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The Genealogy Guys Podcast

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George G. Morgan and Drew Smith discuss genealogy! Their podcast is the longest-running, continuous genealogy podcast in the world.


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The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 6 May 2007
Announcements include Footnote.com's Revolutionary War documents, the WeRelate.org wiki social networking site, the June 8-10 Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree in Burbank (www.scgsgenealogy.com/jamboree.htm), the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City's study of genealogy to understand heart disease, and the Genealogy Concierge service of the Edinburgh Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa.  Mailbag brings questions and comments about backing up USB flash drives, what to call former spouses ...

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[ Tue, 8 May 2007 01:00:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 1 May 2007
News includes the disastrous fire at the Georgetown (DC) Public Library and the new US/Mexican border crossing records collection at Ancestry.com.  Mailbag includes lessons learned from crashed external hard drives, access to a newspaper project ("Chronicling America") at www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica, and a lot of listener feedback to the past podcast discussion of FindAGrave.  Other topics include ways to get the most out of Google, and more tips for genealogical spring cl...

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[ Wed, 2 May 2007 03:07:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 23 April 2007
George announces the website FamilyLink.com (a product of World Vital Records Inc.).  George and Drew discuss uploading GEDCOM files, the use of the FindaGrave.com website, and where to begin genealogical spring cleaning....

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[ Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:21:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 18 April 2007
Announcements include the new Ancestry Press product (ancestrypress.com), free access to Ellis Island records thru April 30 (www.ellisislandexperience.com), and the annual Spring Seminar of the Alabama Genealogical Society at Samford University in Birmingham on May 5 (www.algensoc.org).  Major topics discussed include what to do when one inherits a large collection of family photographs, why you should record everyone with your research surnames in your geographic areas, and how you can mak...

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[ Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:46:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 9 April 2007
Topics include: reminders about upcoming large conferences/seminars (NGS at ngsgenealogy.org, FGS at fgs.org, and the 2nd Annual Genealogy Seminar at Sea (www.genealogycruises.com); followups on translating Latin (www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/online/skills/dating/latin.phtml), on newspaper archives, on testing one's skills (www.bcgcertification.org/skillbuilders/), and on looking for info from the Boston Transcript; backups of data; a new site for listeners to investigate regarding free live online ...

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[ Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:06:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 2 April 2007
Georgeand Drew discuss the transliteration of documents (such as those in Latin), and tips for translating from one language to another.  Drew also leads a discussion about using WorldCat to locate local newspapers, partially inspired by a listener's suggestion for using the U.S. Newspaper Program (www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html).  Mailbag and news includes Roots Television's (www.rootstelevision.com) new RootsTube channel, the Virginia Freedmen Extraction and Indexing Project (blackhi...

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[ Tue, 3 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 26 March 2007
Drew reminds listeners to nominate individuals and genealogy societies for the awards offered by the Federation of Genealogical Societies (www.fgs.org/fgs-awards.htm); shares the British government's response to the e-petition to provide earlier access to the 1911, 1921, and 1931 British censuses; and announces that Cyndi (of Cyndi's List) has a new blog at cyndislist.blogspot.com.  George announces the Newberry Library's (www.newberry.org) annual workshop, this one focusing on Maps and Gen...

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[ Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:03:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 19 March 2007
George and Drew discuss the recent announcement regarding Ancestry.com databases no longer being available at Family History Centers, and George also announces the new Iowa database.  George mentions his recent speaking engagement in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, while Drew talks about his own visit to DeLand, Florida.  George reviews Kathy Chater's book about doing research in the UK and Ireland, and Nigel Cawthorne's book about unusual old English laws.  Listener mailbag includ...

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[ Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:06:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 12 March 2007
George reviews several news books, including the multivolume set of Revolutionary War Period Bible, Family, & Marriage Records (www.revwar.patriotpublishers.com), a new book about colonial ancestors, and a fantastic new book about researching Mexican ancestry.  News includes the Jewish Genealogical Society in New York City's all-day seminar "Family History and the Holocaust: A Day of Learning" (www.jgsny.org/dayoflearning.htm).  Listener mailbag includes more info about t...

