootsTech, adoption and NPE cases, and more. The Genealogy Gems Podcast is the leading genealogy and family history show. Launched in 2007, the show is hosted by genealogy author, keynote presenter, and video producer Lisa Louise Cooke. The podcast features genealogy news, interviews, stories and how-to instruction. It can be found in all major podcasting directories, or download the exclusive Genealogy Gems Podcast app to listen to all the episodes and receive bonus content. Become a Genealogy Gems Premium eLearning Member: Gain access to the complete Premium podcast archive of over 150 episodes and more than 50 video webinars, including Lisa Louise Cooke’s newest video The Big Picture in Little Details. Become at https://lisalouisecooke.com/premium-m... Get the Genealogy Gems Podcast App: https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/ Follow Lisa and Genealogy Gems on Social Media: https://Instagram.com/genealogygemspodcast https://Facebook.com/genealogygems https://Pinterest.com/lisalouisecooke Stay Up to Date with the free Genealogy Gems Newsletter The Genealogy Gems email newsletter is the best way to stay informed about what’s available with your Premium eLearning Membership. Sign up at https://lisalouisecooke.com/newsletter-form/ #genealogy #DNA #geneticGenealogy

(Audio Only Podcast) View the complete show notes at https://lisalouisecooke.com/2020/02/12/podcast-episode-238/ February 2020: I LOVE genealogy, mysteries and puzzle solving. Are you with me on that? Well in this episode we have not one by two tales of mystery. The first has a Valentine’s theme centered around a mysterious love letter. Professional genealogist Kathleen Ackerman will be here to share how a love letter that was missing its last page took her on a genealogical journey full of surprises. And our second story is a mystery full of twists, turns and murder that will ultimately resurrect your faith that what you think is lost, may still be found. The Genealogy Gems Podcast is the leading genealogy and family history show. Launched in 2007, the show is hosted by genealogy author, keynote presenter, and video producer Lisa Louise Cooke. The podcast can be found in all major podcasting directories, or download the exclusive Genealogy Gems Podcast app to listen to all the episodes and receive bonus content. App Users: Don't miss the bonus content! https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/ NEWSLETTER: https://lisalouisecooke.com/newsletter-form/ #genealogy #genealogyresearch

(Audio show only) The Genealogy Gems Podcast is the leading genealogy and family history show. Launched in 2007, the show is hosted by genealogy author, keynote presenter, and video producer Lisa Louise Cooke. The podcast can be found in all major podcasting directories, or download the exclusive Genealogy Gems Podcast app to listen to all the episodes and receive bonus content. View the complete show notes here: https://lisalouisecooke.com/2020/01/07/genealogy-gems-podcast-episode-237/ App Users: Don't miss the bonus content! https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/ We are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Genealogy Gems app. We blazed a new trail back in 2010 when we launched the app – apps were still really new back then. I loved the idea of having a way to deliver exclusive bonus content to you as well as the audio, the show notes and best of all an easy way for you to contact me and the show. It’s more popular than ever, and as far as I know we are still the only genealogy podcast app available. If you haven’t already downloaded it just search for Genealogy Gems in Google Play or Apple’s App Store, or get the right app for your phone or tablet here. In this episode I have two interviews for you on very different subjects. First up will be a follow up to last month’s episode where we focused specifically on the New York Public Library Photographers’ Identities Catalog. This time around I'm talking to the genealogy reference librarian at the New York Public Library, Andy McCarthy. And as you’ll hear, there are a massive amount of resource available there for genealogists everywhere. Then we’ll switch gears to Scandinavian genealogy with David Fryxell, author of the new book The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Ancestors in Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

