Episode 55 - Census Records You've Probably Never Used But Should with Curt Witcher

Published: Dec. 1, 2008, 6:42 a.m.

Published Dec 1, 2008 Welcome all the NEW listeners who discovered the show at the Family History Expo in Mesa, AZ.\xa0\xa0We're so\xa0glad you"re on board!\xa0 Watch this video to learn how to use the free\xa0iTunes software (you don't need an iPod to use it!), and subscribe to this podcast for free. Then watch this video to learn more about how to use the podcast website. \xa0 Watching Family History Expo TV is like your own Video Conference!\xa0 If you were lucky enough to go you\xe2ll get to see the folks you may have missed and get refresher info from those you did hear, and if you weren't able to attend, this is your chance to get some great tips and ideas from the experts who were there.\xa0 The next will be in St. George Feb 27 & 28, 2009 Lisa\xe2s Classes: Genealogy Podcasts 101 What You Must Know To Save Your Research From Destruction Google: A Goldmine of Genealogy Gems Part I Google: A Goldmine of Genealogy Gems Part II And while I was in Mesa AZ, I finally got a chance to sit down and interview Dick Eastman.\xa0 Dick is always the one doing the interviewing and blogging, and I just thought it was about time I sat him down and got him to tell us\xa0his story.\xa0 And you can hear that interview in it\xe2s entirety in of my other podcast Family History: Genealogy Made Easy. I love getting to talk to genealogy experts up close and personal and I also have really gotten a lot out of going through the genealogy research process step-by-step. It's a great refresher for me as well as hopefully will help folks new to genealogy get started.\xa0 It's a lot of fun! Fun at The Genealogy Gems News Blog featuring genealogy blogger Miriam Robbins Midkiff, Genealogy Podcaster DearMYRTLE, Family Tree Magazine Editor Allison Stacy, and managing editor Diane Haddad. Blog Post: .\xa0 Listen to my interview with Susan Kaufman manager, Houston Public Library's Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research in the Subscribe to The Family Tree Magazine Podcast free in . New at Ancestry: Sign up for the free Calling all Norwegian researchers!\xa0 The folks at Family Search are going to start indexing the 1875 Norway Census!\xa0\xa0\xa0In the first week of December, they will start indexing the 1875 Norway Census. This will be a large segment of the census for rural areas of Norway, but not the entire census.\xa0 FamilySearch\xe2s Historical Family Reconstitution unit has joined forces with the University of Troms in Norway to complete this project. The university is indexing the census records for the urban areas of Norway.\xa0 Pass the word along that anyone interested in Norwegian genealogical research is encouraged to help by volunteering as a New Google Gadgets:\xa0iGoogle has been discontinued about his musical mom Jeanne T. Lewis.\xa0 GEM: Interview with Curt Witcher, of the Allen County Library I got a chance to talk to Curt while attending the Federation of Genealogy Societies Conference in Philadelphia, PA this last Sept. 2008.\xa0 Curt explains about the wide range of census records that many genealogists aren't taking advantage of. Name That Tune!\xa0\xa0 You can even watch Guy Lombardo and Royal Canadians doing the\xa0 Darktown Strutters Ball in the 1950s (video below) \xa0 \xa0\xa0 If you think you know the name of Mystery Song #3 that Lisa played on this podcast episode or call and leave the answer on the voice mail line at 925-272-4021 so your answer can be played on the show. A No Cost Way to Support the free Genealogy Gems Podcast. The holidays approaching and there\xe2s an easy way for you to get your online shopping done while supporting this show. By accessing websites like Amazon.com through the links on the and throughout the website, Amazon gives The Genealogy Gems Podcast credit for your purchases. It doesn't cost you anything more, but by using the links on our website, you do a lot to help keep the free Genealogy Gems Podcast coming. Thank you! Visit the the where you can watch lots of great genealogy themed videos. at Facebook. Catch up on what's going on in the world of genealogy at