I’m a blogger, so it sort of goes without saying that I like blogs. Every so often, I like to look around online and find different genealogy blogs that I have not yet read. Today, I found a great genealogy blog called Clue Wagon. You may want to go and check it out for yourself. Kerry Scott, the blogger behind Clue Wagon, is an executive – turned – professional genealogist who also happens to be the online editor at Family Tree Magazine. If you know anyone who thinks that genealogists are dry and boring, send them to Clue Wagon. Kerry … Continue reading →

Typically, a genealogy conference will take place in a building, hotel, or conference center that is large enough to accommodate the crowds. If you cannot travel out to where it is taking place, then you will miss it. It’s nice that Family Tree University is having a Virtual Genealogy Conference. This could make it much easier for people to check it out. Family Tree University is not an accredited college. It is the name of the “learning center” (for lack of a better term) for Family Tree Magazine. It is a great resource for genealogists who want to learn more … Continue reading →

Once a week, the Genealogy Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of your favorite genealogy podcasts. This is a good place to find genealogy podcasts that are new to you, and to find podcasts that do not always discuss genealogy topics, but have for one, random, episode. Family Tree Magazine released their episode for June of 2012 on June 27, 2012. This episode is hosted by Lisa Louise Cooke. Diane Haddad explains how to find archived genealogy blog posts on any subject. Gena Philibert Ortega shares ideas from her new book “From the Family Kitchen, Discover Your Food Heritage … Continue reading →

Each and every week, the Genealogy Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that focus on a variety of genealogy related topics. This is where to find more episodes of your favorite genealogy podcasts. It is also where to find genealogy podcasts that are new to you. Genealogy Gems released an episode on May 19, 2012. This episode is called “Interview with Henry Louis Gates Jr on Finding Your Roots May 19, 2012”. In this episode, host Lisa Louise Cooke shares an interview she did with Henry Louis Gates Jr., who is the host of “Finding Your Roots … Continue reading →

Every week, the Genealogy Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of your favorite genealogy podcasts. This is also a good place to check to find out about genealogy podcasts that are new to you. Once in while, there are episodes of podcasts that do not always talk about genealogy topics, but have done so for a particular episode. Family Tree Magazine released their April 2012 episode on April 22, 2012. This episode is hosted by Lisa Louise Cooke. Topics in this episode include: Making the most of the 1940 Census, an interview with Amy Johnson Crow at Archives.com, a … Continue reading →

Once a week, the Genealogy Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of your favorite genealogy podcasts. This is also a good place to find genealogy podcasts that are new to you and podcasts that are not always about genealogy but have done a random episode that relates to it. Genealogy Gems released an episode on April 16, 2012. This is episode number 130 and it is called “RootsMagic 5, APG, the 1940 Census and more”. In this episode, Lisa Louise Cooke points out that the April episode of Family Tree Magazine podcast is available. She mentions her new article … Continue reading →

Every week, the Genealogy Podcast Roundup is where to look in order to find brand new episodes of podcasts that talk about interesting aspects of genealogy. This is where to find out which of your favorite podcasts have a new episode up, and to find podcasts that randomly discussed something related to genealogy. Genealogy Gems released a new episode on March 26, 2012. This is episode number 129, and it is titled “Running Away to Home with author Jennifer Wilson”. The Genealogy Gems Book Club features the book “Running Away to Home” by Jennifer Wilson. She went on a genealogical … Continue reading →

Once again, the Genealogy Podcast Roundup is back and is bringing you brand new episodes of your favorite genealogy podcasts. This is an easy way to discover which podcast created new episodes, and to find out about genealogy podcasts that you are not currently subscribed to. GeneaBloggers released a new episode on February 18, 2012. This episode is called “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor: Nineteenth Century US Immigration”. This episode is hosted by “Ol’ Myrt” of DearMYRTLE. Special guests include Marian Smith, Chief of the Historical Research Branch of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This episode also … Continue reading →