How to Get Organized and Put Your Family History Household in Order
From Guest Blogger Denise May Levenick, a recent guest on The Genealogy Gems Podcast: If you are buried under a mountain of genealogical clutter, take note that January is National Organizing Month and a great time to put your Family History Household in order....
The Wild West of Sound Today and in the 19th Century
When I started podcasting back in early 2007, it was still sort of the Wild West of podcasting. The medium had only been invented and gone public in 2005. It has been exciting to be part of a new frontier of sound and to reach people around the world interested in...
Genealogy Gems Podcast Reaches 1 Million Download Milestone – Infographic
Sometime over the first busy holiday weekend in December 2012, The Genealogy Gems Podcast reached an incredible milestone: 1 Million Episode Downloads! In early 2007 when I published the first episode, podcasting was in its infancy, having just come into being in...
Another NARA Historical Document Thief Sentenced
Washington, DC . . . Today, the U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake sentenced Jason Savedoff to twelve months and one day in prison, plus two years probation, for conspiracy and theft of historical documents from cultural institutions in four states, including the...
The Way That Genealogists Can Remember Everything
You asked for it and now it's here! The newest Genealogy Gems Premium Video is my incredibly popular class How the Genealogist Can Remember Everything with Evernote! When you want to remember just about everything, Evernote comes to the rescue! This brand new video...
New Free Online Historic Maps, DNA and more in Genealogy Gems Premium Episode 92
Old maps can tell us a lot more than just where our ancestors lived: They put events into geographic context, reveal surprising genealogical clues, and can be incorporated into Google Earth for analysis and storytelling. It used to be pretty difficult to find old maps...
Texting fave OMG! has Roots Back to World War I
If you have teens in your family then chances are you have heard the phrase OMG which stands for oh my God. But have you ever wondered who started it? You may have thought it was Alicia Silverstone in the 1995 movie Clueless, but actually you have to dig much further...
California in the 1940 Census
Archives.com and other community project partners recently announced the release of the California 1940 census index, and have provided a neat infographic highlighting California in 1940. I was particularly thrilled to see the searchable California index released...
Blast from the Past: A Patriotic Tintype and New App
Since tomorrow is Independence Day here in the U.S., I thought about posting a list of where you can research your revolutionary war soldiers, but everyone else is doing that! And besides you should be enjoying the day with the most important family members if at all...
Family History Never Tasted So Good!
We all have cookbooks in our kitchen, many of which were handed down to us by our mothers and grandmothers. In addition to be overflowing with delectable recipes, they are often brimming with family history. Today I'd like to share with you a recipe mystery that...