Hosted by Lisa Louise Cooke Recorded December 2019 Click here for the complete show notes: https://lisalouisecooke.com/2019/12/11/genealogy-gems-podcast-episode-236/ My how time flies and it’s flying further and further way from when our ancestors’ got their photographs taken, which can make the task of identifying and dating them harder and harder. Don't fret my friend because I have the coolest free tech tool for you that can help you zero in on the date of your photos. David Lowe a Specialist in the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library will be joining me today to tell you all about it. And, we’re going to be talking about some important genealogical records that you may be missing at Ancestry.com. I wrote about How to Find and Browse Unindexed Records at Ancestry in the Genealogy Gems newsletter which linked over to my article on our website, but this is so important that we need to talk about here together. Become a Genealogy Gems Premium eLearning Member Gain access to the complete Premium podcast archive of over 150 episodes and more than 50 video webinars, including Lisa Louise Cooke’s newest video The Big Picture in Little Details. Become a member here: https://lisalouisecooke.com/premium-membership/ Get the Genealogy Gems Podcast App Here: https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/ Follow Lisa and Genealogy Gems on Social Media: Instagram.com/genealogygemspodcast Facebook.com/genealogygems Pinterest.com/lisalouisecooke YouTube.com/GenealogyGems Stay Up to Date with the Genealogy Gems Newsletter https://lisalouisecooke.com/newsletter-form/ #genealogy #genealogyresearch #oldphotos

Here are some quick and important facts about your ancestors' records at the genealogy website Ancestry.com. Read the full article here: https://lisalouisecooke.com/2019/11/17/browse-only-records-at-ancestry/ The article includes a demonstration video and a free handy downloadable PDF of the entire article for quick reference. Get the Genealogy Gems app: https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/ Genealogy Gems Podcast FAQ: https://lisalouisecooke.com/podcasts/faq/ Visit the Genealogy Gems Website: https://lisalouisecooke.com/ The easiest way to listen to The Genealogy Gems Podcast on a mobile device is to download the Genealogy Gems App! It includes extra bonus content you won’t find anywhere else, new episodes download automatically, and you can listen on the go. To get the Genealogy Gems App, head to the app store on your smartphone or tablet and search for “Genealogy Gems”. You can also subscribe to the show for free through the Podcast app native to your phone or tablet: Apple Podcasts app: Open the app and search for "Genealogy Gems", and tap "Subscribe." Google Podcasts app: Open the app and search for "Genealogy Gems", and tap "Subscribe." NEWSLETTER: NEWSLETTER: https://lisalouisecooke.com/newsletter-form/ #genealogy #genealogyresearch #ancestry

(Audio Only Podcast) Hosted by Lisa Louise Cooke Recorded November 2019 Federal court records are wonderful because they are so packed with genealogical information. But knowing which records are available and where to find them can sound daunting, and that stops many genealogists from ever tapping into them. In this episode our aim is to fix all that. Professional forensic genealogist Michael Strauss is here to pull back the curtain and introduce you to these valuable records. You'll hear answers to questions like: What types of federal court records can be used for genealogy and family history? where can I find federal court records? how to use federal court records for genealogy? where can I find federal court records finding aids? You know Michael from our Military Minutes segments here on Genealogy Gems. He also recently introduced us to descendancy research on Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast episode 174. The response to that episode was terrific. Many of you wrote into say that it opened up a new avenue of research for you. This episode promises to do the same. Click here for the complete show notes: https://lisalouisecooke.com/2019/11/13/genealogy-gems-podcast-episode-235/ Become a Genealogy Gems Premium eLearning Member: Gain access to the complete Premium podcast archive of over 150 episodes and more than 50 video webinars, including Lisa Louise Cooke’s newest video The Big Picture in Little Details. Become at https://lisalouisecooke.com/premium-membership/ Get the Genealogy Gems Podcast App: https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/ Follow Lisa and Genealogy Gems on Social Media: https://Instagram.com/genealogygemspodcast https://Facebook.com/genealogygems https://Pinterest.com/lisalouisecooke FREE NEWS:ETTER: Sign up here: https://lisalouisecooke.com/newsletter-form/ Topics covered: genealogy, family history, national archives, federal court records, SLIG #genealogy #genealogyresearch