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[ Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:31:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 4 March 2007
George and Drew share news (including a reminder of the planned research trip to London), and listener e-mail (ancestors who had pottery factories, and the U.K. National Archives podcasts).  George talks about using timelines and ancestor profiles to help explain why ancestors behaved as they did.  Drew points out that the ideas of inquiry-based learning and critical thinking apply to the processes that good genealogists engage in....

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[ Mon, 5 Mar 2007 05:34:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 27 February 2007
After a few news items about the NGS Hall of Fame (www.ngsgenealogy.org/comhall.cfm), German postcards at Ancestry.com, preservation information for family treasures from the Library of Congress (www.loc.gov/preserv/familytreasures/), the Practical Archivist Blog (practicalarchivist.blogspot.com), and the new ProQuest CSA company, George and Drew dig into the podcast listener mailbag to discuss (in no particular order):wikis (davesqueries.pbwiki.com)naming digital image filesattending national c...

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[ Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:31:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 19 February 2007
Topics include new sorting features of WorldCat (worldcat.org), and a discussion of folksonomies, tagging, and metadata, especially as it applies to photographs on such sites as Flickr (www.flickr.com).  News and listener mailbag includes the use of vitalrec.com to learn more about when states began recording vital records, a Quaker genealogy conference (April 27th thru April 29th in Waynesville, Ohio - www.mlcook.lib.oh.us provides more information), photographic restoration (www.genealogy...

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[ Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:05:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 11 February 2007
News includes the Nevada marriage and divorce data now available on Ancestry.com.  Listener mailbag brings in items about the French-Canadian Drouin Collection coming to Ancestry.com (from the American-Canadian Genealogical Society at acgs.org), what may or may not be available at your nearest NARA branch regarding agricultural census schedules, and a new episode of Bill Puller's Genealogy Tech Podcast (genealogytechpodcast.com).  Major topics include George's "ancestor wall"...

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[ Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:38:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 5 February 2007
George announces a genealogy conference in Tallahassee, Florida (www.talgen.org), a computerized genealogy conference in Provo (ce.byu.edu/cw/cwcompu), and three different genealogy cruises between late October and mid November, and reminds listeners of the writing contest deadline for ISFHWE (www.rootsweb.com/~cgc/contest.htm).  Listeners share their successes in keeping local museums in business (www.gerisgenes.com/scmuseum.html), ask how to cite census records, ask how to do genealogy on...

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[ Tue, 6 Feb 2007 23:13:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 29 January 2007
George and Drew again share news and listener mailbag, including a way to store files using Gmail (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1593/), a question about how to handle conflicting information, some questions relating to Macintosh-using genealogists and suggestions about adding places to queries on mailing lists and message boards, and a question about what to do when you're left with many boxes of a grandparent's collected papers.  George announces the 2007 conference of the Internatio...

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[ Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:18:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 20 January 2007
George and Drew announce the new ProQuest offerings (two African-American newspapers, and a Civil War-era collection of pamphlets and newspapers).  George points out the renovated British Library website (www.bl.uk), and remarks on the ability to search Ancestry.com for public family trees.  George and Drew also talk about Donna Moughty's recent talk to the Florida Genealogical Society about "Who Is the Head of This Household?" (a census overview) and Donna's role within the ...

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[ Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:32:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 16 January 2007
Drew returns from visiting Salt Lake City, where he attended board meetings of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and did some research in the Family History Library.  George announces the new Ancestry.de service for Germanresearch.  Drew describes his FGS activities, and shares some of his discoveries in the FHL, including a possible War of 1812 ancestor.  George discusses the differences between transcriptions, extracts, and abstracts....

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[ Wed, 17 Jan 2007 05:17:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 7 January 2007
George shares the URL for the UK postcards site (www.oldukphotos.com), talks about the Genealogy Blog Finder (blogfinder.genealogue.com), and discusses the latest issues of Digital Genealogist magazine (www.digitalgenealogist.com) and Internet Genealogy.  Drew tells about a podcast listener who used Google Maps to find something interesting about the French terrain, and notes that several listeners have brought up LibraryThing at www.librarything.com (an online tool for keeping track of one...

