This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the 2010 annual conference of the Federation of Genealogical Societies in Knoxville, Tennessee. 

The news includes:

• Announcements about the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee, on August 18-21, 2010.
• ALERT: The IRS has reviewed non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporations and is planning to revoke non-profit status on October 15, 2010, for those that still have not complied with their reporting. Details can be found at http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=225889,00.html and The Guys strongly urge you to check your society's status on the respective state reports.
• The Guys provide an update about the situation on the Library of Michigan, both from Tom Koselka and from an article in Library Journal.
• Family Tree Magazine is hosting a Giveaway Sweepstakes at http://win.familytreemagazine.com through August 31, 2010. Enter the sweepstakes every day to win your choice of hundreds of genealogy books, CDs, and DVDs.

Drew reads a question from Jim about a French puzzle. Drew will respond on this after he has a chance to review the details.

The Guys discuss technology, including the iPhone and Drew's new iPad and a number of applications - apps at the iTunes store and on the Web:

• E-reader apps (at iTunes)
• Wikipanion (at iTunes)
• GoodReader (at iTunes)
• iSpeak (at iTunes) to translate languages
• Dropbox(on the Web at http://www.dropbox.com and a free app at iTunes)
• Evernote (on the Web at http://www.evernote.com and a free app at iTunes)
• Skype(on the Web at http://www.skype.com and a free app at iTunes)
• Google Docs (on the Web at http://www.google.com)

The news includes:

• Ancestry.com completes its acquisition of Sweden's Genline.se.
• Ancestry.com has added U.S. Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land warrant application files (1800-1900), U.S. County land Ownership Maps (1860-1918), and a broad collection of Canadian City and Area Directories (1819-1906)
• Tom Kosalka of the Michigan Genealogical Council reports that Gov. Jennifer Granholm has issued a press release concerning the genealogical and historical collections at the Michigan Library and Historical Center. The press release can be accessed at http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168--240954--,00.html.
• Arphax Publishing announces new paperback editions of its Family Maps and Texas Land Survey Maps series. Visit their website at www.arphax.com.
• Findmypast.co.uk announced fully indexed U.K. and Wales birth records (1837-2006) at their site.
• The Newberry Library in Chicago has recently completed a new, free online resource, the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The database covers every day-to-day change in county boundaries - from 1634 to 2000. You can access this tremendous resource at publications.newberry.org/ahcbp. 
• Archives.com (http://www.archives.com) has just turned one year old and urges our listeners to visit their site and enjoy a 7-day free trial.

The guys discuss their upcoming travel plans:

• George will be speaking at the Midwestern Roots Family History and Genealogy Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 6 & 7, 2010, at a pre-conference session on August 5th. Learn more at http://www.indianahistory.org/our-services/family-history/midwesternroots/midwestern-roots.
• Drew will be in Göteborg, Sweden the week of August 9th to present a paper at the 2010 IFLA World Library and Information Congress.
• George and Drew will be in Knoxville, Tennessee from August 16-21, 2010, for the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference. You can still register at http://fgs.org/2010conference/registration, and you can learn everything you need to know before you attend the conference at the FGS Conference Blog at http://www.fgsconferenceblog.org.

Listener email includes:

• Kim asks about how to determine if a specific genealogical researcher is legitimate or not.
• Ed responds to Jennifer's court record question. He recommends two online resources for California genealogical research: SFgenealogy.com and the "Early California Population Project" at the Huntington Library and is accessible at http://www.huntington.org/information/ECPPlogin.htm.
• Mike offers a compelling reason for sharing your genealogy information on the Internet.
• Russ asks for suggestions on how to flatten folded documents while using a digital camera.
• James asks for information about how to download our podcasts.
• Spencer has created a new app for the iPhone/iPod called Research Logger and is asking for feedback. Visit http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/research-logger/id379266906 for more information.
• Gus shares the story of how he sent out letters in 1995 seeking information about his DeNoble line research, and how a response was just received.
• Melanie asks for help with her "multiple-choice grandfather."
• Pat responds to Jennifer's legal case transcripts research. She offers four very important suggestions. (You must listen to these!)
• Bill shares a story about a "misplaced birthplace" in Canada for his father.
• Lynda is seeking guidance for locating ancestors in Denmark and Germany.

The news includes:

• FamilySearch has announced the addition of another 26 million new names.
• The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will celebrate Independence Day on Sunday, July 4th, with its annual ceremony, its first ever National Independence Day Parade float, and a brand new logo.
• EasyNetSites (http://easynetsites.com) announces the availability of its products to create a customized website for genealogical societies, individuals, and small businesses. You don't need to know anything about HTML, XHTML, or other programming languages in order to use it.