AUDIO ONLY: This video is an audio only podcast. SHOW NOTES: Visit the show notes page at the Genealogy Gems website where you can read the entire story complete with photos and documents referred to in this episode: At some point we all face downsizing. Whether we are helping our parents downsize to a smaller house, or we need to downsize our own belongings to carve out a spare bedroom or just make room in a closet. it’s never really an easy task. And I think it’s safe to say it’s even more difficult for the family historian, because we collect a lot of paper, photos and other things that are often near and dear to our hearts. Devon Noel Lee and her husband Andrew Lee of the Family History Fanatics YouTube channel have taken on this challenge themselves and they’ve written a new book called Downsizing with Family History in Mind. Devon joins me on this episode to help you make the tough choices and clear the clutter. We'll also cover the latest genealogy news, and take a quick look at the 1830 census. Host: Lisa Louise Cooke Get the Genealogy Gems app: https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/ Genealogy Gems Podcast FAQ: https://lisalouisecooke.com/podcasts/... Visit the Genealogy Gems Website: https://lisalouisecooke.com/ The easiest way to listen to The Genealogy Gems Podcast on a mobile device is to download the Genealogy Gems App! It includes extra bonus content you won’t find anywhere else, new episodes download automatically, and you can listen on the go. To get the Genealogy Gems App, head to the app store on your smartphone or tablet and search for “Genealogy Gems”. You can also subscribe to the show for free through the Podcast app native to your phone or tablet: Apple Podcasts app: Open the app and search for "Genealogy Gems", and tap "Subscribe." Google Podcasts app: Open the app and search for "Genealogy Gems", and tap "Subscribe." NEWSLETTER: https://lisalouisecooke.com/newsletter-form/ #genealogy #genealogyresearch

(Audio Only) Genealogy Gems Podcast episode 233 with Lisa Louise Cooke September 2019 In this episode: Today we’re going to take a look at what so many records and record collections have in common: they are often Lists. Now that may sound pretty straight forward, but there’s a lot more to Lists than meet the eye. A list of names, places or other information has a lot to tell us and can be used in unique ways. Professional genealogist Cari Taplin joins me in this episode for a conversation about what is so lovely about lists. I'll also tell you about how I spent my summer vacation doing something that many of our ancestors once did. And we'll also discuss the Gregorian Calendar. Get the full show notes at https://lisalouisecooke.com/2019/09/11/podcast-episode-233/ NEWSLETTER: https://lisalouisecooke.com/newsletter-form/ #genealogy #genealogyresearch

Audio only - Get the full show notes at https://lisalouisecooke.com/2019/08/13/genealogy-gems-podcast-episode-232/ In this episode: - Exploring what you can do to go deeper in your genealogy research for a more accurate family tree with Elissa Scalise Powell. - Irish genealogy radio host Lorna Moloney, a professional genealogist with Merriman Research, discusses Irish genealogy. Resource: Read Lisa’s article called A Shocking Family Secret and 3 Powerful Newspaper Search Tips: https://lisalouisecooke.com/2019/08/08/3-newspaper-search-tips/ NEWSLETTER: https://lisalouisecooke.com/newsletter-form/ #genealogy #genealogyresearch #ancestry

(AUDIO ONLY) In this podcast episode you'll hear: - The latest tech news from Google Earth, FamilySearch and MyHeritage - Alice’s Story – genealogy research with blogger Julianne Mangin - Cemeteries – both for ancestors and their pets Get the full show notes at https://lisalouisecooke.com/2019/07/17/genealogy-gems-podcast-episode-231/ Get the Genealogy Gems app: https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/ Genealogy Gems Podcast FAQ: https://lisalouisecooke.com/podcasts/faq/ Visit the Genealogy Gems Website: https://lisalouisecooke.com/ The easiest way to listen to The Genealogy Gems Podcast on a mobile device is to download the Genealogy Gems App! It includes extra bonus content you won’t find anywhere else, new episodes download automatically, and you can listen on the go. To get the Genealogy Gems App, head to the app store on your smartphone or tablet and search for “Genealogy Gems”. Subscribe to the show for free through the Podcast app native to your phone or tablet: Apple Podcasts app: Open the app and search for "Genealogy Gems", and tap "Subscribe." Google Podcasts app: Open the app and search for "Genealogy Gems", and tap "Subscribe." NEWSLETTER: https://lisalouisecooke.com/newsletter-form/ #genealogy #genealogyresearch

