Episode 160 - Genealogy Blogging and A Lisa's Favorite Genealogy Gem

In this episode you will meet other listeners who are getting the word out about their family history through blogging as well as give you some genealogy blogging pointers,and I will introduce you to one of my first “Favorite Genealogy Gems”

Look who I ran into in Detroit: Steve Luxenberg, author of "Annie's Ghosts"

Cruise with LisaIt’s always a joy for me to get to get out and about and meet so many of you in person. And, have I got an amazing event to tell you about where we can get together in person, talk genealogy and experience the joy of travel! I’ve just signed on with Unlock the Past Cruises for their 2014 British Isles Cruise.

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Itinerary: 

day 1 – depart Tilbury, London – 6pm (boarding from 12.30pm)
day 2 – at sea
day 3 – Invergordon, Scotland – 7.30am-10pm
day 4 – Kirkwall, Orkney Islands – 7am-6pm
day 5 – Stornoway, Outer Hebrides – 7.30am-10pm (transfer to shore by tender)
day 6 – Tobermory, Isle of Mull – 7.30am-4pm (transfer to shore by tender)
day 7 – Dublin, Ireland – 8am-5.45pm
day 8 – St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly - 9am-6pm (transfer to shore by tender)
day 9 – St Peter Port, Guernsey - 7.30am-6pm (transfer to shore by tender)
day 10 – Honfleur, France –  9am-5pm
day 11 – arrive Tilbury, London – 9am

You’ll have around 40 topics to choose from, held mostly in the evening so there will be loads of time to explore the landscape.

My understanding is that this cruise is filling up very quickly so if you’re interested be sure and click the links above for more details.

Brand New in the Genealogy Gems Store

Evernote for Windows for Genealogists Quick Reference Guide

“a nice easy to grab and use laminated cheat sheet that can instantly answer your most important questions and give you easy ways to use Evernote more quickly and efficiently.”

Evernote is certainly the fastest-growing note-taking technology out there, so it is no wonder that it is incredibly popular with genealogists. But there is so much packed in to it that I notice that many genealogists aren’t taking full advantage. Keep this handy cheat sheet close at hand and you’ll have everything you need.

This four page laminated guide includes:

A Getting Started Checklist
Quick Key Break Out Boxes – packed with keystrokes to speed up your use of Evernote
Specialized Note-taking Actions
How to Get the Most Out of Clipping
Tips for Maneuvering the Desktop Client
Genealogical Organization Recommendations
Little Known Search Strategies
Specialized Genealogy Focused Techniques such as Source Citation Tips, Clipping Recommendations, and Using Reminders
Evernote Premium vs. Free Comparison

$8.95 plus shipping.  Also available for UK, Canada or Australia shipping

Genealogy News:

ANCESTRY.COM and FamilySearch recently announced that they have made an agreement to jointly make a billion global records available online over the next five years by digitizing, indexing and publishing the records from the FamilySearch vault. Ancestry.com expects to invest more than $60 million alongside thousands of hours of volunteer efforts facilitated by FamilySearch. 

The companies also announced in early 2013 an additional project where they plan to publish 140 million U.S. Wills & Probate images and indexes over the next three years—creating a national database of wills and other probate documents spanning 1800-1930 online for the very first time.

 

Daughter Receives WWII Soldier Father's Letter Decades Later - Read the article

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MAILBOX:

In this episode we celebrate listeners who are sharing their family history through blogging:

New Blogger Keith is a Son of a Swifthttp://www.megankeith.com/past

I have run a personal family history site for the past five years and now, based on your advice, launched my own genealogy blog. I already had a tumblr account, so I started sonofswift.tumblr.com (Son of Swift is a translation of my name from the original Gaelic, O'Seibhleain).  Thanks for the great idea and I will continue to listen as I conduct my research into the future.”

 

Chris is Now Blogging

http://leaftwigandstem.blogspot.com/   “OK listening to the folks in your latest podcasts convinced me. I started my own genealogy blog last month. So far there's not a lot of "traffic" but I've gotten good reviews from the family members…Hoping you have some tips in mind for a future podcast...sort of a maintaining a blog for the long run -tips and tricks type thing. Take a look and let me know what you think. LOVE the podcast.”

Follow up from Chris:

“After getting my feet wet, I decided to join...