May 21, 2018 · 59 min
TG
Leisure
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection
George G. Morgan & Drew Smith
"The Genealogy Guys" are two avid genealogists who host a weekly chat. The podcast includes news of the genealogy community, book and software reviews, guest interviews, and a lot of fun chat.
- 526 episodes
- Updated July 13
Episodes526
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May 14, 2018 · 1 hr 4 minThe Genealogy Guys #343
The news includes: MyHeritage announced release of a Pedigree View mode for MyHeritage family trees. MyHeritage added 27 million new historical records in March. They also have added Inbox and Scanner features to their mobile app. Parabon NanoLabs announced the general availability of its Snapshot Genetic Genealogy Service, which provides investigators with a new tool for solving crimes with evidence from an unknown DNA source. (See https://snapshot.parabon-nanolabs.com) for additional information. CeCe Moore is leading this new unit. Findmypast has added Scots-Irish in North America Histories, Surrey Baptisms, more Yorkshire Burials, and new images and articles in PERSI. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society has begun work on a guide to New York State Archives. It is expected to be released in 2019. FamilySearch has added its 2 billionth image of genealogy records. A new book, Professional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice & Standards, edited by Elizabeth Shown Mills, with 26 chapters written by 22 experts, has just been published by Genealogical Publishing Company. George reviews the latest book by Nathan Dylan Goodwin, author of the Forensic Genealogist crime mysteries. It consists of two publications. The Wicked Trade is a book about smuggling on the coast of southeastern England in the 1820s and an investigation into a woman associated with smugglers. The Suffagette's Secret is a novella about the British women's suffrage movement in the early 1900s and about the women who made it happen. Both works are based on well-researched, historically accurate events, and include composite characters investigated by Morton Farrier, the Forensic Genealogist. George gives an enthusiastic thumbs-up to these installments in Goodwin's impressive series. Listener email includes: Joseph writes about the reenactment of the wedding at Pennsbury Manor, William Penn's home. Tom wrote again to review his work with Tropy at https://tropy.org/, the document management tool Tom asks for suggestions about equipment/hardware for capturing digital oral interviews. Mahlon Erickson wrote with an update of his Pre-1920 Oklahoma Death Index, which now contains over 650,000 entries. Larry wrote to discuss the AncestryDNA testing service and issues about access to family trees for non-subscribers.
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Apr 30, 2018 · 1 hr 4 minGenealogy Connection #042 - Brooke Schreier Ganz, Founder and President of Reclaim the Records
Brooke Schreier Ganz is the founder and president of Reclaim the Records, a not-for-profit group dedicated to obtaining access to important genealogical records held by state and local government agencies under the relevant state freedom of information laws. Learn more about Brooke and Reclaim the Records by visiting www.reclaimtherecords.org
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Apr 23, 2018 · 59 minThe Genealogy Guys #342
The news includes: MyHeritage announced the expansion of DNA Quest, its pro bono initiative to help adoptees and their birth families through genetic testing. DNA Quest is extended worldwide, with the deadline for applications being received through the end of April. Learn more at http://dnaquest.org. Ancestry has announced that Margo Georgiadis, formerly of Mattel, will become its new CEO on 10 May 2018. Findmypast has added a new collection, the England & Wales Electoral Registers 1920. They have also begun beta testing of their new world FindMyPast family tree. See https://www.findmypast.co.uk/worldtree for more details. Drew shares updates from FamilySearch. The Guys share some interviews with attendees at the 2018 Ohio Genealogical Society Conference, held in Columbus, Ohio, on 11-14 April 2018. Actionable Information You Can Use: Your new challenge is to spend one hour going through the Library of Congress Digital Collections at https://www.loc.gov/collections/ to locate items that can help you put your ancestral family into historical context. Send your interesting finds to The Guys at genealogyguys@gmail.com. Listener email includes: Ed writes about using JewishGen (https://www.jewishgen.org/) as a resource for locating Russian villages, especially prior to WWII. Barb shares an important story about her father's AncestryDNA testing, his death, and how she obtained ownership of his DNA test materials and results. The Guys also share information about Blaine Bettinger's Informed Consent Agreement and Beneficiary Agreement forms at https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2018/02/15/informed-consent-agreement-and-beneficiary-agreement/.