AUDIO ONLY: This video is an audio only podcast. SHOW NOTES: Visit the show notes page at the Genealogy Gems website where you can read the entire story complete with photos and documents referred to in this episode: https://lisalouisecooke.com/2019/06/12/genealogy-gems-podcast-episode-230/ Have you thought about telling the story of your personal history? Most of us at some point have. But let’s be honest: continuing the genealogical research of our ancestors probably seemed more appealing, and frankly, it’s probably easier than sitting down and figuring out how to capture our own story. I’ve spoken to a lot of genealogists through the years, and I often hear comments like “ah, my story isn’t all that interesting or important.” But nothing could be farther from the truth. When we don’t tell our own story, we not only take a big risk that the memory of our life will be lost down the generations, but we rob our family and our community of an important piece of THEIR history. Karen Dustman is the author of the book Writing a Memoir, from Stuck to Finished! She’s been helping folks capture and record their stories for several years in her community in the Sierra Nevada which spans Central and Eastern California, into Western Nevada. She’s known widely there as a local historian, writing on her blog and in the local newspaper about the history of the area. Get Karen’s book "Writing a Memoir from Stuck to Finished!: at https://amzn.to/2YDS2iE (Thank you for using our affiliate link. We will be compensated which helps support this free podcast.) It was Karen’s story of the history of not a family, but an old house in the Carson Valley that shed light on the fact that one of its’ inhabitants was at risk of being forgotten. And no one wants to be forgotten. In this episode we’re going to explore the life and death of 10 year old Roy Thran. How his story tentatively made its way through the generations of the family in one simple box to the hands of his great grand-niece Krista Jenkins. It was Krista who connected the all-important dots eventually culminating in a museum exhibit that is now telling an important part of the Carson Valley history and touching the lives of its residents. In this episode we travel back to 1925, to a sparsely populated ranching community to hear the story of Roy Thran, and how it’s being shared today. My hope is that Roy’s story will transform your thinking about sharing your own story. Host: Lisa Louise Cooke Get the Genealogy Gems app: https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/ Genealogy Gems Podcast FAQ: https://lisalouisecooke.com/podcasts/faq/ Visit the Genealogy Gems Website: https://lisalouisecooke.com/ TAGS: ancestrycom, cemetery,family,familysearch,famiy,genealogy,geneology,history,myheritage,podcast,Lisa Louise Cooke,family tree,genealogy podcast,family history,Lisa Louise cook NEWSLETTER: https://lisalouisecooke.com/newsletter-form/ #genealogy #genealogyresearch

(AUDIO ONLY PODCAST) Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 229 with Lisa Louise Cooke May 2019 In this episode:Two listeners shares an exciting find using Lisa's research strategiesLisa provides next steps on German research in response to a listener questionYour Master Family Tree, and Sharing Branches Online ExplainedThe unusual history of one of the earliest forms of the World Wide Web Lisa recommends the Genealogy Giants quick reference comparison guide. We have several articles and episodes at Genealogy Gems that can help you do this: Get the full show notes at https://lisalouisecooke.com/2019/05/23/genealogy-gems-podcast-episode-229/ Get the Genealogy Gems app: https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/ Genealogy Gems Podcast FAQ: https://lisalouisecooke.com/podcasts/faq/ Visit the Genealogy Gems Website: https://lisalouisecooke.com/ The easiest way to listen to The Genealogy Gems Podcast on a mobile device is to download the Genealogy Gems App! It includes extra bonus content you won’t find anywhere else, new episodes download automatically, and you can listen on the go. To get the Genealogy Gems App, head to the app store on your smartphone or tablet and search for “Genealogy Gems”. You can also subscribe to the show for free through the Podcast app native to your phone or tablet: Apple Podcasts app: Open the app and search for "Genealogy Gems", and tap "Subscribe." Google Podcasts app: Open the app and search for "Genealogy Gems", and tap "Subscribe." Become a Genealogy Gems Premium eLearning Member Gain access to the complete Premium Podcast archive of over 150 episodes and more than 50 video webinars, including Lisa Louise Cooke’s newest video The Big Picture in Little Details. Learn more here: https://lisalouisecooke.com/premium-membership/ (Membership doesn’t auto-renew because we don’t like that either. Prior to your membership expiring...

