Episode 47 - Winner announcement, handwriting analysis, great website and more!

Published: May 15, 2008, 6:25 p.m.

b'Published May 15, 2008 The Free Monthly Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 47 SHOW NOTES... "Great aunt Polly" is at the top of page The University of Wisconsin / The nineteen hundred and eight badger Volume XXII (1908) Book II: classes, pp. 122 GEM:\\xa0 Childhood Memories \\xa0 Captain Kangaroo... ...and more recently.... \\xa0\\xa0 The "DOO BEE SONG" came from this album from my childhood collection GEM: Family Tree & MeInterview with Shirlene Dymock GEM: Girding Your Loins with James MowattYou can find The Historyzine Podcast at\\xa0Jim\'s and i GEM:\\xa0 Birthday AlarmIdeas for Strengthening Your Family Using Enter ancestor birthdays into Birthday Alarm to help you make note of it in your family blog, or family newsletter. Use it as a prompt to send a an email to a list of contacts that you\'ve worked with over the years to research that ancestor. Use the ancestor"s birthday alarm to generate a dinner time conversation about that ancestor on their special day.\\xa0 Display a photo on the table, tell stories about them, and teach you children about the history of that side of your family.\\xa0 GEM:\\xa0 Paula Sassi\\xe2s analysis of Lars Johan Larson\\xe2s signatureCongratulations\\xa0to Genealogy Gems Premium Member Melissa Roberge, the winner is of the handwriting analysis by \\xa0 And a special prize has been awarded to Premium Member Diana Larson\\xa0for her terrific post in the . Lars signed his name as the enumerator on the 1900 U.S. Federal Census for Sibley County Minnesota.\\xa0 GEM:\\xa0 Premium UpdateHere\\xe2s what\\xe2s new in the Genealogy Gems Premium Membership area\\xe2 Premium Episode #1 - \\xa0I willl walk you through step by step on how to set up the Google Toolbar and use the features that will speed up your online searches tremendously! Premium Episode #2 - We do an in depth study of the records of the Works Progress Administration - the WPA \\xe2 with certified genealogist and national speaker Paula Stuart Warren.\\xa0 And as a special BONUS feature for members, Paula\\xe2s 4 page reference guide on the WPA called The WPA Era: What It Created For Genealogists is available for download in the Premium Episode #2 show notes. Premium Episode #3\\xa0- You will get\\xa0 7 Key Strategies From A Professional Private Investigator that will help you find your living relatives.\\xa0 Strategies that brought me fantastic results! .\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 GEM: Special AnnouncementI\'m very excited to announce that I\'ve signed on as the Producer and Host of the new \\xa0 It will be a free monthly half hour show available at the Family Tree Magazine website.\\xa0 Episode One is jammed packed with great information and interviews, so stay tuned for the upcoming launch date.'