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[ Mon, 8 Jan 2007 05:45:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 1 January 2007
George and Drew take a look back at 2006, a look ahead to 2007, and discuss a variety of ideas for doing genealogy during the winter months.  Among the items discussed during news, announcements, and listener mailbag: the extended deadline for submitting lecture proposals to the FGS 2008 Philadelphia conference (www.fgs.org); the plans for a U.S. version of the popular U.K. "Who Do You Think You Are?" TV series; the name change of 1837online.com to www.findmypast.com; a website fo...

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[ Tue, 2 Jan 2007 14:11:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 25 December 2006
George shares press releases about the renaming of MyFamily.com, Inc. as The Generations Network and about the new features of the Ancestry.com personal family trees.  The mailbag brings mail from listeners whose ancestors are from "Whales", who use portable applications (from portableapps.com) stored on a USB flash drive, and who are interested in DNA testing and whether or not census index errors are caused by an OCR process.  Drew follows up previous podcasts with informat...

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[ Tue, 26 Dec 2006 04:40:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 18 December 2006
Announcements include the relaunch of Ancestry Magazine, the purchase of ProQuest Information and Learning (the division of ProQuest that includes HeritageQuest Online) by Cambridge Information Group, the release of Calico Pie's Family Historian 3.1 (more info at www.family-historian.co.uk), The National Archives (UK) online release of UK Outbound Passenger Lists (with a 10% extra free if you buy units using code AOB10PCX) with more info at ancestorsonboard.com, and the ISFHWE Annual Writing Con...

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[ Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:44:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 11 December 2006
A podcast listener writes in about free census worksheets and tutorials at www.censusmate.com.  In response to another listener question, George and Drew discuss their computer hardware: desktop computers, notebooks, smartphones, wireless networks, scanners, multi-function printers, and digital cameras.   George talks about sources of information for learning about an ancestor's occupation.  Drew points out another source for relatively current newspapers: LexisNexis Academic...

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[ Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:19:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 4 December 2006
As December begins, George suggests a place toshop for genealogy gifts: The Ancestry Store (theancestrystore.com), and he announces the new 1851 and 1861 Scotland census databases.  George also mentions the new test for U.S. citizenship.  The mailbag brings information about newspaper projects (www.library.uiuc.edu/inp and www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html), and a question about a Texas application for a mortuary warrant.  Drew interviews Deborah Abbott about collateral lines researc...

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[ Tue, 5 Dec 2006 03:58:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 27 November 2006
After some brief items from genealogy news and listener mailbag, George and Drew discuss the recent Thanksgiving visit of George's relatives (including their photos and other family materials), and give their opinions about the relative merits of genealogy cruises vs. national genealogy conferences.  Fletcher the cat weighs in near the end of the podcast, but it turns out later that she is merely happy to have re-discovered a long-lost stuffed cat toy....

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[ Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:17:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 13 November 2006
George returns from speaking at the Florida State Genealogical Society conference in Melbourne, and spreads the news about the new passenger lists at Ancestry.com.  Drew talks about two new services that provide a way to listen to podcasts (including the Genealogy Guys Podcast) using an ordinary phone: Podlinez (podlinez.com) and Fonpods (fonpods.com).  Drew shares his interview with Irish genealogical expert Eileen O'Duill.  Drew also receives a two-volume family history in the m...

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[ Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:42:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 6 November 2006
George and Drew return from the genealogy cruise and give listeners an idea of what it is like.  Drew also shares his visit to a cemetery on St. Maarten.  The first issue of Digital Genealogist (which includes an article by Drew) is now available for free online at www.digitalgenealogist.com.  George announces a new Welsh database, and reminds listeners of the November special for RootsMagic's new software, Family Atlas....

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[ Tue, 7 Nov 2006 22:36:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 27 October 2006
George announces Ancestorsonboard.com, a new database for passenger lists for those leaving the British Isles between 1890 and 1960.  Other topics include the new online magazine, Digital Genealogist; and the new GenealogyBank.com database service; George and Drew dig into the podcast listener mailbag and discuss such topics as a fascinating story from a cemetery visit, strange 1820 U.S. Federal census columns, birth information supplied to the Social Security Administration, and death date...

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[ Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:47:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 23 October 2006
George and Drew mention the new Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla Firefox 2.0 browsers.  Ancestry.com has added German content.  George and Drew have taken their first look at the new NewsBank genealogy databases product, GenealogyBank.com.  George discusses an online map browsing service for Ireland, www.pasthomes.com.  Drew interviews genealogy blogger Steve Danko (www.stephendanko.com) and discusses his research into his Polish ancestry.  Finally, George and Drew talk a...