(Audio only) In this podcast episode you'll hear: - More new feature enhancements announced by Ancestry.com - Listeners Trisha and Betty share their stories with Lisa Louise Cooke in person - Lisa’s interview with Crista Cowan, The Barefoot Genealogist at Ancestry.com - The Tombstone Tourist, Joy Neighbors, share 3 intriguing discoveries that she’s made while searching cemeteries - Military Minutes Man Michael Strauss explores an underused genealogical treasure: women’s registration cards on the home front from 1917-1918 during World War I - RootsTech Film Festival semi-finalist Sydney Orton shares the touching story behind newly discovered precious audio and video tape, and how she and her sister honor their grandparent’s memories. Get the full show notes at https://lisalouisecooke.com/2019/04/13/genealogy-gems-podcast-episode-228/ Host: Lisa Louise Cooke Get the Genealogy Gems app: https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/ Genealogy Gems Podcast FAQ: https://lisalouisecooke.com/podcasts/faq/ Visit the Genealogy Gems Website: https://lisalouisecooke.com/ The easiest way to listen to The Genealogy Gems Podcast on a mobile device is to download the Genealogy Gems App! It includes extra bonus content you won’t find anywhere else, new episodes download automatically, and you can listen on the go. To get the Genealogy Gems App, head to the app store on your smartphone or tablet and search for “Genealogy Gems”. You can also subscribe to the show for free through the Podcast app native to your phone or tablet: Apple Podcasts app: Open the app and search for "Genealogy Gems", and tap "Subscribe." Google Podcasts app: Open the app and search for "Genealogy Gems", and tap "Subscribe."

Full Show Notes available at https://lisalouisecooke.com/2019/03/13/genealogy-gems-podcast-episode-227/ Get the Genealogy Gems Podcast app: https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/ We kick this episode off with the latest genealogy news including: Major Announcements Made at RootsTech 2019 Ancestry Announcements: - Ancestry just released over 5 million Mexico Catholic records and 1 million new France Census and Birth, Marriage, Death records and have several U.S. statewide projects underway, from New York to Hawaii. They also released US WWII Draft Cards from seven states. By early next year, the full set of WWII Draft Cards – all 33 million — will be exclusively available on Ancestry and Fold3. - MyTreeTags™ - New & Improved DNA Matches: - ThruLines™: shows you the common ancestors who likely connect you to your DNA Matches—and gives you a clear and simple view of how you’re all related. MyHeritage Announcements: - AutoClusters “A new genetic genealogy tool that groups together DNA Matches that likely descend from common ancestors in a compelling visual chart." - DNA Quest Now Accepting Applications - Digitizing of Israeli Cemeteries Completed MyHeritage has completed a 5-year project of digitizing every cemetery in Israel. It is now the first country in the world to have almost all of its gravestones preserved and searchable online, with images, locations, and fully transcribed records. They’ve put up all this content for free, too. - FamilySearch and MyHeritage Tree Sync (LDS members only) Geni announces GEDCOM Import “the return of the GEDCOM Import feature to Geni! This has been one of the most requested features on Geni and we’re excited to finally make it available to everyone. You can now import a GEDCOM file as a new tree, a new branch if you already have a tree, or onto any existing profile on which you have full permissions to edit and add onto. No longer will you need to endure the slow process of adding each individual one at a time to the tree. The Theory of Family Relativity™ with Ran Snir, MyHeritage DNA Product Manager. Interviewed live at RootsTech 2019.

