DearMYRTLE's Family History Hour genealogy podcast 5 Aug 2008

Posted by DearMYRTLE at 8/5/2008 9:35 PM
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DearLISTENERS & READERS,
DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 5 Aug 2008 genealogy podcast is available for listening via computer or transferred to any .mp3 player if you choose to download the file. An alternative would be to download the file automatically via iTunes. You don’t need an iPod to listen. For a complete list of current DearMYRTLE podcasts visit: http://podcasts.dearmyrtle.com. Click to visit the Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society site.You may play, pause, rewind and listen to podcasts as many times as you wish.

GUESTS THIS WEEK 

Susan Goss Johnston discusses American military records research. She is a principle speaker at Saturday's free American Military Research Seminar and Workshop hosted by the Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society, in association with the Livermore Family History Center, August 9, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the LDS Church, 950 Mocho Street, Livermore, California. Susan has advised students to print out and bring with them, "An Overview of Records at the National Archives Relating to Military Service," by Trevor K. Plante (Prologue Fall 20002, Vol. 34, No. 3). Susan feels this article is an excellent starting point for researchers. (This segment begins 5:39 minutes into the podcast.) What drew my attention to Susan's presentation is the component of comparing known surviving military record groups with online availability. Susan recommends:Click to search selected pages of Elizabeth's book.

 Elizabeth Powel Crowe, author of Genealogy Online 8th edition. This week Libbi suggests options for those wishing to become professional genealogists.  Be sure to subscribe to Elizabeth's blog, the Crowe's Nest.   (This segment begins 35 minutes into the podcast.) Links to groups discussed during the interview include:

Ancestry.com

Chris Lydiksen, Ancestry.com Product Manager, U.S. Content. Since Feb. 2004, Chris has been focused primarily on U.S. content strategy, acquisition and production. So far this year, Ancestry.com has released over 200 books in scanned image format, part of their "book a day" project. Key content collections released in 2008 thus far include some 40 additions to the site. Chris recognizes the void with the missing 1890 US federal census and tells us that other state census records are in the pipeline to assist researchers around this brick wall. (This segment begins 45:36 minutes into the podcast.) Links we discuss during this segment include:

LINKS WE MENTION

  • Availability of film in Salt Lake's Family History Library. (This segment begins 24 minutes into the podcast.) See also:
  • http://www.SecondLife.com">Second Life (Once you've joined, and it's free, search for Clarise Beaumont or DearMYRTLE Writer.)
  • 2008 FGS Conference in Philadelphia "Footprints in History" 3-6 Sept 2008. The deadline for early registration has been extended to 1 July 2008.Order lucious chocolates from Myrt's favorite Milsean Shoppe. See also the FGS Conference Blog.

Milseán Chocolate Shoppe
(Myrt's nephew's in-laws have created a wonderful chocolate bark of either white or dark chocolate with almonds and/or cranberries.) Milseán (meel-shawn), in Gaelic (Ireland's ancestral language) means "Sweet Things".  Visit the retail shoppe at the renovated Aldergrove Fire Hall, at 2900 272nd Street, in Aldergrove, BC or order online.

http://www.britemusic.com">Brite Music has great kids' music, songs & activity books. The music is also available in .mp3 format for your iPod. During the podcast you'll hear "I know my number". Ol' Myrt taught her young children to memorize the family telephone number, and now her daughters are teaching Myrt's grandchildren using the same song. It's from the Safety Kids CD.

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Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt     
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  • 8/6/2008 9:15 PM Kay Speaks wrote:
    Thank you for featuring one our respected Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society members, Susan Johnston. There is still time to sign up for our August 9 seminar American Military Research Online: What's Online and What's Not! As mentioned in the podcast, Trevor Hammond, Sales Manager for Footnote.com will present an introduction to the Footnote.com website. Visit www.L-AGS.org to register. Lunch will include Genealogy Jeopardy. The afternoon workshop will include four American military interactive case studies. You can follow along on the Internet if you have wireless connection capability and up-to-date virus software.

    Susan is also teaching genealogy classes at Las Positas College, Livermore, CA, "Get Serious About Your Family Heritage, Part I and II." Use the Contact Susan Johnston link for more information.
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  • 8/8/2008 1:07 PM Gail Fairfield wrote:
    Wonderful
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