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[ Tue, 24 Oct 2006 04:10:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 16 October 2006
George announces RootsMagic's new software product, Family Atlas, and its introductory price (www.familyatlas.com/introspecial.htm).  Drew interviews professional genealogist Linda Woodward Geiger, where they talk about things to avoid when creating genealogy websites, what goes on in a state chapter meeting of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the fun of "ancestor roadshows" at state and national conferences, and the Regional In-depth Genealogical Studies Alliance (ww...

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[ Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:46:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 9 October 2006
News includes the new RootsTelevision site (www.rootstelevision.com).  Drew shares his interview with Paul Milner, where they discuss Paul's career and Paul offers advice on conducting British research.  George talks about the usefulness of voter registration records.  Finally, has George discovered that he and Drew are related?  Listen and find out!...

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[ Tue, 10 Oct 2006 03:55:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 2 October 2006
News items include the tragic death of genealogy librarian Ryan Taylor, an update to last week's naturalization topic including the Italian Genealogical Group's database project (www.italiangen.org/databaselist.stm), the upcoming conference of the North Carolina Genealogical Society (www.ncgenealogy.org) in Raleigh, the soon-to-be-available first issue of Digital Genealogist (www.digitalgenealogist.com), the availability of British Telecom telephone books on Ancestry.com, and George's book regar...

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[ Mon, 2 Oct 2006 23:41:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 21 September 2006
George and Drew take the Genealogy Guys Podcast on the road to a monthly meeting of the Lee County Genealogical Society in Ft. Myers, Florida, where they discuss naturalization and take questions from the audience.  They share images of naturalization records and Drew points out the great example of Steve Danko's blog (www.stephendanko.com).  Drew also shares a statement from Chris Cowan, Vice President of Publishing for ProQuest Information and Learning, announcing the latest updates ...

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[ Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:43:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 17 September 2006
Drew interviews Audrey Collins, a reader advisor from The National Archives' Family Records Centre in London (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/visit/planfrc.htm).  George and Drew discuss the past Saturday's annual fall seminar of the Florida Genealogical Society (Tampa), and the amount of work that goes into planning and executing an all-day genealogy seminar.  The Genealogy Guys also pass along a few genealogical research tips and techniques they learned from the seminar's speaker, Hank J...

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[ Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:36:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 10 September 2006
George and Drew discuss how to find out about our ancestors' occupations.  [Note: The correct URL for the USGenWeb page giving explanations of old occupation names is http://www.usgenweb.org/research/occupations.shtml]Drew shares an interview with Maureen Taylor (the Photo Detective) andDavid Lambert (of the New England Historic Genealogical Society) andtheir project involving photographs of individuals associated with theAmerican Revolutionary War.  For details, visithttp://www.mauree...

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[ Mon, 11 Sep 2006 04:01:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 4 September 2006
George and Drew return from Boston with a report of highlights from the 2006 Federation of Genealogical Societies conference.  George also talks about the urgent petition regarding a proposed reduction in NARA research hours (www.petitiononline.com/FGS2006/petition.html) which must be submitted no later than September 8; the brochure for the Genealogy Guys' 2007 Research Tour to Londonis now online (see the menu on this site); George points out a serious problem with the way ProQuest is app...

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[ Tue, 5 Sep 2006 03:23:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 27 August 2006
Just before the Genealogy Guys head off for the FGS Conference in Boston, Drew announces the Ebenezer, GA Heritage Day Festival on Labor Day for Salzburgers (www.georgiasalzburgers.com) and the University of Washington Extension Program's Genealogy and Family History Certificate (www.extension.washington.edu/ext/certificates/gfh/gfh_mtg.asp), and shares listener tips regarding both WorldCat and state archives.  George and Drew outline what topics they'll be addressing at the FGS Conference,...

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[ Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:40:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 20 August 2006
George talks about two January 2007 events in Salt Lake City: the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (www.infouga.org) and the NGS Research Trip (www.ngsgenealogy.org/edutripsaltlake.cfm).  George and Drew are especially pleased to announce the 2007 Genealogy Guys Research Trip to London (July 14-24).  (If you want to be placed on the list to receive information, please send an e-mail to classes@ahaseminars.com.) The Guys then share some recent research stories involving friends, includi...