Welcome my friend to the podcast where we take joy in the discovery of your family’s history! This is Genealogy Gems Podcast episode #226 and in today’s show we’ll cover research strategies and new resources that will help you find your way, plus I’ve got a tech tip and a fascinating bit of military genealogy for you. See the full show notes at https://lisalouisecooke.com/2019/02/14/episode-226-genealogy-gems-podcast/ Download the Genealogy Gems Mobile App: https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/ GEM: They Shall Not Grow Old There are so many things I want to cover every month, but I try really hard to sift through it all and bring you the best of the best, the genealogy gems. And I LOVE when you bring me Gems! Just like Betty did recently when she wrote me about this wonderful new movie. She says: “My husband and I just saw the movie "They Shall Not Grow Old" about the soldiers in WWI. We saw it in 3-D, which was amazing! The whole movie is remastered, colorized video and audio from the newsreels and also the soldiers' interviews in the 1960's and 70's. The director, Peter Jackson, introduces the movie and then, the best part is after the show.” Listen to hear the rest of the story. GEM: The History of Baby Clothes Valentine’s Day brings to mind visions of cupid, a baby dressed only in a nappy shooting arrows of love at unsuspecting couples. While this little cherub celebrates the holiday au natural, let’s take some time to talk about the fashion statements the babies in our family tree have made through the centuries. To help us visualize the togs those tots wore we could turn to our grandmother’s photo albums, but there we may find a surprise: lots of photos of female ancestors and surprisingly fewer of the males. Why is that? Allison DePrey Singleton, Librarian at the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center unravels the mystery and stitches together a delightful history of baby clothing. Read more on the Genealogy Gems blog at https://lisalouisecooke.com/2019/02/13/baby-clothes/ MAILBOX: Mary Lovell Swetnam, Special Collections Librarian Virginia Beach Public wrote me to tell us all about a new online resource. “I was able to determine that hundreds of records of enslaved persons were not included in either of the two previous abstracts of the Overwharton Parish Register. They have now been abstracted and are available free on our site. Dana wrote in with one purpose in mind: to share her genealogy happy dance with us. And I think that’s an awesome reason to write! Email or leave a voice mail at (925) 272-4021 and share your genealogy happy dance with me! GEM: Scottish Genealogy with Amanda Epperson, PhD TECH GEM: Locate My Computer with Backblaze Backblaze executive Yev Pusin explains a little-known feature that just might get you out of a jam! Learn more about Backblaze computer cloud backup and get your computer backed up today at https://www.backblaze.com/Lisa GEM: Military Minutes – Draft Registration Cards Deciphered We are revisiting Draft Registrations for both World War I and World War II. You will recall that this was the subject of our first "Military Minutes" together; since this aired several listeners have had questions and comments regarding the numbering on the cards, draft classifications, and how to dig deeper into other records of the Selective Service System whose office was responsible for the registering of all the men during both wars.

Unbelievable! A Genealogy Gem right under my nose revealed. In Genealogy Gems Podcast episode 224 at https://lisalouisecooke.com/2018/12/12/episode_224/ (you gotta hear this one!) my guest Dr. David Haas inspired me to get digitizing and so I sent 1600 feet of 8mm film out to Video Conversion Experts in AZ to be digitized and restored. (tell them you heard about them from Genealogy Gems!) I had seen these home movies before but they were SO grainy! They worked a miracle. Watching them now I see I have this short clip, the only known movie of my Great Grandfather Charles Allen Burkett (born in 1880) taken shortly before his death. He is slim man with the tie. The man with the crew cut is his son, my grandpa, and the young man is his son my uncle. 3 generations of Burkett men represented. ❤️ Do you have old home movies? Do you have Burketts in your family tree? Did you grow up in Stockton, California? Comment below :-)

