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Published Dec 10, 2007 SHOW NOTES Exclusive Kodak Gallery Discount: 20% OFF Photo books, Calendars & Cards through Dec. 11, 2007!\xa0 Go to the for more information and to find the link to Kodak Gallery. Got an iTunes Account? If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd appreciate it if you left a 5 Star positive review at the Genealogy Gems iTunes page.\xa0 This link will take you there: .\xa0 Thanks! NEW:\xa0 The Book Has Gone Digital! Genealogy Gems: Ultimate Research Strategies is now out of print. GEM:\xa0 U.S. Passport Applications on Ancestry.comMy from December 5, 2007 continued...Not wanting to leave the database empty handed, I decided to search for some of my favorite Hollywood film stars: Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Lesson 1:\xa0 Be sure when you are searching the database to click the NEXT button and check the backside of the application page for a photo. \xa0\xa0\xa0 Douglas Fairbanks & Mary Pickford Passport Photos Lesson #2:\xa0 If your ancestors were servants or employees of those that may have traveled, it would be worth searching for those employers.\xa0 GEM:\xa0 The History of Sound RecordingsYou know the invention of sound recording was quite a milestone in genealogy if you think about it.\xa0 Never before had we had documentation of our ancestors voices.\xa0 There is certainly something very special about hearing not just the words, but the tone, and inflections.\xa0 Well, all of this sound recording was made possible by Thomas Edison, who 130 years ago this week . Book: Innovate Like EdisonA new book by Edison's Great Grand-niece Sarah Miller Caldicott\xa0 and Michael Gelb.\xa0\xa0 at the Library of Congress at the Library of Congress LISA'S 10 GOLDEN RULES for making your own family history sound recordings. #1\xa0 Get a reliable and affordable method of digital recording. Free recording/editing software: For portable recording you could use a handheld digital recorder, but I like to use my iPod with the \xa0from\xa0Episode 22 of the Genealogy Gems Podcast.\xa0 #2 Make A List of Those You Would Like to Interview #3\xa0 Prepare Your Questions Ahead of Time #4\xa0 Keep The Interview Relaxed And Comfortable. #5\xa0 Don't Worry About Getting Everything The First Time #6\xa0 Respect the interviewees wishes #7\xa0 Take The Time To Edit #8\xa0 Make Cataloguing A Priority #9 Get Written Permission If You Plan On Sharing The Recording #10 Follow up with a thank you