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[ Mon, 21 Aug 2006 03:18:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 13 August 2006
As the days count down toward the Federation of Genealogical Society's upcoming Boston conference, Drew and George announce that Paul Milner is a new co-leader for the National Genealogical Society's Britain and Ireland Forum (www.ngsgenealogy.org/forums/britainirelandforum.cfm), and that NGS is sponsoring a January 2007 research trip to Salt Lake City (www.ngsgenealogy.org/edutripsaltlake.cfm).  Following up on last week's episode regarding boxer Bob Fitzsimmons, a listener reminds the Guy...

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[ Mon, 14 Aug 2006 02:43:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 6 August 2006
Back in Tampa, Drew and George try out their new podcasting equipment, two new microphones and a mixer, and listeners are encouraged to give feedback regarding the sound.  Drew reminds listeners of the upcoming August 13-18 conference of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies in New York (www.iajgs.org).  George talks about family reunions and how they can be a good source of genealogical information.  Drew recommends using the GNIS service of the USGS (geo...

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[ Mon, 7 Aug 2006 02:30:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 31 July 2006
Drew shares his interviews with Matt Helm regarding Matt's new HistoryKat.com subscription web service, and with Bill Forsyth of ProQuest regarding their many genealogy-related databases.  Drew also shares some audio clips of his trip with George to Atlanta and Rome, Georgia, with the highlight being a visit to the Myrtle Hill Cemetery.  While George returns to Tampa to work on a new book, Drew continues on to Newberry, South Carolina to visit with family....

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[ Tue, 1 Aug 2006 03:24:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 23 July 2006
George announces the upcoming annual conference of the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (www.bifhsgo.ca) and makes a correction about a date for Canadian censuses in a previous podcast, and Drew mentions a handy website for viewing Canadian boundary changes over time (atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/historical/territorialevolution).  Continuing along a Canadian theme, Drew interviews Louise St. Denis of the National Institute for Genealogical Studies (www.genealogi...

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[ Mon, 24 Jul 2006 02:53:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 16 July 2006
Drew shares his interview with Amy Johnson Crow, where they discuss the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors, as well as Amy's fascinating new website devoted to Deaf Americans, deafbiographies.com.  George discusses congregational histories plus the U.S. Soldiers Home in Washington, DC (www.defenselink.mil/specials/heroes/history1.html and www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/231.html).  Meanwhile, Drew enjoys a magazine from his hometown in upstat...

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[ Mon, 17 Jul 2006 02:29:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 10 July 2006
Drew interviews Tom Kemp of NewsBank (www.newsbank.com) about their new product America's GenealogyBank, offering genealogists information from American newspapers dating back as far as 1690.  Drew also explains the difference between Legacy's Research Guidance feature and GenSmarts software, while George talks about how to print wallcharts from RootsMagic (www.rootsmagic.com/wallcharts.htm).  Drew shares a listener tip about creating PDF files inexpensively using PrimoPDF (www.primopd...

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[ Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:07:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 3 July 2006
Drew shares the announcement from the National Archives (UK) regarding what the plans are for the Family Records Centre in Islington.  George reminds listeners of the upcoming Italian genealogy conference (www.rootsintheboot.org).  A number of listeners respond to a previous podcast about a tool for keeping track of census forms (www.censustools.com).  Drew interviews Lou Szucs and Sandra Luebking about the new edition of The Source.  Drew and George share tips on filing over...

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[ Tue, 4 Jul 2006 05:09:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 25 June 2006
After the usual announcements, George and Drew share items from the listener mailbag.  The Frappr map of Genealogy Guys Podcast listeners now shows a pin in South Dakota (only two more states to go!).  Listeners suggest tips on using portable software applications that can be carried from computer to computer on a flash drive and on backing data files up to the Mozy website (mozy.com).  Drew plays his interview with Liz Kerstens where they talk about the latest version of her gene...

