NEWS:

The Genealogy Guys are going to be at the Federation of Genealogical Societies conference in Little Rock, AR  Sept 2-5 2009 recording their show before a live audience on Sept 3 at 3:30 pm.

Listen to Drew Smith interview Lisa on the Genealogy Guys Podcast Episode 177

The Library of Congress has launched "The Library of Congress on iTunes U, featuring historic video and sound recordings. 

Download iTunes

Lisa discusses the start up and rocky road of the new social networking website for genealogists called Genealogy Wise by familylink.com

Paul Allen's Apology to Terry Thornton 

So where do we go from here?  Well, I still wholeheartedly encourage genealogists to network

Friend Lisa on Facebook

Join the Genealogy Gems Podcast facebook group

Friend Lisa on GenealogyWise

Join the Genealogy Gems Podcast group on GenealogyWise

Where Are Paper of Record's Records?

It"s all still pretty murky.  But it seems to be a pretty unanimous decision that Paper of Record was really a terrific newspaper website and though Google and WVR so far are not offering the same kind of search capabilities, they both seem to have some of the content.  So my recommendation is to check Google News Archive first - which is free, and then check to see if WVR has the newspaper youâre looking for. 

Lisa's Video on the Google News Timeline

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If you have information about the progress being made with the paper of records content Iâd love to hear from you so I can update everyone here on the show.   Email me or call the voice mail line at 925-272-4021 to leave a message that I can play on the show.

GEM: Profile America
40^th Anniversary of the Moon Landing â July 20

Visit NASAâs websiteâs Apollo 40^th Anniversary pages

Watch the Launchâ
âas you would have seen it on July 16, 1969, at 9:26 AM EDT T-minus 00:5:59 and counting

GEM: Interview with Geneablogger Thomas MacEntee
Thomas talks about how to do genealogy blogging, his own numerous blogs, and some tips for you to get started blogging about your own family history. 

Watch the video version of this interview at the Genealogy Gems TV Channel at YouTube  

Thomas MacEnteeâs Blogroll:

Geneabloggers

Grandma Austin's Diaries   

Bootcamp for Genea-Bloggers

Destination: Austin Family

And I Helped! 

Lowville Obituaries

Lowville Long Ago

The Graveyard Rabbit of New York Rural Cemeteries   

A Catskill Christmas                 

GEM: The July 2009 Family Tree Magazine Podcast Episode
Snippet of my interview with Eric Grundset, Library Director at the DAR Library

Ericâs fave collection:
GRC National Index
2 Volume â Vital Records of Americans in China and Korea

Mark your calendars: Join Lisa at the Family History Expo in Sandy, Utah just outside Salt Lake City August 28 & 29, 2009.

Sign up for the Family Tree Webinar...
Finding Your Family in Old Newspapers:
Top Web Sites for Getting the Scoop on Your Relatives

When: Wednesday, July 29th at 7:00 pm Eastern / 4:00 pm Pacific
Duration: 1 Hour
Cost: $29.99
Presenter: Lisa Louise Cooke
Be aware: SPACE IS LIMITED!

For more info on next year's Jamboree:
Southern California Genealogical Society

My Table Mates at the Friday Night Jamboree Banquet

Read Lisa's Blog Posts about this year's Jamboree:

Tukufu Zuberi Wows Researchers at Jamboree

Listen to Lisa's one on one interview with Tukufu in Episode 63

How My Mom Prepared Me For The Geneablogger Summit
Photo Above:  With Dick Eastman

Top 10 Things I Noticed At The Geneablogger Dinner 

NEWS:

Family Tree Magazine Webinar
Finding Your Family In Old Newspapers

Lisa's article called Grave Transformations appears in the September 2009 issue of Family Tree Magazine on news stands now.

Watch the Grave Transformations video for step-by-step instructions.

GEM: Interview with Randy Seaver, Genealogy Blogger

 Randy's Blogs:

The Geneaholic Blog

The Genea-Musings Blog

To purchase an "Iceberg" poster that Randy refers to in the interview, email the California Genealogical Society and Library at calgen1898@calgensoc.org or call 510-663-1358.