Join the Crowd: Help Make History with FamilySearch Indexing Event Oct 20-22
You're invited to participate in a global FamilySearch indexing event! Join thousands of volunteers worldwide October 20-22, 2017 as they index historical records that will help genealogists (maybe you) climb your family tree. If you can index in another language, you...
Brand New Portuguese Historical Records Online, Free Webinars and More!
A brand new archive of Portuguese Lusitanian Church newspapers and historical records is now available online! Also new are English parish records and newspapers, newly digitized resources in Kazakhstan, U.S. birth and marriage records, and free virtual family history...
Episode 209
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 209 with Lisa Louise Cooke In today's episode: David Ouimette of FamilySearch is known to his colleagues as "the Indiana Jones of genealogy" because of his globe-trotting adventures in curating record treasures. He joins us to talk about...
New Archival Collections: How to Know What’s New at Your Favorite Repository
New archival collections at your favorite repository may be the long-awaited key to solving your family history mysteries! But how can you keep up with what's new at archives and libraries? Professional archivist Melissa Barker shares her favorite tips. Not...
Family Tree DNA Now Offers Vitagene Wellness Report: New in Genealogy and Genomics
A Vitagene Wellness Report is now available to Family Tree DNA customers. The $49 report just takes a week and promises personalized recommendations for your nutrition, exercise, and supplements based on your genetics and lifestyle. Here's what Your DNA Guide Diahan...
Improve Google Search Results with these Powerful Techniques
Google search expert Lisa Louise Cooke advises a genealogist on three ways to improve Google search results. See how these little improvements can make a big difference in your own Google searches! This Genealogist Wants to Improve Google Search Results Gene from...
US & UK Newspapers, Vital Records & More! New Genealogy Records Online This Week
Extra, extra! Thousands of pages of US and UK newspapers are newly online for your genealogy research. Also new this week are birth, marriage, death, and parish records for England and the United States, a large historic Irish photo collection and a unique family...
Top 5 Questions I Get Asked as an Archivist
As an archivist working in a county archives every day, I get asked lots of questions about researching in archives and records preservation. Most questions come from my favorite people: genealogists! In celebration of Ask an Archivist Day, here are the top 5...
Inexpensive DNA Health Reports: Recommended by Your DNA Guide
DNA health reports are becoming a more common option for those who test their DNA for family history. Should you order a DNA health report? Here are the ones Diahan Southard recommends most. Her top pick is inexpensive, available to all testers, and promises...
How to Find Draft Registration Records and What They May Tell You about Your Ancestors
Do you have ALL your ancestors' U.S. draft registration records--from the Civil War until after World War II? These documents may be filled with genealogy clues, whether your ancestor served in a war or not. Military expert Michael Strauss presents this roll call of...
Thousands of Irish Genealogy Records New This Week!
If you're looking for Irish ancestors, you'll be delighted by all the new Irish record collections added this week! Also in this week's new and updated record collections are court records and newspapers for Australia, parish records and more for England, millions of...
Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast Episode 151
In Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast episode 151, Lisa Louise Cooke shares tips for combing census records for an entire town. Learn how Google searches can help translate genealogy documents. Listen to the Book Club interview with Helene Stapinski (Murder in Matera) on...
Episode 208
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 208 with Lisa Louise Cooke In this episode: A free webinar! Great comments from you: An inspiring Google Books success story, how one listener gets her shy husband talking about his life story, and a listener's own version of the poem,...
Translating German Genealogy Records: 9 Top German Translation Websites
Need help reading or translating German genealogical documents? These top German translation websites will help you identify and translate old German letters, words, abbreviations, street names, and occupations. These online resources are so good, even the experts use...
Getting Started with Australian Genealogy: Tips from Legacy Tree Genealogist
Ready to start your Australian genealogy research? A Legacy Tree Genealogist walks you through essential Australian history, geography, genealogical record types and online resources to trace your family tree "down under." Thank you to Legacy Tree Genealogists for...
“I Found 130 Letters by My Ancestor!” Why Use Google Books for Genealogy
Betty has at least 130 good reasons to use Google Books for genealogy! She used this powerful Google tool to find her ancestor's name in a book--which led to a treasure trove of his original letters in an archive. Here's what happened--and how to try this with your...
Denmark Census Records: This Week in New & Updated Genealogy Records
Denmark Census Records are new at FamilySearch this week. Other new and updated genealogy records include new vital records for England, Catholic Parish records for Scotland, and various unique collections like WWII records for New Zealand, French Polynesian vital...
Solving Family History Mysteries in Roswell, NM: Genealogy Seminar with Lisa Louise Cooke
You're invited to join Lisa Louise Cooke for a Roswell, NM genealogy seminar. "Solving Family History Mysteries with Lisa Louise Cooke" will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2017 as the Wilson-Cobb History and Genealogy Library Annual Workshop. Please come! Roswell,...