Thu, 17 April 2008
Episode 46 To quote their email "The Generations Network, Inc. is encouraging consumers to validate and verify the legitimacy of a website before providing credit card information or paying for services.â? This is good advice. You know the rules on the Internet really shouldn't be much different than the rules in our daily lives. Find out about someone"s character and background before you hang out with them, and get referrals for unknown companies from people you trust. Family Tree Kids: Movie Gem: Leatherheads: Iâll have a link to the official website in the show notes as well as a video preview of the movie. Leatherheads Website MAILBOX: Pat Dalpiazâs grandfather "Weenie" Flynn was a star quarterback on the St. Bonaventure University (Alleghany NY) football team for 3 years. He appeared in Ripley's Believe It or Not for his football leadership weighing only 117 pounds and leading the team to impressive victories. Deanna Bullock wrote in to give a very good reason why you should subscribe to the free Genealogy Gems Podcast Newsletter. SUBSCRIBE NOW GEM: Analyzing Your Ancestors Handwriting Story of how Grandmpa JB and Grandma Paulineâs letters came into my possession: Episode 39. Listen to some of the letters in Episode 41. Paula Sassi, Certified Graphologist. VIDEO: Paula Sassi featured on San Diego's Fox 6 News Learn more about Handwriting Analysis at http://www.handwriting.org/ I am VERY excited to announce that we are launching a new service: Genealogy Gems PREMIUM. If you enjoy the free podcast episodes that weâve made available, your gonna LOVE Genealogy Gems PREMIUM! Premium Members are going to have access to an exciting new area of the website available only to Premium members. There youâll find Members-only premium podcast episodes. You wonât be able to hear these anywhere else! It will be everything you love about the episodes youâve heard so far, and much more. BONUS FEATURES:
For about the cost of a gallon of gas or a gourmet coffee a month youâll get all of these exclusive podcasts and videos! You wonât find them on iTunes. Paula Sassi certified graphologist has graciously agreed to analyze some lucky premium members ancestorâs handwriting. So once you are a Premium member, you will be entered for a chance to win an analysis of an ancestor's handwriting to be featured on a Premium episode. And finally, I have a very special offer for newsletter subscribers: I will be emailing out to all subscribers a coupon code valid through May 31, 2008 that you can use to get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. If you arenât currently subscribed to the newsletter, just send me an email today with your name, state and how you first heard about the podcast and you will receive the coupon code in an email. So wonât you join me, and become a Genealogy Gems premium member today! I guarantee youâre gonna love it, or your money back. |
Tue, 1 April 2008
Episode 45 SHOW NOTES Sign up for Newsletter: mailto:genealogygemspodcast@gmail.com with your name, state or country and how you first heard about the podcast. I encourage you to do that today so you won't miss a thing! MAILBOX: Email from Linda Kvist in Sweden that includes a fun story about an immigrant who didn"t immigrate: "They were somewhat surprised that my father did contact them. In the church examine rolls it said that my dads grandfather emigrated to the US! He left the place and never came back. We know he never got to the US though. He met he's wife and the settled down in the area where she was born. So, in a way, we solved a clue for them as well!" GEM: Mar 22, 2008 was the anniversary of the First Bank Robbery Profile America is brought to you by the U.S. Census Bureau. CBSNews.com that takes a look at the precedent for bank robbery that Edward Smith set by profiling some of the most famous robbers in history. 48 Hours Mystery Article GEM: Kidnapped! Listener Greg Norland sent me a note to let me know about an intriguing podcast episode of the Chicago Public Radioâs This American Life show that he had recently heard. The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar Song: Mystery of the Dunbarâs Child by Richard "Rabbittâ? Brown. Here are a few pieces of the puzzle that Bobby Dunbar's granddaughter, Margaret Dunbar Cutright likely looked to when working on finding the truth about her grandfather. From The Constitution newspaper, in Atlanta, GA. On April 25, 1913 âHave the Parents Got Wrong Child?â? The 1920 census of Opelusas City, in Fort Landry, Louisianna Look for Percy and Lessie Dunbar, and their two children Robert age 11 and Alonozo age 9. Or were they both their children? Be sure and take a look at the census during the last few minutes of The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar as they give the ending to the story and what happened to the people involved. Email me with your thoughts or comments on the Ghost of Bobby Dunbar. GEM: Prison Records: My cousin Carolyn Ender shares her journey in locating the prison records for a man named George Jump who married her grand fatherâs sister. Carolyn's Research Approach:
If you know the inmate served in a Federal institution for a Federal crime, you can go straight to the Bureau of Prisons. Consideration will have to be given to whether or not the inmate is deceased, how long he's been deceased, are his children living etc. For State records, you could probably start with that state's Department of Corrections. GEM: Blog And Podcast Gadgets: Step-by-step instructions for Google Gadget customization can be found at the Genealogy Gems - Google Genealogy Research Strategies page. GEM: Free digitised British newspapers access 1600-1900 Thank You! We appreciate when you support this free podcast by doing your Amazon shopping through the Amazon search boxes on the Genealogy Gems website. |



