Premium Episode 28 – Google Alerts Gadget, Family History Charts

Date Published: July 27, 2009

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NEWS:

New at FamilySearch Record Search pilot this week:
– Cheshire, England  Non-conformist records covering 1671-1900
– Index only – 74,925 records
– Index of the Minnesota State Census of 1895
– Images of the New York State Census of 1905
http://pilot.familysearch.org 

Noteworthy collections recently completed at familysearch that will be online in the near future:
– The Blackford County Indiana Marriages, from 1811 to 1959
– Indiana Marriages, 1882 through April 1905
– Massachusetts Marriages, for the years of 1896 and 1897

MAILBOX:

Premium Member Jenna Mills wrote in share her thoughts on geo-tagging.

Premium member Diane Lott wrote in to ask a question about immigration and naturalization through Hawaii.  AAnswer provided by Joe Beine  http://www.genealogybranches.com/   “Tips for Determining Your Ancestor’s Probable Port of Arrival For Arrivals at U.S. Ports from Europe 1820-1950s” by Joe Beine  http://www.genealogybranches.com/arrivalports.html

Jim’s Answer:

Hawaii was annexed by the US in 1898, which could complicate this matter a bit.  However, she might try searching for the ship’s passenger list and the person’s naturalization record.  It’s possible she might find a passenger list for both the Hawaiian arrival and the later one on the West coast.  If she doesn’t have the Hawaiian passenger list, she might check the microfilmed index (available from the FHL) described here:

http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/miscports/hawaii.html

Ancestry indexes for 1897 (and later).

San Francisco:  http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/miscports/sanfrancisco.html

Seattle:  http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/miscports/seattle.html

If the person was naturalized after Sept 26, 1906 the naturalization record should give port and date of arrival, and the name of the ship.  Contact Marian Smith (USCIS historian) if you need more help with this.  http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

 

GEM: Profile America – July 28

Enjoying Cooler Air
Read and View Willis Carrier’s Patent

GEM: Google Alerts Gadget

Update: iGoogle has been discontinued by Google. 

GEM: Profile America – July 31

A Long Time Cereal Favorite

View and read the Henry Perky’s patent for his shredded wheat biscuit.

GEM:  Janet Hovorka, Generation Maps

Generation Maps
Janet shares her ideas about family trees, inheriting genealogy, and the healing power of family history.

 

Email Lisa with questions or comments anytime or call the voice mail line at 925-272-4021 and leave a recorded message that I can play here on the show.

Premium Episode 29 – Prison Records

Date Published: Aug. 10, 2009

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NEWS
Ancestry.com has decided to go public and has filed an IPO this month to raise $75 million , and have expanded their online Jewish family history record collection in collaboration with the American Jewish Historical Society and the Routes to Roots Foundation.  They can now offer subscribers online access to more than 200,000 Jewish records.

To search through all the new Jewish record collections and Ancestry.com’s entire Jewish Family History experience visit http://www.ancestry.com/JewishFamilyHistory.

Google is adding three-dimensional images of Europe to Google’s Street View Maps.

MAILBOX:

Emails from Premium Members Valerie Brown & Tina Kelly
Visit the Measuring Worth website which does Retail Price Index and Average Earnings in Pounds Sterling.

GEM: Top 10 Reviews

Get a comparison of the top 10 Photo Books

 

GEM: Prison Records       
Interview with Ron Arons, author of the Jews of Sing Sing

 

GEM:  Block Posters

For enlarging and printing out large charts / ancestor photos etc.

 

GEM:  Profile America – Silver Mine Opens – August 11, 2009

Learn more about the Silver Mines at the Ophir Silver Mining Special Collection #NC56 at the University of Nevada

Genealogy Conference:
Family History Expo genealogy conference
Sandy Utah, just outside Salt Lake City
August 27 & 28, 2009.

It promises to be a terrific weekend and I’m really looking forward to getting a day in at the Family History Library as well.  For more information on the expo go to http://www.familyhistoryexpos.com 

Premium Episode 30 – The 72 Year Rule with Joel Weintraub

Date Published: Aug. 23, 2009

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NEWS:
Keep an eye on the new Family Tree University website

GEM: Interview with Joel Weintraub PhD about the Census 72 Year Rule

Many genealogists think the 72 year confidentiality rule for the US Census is based on life expectancy, or that the 72 years is found directly in some law.  In reality, this is just not the case.  And to give us the background that shatters this myth is Joel Weintraub PhD.

Joel is an emeritus Biology Professor at California State University, Fullerton and has won awards for his science teaching. He became interested in genealogy about 13 years ago, and  was a Long time volunteer at the National Archives and Records Administration in Laguna Niguel, California. While there, Joel started transcribing streets within census districts in 2001 to help researchers search the 1930 U.S. Census. He was joined in the venture by David Kehs and Stephen Morse in 2002, and together, they have produced a number of online census searching utilities for both the federal and the New York State censuses on the Stephen Morse One Step Website.

