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The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection

Written by: George G. Morgan & Drew Smith
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  • George G. Morgan and Drew Smith discuss genealogy on The Genealogy Guys Podcast Drew Smith interviews leaders of the genealogy community on Genealogy Connection
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  • The Genealogy Guys Podcast #424
    Feb 22 2024

    David from Addison, Texas, is the winner of our drawing for a MyHeritage DNA kit. More drawings will be announced later this year.

    News You Can Use and Share!

    • RootsTech, the world’s largest genealogy conference, takes place in Salt Lake City, Utah, and online next week, 29 February through 2 March 2024.
    • FamilySearch International and American Ancestors announced a collaboration on the 10 Million Names Project. The project “seeks to recover the names and restore information to families of the estimated 10 million men, women, and children of African descent who were enslaved in pre- and post-colonial America, including the area that would become the United States.”

    DNA Segment

    In our DNA Segment, DNA expert Diahan Southard discusses Ancestry DNA with Drew Smith.

    Listener Email

    • Douglas responds regarding our discussion of slide and negative scanners. He reminds people to check with their local library for the availability of a scanner for checkout. He was able to use a Wolverine slide and negative scanner. (It and the Kodak model discussed on the last podcast are available through Amazon.)
    • Jeannie discusses FamilySearch’s computer indexing problems.
    • Mike writes again to provide additional information about the Old Fulton Postcards website and the New York local government historians’ (LGH) roles.
    • Ryan asks about two different marriage records dated the same date in adjoining states for the same couple.
    • Laura writes in response to Dennis’ questions about writing a family history, and uses the “52 ancestors in 52 weeks” approach presented by Amy Johnson Crow.
    • Matt is seeking a missing Pennsylvania death record from 1914. He has conducted extensive research and is looking for more suggestions.
    • Kristen is seeking advice for locating records for a missing family member, Arthur Tozer.

    Thank you to all our Patreon supporting members for their support. Your Patreon support helps us improve our technology and provide even more podcast content to you! You can join us for as little as $1 a month or as much as you’d like to contribute. Visit https://www.patreon.com/genealogyguys to get started.

    Please also tell your friends and your genealogical society about our free podcasts, blog, and the Genealogy Guys Learn subscription education website.

    And don’t forget to order Drew’s book, Generation by Generation: A Modern Approach to the Basics of Genealogy, from Genealogical Publishing Company (genealogical.com/) or Amazon.com.

    Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Genealogy Connection #84 - Donna Moughty, Irish Research Expert and Research Trip Leader
    Jan 29 2024

    Drew's guest is Donna Moughty, who led the research trip to Dublin that Drew joined in October 2023. In this episode, Drew and Donna discuss her experiences over many years in leading research trips to Ireland, and how researchers need to prepare before going on a research trip (no matter where their ancestors were from). To learn of Donna's background, see GC episode #002. 

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    56 mins
  • The Genealogy Guys Podcast #423
    Jan 23 2024

    News You Can Use and Share!

    • Don’t miss the opportunity to win a free MyHeritage DNA Kit. Listen to the MyHeritage ad later in this episode for details on submitting your entry to our raffle.
    • MyHeritage recapped their activities in 2023:
      • 4M DNA kits in their database
      • 9M faces tagged with Photo Tagger
      • 700M historical records added in 366 new collections
      • 320M new Family Tree profiles added
      • 4M MyHeritage and Reimagine mobile app downloaded
      • 19M new Theories of Family Relativity™
      • New AI tools added: PhotoDater™, AI Record Finder™, and AI Biographer™
      • 3M photo dates estimated with PhotoDater
      • 26M photos uploaded
      • 2,112 webinars on Legacy Family Tree Webinars
      • 605 articles added to the MyHeritage Wiki
    • George recaps MyHeritage’s Historical Record Collections added in December 2023.
    • Drew recaps FamilySearch’s 2023 highlights.
    • FamilySearch announced the historic release of the 1931 Census of Canada.
    • Drew shares what to expect from FamilySearch in 2024.

    DNA Segment

    Our popular DNA Segment returns with expert Diahan Southard and Drew Smith in conversation about 23andMe.

    Listener Email

    • Mike writes about genealogy podcasts and the lack of references made to the newspaper research site, Old Fulton New York Postcards website at https://www.fultonhistory.com/ for a collection of New York newspapers and postcard images, and Advantage Archives at https://www.advantagearchives.com/.
    • Sheila writes concerning how to get a “long photo” (30” long x 6” high) scanned and then how to locate software to tag each person’s face with their name. The Guys suggest obtaining advice from archivists at university archives and special collections, and state/provincial/national archives, to find out who offer large scanning jobs services.
    • Julie writes to discuss her and her daughter’s interesting DNA matches (and non-matches) with another individual on different websites.
    • Dennis’s 40 years of collecting data in Germany and Ireland was entered into Family Tree Maker and uploaded to Ancestry. The data seems to have disappeared and he asks for suggestions. He also seeks suggestions about how he and his sisters can/should format the family history they are planning to compile.
    • Laurie writes to ask about the possibility of a researcher being able to bulk-download data from databases such as Ancestry for a specific county.
    • Diana writes to advise us that there is a law in New York state requiring that each county have a county historian to help preserve and promote the history of that county. They can guide you to resources and other organizations. There is a website at https://www.aphnys.gov where you can identify and contact these people.
    • Judy asks for advice and recommendations about sorting potential ancestors who share the same name in a specific area at the same time.
    • Tom has inherited family photos, slides, and negatives from his mother. He is seeking information about scanners to effectively digitize these things. George suggests the Kodak Slide N Scan with a 5” color LCD screen which scans to an SD or SDHS card.

    Thank you to all our Patreon supporting members for their support. Your Patreon support helps us improve our technology and provide even more podcast content to you! You can join us for as little as $1 a month or as much as you’d like to contribute. Visit https://www.patreon.com/genealogyguys to get started.

    Please also tell your friends and your genealogical society about our free podcasts, blog, and the Genealogy Guys Learn subscription education website.

    And don’t forget to order Drew’s new book, Generation by Generation: A Modern Approach to the Basics of Genealogy, from Genealogical Publishing Company (https://genealogical.com/) or Amazon.com.

    Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com.

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    1 hr and 29 mins

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