with Lisa Louise Cooke This is an audio podcast - no video. Please visit the show notes for images and details at https://lisalouisecooke.com/2018/12/12/episode_224/ A Conversation with Kenyatta D. Berry (Genealogy Roadshow) Get ready for a fun and inspiring start to your new genealogy year. I’m not going to lecture you about how to get organized and all that – you get enough of that New Year banter other places. Today I’m going to bring you a talented lady who’s a sharp genealogist and just happens to be one of the hosts of the television series Genealogy Road show., Kenyatta Berry. I had the pleasure of working with Kenyatta Berry last summer when we filmed a webinar together at the FGS national conference. She was beaming from ear to ear about the book she was working on, and I encouraged her get in touch with me when it was done so we could talk about it here on the show. Kenyatta asked me to moderate her Dallas book tour event. In December of 2018 we met up at the Dallas main library in downtown Dallas for An Evening with Kenyatta. This was a wonderful opportunity to not only spend the evening with her and a room full of dedicated genealogists, but also to record it all and bring it you! In today’s episode, Kenyatta Berry shares how she caught the genealogy bug, busting brick walls, her thoughts on DNA, and of course some of the most memorable experiences on the Genealogy Roadshow.

AUDIO-ONLY podcast for your convenience here on YouTube. Below you will find notes for the items covered. Lisa Louise Cooke shares stories from the genealogy road including Vikings and a found cousin. Mailbox: High school teacher Lindsey called in to share an unexpected occurrence of genealogy serendipity. Listen to the original Genealogy Gems Podcast episode 185 where George Ella Lyon reads her poem at http://genealogygemspodcast.com/episode-185 Read more about and watch the video I created for Tom Boyer of his Where I’m From Poem at https://lisalouisecooke.com/2018/02/14/family-history-video-ideas/ Give the gift of story with Storyworth StoryWorth gives your loved ones a reason to spend time with their favorite memories and share them with you giving you opportunities to become closer, even when you live far apart. It’s an easy and thoughtful gift even at the last minute. Get $20 off by visiting http://www.storyworth.com/gems when you subscribe. Followup on GGP 223: I’m organizing and digitizing my Grandmother’s old home movies with Video Conversion Experts. http://www.videoconversionexperts.com This is the company that Dr. Haas used to convert his films. They did an exceptional job in post production restoration, and are known for this work in the film industry. They are the ideal company to go with if you want to invest in the highest quality of restoration. They are currently running a terrific 35% off sale now through 12/21/18. Please let them know you heard about them on the Genealogy Gems Podcast. I’m digitizing my family’s High 8 home movie tapes with Larsen Digital. The list of mediums that they can digitize is one of the most extensive I've seen. They are even able to digitize the unmarked audio tape that I found among my grandmother's hoem movies. Kristin and her team are well known in the genealogy community and are based in Utah. They have graciously extended a 15% off to my listeners. Use the coupon code: GenGem. Discount is valid on: video tapes, movie film, audio reels, audio tapes, slides, negatives, photos & and specialty film. http://www.larsendigital.com Organizing the videos you find online After listening to episode 223, Kate was inspired to head to YouTube in search of videos that illustrate her memories. She writes: “I’ve been trying to set up a collection of my memories on you tube. Do you have any thoughts on to put this together? Is it possible to add clips and not full videos?” My suggestions: YouTube: Organize with playlists You can use Playlists to group the videos you find by topic. You could create playlists for locations, timeframes, people and so on. Sign in with your free Google account which will give you access to your YouTube “channel.” When you find a video, under the title of the video click the plus sign that says “Add to”. Select a playlist from the playlists listed in the dropdown menu. These are playlists you have already created in your account. If it’s a long list, use the search box to search for a playlist title. Or create a new Playlist by clicking “Create New Playlist” at the bottom of the menu. Unfortunately, YouTube doesn't give you a way to add your own notes. And you can't create clips of videos (at least not as of this writing), but I do know that when you share a video you can mark that it start at a point in the video that you select. Which brings me to my next suggestion… Pinterest: Organize Videos into boards on Pinterest If you would like to have even more control over organizing the videos that you find, and you want to be able to add your own notes and memories, consider using Pinterest. In your free Pinterest account you can create as many boards as you want. Create a board for each topic (much like with the Playlists I suggested previously) and save YouTube videos to them. And of course, you can save any other online content "memories" that you find along with them if you want. The beauty of pinning is that you can add your own notes and memories, plus you can set the video to begin at any point within the video that you want. Simply click “Share” under the video in YouTube, and click to check the box for “Start at.” Next, click on the player timeline that runs across the bottom of the video on the spot where you want the video to begin playing. Finally, click the Pinterest icon in the Share area to pin it to your Pinterest board of choice.