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[ Mon, 26 Jun 2006 04:48:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 18 June 2006
George and Drew notify listeners about the deadline for early FGS conference registration (www.fgs.org), the new Canadian and Scottish resources at Ancestry.com, and the July 15-22, 2007 research trip to London with the Genealogy Guys (limited to 40 people).  The mailbag brings tips about using Google Notebook (www.google.com/notebook) to keep track of bookmarks wherever you are, and a reminder about the genealogy cruise on Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas.   Drew shares his ...

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[ Mon, 19 Jun 2006 04:15:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 12 June 2006
George and Drew return from the annual conference of the National Genealogical Society.  Roots in the Boot (an upcoming mid-July Italian Genealogy and Heritage Conference in Pittsburgh) is announced (www.rootsintheboot.org).  Reading the mailbag, George and Drew clarify some issues relating to ProQuest's HeritageQuest Online product (as it relates to remote access for genealogical and historical societies), bring up concerns about the closing of the Sullivan County (NY) Historical Soci...

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[ Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:00:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 1 June 2006
Just prior to their trip to Chicago for the National Genalogical Society conference (www.ngsgenealogy.org), George tells Drew about the great time he had at the Ontario (Canada) Genealogical Society conference, and George reviews the book Genealogy, Geography, and Maps (written by Althea Douglas and available from www.ogs.on.ca).  George also reviews Frank Smith's A Genealogical Gazetteer of England, published by Genealogical Publishing Co. (www.genealogical.com).  Next is one more rem...

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[ Fri, 2 Jun 2006 02:23:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 29 May 2006
While George rests up from his recent trip to Ontario, Canada, Drew handles the hosting duties.  Drew begins with an explanation of all of the menu choices on the righthand side of the Genealogy Guys website (they've been updated a bit).  He then provides a checklist of 5 things he plans to do at the upcoming National Genealogical Society conference in Chicago (which are 5 things that anyone should do at any genealogy conference).  Drew then describes the workspace he uses at home...

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[ Tue, 30 May 2006 04:37:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 21 May 2006
George announces that Ancestor Detective has released Clooz 2.0, a genealogy-oriented electronic filing cabinet program (www.clooz.com).  And RootsMagic will be having a free class at the NGS Conference in Chicago.  George's book on doing English research at the London repositories is available at the Lulu site (www.lulu.com/content/253150).  Genealogy Guys Podcast listeners have been busy: Steve Danko has a new genealogy blog at stephendanko.com, and Bill Puller has just started ...

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[ Mon, 22 May 2006 04:00:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 15 May 2006
Drew addresses listener comments and questions regarding brute-force searching of census districts and how to specify the repository when citing sources.  George brings up the idea of using a combination of geographical reference books, county histories, and courthouse books to locate ancestors and discover where their records are kept....

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[ Tue, 16 May 2006 00:57:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 8 May 2006
George and Drew share a number of announcements, including the roommate service being offered for the August 2006 FGS Conference (contact Bobbi King at rking24600@comcast.net), the upcoming new message board system at Ancestry.com, reminders about Genealogy Cruise 2006 (see the link to the right), the "Along Those Lines..." column (which is now at ahaseminars.livejournal.com), and a July 2007 London research trip being planned by George and Drew.  Drew opens up the listener mailba...

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[ Mon, 8 May 2006 20:59:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 1 May 2006
George returns from the Ohio Genealogical Society just held in Toledo, and shares announcements about the 1841 English/Welsh census at Ancestry.com, the newly designed Society of Genealogists (UK) website at www.sog.org.uk, the new managing editor of Everton's Genealogical Helper (old friend Leland Meitzler), the updated Helm's Genealogy Toolbox (www.genealogytoolbox.com), and George's upcoming presentations at the Ontario Genealogical Society at the end of May (www.ogsseminar.org).  George...

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[ Tue, 2 May 2006 04:39:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 23 April 2006
George returns from a visit to the Virginia Beach Genealogical Society and announces Family Historian (version 3), talks about special promotions at 1837online.com, and covers important information from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and a list of U.S. ports with published records.  Drew corrects some information regarding the online version of NUCMC, points out when it is safe (copyright-wise) to use old photos, and discusses the importance of using the Social Security Death...

