NGS 2016: Enter Grand Prize Drawing at Genealogy Gems Booth
If you're going to NGS 2016, enter to win a bundle of "genealogy gems" at the Genealogy Gems Booth #228! The grand prize package--worth over 0--is a fabulous bundle of expert genealogy instruction. Attendees of NGS 2016 will have lots of opportunities to learn while...
NGS 2016 Live Streaming: FREE Genealogy Gems Classes
NGS 2016 live streaming options have expanded this year--and include FREE Genealogy Gems classes you can watch on your mobile device wherever you are. Can't make it to NGS 2016? You're not the only one! You can still join the fun, though--and for free. Lisa Louise...
New Genealogy Book Club Pick: WWI-Era Novel by NYT Bestseller
The new featured title of our genealogy book club has been announced. We're guessing this NYT-bestselling British novelist will win your heart, if she didn't already with her breakout first novel. A smart young woman who's traveled the world finds herself suddenly in...
You and Albert Einstein May Have This in Common
Is a cluttered desk a familiar sight to you? Maybe you and Albert Einstein have something in common. Or maybe you're more like tenacious photographer Ralph Morse, who captured the now-famous image of Einstein's desk the day he died. Many a genealogist has written to...
How To Pronounce Names: Google Translate and Name Pronunciation Tools
Check out these 3 free online tools that help with how to pronounce names. Recently, I heard from a Genealogy Gems listener in The Netherlands, who shared research tips for those starting to trace Dutch ancestors. I wanted to mention his email on my free Genealogy...
NGS 2016: FREE Lectures at the Genealogy Gems Booth
Back by popular demand: free Genealogy Gems sessions in the NGS 2016 exhibitor hall. Fabulous speakers, prizes and a free e-book to everyone who comes! After a fabulous response last year, Genealogy Gems will once again host FREE presentations in the exhibitor hall at...
How to Add Free Genealogy Gems Sessions to the NGS 2016 app
The NGS 2016 app is now available. Here's how to customize your conference experience by adding the free Genealogy Gems booth sessions to your schedule. Those attending the National Genealogical Society conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on May 4-7 will find the...
We Dig These Gems: New Genealogy Records Online
Here's our weekly roundup of new genealogy records online. Which ones mention your ancestors? Think Australian, British, Czech, German, Irish and the U.S. (Illinois, New Jersey and Texas). AUSTRALIA IMMIGRATION. A new collection of passenger lists for Victoria,...
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 190: Missing Person’s Case SOLVED!
In the just-published, free Genealogy Gems Podcast episode 190, hear from a genealogist who helped lay to rest a 30-year old missing-person's case--and so much more. Don't you love it when everyday heroes help the experts solve baffling mysteries? I especially love it...
4 Great Local History Apps for Genealogists
In Lisa Louise Cooke's new video interview with Amy Crow, Amy shares 4 of her favorite free local history apps and websites for genealogists. At RootsTech 2016, Lisa Louise Cooke chatted with Amy Johnson Crow about Amy's class, "Best Websites and Apps for Finding...
NGS 2016: Attend Virtually with Streaming Sessions
NGS 2016 offers a virtual streaming package for online attendees this year--and Lisa's new Google Earth class is part of it! The National Genealogical Society (U.S.) is counting down to its annual conference on May 4-6 in sunny Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Now you can...
This Family Tree Quilt Stitches 2600 Relatives Together
A giant family tree quilt documents 9 generations and just over 2600 family names. Here's how the quilter completed this beautiful family heirloom. Not long ago, I came across this article from a local news outlet about the White family celebrating its 104th reunion....
How to Name Sources in RootsMagic 7
How to name sources in RootsMagic 7 is a matter of personal preference. My preference? Simply and consistently! Helen recently transitioned from Mac Family Tree 7 to RootsMagic 7. She sent me this question about how to name sources in RootsMagic: "I stripped out all...
Lisa Louise Cooke is Coming to Cincinnati: OGS 2016
Genealogy Gems is coming to OGS 2016! Lisa Louise Cooke will give 3 lectures at the Ohio Genealogical Society conference on April 28-30, 2016, just north of Cincinnati, Ohio. The Ohio Genealogical Society is known for attracting scores of nationally-ranked speakers to...
4 Ways to Power Up Your Courthouse Research Skillls
These 4 tips for courthouse research will help you get the most out of your searches for U.S. courthouse records.Finding your family history in a county courthouse can be a real thrill. But courthouses can be a little...overwhelming. Confusing....
10 Family History Memoirs We Love: Genealogy Gems Book Club
Family history memoirs are a beautiful and personal way to write your family history. Here are 10 family history memoirs we love. Memoirs these days aren't the stodgy, only-written-by-the-famous tomes of the past. Anyone who has a story to tell can write a memoir....
Record and Share Oral History Interviews with Free MyHeritage App
The free MyHeritage app makes it easy to record oral history interviews with loved ones on your mobile device. Share these on your MyHeritage tree and even keep a copy of the audio file for yourself. Oral history interviews are instant heirlooms. They capture not only...
TV’s Who Do You Think You Are? #WDYTYA Starts Tomorrow
It's time for a new season of Who Do You Think You Are? here in the U.S. Episode one features comedian and actress Aisha Tyler (Archer, Ghost Whisper.) According to TLC, Aisha "tracks down her 2x great-grandfather, whose story had been lost over generations, and...