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Apr 9, 2018 · 1 hr 1 minGenealogy Connection #041 - James M. Beidler, Speaker and Writer
James M. Beidler speaks and writes on a number of genealogy topics, with a focus on German and Pennsylvania research. He is the author of several genealogy books, including his newest book about historical newspaper research. To learn more about Jim, visit his website at http://jamesmbeidler.com/
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Apr 2, 2018 · 1 hr 2 minThe Genealogy Guys #341
The news includes: RootsMagic releases Personal Historian 3. MyHeritage added 27.1 million historical records to SuperSearch in March, bringing the total to 8.96 billion. MyHeritage adds a new Pedigree View feature for family trees. MyHeritage has made improvements to its new One-to-Many Chromosome Browser. Two new features have been added to the MyHeritage mobile app: Inbox and Scanner. MyHeritage announced customer support 24/7 by both phone and online. Findmypast announced the release of Ireland Tontines Annuities, 1766-1788, Church of Ireland Histories & Reference Guides, Armagh Records & Registers, Antrim Histories & Reference Guides, and Dublin Registers & Records. Drew shares updates from FamilySearch. Listener email includes: Peggy shares information about Book Collector by CLZ at collectorz.com. Ryan shares information about a free open-source tool called Tropy at https://tropy.org/. It allows you to organize and describe photographs of research material. The Guys seek feedback from listeners. Richard reports in a follow-up on his grandmother's mysterious first cousin and all the subsequent research paths he has taken. Kristopher shares his research in New Jersey about his grandparents, and how he has pieced together research in a number of interesting records. Actionable Information You Can Use George debunks the myth that Irish census records were all lost. He presents information about the availability of digitized Irish Census records. The National Archives of Ireland at http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ is a resource for surviving census records. MyHeritage provides access to the 1901 and 1911 census records. FamilySearch provide searchable images from the fragments of the 1821-1851 census records. George discusses what is available on the 1901 census forms. Drew reviews Alistair Moffat's book, Britain: A Genetic Journey. Drew also discusses GEDmatch, how to upload data, and the new Genesis facility at https://genesis.gedmatch.com that allows upload of all the testing services' results. You can help The Guys spread the word about our two podcasts: Tell your friends and genealogy society members about us. Leave a review at iTunes. Leave comments everywhere you find or listen to the podcasts. You can help support The Guys with your contributions at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/genealogyguys.
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Mar 25, 2018 · 53 minGenealogy Connection #040 - Stacey Adger, OGS Officer
Stacey Adger is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Genealogical Society, and the OGS Publicity Chair. You can follow Stacey on Twitter at @adger_stacey
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Mar 19, 2018 · 1 hr 5 minThe Genealogy Guys Podcast #340 - 2018 March 16
The news includes: MyHeritage announced a new pro bono initiative to reunite adoptees with their birth families. Learn more, see eligibility requirements, and apply at https://www.dnaquest.org. MyHeritage has upgraded its new chromosome browser's capabilities to include one-to-many matches. The Suzanne Winsor Freeman Memorial Student Grant Committee is now accepting applications for its annual $500 grant and full registration to the 2018 Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree. Application deadline is midnight PDT on 10 April 2018. Details and an application can be found at https://thefamilycurator.com/swfgrant/. Living DNA previewed its Family Networks platform, a new DNA matching service, at RootsTech, and it will be available to consumers later this year. Findmypast announced the release of their new Ireland Civil Birth Registration Index and Ireland Civil Marriage Registration Index, the first phase of a collection that will grow throughout 2018. Drew shares his review and insights of RootsTech 2018. Listener email includes: Natonne Elaine Kemp, co-author of There Is Something About Edgefield, thanks Drew for his book review, and was "stunned" to learn that Drew's 2nd great-grandfather was mentioned in the book. Gail comments about sound quality on the Genealogy Connection Marjorie inquires about the possibility of transcriptions of our podcasts. Tom asks about an app or program to record books, magazines, and articles in your personal library. George and Drew describe LibraryThing in detail. Matt is confounded by differences in his DNA ethnicity estimate and those of his parents. Liza shares a surprise in DNA results in her husband's test that indicates a paternity issue. She asks for guidance in how to approach this news, both with her father-in-law and with the person with whom there was a match. D. A. responded to the listener's question about copying information received in Facebook Messenger. George reminds listeners that the incentive premium for listener support at Patreon at www.patreon.com/genealogyguys is still available!
