DearLISTENERS & READERS,
DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 11 Sept 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. You may play, pause, rewind and listen to podcasts as many times as you wish.

GUESTS THIS WEEK

Justin Schroepfer from www.Footnote.com discusses the newly released Footnote Pages. Based initially on the 80 million+ names from the US Social Security Death Index, you'll find that all sorts of events, photos and comments can easily be added to an individual's page. One doesn't need to be an accomplished web page designer to create a tribute to that individual family member. Access is free. The pages exist in a format that makes it Google searchable. During this interview, Ol' Myrt actually created a page honoring her father. It was a snap. (This segment begins 4 minutes into the podcast.)

• DearMYRTLE's cross-post of the official announcement & follow-up email from Justin Footnote Pages debut at TechCrunch50

• Footnote Pages (beta)

• Here the link to the page Ol' Myrt has begun for her Dad, Glen Shirl Player

Forensic genealogist Colleen Fitzpatrick, author of Forensic Genealogy (the book) visits with Myrt to discuss how DNA research recently helped identify the remains of some 30 merchant marines whose plane went down in the late 1940s. The more Colleen talks about yDNA and mtDNA, the more it seems to make sense to Ol' Myrt here. Colleen also explains the research process and compliments the genealogists in Limerick, Ireland who assisted in the gathering of tombstone inscriptions and evidence of christening, marriage and burial information from local parish church records. (This segment begins 17:30 minutes into the podcast.)

• Find out more about the Alaska wreckage and identification of remains at Colleen's website www.ForensicGenealogy.info.

• Colleen's book Forensic Genealogy

• Colleen's book DNA & Genealogy

• Colleen's book The Dead Horse Investigation: Forensic Photo Analysis for Everyone

• Listen to the interview - National Public Radio features Forensic Genealogy on its Talk of the Nation broadcast July 26, 2005 

Tim Sullivan, CEO of The Generation Network (Ancestry.com), joins the podcast to discuss the World Archives Project a new volunteer indexing project endorsed by the Federation of Genealogical Societies. Tim explains the mechanism and goals of this project. The indexes will remain free, though membership will be required to view the linked scanned images. (This segment begins 37:34 minutes into the podcast.) Here's a note about system requirements from Ancestry's World Archives Project we read:

Operating System: Windows XP Home or Professional, Windows Vista
Minimum Computer Speed: Pentium® IV or better
Minimum Internal Memory (RAM): 512MB or greater
Display: 1024 x 768 or higher
Connection Speed: Broadband high-speed internet recommended (DSL, cable, satellite)

Related links:

• Watch the tutorial

• Ancestry's blog announcement of World Archives Project

Let's honor the current indexers for top scores:

• SherylPorter81 31727 entries

• jjuntunen1 31013 entries

• DorisFisher32 20348 entries

• juliemac60 18303 entries

• VMW435 12547 entries

Elizabeth Powell Crowe, author of Genealogy Online 8th edition joins Myrt as we review the free (US) Military Records online class we took through Brigham Young University's Independent Study program. The 28-page class has several multiple choice tests (with feedback about right and wrong answers) to guide the student through the fundamentals of records that may mention an ancestors military service. (This segment begins 47:50 minutes into the podcast.) Be sure to read Libbi's blog at www.epcrowe.com .

LINKS WE MENTION

• Second Life (Once you've joined, and it's free, search for Clarise Beaumont or DearMYRTLE Writer.)
• www.FamilySearchIndexing.org

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.

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 using this song, and now her daughters are teaching Myrt's grandchildren using the same song. It's from the Safety Kids CD.

LINKS TO SOME OF DearMYRTLE’s RECENT BLOGS ENTRIES

• Ancestry clarifies indexing project

• Giving our all

• 10 essential books in my genealogy library

• Footnote Pages debut at TechCrunch50

• FamilySearch Re: Ancestry's World Archives indexing

• Online British genealogy courses

• Open access to enhanced SSDI at GenealogyBank.com

• Footnote.com goes to TechCrunch50

• Genealogical Speakers Guild

• READER'S FEEDBACK: Geni & GoToMeeting

• 1901 Surrey & overseas marriages at FindMypast.com

• Status of user-created indexes at Ancestry.com

• Geni.com exceeded 1 million unique visitors - Aug 2008

• Virtual genealogy speakers at local societies

• Capturing Memories: Your Family History in Photographs

• Ancestry & FGS: World Archives project

LINKS TO RECENT TEACH GENEALOGY BLOG ENTRIES

• DearMYRTLE's Study Group: Update 19 Aug 2008

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt     
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Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com

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