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Unsung Heroes Awards for 3Q2019 will be announced at the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Washington, DC, this coming week. Ancestry.com has published two unique Holocaust Records collections for free, making them searchable for the first time. Ancestry.com has announced that it now shows parental relationships on each person. Vivid-Pix launched its Zoom/Transcribe software update on July 9th at the Allen County Public Library. Yankee Publishing has acquired Family Tree Magazine. American Ancestors and the Archdiocese of Boston have announced a major expansion in their partnership to digitize important sacramental records in the history of Boston’s Catholic Church. Findmypast.com has announced numerous changes to a number of their collections: Middlesex Baptisms; Huddersfield Baptisms; Yorkshire Monumental Inscriptions; Essex Baptism Index, Marriages and Banns, and Burial Index; Derbyshire Births and Baptisms; Kent Burials; Maryland Index to Colonial Probate Records; and Maryland Wills and Probate Records. FamilySearch has announced that users can now correct name indexing errors in records. Drew discusses many new and expanded collections from FamilySearch.Book Review
George delivers a review of David McCullough’s book, The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West. The book brings to life the stories of the New Englanders who migrated west to settle the Old Northwest Territory, especially Ohio. Highly recommended.
Blaine T. Bettinger
This week’s discussion between Blaine and Drew focuses on what happens to DNA samples after they arrive at the testing labs.
Cyndi Ingle
Cyndi Ingle’s “Cyndi Says” segment discusses using YouTube for learning more about genealogical resources.
Our Listeners Talk to Us
Don writes about DD-214 forms given to military personnel at the time of their discharge. Trisha asks Drew for recommendations about how to catalog Civil War books and manuscripts in their library. Margie writes to further discuss Bishops Transcripts of English and Welsh parish registers. Laura wants to know more about the demographics of AncestryDNA matches. Tom wants to know more about American social life in the late 1890s, and George finds a book for him. Mike shares details about how he has organized his genealogical records.Thank you to our Patreon supporters! You can also tell your friends or your society about our free podcasts.
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Listen for a major announcement from The Guys on October 1, 2019!
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #336 - 2017 December 27
Genealogy Connection #034 - Henrietta Martinez Christmas, New Mexican researcher, writer, and speaker
Genealogy Connection #033 - Daniel Horowitz, MyHeritage Genealogy Expert
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #335 - 2017 November 26
Genealogy Connection #032 - Kathy Meade, Researcher
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #334 - 2017 November 5
Genealogy Connection #031 - Denise Levenick, Speaker and Writer
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #333 - 2017 October 3
Genealogy Connection #030 - Michelle Chubenko, Researcher
Genealogy Connection #029 - Mindy Jacox, Award/Scholarship Winner
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #332 - 2017 September 4
Genealogy Connection #028 - Caroline Gurney, Research and Speaker
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #331 - 2017 August 19
Genealogy Connection #027 - Bruce Buzbee, Technologist and RootsMagic CEO
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #330 - 2017 July 30
Genealogy Connection #026 - Carolyn Tolman, Research Project Manager
Genealogy Connection #025 - Laura Prescott, Educator
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #329 - 2017 July 4
Genealogy Connection #024 - David Rencher, Speaker, Instructor, and FamilySearch CGO
Genealogy Connection #023 - Judy G. Russell, Researcher, Speaker, and Writer
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