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b'Published Dec 10, 2011 This Sha Sha has been busily working to finish making Davy\\u2019s birthday present since his big birthday number 2 is coming up on Dec. 15.\\xa0\\xa0 In Genealogy Gems Podcast I told how I decided to make Davy a Blues Clues card table playhouse.\\xa0 You remember throwing a blanket over a card table when you were a kid and it became a play house on a rainy day, right?\\xa0 Well this one was a bit challenging because there is no pattern for a Blue\\u2019s Clues playhouse so I just made it up as I went along.\\xa0 But thanks to the Internet and my trusty iPad I was able to come up with something that looks pretty close to the real deal. Here are a few snapshots of the playhouse.\\xa0 And it doesn\\u2019t just look like Blue\\u2019s house from the outside, but I lined the panels with fabric that looks like the wallpaper in her house, and even sewed some features in felt like the table and telephone and the framed picture of the felt people on the wall. You know to me what we are doing today with our kids and grand kids and in some cases great grand kids is just as important as researching our family history \\u2013 in fact it\\u2019s more important!\\xa0 Creating memories with our loved ones is creating family history right now.\\xa0 And to me there\\u2019s nothing more important than that.\\xa0 Get your free audio book and over 40,000 audio book titles to choose from at Audible: \\xa0 \\xa0 NEWS: Genealogy Gems Premium Members have been enjoying episodes on the lately covering how to use the iPad and other tablets out there in the marketplace for our family history.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 New Ancestry App UpdatesAncestry.com has a popular free app that lets you take your Ancestry.com family tree with you on your iPad.\\xa0 The newest version of the app now includes the shakey Leaf Hints that you also see on their website.\\xa0 Plus there is a simple merge tool that helps you quickly add new relatives and information to your family tree.\\xa0 It also allows you to automatically adds information to photos, allows you to change your tree privacy settings, adds an integrated user feedback support feature, and is faster and more stable than previous versions.\\xa0 New Free Podcasts by National Archives Records Administration in iTunes U features WWII news reels \\xa0 \\xa0 Irish Records:\\xa0 FindMyPast.ie has recently announced that they have launched exclusive access to the Irish Prison Registers 1790-1920. The collection is made up of over 3.5 million entries across 130,000 pages. Provides useful tips and recommend tools to help you discover your documentary heritage and navigate the LAC website. \\xa0 Lisa\\u2019s Book Featured in Online Magazine was featured in the most recent issue of \\xa0(p.40) A big thank you to all of you who have bought the book because those purchases I think helped bring it to the attention of a non-genealogy publication! \\xa0 My Presentation Schedule for 2012 Feb 2 \\u2013 4 , Salt Lake City, UT We\\u2019ll be celebrating the 5 year anniversary of The Genealogy Gems Podcast!\\xa0 \\xa0 FamilySearch has just announced that the RootsTech 2012 . RootsTech will reward developers who introduce the most innovative new concepts to family history with $10,000 in cash rewards and increased visibility.\\xa0 \\xa0 Feb 24-26 -\\xa0Who Do You Think You Are Live! In London. Presenting Harness the Power of Google Earth for Your Family History and Google Search Strategies for the Family Historian. And I am very excited to have been invited to be part of a very special panel discussion on using technology for genealogy as well. \\xa0 March 3\\xa0 in Bountiful, Utah \\xa0 March 10\\xa0 Phoenix, AZ \\xa0 April 12 \\u2013 14\\xa0 Cleveland, OH \\xa0 April 28\\xa0 San Mateo, CA \\xa0 May 5\\xa0, San Luis Obispo, CA \\xa0 May 9 \\u2013 12\\xa0, Cincinnati, OH I\\u2019ll be there not only debuting some brand new presentations, but you will also find me at my booth in the exhibit hall so be sure and come on by and say hi. June 1 \\u2013 3\\xa0in Kinston, Ontario Canada. The new version 5 of RootsMagic now offers us a Timeline view.\\xa0 Now we can really put a person\\u2019s life in context with events from their own life and from the lives of family members. But the awesomeness doesn\\u2019t stop there. They have added even more customer requested features: a research manager which lets you create and track unlimited research logs, the ability to filter the people view, as well as enhancements to multimedia, sources, to-do lists, and much more. \\xa0There\'s a little something for everyone! See the free demo of the new features in RootsMagic 5 at RootsMagic Webinar page called\\xa0. \\xa0 MAILBOX: A Genealogy Newbies: It\\u2019s amazing to me that the podcast is about to celebrate it\\u2019s 5th birthday, and I know many of you have been listening for almost that long.\\xa0 But it\\u2019s also so rewarding to know that there are new folks coming on board all the time.\\xa0 Not just to the podcast, but also just discovering the joy of family history. Newbies Eric and David wrote in about their experience. Eric says \\u201cI\'m still fairly new to genealogy, only getting started after last New Years and have to say your podcasts have helped a lot (and are always entertaining). Thank you! Your newest premium member, Eric\\u201d David in Australia writes: \\u201cThank you for making this kind of information available to everyone, it shows a truly kind nature in a person who wants to share their experiences and I have found this the trait of most people I encounter who are into genealogy. You have done a wonderful job and I love it all.\\u201d Dan in North Carolina wrote in to say he is also Enjoying the Show\\xa0. "have been enjoying your podcasts for a while now. This summer I took on a project to write a ." Linda in Sweden and Line in Denmark wrote in about a Swedish TV show Everything for Sweden on the webiste Guy Interview on a Swedish Morning Program\\xa0\\xa0 Line says: \\u201cI recently stumbled over one of your Podcasts, and after listening to just a few episodes I was hooked. I listen to them\\xa0every day\\xa0at work. Some times even twice.\\xa0Extra benefit: I\\xb4m shaping up my english! While waiting for the next episode, I always listen to older episodes.\\u201d Jennifer in Napa, CA wrote in about the new ordering system at the Family History Center branch libraries.\\xa0 \\u201cAs of August 23, the U.S. West and Northwest have been added to the areas already using this system.\\xa0 You can now place an order for films online, instead of having to make a trip to the library just to place an order.\\u201d (blog post)\\xa0 \\xa0 GEM:\\xa0 Taking Family History to Young and Old in the Community Interview with Merv Scott, Project Director, Victoria Genealogical Society Ask Granny Fore more information Visit the VGS Programs page at the Victoria BC Genealogical Society \\u201cAsk Granny\\u201d\\xa9 founders Judy Russell and Greg Crane are pleased to announce that the Victoria Genealogical Society of Victoria, BC, Canada, has been named \\u201cAsk Granny\\u201d\\xa9 chapter of the year.\\xa0\\xa0 The project group, led by Merv Scott, has not only worked to revise our \\u201cAsk Granny\\u201d\\xa9materials for Canadian spelling and usage, he has graciously offered to share those files with others in Canada.\\xa0 Merv\\xa0 reports that their calendar is filled up through Spring of 2012 with \\u201cGranny\\u201d session in local retirement facilities.\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0 Your Life in 5 Minutes (Part 3) with Sunny Morton\\xa0 Get Sunny\'s book Your Life & Times: A Guided Journal for Collecting Your Stories by clicking this link:\\xa0 Profile America: Christmas Lights'