Read Joel’s article entitled Why the 72 Year Rule for U.S. Census Privacy?

Timeline for the 72 year rule

The Exchange of Letters in 1952

72 year rule at National Archives (part b)

Hearing in 1973
Hearing in 1976

Census Access Rules (Appendix 3 Flaherty)

1975 Hearing/Access Restrictions/Federal Register 1977 Notice   

 

GEM: Profile America – The First Radio Commercial

Early Radio History web site

Genealogy Conference:
Family History Expo genealogy conference
Sandy Utah, just outside Salt Lake City
August 27 & 28, 2009.

It promises to be a terrific weekend and I’m really looking forward to getting a day in at the Family History Library as well.  For more information on the expo go to http://www.familyhistoryexpos.com 

Stop by the Genealogy Gems Podcast booth in the exhibit hall to pick up your free official Genealogy Gems name badge ribbon.

Premium Episode 31 – Audio Tour of the LIbrary of Congress

Date Published: Sept. 14, 2009

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NEWS:
Welcome New Members!
Family History Expos
Redding, CA, Oct. 16 & 17, 2009

Profile America:  Anniversary of the Premiere the TV series Star Trek


GEM:
Audio Tour of the Library of Congress

Interview with James Sweany, Head of the Local History and Genealogy Room at the Library of Congress

Where to eat
Washington DC Metro

Visitors page at the Library of Congress web site

Profile America:  Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks

Premium Episode 32 – Interview with Jean Wilcox Hibben

Date Published: Sept. 30, 2009

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NEWS:

About Google Books:
Recommended Article:  Judge Delays Google Books Hearing 

Gem: How to Do Site Searches Beyond Google 
Google Site search was the very first gem I ever shared on the podcast. 

In this gem I’ve got the scoop on how you can do site searches with Bing, Yahoo and a few other creative options.  So no matter where you like to search you can zero in a specific web site.

www.Yahoo.com 
How to Use the Advanced Search Page:

  1. Go to Yahoo’s advanced search at  search.yahoo.com/web/advanced 
  2. In the Show Results section, enter the keywords you want to search for.
  3. Under the next heading called Site / Doman click the button for “only search in this domain/site:”
  4. Enter the address for the web site you want to search in the box.
  5. Click the Yahoo Search button.

www.Bing.com
Bing is Microsoft’s new challenger to Google and Yahoo.
How to Do A Site Search with Bing:

  1. Do a regular search on the terms you want to find on the web site you want to search
  2. At the results page, click the link under the right hand corner of the search box that says “advanced.”
  3. There are four tabs across the top of the search box – click “site / domain”
  4. Enter the URL address for the web site you want to search
  5. Click the Add to Search button – Bing will search for those same Keywords only on that site.

How to Do A Quick Site Search on Bing
1.  Go to www.Bing.com
2.  Type the query you want to search in the search box
3.  Press the space bar to create a space
4.  Type site:and the website address.
Example Site Search Query:  immigration site:genealogygems.tv

You can use this same site: technique with Yahoo.com as well.

Here’s a quick way to do a site search without having to remember how to construct the search using site: feature.

How to Use NewTechUSA

  1. Go to http://www.newtechusa.com/searchany.asp
  2. In the first box type the URL address for the website you want to search
  3. Click the SUBMIT button
  4. In the second box type in your key words
  5. Click the Google Search button

GEM: Interview with Jean Wilcox Hibben
Jean Wilcox Hibben is a Board-Certified Genealogist, family historian, national speaker, folklorist, and troubadour.  Sit back and enjoy my conversation with the Happy Wanderer and Songstress.

Visit Jean’s Web site

Attend one of Lisa’s upcoming classes:

California Family History Expo
Fri. & Sat. October 16 & 17, 2009
Redding Convention Center
747 Auditorium Drive, Redding, California 96001
Friday October 16th, 2009. 8 AM to 6 PM
Saturday October 17th, 2009. 8 AM to 6 PM

Lisa will be presenting:
Google: A Goldmine of Genealogy Gems Parts 1
Google: A Goldmine of Genealogy Gems Parts 2
Sharing the Joy: Projects that Will Captivate the Non-Genealogists in Your Life
Unleash Your Inner Private Eye: Eight Key Strategies for Finding Living Relatives

For more information & registration:  http://www.fhexpos.com/events/upcoming.php?event_id=52 

The Hemet–San Jacinto Genealogical Society One Day Seminar
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Hemet Public Library, Upper Floor, 300 E. Latham Ave.  Hemet, California 92543
Time: 8:45am – 3:30pm

Lisa will be presenting Google: A Goldmine of Genealogy Gems Parts 1 & 2 and Suzanne Russo Adams will present several exciting and informative lectures about the Ancestry site.
Cost is $10.00 before October 15th and $15.00 after.   Free giveaways and door prizes.

For more information & registration: http://www.hsjgs.org/October_Seminar.htm?sssdmh=dm13.218115

Below: Lisa’s Guest, Jean Wilcox Hibben    

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