Listener email includes:

• Drew reads an item sent to him in French (and realizes after the podcast that the unusual word was actually a proper name!).
• Mike thanks Deborah effusively for her great help in opening up new research avenues for him!
• Clive asks for advice about DNA tests in the UK.
• Carla asks about her Afican-American and American Indian ancestry, and DNA results that suggest Ukranian ancestry.
• Steve and Patrice both wrote in to Drew to suggest the use of Newark, New Jersey, city directories for locating his Smith ancestors. Steve suggests the directories at Footnote.com and Patrice recommends working with the Newark Public Library.
• Louis Kessler is suggesting a new Genealogy Software and Internet site for users to handle FAQs. It needs 60 followers to make it permanent. Visit the site at http://tinyurl.com/LKessler.
• Try out a computational search engine at WolframAlpha.
• Network World published an article about the digital preservation of the WWII Enigma messages. See the full article at:
  • http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/060510-archive-project-will-digitize-wwii.html
• Tim wrote to report that he has received court transcripts from NARA of a federal court case in 1895 for his great-uncle.
• Tina addresses the issue of Ancestry.co.uk's high prices to order BMD records from the General Register Office (GRO) for you.
• Melanie asks about the correct way of recording events.

George and Drew discuss three books:

• Abstracts of the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative Court of Maryland: Volume XXIV: 1744-1746, compiled by V. L. Skinner, Jr. (Clearfield Company/Genealogical Publishing Co.)
• The First Parish Register of Belize 1794-1810 and the First Four Censuses 1816-1826, compiled by Sonia Bennett Murray (Clearfield Company/Genealogical Publishing Co.)
• Who Do You Think You Are? by Megan Smolynak Smolenyak (Viking)

Our listener email includes:

• Mitch recently discovered a great video, Ken Burns' Horatio's Drive. He also wants to know if other listeners know of other movies or documentaries that are historically educational.
• Jennifer is seeking court transcripts of a murder trial in Harford County, Maryland, and a federal trial in the Baltimore Circuit Court in 1922-1923.
• Gary asked for information about census enumerators' instructions for listing names on censuses. George points to the Minnesota Population Center's IPUMS site at http://usa.ipums.org/usa/voliii/tEnumInstr.shtml for 1850 to 1950 instructions. He also asks for information about the availability of census Enumeration District maps.
• Jeff asks for advice about how to handle birth date discrepancies where the Kentucky records list one date and family tradition insists it is another date.
• Richard has started his first blog at http://yehlegenealogy.blogspot.com, and he has posted some photos and postcard images from La Plata, Argentina. He hopes people will see his blog and recognize locations and people shown.
• Gus asked for guidance about the dictionary of first names that Drew spoke about in a previous episode. The book is the New American Dictionary of First Names. Please see last week's show notes for title and author details.
• Judy responds to Drew's challenge to locate Chambers Street in the 1920 census. She also suggests that Drew check the WWI Draft Registration cards for his William H. Smith. (He did after the podcast and found some good information.)
• Helen Shaw has published an article about the Maine Legislature's actions concerning limiting access to that state's vital records. Check this link.
• Chris asks for advice about how common are name spelling and birth/death date errors from the 1800s and early 1900s.
• Marily asks for help with tracing her great-great-grandfather who died in the Civil War.
• Tim is seeking details on his great-grandfather who was orphaned in Oklahoma. He has located Dawes papers and wants suggestions on how to continue.

George reviews several books this week:

• Genealogical Proof Standard: Building a Solid Case by Christine Rose
• Scots-Irish Links - Part Eight by David Dobson
• Chickasaw by Blood Enrollment Cards, 1898-1914 - Volume III - transcribed by Jeff Bowen
• The Surnames of North West Ireland: Concise Histories of the Major Surnames of Gaelic and Planter Origin by Brian Mitchell
• Defenders of the Plantation of Ulster, 1641-1691, compiled by Brian Mitchell

The news includes:

• The British Library has announced plans to digitize millions of historical newspaper pages in partnership with brightsolid.com.
• The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) has announced that it has more than 2,000 members.
• The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) has  announced the lauch of Michigana, Sources in U.S. History Online. It can be accessed at http://mel.org/michigana.
• The Digital Library of Georgia and the Cuba Archives of the Breman Museum have announced the expansion of the Southern Israelite Archive at http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/MediaTypes/Newspapers.html. 
• GenSoftReviews announces that it now has reviews of more than 500 genealogical software programs at its site.
• The Florida Genealogical Society (Tampa) will hold its annual Fall Seminar on Saturday, September 18, 2010, and the speaker will be Curt B. Witcher, the manager of the Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. More information will be available at the society's website at http://fgs.org. 
• The Federation of Genealogical Societies has announced the extension of its Early Bird registration for its 2010 FGS Conference on August 18-21, 2010, in Knoxville, Tennessee. The date has been extended to June 21, 2010. Complete details and online registration can be found at http://fgs.org/2010conference. 