This "After AncestryDNA" presentation was recorded at the Genealogy Gems booth at Rootstech 2018. While the audio quality isn't optimal, the content certainly is, so we have made it available here for those of your who were unable to attend. When you already have a handle on your DNA results, here's what you can do to take the results further for more discovery. Learn how to take a closer look at your raw DNA data with Your DNA Guide Diahan Southard, DNA contributor to The Genealogy Gems Podcast. https://lisalouisecooke.com/podcasts/ Whether you have tested with AncestryDNA, MyHeritageDNA, 23 and Me or Family Tree DNA, there's more you can learn from your DNA results. Learn how to download your raw data and transfer it to another DNA testing company. Get the Genealogy Gems Podcast app in your favorite app store: https://lisalouisecooke.com/get-app/

Your friends, your neighbors and even perfect strangers have likely at some point captured you or someone in your family in one of their own old home movies. And the same is true for your ancestors. As long as film has been around, the chances of someone in your family tree appearing in someone else’s videos at some point in time is actually quite high. And think about it, when film – or moving pictures – came into being right around 1895, it had the capability of capturing someone born as early as even 1800. That’s a lot of potential generations of your family! David Haas MD knows this better than most folks. he has experienced first-hand that any one of us may find ourselves, quite by surprise, as the keeper or even the Archivist of film footage that connects to potentially hundreds if not thousands of other people and families. And there’s a very good possibility that yours is one of those families. Your family could very well indeed be one that has been a bit player in somebody else’s film, and you didn’t even know it. But that’s OK, because thanks to technology, it’s never been easier to find the celluloid that once lay sleeping in a stranger’s attic. Resources: Collection of articles on the topic of video at the Genealogy Gems website - https://lisalouisecooke.com/category/video/ Browse his phenomenal collection of home movies at David’s website - http://haashomemovies.com/Haas_Home_Movies/Welcome.html You’ll find inspiration and you might just find an ancestor captured on film. Because we are all bit players in everybody else’s show. David's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHwda1J7jYLVmVyi99kS1w Visit Anna Haas’ website: http://annahaas.com/ Anna’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/annahaasmusic

A captivating story unfolds of old postcards from WWI that are snatched from oblivion by our own Genealogy Gems Podcast Military Minutes Man Michael Strauss. Michael shares the story of how he found the historic postcards on eBay, and the research process he followed to identify their author. These are strategies that you can use in many areas of your family history research. Listen and subscribe to the Genealogy Gems Podcast to hear more from Lisa Louise Cooke and her guests like Michael Strauss. https://lisalouisecooke.com/podcasts/ Visit Michael Strauss at http://genealogyresearchnetwork.com Read Michael's articles at the Genealogy Gems website: https://lisalouisecooke.com/category/military-2/

Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems www.GenealogyGems.com If you're wondering "should I get my DNA tested?", we've got the answers. In this video you'll get answers to these questions: Which DNA test should I take? What will I get from the DNA test results? Will DNA testing help with genealogy? Genealogy Gems presenter: Diahan Southard Recorded live at Rootstech 2018 in the Exhibit Hall.