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Premium Episode 39 – Google Alert Gadget, Behind the Scenes at Ancestry
Date Published: January 28, 2010
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NEWS:
LIVE Podcast
Read about the LIVE Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode recorded at the Family History Expo in Mesa, Arizona at the Genealogy Gems News Blog
Listen to the LIVE show in episode 79 of The Genealogy Gems Podcast
Who Do You Think You Are? TV Show
View the trailer for the new Who Do You Think You Are? TV series which will premiere on March 5, 2010 on NBC in the U.S. at the Genealogy Gems News Blog
National Archives
On January 26, 2010 the National Archives Announced a Ban on Photography in all exhibition areas in the National Archives Building Washington, DC, beginning February 25, 2010. Visitors who want an image of the Charters of Freedom or other original documents on display in the National Archives Experience may download them at no cost from www.archives.gov/, visit the Resource Room adjacentto the Exhibition Hall for a free color copy, or visit the Archives
FamilySearch
Search records at Family Search
GEM: More Google Alerts and Gadgets
Google Alerts Sign in with your Google Account to manage your alerts.
Watch Premium Video #6 in the Google: A Goldmine of Genealogy Gems Video Series to learn about Google Alerts.
Try adding Site Searches to your Google Alerts.
Sample site search: LARSON SITE: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnsibley/
Note: This should work as any search would. Lisa is still testing the results.
How to set up a Google Alert as an iGoogle Gadget:
1. Go to Google Alerts – Manage Your Alerts page
2. Click “Edit” for the alert you want to convert to an iGoogle gadget
3. From the “How Often” column select “As-it-happens”
4. From the “Deliver To” column select “Feed”
5. Click SAVE
6. Click the new FEED link in the “Deliver to” column for that alert
7. This will take you to the feed page for that alert
8. Highlight the URL webpage address at the top or your browser and copy it to your computer’s clipboard with Control + C
9. Go to iGoogle
10. Click “Add Stuff”
11. Click “Add feed or gadget” in the left hand column
12. Paste the URL address you copied into the box with Control + V (make sure it begins with “http://”. Mac users will need to delete “feed://” from the copied address.)
13. Click the ADD button
14. Go to iGoogle and your new feed gadget will be in the upper left corner.
GEM: Behind the Scenes at Ancestry – NARA Partnerships
Lisa discusses Ancestry’s partnership with the National Archives which holds 9 billion textual records, 20 million still photos and 365,000 reels of microfilm, only a small percentage has been digitized to date. “Everything you see here costs a lot of money.” Andrew Wait, Vice President, Ancestry
Profile America: 1860 Census
The First Social Security Check
Learn more about the history of Social Security
Information on how to order an ancestor’s Social Security Number Application
Premium Episode 40 – Tips for Visiting the Family History Library
Date Published: Feb. 12, 2010
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NEWS:
New Projects at FamilySearch
· Deutschland, Baden, Achern—Kirchenbücher, 1810–1869 [Part B]
· España, Malaga—Registros Civiles, 1846–1870
· Jamaica—Civil Births, 1878–1899 [Part A]
· Norway—1875 Census [Part B] (In partnership with DIS-Norge)
· US, Alaska—1920 Federal Census
· US, Hawaii—1920 Federal Census
· U.S., Illinois—1910 Federal Census
· U.S., Indiana—1910 Federal Census
· US, Iowa—1910 Federal Census
New at Footnote
Footnote announced the addition of records from the National Archives to its Vietnam War Collection: Army Photos and Unit Service Awards which will include over 100,000 photos and documents.
The National Archives
NARA has joined the Flickr Commons in an effort to share its photograph collections. To mark the opening of its photostream in the Commons, theNational Archives is posting a new photo set containing more than twohundred photographs of the American West by renowned Americanphotographer Ansel Adams from 1941 and 1942. It’s part of more than 3,000 National Archives images that are part of the National Archives’ Flickr photostream.
MAILBOX:
Sue Edminster wrote in about Premium Podcast #33 featuring songstress Jean Wilcox Hibben “Kudos to Jean for keeping the “oldies” going and sharing her music via CD. It was a pleasure to hear the interview. Thanks!” Jean’s website
Be sure and tune in to The Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 81 on Valentine’s Day to hear Lisa Kudrow, producer & star of the new genealogy themed television series Who Do You Think You Are?!
GEM: Interview with Irene Johnson:
Tips for Visiting the Family History Library in Salt Lake City
– Don’t Bring too much
– Follow the promptings – your instincts!
“You’ve got to leave yourself open to those little things that happen.”
– Be Nosy! – Be Friendly with your neighbors – ask what they are researching
“you may be very surprised! There are so many people find lost cousins!”
– “Go potty”
– Go for a walk – stretch your legs
– Don’t skip meals
– Get drinks of water – drinking fountains are on every floor next to the bathrooms.
– Lots of eateries within walking distance
– Lunch room on the main floor
– Don’t wear perfume
– Good common senseIf you need a rest – take one.
– Copying – make copies of everything. Prices are low. Buy a copy card.
“Don’t try to hand write everything!”
– Bring a Flash Drive
– Bring your own computer. Bring a lock!
– Stay safety conscience. If you bring a purse carry it with you or lock it in a locker (provided on every floor)- Coat racks are available.
TIP: Make a photocopy of the first page of the book that you are copying from for source documentation
TIP: Copy the Index. You can then request copies of pages later at your local Family History Center from the Family History Library
TIP: You can burn CDs
GEM: PDF my URL
PDFmyURL.com is a website that lets you captures web sites exactly the way they are when you find them with all that great info on them! You can then save the PDF files on your own computer, creating your own personal website filing system.
How to PDF and Web Page:
1. Go to the website you wish to copy
2. Copy the URL address (Control + C)
3. Go to http://www.pdfmyurl.com
4. Paste the URL address into the box (Control + V)
5. Click the orange button
6. A File Download box will pop up giving you the option to save the pdf of the page to your hard drive
7. Click the SAVE button
8. Navigate your way to the place on your computer’s hard drive where you want to save the pdf file
9. Name the file
10.Click SAVE
Email your ideas for other uses for PDFMYURL for genealogists. Include the PDF that you create!
GEM: Profile America
Premium Episode 41 – Behind the Scenes of Who Do You Think You Are?
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Listen in as Lisa Kudrow (Friends) and producer Dan Bucatinsky answer questions about the new television series coming in March to the U.S.