Our listener email includes:

• Jennifer asks about mentors for her work in becoming a Certified Genealogist. George points her to the Board for Certification of Genealogists.
• Steve discusses his great-grandfather's birth records, and he asks about how to best borrow microfilmed records from Augusta County, Virginia - through the Library of Virginia or through the local LDS Family History Center.
• Teri discusses the impportance of source citations.
• Drew discusses the derivation and meaning of first names, and cites a book, The New American Dictionary of First Names, by Leslie Dunkling and William Gosling.
• Pat shares an important collection of New York State digitized historic newspapers at http://www.fultonhistory.com.
• Michael asks about The Guys' use of DNA in research. He also asks for tips for first-time conference attendees. George points him to a webinar he did for the Southern California Genealogical Society titled, "How to Get the Most out of a Genealogy Conference." The webinar can be seen at http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/RootsTV.htm.
• Tammy asks about the key database collections at Footnote.com.

The Guys discuss their recent trips, including a great visit to Salt Lake City for the NGS Conference.

This week's news includes:

• Ancestry.com made several announcements at the NGS Conference:

1. A new search engine facility allows for better searching, including wildcard search at the beginning of names and the ability to drill down to all database results for a specific area.
2. A new wiki at Ancestry.com includes all of their two great books, The Source and Ancestry's Red Book, and will allow continuous additions and updates.
3. Ancestry.com announced a new version of its Family Tree Maker coming later this year for the Macintosh.

• FamilySearch.org announced the addition of 300 million new names to its site.
• Randy Riley, the Special Collections Manager at the Library of Michigan, received the prestigious Filby Award for Genealogy Librarianship at the NGS Conference on 30 April 2010. Congratulations, Randy!

George discusses his meeting at NGS with Gary Gibb and Chad Milliner of Ancestry.com to discuss problems with the new images for the 1860 U.S. federal censuses at their site. George explains the cause and that Gary is evaluating possible corrective actions.

Listener email includes:

• Barbara discusses her findings that some census pages are imaged two to a page and that "missing" families may be further down the screen. Drew comments that missed areas can often be found at the end of an enumeration district's census pages.
• Kaye has heard George on both this podcast and the Genealogy Gems Podcast. She also asks George about family Bibles for the Alexander families of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, from which they are both descended.
• Claire is a relatively new listener and only 25 years old. She is working as a probate genealogist for International Missing Heir Finders and is studying to become a Certified Genealogist.
• George shares that there are videos at YouTube of early San Francisco. One shows the city prior to the 1906 earthquake at http://tinyurl.com/SF1905-1905A and another shows the damage after the earthquake at http://tinyurl.com/2a7q55p.
• James asks for an explanation of dower rights with regard to U.S. land transactions. He also asks for suggestions for how to determine the right "Edith" in his English research.
• Dave shares the fact that he discovered in the 1930 U.S. census that his grandparents were neighbors. He also asks for advice about recording of place names listed in census records.
• Margaret in Dublin, Ireland, offers details for Cheryl regarding her County Tyrone ancestor.
• Angie provides an update on her problem with her Samuel Chambers/Hilderbrand.

The Guys discuss their upcoming conference activities. George heartily recommends attendance at the Southern California Genealogical Society's Jamboree on 11-13 June 2010 in Burbank. He also encourages you to watch the webinar he did for the SCGS titled "Getting the Most out of a Genealogy Conference" at their website and at http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/RootsTV.htm.

Drew discusses his newest toy - an Apple iPad.

This week's news includes:

• The Governor of Maine has signed a bill limiting access to Maine's vital records until the passage of 100 years.
• Family Forest is expanding its collection of eBooks.
• RootsMagic has released a minor update to RootsMagic 4.
• The Digital Library of Georgia has released new historic Atlanta newspapers at http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/atlnewspapers.
• The 13th Annual Conference on Computerized Genealogy and Family History, traditionally held at Brigham Young University in Provo in March, will take place at the Salt Palace on April 26 and 27, immediately followed by the four-day Annual Conference (April 28-May 1) of the National Genealogical Society, also at the Salt Palace.
• Godfrey Memorial Library Board of Trustees member Ed Laput has completed photographing his 100th cemetery and has submitted his work to the library.
• The Guys provide an update on the Library of Michigan crisis.
• George conducted a webinar for the Southern California Genealogical Society titled "Getting the Most from a Genealogy Conference," and it can be viewed online at http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/RootsTV.htm.
• Gale has published a new collection of 300 years of U.K. newspapers, the 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers and 19th Century British Library Newspapers.
• Leonardtown, MD. is sponsoring the Maryland to Kentucky Reunion 2010 in July 16 -18th. Check at http://mdtokyreunion.club.officelive.com for more information and registration.
• Rodney has set up a self-updating page of links that The Guys have cited in the podcasts. Check it out at http://vc.id.au/gg/gglinks.html.

