This week's news includes:
Ancestry.com launches a new feature called
Member Connect to make connecting with others easier; and the
Federation of Genealogy
Societies (FGS) reminds our listeners that the 2009 FGS
Conference is only a month away, September 2-5, in Little Rock,
Arkansas. The Guys reminds listeners that they will be there doing
a LIVE podcast recording session with an audience.
The Guys welcome Julie Miller, CG, and Drew interviews her at the
Southern
California Genealogical Society's Jamboree about research into
the ancestors and relatives of a certain Denver celebrity.
This week's listener email includes: Clive asked George to also
share the fact that The National Archives (TNA) in the UK also
produces podcasts at
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcasts/default.htm
on many topics; he also asks if we can find out when the "Criminal
Registers, 1791-1892," from Ancestry's World Archive Project will
be available online (and George will check); Clive also tells us
another story of the use of the word "craic." (Drew also discusses
the Geo Challenge game on
Facebook.com.) Bill reminds us that PAF (Personal
Ancestral File genealogy software from the LDS Church) is still an
excellent free option for creating and maintaining your database;
Noi asked about
Footnote.com's calculation of the percent completed in
the Civil War Widows' Pension Files collection, and received an
answer from Footnote Support that she shared with everyone; Damien
thanked The Guys for information about photo tagging software;
Michael asked which death date to use in his database when his
great uncle died at home about 11:00 PM and the doctor did not
arrive to create the death certificate until about 12:30 AM on the
next day; Michael also shares his difficulties working with the New
Jersey state government to obtain an old death certificate -- the
search was $25.00, regardless of outcome, required an extensive set
of proofs of his relationship to the person for whose record he was
requesting,
and the office
was exceptionally rude when he followed up by telephone. Ann
Gulbransen, Historian for the Ohio Society of Mayflower
Descendants, responded to a listener's inquiry in Episode 177. She
tells us that the official books that trace Mayflower ancestry are
called "The Mayflower Families Genealogies through Five
Generations." Also known as the Silver Books, the completed books
and indexes can be purchased through the online store at the
Society's website at
http://www.themayflowersociety.com. Kay is
concerned about Ancestry's Hints and their application to
potentially incorrect data. Rabbi Gary M. Gans has a new iPod and
has been listening to the show since the first day he got it, and
he inquired about the "Brisco" name he has heard George
mention.