Episode 36 - Passport Lessons and Family History & Sound Recordings

12/10/07 • 24 min

The Genealogy Gems Podcast with Lisa Louise Cooke - Your Family History Show

Published Dec 10, 2007 SHOW NOTES Exclusive Kodak Gallery Discount: 20% OFF Photo books, Calendars & Cards through Dec. 11, 2007! Go to the for more information and to find the link to Kodak Gallery. Got an iTunes Account? If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd appreciate it if you left a 5 Star positive review at the Genealogy Gems iTunes page. This link will take you there: . Thanks! NEW: The Book Has Gone Digital! Genealogy Gems: Ultimate Research Strategies is now out of print. GEM: U.S. Passport Applications on Ancestry.comMy from December 5, 2007 continued...Not wanting to leave the database empty handed, I decided to search for some of my favorite Hollywood film stars: Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. Lesson 1: Be sure when you are searching the database to click the NEXT button and check the backside of the application page for a photo. Douglas Fairbanks & Mary Pickford Passport Photos Lesson #2: If your ancestors were servants or employees of those that may have traveled, it would be worth searching for those employers. GEM: The History of Sound RecordingsYou know the invention of sound recording was quite a milestone in genealogy if you think about it. Never before had we had documentation of our ancestors voices. There is certainly something very special about hearing not just the words, but the tone, and inflections. Well, all of this sound recording was made possible by Thomas Edison, who 130 years ago this week . Book: Innovate Like EdisonA new book by Edison's Great Grand-niece Sarah Miller Caldicott and Michael Gelb. at the Library of Congress at the Library of Congress LISA'S 10 GOLDEN RULES for making your own family history sound recordings. #1 Get a reliable and affordable method of digital recording. Free recording/editing software: For portable recording you could use a handheld digital recorder, but I like to use my iPod with the from Episode 22 of the Genealogy Gems Podcast. #2 Make A List of Those You Would Like to Interview #3 Prepare Your Questions Ahead of Time #4 Keep The Interview Relaxed And Comfortable. #5 Don't Worry About Getting Everything The First Time #6 Respect the interviewees wishes #7 Take The Time To Edit #8 Make Cataloguing A Priority #9 Get Written Permission If You Plan On Sharing The Recording #10 Follow up with a thank you

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Episode 35 - Through The Looking Glass

Published Nov 30, 2007 Episode 35 Show Notes . Check out the genealogy quizzes at YAHOOOOO - there's a genealogy gal on the Genealogy Gems Listener page! Beth Green answered my call on Episode 30 and emailed a Simpsonized Version of herself. GEM: A Little Help From Your FriendsMy Top Three Tips for Tapping into the Strengths of Others: Tip #1 Swap brick walls Try swapping brick walls with another researcher and look them over with a fresh pair of eyes. I like to think of it as being a cold case detective. Someone who pulls out an old file and goes over it with a fine tooth comb to see if anything's been missed. Tip #2 - Assess your weaknessesLook honestly at your office and your research and make a list of areas where you could improve. Then set out to find someone in your local genealogical society who has a strength in that area. Tip # 3 - Two heads are better than oneTry working alongside a fellow genealogist. Two heads are always better than one, and having someone that you can share the journey with is a wonderful thing. There are over 500 genealogy groups on Facebook alone! Or try one of the new genealogy social networking sites that have been popping up lately. GEM: The Library of Congress Webcasts:Presented by Laura Cohen Appelbaum and Wendy Turman of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington. a book and presentation by Vincent Virga GEM: Genealogy through the Looking Glass I've enjoyed using children's books for many years to become acquainted with new and sometimes complex subjects. They are little gems just waiting to help you take on a new area of genealogical research. For instance, does the subject of DNA still seem a bit foggy to you? Try "" by Richard Walker, and "" by Fran Balkwill. "" by Susan Hughes is a great first timers introduction to the subject. by Jeremy Thornton . " edited by Mary E. Lyons. (Disclosure: As an Amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for supporting the free Genealogy Gems Podcast) Juvenile Books can also be a great quick resource for the history of states and countries that you are unfamiliar with and have just discovered your ancestors spent time in. So when you stumble into new territory, try taking a child's eye view and perhaps a child's curiousity as you approach the situation. GEM: Now for a little Pixie DustUpdate: iGoogle has been discontinued. Free monthly

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Episode 37 - SHOW NOTES - Double The Search! And How Our Ancestor's Made A Difference.

Published Dec 19, 2007 THE MAILBOX: Follow up to & the Passport Database at Ancestry...Will Haskell told us about his grandfather, Merrill Haskell, traveled to Russia in 1919 in his work as a public accountant for the YMCA. Merrill Haskell's Passport application - but the woman's photo on the left doesn't match. A turn of the page reveals his grandfather! GEM: itunes GET ALLWhen you subscribe in iTunes to the podcast, only the most recent episode will download to your computer or iPod, so be sure to remember to go back to the and click the GET ALL button so that all of the back episodes will download. You don't want to miss a thing! Gem: Search Yahoo and Google at the same time with GEM: - How Our Ancestors Made A Difference!It's very likely that your great grandparents, grandparents and parents put Christmas Seals on the Christmas cards and packages. It all started on a stormy December night in 1903 a postman named Einar Holboell was working late in a post office sorting large piles of Christmas mail: Put this stamp with message bright On every Christmas letter; Help the tuberculosis fight, And make the New Year better. . Thank you so very much for supporting the podcast! iTunes Goal: If you have an iTunes account and are enjoying the podcast, please go to the and leave your positive review now. Thanks! Watch the Song: from the Christmas Movie Remember the Night