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Mar 13, 2018 · 56 minGenealogy Connection #039 - Polly FitzGerald Kimmitt, Researcher
Polly FitzGerald Kimmitt is a nationally recognized researcher with special expertise in New England and a focus on helping clients with membership in lineage societies. She is also known for her work with repatriation of military remains. Learn more about Polly at www.kimmittgenealogy.com
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Feb 24, 2018 · 1 hr 1 minThe Genealogy Guys Podcast #339 - 2018 February 22
The news includes: MyHeritage has recently released a new component of its DNA section: Ethnicities Around the World. MyHeritage announces an exclusive offer to Family Tree DNA customers who are not yet MyHeritage subscribers: a 50% discount on the MyHeritage Complete Plan for $125 per year, with a Price-Lock Guarantee for as long as you keep your subscription. The Utah Business Magazine has recognized Legacy Tree Genealogists president, Jessica Taylor, with its prestigious Forty Under 40 Award. The Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) honors Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FUGA, FMGS, with the Award of Merit. The Genealogical Institute on Federal Research Alumni Association has announced the recipient of the Richard S. Lackey Scholarship for 2018, Linda MacIver of Boston, Massachusetts. Findmypast has added resources to its Suffragette Collection, and new records for its Devon Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, and Burials and for its Yorkshire Banns, Marriages, and Burials collections. The National Genealogical Society (NGS) has named Alison Hare, CG, and Nancy A. Peters, CG, as co-editors of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ), effective with the March 2019 issue. They succeed retiring editors Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA, and Melinde Lutz Byrne, CG, FASG. Drew shares updates from FamilySearch's recent records additions. George reviews a new book, Manorial Records for Family Historians, by Geoffrey Barker. (St. Agnes, South Australia: Unlock the Past Publications, 2017) http://www.unlockthepast.com.au/unlock-past-publications Drew reviews a new book, There Is Something About Edgefield: Shining a Light on the Black Community through History, Genealogy & Genetic DNA by Edna Gail Bush and Natonne Elaine Kemp. (Takoma Park, MD: Rocky Pond Press, 2017) Listener email includes: Ricky writes to inquire about MyHeritage.com's content offerings as compared to those of Ancestry.com. Drew responds to emails from Cassandra and Wendy concerning his interview with Angie Bush (Genealogy Connection #36). He first described the DNA Painter tool by Johnny Perl (based on Blaine Bettinger's work) at http://dnapainter.com/tools/sharedcmv4. The tool allows you to enter the shared centiMorgan value from a DNA match and calculates possible relationships. He also clarifies that MyHeritage DNA does provide a notes field, but that this wasn't available when he interviewed Angie Bush. Drew responds to Molly who asked about Angie's comments about a DNA cluster worksheet. Angie responds that the worksheet is an internal company worksheet document. Drew asks listeners to share any information about a similar tool that they might know of. Jenny asks for suggestions to shrink the size of her Family Tree Maker for attached media. Drew refers her to MacKiev and to FTM user groups on Facebook. Marcia asks about the viability of using her Mac for genealogy work with RootsMagic. Robin asks for suggestions about capturing communications in messages on Facebook and making the data available in text formats, including in Evernote.
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Feb 12, 2018 · 1 hr 2 minGenealogy Connection #038 - Eric Wells, Education Coordinator for The NextGen Genealogy Network
Eric Wells is the Education Coordinator for The NextGen Genealogy Network, and regularly does live interviews with noted genealogists. You can find out more about Eric here.
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Feb 6, 2018 · 1 hrGenealogy Connection #037 - Michael J. Leclerc, Speaker, Writer, and Researcher
Michael J. Leclerc is an internationally known genealogy speaker, writer, and researcher, with specialties in New England and French Canadian research. To learn more about Michael, visit mjleclerc.com.