Phil Wright is looking for feedback on a potential new online genealogy service. You can respond to him at phil.wright@familytreeonline.com.

This week's listener email includes:

• Mike is upset by another genealogist who took and published his family tree data at Ancestry.com.
• Kay wrote to indicate that there are more states in Ancestry.com's 1860 enhanced census images that have problems.
• Rich asked for suggestions about locating information about his 4th great-grandfather and pauper graves.
• Jamie asks about the safety and security of having the society participate in social networking sites such as Facebook.
• Michael is interested in researching his estranged father's family before making contact with him and his paternal grandmother. Drew suggests using Veromi.net to begin some public records searches.
• Kathy asks about the permissions to sail/emigrate from England.

In response to Beverly's inquiry about options for genealogy home study courses, George compiled the following list:

National Genealogical Society: Home Study Course

http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/homestudy_course_cd

Family Tree University

http://www.familytreeuniversity.com

National Institute for Genealogical Studies

http://www.genealogicalstudies.com

Boston University – Certificate in Genealogical Research

http://professional.bu.edu/cpe/Genealogy.asp

Brigham Young University – Independent Study (Free Courses)

http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/free.cfm

New England Historic Genealogical Society Online Seminars

http://www.newenglandancestors.org/events/online_seminars.asp

Drew issues his first research challenge: Find Drew's paternal grandparents (William Henry Smith, his wife Elizabeth, and their sons William, Charles, and George) in the 1920 census for northern New Jersey.

Our hosting service, Libsyn, may be experiencing some server issues, which is causing a problem with episode #200.  We'll update you as soon as we know that it has been resolved. 

UPDATE (March 31): Libsyn appears to have fixed their problem, and we're back in business with episode 200!

The 200th Episode!

The Guys are pleased to celebrate the 200th episode of the Genealogy Guys Podcast!

This week's news includes: Mail in your 2010 census forms; a brief discussion of the NBC series, Who Do You Think You Are?; RootsTelevision will remain in operation; library funding crises are spreading as the New Jersey State Library is threatened with a merger with Thomas Edison State College; the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County [NC] Library system's threatened 13-branch library closure announcement is mitigated by staffing and operation hours slashes; the Library of Michigan's collection will remain in one piece for now, but other changes are being discussed; a Massachusetts senate bill proposes closure to all that state's vital records created after 1841; Turner Publishing of Nashville, Tennessee, will take over all of Ancestry Publishing's brand and books, and will continue handling distribution and sales; The National Archives in the U.K. has announced that it will cease publication of its acclaimed genealogy magazine, Ancestors, and subscribers must contact the publisher, Wharncliffe Publishing, Ltd., concerning refunds.

George has been been contacted by Gary Gibb of Ancestry.com and Chad Milner concerning some quality problems with Ancestry's recent upgrade of census images. George discusses the 1861 censuses for three Ohio counties reported by Tina, and the intense attention being taken to address problems.

Jonathan Wiltman announces GenAnswers, a new site at www.genanswers.com, a new and free genealogy question and answer community.

Meg announces that her True Lover's Knot has been published as notecards by Etsy.com at www.hughpugh.etsy.com. 

This week's news includes:

• Sherry found a 1920 census form for her great-grandmother, Matilda (Tilda) Leafgreen on which the enumarator apparently noted in the left margin that this was the best information he was able to obtain.
• Cynthia has been searching her Powell family on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and in Delaware, and questions the user of her married vs. maiden name.
• Lisa tells us about the University of Washington's genealogy program, and you can learn more at http://tinyurl.com/UofWA-genealogy.
• Several listeners responded concerning the tab dividers for use with extra wide sheets and items inserted inside sheet protectors. (Avery #11903 - Big Tab Pocket Insertable Plastic Dividers)
• Erin recently completed a genealogy certificate program at Boston University. Learn more at professional.bu.edu/cpe/Genealogy.asp.
• Russ asks The Guys to discuss the pros and cons of filing by Couple vs. filing by Surname.
• Jamie discusses differences in Ancestry.com's old vs. new search facilities.
• Sheryl discusses her great-great-grandfather, Wiliam F. Nelson, and his immigration path.
• Mike thanks Drew for an excellent DNA presentation at the seminar in Jacksonville recently.
• Margaret has an ancestor born with surname Hopson, but the surname changed to Perriette and then back to Hopson. (Drew is investigating further on his own.)
• Linda has a number of observations and comments about source citations.
• Gus shares a news story about cemetery vandalism in the Kane Cemetery in the Bighorn Canyon Recreation Area in Montana. (Call (307) 548-5421 to report any information you might have about this case.)
• Carolyn asks for suggestions for locating and obtaining copies of obituaries from Glasgow, Scotland.

  Thank you, everyone, for listening and becoming part of our growing family!