This week's news includes:
NewspaperARCHIVE.com announces that it is now offering
free membership; Calico Pie, Ltd., announces the release of Family
Historian Version 4 genealogy software at
http://www.family-historian.co.uk;
Ancestry.com
announces new content, including German Phone Directories
(1915-1981), the Alabama State Census, and more; and the
Federation of Genealogical
Societies has extended its Early Bird registration for its
conference in Little Rock, AR, on September 2-5, 2009, and details
are available at
http://www.fgs.org/2009conference.
George and Drew send "shout out" greetings to: Birdie Holsclaw in
CO; Veronica June Vinson in Hove, England (Happy Birthday!); and
Michelle and the Glendale Chapter of the Family History Society of
Arizona.
Ryan Oliver of Bozboz, Ltd., tells us about the site at
http://www.howto.co.uk
at which you can find many free books online, including genealogy
materials.
Drew revisits the "Pleasantville Cook-Book," and discusses the
issue of Google Books blocking access to it in Canada because of
Canada's different copyright laws. Drew proceeded to research the
three compilers of the 1894 cookbook in order to confirm that they
are all deceased, and he will try to communicate with Google to
lift the block on this cookbook. Listen to Drew's fascinating
research experience.
This week's listener email includes: Paul, who works for the U.S.
Postal Service, tells us that DNA test kits are not considered
"hazardous" in the mails; Barb discusses locating the maiden name
of Sam's Jewish-Polish grandmother that The Guys discussed in
Episode #171; Patti asks what people's experiences have been in
moving to RootsMagic 4; Tom reminds everyone that Soundex microfilm
can be invaluable in locating people who may have been mis-indexed
in census databases; Mac has the wikiHow gadget on his iGoogle
page, and he found an interesting entry: "How to Cite a Wikipedia
Article in MLA Format" at
http://www.wikihow.com/Cite-a-Wikipedia-Article-in-MLA-Format;
Bill tells us he has found a free iPhone app called Stitcher in the
iTunes Store that "stitches together" news, talk, sports, and
entertainment in an on-demand mobile application, and that he asked
them to add our podcast to their lineup; MLR asks why someone who
collected Social Security benefits may not be included in the
Social Security Death Index (SSDI).
George announces that RootsMagic is hosting another RootsMagic
Cruise, sailing from Miami on 14 February 2010, cruising the
western Caribbean, and returning to Miami on 21 February 2010.
Details are available at
http://rootsmagic.com/cruise.
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