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Jan 30, 2018 · 1 hrThe Genealogy Guys Podcast #338 - 2018 January 28
The Guys announce an incentive for listener support at Patreon at www.patreon.com/genealogyguys. The news includes: MyHeritage has recently added or updated a vast number of collections including U.S. Yearbooks, Newspapers from Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, Sweden, Germany, and Palestine. ScotlandsPeople has added more than 233,000 new statutory images, and improvements to their 'Name Variants' search facility. Legacy Tree Genealogists will be a sponsor for the DNA Innovation Contest at RootsTech. Findmypast has added records from the island of Jersey, Hertfordshire, the New Jersey Birth Index (1901-1903), and new British newspaper titles. The World War II Research and Writing Center announced the publication of four new World War II Quick Guides by Jennifer Holik, available for Kindle at Amazon. Details at http://wwiiresearchandwritingcenter.com/portfolio/kindle-quick-guides/. Newspapers.com has added newspapers for Tampa Bay in Florida, available in their enhanced subscription. The New England Historic Genealogical Society honored Boston historian and author William M. Fowler, Jr., with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Drew shares a press release from FamilySearch detailing what's coming in 2018. Drew shares updates from FamilySearch's recent records additions. Drew reviews a new book, The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy, 4th edition, by Val D. Greenwood. (Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2017) Listener email includes: The Guys provide suggestions to Mark for finding episodes of the podcasts specifically about countries, states, record types, etc., using the Search facility at our website. Gloria Christine discusses how she navigates past the scarcity of available records for New Jersey. Jerry shares the story of his maternal grandparents, and why they had to be married a second time for the records. Drew addresses the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in response to Jerry's comment about historical context in this story. Christine came across a great page at the Waukesha County Wisconsin Genealogy website at http://www.linkstothepast.com/waukesha/defn.php. It includes: Common Foreign Words on Tombstones compared in English, Bohemian, Bohemian dialect, German, French, and Welsh; an example of information in a Czech birth record translated into English; information about the Woodmen of America; and a list for Understanding the Art and Symbols on Tombstones. Matthew discusses his search for the father of his great-grandfather, the absence of documentary records, and how he has been working with DNA to help solve the brick wall problem.
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Jan 22, 2018 · 56 minGenealogy Connection #036 - Angie Bush, Genetic Genealogist
Angie Bush is a Utah-based genetic genealogist and a popular speaker at national genealogy conferences on DNA topics. Learn more about Angie at her APG profile. Note: At the time the interview was recorded, MyHeritage did not yet have the feature of adding notes to your DNA matches. That is now an option.
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Jan 18, 2018 · 1 hr 2 minThe Genealogy Guys Podcast #337 - 2018 January 15
The news includes: The Guys are pleased to welcome Legacy Tree Genealogists (www.legacytree.com) as a new sponsor for both The Genealogy Guys Podcast and the Genealogy Connection podcast. Ancestry.com's RootsWeb site has had an exposure to its IDs and passwords, so Ancestry has shut the site down while working to enhance security there and to contact RootsWeb users to change passwords. MyHeritage recently released surveys to explore how genetics impacts various aspects of their lives. MyHeritage has made major updates and improvements to their DNA Matching. They also have added an initial release of the long-requested chromosome browser. The U.S. Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, Maryland, recently discovered 46 long-forgotten flags underneath captured British flags from the War of 1812 in display cases. The new flags date from other conflicts, and most have not been seen for almost 100 years. The Britain, Ireland and the Isles Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists has launched new social media channels, including at YouTube. Findmypast has released several extensive collections of data from South Carolina. Drew shares updates from FamilySearch's recent records additions. The Guys talk about new publications of interest: Moorshead Magazines has released a new guide in their Tracing Your Ancestors Series titled "DNA and Your Ancestry", written by Dr. Maurice Gleeson, MB. It's available at https://your-genealogy-history-store-usa.myshopify.com/collections/tracing-your-ancestors-series. Mystery Author Dan Waddell has a new short story in his Blood series titled "Blood Underground", available for free to Kindle Unlimited subscribers at Amazon.com. Nathan Dylan Goodwin, author of the Forensic Genealogist book series has just finished writing a new book, The Wicked Trade.. It should be available soon. And Nathan will be at RootsTech. Listener email includes: Tom asks about DNA analysis and how to create a process that identifies known relationships or matches from AncestryDNA. Dave asks about adoption and kinds of evidence that can be used to document it. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library has ended interlibrary loans of their microfilmed newspaper collection. Jim poses questions concerning autosomal DNA matches, estimated cousin relationships, and ranges of centiMorgan matches with different relationships.