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[ Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:41:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 15 April 2006
George and Drew begin this podcast at the Largo Library in Largo, Florida, in front of an audience of the Pinellas Genealogy Society (plus some guests from the Florida Genealogical Society of Tampa and the Brandon Area Genealogical and Historical Society).  George shares news regarding Missouri death certificates, as well as genealogical librarianship courses at the National Institute for Genealogical Studies (University of Toronto).  After answering some questions from the Largo audie...

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[ Mon, 17 Apr 2006 02:07:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 9 April 2006
A passle of announcements, including the deadline for early-bird registrations for NGS (www.ngsgenealogy.org), new online registration for FGS and a deadline for FGS award nominations (www.fgs.org), and George's newest book on researching in London respositories (www.lulu.com/content/253150).  George talks about his recent visit from a first cousin and the use of upcoming holidays to learn more about family history.  Drew uses the opportunity of a visit from an old roommate to do some ...

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[ Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:57:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 2 April 2006
George announces new databases at ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk), the new Ancestry Weekly Journal, the new 24/7 Family History Circle blog (blogs.ancestry.com/circle), the early bird deadline for the upcoming NGS conference in Chicago (www.ngsgenealogy.org), and George's new blog that will continue his "Along Those Lines..." column (ahaseminars.com).  Drew discusses how to choose the right genealogy database software.  George shares his recent experiences in usi...

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[ Mon, 3 Apr 2006 03:41:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 27 March 2006
George returns from his trip to Muskogee, Oklahoma (which is why the podcast is a day late). Drew talks about using PERSI, an index to genealogy periodicals produced by the Allen County (Indiana) Public Library and available via HeritageQuest Online, and George shares his successes in searching for and obtaining WWII-era civil marriage records from England....

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[ Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:06:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 19 March 2006
Drew completes his discussion of locating family history books by suggesting the use of metasearch sites Addall (www.addall.com) and Bookfinder (www.bookfinder.com) for finding new and used books to purchase. George points out the value of using eBay to locate genealogy-related material. Finally, George gives advice on British research sites GENUKI (www.genuki.org.uk), 1837online (www.1837online.com), and the General Register Office (www.gro.gov.uk)....

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[ Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:28:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 12 March 2006
George returns from his all-day seminar in Tallahassee to talk about upcoming conferences: the National Genealogical Society (www.ngsgenealogy.org), the International Assocation of Jewish Genealogical Societies (www.jgsny2006.org), and the Federation of Genealogical Societies (www.fgs.org). Drew gets feedback from the fine folks at OCLC about their genealogy site (www.oclc.org/worldcat/genealogy/). A discussion of where to find books online (including the BYU site at www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/) is f...

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[ Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:19:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 5 March 2006
Drew and George discover a new resource for biographical information about U.S. federal lawmakers (www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/). Then Drew continues a discussion of using sources written by others, this week focusing on manuscript collections. The free trial of ArchiveGrid (www.archivegrid.org) is mentioned, as is NUCMC and ArchivesUSA. The A2A database of the UK is another source (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a). Finally, George shares 5 reasons that things aren't fou...

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[ Mon, 6 Mar 2006 00:14:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 25 February 2006
George recommends the new magazine "Internet Genealogy" (www.internet-genealogy.com). George and Drew discuss using deeds as a resource. Finally, Drew and George talk about using the Library of Congress catalog (catalog.loc.gov) and the WorldCat database to locate books about your family....

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[ Sun, 26 Feb 2006 03:05:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 19 February 2006
George identifies a handy Australian site (www.coraweb.com.au), reminds listeners of the annual ISFHWE writing contest (www.rootsweb.com/~cgc), announces an upcoming Scandinavian seminar (www.scandinavianseminar.org), and encourages listeners to consider becoming certified genealogists (www.bcgcertification.org). Drew continues his discussion of genealogical goals and projects by starting with reviewing past research done by others, beginning with the family histories found in the Family Histor...

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[ Mon, 20 Feb 2006 05:07:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 12 February 2006
George recommends an online tutorial that teaches beginning Latin for reading pre-1733 documents (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/latin/beginners/). Then Drew and George begin a detailed discussion regarding genealogical goals and projects, including preparing for trips, referencing published sources, and saving time and money in doing research....

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[ Sun, 12 Feb 2006 23:26:00 GMT ]


The Genealogy Guys Podcast - 5 February 2006