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Lisa's Upcoming Speaking Engagements:

Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE Conference in London
Lisa will be speaking on Sunday Feb. 27, 2011 at noon.
Use the Promotional code SOG2425 to purchase discounted tickets.

The Mesa Family History Expo, January 21 & 22, Mesa Convention Center

The Whittier Area Genealogical Society
Google for Genealogy All Day Seminar, January 29, 2011

Ohio Genealogical Society Conference in Columbus, OH, March 31 - April 2, 2011

Alberta Genealogical Society Conference in Edmonton, Canada, April 16 & 17, 2011

Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree in Burbank, CA, June 10 - 12, 2011
featuring a LIVE podcast!

Coming Soon! Lisa's brand new book The Genealogist's Google Toolbox
Stay Tuned for the release date!

Book Lisa for your next society seminar or conference
Click here for a list of available presentations, and Lisa's bio
For more information or to request a booking email genealogygemspodcast@gmail.com

Launch of Podcast Android App
The Genealogy Gems Podcast Companion App for Android is now available in the Android marketplace and at Appbrain

iPhone, iPod iTouch app is available at the iTunes store.  Give the App as a gift from the app page in iTunes. Click the down arrow next to the price.

The new podcast media player on the show notes page for each episode.

Just released: Premium Episode 60
Features Rootsmagic and Ancestry answers, and Rethinking Journals with 10 Questions You Need to Answer.

 

MAILBOX:

Lee Van Bergen wrote in asking about the Genealogy Gems Podcast iGoogle Gadget.

How to get the updated gadget:
Method #1:
1. Delete the existing gadget from iGoogle
2. Go to www.GenealogyGems.com
3. Click the +Google button in the right hand blue column
4. On the next page click the blue Add to Google Homepage button
5. Now you will have a current gadget for the podcast on your iGoogle page.

Method #2:
1. Click the podcast icon on the home page of www.GenealogyGems.com
2. At the Show Notes page (Podcast blog) copy the url address which is http://www.genealogygemspodcast.com
3. Go to your iGoogle page
4. Click the Add Stuff link
5. On the left isde of that iGoogle Directory page click the Add Feed or Gadget link
6. Paste the entire URL address into the box
7. Click the ADD button
8. You'll instantly have the Genealogy Gems Podcast gadget on your iGoogle page

Amber Creix Prat wrote to share a resource:
Missouri Digital Heritage Website

"Thanks for keeping up your podcast and I can't wait to listen to the next episodes of both the free and premium versions!"

Check out Amber's genealogy blog called Tackling Brick Walls One Brick At A Time
http://mygenresearch.blogspot.com

Research Question:
Shelly Johnson wrote in for some advice on how to locate a death record for an ancestor who likely died in the early 20th century in Marylnad.

Links and suggestions from Lisa
Check to see if there are State Census Records
According to their list state census records aren't available.

Turn your attention to state and county death records in Maryland.  FamilySearch Wiki gives a good overview of what might be available.  Maryland Death Records in FamilySearch Wiki

Maryland State Archives website Death Index
Record of Ethel May Murray who died jan. 30, 1908 in Talbot Co., MD
Maryland Librairies website
Archives of Maryland Online at www.aomol.net

New Blogger
Premium Member Kevin Boyles started a new genealogy blog called Genealogical Masonry - because it's all about brick walls now. 

Tell them you heard about Rootsmagic on The Genealogy Gems Podcast!

GEM: Interview with Kendall Wilcox, The Generation Project

(Image Below: Executive Producer Kendall Wilcos in the control room.)

Do your own Generations Project:

1. What is your motivation for doing this?  What is your "why"?
2. Laser focus on your motivation
3. Populate the tree following the lines that will help you find answers to your why
4. Mix the chart with your family and social history
5. Walk in your ancestor's shoes
6. Share your experience and watch it ripple and impact others. (write, tell, blog, photo essay, etc.)

The resources will be on the new blog website.  All future seasons will have an episode devoted to doing your own generations project.

APP USERS: Check out the exclusive photo montage video!

UPDATE:  BYUTV will be running an all new episode on January 3rd as a sneak peek for viewers. It will be the episode featuring the Denke's (Image below) and their search for the anonymous donor who saved their kids' lives. The remaining episodes for Season 2 will officially air in the Spring.

(Image Below: Xander & Carrie Denke watch their journey in studio with The Generations Project host, Lise Simms.) 

 Watch a preview of the first episode of season 2:

And here's a look at episodes coming this Spring:

 

I was hoping I could squeak out episode 102 by today, but unfortunately I'm still down with the flu.  (It should have been out over the weekend.)  So while I'm recuperating I hope you will enjoy this Christmas project: The Family History Legacy Christmas Stocking. This is the project I told you I was working on in the last episode.  It's brought to you by our wonderful sponsor Rootsmagic.

Here is the two part video series showing you everything you need to know to make a stocking like this yourself.  You can also view these videos at the Genealogy Gems YouTube Channel.  The written instructions and supply list has been posted as a separate downloadable pdf document on this podcast feed.