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Jan 9, 2018 · 1 hr 9 minGenealogy Connection #035 - Ed Thompson, Creator of Evidentia Software
Ed Thompson is the technologist behind Evidentia Software. Learn more about Ed and his software at evidentiasoftware.com.
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Dec 29, 2017 · 1 hr 3 minThe Genealogy Guys Podcast #336 - 2017 December 27
The news includes: MyHeritage has added 90 million new New York Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists (1820-1954). MyHeritage has added a new feature, Do-It-Yourself Historical Record Fixes, in its SuperSearch facililty. Findmypast has added a new collection for tracing immigrants from the British Isles. They have also added records from Kent, and updates to the U.S. Marriages collection and additions to PERSI. Drew shares updates from FamilySearch's recent records additions. Listener email includes: Tom shares his saga of obtaining copies of passport applications and photographs, and the rich details they contained. Neal asks about formats of genealogy charts to represent the family in a graphical way. Judy wants FamilySearch to add a priority to the digitization of microfilmed land and property records. She has had great success in locating genealogical data in these documents. Neal wants advice on how to record/represent foster children in his family tree for children who probably were not adopted. Chris shares his organizational methods for paper documents and scanned items, and he uses Evernote to great advantage. Jim shared a story from Omaha, Nebraska, about a man who used his DNA test results to find a brother he had never met.
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Dec 20, 2017 · 53 minGenealogy Connection #034 - Henrietta Martinez Christmas, New Mexican researcher, writer, and speaker
Henrietta Martinez Christmas is a native New Mexican who has been doing research in her part of the country for decades. Read what she's written about New Mexican research at http://1598nm.blogspot.com/.
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Dec 5, 2017 · 52 minGenealogy Connection #033 - Daniel Horowitz, MyHeritage Genealogy Expert
Daniel Horowitz is a Genealogy Expert for MyHeritage. To learn more about Daniel, visit searchingformyroots.com.
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Nov 29, 2017 · 1 hr 3 minThe Genealogy Guys Podcast #335 - 2017 November 26
The news includes: MyHeritage adds a collection of New York newspapers (1806-2007) to its SuperSearch facility, and New York City Marriage License Index (1908-1929). Ancestry has made a change to the Privacy Settings for its DNA product enabling people to not see who they match. Evidentia has added a new Evidence Summary Report in a table format. The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) announced their new officers, board, and committee members. The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHJGS) has launched an online gallery of Pilgrim Descendants at http://mayflower.americanancestors.org. Ancestry and NEHGS announced that they have partnered in a Historic Catholic Records Project. It will digitize Massachusetts Catholic records from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. The Federation of Genealogical Societies has announced that the Preserve the Pensions Project has resumed with digitization and indexing of War of 1812 pensions at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). New records will begin to be added to Fold3.com for free access. NARA has announced the digitization of over 100 Confederate Maps in Record Group (RG) 109, available for download through their online catalog. Findmypast announced a two-year project to digitize materials from the Trinity Mirror Archive. Findmypast announced plans to publish the Cincinnati and Chicago Sacramental Registers online, beginning in 2018. Findmypast has added English Roman Catholic Parish browseable images for the Archdiocese of Westminster Drew shares updates from FamilySearch's recent records additions. Listener email includes: David asked for guidance to access Dawes Rolls and other Native American records. George recommended: an Ancestry Academy webinar by Paula Stuart-Warren; a Legacy Family Tree Webinar by Angela Walton-Raji; and Angela Walton-Raji's "The African-Native American Genealogy Blog at http://african-nativeamerican.blogspot.com. Brandon provided an update to his research for his great-great-grandfather. While he could not locate the probate records, he discovered court records about his ancestor's insanity and institutional commitment. Margaret asked about American citizens coming through Ellis Island. Sam shares a great story about his successful use of DNA to solve a mystery about the birth parents of an adoptee.