Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 251
with Lisa Louise Cooke
March 2021

This episode is brought to you by MyHeritage.
From Lisa: “I use MyHeritage for my own genealogy research. It makes all the difference!”

In this episode:

If you’re looking for a wide array of free online genealogical records for your family history, look no further than then Allen County Public Library’s Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It’s the second la...

Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 250
with Lisa Louise Cooke
February 2021

This episode is brought to you by MyHeritage.
From Lisa: “I use MyHeritage for my own genealogy research. It makes all the difference!”

In this episode:

Who doesn’t love a good genealogical surprise? Sometimes we discover something we overlooked the first time around. Other times we find gems in places we never expected. Google Books is one of those places fu...

Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 249
with Lisa Louise Cooke
January 2021

This episode is brought to you by MyHeritage.
From Lisa: “I use MyHeritage for my own genealogy research. It makes all the difference!”

In this episode:

It's a new year. Are you ready for genealogical success/ In this episode we cover the 10 questions you should be asking yourself as you begin your new research year. This exercise will help us all fill in t...

Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 248
with Lisa Louise Cooke
December 2020

This episode is brought to you by:

StoryWorth
Visit www.StoryWorth.com/Gems for $10 off.

MyHeritageDNA

In this episode we cover a plethora of strategies that will give you access to loads of free genealogy records and resources.

You will learn:

Follow up on a Consultation with a Professional Genealogist

You will find the complete show notes for the topic discussed in this episode at the show notes page here. 

Sometimes we just a need a little help with a brick wall. That was certainly the case with the Irish line of my family tree. In episode 18 of my YouTube video series Elevenses with Lisa I enlisted the help of professional genealogist Kate Eakman of Legacy Tree Geneal...

How to Make a Video for Free with Adobe Spark Video

In last month's episode we talked about how to construct a great story for video. In this episode I've got the ideal tool for you to use to make your video: Adobe Spark Video.

Video is the perfect medium for sharing your family’s history. It captures the interest of the eyes and the ears.

Adobe Spark Video is a free app and website tool that makes it easier than ever to cr...

Telling Your Family's Story and Creating Family History Videos

Don’t just gather genealogical information. Take the time to tell your ancestors’ stories!

Video is the perfect medium for sharing your family’s history. It captures the interest of the eyes and the ears.

In this episode my special guest is Kathy Nielsen. She’s a librarian from California who recently started creating videos. She’s going to walk you through the simp...

Top Tips for Searching at Ancestry.com

You will find the complete notes for the topics discussed in this episode (and more) in the show notes page here. 

Getting Your History Digitized

Our family’s history comes in many forms, and some of them over time can become obsolete. I shared in this episode my continuing progress on my own project of converting the rest of my old home movies that are in a variety of formats (8mm, mini DV, H...

One Family's Story and the Lessons Learned from History

In this episode of the Genealogy Gems Podcast you'll hear Daniel's story and the lessons we can learn from history. You can watch the video recording of this interview here on Elevenses with Lisa.

Click here for the complete show notes at my Genealogy Gems website. 

Getting Your History Digitized

Our family’s history comes in many forms, and some of them over time ...

Research Plans and Avoiding Distractions

You will find the complete notes for the topics discussed in this episode (and more) in the show notes page here. 

Getting Your History Digitized

Our family’s history comes in many forms, and some of them over time can become obsolete. I shared in this episode my continuing progress on my own project of converting the rest of my old home movies that are in a variety of formats (8mm, mini DV...

May 2020

Visit our website at GenealogyGems.com for the complete show notes. Click here. 

Topics:

Google Search - a new change you need to know about

How to Return Found Items to Other Families  - including an interview with Caryl Kidd-Osborn of the Shrubs to Trees – A Pay-It-Forward Genealogy Facebook Group 

School Records - 10 Strategies for finding them

The Genealogy Gems Podcast is the leading genealogy and family history show....

April 2020

Visit our website at GenealogyGems.com for the complete show notes. Click here. 

Topics:

Organization with Lisa Lisson, Are You My Cousin?

DNA Q&A with Andrew Lee, Family History Fanatics

Evidence & Proof with Kate Eakman, Legacy Tree Genealogists

The Genealogy Gems Podcast is the leading genealogy and family history show. Launched in 2007, the show is hosted by genealogy author, keynote presenter, and video prod...

March 2020

Click here for the complete show notes.

In this episode we’re going to delve into how DNA testing and genetic genealogy has changed our world. Award-winning journalist Libby Copeland, author of the new book The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are discusses genetic genealogy, the big DNA testing companies (AncestryDNA,  23andMe, Family Tree DNA, and MyHeritageDNA) The Golden State Killer Case and the use o...

February 2020

I LOVE genealogy, mysteries and puzzle solving. Are you with me on that? Well in this episode we have not one by two tales of mystery. The first has a Valentine’s theme centered around a mysterious love letter. Professional genealogist Kathleen Ackerman will be here to share how a love letter that was missing its last page took her on a genealogical journey full of surprises.

And our second story is a mystery full of ...

The Genealogy Gems Podcast is the leading genealogy and family history show. Launched in 2007, the show is hosted by genealogy author, keynote presenter, and video producer Lisa Louise Cooke. The podcast can be found in all major podcasting directories, or download the exclusive Genealogy Gems Podcast app to listen to all the episodes and receive bonus content. 

We are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Genealogy Gems app. We ...

Hosted by Lisa Louise Cooke
Recorded December 2019

My how time flies and it’s flying further and further way from when our ancestors’ got their photographs taken, which can make the task of identifying and dating them harder and harder.

Do not fret my friend because I have the coolest free tech tool for you that can help you zero in on the date of your photos.

David Lowe a Specialist in the Photography Collection of the New York Pu...

Hosted by Lisa Louise Cooke
Recorded November 2019

Federal court records are wonderful because they are so packed with genealogical information. But knowing which records are available and where to find them can sound daunting, and that stops many genealogists from ever tapping into them.

In this episode our aim is to fix all that. Professional forensic genealogist Michael Strauss is here to pull back the curtain and introduce you ...

with Lisa Louise Cooke
October 2019

NEWS:

New and Returning genealogy-themed television Shows:

A New Leaf on NBC

A New Leaf will be included in the Saturday NBC morning programming block called The More You Know beginning October 5, 2019. 

From the Ancestry Blog: 

“Each week ‘A New Leaf’ will follow people on the cusp of key life inflection points, who using family history, genealogy, and sometimes AncestryDNA® analysis will go on ...

Genealogy Gems Podcast episode 233
with Lisa Louise Cooke
September 2019

In this episode:

Today we’re going to take a look at what so many records and record collections have in common: they are often Lists.

Now that may sound pretty straight forward, but there’s a lot more to Lists than meet the eye.

A list of names, places or other information has a lot to tell us and can be used in unique ways.

Professional genealogist Cari Tapli...