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August 2013 Podcast Notes
This month's theme is 101 Best Genealogy Websites 2013. Learn about some of this year's best websites, including the Newberry Library, FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com and My Genealogy Hound. Plus: Become an Ancestry.com Power User.
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In this episode:
- News from the Blogosphere
- Top Tips & 101 Best Websites
- Family Tree University: Become an Ancestry.com Power User
- Publisher’s Desk with Allison Dolan
Your Host: Lisa Louise Cooke
Lisa’s newest book is available at Family Tree Shop: Turn Your iPad into a Genealogy Powerhouse.
News from the Blogosphere with Genealogy Insider Diane Haddad
Diane and Lisa discuss the new season of the TV series Who Do You Think You Are? on the TLC channel.
Read Diane’s blog posts on the Genealogy Insider Blog:
- “Who Do You Think You Are?”: Tips to Find the Genealogy Records Christina Applegate Used
- You Don’t Have to Be Kelly Clarkson to Research Your Civil War Ancestor
Listen to Lisa’s interview with Allie Orton, Producer of Who Do You Think You Are? on Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 158
Top Tips & 101 Best Websites
We combine the Top Tips segment together with the 101 Best Websites for Tracing Your Roots Segment to devote more time to the brand new 101 Best Websites list for 2013. Author David Fryxell shares some of his favorites from the list that debuts in the Sept 2013 issue.
Websites Dave Mentions:
Alabama Mosaic
Newberry Library – New Chicago Foreign Language Press Survey
FamilySearch – New databases, images, family tree, photos
Apps:
- Ancestry
- WorldCat
- Find A Grave
- MyHeritage
- What Was There
Family Tree University: Become an Ancestry.com Power User
Online Editor Tyler Moss joins Lisa to provide tips for getting the most from Ancestry.com from the “Become an Ancestry.com Power User” course at FTU.
Ancestry.com is like a KitchenAid mixer: you know it has the capacity to make pasta, grind meat and juice a grapefruit, but you mostly just use it to beat cake batter. You might conduct basic Ancestry.com searches every day, but know little about the cool collections and databases available for browsing, exciting advanced search features, or the fun functions featured within Ancestry.com family trees. This course is certain to expand your knowledge of the world’s largest online resource for family history, so sign up and dig in.
The Publisher’s Desk with Allison Dolan
This month, Allison recommends:
Listen to Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems and Genealogy: Family History Made Easy podcasts on iTunes and visit her website for great research ideas, podcast episodes and videos.
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