Ep. 129 - Genealogy Gems Lisa Louise Cooke on Mobile Genealogy and the Genealogy of a House!

Published: March 7, 2016, 10:30 a.m.

b'Fisher and David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.com, open the show with news about a recently discovered World War II mess kit that has united a family.\\xa0 Then David shares great new for Midwestern researchers at the Allen County Genealogical Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana.\\xa0 David and Fisher then talk about finding your ancestors in the diaries of people who were involved in their lives\\u2026 like ministers and doctors.\\xa0 Wait til you hear what David found for someone recently in a minister\\u2019s diary!\\xa0 Then David shares another Tech Tip, and this week\\u2019s NEHGS free guest user database.
Fisher then welcomes to the show, for the first time, Lisa Louise Cooke, host of the long-running \\u201cGenealogy Gems\\u201d podcast.\\xa0 Lisa has written a book on Mobile Genealogy and shares some tips on how to maximize your research experiences while away from home.\\xa0 You won\\u2019t want to miss what Lisa has to say!
Next, meet professional genealogist Carolyn Tolman from LegacyTree.com.\\xa0 Some time back, Carolyn relocated with her husband to Pennsylvania where they moved into an old house.\\xa0 Wanting to know more about it, the house\\u2019s \\u201cgenealogy\\u201d turned into a whole new adventure!\\xa0 You\\u2019ll want to hear how Carolyn did what she did, and what the result was!
Then, Tom Perry from TMCPlace.com, our Preservation Authority, joins Fisher for the final segments.\\xa0 Tom talks about a turn-of-the-last-century photo brought Tom at Roots Tech.\\xa0 It\\u2019s the earliest \\u201cselfie\\u201d he\\u2019s ever seen, and he coveted it!\\xa0 He\\u2019ll explain how it was done, as well as how to salvage a picture with \\u201coutlaws\\u201d (former in-laws!) in it.\\xa0
It\\u2019s all this week on Extreme Genes, America\\u2019s Family History Show!'